Economic Calendar as of Nov 21st

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11/21/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Aluminium Speculative Net Positions
2025
400.00
-100.00
1
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Wheat Speculative Net Positions
2025
-75.10K
-70.60K
1
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Soybeans Speculative Net Positions
2025
-8.30K
39.90K
1
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Silver Speculative Net Positions
2025
49.70K
46.20K
1
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC S&P 500 Speculative Net Positions
2025
-136.70K
-144.10K
1
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Natural Gas Speculative Net Positions
2025
-125.20K
-142.00K
1
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Nasdaq 100 Speculative Net Positions
2025
41.00K
43.30K
2
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Crude Oil Speculative Net Positions
2025
103.30K
74.30K
1
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Corn Speculative Net Positions
2025
-81.30K
-92.40K
1
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Copper Speculative Net Positions
2025
32.60K
39.10K
1
11/21/2025
1:00 PM
USA
U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count
2025
549.00
554.00
2
11/21/2025
1:00 PM
USA
U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count
2025
417.00
419.00
1
11/21/2025
10:00 AM
USA
Michigan Inflation Expectations
Nov 2025
4.60
4.70
4.50
4.26%
2
11/21/2025
10:00 AM
USA
Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations
Nov 2025
3.90
3.60
3.40
5.56%
2
11/21/2025
10:00 AM
USA
Michigan Consumer Sentiment
Nov 2025
53.60
50.30
51.00
-1.39%
2
11/21/2025
10:00 AM
USA
Michigan Consumer Expectations
Nov 2025
50.30
49.00
51.00
-4.08%
2
11/21/2025
10:00 AM
USA
Michigan Current Conditions
Nov 2025
58.60
52.30
51.10
2.29%
1
11/21/2025
9:45 AM
USA
S&P Global Services PMI - Prelim
Nov 2025
54.80
54.60
55.00
-0.73%
3
11/21/2025
9:45 AM
USA
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI - Prelim
Nov 2025
52.50
52.00
51.90
0.19%
3
11/21/2025
9:45 AM
USA
S&P Global Composite PMI - Prelim
Nov 2025
54.60
54.50
54.80
-0.55%
2
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
JPN
CFTC JPY NC Net Positions
2025
1
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
GBR
CFTC GBP NC Net Positions
2025
1
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
MEX
CFTC MXN Speculative Net Positions
2025
1
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
GBR
CFTC GBP Speculative Net Positions
2025
1
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
BRA
CFTC BRL Speculative Net Positions
2025
2
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
NZL
CFTC NZD Speculative Net Positions
2025
1
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
EUR
CFTC EUR NC Net Positions
2025
1
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
CAN
CFTC CAD Speculative Net Positions
2025
1
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
CHE
CFTC CHF Speculative Net Positions
2025
1
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
AUS
CFTC AUD Speculative Net Positions
2025
2
11/21/2025
3:30 PM
JPN
CFTC JPY Speculative Net Positions
2025
1
11/21/2025
10:00 AM
USA
Housing Starts Change (MoM)
Sep 2025
1.31M
1.32M
1
11/21/2025
8:31 AM
CAN
Retail Sales (MoM)
Sep 2025
-0.70
0.00
2
11/21/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
New Housing Price Index (YoY)
Oct 2025
-1.80
-1.80
2
