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Live Data

117 total events

26 High

12 Medium

Sunday, April 26, 2026

3 events

Time	Currency	Impact	Event	Previous	Forecast
20:00	NZD	Low	Bank Holiday	—	—
21:00	AUD	Low	Bank Holiday	—	—
23:00	USD	Medium	President Trump Speaks	—	—

NZD20:00

Low

Bank Holiday

—

Forecast

—

AUD21:00

Low

Bank Holiday

—

Forecast

—

USD23:00

Medium

President Trump Speaks

—

Forecast

—

Monday, April 27, 2026

5 events

Time	Currency	Impact	Event	Previous	Forecast
06:00	EUR	Low	German GfK Consumer Climate	-28.0	-30.2
10:00	GBP	Low	CBI Realized Sales	-52	-42
13:00	CNY	Low	CB Leading Index m/m	-0.2%	—
23:01	GBP	Low	BRC Shop Price Index y/y	1.2%	1.4%
23:30	JPY	Low	Unemployment Rate	2.6%	2.6%

EUR06:00

Low

German GfK Consumer Climate

-28.0

Forecast

-30.2

GBP10:00

Low

CBI Realized Sales

-52

Forecast

-42

CNY13:00

Low

CB Leading Index m/m

-0.2%

Forecast

—

GBP23:01

Low

BRC Shop Price Index y/y

1.2%

Forecast

1.4%

JPY23:30

Low

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Forecast

2.6%

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

13 events

Time	Currency	Impact	Event	Previous	Forecast
03:04	JPY	High	BOJ Outlook Report	—	—
03:04	JPY	High	BOJ Policy Rate	<0.75%	<0.75%
03:04	JPY	High	Monetary Policy Statement	—	—
05:00	JPY	Low	BOJ Core CPI y/y	1.7%	1.9%
06:30	JPY	High	BOJ Press Conference	—	—
07:00	EUR	Low	Spanish Unemployment Rate	9.9%	9.8%
12:15	USD	Low	ADP Weekly Employment Change	54.8K	—
13:00	USD	Low	HPI m/m	0.1%	0.1%
13:00	USD	Low	S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/y	1.2%	1.1%
14:00	USD	Medium	CB Consumer Confidence	91.8	89.0
14:00	USD	Low	Richmond Manufacturing Index	0	2
20:30	USD	Low	API Weekly Statistical Bulletin	—	—
23:00	JPY	Low	Bank Holiday	—	—

JPY03:04

High

BOJ Outlook Report

—

Forecast

—

JPY03:04

High

BOJ Policy Rate

<0.75%

Forecast

<0.75%

JPY03:04

High

Monetary Policy Statement

—

Forecast

—

JPY05:00

Low

BOJ Core CPI y/y

1.7%

Forecast

1.9%

JPY06:30

High

BOJ Press Conference

—

Forecast

—

EUR07:00

Low

Spanish Unemployment Rate

9.9%

Forecast

9.8%

USD12:15

Low

ADP Weekly Employment Change

54.8K

Forecast

—

USD13:00

Low

HPI m/m

0.1%

Forecast

0.1%

USD13:00

Low

S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/y

1.2%

Forecast

1.1%

USD14:00

Medium

CB Consumer Confidence

91.8

Forecast

89.0

USD14:00

Low

Richmond Manufacturing Index

Forecast

USD20:30

Low

API Weekly Statistical Bulletin

—

Forecast

—

JPY23:00

Low

Bank Holiday

—

Forecast

—

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

29 events

Time	Currency	Impact	Event	Previous	Forecast
00:30	NZD	Medium	RBNZ Gov Breman Speaks	—	—
01:30	AUD	High	CPI m/m	0.0%	1.3%
01:30	AUD	High	CPI y/y	3.7%	4.8%
01:30	AUD	High	Trimmed Mean CPI m/m	0.2%	0.3%
06:29	EUR	Medium	German Prelim CPI m/m	1.1%	0.7%
07:00	EUR	Low	Spanish Flash CPI y/y	3.3%	3.5%
08:00	CHF	Low	UBS Economic Expectations	-35.0	—
08:00	EUR	Low	M3 Money Supply y/y	3.0%	3.1%
08:00	EUR	Low	Private Loans y/y	3.0%	3.1%
09:33	EUR	Low	Italian 10-y Bond Auction	4.09\|1.7	—
09:42	EUR	Low	German 10-y Bond Auction	2.92\|1.2	—
12:30	USD	Low	Building Permits	—	1.39M
12:30	USD	Low	Core Durable Goods Orders m/m	0.8%	0.4%
12:30	USD	Low	Durable Goods Orders m/m	-1.4%	0.4%
12:30	USD	Low	Goods Trade Balance	-83.5B	-87.5B
12:30	USD	Low	Housing Starts	—	1.38M
12:30	USD	Low	Prelim Wholesale Inventories m/m	0.2%	0.4%
12:30	USD	Low	Building Permits	1.38M	—
12:30	USD	Low	Housing Starts	1.49M	—
13:45	CAD	High	BOC Monetary Policy Report	—	—
13:45	CAD	High	BOC Rate Statement	—	—
13:45	CAD	High	Overnight Rate	2.25%	2.25%
14:30	CAD	High	BOC Press Conference	—	—
14:30	USD	Low	Crude Oil Inventories	1.9M	—
18:00	USD	High	Federal Funds Rate	3.75%	3.75%
18:00	USD	High	FOMC Statement	—	—
18:30	USD	High	FOMC Press Conference	—	—
23:50	JPY	Low	Prelim Industrial Production m/m	-2.1%	1.0%
23:50	JPY	Low	Retail Sales y/y	-0.2%	0.9%

