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Post-hike speakers, flash PMIs, Xi in Washington Thursday. The committee already moved; the path is what Monday prices.
| When | Ctry | Event | Cons. | Prior | Desk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 16 14:00 ET | US | FOMC rate decision — first hike in three yearshigh | +25 bp | Hold | Chair Warsh. Delivered. Path, not the print, is the residual. |
| Tue, Sep 22 10:00 ET | US | Existing home sales (Aug)medium | 3.92M | 3.86M | Mortgage rates at 5% 10-year equivalent. Watch pending as the lead. |
| Tue, Sep 22 Various ET | US | Fed speakers — post-hike chorushigh | — | — | October odds 55%, December 90% on Friday’s FedWatch. Any hawkish stack re-tests 5.00%. |
| Wed, Sep 23 09:45 ET | US | S&P Global flash PMIs (Sep)high | Mfg 51.8 / Svc 54.1 | 51.4 / 54.6 | First activity read after the hike and into $100 oil. |
| Thu, Sep 24 10:30 ET | US | EIA crude inventorieshigh | −1.8M bbl | −2.4M | Secondary to Hormuz headlines. A build does not kill a war premium. |
| Thu, Sep 24 Afternoon ET | US/CN | Xi–Trump bilateral (Washington)high | Communiqué | — | Semis, AI controls, tariffs. Trade the text, fade the handshake. |
| Fri, Sep 25 08:30 ET | US | Durable goods (Aug)medium | +0.4% | +0.9% | Core capex (nondef ex-air) is the AI-capex tell. |
| Fri, Sep 25 10:00 ET | US | New home sales (Aug)medium | 698k | 652k | Builder incentives vs. 5% yields. Pair with KB Home / Lennar. |
| Sat, Sep 26 08:30 ET | US | PCE / core PCE (Aug) — if on calendar printhigh | Watch energy pass-through | Core still above target | The hike was about this. Diesel-into-core is the 4-week question. |