This week's major U.S. economic reports (August 29 - September 2)

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1. Updated MarketWatch schedule:

The biggest change is the addition of the ADP employment report on Wednesday.

THIS WEEK'S MAJOR U.S. ECONOMIC REPORTS & FED SPEAKERS

TIME (ET) REPORT PERIOD ACTUAL MEDIAN FORECAST PREVIOUS

MONDAY, AUG. 29
2:15 pm Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard speaks on payment system

TUESDAY, AUG. 30
8 am Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin speaks
9 am S&P Case-Shiller U.S. home price index (year-over-year) June 18.0% -- 19.9%
10 am Consumer confidence index Aug. 103.2 97.4 95.7
10 am Job openings July 11.2 million 10.3 million 11.0 million
10 am Quits July 4.2 million -- 4.3 million
11 am New York Fed President John Williams speaks

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31
8 am Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester speaks
8:15 am ADP employment report Aug. 132,000 300,000 268,000
9:45 am Chicago manufacturing PMI Aug. 52.2 52.0 52.1
6:30 pm Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic speaks

THURSDAY, SEPT. 1
8:30 am Initial jobless claims Aug. 27 245,000 243,000
8:30 am Continuing jobless claims Aug. 20 -- 1.42 million
8:30 am Productivity revision (SAAR) Q2 -4.3% -4.6%
8:30 am Unit labor costs revision (SAAR) Q2 10.6% 10.8%
9:45 am S&P U.S. manufacturing PMI (final) Aug. 51.3 51.3
10 am ISM manufacturing index Aug. 51.8% 52.8
10 am Construction spending July -0.4% -1.1%
3:30 pm Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic speaks
Varies Light motor vehicle sales (SAAR) Aug. -- 13.5 million

FRIDAY, SEPT. 2
8:30 am Nonfarm payrolls Aug. 318,000 528,000
8:30 am Unemployment rate Aug. 3.5% 3.5%
8:30 am Average hourly earnings Aug. 0.4% 0.5%
8:30 am Labor-force participation rate, 25-54 years Aug. -- 82.4%
10 am Factory orders July 0.2% 2.0%
10 am Core capital equipment orders revision July -- 0.4%