September 14-20: Fed interest rate decision, Bessent and Patel on Capitol Hill, and the Emmys

A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda, from the team at Foresight News.

Leading the Week

Monday (September 14): Primetime Emmy Awards; Mitch McConnell may make his return as Senators reconvene after summer recess; JD Vance visits Missouri and Kansas.

Tuesday (September 15): Scott Bessent appears at House committee hearing; Kash Patel questioned at Senate committee hearing; Delaware primary, the last ahead of midterms.

Wednesday (September 16): Fed interest rate decision and Kevin Warsh press conference; Donald Trump visits North Carolina; Ursula von der Leyen delivers State of the European Union address.

Thursday (September 17): Pete Buttigieg, Rahm Emmanuel and Colin Kaepernick among speakers at The Atlantic Festival; Mark Carney delivers speech to European Parliament.

Friday (September 18): Early voting begins in Virginia.

Saturday (September 19): Pete Buttigieg delivers keynote at Texas Democratic Party dinner; CBC Phoenix Awards Dinner.

Sunday (September 20): Elections in German states of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin, closely-watched following AfD win in Saxony-Anhalt.

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Also look out for

September 14

Chris Wright and Doug Burgum co-chair G20 energy ministerial

FDA holds hearing on therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs

Mark Carney hosts Canada Investment Summit

Pope Leo turns 71

September 15

AI heavyweights Dario Amodei and Sam Altman speak at Dreamforce

Nick Reiner due back in court charged with parents’ murders

Lockerbie suspect due in court following trial delay

New series of Dancing with the Stars begins

September 16

Michigan gubernatorial debate

Formal UK extradition request due in Tate brothers case

Scheduled executions of Georgia inmate Stacey Humphreys and Texas inmate LeJames Norman

New series of South Park begins

September 17

Sentencing for former Gavin Newsom chief of staff Dana Williamson

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett speaks at UVA

Scheduled execution of Alabama inmate Jeffrey Lee

Indictment due in case of former CIA official accused of stealing gold bars

September 18

Hearing in Virginia lawsuit over Trump IRS settlement deal

NATO chiefs of defense meet in Denmark

Voting begins in Russian elections

UK Chancellor John Healey invited to informal meeting of EU finance ministers

September 19

John Kennedy speaks at Iowa Faith and Freedom Banquet

Chilean military parade featuring uniformed dogs

Asian Games begin

Munich Oktoberfest begins

September 20

Main day of Russian legislative and gubernatorial elections

Relocated Qatar Economic Forum takes place in New York

Key statistics, reports and results

September 14

G20 quarterly GDP growth data

September 15

2025 US Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage

EIA weekly gasoline and diesel fuel update

China monthly economic data

OECD economic survey of Switzerland

The Forbes 400

September 16

WMO Ozone and UV bulletin

Advance monthly retail sales

US manufacturing and trade

US import and export price indexes

EIA weekly petroleum status report

NAHB/Wells Fargo housing market index

UK inflation

Brazil interest rate decision

September 17

WMO report on global water resources

New residential construction (US)

UK interest rate decision

EU inflation

Argentina Q2 GDP

September 18

Industrial production figures

Japan interest rate decision