Economic Calendar

Time Country Period Event Sense Forecast Previous
May 22, 2017
Day EUR calender forex May Eurogroup Meetings
Name:

Eurogroup Meetings

  • Source:

    Eurogroup

Day CAD calender forex Bank Holiday
03:01 GBP calender forex April Rightmove HPI m/m 1.2% 1.1%
03:50 JPY calender forex April Trade Balance 0.10T 0.25T 0.11T
14:00 EUR calender forex April German Buba Monthly Report
17:00 CNY calender forex April CB Leading Index m/m 1.2% 0.7%
18:00 USD calender forex FOMC Member Harker Speaks
18:30 AUD calender forex April CB Leading Index m/m 0.5% 0.4%
18:30 USD calender forex FOMC Member Kashkari Speaks
21:30 AUD calender forex RBA Assist Gov Debelle Speaks
22:00 GBP calender forex Prime Minister May Speaks
Name:

Prime Minister May Speaks

May 23, 2017
03:30 USD calender forex FOMC Member Brainard Speaks
04:30 JPY calender forex Flash Manufacturing PMI 52.0 52.9 52.7
05:10 USD calender forex FOMC Member Evans Speaks
08:30 JPY calender forex April All Industries Activity m/m -0.6% -0.4% 0.7%
10:00 CHF calender forex April Trade Balance 1.97B 2.87B 3.04B
10:00 EUR calender forex German Final GDP q/q 0.6% 0.6% 0.6%
11:00 EUR calender forex May French Flash Manufacturing PMI 54.0 55.2 55.1
11:00 EUR calender forex April French Flash Services PMI 58.0 56.8 56.7
11:30 EUR calender forex May German Flash Manufacturing PMI 59.4 58.0 58.2
11:30 EUR calender forex April German Flash Services PMI 55.2 55.5 55.4
12:00 EUR calender forex May German Ifo Business Climate 114.6 113.1 113.0
Name:

German Ifo Business Climate

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Ifo Institute for Economic Research

12:00 EUR calender forex April Flash Manufacturing PMI 57.0 56.5 56.7
12:00 EUR calender forex April Flash Services PMI 56.2 56.5 56.4
12:30 GBP calender forex April Public Sector Net Borrowing 9.6B 8.0B 2.3B
14:00 GBP calender forex April CBI Realized Sales 2 12 38
16:30 CAD calender forex April Wholesale Sales m/m 0.9% 1.1% 0.3%
17:00 USD calender forex FOMC Member Kashkari Speaks
17:45 USD calender forex April Flash Manufacturing PMI 52.5 53.2 52.8
17:45 USD calender forex Flash Services PMI 54.0 53.3 53.1
17:59 USD calender forex April Richmond Manufacturing Index 1 15 20
18:00 USD calender forex April New Home Sales 569K 611K 642K
23:00 USD calender forex FOMC Member Kashkari Speaks
May 24, 2017
01:00 USD calender forex FOMC Member Harker Speaks
02:45 NZD calender forex April Trade Balance 578M 268M 277M
04:30 AUD calender forex April MI Leading Index m/m -0.1% 0.1%
05:30 AUD calender forex Construction Work Done q/q -0.7% -0.5% 0.6%
10:00 EUR calender forex April GfK German Consumer Climate 10.4 10.2 10.2
12:00 EUR calender forex ECB Financial Stability Review
13:35 EUR calender forex April German 10-y Bond Auction 0.39|1.5 0.33|1.5
16:45 EUR calender forex ECB President Draghi Speaks
Name:

ECB President Draghi Speaks

  • Source:

    European Central Bank

16:58 USD calender forex April HPI m/m 0.6% 0.5% 0.8%
17:03 EUR calender forex April Belgian NBB Business Climate -1.1 -0.5 -0.8
18:00 CAD calender forex Year BOC Rate Statement
Name:

BOC Rate Statement

Essence:

Announcement of key policy rate. Monetary policy decisions are reached through consensus by the members of the Bank's Governing Council.