11/21/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
New Housing Price Index (MoM)
Oct 2025
-0.20
0.00
-0.40
Infinity%
1
11/21/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
Core Retail Sales (MoM)
Sep 2025
0.80
-0.50
0.20
140.00%
1
11/21/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Real Earnings (MoM)
Sep 2025
-0.30
-0.10
1
11/21/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)
Sep 2025
0.80
-0.50
0.20
140.00%
2
11/21/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
Retail Sales (MoM)
Sep 2025
1.00
-0.70
-0.70
2
11/21/2025
9:00 AM
USA
Fed's Collins Speaks
2025
1
11/21/2025
7:00 AM
MEX
GDP (QoQ)
Q3 2025
-0.30
-0.10
-0.30
-200.00%
2
11/21/2025
7:00 AM
MEX
Economic Activity (YoY)
Sep 2025
-0.50
0.80
0.70
12.50%
1
11/21/2025
7:00 AM
MEX
Economic Activity (MoM)
Sep 2025
0.40
-0.30
-0.60
-100.00%
1
11/21/2025
7:00 AM
MEX
GDP (YoY)
Q3 2025
0.00
-0.20
-0.10
50.00%
2
11/21/2025
6:30 AM
IND
FX Reserves, USD
Nov 14 2025
687.03B
692.58B
2
11/21/2025
5:00 AM
CHN
FDI - Foreign Direct Investment (YTD) (YoY)
Oct 2025
-10.40
-10.30
1
11/21/2025
4:30 AM
GBR
Services PMI
Nov 2025
52.30
51.90
50.50
2.70%
2
11/21/2025
4:30 AM
GBR
Composite PMI
Nov 2025
52.20
51.80
50.50
2.51%
2
11/21/2025
4:00 AM
EUR
HCOB Composite PMI - Prelim
Nov 2025
52.50
52.50
52.40
0.19%
3
11/21/2025
4:00 AM
EUR
HCOB Manufacturing PMI - Prelim
Nov 2025
50.00
50.10
49.70
0.80%
3
11/21/2025
4:00 AM
EUR
HCOB Services PMI - Prelim
Nov 2025
53.00
52.80
53.10
-0.57%
3
11/21/2025
3:30 AM
DEU
German Services PMI - Prelim
Nov 2025
54.60
54.00
52.70
2.41%
3
11/21/2025
3:30 AM
DEU
German Composite PMI - Prelim
Nov 2025
53.90
53.70
52.10
2.98%
3
11/21/2025
3:30 AM
DEU
German Manufacturing PMI - Prelim
Nov 2025
49.60
49.80
48.40
2.81%
3
11/21/2025
3:15 AM
FRA
HCOB Composite PMI - Prelim
Nov 2025
47.70
48.10
49.90
-3.74%
1
11/21/2025
3:15 AM
FRA
HCOB Manufacturing PMI - Prelim
Nov 2025
48.80
49.00
47.80
2.45%
2
11/21/2025
3:15 AM
FRA
HCOB Services PMI - Prelim
Nov 2025
48.00
48.40
50.80
-4.96%
2
11/21/2025
2:45 AM
FRA
French Business Survey
Nov 2025
101.00
100.00
98.00
2.00%
1
11/21/2025
2:00 AM
GBR
Public Sector Net Borrowing
Oct 2025
-19.89B
-15.20B
-17.43B
-14.67%
1
11/21/2025
2:00 AM
GBR
Public Sector Net Cash Requirement
Oct 2025
-10.78B
20.82B
1
11/21/2025
2:00 AM
GBR
Retail Sales ex-Fuel (YoY)
Oct 2025
1.70
2.50
1.20
52.00%
2
11/21/2025
2:00 AM
GBR
Retail Sales ex-Fuel (MoM)
Oct 2025
0.70
-0.20
-1.00
-400.00%
2
11/21/2025
2:00 AM
GBR
Retail Sales (YoY)
Oct 2025
1.00
1.50
0.20
86.67%
2
11/21/2025
2:00 AM
GBR
Retail Sales (MoM)
Oct 2025
0.70
0.00
-1.10
Infinity%
3
11/21/2025
12:00 AM
IND
S&P Global India Services PMI
Nov 2025
58.90
59.70
59.50
0.34%
1
11/21/2025
12:00 AM
IND
S&P Global India Manufacturing PMI
Nov 2025
59.20
59.00
57.40
2.71%
1
11/21/2025
9:15 AM
USA
Capacity Utilization Rate
Sep 2025
77.40
77.30
1
11/21/2025
10:00 AM
USA
Housing Starts (MoM)
Sep 2025
-8.50
2
11/21/2025
10:40 AM
GBR
BoE's Pill speech
2025
2
11/21/2025
9:00 AM
USA
Fed's Logan Speaks
2025
1
11/21/2025
8:45 AM
USA
Fed's Governor Jefferson Speaks
2025
1
11/21/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Fed's Barr Speaks
2025
2
11/21/2025
8:00 AM
DEU
German Buba President Nagel speech
2025
2
11/21/2025
7:40 AM
CHE
SNB Vice Chairman Schlegel Speaks
2025
1
11/21/2025
7:30 AM
USA
Fed's Williams Speaks
2025
2
11/21/2025
6:30 AM
EUR
ECB's De Guindos speech
2025
2
11/21/2025
3:30 AM
EUR
ECB's President Lagarde speech
2025
2
11/21/2025
3:00 AM
EUR
ECB's De Guindos speech
2025
2
11/21/2025
