Economic Calendar

Time Country Period Event Sense Forecast Previous
May 18, 2026
Day CAD calender forex Bank Holiday
01:30 NZD calender forex BusinessNZ Services Index 48.9 46.2
02:01 GBP calender forex April Rightmove HPI m/m 1.2% 0.8%
04:30 CNY calender forex New Home Prices m/m -0.19% -0.21%
05:00 CNY calender forex April Fixed Asset Investment ytd/y -1.6% 1.7% 1.7%
05:00 CNY calender forex April Industrial Production y/y 4.1% 6.0% 5.7%
05:00 CNY calender forex NBS Press Conference
05:00 CNY calender forex April Retail Sales y/y 0.2% 2.0% 1.7%
05:00 CNY calender forex Unemployment Rate 5.2% 5.3% 5.4%
10:35 GBP calender forex MPC Member Greene Speaks
11:00 EUR calender forex April Italian Trade Balance 4.71B 5.25B 4.98B
11:30 GBP calender forex MPC Member Mann Speaks
11:30 All calender forex G7 Meetings
17:00 USD calender forex April NAHB Housing Market Index 37 34 34
22:35 USD calender forex FOMC Member Goolsbee Speaks
23:00 USD calender forex April TIC Long-Term Purchases 81.3B 87.2B 57.0B
May 19, 2026
01:45 NZD calender forex PPI Input q/q 1.4% 0.8% -0.5%
01:45 NZD calender forex PPI Output q/q 0.8% 0.5% 0.1%
02:25 AUD calender forex RBA Assist Gov Hunter Speaks
02:50 JPY calender forex Prelim GDP Price Index y/y 3.4% 3.1% 3.4%
02:50 JPY calender forex Prelim GDP q/q 0.5% 0.4% 0.3%
03:30 AUD calender forex April Westpac Consumer Sentiment 3.5% -12.5%
03:40 AUD calender forex RBA Assist Gov Hunter Speaks
04:30 AUD calender forex May Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes
07:30 JPY calender forex April Revised Industrial Production m/m -0.4% -0.5% -0.5%
07:30 JPY calender forex April Tertiary Industry Activity m/m -0.2% -0.4% -0.7%
09:00 GBP calender forex April Claimant Count Change 26.5K 23.1K 4.9K
Name:

Claimant Count Change

  • Better if:

    Sense < Forecast

  • Source:

    Office for National Statistics

09:00 GBP calender forex April Average Earnings Index 3m/y 4.1% 3.8% 3.9%
09:00 GBP calender forex April Unemployment Rate 5.0% 4.9% 4.9%
11:10 GBP calender forex MPC Member Breeden Speaks
11:10 All calender forex G7 Meetings
12:00 EUR calender forex April Trade Balance 3.5B 5.4B 6.5B
15:00 USD calender forex FOMC Member Waller Speaks
15:15 USD calender forex ADP Weekly Employment Change 42.3K 33.0K
15:30 CAD calender forex April CPI m/m 0.4% 0.7% 0.9%
Name:

CPI m/m

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Statistics Canada

15:30 CAD calender forex Common CPI y/y 2.5% 2.6% 2.6%
15:30 CAD calender forex Median CPI y/y 2.1% 2.3% 2.3%
15:30 CAD calender forex Trimmed CPI y/y 2.0% 2.2% 2.2%
15:30 CAD calender forex March Building Permits m/m 10.3% 2.1% -7.8%
15:30 CAD calender forex April NHPI m/m -0.4% 0.0% -0.2%
15:32 CAD calender forex April Core CPI m/m 0.2% 0.2%
17:00 USD calender forex April Pending Home Sales m/m 1.4% 1.0% 1.7%
17:53 NZD calender forex GDT Price Index 0.6% 1.5%
23:30 USD calender forex API Weekly Statistical Bulletin
May 20, 2026
02:00 USD calender forex FOMC Member Paulson Speaks
04:00 CNY calender forex 1-y Loan Prime Rate 3.00% 3.00% 3.00%
04:00 CNY calender forex 5-y Loan Prime Rate 3.50% 3.50% 3.50%
09:00 EUR calender forex April German PPI m/m 1.2% 2.0% 2.5%
09:00 GBP calender forex April CPI y/y 2.8% 3.0% 3.3%
Name:

CPI y/y

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Office for National Statistics

09:00 GBP calender forex April Core CPI y/y 2.5% 2.6% 3.1%
09:00 GBP calender forex April PPI Input m/m 2.4% 1.2% 4.3%
09:00 GBP calender forex April PPI Output m/m 1.4% 1.0% 1.4%
09:00 GBP calender forex April RPI y/y 3.0% 3.6% 4.1%
11:30 GBP calender forex April HPI y/y 0.0% -0.1% 1.7%
12:00 EUR calender forex Final Core CPI y/y 2.2% 2.2% 2.2%
12:00 EUR calender forex Final CPI y/y 3.0% 3.0% 3.0%
12:32 EUR calender forex April German 10-y Bond Auction 3.16|1.5 3.08|1.5
16:15 USD calender forex FOMC Member Barr Speaks
16:15 GBP calender forex Monetary Policy Report Hearings
17:30 USD calender forex April Crude Oil Inventories -7.9M -2.5M -4.3M
21:00 USD calender forex FOMC Meeting Minutes
Name:

