Thursday’s Economic Calendar Feb 26, 2026,

8:30 AM Jobless Claims
New unemployment claims are compiled weekly to show the number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time.
Claims back up at 215K in the latest week from an unexpectedly low 206K in the previous week.
8:30 AM Retail Inventories (Advance)
Retail inventories measure the monthly dollar value of inventories held by retailers.
8:30 AM Wholesale Inventories (Advance)
Wholesale inventories measure the monthly dollar value of inventories held by merchant wholesalers and are tracked to gauge inventory change in quarterly GDP.
The consensus sees inventories up 0.2 percent on the month.
10:00 AM Michelle Bowman Speaks
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on an update from the Prudential Regulators.
10:30 AM EIA Natural Gas Report
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) provides weekly information on natural gas stocks in underground storage for the U.S. and five regions of the country.
11:00 AM Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Index
The Kansas City Fed index offers a monthly assessment of change in the region's manufacturing sector.
1:00 PM 7-Yr Note Auction
Treasury notes are sold at regularly scheduled public auctions. The competitive bids at these auctions determine the interest rate paid on each Treasury note issue.
4:30 PM Fed Balance Sheet
The Fed's balance sheet is a weekly report presenting a consolidated balance sheet for all 12 Reserve Banks that lists factors supplying reserves into the banking system and factors absorbing reserves from the system.