2:00 AM
NOR
GDP Mainland (QoQ)
Q3 2025
0.60
1
11/20/2025
7:00 PM
SGP
GDP (QoQ)
Q3 2025
1.70
1.30
2.40
-84.62%
1
11/20/2025
7:00 PM
SGP
GDP (YoY)
Q3 2025
4.70
2.90
4.20
-44.83%
1
11/20/2025
7:01 PM
GBR
GfK Consumer Confidence
Nov 2025
-17.00
-18.00
-19.00
-5.56%
1
11/20/2025
11:00 PM
MYS
CPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
1.50
1.50
1.30
13.33%
2
11/20/2025
11:00 PM
MYS
CPI (MoM)
Oct 2025
0.20
-0.10
1
11/20/2025
6:50 PM
JPN
Adjusted Trade Balance
Oct 2025
-300.00B
-130.00B
0.00
100.00%
2
11/20/2025
6:50 PM
JPN
Adjusted Merchandise Trade Balance
Oct 2025
-302.40B
-4.20B
1
11/20/2025
9:00 PM
NZL
Credit Card Spending (YoY)
Oct 2025
0.20
1.40
1
11/20/2025
7:30 PM
JPN
Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI - Prelim
Nov 2025
48.20
48.80
1
11/20/2025
7:30 PM
JPN
Jibun Bank Services PMI - Prelim
Nov 2025
53.10
53.10
2
11/20/2025
6:50 PM
JPN
Merchandise Trade Balance Total
Oct 2025
-237.40B
-280.00B
231.80B
182.79%
2
11/20/2025
6:50 PM
JPN
Imports (YoY)
Oct 2025
3.00
-0.70
0.70
200.00%
1
11/20/2025
6:50 PM
JPN
Exports (YoY)
Oct 2025
4.20
1.10
3.60
-227.27%
2
11/20/2025
5:00 PM
AUS
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI - Prelim
Nov 2025
49.70
51.60
1
11/20/2025
6:30 PM
JPN
National CPI ex-Fresh Food (YoY)
Oct 2025
2.90
3.00
1
11/20/2025
6:30 PM
JPN
National Consumer Price Index (YoY)
Oct 2025
2.90
3.00
3.00
2
11/20/2025
6:30 PM
JPN
National CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY)
Oct 2025
3.00
3.10
2
11/20/2025
5:00 PM
AUS
S&P Global Composite PMI - Prelim
Nov 2025
52.10
52.60
2
11/20/2025
5:00 PM
AUS
S&P Global Services PMI - Prelim
Nov 2025
52.50
52.70
1
11/20/2025
4:45 PM
NZL
Trade Balance (MoM)
Oct 2025
-1.38B
-955.00M
-1.54B
-61.47%
1
11/20/2025
4:45 PM
NZL
Trade Balance (YoY)
Oct 2025
-2.39B
-2.28B
1
11/20/2025
4:30 PM
USA
Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks
2025
2883.00B
2918000.00B
1
11/20/2025
4:30 PM
USA
Fed's Balance Sheet
2025
6580.00B
6555.00B
2
11/20/2025
4:00 PM
KOR
PPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
1.20
1.50
1
11/20/2025
4:00 PM
KOR
PPI (MoM)
Oct 2025
0.40
0.20
1
11/20/2025
1:00 PM
USA
10-Year TIPS Auction
2025
1.73
1.84
2
11/20/2025
11:30 AM
USA
8-Week Bill Auction
2025
3.83
3.85
1
11/20/2025
11:30 AM
USA
4-Week Bill Auction
2025
3.90
3.89
1
11/20/2025
1:00 PM
USA
Federal Budget Balance
Oct 2025
198.00B
-223.30B
2
11/20/2025
11:00 AM
USA
Kansas Fed Manufacturing Activity
Nov 2025
15.00
18.00
1
11/20/2025
11:00 AM
USA
Kansas Fed Composite Index
Nov 2025
6.00
8.00
1
11/20/2025
10:00 AM
EUR
Consumer Confidence - Prelim
Nov 2025
-14.20
-14.00
-14.20
-1.43%
1
11/20/2025
10:00 AM
USA
Existing Home Sales
Oct 2025
4.05M
4.08M
4.10M
-0.49%
3
11/20/2025
10:00 AM
USA
Existing Home Sales (MoM)
Oct 2025
1.30
1.20
2
11/20/2025
9:15 AM
USA
Industrial Production (YoY)
Sep 2025
0.90
2
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average
Nov 15 2025
227.25K
224.25K
1
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average
Nov 08 2025
225.25K
227.25K
1
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average
Nov 01 2025
226.75K
225.25K
1
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average
Oct 25 2025
227.75K
226.75K
1
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Continuing Jobless Claims
Nov 08 2025
1.95M
1.97M
1
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Continuing Jobless Claims
Nov 01 2025
1.96M
1.95M
1
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Continuing Jobless Claims
