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Events that can move the market — shown in your own time zone. Look ahead up to 30 days.

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Wed 14/10/2026 Today
🇦🇺AUD Westpac Leading Index MoM -0.1 — 0
🇨🇳CNY PPI YoY 5 4.5 3.8
🇨🇳CNY Inflation Rate MoM 0.2 0.3 0.4
🇨🇳CNY Inflation Rate YoY 0.9 1 0.8
🇪🇺EUR ECB President Lagarde Speech — — —
🇨🇳CNY Balance of Trade Yuan 905.97 805 809.3
🇨🇳CNY Exports YoY 36.3 25.5 25
🇨🇳CNY Balance of Trade 133.53 118.1 119.09
🇨🇳CNY Imports YoY 31 24.5 28.2
🇬🇧GBP BoE Breeden Speech — — —
🇯🇵JPY 5-Year JGB Auction 2.379 — 2.239
🇬🇧GBP BoE Gov Bailey Speech — — —
🇬🇧GBP BoE Pill Speech — — —
🇪🇺EUR Wholesale Prices MoM 1.9 0.7 0.9
🇪🇺EUR Wholesale Prices YoY 8.7 — 6.8
🇨🇦CAD BoC Gov Macklem Speech — — —
🇪🇺EUR ECB Elderson Speech — — —
🇪🇺EUR ECB Buch Speech — — —
🇪🇺EUR ECB President Lagarde Speech — — —
🇨🇭CHF 2035 Bond Auction 3.0947 — —
🇬🇧GBP Treasury Gilt 2030 Auction 4.945 — 4.786
🇨🇭CHF 2029 Bond Auction — — —
🇪🇺EUR 30-Year Bund Auction — — 3.9
🇪🇺EUR 20-Year Bund Auction — — 3.78
🇺🇸USD Fed Bowman Speech — — —
🇺🇸USD MBA Mortgage Applications — — -4.2
🇺🇸USD MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate — — 7.49
🇺🇸USD MBA Mortgage Refinance Index — — 515.8
🇺🇸USD MBA Purchase Index — — 145.1
🇺🇸USD MBA Mortgage Market Index — — 204.7
🇺🇸USD Inflation Rate YoY — 3.6 3.4
🇨🇦CAD Building Permits MoM — 2.9 -17.3
🇺🇸USD CPI — 336.65 334.98
🇺🇸USD CPI s.a — — 334.131
🇺🇸USD Core Inflation Rate MoM — 0.2 0.3
🇺🇸USD Core Inflation Rate YoY — 2.5 2.4
🇺🇸USD Inflation Rate MoM — 0.6 0.4
🇺🇸USD 17-Week Bill Auction — — 4.105
🇨🇦CAD 30-Year Bond Auction — — 4.201
🇪🇺EUR ECB Schnabel Speech — — —
🇺🇸USD Fed Barkin Speech — — —
🇺🇸USD Monthly Budget Statement — -29 -167
🇺🇸USD Fed Beige Book — — —
🇺🇸USD API Crude Oil Stock Change — — -2.09
🇯🇵JPY Foreign Bond Investment — — -347.6
🇯🇵JPY Stock Investment by Foreigners — — 2191.9
🇯🇵JPY Machinery Orders YoY — 15.7 11.2
🇯🇵JPY Machinery Orders MoM — 3 -3.7
Thu 15/10/2026
🇦🇺AUD Participation Rate — 67 67.1
🇦🇺AUD Part Time Employment Chg — — 45.8
🇦🇺AUD Full Time Employment Chg — — -6.3
🇦🇺AUD Employment Change — 20 39.5
🇦🇺AUD Unemployment Rate — 4.6 4.6
🇯🇵JPY BoJ Koeda Speech — — —
🇪🇺EUR ECB Buch Speech — — —
🇺🇸USD Fed Bowman Speech — — —
🇬🇧GBP BoE Woods Speech — — —
🇬🇧GBP BoE Pill Speech — — —
🇯🇵JPY Industrial Production MoM Final — -1.7 -0.2
🇨🇭CHF SNB Chair Schlegel Speech — — —
🇯🇵JPY Industrial Production YoY Final — — 3.9
🇯🇵JPY Capacity Utilization MoM — — 0.5
🇬🇧GBP Goods Trade Balance Non-EU — — -9.66
🇬🇧GBP GDP MoM — -0.1 0.4
🇬🇧GBP Goods Trade Balance — -21.8 -20.97
🇬🇧GBP Industrial Production MoM — -0.1 0.2
🇬🇧GBP Manufacturing Production MoM — -0.1 0.9
🇬🇧GBP GDP 3-Month Avg — 0.5 0.4
🇬🇧GBP Industrial Production YoY — 0.7 0.6
🇬🇧GBP Manufacturing Production YoY — 2.3 2.6
🇬🇧GBP GDP YoY — 1.7 1.6
