- Leverage Explained
- Follow Our Signals
- FX Jargon
- Investment Abbreviations
- Free Market News
- Economic Calendar
- Economic Calendar Explained
- What is the Forex Market?
- How FX Trading Works
- Document Library
- Central Bank Release Calendar
- Training Aid
Global Economic Calendar
The Global Economic Calendar provides an in-depth look at event risk for major economic news releases that can be filtered by currency and degree of importance. The calendar can be printed in the following formats: PDF and XLS.
Weekly Economic Calendar
Expand
Collapse| Date | Time | Event | Currency | Importance | Forecast | Actual | Previous |
| SundayJan 08th, 2012 | 09:11 | CNY New Yuan Loans |
CNY |
|
575.0B | 640.5B | 562.2B |
| 09:11 | CNY Money Supply - M0 (YoY) |
CNY |
|
13.8% | 12.0% | ||
| 09:11 | CNY Money Supply - M1 (YoY) |
CNY |
|
7.9% | 7.9% | 7.8% | |
| 09:11 | CNY Money Supply - M2 (YoY) |
CNY |
|
12.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% | |
| 21:45 | NZD Trade Balance (New Zealand dollars) |
NZD |
|
-300M | -308M | -228M | |
| 21:45 | NZD Exports (New Zealand dollars) |
NZD |
|
3.90B | 3.91B | 3.89B | |
| 21:45 | NZD Imports (New Zealand dollars) |
NZD |
|
4.20B | 4.22B | 4.11B | |
| 21:45 | NZD Balance (YTD) (New Zealand dollars) |
NZD |
|
539 | 555 | 681 | |
| 22:30 | AUD AiG Performance of Construction Index |
AUD |
|
41.0 | 39.6 | ||
| 23:40 | AUD HIA New Home Sales (MoM) |
AUD |
|
6.8% | 5.5% |
| Date | Time | Event | Currency | Importance | Forecast | Actual | Previous |
| MondayJan 09th, 2012 | 00:01 | GBP Lloyds Employment Confidence |
GBP |
|
-75 | -75 | |
| 00:30 | AUD Retail Sales s.a. (MoM) |
AUD |
|
0.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% | |
| 05:30 | AUD Foreign Reserves (A$) |
AUD |
|
A$46.1B | A$44.8B | ||
| 06:45 | CHF Unemployment Rate |
CHF |
|
3.2% | 3.3% | 3.1% | |
| 06:45 | CHF Unemployment Rate s.a. |
CHF |
|
3.1% | 3.1% | 3.0% | |
| 07:00 | EUR German Imports s.a. (MoM) |
EUR |
|
0.5% | -0.4% | 0.1% | |
| 07:00 | EUR German Current Account (euros) |
EUR |
|
11.5B | 14.3B | 10.0B | |
| 07:00 | EUR German Trade Balance (euros) |
EUR |
|
12.0B | 16.2B | 11.5B | |
| 07:00 | EUR German Exports s.a. (MoM) |
EUR |
|
0.5% | 2.5% | -2.9% | |
| 07:45 | EUR French Trade Balance (euros) |
EUR |
|
-6000M | -4412M | -6248M | |
| 08:15 | CHF Retail Sales (Real) (YoY) |
CHF |
|
0.2% | 1.8% | 0.1% | |
| 09:30 | EUR Euro-Zone Sentix Investor Confidence |
EUR |
|
-21.1 | -24 | ||
| 11:00 | EUR German Industrial Production n.s.a. and w.d.a. (YoY) |
EUR |
|
3.9% | 3.6% | 4.2% | |
| 11:00 | EUR German Industrial Production s.a. (MoM) |
EUR |
|
-0.5% | -0.6% | 0.8% | |
| 13:30 | CAD Building Permits (MoM) |
CAD |
|
-5.0% | -3.6% | 11.6% | |
| 15:30 | CAD Business Outlook Future Sales |
CAD |
|
10 | -4 | 6 | |
| 15:30 | CAD Bank of Canada Senior Loan Officer Survey |
CAD |
|
-6.3 | -26.9 | ||
| 17:40 | USD Fed's Lockhart to Speak on Economy in Atlanta |
USD |
|
||||
| 20:00 | USD Consumer Credit |
USD |
|
$7.000B | $20.374B | $6.022B | |
| 21:45 | NZD Building Permits (MoM) |
NZD |
|
3.3% | -6.4% | 10.7% | |
| 23:00 | NZD QV House Prices (YoY) |
NZD |
|
2.4% | 1.7% |