Oct 25 2025
1.96M
1.96M
1
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Initial Jobless Claims
Nov 15 2025
228.00K
220.00K
3
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Initial Jobless Claims
Nov 01 2025
232.00K
229.00K
3
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
IPPI (MoM)
Oct 2025
1.00
0.30
1.50
-400.00%
1
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
Raw Material Price Index (YoY)
Oct 2025
8.40
5.80
1
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Private Nonfarm Payrolls
Sep 2025
18.00K
62.00K
97.00K
-56.45%
2
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Unemployment Rate
Sep 2025
4.30
4.30
4.40
-2.33%
2
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Government Payrolls
Sep 2025
-16.00K
-16.00K
1
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
IPPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
5.70
6.00
1
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
Raw Material Price Index (MoM)
Oct 2025
1.70
0.60
1.60
-166.67%
2
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
U6 Unemployment Rate
Sep 2025
8.10
8.00
2
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Labor Force Participation Rate
Sep 2025
62.30
62.40
2
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Philly Fed Prices Paid
Nov 2025
49.20
56.10
1
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Philly Fed New Orders
Nov 2025
18.20
-8.60
1
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Philly Fed Employment
Nov 2025
4.60
6.00
2
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Philly Fed CAPEX Index
Nov 2025
25.20
26.70
1
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Philly Fed Business Conditions
Nov 2025
36.20
49.60
1
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey
Nov 2025
-12.80
1.00
-1.70
270.00%
3
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Government Payrolls
Oct 2025
-22.00K
22.00K
1
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Manufacturing Payrolls
Sep 2025
-15.00K
-8.00K
-6.00K
25.00%
1
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Nonfarm Payrolls
Sep 2025
-4.00
53.00K
119.00K
-124.53%
3
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Average Weekly Hours
Sep 2025
34.20
34.20
34.20
1
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)
Sep 2025
3.80
3.70
3.80
-2.70%
2
11/20/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)
Sep 2025
0.40
0.00
0.20
-Infinity%
3
11/20/2025
8:00 AM
ZAF
Prime Rate
Nov 2025
10.50
10.25
1
11/20/2025
8:00 AM
ZAF
Interest Rate Decision
Nov 2025
7.00
6.75
6.75
2
11/20/2025
8:00 AM
RUS
Central Bank Reserve
2025
719.80B
734.10B
1
11/20/2025
6:30 AM
IND
Infrastructure Output (YoY)
Oct 2025
3.30
0.00
1
11/20/2025
5:00 AM
EUR
Construction Output s.a (MoM)
Sep 2025
-0.20
-0.50
1
11/20/2025
5:00 AM
EUR
Construction Output w.d.a (YoY)
Sep 2025
1.00
-0.30
1
11/20/2025
4:40 AM
ESP
10-Year Obligacion Auction
2025
3.11
3.20
1
11/20/2025
2:00 AM
DEU
PPI (MoM)
Oct 2025
-0.10
0.00
0.10
-Infinity%
2
11/20/2025
2:00 AM
DEU
PPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
-1.70
-1.90
-1.80
5.26%
2
11/20/2025
4:00 AM
ESP
Trade Balance
Sep 2025
-6.00B
-6.00B
1
11/20/2025
3:30 AM
HKG
CPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
1.10
1.20
1
11/20/2025
2:00 AM
CHE
Trade Balance
Oct 2025
3.99B
4.76B
4.32B
9.26%
1
11/20/2025
4:00 PM
GBR
BoE's Mann speech
2025
2
11/20/2025
1:30 PM
GBR
BoE's Dhingra Speech
2025
1
11/20/2025
12:40 PM
USA
Fed's Goolsbee Speaks
2025
1
11/20/2025
11:00 AM
USA
