Economic calendar
This week’s and next week’s market-moving news for forex and gold, displayed in the time zone you choose, with a countdown to the next major event. Bulls 🐂 indicate stronger expected impact: three means a news item that moves the market immediately. Click any event to read what it is, how its number is read, and which instruments it moves.
| Time | Currency | Priority | Event | Expected | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 18 October1 | |||||
| 18:15 | ALGlobal | IMF meetings IMF Meetings | — | — | |
| Monday 19 October19 | |||||
| 01:30 | NZD | New Zealand Services PMI BusinessNZ Services Index | — | 51.2 | |
| 01:45 | NZD | Trade balance Trade Balance | -775M | -1349M | |
| 03:01 | GBP | Home prices — Rightmove (monthly) Rightmove HPI m/m | — | 0.7% | |
| 03:05 | AUD | Speech by Australian Deputy Governor Kent RBA Assist Gov Kent Speaks | — | — | |
| 05:30 | CNY | New home prices (monthly) New Home Prices m/m | — | -0.17% | |
| 06:00 | CNY | Fixed asset investment (year to date) Fixed Asset Investment ytd/y | -7.3% | -7.2% | |
| 06:00 | CNY | Gross domestic product (quarterly annualized) GDP q/y | 4.4% | 4.3% | |
| 06:00 | CNY | Industrial production (annual) Industrial Production y/y | 5.4% | 5.2% | |
| 06:00 | CNY | Chinese Statistics Bureau conference NBS Press Conference | — | — | |
| 06:00 | CNY | Retail sales (annual) Retail Sales y/y | 0.5% | 0.4% | |
| 06:00 | CNY | Unemployment rate Unemployment Rate | 5.3% | 5.3% | |
| 08:30 | JPY | Services sector activity (monthly) Tertiary Industry Activity m/m | -0.3% | 0.4% | |
| 16:30 | CAD | Consumer Price Index (inflation) (monthly) CPI m/m | 0.2% | -0.1% | |
| 16:30 | CAD | Core inflation (annual) Median CPI y/y | 2.0% | 2.0% | |
| 16:30 | CAD | Core inflation (annual, trimmed) Trimmed CPI y/y | 1.9% | 1.9% | |
| 16:30 | CAD | Core inflation (annual, total) Common CPI y/y | 2.6% | 2.6% | |
| 16:30 | CAD | Core Inflation (Core CPI) (MoM) Core CPI m/m | — | 0.1% | |
| 18:00 | USD | Housing Market Index (NAHB) NAHB Housing Market Index | 31 | 32 | |
| 19:30 | CAD | Business Outlook Survey BOC Business Outlook Survey | — | — | |
| Tuesday 20 October16 | |||||
| 05:00 | CNY | Benchmark lending rate (China) 1-y Loan Prime Rate | 3.00% | 3.00% | |
| 05:00 | CNY | Benchmark lending rate (China) 5-y Loan Prime Rate | 3.50% | 3.50% | |
| 10:00 | EUR | Producer price index — Germany (monthly) German PPI m/m | 1.5% | 1.1% | |
| 10:00 | GBP | Average wage index (three months, annual) Average Earnings Index 3m/y | 3.8% | 3.9% | |
| 10:00 | GBP | Jobless claims (UK) Claimant Count Change | 19.4K | 27.8K | |
| 10:00 | GBP | Unemployment rate Unemployment Rate | 4.9% | 4.9% | |
| 12:00 | EUR | Current account Current Account | 29.2B | 27.6B | |
| 13:00 | EUR | Economic sentiment (ZEW) — Germany German ZEW Economic Sentiment | 30.2 | 34.7 | |
| 13:00 | EUR | Economic sentiment (ZEW) ZEW Economic Sentiment | 23.6 | 25.8 | |
| 13:03 | GBP | Auction of 10-year bonds 10-y Bond Auction | — | 5.38|3.3 | |
| 16:15 | USD | Weekly ADP jobs report ADP Weekly Employment Change | — | 24.8K | |
| 16:30 | USD | Building permits Building Permits | 1.39M | 1.39M | |
| 16:30 | USD | Housing starts Housing Starts | 1.30M | 1.28M | |
| 18:00 | USD | Pending home sales (monthly) Pending Home Sales m/m | -0.6% | 0.3% | |
| 18:50 | NZD | Global Dairy Prices Index GDT Price Index | — | 1.2% | |
| 21:00 | GBP | Statement by MPC member (Bank of England) Greens MPC Member Greene Speaks | — | — | |
| Wednesday 21 October16 | |||||
| 00:30 | USD | Oil inventories weekly (API) API Weekly Statistical Bulletin | — | — | |
| 02:30 | AUD | Speech by Deputy Governor Gertjan Vlieghe RBA Deputy Gov Hauser Speaks | — | — | |
| 03:50 | JPY | Trade balance Trade Balance | -0.26T | -0.84T | |
| 06:00 | NZD | Credit card spending (annual) Credit Card Spending y/y | — | 3.5% | |
| 10:00 | GBP | Consumer Price Index (inflation) (annual) CPI y/y | 3.4% | 3.1% | |
| 10:00 | GBP | Core Inflation (Core CPI) (YoY) Core CPI y/y | 2.8% | 2.6% | |
| 10:00 | GBP | Producer prices — inputs (monthly) PPI Input m/m | 1.3% | 0.3% | |
| 10:00 | GBP | Producer prices — outputs (monthly) PPI Output m/m | 0.7% | 0.7% | |
| 10:00 | GBP | Net public sector borrowing Public Sector Net Borrowing | 23.8B | 18.3B | |
| 10:00 | GBP | Retail price index (annual) RPI y/y | 3.9% | 3.4% | |
| 11:15 | EUR | Comment by the head of the Bundesbank Nagel German Buba President Nagel Speaks | — | — | |