🇬🇧GBP Balance of Trade — — -3.45
🇬🇧GBP Construction Output YoY — -1.6 -2.5
🇨🇭CHF Producer & Import Prices YoY — — -0.7
🇨🇭CHF Producer & Import Prices MoM — 0.5 0.7
🇬🇧GBP BoE Cleland Speech — — —
🇬🇧GBP BoE Breeden Speech — — —
🇪🇺EUR Industrial Production YoY — -0.1 0
🇪🇺EUR Industrial Production MoM — 0 -0.1
🇨🇳CNY Outstanding Loan Growth YoY 4.8 4.8 4.9
🇨🇳CNY Total Social Financing 3550 3270 1660
🇨🇳CNY M2 Money Supply YoY 7.2 7.4 7.5
🇨🇳CNY New Yuan Loans 1080 975 60
🇨🇦CAD BoC Rogers Speech — — —
🇬🇧GBP NIESR Monthly GDP Tracker — — 0.5
🇨🇦CAD Capacity Utilization — — 80.7
🇺🇸USD PPI Ex Food, Energy and Trade MoM — — 0.3
🇺🇸USD Jobless Claims 4-week Average — — 198
🇺🇸USD Continuing Jobless Claims — 1710 1716
🇺🇸USD Philly Fed Employment — — 11.8
🇺🇸USD Philly Fed New Orders — — 29.2
🇺🇸USD PPI — — 157.411
🇺🇸USD PPI YoY — 5.3 5.4
🇺🇸USD Core PPI YoY — 4.4 4.6
🇺🇸USD Retail Sales Ex Gas/Autos MoM — — 1.2
🇺🇸USD Philly Fed Business Conditions — — 52.9
🇺🇸USD Retail Sales YoY — — 6
🇺🇸USD PPI Ex Food, Energy and Trade YoY — — 4.7
🇺🇸USD Philly Fed Prices Paid — — 48.6
🇺🇸USD Philly Fed CAPEX Index — — 37.1
🇺🇸USD Initial Jobless Claims — 200 197
🇺🇸USD Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index — 28.4 37.8
🇺🇸USD Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM — 0.5 1.4
🇺🇸USD Retail Sales Control Group MoM — 0.3 1.4
🇺🇸USD NY Empire State Manufacturing Index — 10.3 7.6
🇺🇸USD Core PPI MoM — 0.3 0.2
🇺🇸USD PPI MoM — 0.5 0.4
🇺🇸USD Retail Sales MoM — 0.3 1.2
🇨🇦CAD Wholesale Sales MoM Final — -1.5 0.3
🇨🇦CAD New Motor Vehicle Sales — — 176.2
🇨🇦CAD Manufacturing Sales MoM Final — 1.1 -0.4
🇺🇸USD Business Inventories MoM — 0.4 0.8
🇺🇸USD Retail Inventories Ex Autos MoM — 0.1 0.8
🇺🇸USD EIA Natural Gas Stocks Change — — 85
🇺🇸USD Atlanta Fed GDPNow — 3.6 3.6
🇺🇸USD 4-Week Bill Auction — — 3.98
🇺🇸USD 8-Week Bill Auction — — 3.98
🇺🇸USD EIA Distillate Fuel Production Change — — 0.287
🇨🇦CAD 5-Year Bond Auction — — 3.517
🇺🇸USD EIA Crude Oil Imports Change — — -0.053
🇺🇸USD EIA Heating Oil Stocks Change — — 0.668
🇺🇸USD EIA Distillate Stocks Change — — -0.042
🇺🇸USD EIA Gasoline Production Change — — -0.117
🇺🇸USD EIA Gasoline Stocks Change — — 0.382
🇺🇸USD EIA Cushing Crude Oil Stocks Change — — 0.444
🇺🇸USD EIA Refinery Crude Runs Change — — 0.223
🇺🇸USD 15-Year Mortgage Rate — — 6.73
🇺🇸USD NOPA Crush Report — — —
🇺🇸USD 30-Year Mortgage Rate — — 7.4
🇺🇸USD EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change — — -3.186
🇺🇸USD Fed Balance Sheet — — 6.748
🇺🇸USD Reserve Balances with Fed Banks — — 3.022
🇺🇸USD Fed Hammack Speech — — —
🇳🇿NZD Business NZ PMI — — 53.1
🇳🇿NZD Electronic Retail Card Spending YoY — — 0.2
🇳🇿NZD Food Inflation YoY — — 1.9
🇳🇿NZD Electronic Retail Card Spending MoM — — -0.9
Fri 16/10/2026
🇬🇧GBP BoE Gov Bailey Speech — — —
🇺🇸USD Fed Chair Warsh Speech — — —
🇯🇵JPY BoJ JGB Purchase — — —
🇯🇵JPY 3-Month Bill Auction — — 1.2738
