MONDAY, August 1
WASHINGTON ? Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for July, 10 a.m. Eastern.
WASHINGTON ? Commerce Department releases construction spending for June, 10 a.m.
TUESDAY, August 2
WASHINGTON ? Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for June, 8:30 a.m.
DETROIT ? Automakers release vehicle sales for July.
WEDNESDAY, August 3
WASHINGTON Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for July, 10 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? Commerce Department releases factory orders for June, 10 a.m.
THURSDAY, August 4
WASHINGTON ? Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committee hearing on nominee to direct Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
NEW YORK ? Retailers release sales data for July.
FRIDAY, August 5
WASHINGTON ? Labor Department releases employment data for July, 8:30 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for June, 3 p.m.
WASHINGTON ? House Financial Services Committee hearing on exposure of U.S. banks to the European Union’s debt crisis.
MONDAY, August 8
TUESDAY, August 9
WASHINGTON ? Labor Department releases second-quarter productivity data, 8:30 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? Federal Reserve meets to discuss interest rates.
WEDNESDAY, August 10
WASHINGTON ? Commerce Department releases wholesale trade inventories for June, 10 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for June, 10 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? Treasury releases federal budget for July, 2 p.m.
LONDON ? The Bank of England releases its inflation report.
THURSDAY, August 11
WASHINGTON ? Commerce Department releases international trade for June, 8:30 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.
FRIDAY, August 12
WASHINGTON ? Commerce Department releases retail sales for July, 8:30 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? Commerce Department releases business inventories for June, 10 a.m.
MONDAY, August 15
WASHINGTON ? Treasury releases international money flows data for June, 9 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for August, 10 a.m.
TUESDAY, August 16
WASHINGTON ? Commerce Department releases housing starts for July, 8:30 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? Federal Reserve releases industrial production for July, 9:15 a.m.
MADRID ? Spain’s National Statistics Institute releases second-quarter GDP figures.
WEDNESDAY, August 17
WASHINGTON ? Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for July, 8:30 a.m.
LONDOND ? The Bank of England releases minutes from the August meeting of the rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee.
THURSDAY, August 18
WASHINGTON ? Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? Labor Department releases Consumer Price Index for July, 8:30 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for July, 10 a.m.
NEW YORK ? Conference Board releases leading indicators for July, 10 a.m.
FRIDAY, August 19
MONDAY, August 22
TUESDAY, August 23
WASHINGTON ? Commerce Department releases new home sales for July, 10 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, August 24
WASHINGTON ? Commerce Department releases durable goods for July, 8:30 a.m.;
THURSDAY, August 25
WASHINGTON ? Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.
FRIDAY, August 26
WASHINGTON ? Commerce Department releases second-quarter gross domestic product, 8:30 a.m.
MONDAY, August 29
WASHINGTON ? Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for July, 8:30 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for July, 10 a.m.
TUESDAY, August 30
WASHINGTON ? Standard & Poor’s releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for June and the second quarter, 9 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? Federal Reserve releases minutes from August interest-rate meeting.
NEW YORK ? The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for August, 10 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, August 31
WASHINGTON ? Commerce Department releases factory orders for July, 10 a.m.