| 12:30 | GBP | House price index (annual) HPI y/y | 1.2% | 1.4% | |
| 13:10 | CNY | Foreign direct investment (year to date) Foreign Direct Investment ytd/y | — | -5.3% | |
| 14:00 | EUR | Bundesbank monthly report — Germany German Buba Monthly Report | — | — | |
| 17:00 | GBP | Statement by Bank of England Governor Bailey BOE Gov Bailey Speaks | — | — | |
| 18:30 | USD | Crude oil inventories (EIA) Crude Oil Inventories | -0.1M | -8.6M | |
| Thursday 22 October10 | |||||
| 01:45 | NZD | Consumer price index (inflation) — quarterly CPI q/q | 0.8% | 1.5% | |
| 11:30 | CHF | Summary of Monetary Policy Discussions | — | — | |
| 14:00 | GBP | Industrial orders expectations (CBI) CBI Industrial Order Expectations | -20 | -9 | |
| 16:30 | CAD | Producer prices — industrial (monthly) IPPI m/m | 0.9% | 1.3% | |
| 16:30 | CAD | New home prices (monthly) NHPI m/m | -0.1% | -0.1% | |
| 16:30 | CAD | Commodity prices (monthly) RMPI m/m | 3.1% | 3.1% | |
| 16:30 | USD | Weekly unemployment benefit claims Unemployment Claims | 200K | 199K | |
| 18:00 | EUR | Consumer confidence Consumer Confidence | -17 | -17 | |
| 18:00 | USD | Leading index (monthly) CB Leading Index m/m | -0.1% | -0.1% | |
| 18:30 | USD | Natural gas inventories Natural Gas Storage | 83B | 67B | |
| Friday 23 October21 | |||||
| 02:00 | AUD | Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) Flash Manufacturing PMI | — | 49.3 | |
| 02:00 | AUD | Services PMI (Preliminary) Flash Services PMI | — | 51.4 | |
| 03:01 | GBP | Consumer confidence (GfK) GfK Consumer Confidence | -14 | -13 | |
| 03:30 | JPY | Core inflation (CPI) — on a national level (annual) National Core CPI y/y | 2.1% | 1.7% | |
| 04:30 | JPY | Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) Flash Manufacturing PMI | 54.5 | 54.1 | |
| 10:00 | GBP | Retail sales (monthly) Retail Sales m/m | -0.1% | 0.5% | |
| 11:15 | EUR | France Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) French Flash Manufacturing PMI | 50.5 | 50.3 | |
| 11:15 | EUR | France Services PMI (Preliminary) French Flash Services PMI | 50.7 | 51.4 | |
| 11:30 | EUR | Germany Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) German Flash Manufacturing PMI | 53.5 | 53.8 | |
| 11:30 | EUR | Germany Services PMI (Preliminary) German Flash Services PMI | 52.5 | 52.9 | |
| 12:00 | EUR | Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) Flash Manufacturing PMI | 52.7 | 52.7 | |
| 12:00 | EUR | Services PMI (Preliminary) Flash Services PMI | 52.6 | 53.0 | |
| 12:30 | GBP | Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) Flash Manufacturing PMI | 51.8 | 52.0 | |
| 12:30 | GBP | Services PMI (Preliminary) Flash Services PMI | 51.8 | 51.7 | |
| 16:30 | CAD | Core retail sales (monthly) Core Retail Sales m/m | 1.1% | -0.7% | |
| 16:30 | CAD | Retail sales (monthly) Retail Sales m/m | 1.3% | -0.7% | |
| 17:00 | EUR | Business climate Belgian NBB Business Climate | -11.8 | -12.1 | |
| 17:45 | USD | Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) Flash Manufacturing PMI | 55.4 | 57.0 | |
| 17:45 | USD | Services PMI (Preliminary) Flash Services PMI | 57.8 | 58.7 | |
| 18:00 | USD | Consumer sentiment (University of Michigan) (adjusted) Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment | 46.3 | 46.3 | |
| 18:00 | USD | Inflation expectations (seasonally adjusted) Revised UoM Inflation Expectations | — | 4.7% | |
| Sunday 25 October3 | |||||
| 05:00 | CHF | 🏖 | Daylight saving time change Daylight Saving Time Shift | — | — |
| 05:00 | EUR | 🏖 | Daylight saving time change Daylight Saving Time Shift | — | — |
| 05:00 | GBP | 🏖 | Daylight saving time change Daylight Saving Time Shift | — | — |
How to read the calendar?
- 🐂🐂🐂 High impact -- FOMC decisions, inflation, and non-farm payrolls. The market moves violently in seconds, and spreads widen. The most disciplined traders do not enter a new trade just before them.
- 🐂🐂 Moderate impact — Retail sales, purchasing indicators. A clear move but it rarely reverses the trend.
- 🐂 Low impact — Secondary data, mentioned for context.
- Expected It is analysts’ estimate, andPrevious It’s the reading from last time. What usually moves the price is the difference between the actual figure and the expected figure, not the figure itself.
Note: this diary shows schedules and expectations, not the actual figure after release — the free data source is not provided.
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