Fed's Governor Cook Testifies
2025
1
11/20/2025
6:00 AM
DEU
German Buba Monthly Report
2025
2
11/20/2025
11:00 PM
IDN
M2 Money Supply (YoY)
Oct 2025
8.00
1
11/20/2025
6:00 AM
GHA
PPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
3.20
1
11/20/2025
6:00 AM
ISR
Industrial Production (MoM)
Sep 2025
5.50
1
11/20/2025
4:40 AM
ESP
3-Year Bonos Auction
2025
2.21
1
11/20/2025
5:31 AM
ZAF
Business Confidence
Sep 2025
121.10
1
11/19/2025
4:00 AM
EUR
Labor Cost Index (YoY)
Q3 2025
3.60
3.50
1
11/19/2025
10:30 AM
USA
EIA Natural Gas Storage Change
Nov 14 2025
45.00B
-12.00B
-14.00B
-16.67%
1
11/19/2025
11:00 AM
RUS
Producer's Price Index (MoM)
Oct 2025
0.50
0.90
1
11/19/2025
11:00 AM
RUS
Producer's Price Index (YoY)
Oct 2025
-0.40
0.70
1
11/19/2025
8:15 PM
CHN
PBoC Loan Prime Rate
2025
3.00
3.00
3.00
2
11/19/2025
6:50 PM
JPN
Foreign Bond Investment
Nov 15 2025
566.50B
348.40B
1
11/19/2025
6:50 PM
JPN
Foreign Bonds Buying
Nov 15 2025
566.50B
348.40B
1
11/19/2025
6:50 PM
JPN
Foreign Investment in Japan Stocks
Nov 15 2025
-346.60B
1020.90B
1
11/19/2025
10:30 AM
USA
EIA Weekly Distillates Stocks
Nov 14 2025
-637.00K
-1.20M
171.00K
114.25%
1
11/19/2025
10:30 AM
USA
Crude Oil Inventories
Nov 14 2025
6.41M
-600.00K
-3.43M
-471.00%
3
11/19/2025
10:30 AM
USA
Gasoline Inventories
Nov 14 2025
-945.00K
-200.00K
2.33M
1263.50%
1
11/19/2025
1:00 PM
USA
20-Year Bond Auction
Oct 2025
4.51
4.71
2
11/19/2025
10:30 AM
USA
Distillate Fuel Production
Nov 14 2025
319.00K
-117.00K
1
11/19/2025
10:30 AM
USA
Heating Oil Stockpiles
Nov 14 2025
55.00K
-494.00K
1
11/19/2025
10:30 AM
USA
Cushing Crude Oil Inventories
Nov 14 2025
-346.00K
-698.00K
2
11/19/2025
10:30 AM
USA
EIA Refinery Crude Runs
Nov 14 2025
717.00K
259.00K
1
11/19/2025
10:30 AM
USA
Gasoline Production
Nov 14 2025
102.00K
-662.00K
1
11/19/2025
10:30 AM
USA
Crude Oil Imports
Nov 14 2025
849.00K
-614.00K
1
11/19/2025
10:30 AM
USA
EIA Weekly Refinery Utilization Rates
Nov 14 2025
3.40
0.60
1
11/19/2025
2:30 AM
IDN
Bank Indonesia Rate
2025
4.75
4.75
4.75
2
11/19/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Goods Trade Balance
Aug 2025
-85.50B
-85.60B
2
11/19/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Goods and Services Trade Balance
Aug 2025
-78.20B
-60.40B
-59.60B
1.32%
1
11/19/2025
7:00 AM
USA
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate
Nov 14 2025
6.34
6.37
1
11/19/2025
7:00 AM
USA
MBA Mortgage Applications
Nov 14 2025
0.60
-5.20
1
11/19/2025
7:00 AM
USA
MBA Purchase Index
Nov 14 2025
172.70
168.70
1
11/19/2025
7:00 AM
USA
Mortgage Market Index
Nov 14 2025
334.20
316.90
1
11/19/2025
7:00 AM
USA
Mortgage Refinance Index
Nov 14 2025
1.25K
1.16K
1
11/19/2025
6:00 AM
ZAF
Retail Sales (YoY)
Sep 2025
2.20
3.10
1
11/19/2025
5:00 AM
EUR
Core HICP (MoM)
Oct 2025
0.20
0.30
2
11/19/2025
5:00 AM
EUR
Core HICP (YoY)
Oct 2025
2.40
2.40
2
11/19/2025
5:00 AM
EUR
HICP (MoM)
Oct 2025
0.20
0.20
0.20
1
11/19/2025
5:00 AM
EUR
CPI ex Tobacco (MoM)
Oct 2025
0.10
0.20
0.20
1
11/19/2025
5:00 AM
EUR
CPI ex Tobacco (YoY)
Oct 2025
2.20
2.10
1
11/19/2025
5:00 AM
EUR
HICP ex Energy and Food (MoM)
Oct 2025
0.10
0.20
0.20
1
11/19/2025
5:00 AM
EUR
HICP ex Energy & Food (YoY)
Oct 2025
2.40
2.40
2.40
1
11/19/2025
3:00 AM
EUR
Current Account s.a
Sep 2025
22.20B
15.90B
23.10B
-45.28%
1
11/19/2025
3:00 AM
EUR
Current Account n.s.a
Sep 2025
22.20B
38.10B
1
11/19/2025
4:30 AM
GBR
DCLG House Price Index (YoY)
2025
3.00
2.60
1
11/19/2025
3:00 AM
ZAF
CPI (MoM)
Oct 2025
0.20
0.10
1
11/19/2025
3:00 AM
ZAF
CPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
3.40
3.60
1
11/19/2025
3:00 AM
ZAF
Core CPI (MoM)
Oct 2025
0.30
0.10
1
11/19/2025
3:00 AM
ZAF
Core CPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
3.20
3.10
1
11/19/2025
2:30 AM
IDN
Lending Facility Rate
Nov 2025
5.50
5.50
5.50
1
11/19/2025
2:30 AM
IDN
Deposit Facility Rate
Nov 2025
3.75
3.75
1
11/19/2025
2:30 AM
IDN
Loans (YoY)
Oct 2025
7.70
7.36
1
11/19/2025
2:00 AM
GBR
Retail Price Index (YoY)
Oct 2025
4.50
4.30
4.30
1
11/19/2025
2:00 AM
GBR
Retail Price Index (MoM)
Oct 2025
-0.40
0.30
0.30
1
11/19/2025
2:00 AM
GBR
PPI - Input (MoM) n.s.a
Oct 2025
-0.10
0.00
-0.30
Infinity%
2
11/19/2025
2:00 AM
GBR
PPI Core Output (MoM) n.s.a
Oct 2025
0.10
0.10
1
11/19/2025
2:00 AM
GBR
PPI - Output (MoM) n.s.a
Oct 2025
0.00
0.00
0.00
1
11/19/2025
2:00 AM
GBR
PPI - Input (YoY) n.s.a
Oct 2025
0.80
0.70
0.50
28.57%
1
11/19/2025
2:00 AM
GBR
CPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
3.80
3.50
3.60
-2.86%
3
11/19/2025
2:00 AM
GBR
CPI (MoM)
Oct 2025
0.00
0.40
0.40
2
11/19/2025
2:00 AM
GBR
Core CPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
3.50
3.40
3.40
1
11/19/2025
11:00 AM
USA
Manufacturing Production
Sep 2025
0.20
1
11/19/2025
2:00 PM
USA
Fed's Williams Speaks
2025
2
11/19/2025
2:00 PM
USA
FOMC Meeting Minutes
2025
3
11/19/2025
12:45 PM
USA
Fed's Barkin speech
2025
1
11/19/2025
6:30 AM
DEU
German Buba Vice President Buch Speaks
2025
2
11/19/2025
12:30 PM
BRA
Foreign Exchange Flows
2025
-1.79B
1
11/19/2025
2:00 PM
USA
FOMC Meeting Minutes
2025
3
11/18/2025
11:00 PM
MYS
Trade Balance
Oct 2025
19.90B
16.40B
19.00B
-15.85%
1
11/18/2025
11:00 PM
MYS
Imports (YoY)
Oct 2025
7.20
5.80
11.20
-93.10%
1
11/18/2025
11:00 PM
MYS
Exports (YoY)
Oct 2025
12.50
15.70
1
11/18/2025
7:00 PM
AUS
MI Leading Index
Oct 2025
0.00
0.10
1
11/18/2025
7:30 PM
AUS
Wage Price Index (YoY)
Q3 2025
3.40
3.40
3.40
1
11/18/2025
7:30 PM
AUS
Wage Price Index (QoQ)
Q3 2025
0.80
0.80
0.80
2
11/18/2025
6:50 PM
JPN
Core Machinery Orders (YoY)
Sep 2025
1.60
5.40
11.60
-114.81%
1
11/18/2025
6:50 PM
JPN
Core Machinery Orders (MoM)
Sep 2025
-0.90
2.30
4.20
-82.61%
1
11/18/2025
6:50 PM
JPN
Machinery Orders (YoY)
Sep 2025
1.60
5.40
11.60
-114.81%
1
11/18/2025
6:50 PM
JPN
Machinery Orders (MoM)
Sep 2025
-0.90
2.50
4.20
-68.00%
1
11/18/2025
4:00 PM
USA
TIC Net Long-Term Transactions including Swaps
Aug 2025
49.20B
126.10B
134.20B
-6.42%
1
11/18/2025
4:00 PM
USA
TIC Net Long-Term Transactions
Aug 2025
39.00B
126.10B
134.20B
-6.42%
1
11/18/2025
4:00 PM
USA
US Foreign Buying, T-bonds
Sep 2025
37.90B
23.70B
1
11/18/2025
4:00 PM
USA
US Foreign Buying, T-bonds
Aug 2025
58.20B
37.90B
1
11/18/2025
4:30 PM
USA
API Weekly Crude Oil Stock
Nov 14 2025
1.30M
4.40M
1
11/18/2025
4:45 PM
NZL
PPI Output (QoQ)
Q3 2025
0.60
0.70
0.60
14.29%
1
11/18/2025
4:45 PM
NZL
PPI Input (QoQ)
Q3 2025
0.60
0.90
0.20
77.78%
2
11/18/2025
11:00 AM
USA
NAHB Housing Market Index
Nov 2025
37.00
37.00
38.00
-2.70%
2
11/18/2025
11:00 AM
USA
Factory Orders ex Transportation (MoM)
Sep 2025
0.50
0.10
1
11/18/2025
11:00 AM
USA
Factory Orders (MoM)
Aug 2025
-1.30
1.40
1.40
2
11/18/2025
8:55 AM
USA
Redbook Index (YoY)
Nov 15 2025
5.90
6.10
1
11/18/2025
6:00 AM
USA
Continuing Jobless Claims
Oct 11 2025
1.92M
1.95M
1
11/18/2025
6:00 AM
USA
Continuing Jobless Claims
Oct 18 2025
1.95M
1.96M
1
11/18/2025
6:00 AM
USA
Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average
Oct 18 2025
237.75K
58.00K
1
11/18/2025
6:00 AM
USA
Initial Jobless Claims
Oct 18 2025
