Durable goods orders, consumer confidence top Tuesday’s economic agenda

As traders approach another pivotal day for financial markets on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, a series of crucial economic data releases are expected to sway market dynamics. The spotlight will be on durable goods orders and consumer confidence, two key indicators that could provide insights into the health of the U.S. economy and consumer sentiment.

Major Economic Events to Watch:

• 8:30 AM ET: Durable Goods Orders (Forecast:-4.0%, Previous: -9.4%) - Measures the change in total value of new orders for long-lasting manufactured goods.

• 10:00 AM ET: CB Consumer Confidence (Forecast:96.3, Previous: 97.2) - Gauges consumer optimism towards current and future economic conditions.

Other Important Economic Events to Watch:

• 8:30 AM ET: Core Durable Goods Orders (Forecast:0.3%, Previous: 0.2%) - Measures new orders for manufactured goods excluding transportation items.

• 9:00 AM ET: S&P/CS HPI Composite-20 n.s.a. (Forecast:2.9%, Previous: 2.8%) - Tracks changes in residential real estate prices across 20 metropolitan regions.

• 11:30 AM ET: Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Forecast:2.3%, Previous: 2.3%) - Provides a running estimate of real GDP growth for the current quarter.

• 1:00 PM ET: 2-Year Note Auction (Previous:3.920%) - Treasury auction that can impact short-term interest rates.

• 4:30 PM ET: API Weekly Crude Stock (Previous:-2.400M) - Indicates U.S. crude oil supply and demand balance.

Other Economic Events to Watch:

• 8:30 AM ET: Durables Excluding Defense (Forecast:-3.8%, Previous: -9.4%) - Measures new orders for durable goods excluding defense orders.

• 8:30 AM ET: Goods Orders Non Defense Ex Air (Forecast:0.2%, Previous: -0.8%) - Tracks new orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft.

• 8:30 AM ET: FOMC Member Barkin Speaks - Richmond Fed President may provide insights on monetary policy.

• 8:55 AM ET: Redbook (Previous:5.9%) - Measures same-store sales growth in large U.S. general merchandise retailers.

• 9:00 AM ET: Monthly Home Price Index (Previous:434.4) - Reflects changes in single-family home values across the U.S.

• 9:00 AM ET: S&P/CS HPI Composite-20 n.s.a. (Previous:0.4%) - Year-over-year change in the 20-city composite home price index.

• 9:00 AM ET: S&P/CS HPI Composite - 20 s.a. (Previous:-0.3%) - Seasonally adjusted month-over-month change in the 20-city composite home price index.

• 9:00 AM ET: House Price Index (Previous:2.8%) - Measures the movement of single-family house prices.

• 9:00 AM ET: House Price Index (Forecast:0.0%, Previous: -0.2%) - Month-over-month change in house prices.

• 10:00 AM ET: Richmond Manufacturing Index (Forecast:-17, Previous: -20) - Indicates manufacturing conditions in the Richmond Fed district.

• 10:00 AM ET: Richmond Services Index (Previous:2) - Reflects service sector activity in the Richmond Fed district.

• 10:00 AM ET: Richmond Manufacturing Shipments (Previous:-18) - Measures manufacturing shipments in the Richmond Fed district.

• 10:30 AM ET: Texas Services Sector Outlook (Previous:2.0) - Gauges service sector activity in Texas.

• 10:30 AM ET: Dallas Fed Services Revenues (Previous:6.3) - Indicates service sector revenue trends in the Dallas Fed district.

• 4:30 PM ET: US M2 Money Supply (Previous:22.02T) - Measures the total money supply circulating in the U.S. economy.

For further information and the latest updates, please refer to our Economic Calendar, here.

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