Key Economic Events for the Week Ahead: from August 3rd to 7th

August 3 is the final July Manufacturing PMI (S&P Global). The flash already came out at 53.8, down from June's 55.7 and below the 54.3 forecast, so momentum in manufacturing cooled a bit.

S&P 500 is around 7,454, near record highs, up 0.57% on the day but not much month on month movement lately.

2026-08-03 USD S&P Global United States Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)

2026-08-03 USD ISM Manufacturing PMI

2026-08-03 USD ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid

2026-08-04 USD JOLTS Job Openings

2026-08-05 NZD Employment Change q/q

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