218.00K
223.00K
232.00K
-4.04%
3
11/18/2025
8:15 AM
CAN
Housing Starts (YoY)
2025
279.20K
275.00K
232.80K
15.35%
2
11/18/2025
8:00 AM
HUN
Interest Rate Decision
Sep 2025
6.50
6.50
6.50
1
11/18/2025
3:30 AM
HKG
Unemployment Rate
Oct 2025
3.90
3.80
1
11/18/2025
2:30 AM
HUN
Gross Wages (YoY)
Sep 2025
8.70
9.50
1
11/18/2025
10:30 PM
USA
Fed's Barr Speaks
2025
2
11/18/2025
12:00 PM
GBR
BoE's Dhingra Speech
2025
1
11/18/2025
10:30 AM
USA
Fed's Barr Speaks
2025
2
11/18/2025
11:00 AM
USA
Fed's Barkin speech
2025
1
11/18/2025
8:00 AM
GBR
BoE's Pill speech
2025
2
11/18/2025
6:00 AM
EUR
ECB's Elderson speech
2025
2
11/18/2025
5:00 AM
DEU
German Buba Vice President Buch Speaks
2025
2
11/18/2025
8:00 AM
CAN
New Motor Vehicle Sales (MoM)
Sep 2025
167.00K
1
11/17/2025
11:30 AM
USA
6-Month Bill Auction
Nov 13 2025
3.69
3.71
1
11/17/2025
11:30 AM
USA
3-Month Bill Auction
Nov 13 2025
3.78
3.79
1
11/17/2025
10:00 AM
USA
Construction Spending (MoM)
Aug 2025
-0.10
-0.10
0.20
300.00%
2
11/17/2025
9:00 AM
FRA
French 12-Month BTF Auction
2025
2.06
2.08
1
11/17/2025
9:00 AM
FRA
French 6-Month BTF Auction
2025
2.04
2.04
1
11/17/2025
9:00 AM
FRA
French 3-Month BTF Auction
2025
2.03
2.03
1
11/17/2025
8:30 AM
USA
NY Empire State Manufacturing Index
Nov 2025
10.70
6.10
18.70
-206.56%
2
11/17/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
Trimmed CPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
3.10
3.00
3.00
1
11/17/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
Foreign Securities Purchases
Sep 2025
25.92B
31.32B
2
11/17/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
Median CPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
3.10
3.10
2.90
6.45%
1
11/17/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
CPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
2.40
2.20
2
11/17/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
CPI (MoM)
Oct 2025
0.10
0.20
0.20
1
11/17/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
Core CPI (MoM)
Oct 2025
0.20
0.60
2
11/17/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
Core CPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
2.80
2.90
2
11/17/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
Common CPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
2.70
2.80
2.70
3.57%
1
11/17/2025
7:00 AM
BRA
IBC-Br Economic Activity
Sep 2025
0.40
-0.20
1
11/17/2025
8:00 AM
IND
Trade Balance
Oct 2025
-32.15B
-29.40B
-41.68B
-41.77%
1
11/17/2025
8:00 AM
IND
Imports (USD)
Oct 2025
68.53B
76.06B
1
11/17/2025
8:00 AM
IND
Exports (USD)
Oct 2025
36.38B
34.38B
1
11/17/2025
4:00 AM
ITA
Consumer Price Index (EU Norm) (MoM)
Oct 2025
-0.20
-0.20
-0.20
1
11/17/2025
4:00 AM
ITA
Consumer Price Index (EU Norm) (YoY)
Oct 2025
1.30
1.30
1.30
1
11/17/2025
4:00 AM
ITA
HICP (MoM)
Oct 2025
1.30
-0.20
-0.20
1
11/17/2025
4:00 AM
ITA
HICP (YoY)
Oct 2025
1.80
1.30
1.30
1
11/17/2025
4:00 AM
ITA
CPI (MoM)
Oct 2025
-0.20
-0.30
-0.30
1
11/17/2025
4:00 AM
ITA
CPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
1.60
1.20
1.20
1
11/17/2025
7:55 PM
USA
Fed's Logan Speaks
2025
2
11/17/2025
7:30 PM
AUS
RBA Meeting Minutes
2025
2
11/17/2025
1:00 PM
USA
Fed's Kashkari Speaks
2025
2
11/17/2025
3:35 PM
USA
Fed Waller Speaks
2025
2
11/17/2025
9:45 AM
EUR
ECB's Lane speech
2025
2
11/17/2025
9:30 AM
USA
Fed's Governor Jefferson Speaks
2025
1
11/17/2025
9:00 AM
USA
Fed's Williams Speaks
2025
2
11/17/2025
8:20 AM
GBR
BoE's Mann speech
2025
2
11/17/2025
6:25 AM
BRA
BCB Focus Market Readout
2025
1
11/17/2025
6:00 AM