NZD00:30

Medium

RBNZ Gov Breman Speaks

—

Forecast

—

AUD01:30

High

CPI m/m

0.0%

Forecast

1.3%

AUD01:30

High

CPI y/y

3.7%

Forecast

4.8%

AUD01:30

High

Trimmed Mean CPI m/m

0.2%

Forecast

0.3%

EUR06:29

Medium

German Prelim CPI m/m

1.1%

Forecast

0.7%

EUR07:00

Low

Spanish Flash CPI y/y

3.3%

Forecast

3.5%

CHF08:00

Low

UBS Economic Expectations

-35.0

Forecast

—

EUR08:00

Low

M3 Money Supply y/y

3.0%

Forecast

3.1%

EUR08:00

Low

Private Loans y/y

3.0%

Forecast

3.1%

EUR09:33

Low

Italian 10-y Bond Auction

4.09|1.7

Forecast

—

EUR09:42

Low

German 10-y Bond Auction

2.92|1.2

Forecast

—

USD12:30

Low

Building Permits

—

Forecast

1.39M

USD12:30

Low

Core Durable Goods Orders m/m

0.8%

Forecast

0.4%

USD12:30

Low

Durable Goods Orders m/m

-1.4%

Forecast

0.4%

USD12:30

Low

Goods Trade Balance

-83.5B

Forecast

-87.5B

USD12:30

Low

Housing Starts

—

Forecast

1.38M

USD12:30

Low

Prelim Wholesale Inventories m/m

0.2%

Forecast

0.4%

USD12:30

Low

Building Permits

1.38M

Forecast

—

USD12:30

Low

Housing Starts

1.49M

Forecast

—

CAD13:45

High

BOC Monetary Policy Report

—

Forecast

—

CAD13:45

High

BOC Rate Statement

—

Forecast

—

CAD13:45

High

Overnight Rate

2.25%

Forecast

2.25%

CAD14:30

High

BOC Press Conference

—

Forecast

—

USD14:30

Low

Crude Oil Inventories

1.9M

Forecast

—

USD18:00

High

Federal Funds Rate

3.75%

Forecast

3.75%

USD18:00

High

FOMC Statement

—

Forecast

—

USD18:30

High

FOMC Press Conference

—

Forecast

—

JPY23:50

Low

Prelim Industrial Production m/m

-2.1%

Forecast

1.0%

JPY23:50

Low

Retail Sales y/y

-0.2%

Forecast

0.9%

Thursday, April 30, 2026

48 events

Time	Currency	Impact	Event	Previous	Forecast
01:00	NZD	Low	ANZ Business Confidence	32.5	—
01:30	AUD	Low	Import Prices q/q	0.9%	0.4%
01:30	AUD	Low	Private Sector Credit m/m	0.6%	0.6%
01:30	CNY	Low	Manufacturing PMI	50.4	50.1
01:30	CNY	Low	Non-Manufacturing PMI	50.1	49.9
01:45	CNY	Low	RatingDog Manufacturing PMI	50.8	50.9
05:00	JPY	Low	Consumer Confidence	33.3	32.8
05:00	JPY	Low	Housing Starts y/y	-4.9%	-28.7%
05:30	EUR	Low	French Consumer Spending m/m	-1.4%	0.7%
05:30	EUR	Low	French Flash GDP q/q	0.2%	0.2%
06:00	EUR	Low	German Import Prices m/m	0.3%	3.6%
06:00	EUR	Low	German Retail Sales m/m	-0.6%	-0.3%
06:45	EUR	Low	French Prelim CPI m/m	0.9%	0.9%
06:45	EUR	Low	French Prelim Private Payrolls q/q	-0.1%	-0.1%
07:00	CHF	Low	KOF Economic Barometer	96.1	95.8
07:00	EUR	Low	Spanish Flash GDP q/q	0.8%	0.5%
07:55	EUR	Low	German Unemployment Change	0K	4K
08:00	EUR	Medium	German Prelim GDP q/q	0.3%	0.1%
08:00	EUR	Low	Italian Prelim GDP q/q	0.3%	0.1%
08:30	EUR	Low	Italian Monthly Unemployment Rate	5.3%	5.3%
09:00	EUR	Medium	Core CPI Flash Estimate y/y	2.3%	2.2%
09:00	EUR	Medium	CPI Flash Estimate y/y	2.5%	3.0%
09:00	EUR	Low	Italian Prelim CPI m/m	0.5%	0.9%
09:00	EUR	Low	Prelim Flash GDP q/q	0.3%	0.2%
09:00	EUR	Low	Unemployment Rate	6.2%	6.2%
11:00	GBP	High	BOE Monetary Policy Report	—	—
11:00	GBP	High	Monetary Policy Summary	—	—
11:00	GBP	High	MPC Official Bank Rate Votes	0-0-9	1-0-8
11:00	GBP	High	Official Bank Rate	3.75%	3.75%
11:10	GBP	Low	BOE Inflation Letter	—	—
11:30	GBP	High	BOE Gov Bailey Speaks	—	—
12:15	EUR	High	Main Refinancing Rate	2.15%	2.15%
12:15	EUR	High	Monetary Policy Statement	—	—
12:30	CAD	High	GDP m/m	0.1%	0.2%
12:30	USD	High	Advance GDP q/q	1.4%	2.2%
12:30	USD	High	Core PCE Price Index m/m	0.4%	0.3%
12:30	USD	High	Employment Cost Index q/q	0.7%	0.8%
12:30	USD	Medium	Advance GDP Price Index q/q	3.6%	3.8%
12:30	USD	Medium	Unemployment Claims	214K	213K
12:30	USD	Low	Personal Income m/m	-0.1%	0.3%
12:30	USD	Low	Personal Spending m/m	0.5%	0.9%
12:45	EUR	High	ECB Press Conference	—	—
13:45	USD	Low	Chicago PMI	52.8	54.8
14:00	USD	Low	CB Leading Index m/m	-0.1%	-0.2%
14:30	USD	Low	Natural Gas Storage	103B	—
22:45	NZD	Low	Building Consents m/m	2.7%	—
23:01	CNY	Low	Bank Holiday	—	—
23:30	JPY	Medium	Tokyo Core CPI y/y	1.7%	1.8%