| Date | Time | Event | Currency | Importance | Forecast | Actual | Previous |
| TuesdayJan 10th, 2012 | 00:01 | GBP RICS House Price Balance |
GBP |
|
-19.0% | -16% | -17.0% |
| 00:01 | GBP BRC Sales Like-For-Like (YoY) |
GBP |
|
0.5% | 2.2% | -1.6% | |
| 00:30 | AUD Building Approvals (MoM) |
AUD |
|
6.0% | 8.4% | -10.0% | |
| 00:30 | AUD Building Approvals (YoY) |
AUD |
|
-19.8% | -18.9% | -29.9% | |
| 03:00 | CNY Imports (YoY) |
CNY |
|
18.0% | 11.8% | 22.1% | |
| 03:00 | CNY Trade Balance (USD) |
CNY |
|
$8.80B | $16.52B | $14.53B | |
| 03:00 | CNY Exports (YoY) |
CNY |
|
13.4% | 13.4% | 13.8% | |
| 07:30 | EUR Bank of France Business Sentiment |
EUR |
|
95 | 96 | 95.0 | |
| 07:45 | EUR French Manufacturing Production (YoY) |
EUR |
|
-0.1% | 2.2% | 2.6% | |
| 07:45 | EUR French Industrial Production (MoM) |
EUR |
|
-0.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | |
| 07:45 | EUR French Industrial Production (YoY) |
EUR |
|
-0.4% | 0.9% | 1.7% | |
| 07:45 | EUR French Manufacturing Production (MoM) |
EUR |
|
-0.4% | 1.3% | 0.2% | |
| 12:30 | USD NFIB Small Business Optimism |
USD |
|
93.8 | 93.8 | 92 | |
| 13:15 | CAD Housing Starts |
CAD |
|
185.5K | 200.2K | 185.6K | |
| 15:00 | USD IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism |
USD |
|
45.0 | 47.5 | 42.8 | |
| 15:00 | USD JOLTs Job Openings |
USD |
|
3161 | 3224 | ||
| 15:00 | USD Wholesale Inventories |
USD |
|
0.5% | 0.1% | 1.2% | |
| 15:30 | USD Fed's Williams to Speak on Economy in Vancouver |
USD |
|
LOW | |||
| 16:10 | USD Fed's Pianalto Speaks on Labor Markets in Ohio |
USD |
|
||||
| 18:00 | USD Fed's George Speaks on Economic Outlook in Kansas City |
USD |
|
||||
| 23:50 | JPY Official Reserve Assets |
JPY |
|
$1295.8B | $1304.8B |
| Date | Time | Event | Currency | Importance | Forecast | Actual | Previous |
| WednesdayJan 11th, 2012 | 00:00 | CNY Foreign Exchange Reserves |
CNY |
|
$3200.0B | $3201.7B | |
| 00:01 | GBP BRC Shop Price Index (YoY) |
GBP |
|
1.7% | 2.0% | ||
| 00:30 | AUD Job Vacancies (QoQ) |
AUD |
|
-3.3% | 3.2% | ||
| 05:00 | JPY Coincident Index |
JPY |
|
90.3 | 90.3 | 91.4 | |
| 05:00 | JPY Leading Index |
JPY |
|
92.9 | 92.9 | 92 | |
| 08:00 | EUR German Public Finances Balance-GDP Ratio |
EUR |
|
-1.0% | -4.3% | ||
| 08:00 | EUR German Real GDP Growth |
EUR |
|
3.0% | 3.0% | 3.7% | |
| 09:00 | EUR Italian Deficit to GDP (YTD) |
EUR |
|
2.7% | 5.3% | ||
| 09:30 | GBP Visible Trade Balance (Pounds) |
GBP |
|
-£8400 | -£8644 | -£7868 | |
| 09:30 | GBP Trade Balance Non EU (Pounds) |
GBP |
|
-£5000 | -£5021 | -£4556 | |
| 09:30 | GBP Total Trade Balance (Pounds) |
GBP |
|
-£2400 | -£2566 | -£1861 | |
| 12:00 | USD MBA Mortgage Applications |
USD |
|
4.5% | -4.10% | ||
| 13:40 | USD Fed's Evans Speaks in Lake Forest |
USD |
|
LOW | |||
| 14:00 | USD Fed's Lockhart to Speak on Economy in Atlanta |
USD |
|
||||
| 15:30 | USD DOE U.S. Crude Oil Inventories |
USD |
|
1000K | 4958K | 2209K | |
| 15:30 | USD DOE Cushing OK Crude Inventory |
USD |
|
-191K | -613K | ||
| 15:30 | USD DOE U.S. Distillate Inventory |
USD |
|
2250K | 3985K | 3224K | |
| 15:30 | USD DOE U.S. Gasoline Inventories |
USD |
|
2250K | 3610K | 2479K | |