🇨🇦CAD BoC Gov Macklem Speech — — —
🇪🇺EUR Inflation Rate MoM Final — 0.6 0.4
🇪🇺EUR CPI Final — 104.3 103.69
🇪🇺EUR Inflation Rate YoY Final — 3.8 3.2
🇪🇺EUR Balance of Trade — — 14.2
🇪🇺EUR Core Inflation Rate YoY Final — 2.5 2.4
🇨🇦CAD CFIB Business Barometer — — 47.9
🇨🇦CAD Housing Starts — 232.5 229
🇺🇸USD Import Prices MoM — 0.8 0.7
🇨🇦CAD Foreign Securities Purchases — — 20.65
🇺🇸USD Import Prices YoY — — 7
🇺🇸USD Export Prices YoY — — 8.6
🇺🇸USD NY Fed Services Activity Index — — -8.7
🇨🇦CAD Foreign Securities Purchases by Canadians — — -30.63
🇺🇸USD Export Prices MoM — 1 0.6
🇺🇸USD Manufacturing Production YoY — — 0.9
🇺🇸USD Manufacturing Production MoM — 0.3 -0.3
🇺🇸USD Industrial Production MoM — 0.4 0
🇺🇸USD Industrial Production YoY — — 1.4
🇺🇸USD Capacity Utilization — 76.5 76.3
🇺🇸USD Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count — — 462
🇺🇸USD Baker Hughes Total Rigs Count — — 603
🇺🇸USD Net Long-term TIC Flows — 125.7 -27.9
🇺🇸USD Overall Net Capital Flows — — 83.7
🇺🇸USD Foreign Bond Investment — — -3.6
Sat 17/10/2026
🇬🇧GBP BoE Gov Bailey Speech — — —
Sun 18/10/2026
🇳🇿NZD Services NZ PSI — — 51.2
🇳🇿NZD Composite NZ PCI — — 52.5
🇳🇿NZD Imports — — 8
🇳🇿NZD Exports — — 6.66
🇳🇿NZD Balance of Trade — — -1.349
Tue 13/10/2026 Released
🇦🇺AUD RBA Meeting Minutes — — —
🇦🇺AUD NAB Business Confidence -13 — -9
🇳🇿NZD 6-Month Bill Auction 3.2105 — 3.2022
🇳🇿NZD 3-Month Bill Auction 3.0712 — 3.06
🇳🇿NZD 1-Year Bill Auction 3.6 — 3.6176
🇬🇧GBP BoE Greene Speech — — —
🇪🇺EUR Harmonised Inflation Rate MoM Final 0.6 0.6 0.2
🇪🇺EUR Inflation Rate MoM Final 0.6 0.6 0.2
🇪🇺EUR Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY Final 3.3 3.3 2.9
🇪🇺EUR Inflation Rate YoY Final 3.3 3.3 2.9
🇪🇺EUR ECB Elderson Speech — — —
🇺🇸USD Fed Waller Speech — — —
🇬🇧GBP Treasury Gilt 2063 Tender 5.802 — —
🇪🇺EUR 5-Year Bobl Auction 3.22 — 3.28
🇺🇸USD NFIB Business Optimism Index 97.9 98 98.7
🇺🇸USD ADP Employment Change Weekly 24.75 — 23.75
🇪🇺EUR Current Account 10.3 — 21.8
🇺🇸USD Redbook YoY 10.4 — 8.6
🇺🇸USD Existing Home Sales 3.99 3.95 3.93
🇺🇸USD Existing Home Sales MoM 1.5 — -3.2
🇺🇸USD 3-Month Bill Auction 4.085 — 4.05
🇺🇸USD 6-Month Bill Auction 4.2 — 4.165
🇬🇧GBP BoE Dhingra Speech — — —
🇺🇸USD Fed Barkin Speech — — —
🇺🇸USD 6-Week Bill Auction 3.98 — 3.945
🇪🇺EUR ECB Lane Speech — — —
🇺🇸USD Fed Collins Speech — — —
🇳🇿NZD Visitor Arrivals YoY 8 — 8.5
Mon 12/10/2026 Released
🇺🇸USD Columbus Day — — —
🇯🇵JPY Health and Sports Day — — —
🇨🇦CAD Thanksgiving Day — — —
🇨🇳CNY Vehicle Sales YoY -8.4 — -5.1
🇪🇺EUR 6-Month Bubill Auction 2.717 — 2.768
🇬🇧GBP BoE Breeden Speech — — —
🇪🇺EUR 12-Month Bubill Auction 2.949 — 3.065
🇪🇺EUR ECB Vujčić Speech — — —
🇬🇧GBP BoE Mann Speech — — —
🇺🇸USD Fed Hammack Speech — — —
🇬🇧GBP BRC Retail Sales Monitor YoY 1 0.7 0.5
🇯🇵JPY PPI MoM -0.3 0.5 -0.3
🇯🇵JPY PPI YoY 6.8 7.6 7.6
🇯🇵JPY Bank Lending YoY 5.3 5.5 5.3