NZD01:00

Low

ANZ Business Confidence

32.5

Forecast

—

AUD01:30

Low

Import Prices q/q

0.9%

Forecast

0.4%

AUD01:30

Low

Private Sector Credit m/m

0.6%

Forecast

0.6%

CNY01:30

Low

Manufacturing PMI

50.4

Forecast

50.1

CNY01:30

Low

Non-Manufacturing PMI

50.1

Forecast

49.9

CNY01:45

Low

RatingDog Manufacturing PMI

50.8

Forecast

50.9

JPY05:00

Low

Consumer Confidence

33.3

Forecast

32.8

JPY05:00

Low

Housing Starts y/y

-4.9%

Forecast

-28.7%

EUR05:30

Low

French Consumer Spending m/m

-1.4%

Forecast

0.7%

EUR05:30

Low

French Flash GDP q/q

0.2%

Forecast

0.2%

EUR06:00

Low

German Import Prices m/m

0.3%

Forecast

3.6%

EUR06:00

Low

German Retail Sales m/m

-0.6%

Forecast

-0.3%

EUR06:45

Low

French Prelim CPI m/m

0.9%

Forecast

0.9%

EUR06:45

Low

French Prelim Private Payrolls q/q

-0.1%

Forecast

-0.1%

CHF07:00

Low

KOF Economic Barometer

96.1

Forecast

95.8

EUR07:00

Low

Spanish Flash GDP q/q

0.8%

Forecast

0.5%

EUR07:55

Low

German Unemployment Change

Forecast

EUR08:00

Medium

German Prelim GDP q/q

0.3%

Forecast

0.1%

EUR08:00

Low

Italian Prelim GDP q/q

0.3%

Forecast

0.1%

EUR08:30

Low

Italian Monthly Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Forecast

5.3%

EUR09:00

Medium

Core CPI Flash Estimate y/y

2.3%

Forecast

2.2%

EUR09:00

Medium

CPI Flash Estimate y/y

2.5%

Forecast

3.0%

EUR09:00

Low

Italian Prelim CPI m/m

0.5%

Forecast

0.9%

EUR09:00

Low

Prelim Flash GDP q/q

0.3%

Forecast

0.2%

EUR09:00

Low

Unemployment Rate

6.2%

Forecast

6.2%

GBP11:00

High

BOE Monetary Policy Report

—

Forecast

—

GBP11:00

High

Monetary Policy Summary

—

Forecast

—

GBP11:00

High

MPC Official Bank Rate Votes

0-0-9

Forecast

1-0-8

GBP11:00

High

Official Bank Rate

3.75%

Forecast

3.75%

GBP11:10

Low

BOE Inflation Letter

—

Forecast

—

GBP11:30

High

BOE Gov Bailey Speaks

—

Forecast

—

EUR12:15

High

Main Refinancing Rate

2.15%

Forecast

2.15%

EUR12:15

High

Monetary Policy Statement

—

Forecast

—

CAD12:30

High

GDP m/m

0.1%

Forecast

0.2%

USD12:30

High

Advance GDP q/q

1.4%

Forecast

2.2%

USD12:30

High

Core PCE Price Index m/m

0.4%

Forecast

0.3%

USD12:30

High

Employment Cost Index q/q

0.7%

Forecast

0.8%

USD12:30

Medium

Advance GDP Price Index q/q

3.6%

Forecast

3.8%

USD12:30

Medium

Unemployment Claims

214K

Forecast

213K

USD12:30

Low

Personal Income m/m

-0.1%

Forecast

0.3%

USD12:30

