CPI and retail sales headline the US macro calendar

Scheduled events

The most important upcoming release is the US Consumer Price Index, which is scheduled for Wed Oct 14, 12:30 UTC (bls); consensus and previous values are not available. Retail sales (Census) is scheduled for Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed); consensus and previous values are not available. The Producer Price Index (bls) is scheduled for Thu Oct 15, 12:30 UTC; consensus and previous values are not available. Weekly jobless claims (DOL) is scheduled for Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed); consensus and previous values are not available.

• Wed Oct 14, 12:30 UTC — Consumer Price Index (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed) — Weekly jobless claims (DOL) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed) — Retail sales (Census) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 15, 12:30 UTC — Producer Price Index (US) (source)

Where markets stand

Price data as of Oct 13, 20:00 UTC from Finnhub show the SPY ETF was $778.01 and was little changed from the prior close, the UUP ETF was $29.02 and fell 0.38% from the prior close, the GLD ETF was $381.67 and fell 0.13% from the prior close, and the USO ETF was $153.09 and rose 1.36% from the prior close. US 2‑year Treasury yield was 4.80% and US 10‑year Treasury yield was 5.24% (observations dated Fri Oct 9), while the Fed broad trade‑weighted dollar index was 121.60.

Recent headlines

The European Central Bank published a speech titled 'Philip R. Lane: The AI opportunity for Europe' (European Central Bank), and the Bank of England released 'Minutes of the Money Market Committee meeting – September 2026' (Bank of England). cnbc.com published a CPI preview saying economists expect the consumer price index for September to rise 0.6% on the month and 3.6% year over year, and Forexlive published a US CPI preview reporting '14 investment bank forecasters see energy lifting headline to 3.6%, core held near 0.2%'.

• Philip R. Lane: The AI opportunity for Europe — European Central Bank, Oct 13, 18:30 UTC
• Minutes of the Money Market Committee meeting – September 2026 — Bank of England, Oct 13, 15:04 UTC
• The latest inflation data is expected to show price increases are accelerating — cnbc.com, Oct 13, 18:05 UTC
• US CPI preview: 14 investment bank forecasters see energy lifting headline to 3.6%, core held near 0.2% — Forexlive, Oct 13, 22:45 UTC

Sources and data

• European Central Bank (primary source) — Philip R. Lane: The AI opportunity for Europe
• Bank of England (primary source) — Minutes of the Money Market Committee meeting – September 2026
• cnbc.com (secondary source) — The latest inflation data is expected to show price increases are accelerating
• Forexlive (secondary source) — US CPI preview: 14 investment bank forecasters see energy lifting headline to 3.6%, core held near 0.2%
• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary source) — Yields and dollar index
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Oct 13, 20:00 UTC; report generated Oct 14, 00:41 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.