Business events scheduled for the coming month

Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming month:

All times are Eastern.

THURSDAY, Sept. 1

WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department releases second-quarter productivity data, 8:30 a.m.; Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for August, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases construction spending for July, 10 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.

DETROIT - Automakers release vehicle sales for August.

FRIDAY, Sept. 2

WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases employment data for August, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases international trade data for July, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases factory orders for July, 10 a.m.

MONDAY, Sept. 5

U.S. stock and bond markets closed for Labor Day.

TUESDAY, Sept. 6

WASHINGTON - Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for August, 10 a.m.

BERLIN - Germany releases factory orders data for July, a key indicator for Europe's biggest economy.

BILLUND, Denmark - Privately-held toymaker Lego presents six-month report.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7

WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for July, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases Beige Book, 2 p.m.

BERLIN - Germany releases industrial production figures for July.

THURSDAY, Sept. 8

WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for July, 3 p.m.

FRANKFURT, Germany - The European Central Bank's governing council meets to set monetary policy for the 19-country eurozone.

TOKYO - Japan reports revised 1Q GDP data.

FRIDAY, Sept. 9

WASHINGTON - Commerce Department releases wholesale trade inventories for July, 10 a.m.

BERLIN - Germany releases export and import figures for July.

TUESDAY, Sept. 13

WASHINGTON - Treasury releases federal budget for August, 2 p.m.

THURSDAY, Sept. 15

WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases retail sales data for August, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for August, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases current account trade deficit for the second quarter, 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases industrial production for August, 9:15 a.m.; Commerce Department releases business inventories for July, 10 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.

FRIDAY, Sept. 16

WASHINGTON -Labor Department releases Consumer Price Index for August, 8:30 a.m.; Treasury releases international money flows data for July, 4 p.m.

MONDAY, Sept. 19

WASHINGTON - National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for September, 10 a.m.

TUESDAY, Sept. 20

WASHINGTON - Commerce Department releases housing starts for August, 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve policymakers begin a two-day meeting to set interest rates.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policymakers meet to set interest rates, statement scheduled for 2 p.m.

MADRID - Spanish fashion retailer Inditex, which owns the Zara store chain, presents first-half financial results.

THURSDAY, Sept. 22

WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for August, 10 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.

MONDAY, Sept. 26

WASHINGTON - Commerce Department releases new home sales for August, 10 a.m.

BERLIN - Germany's Ifo institute releases its monthly business confidence index, a key indicator for Europe's biggest economy.

TUESDAY, Sept. 27

WASHINGTON - Standard & Poor's releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for July, 9 a.m.; The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for September, 10 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28

WASHINGTON - Commerce Department releases durable goods for August, 8:30 a.m.

THURSDAY, Sept. 29

WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases second-quarter gross domestic product, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases international trade data for August, 8:30 a.m.; National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for August, 10 a.m.

BERLIN - Germany's Federal Labor Agency releases September unemployment figures for Europe's biggest economy.

FRIDAY, Sept. 30

WASHINGTON - Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for August, 8:30 a.m.