FOMC Meeting Minutes

  • Source:

    Federal Reserve

May 21, 2026
01:45 NZD calender forex April Trade Balance 1920M 980M 430M
02:00 AUD calender forex Flash Manufacturing PMI 50.2 51.3
02:00 AUD calender forex Flash Services PMI 47.7 50.7
02:50 JPY calender forex April Core Machinery Orders m/m -9.4% -7.7% 13.6%
02:50 JPY calender forex April Trade Balance 0.24T -0.23T 0.09T
03:30 JPY calender forex Flash Manufacturing PMI 54.5 54.5 55.1
04:00 AUD calender forex April MI Inflation Expectations 5.6% 5.9%
04:30 AUD calender forex April Employment Change -18.6K 16.7K 23.3K
Name:

Employment Change

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Australian Bureau of Statistics

04:30 AUD calender forex April Unemployment Rate 4.5% 4.3% 4.3%
Name:

Unemployment Rate

  • Better if:

    Sense < Forecast

  • Source:

    Australian Bureau of Statistics

06:00 NZD calender forex April Credit Card Spending y/y 2.9% 2.1%
10:15 EUR calender forex May French Flash Manufacturing PMI 48.9 52.1 52.8
10:15 EUR calender forex April French Flash Services PMI 42.9 46.6 46.5
10:30 EUR calender forex May German Flash Manufacturing PMI 49.9 51.0 51.4
10:30 EUR calender forex April German Flash Services PMI 47.8 47.1 46.9
11:00 EUR calender forex April Current Account 14.9B 26.3B 25.6B
11:00 EUR calender forex April Flash Manufacturing PMI 51.4 51.7 52.2
11:00 EUR calender forex April Flash Services PMI 46.4 47.8 47.6
11:30 GBP calender forex Flash Manufacturing PMI 53.7 52.9 53.7
11:30 GBP calender forex Flash Services PMI 47.9 51.7 52.7
12:03 GBP calender forex April 10-y Bond Auction 5.03|3.4 4.91|3.5
12:30 EUR calender forex EU Economic Forecasts
13:00 EUR calender forex April German Buba Monthly Report
13:00 GBP calender forex April CBI Industrial Order Expectations -41 -40 -38
15:00 GBP calender forex MPC Member Taylor Speaks
15:30 USD calender forex May Philly Fed Manufacturing Index -0.4 17.6 26.7
15:30 USD calender forex Week Unemployment Claims 209K 210K 212K
15:30 USD calender forex April Building Permits 1.44M 1.38M 1.37M
15:30 USD calender forex April Housing Starts 1.47M 1.42M 1.51M
16:45 USD calender forex April Flash Manufacturing PMI 55.3 53.8 54.5
16:45 USD calender forex Flash Services PMI 50.9 51.1 51.0
17:02 EUR calender forex May Consumer Confidence -19 -21 -21
17:30 USD calender forex April Natural Gas Storage 101B 96B 85B
18:00 GBP calender forex BOE Gov Bailey Speaks
Name:

BOE Gov Bailey Speaks

19:20 USD calender forex FOMC Member Barkin Speaks
May 22, 2026
Day EUR calender forex April ECOFIN Meetings
Day EUR calender forex May Eurogroup Meetings
01:45 NZD calender forex Retail Sales q/q 0.9% 0.5% 0.9%
01:45 NZD calender forex Core Retail Sales q/q 1.0% 0.8% 1.4%
02:01 GBP calender forex April GfK Consumer Confidence -23 -28 -25
02:30 JPY calender forex April National Core CPI y/y 1.4% 1.7% 1.8%
09:00 EUR calender forex German Final GDP q/q 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
09:00 EUR calender forex German GfK Consumer Climate -29.8 -33.7 -33.1
09:00 GBP calender forex April Retail Sales m/m -1.3% -0.6% 0.6%
09:00 GBP calender forex April Public Sector Net Borrowing 24.3B 20.7B 11.5B
11:00 EUR calender forex May German Ifo Business Climate 84.9 84.2 84.5
15:30 CAD calender forex March Core Retail Sales 1.4% 0.9% 0.6%
15:30 CAD calender forex April Retail Sales m/m 0.9% 0.6% 0.7%
15:30 CAD calender forex April IPPI m/m 2.0% 1.2% 2.8%
15:30 CAD calender forex April RMPI m/m 2.6% 2.7% 11.9%
15:40 EUR calender forex April Belgian NBB Business Climate -13.3 -13.5 -14.2
17:00 USD calender forex April Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment 44.8 48.2 48.2
17:00 USD calender forex April CB Leading Index m/m 0.1% -0.1% -0.6%
17:00 USD calender forex FOMC Member Waller Speaks
17:00 USD calender forex April Revised UoM Inflation Expectations 4.8% 4.5%
May 23, 2026
Day EUR calender forex April ECOFIN Meetings
06:46 CNY calender forex April Foreign Direct Investment ytd/y -10.3% -7.3%
May 24, 2026