The third week of August brings a cluster of U.S. macro events that investors across global markets typically track for signals on growth, inflation and monetary policy. The schedule, listed on a Korea Standard Time basis with event times provided in UTC, includes U.S. crude oil inventories at 2:30 p.m. UTC on Aug. 19, minutes from the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC, the Fed's policy-setting panel) meeting at 6:00 p.m. UTC on Aug. 19, U.S. weekly jobless claims at 12:30 p.m. UTC on Aug. 20, and the U.S. August manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index and services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI, a survey-based business activity gauge) at 1:45 p.m. UTC on Aug. 21.