Calendar preview: Retail sales, jobless claims and PPI due Oct 15, 2026

Scheduled events

Over the next three days the calendar is light but concentrated. The highest‑importance item is Retail sales (Census), which is scheduled Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed); consensus and previous values were not provided, source: fred. Also due Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed) are Weekly jobless claims (DOL), with consensus and previous values not provided, source: fred, and the Producer Price Index, which is scheduled Thu Oct 15, 12:30 UTC and for which consensus and previous values were not provided, source: bls. All three reports are listed for the US and are scheduled in the coming session.

• Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed) — Retail sales (Census) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed) — Weekly jobless claims (DOL) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 15, 12:30 UTC — Producer Price Index (US) (source)

Where markets stand

Going into the reports, ETF prices from Finnhub show the SPY ETF at $769.60 (fell 1.08% from the prior close), the UUP ETF at $29.12 (rose 0.34% from the prior close), the GLD ETF at $375.99 (fell 1.49% from the prior close) and the USO ETF at $153.56 (rose 0.31% from the prior close), all as of Oct 14, 20:00 UTC. Yields from U.S. Treasury via FRED were the US 2‑year Treasury yield 4.79% (daily change -1 bp, observation date Tue Oct 13) and the US 10‑year Treasury yield 5.21% (daily change -3 bp, observation date Tue Oct 13); the Fed broad trade‑weighted dollar index was 121.60 (observation date Fri Oct 9), source: Federal Reserve Board via FRED.

Recent headlines

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a Small Business Advisory Committee meeting to discuss IPO modernization and regulation crowdfunding, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Reuters reported that US inflation heated up in September and that a Fed rate hike this month is back on the table; Yahoo said the S&P 500 and Nasdaq saw their worst day in over two months as CPI data came in hot; CoinDesk reported U.S. September CPI came in hot, sending bitcoin sharply lower.

• SEC Small Business Advisory Committee to Discuss IPO Modernization and Regulation Crowdfunding — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Oct 14, 14:30 UTC
• US inflation heats up in September; Fed rate hike this month back on table — Reuters, Oct 14, 21:45 UTC
• S&P 500, Nasdaq See Worst Day In Over Two Months As Chipmaker Rout Deepens, CPI Data Comes In Hot — AAPL, SPCX, DRAM, SOXX In Focus — Yahoo, Oct 15, 00:07 UTC
• U.S. September CPI comes in hot, sending bitcoin sharply lower — CoinDesk, Oct 14, 12:33 UTC

Sources and data

• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (primary source) — SEC Small Business Advisory Committee to Discuss IPO Modernization and Regulation Crowdfunding
• Reuters (secondary source) — US inflation heats up in September; Fed rate hike this month back on table
• Yahoo (secondary source) — S&P 500, Nasdaq See Worst Day In Over Two Months As Chipmaker Rout Deepens, CPI Data Comes In Hot — AAPL, SPCX, DRAM, SOXX In Focus
• CoinDesk (secondary source) — U.S. September CPI comes in hot, sending bitcoin sharply lower
• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary source) — Yields and dollar index
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Oct 14, 20:00 UTC; report generated Oct 15, 00:40 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.