{"id":62147,"date":"2026-05-20T09:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/econcalfed-leadership-transition-and-pmi-data-headline-busy-economic-week\/62147\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T09:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:12:12","slug":"econcalfed-leadership-transition-and-pmi-data-headline-busy-economic-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/econcalfed-leadership-transition-and-pmi-data-headline-busy-economic-week\/62147\/","title":{"rendered":"[EconCal]Fed Leadership Transition and PMI Data Headline Busy Economic Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Wednesday<\/strong> features FOMC Minutes at 2:00 pm, offering clues on rate paths. <strong>Thursday<\/strong> brings high-impact S&amp;P Global Manufacturing and Services PMI at 9:45 am, alongside jobless claims at 8:30 am. 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