This Week’s Menu: September 19-25, 2026
September 20, 2026
Central Banks: Interest rate policy reviews in China, Hungary, Switzerland, Indonesia, South Africa, Mexico, Sweden and Norway. Atypically many central bankers around the world have scheduled speaking engagements, including Goolsbee, Barr, Barkin, Paulson, Williams, Jefferson and Hammack from the Federal Reserve, Breeden, Lombardelli and Dhingra from the Bank of England, Lagarde, Cipollone, Slejpen, Vujle, and Nagel from the European Central bank, and Bullock and Hunter from the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Events and Holidays: The summit meeting between U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi in D.C. is scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Russian parliamentary elections took place this weekend. Japan observes a trio of holidays: respect for the aged on Monday, silver work day bonus for citizens on Tuesday and the autumnal equinox on Wednesday. Yom Kippur begins tonight. China’s mid-autumn holiday falls on Friday.
U.S. Scheduled Data Releases: Preliminary purchasing manager survey results, Richmond and K.C. Fed manufacturing indices, durable goods orders, new home sales, U. Michigan index of consumer sentiment, Chicago Fed National Activity index and second quarter current account. Weekly jobless insurance claims, energy inventories, chain store sales and mortgage applications.
Euroland Releases: Preliminary PMI surveys, consumer confidence, and money and credit growth.
Members of the Euro Area: Preliminary German and French PMI’s. German, Dutch, Belgian, Slovenian and French consumer confidence. German IFO business climate index and French business confidence. Irish, Spanish, Slovenian, Latvian and Finnish producer prices. Spanish GDP and trade balance.
U.K. and Switzerland: British preliminary PMI’s, CBI survey of distributive services, public sector borrowing, and consumer confidence. Swiss current account.
Eastern Europe: Russian industrial production and Polish retail sales. Czech consumer sentiment and business confidence.
Nordic Europe: Icelandic CPI and PPI. Danish retail sales and consumer confidence. Swedish PPI.
Japanese Releases: Preliminary purchasing manager survey readings and index of leading economic indicators.
Selected Other Asian Releases: Indian PMI’s and index of leading economic indicators. Hong Kong CPI and trade balance. Singaporean industrial production and China’s index of leading economic indicators.
Australia, South Africa and Turkey: Australian labor statistics and preliminary PMI results. South African consumer prices and leading business cycle barometer. Turkish consumer confidence.
Canada, Mexico, and Brazil: Canadian and Mexican retail sales. Mexican unemployment and CPI. Brazilian consumer confidence.
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