| 17:30 | USD Fed's Plosser Speaks on Economy in Rochester |
USD |
|
LOW | |||
| 19:00 | USD Fed's Beige Book |
USD |
|
||||
| 23:50 | JPY Bank Lending Banks ex-Trust |
JPY |
|
0.5% | 0.2% | ||
| 23:50 | JPY Bank Lending incl Trusts (YoY) |
JPY |
|
0.4% | 0.2% | ||
| 23:50 | JPY Current Account Total (Yen) |
JPY |
|
248.4B | 138.5B | 562.4B | |
| 23:50 | JPY Adjusted Current Account Total (Yen) |
JPY |
|
446.0B | 480.4B | 518.6B | |
| 23:50 | JPY Current Account Total (YoY) |
JPY |
|
-74.2% | -85.5% | -62.4% | |
| 23:50 | JPY Trade Balance - BOP Basis (Yen) |
JPY |
|
-¥599.4B | -¥585.1B | -¥206.1B |
| Date | Time | Event | Currency | Importance | Forecast | Actual | Previous |
| ThursdayJan 12th, 2012 | 00:00 | NZD ANZ Commodity Price |
NZD |
|
-0.8% | -1.1% | |
| 00:00 | NZD REINZ Housing Price Index |
NZD |
|
3304.3 | |||
| 00:00 | NZD REINZ House Sales (YoY) |
NZD |
|
16.9% | |||
| 00:00 | NZD REINZ Housing Price Index (MoM) |
NZD |
|
1.1% | |||
| 01:30 | CNY Producer Price Index (YoY) |
CNY |
|
1.7% | 1.7% | 2.7% | |
| 01:30 | CNY Consumer Price Index (YoY) |
CNY |
|
4.0% | 4.1% | 4.2% | |
| 01:50 | JPY Tokyo Avg Office Vacancies (%) |
JPY |
|
9.0 | 8.9 | ||
| 05:00 | JPY Eco Watchers Survey: Current |
JPY |
|
47.0 | 45.0 | ||
| 05:00 | JPY Eco Watchers Survey: Outlook |
JPY |
|
44.4 | 44.7 | ||
| 06:00 | JPY Machine Tool Orders (YoY) |
JPY |
|
15.8% | |||
| 06:30 | EUR French Consumer Price Index - EU Harmonised (MoM) |
EUR |
|
0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | |
| 06:30 | EUR French Consumer Price Index - EU Harmonised (YoY) |
EUR |
|
2.5% | 2.7% | 2.7% | |
| 06:30 | EUR French Consumer Price Index (MoM) |
EUR |
|
0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | |
| 06:30 | EUR French Consumer Price Index (YoY) |
EUR |
|
2.3% | 1.5% | 2.5% | |
| 06:30 | EUR French Consumer Price Index Ex Tobacco Index |
EUR |
|
123.31 | 123.51 | 123 | |
| 07:00 | EUR German Consumer Price Index (MoM) |
EUR |
|
0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | |
| 07:00 | EUR German Consumer Price Index (YoY) |
EUR |
|
2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | |
| 07:00 | EUR German Consumer Price Index - EU Harmonised (MoM) |
EUR |
|
0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | |
| 07:00 | EUR German Consumer Price Index - EU Harmonised (YoY) |
EUR |
|
2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | |
| 07:45 | EUR French Current Account (euros) |
EUR |
|
-2.3B | -4.2B | ||
| 07:45 | EUR French Central Government Balance (euros) |
EUR |
|
-97.2B | -99.4B | ||
| 09:00 | EUR Italian Industrial Production s.a. (MoM) |
EUR |
|
-0.2% | 0.3% | -0.9% | |
| 09:00 | EUR Italian Industrial Production w.d.a. (YoY) |
EUR |
|
-2.9% | -4.1% | -4.1% | |
| 09:00 | EUR Italian Industrial Production n.s.a. (YoY) |
EUR |
|
-4.1% | -4.% | ||
| 09:30 | GBP Industrial Production (MoM) |
GBP |
|
-0.1% | -0.6% | -1.0% | |
| 09:30 | GBP Industrial Production (YoY) |
GBP |
|
-2.2% | -3.1% | -2.1% | |
| 09:30 | GBP Manufacturing Production (MoM) |
GBP |
|
-0.2% | -0.2% | -0.9% | |
| 09:30 | GBP Manufacturing Production (YoY) |
GBP |
|
-0.5% | -0.6% | 0.1% | |
| 10:00 | EUR Euro-Zone Industrial Production w.d.a. (YoY) |
EUR |
