Economic releases on Thursday, September 3, 2026
- 01
Initial Jobless Claims rose to 207K
Initial claims, the week of Aug 29, 2026, from 204K for the week of Aug 22, 2026. Source: DOL.
Initial claims, last five years Initial claims, last five years - 02
Trade Balance (Goods & Services) fell to -$88.6B
Trade balance ($), July 2026, from -$71.2B for June 2026. It is the lowest since March 2025. Source: Census/BEA.
Trade balance ($), last five years Trade balance ($), last five years - 03
30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate rose to 6.71%
30Y fixed rate, the week of Sep 3, 2026, from 6.66% for the week of Aug 27, 2026. It is the highest since Jul 31, 2025. Source: Freddie Mac.
30Y fixed rate, last five years 30Y fixed rate, last five years - 04
Continued Jobless Claims held at 1.77M
Continued claims, the week of Aug 22, 2026, from 1.77M for the week of Aug 15, 2026. Source: DOL.
Continued claims, last five years Continued claims, last five years - 05
Economic Policy Uncertainty Index fell to 173
EPU index, August 2026, from 186 for July 2026. It is the lowest since January 2025. Source: Baker/Bloom/Davis.
EPU index, last five years EPU index, last five years - 06
Fed Balance Sheet (Total Assets) rose to $6.74T
Total assets, the week of Sep 2, 2026, from $6.73T for the week of Aug 26, 2026. Source: Fed.
Total assets, last five years Total assets, last five years
Every official economic release dated Thursday, September 3, 2026, in order of importance and then by how unusual the reading is against its own history. Days with no releases have no edition. Market moves are not part of the edition. Values are those shown on each indicator page, which carry later revisions; charts end on the edition's date. Research and education, not financial advice.