Why imprtant:

Short term interest rates are the key factor in currency valuation. Change in key interest rate has a direct impact on interest rates for consumer loans, mortgages etc.

  • Periodicity:

    As a rule, 8 times per year according to schedule.

  • Source:

    Bank of Canada

18:00 CAD calender forex Year Overnight Rate 0.50% 0.50% 0.50%
Name:

Overnight Rate

Essence:

The overnight rate is the interest rate at which major financial institutions borrow and lend one-day funds among themselves. The Bank of Canada sets a target level for that rate.

Why imprtant:

Short term interest rates are the primary factor in currency valuation. Changes in the key interest rate influence other interest rates, and so affect people's spending decisions.

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Periodicity:

    As a rule, 8 times per year accordng to schedule.

  • Source:

    Bank of Canada

18:00 USD calender forex April Existing Home Sales 5.57M 5.65M 5.70M
18:30 USD calender forex April Crude Oil Inventories -4.4M -2.4M -1.8M
Name:

Crude Oil Inventories

  • Source:

    Energy Information Administration

22:00 USD calender forex FOMC Meeting Minutes
Name:

FOMC Meeting Minutes

  • Source:

    Federal Reserve

May 25, 2017
Day CHF calender forex Bank Holiday
Day EUR calender forex French Bank Holiday
Day EUR calender forex German Bank Holiday
Day All calender forex April OPEC Meetings
Name:

OPEC Meetings

  • Source:

    OPEC

02:00 USD calender forex FOMC Member Kaplan Speaks
06:00 NZD calender forex Annual Budget Release
Name:

Annual Budget Release

  • Source:

    Treasury

12:00 AUD calender forex RBA Assist Gov Debelle Speaks
12:30 GBP calender forex Second Estimate GDP q/q 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Name:

Second Estimate GDP q/q

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Office for National Statistics

12:30 GBP calender forex Prelim Business Investment q/q 0.6% 0.3% -0.9%
12:30 GBP calender forex April BBA Mortgage Approvals 40.8K 40.8K 40.9K
12:30 GBP calender forex April Index of Services 3m/3m 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
16:30 CAD calender forex Corporate Profits q/q -7.4% 3.6%
16:30 USD calender forex Week Unemployment Claims 234K 238K 233K
Name:

Unemployment Claims

  • Better if:

    Sense < Forecast

  • Source:

    Department of Labor

16:30 USD calender forex Goods Trade Balance -67.6B -64.7B -65.1B
16:30 USD calender forex Prelim Wholesale Inventories m/m -0.3% 0.2% 0.1%
18:00 USD calender forex FOMC Member Brainard Speaks
18:30 USD calender forex April Natural Gas Storage 75B 72B 68B
20:00 CAD calender forex Gov Council Member Leduc Speaks
May 26, 2017
03:30 JPY calender forex April National Core CPI y/y 0.3% 0.4% 0.2%
03:30 JPY calender forex April Tokyo Core CPI y/y 0.1% 0.0% -0.1%
03:50 JPY calender forex SPPI y/y 0.7% 0.9% 0.8%
03:50 All calender forex G7 Meetings
Name:

G7 Meetings

16:30 USD calender forex April Core Durable Goods Orders m/m -0.4% 0.4% 0.0%
Name:

Core Durable Goods Orders m/m

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Census Bureau

16:30 USD calender forex Prelim GDP q/q 1.2% 0.9% 0.7%
Name:

Prelim GDP q/q

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Bureau of Economic Analysis

16:30 USD calender forex April Durable Goods Orders m/m -0.7% -1.4% 0.9%
16:30 USD calender forex Prelim GDP Price Index q/q 2.2% 2.3% 2.3%
18:00 USD calender forex April Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment 97.1 97.6 97.7
18:00 USD calender forex April Revised UoM Inflation Expectations 2.6% 2.6%
May 27, 2017
Day All calender forex G7 Meetings
Name:

G7 Meetings

May 28, 2017

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