Thursday’s Economic Calendar Feb. 19, 2026

8:20 AM Raphael Bostic Speaks
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic gives opening remarks before the Banking Outlook Conference: “The Next Horizon in Banking" hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
8:30 AM International Trade in Goods (Advance)
This monthly report offers advanced import and export data on the goods components of the monthly trade report.
8:30 AM International Trade in Goods and Services
Updating the goods portion of the advance report and offering initial data on services, this report provides complete information on cross-border trade.
Forecasters expect the trade gap to be up at $55.8 billion for December compared with $56.8 billion in November.
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 are expected to be nearly flat at 225K versus 227K in the previous week.
8:30 AM Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index
The general conditions index from this business outlook survey is a diffusion index of manufacturing conditions within the Philadelphia Federal Reserve district.
The consensus looks for an index at 7.7 in February, suggesting ongoing modest expansion in manufacturing business versus 12.6 in January.
8:30 AM Michelle Bowman Speaks
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman gives opening remarks before the Banking Outlook Conference:"The Next Horizon in Banking" hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
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.
9:00 AM Neel Kashkari Speaks
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari gives a keynote before the Midwest Summit: Economic Outlook 2026 hosted by the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce.
10:00 AM Pending Home Sales Index
The National Association of Realtors developed the pending home sales index as a leading indicator of housing activity.
Pending home sales are seen rebounding by 2.5 percent in January after dropping 9.3 percent in December.
10:00 AM Leading Indicators
The index of leading economic indicators is a composite of 10 forward-looking components, including building permits, new factory orders, and unemployment claims.
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.
10:30 AM Austan Goolsbee Speaks
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee gives opening remarks before the 2026 Joint Conference on Financial Crises co-hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
12:00 PM EIA Petroleum Status Report
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) provides weekly information on petroleum inventories in the U.S., whether produced here or abroad.
1:00 PM 30-Yr TIPS Auction
The US Treasury Department will hold an auction for $8 billion of 30-year notes.
2:30 PM Austan Goolsbee Speaks
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee gives opening remarks before the 2026 Joint Conference on Financial Crises co-hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
4:30 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.