Low

Personal Spending m/m

0.5%

Forecast

0.9%

EUR12:45

High

ECB Press Conference

—

Forecast

—

USD13:45

Low

Chicago PMI

52.8

Forecast

54.8

USD14:00

Low

CB Leading Index m/m

-0.1%

Forecast

-0.2%

USD14:30

Low

Natural Gas Storage

103B

Forecast

—

NZD22:45

Low

Building Consents m/m

2.7%

Forecast

—

CNY23:01

Low

Bank Holiday

—

Forecast

—

JPY23:30

Medium

Tokyo Core CPI y/y

1.7%

Forecast

1.8%

Friday, May 1, 2026

19 events

Time	Currency	Impact	Event	Previous	Forecast
00:30	JPY	Low	Final Manufacturing PMI	54.9	54.9
01:30	AUD	Low	PPI q/q	0.8%	0.9%
05:00	CHF	Low	Bank Holiday	—	—
06:00	GBP	Low	Nationwide HPI m/m	0.9%	-0.3%
06:01	EUR	Low	French Bank Holiday	—	—
06:02	EUR	Low	German Bank Holiday	—	—
06:03	EUR	Low	Italian Bank Holiday	—	—
06:30	AUD	Low	Commodity Prices y/y	12.8%	—
06:30	CHF	Low	Retail Sales y/y	0.9%	0.6%
08:30	GBP	Low	Final Manufacturing PMI	53.6	53.3
08:30	GBP	Low	M4 Money Supply m/m	0.6%	0.5%
08:30	GBP	Low	Mortgage Approvals	63K	60K
08:30	GBP	Low	Net Lending to Individuals m/m	6.8B	5.9B
11:15	GBP	Low	MPC Member Pill Speaks	—	—
13:30	CAD	Low	Manufacturing PMI	50.0	—
13:45	USD	Low	Final Manufacturing PMI	54.0	54.0
14:00	USD	Medium	ISM Manufacturing PMI	52.7	53.1
14:00	USD	Medium	ISM Manufacturing Prices	78.3	80.0
14:15	USD	Low	Wards Total Vehicle Sales	16.3M	16.0M

JPY00:30

Low

Final Manufacturing PMI

54.9

Forecast

54.9

AUD01:30

Low

PPI q/q

0.8%

Forecast

0.9%

CHF05:00

Low

Bank Holiday

—

Forecast

—

GBP06:00

Low

Nationwide HPI m/m

0.9%

Forecast

-0.3%

EUR06:01

Low

French Bank Holiday

—

Forecast

—

EUR06:02

Low

German Bank Holiday

—

Forecast

—

EUR06:03

Low

Italian Bank Holiday

—

Forecast

—

AUD06:30

Low

Commodity Prices y/y

12.8%

Forecast

—

CHF06:30

Low

Retail Sales y/y

0.9%

Forecast

0.6%

GBP08:30

Low

Final Manufacturing PMI

53.6

Forecast

53.3

GBP08:30

Low

M4 Money Supply m/m

0.6%

Forecast

0.5%

GBP08:30

Low

Mortgage Approvals

63K

Forecast

60K

GBP08:30

Low

Net Lending to Individuals m/m

6.8B

Forecast

5.9B

GBP11:15

Low

MPC Member Pill Speaks

—

Forecast

—

CAD13:30

Low

Manufacturing PMI

50.0

Forecast

—

USD13:45

Low

Final Manufacturing PMI

54.0

Forecast

54.0

USD14:00

Medium

ISM Manufacturing PMI

52.7

Forecast

53.1

USD14:00

Medium

ISM Manufacturing Prices

78.3

Forecast

80.0

USD14:15

Low

Wards Total Vehicle Sales

16.3M

Forecast

16.0M

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