### Important Economic Events of the Week: March 30 – April 5, 2026
Monday, March 30, 2026.
- 01:30 — Speech by US President Donald Trump
- 17:30 — Speech by Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
- 17:00 — Consumer Confidence Index CB (March)
Forecast: 88.0
Previous: 91.2
- 17:00 — Number of job openings in the JOLTS labor market (February)
Forecast: 6.900 million
Previous: 6.946 million
Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
- 15:15 — Change in employment in the non-farm sector by ADP (March)
Forecast: 42 thousand.
Previous: 63 thousand.
- 15:30 — Retail Sales Volume (m/m) (February)
Forecast: +0.4%
Previous: -0.2%
- 15:30 — Core Retail Sales Index (m/m) (February)
Forecast: +0.3%
Previous: 0.0%
- 16:45 — Business Activity Index in the Manufacturing Sector (PMI) (March)
Forecast: 52.4
Previous: 52.4
- 17:00 — Business Activity Index in the Manufacturing Sector by ISM (March)
Forecast: 52.3
Previous: 52.4
- 17:30 — Crude Oil Inventories
Previous: +6.926 million barrels
Thursday, April 2, 2026.
- 15:30 — Number of initial claims for unemployment benefits
Forecast: 212 thousand.
Previous: 210 thousand.
Friday, April 3, 2026.
- All day — Public holiday in the USA (Good Friday)
- 15:30 — Average Hourly Earnings (m/m) (March)
Forecast: +0.3%
Previous: +0.4%
- 15:30 — Change in employment in the non-farm sector (March)
Forecast: +56 thousand.
Previous: -92 thousand.
- 15:30 — Unemployment Rate (March)
Forecast: 4.4%
Previous: 4.4%
- 16:45 — Business Activity Index (PMI) in the Services Sector (March)
Forecast: 51.1
Previous: 51.1