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Updated at 09:27 14/10/2026

What Is An Economic Calendar?

An economic calendar lists upcoming data releases and events that can move prices — employment reports, inflation figures, interest rate decisions, central bank speeches. For forex and gold, this is the largest source of volatility, and the only one whose timing you know in advance.

Unlike technical analysis, a calendar does not predict direction. It answers one question: at what time might the market jump? Knowing that alone prevents most of the account damage that comes from accidentally holding a position into a release.

How To Read The Table

Impact Level

The three coloured bars on each row show how much volatility the event is expected to produce:

  • Red — high impact. Can move price tens to hundreds of pips within minutes. NFP, CPI and Fed rate decisions belong here.
  • Amber — medium. Usually a short reaction of moderate size. Worth noting if you hold a position in the related currency.
  • Grey — low. Rarely produces meaningful movement. Safe to filter out.

Forecast And Previous

This is where many traders go wrong. The market does not react to the absolute number — it reacts to the gap between the actual figure and the forecast.

If CPI is forecast at 3.2% and prints exactly 3.2%, price often barely moves, even though 3.2% is a high reading. But if the forecast was 3.2% and it prints 3.6%, the reaction is violent — because that difference was not yet priced in.

Put differently: the forecast is already in the price before the release. What moves the market is the surprise.

The Releases That Matter Most

EventFrequencyPrimarily moves
NFP — US Non-Farm PayrollsFirst Friday monthlyUSD, gold, US indices
CPI — Consumer Price IndexMonthlyUSD, gold, rate expectations
FOMC — Fed rate decision8× per yearEverything
PCE — Personal Consumption ExpendituresMonthlyUSD — the Fed’s preferred gauge
GDP — Economic growthQuarterlyThe releasing country’s currency
PMI — Purchasing Managers’ IndexMonthlyDomestic currency, moderate
ECB / BoE / BoJ rate decisionsScheduledEUR / GBP / JPY

US FOMC, PCE and GDP events in the table above are automatically linked to our explainers on each.

Three Ways To Handle A Major Release

  1. Stay out. Close positions or avoid new entries for roughly 15–30 minutes around the release. This is what most disciplined traders do — skipping an opportunity costs nothing, catching a violent reversal costs real money.
  2. Enter after the print. Wait for the first candle to close and let the market pick a direction. This avoids the two-way whipsaw common in the first 30 seconds.
  3. Hold, but smaller. If you must carry a position through the release, recalculate your size at a lower risk level and widen the stop beyond the noise.

Spread widening is the forgotten risk. Around major releases, spreads can widen five to ten times and orders slip. Your 20-pip stop may fill at 35. That is why reducing size matters more than moving the stop.

If you choose option 3, use the position size calculator to recalculate your lots at the lower risk — do not estimate it by feel.

Release Times And Time Zones

The table above is stored in UTC and converted to your own time zone by your browser, so no mental arithmetic is needed. One caveat: the US and Europe observe daylight saving, so the same event can shift by an hour between summer and winter. This calendar takes times directly from the source, so that shift is already reflected.

Frequently Asked Questions

How Often Does This Calendar Update?

Data refreshes hourly from the ForexFactory feed. Forecast figures can be revised during the week as new information arrives, so if you trade the news, check again close to the release time.

Why Do Some Events Have No Forecast?

Some events have no quantitative figure — a central bank governor’s speech, for instance, or meetings that publish no headline number. For these, the impact comes from what is said rather than from a specific value, so there is nothing to forecast.

Does A High-Impact Event Always Move The Market?

No. If the actual figure matches the forecast, the reaction is often mild because everything was already priced in. The impact rating reflects the potential for volatility, not a guarantee of it.

Which Currencies Should I Follow?

At minimum, both currencies in the pairs you trade. If you trade EURUSD, both USD and EUR releases are relevant. Gold in particular is heavily driven by USD news and US rate expectations, so US releases matter even if you trade no currency pair at all.

Does It Include Next Week?

The page currently shows the week in progress. The public data source provides one week at a time, so the calendar rolls over automatically at the start of each week.

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