Calendar preview: Retail sales, jobless claims and PPI headline the coming days
fred lists Retail sales and weekly jobless claims, bls lists the Producer Price Index, and Finnhub shows major ETFs were lower as of Oct 14, 20:00 UTC.
Scheduled events
Retail sales (Census), the highest-importance release in the window, is scheduled Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed), and fred does not provide consensus or previous values. Weekly jobless claims (DOL) is scheduled Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed); fred does not list consensus or previous values. The Producer Price Index is scheduled Thu Oct 15, 12:30 UTC, and bls does not provide consensus or previous figures. Each of these items is due before or during the U.S. trading day and should arrive within the next three calendar days.
- 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
Finnhub shows that as of Oct 14, 20:00 UTC moves are measured from the prior close. The QQQ ETF was $728.95 and fell 1.97%; the IWM ETF was $271.37 and fell 1.93%; the SPY ETF was $769.60 and fell 1.08%; the EWJ ETF was $95.84 and fell 1.52%; the EWG ETF was $40.94 and fell 0.63%; the DIA ETF was $515.63 and fell 0.11%; the EWU ETF was $46.91 and rose 0.19%; the VIXY ETF was $16.53 and rose 3.18%.
| Instrument | Last | Change | Basis | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (via SPY ETF) | $769.60 | -1.08% | vs prior close | Oct 14, 20:00 UTC | Finnhub |
| Nasdaq 100 (via QQQ ETF) | $728.95 | -1.97% | vs prior close | Oct 14, 20:00 UTC | Finnhub |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average (via DIA ETF) | $515.63 | -0.11% | vs prior close | Oct 14, 20:00 UTC | Finnhub |
| Russell 2000 (via IWM ETF) | $271.37 | -1.93% | vs prior close | Oct 14, 20:00 UTC | Finnhub |
| DAX 40 (via EWG ETF) | $40.94 | -0.63% | vs prior close | Oct 14, 20:00 UTC | Finnhub |
| FTSE 100 (via EWU ETF) | $46.91 | +0.19% | vs prior close | Oct 14, 20:00 UTC | Finnhub |
| Nikkei 225 (via EWJ ETF) | $95.84 | -1.52% | vs prior close | Oct 14, 20:00 UTC | Finnhub |
| CBOE Volatility Index (via VIXY ETF) | $16.53 | +3.18% | vs prior close | Oct 14, 20:00 UTC | Finnhub |
Recent headlines
CNBC published an article titled "Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday." Yahoo published pieces headlined "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" and "Citi Says the S&P 500 Hits 8,100. Half the Market Has to Cooperate First." CoinDesk published "S&P 500 options are the hottest bet on this Hyperliquid exchange."
- Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday — CNBC, Oct 14, 12:59 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
- Citi Says the S&P 500 Hits 8,100. Half the Market Has to Cooperate First. — Yahoo, Oct 14, 18:48 UTC
- S&P 500 options are the hottest bet on this Hyperliquid exchange — CoinDesk, Oct 14, 10:38 UTC
Sources and data
- CNBC (secondary source) — Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday
- 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) — S&P 500 options are the hottest bet on this Hyperliquid exchange
- 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, 01:30 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.
Terms in this article
Price-to-earnings ratio (P/E)
Share price divided by earnings per share.
Exchange-traded fund (ETF)
A fund that trades on a stock exchange like a share, usually tracking an index, sector, commodity or strategy.
S&P 500
A float-adjusted, market-cap-weighted index of about 500 leading US companies selected by a committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices.
Dow Jones Industrial Average
A price-weighted index of 30 large US blue-chip companies, first published in 1896 and one of the oldest stock market indices.
Russell 2000
An index of roughly 2,000 small-cap US companies — the smaller members of the Russell 3000 — and the main benchmark for US small caps, which tend to be more sensitive to domestic growth and borrowing costs.
Sources & data
- CNBC (secondary, retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 01:33 AM UTC)
- Yahoo (secondary, retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 01:33 AM UTC)
- CoinDesk (secondary, retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 01:33 AM UTC)
- Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 01:33 AM UTC)
- U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary, retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 01:33 AM UTC)
- U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary, retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 01:33 AM UTC)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary, retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 01:33 AM UTC)
- Federal Reserve (primary, retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 01:33 AM UTC)
- European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary, retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 01:33 AM UTC)
- Bank of England (primary, retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 01:33 AM UTC)
Market data as of Oct 14, 2026, 08:00 PM UTC.
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