Durable goods orders highlight economic data due Friday

As traders approach another pivotal day for financial markets, a series of crucial economic data releases that could sway market dynamics are expected on Friday, September 25, 2026. The day’s spotlight falls on durable goods orders, which will provide insights into manufacturing sector strength and future production trends. Market participants will closely monitor these figures as they assess the health of the U.S. economy and gauge potential implications for monetary policy and investment strategies.

Major Economic Events to Watch

• 7:30 AM ET - Durable Goods Orders: Forecast -0.3%, Previous 1.1% - Measures the change in total value of new orders for long-lasting manufactured goods, including transportation items.

Other Important Economic Events to Watch

• 4:15 AM ET - FOMC Member Williams Speaks - Federal Reserve official commentary may provide insights into monetary policy outlook.

• 7:30 AM ET - Core Durable Goods Orders: Forecast 0.6%, Previous 0.4% - Measures new orders for durable goods excluding volatile transportation items, offering a clearer view of manufacturing trends.

• 9:00 AM ET - Michigan Consumer Sentiment: Forecast 47.8, Previous 51.7 - Survey of approximately 500 consumers rating relative level of current and future economic conditions.

• 9:00 AM ET - Michigan Consumer Expectations: Forecast 45.8, Previous 51.5 - The expectations component of the Michigan sentiment index based on consumer outlook for future conditions.

• 9:00 AM ET - Atlanta Fed GDPNow: Forecast 5.1%, Previous 5.1% - Running estimate of real GDP growth based on available economic data for the current quarter.

• 12:00 PM ET - Baker Hughes U.S. Rig Count: Forecast 453, Previous 452 - Leading indicator of demand for oil products and important barometer for the oil drilling industry.

• 12:00 PM ET - U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count: Previous 595 - Total count of active drilling rigs across all categories.

• 2:30 PM ET - CFTC Gold Speculative Positions: Previous 230.3K - Weekly breakdown of net positions for speculative traders in gold futures markets.

• 2:30 PM ET - CFTC Crude Oil Speculative Positions: Previous 135.9K - Commitments of Traders report showing speculative positioning in crude oil futures.

• 2:30 PM ET - CFTC S&P 500 Speculative Positions: Previous -100.5K - Net positions for speculative traders in S&P 500 futures markets.

• 2:30 PM ET - CFTC Nasdaq 100 Speculative Positions: Previous 33.7K - Weekly positioning data for Nasdaq 100 futures contracts.

Other Economic Events to Watch

• 7:30 AM ET - Durables Excluding Defense: Previous 1.3% - New orders for durable goods excluding defense-related items.

• 7:30 AM ET - Goods Orders Non Defense Ex Air: Previous 0.0% - Manufacturers’ new orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft.

• 8:20 AM ET - Fed Schmid Speaks - Kansas City Federal Reserve President commentary may offer clues on economic assessment and policy outlook.

• 9:00 AM ET - Michigan Current Conditions: Forecast 50.9, Previous 51.9 - Component of Michigan sentiment index based on current economic conditions assessment.

• 9:00 AM ET - Michigan 1-Year Inflation Expectations: Forecast 4.6%, Previous 4.0% - Consumer expectations for price changes over the next 12 months.

• 9:00 AM ET - Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations: Forecast 3.4%, Previous 3.3% - Median expected price changes for the next five years according to consumer survey.

• 2:30 PM ET - CFTC Natural Gas Speculative Positions: Previous -221.6K - Weekly positioning data for natural gas futures contracts.

• 2:30 PM ET - CFTC Silver Speculative Positions: Previous 25.3K - Net positions for speculative traders in silver futures markets.

• 2:30 PM ET - CFTC Copper Speculative Positions: Previous 75.1K - Commitments of Traders report for copper futures positioning.

• 2:30 PM ET - CFTC Aluminium Speculative Net Positions: Previous -0.4K - Weekly breakdown of speculative positions in aluminium futures.

• 2:30 PM ET - CFTC Wheat Speculative Positions: Previous 1.2K - Net positions for speculative traders in wheat futures markets.

• 2:30 PM ET - CFTC Corn Speculative Positions: Previous 542.4K - Commitments of Traders report showing corn futures positioning.

• 2:30 PM ET - CFTC Soybeans Speculative Positions: Previous 261.2K - Weekly positioning data for soybean futures contracts.

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