|
0.2% | -0.3% | 1.0% | |
| 10:00 | EUR Euro-Zone Industrial Production s.a. (MoM) |
EUR |
|
-0.3% | -0.1% | -0.3% | |
| 12:00 | GBP BOE Asset Purchase Target |
GBP |
|
275B | 275B | 275B | |
| 12:00 | GBP Bank of England Rate Decision |
GBP |
|
0.50% | 0.50% | 0.50% | |
| 12:45 | EUR European Central Bank Rate Decision |
EUR |
|
1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | |
| 13:30 | CAD New Housing Price Index (MoM) |
CAD |
|
0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | |
| 13:30 | CAD New Housing Price Index (YoY) |
CAD |
|
2.4% | 2.5% | 2.5% | |
| 13:30 | USD Advance Retail Sales |
USD |
|
0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | |
| 13:30 | USD Retail Sales Less Autos |
USD |
|
0.3% | -0.2% | 0.3% | |
| 13:30 | USD Retail Sales Ex Auto & Gas |
USD |
|
0.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% | |
| 13:30 | USD Retail Sales "Control Group" |
USD |
|
0.3% | -0.2% | 0.3% | |
| 13:30 | USD Initial Jobless Claims |
USD |
|
375K | 399K | 375K | |
| 13:30 | USD Continuing Claims |
USD |
|
3595K | 3628K | 3609K | |
| 15:00 | USD Revisions: Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey |
USD |
|
||||
| 15:00 | USD Business Inventories |
USD |
|
0.4% | 0.3% | 0.8% | |
| 15:00 | GBP NIESR Gross Domestic Product Estimate |
GBP |
|
0.1% | 0.3% | ||
| 15:30 | USD EIA Natural Gas Storage Change |
USD |
|
-89 | -95 | -76 | |
| 19:00 | USD Monthly Budget Statement |
USD |
|
-$83.7B | -$78.1B | ||
| 23:50 | JPY Japan Money Stock M2+CD (YoY) |
JPY |
|
3.0% | 3.0% | ||
| 23:50 | JPY Japan Money Stock M3 (YoY) |
JPY |
|
2.5% | 2.5% |
| Date | Time | Event | Currency | Importance | Forecast | Actual | Previous |
| FridayJan 13th, 2012 | 04:00 | JPY Bankruptcies (YoY) |
JPY |
|
3.2% | ||
| 09:30 | GBP Producer Price Index Input n.s.a. (MoM) |
GBP |
|
-0.2% | 0.1% | ||
| 09:30 | GBP Producer Price Index Input n.s.a. (YoY) |
GBP |
|
9.1% | 13.4% | ||
| 09:30 | GBP Producer Price Index Output n.s.a. (MoM) |
GBP |
|
0.1% | 0.2% | ||
| 09:30 | GBP Producer Price Index Output n.s.a. (YoY) |
GBP |
|
5.0% | 5.4% | ||
| 09:30 | GBP Producer Price Index Output Core n.s.a. (MoM) |
GBP |
|
0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| 09:30 | GBP Producer Price Index Output Core n.s.a. (YoY) |
GBP |
|
3.2% | 3.2% | ||
| 10:00 | EUR Euro-Zone Trade Balance s.a. (euros) |
EUR |
|
0.5B | 0.3B | ||
| 10:00 | EUR Euro-Zone Trade Balance (euros) |
EUR |
|
1.1B | |||
| 13:30 | CAD International Merchandise Trade (Canadian dollar) |
CAD |
|
-0.5B | -0.89B | ||
| 13:30 | USD Import Price Index (MoM) |
USD |
|
-0.1% | 0.7% | ||
| 13:30 | USD Import Price Index (YoY) |
USD |
|
8.3% | 9.9% | ||
| 13:30 | USD Trade Balance |
USD |
|
-$45.0B | -$43.5B | ||
| 14:55 | USD U. of Michigan Confidence |
USD |
|
71.5 | 69.9 | ||
| 17:45 | USD Fed's Lacker Speaks on Economy in Richmond |
USD |
|
||||
| 18:00 | USD Chicago Fed President Charles Evans speaks in Indianapolis |
USD |
|
| Date | Time | Event | Currency | Importance | Forecast | Actual | Previous |
| SaturdayJan 14th, 2012 | 00:00 | CNY Actual FDI (YoY) |
CNY |
|
-9.8% |
Open a Managed Trading Account
Click here to open a managed trading account.