DEU
German Buba Monthly Report
2025
2
11/17/2025
4:00 AM
DEU
German Buba Mauderer Speaks
2025
2
11/17/2025
3:15 AM
EUR
ECB's De Guindos speech
2025
2
11/17/2025
9:15 AM
NGA
CPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
18.02
1
11/17/2025
3:00 AM
CHE
GDP (QoQ)
Q3 2026
0.10
2
11/17/2025
2:30 AM
CHE
Industrial Production (YoY)
Q3 2025
1.30
1.90
1
11/17/2025
2:00 AM
NOR
Trade Balance
Oct 2025
36.90B
56.50B
1
11/17/2025
5:00 PM
USA
Total Net TIC Flows
Aug 2025
2.10B
1
11/16/2025
11:30 PM
JPN
Capacity Utilization (MoM)
Sep 2025
-2.30
2.50
1
11/16/2025
11:30 PM
JPN
Industrial Production (MoM)
Sep 2025
-1.50
2.20
2.60
-18.18%
2
11/16/2025
7:01 PM
GBR
Rightmove House Price Index (YoY)
Nov 2025
-0.10
-0.50
1
11/16/2025
7:01 PM
GBR
Rightmove House Price Index (MoM)
Nov 2025
0.30
-1.80
1
11/16/2025
6:50 PM
JPN
GDP Price Index (YoY)
Q3 2025
2.90
3.10
2.80
9.68%
2
11/16/2025
6:50 PM
JPN
GDP Private Consumption (QoQ) - Prelm
Q3 2025
0.40
0.10
0.10
1
11/16/2025
6:50 PM
JPN
GDP External Demand (QoQ) - Prelim
Q3 2025
0.20
-0.20
1
11/16/2025
6:50 PM
JPN
GDP Capital Expenditure (QoQ) - Prelim
Q3 2025
0.80
1.00
1
11/16/2025
6:50 PM
JPN
GDP (YoY) - Prelim
Q3 2025
2.30
-2.50
-1.80
28.00%
2
11/16/2025
6:50 PM
JPN
GDP (QoQ) - Prelim
Q3 2025
-0.60
-0.60
-0.40
33.33%
3
11/16/2025
4:30 PM
NZL
Food Price Index (MoM)
Oct 2025
-0.40
-0.30
1
11/16/2025
4:30 PM
NZL
Business NZ PMI
Oct 2025
49.90
2
11/16/2025
6:00 AM
ISR
Unemployment Rate
Oct 2028
3.00
1
11/16/2025
6:00 AM
ISR
Exports
Oct 2025
4.70B
1
11/16/2025
6:00 AM
ISR
Imports
Oct 2025
7.86B
1
11/16/2025
6:00 AM
ISR
Trade Balance
Oct 2025
-3.17B
1
11/15/2025
8:30 AM
EUR
ECB's Schnabel speech
2025
2
11/14/2025
10:30 AM
USA
EIA Natural Gas Storage Change
Nov 07 2025
33.00B
34.00B
45.00B
-32.35%
1
11/14/2025
1:00 PM
USA
U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count
2025
548.00
549.00
2
11/14/2025
1:00 PM
USA
U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count
2025
414.00
415.00
417.00
-0.48%
1
11/14/2025
11:00 AM
RUS
GDP Quarterly (YoY)
Q3 2025
1.10
0.60
2
11/14/2025
11:00 AM
RUS
Consumer Price Index (YoY)
Oct 2025
8.00
7.70
2
11/14/2025
11:00 AM
RUS
Consumer Price Index (MoM)
Oct 2025
0.30
0.50
2
11/14/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Aluminium Speculative Net Positions
2025
700.00
1
11/14/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Copper Speculative Net Positions
2025
30.20K
1
11/14/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Corn Speculative Net Positions
2025
-51.20K
1
11/14/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Crude Oil Speculative Net Positions
2025
103.00K
1
11/14/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Gold Speculative Net Positions
2025
266.70K
1
11/14/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Nasdaq 100 Speculative Net Positions
2025
23.40K
2
11/14/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Natural Gas Speculative Net Positions
2025
-128.10K
1
11/14/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC S&P 500 Speculative Net Positions
2025
-172.50K
1
11/14/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Silver Speculative Net Positions
2025
52.30K
1
11/14/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Soybeans Speculative Net Positions
2025
5.70K
1
11/14/2025
3:30 PM
USA
CFTC Wheat Speculative Net Positions
2025
-81.70K
1
11/14/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
Manufacturing Sales (MoM)
Sep 2025
-1.00
3.30
1
11/14/2025
8:30 AM
CAN
Wholesale Sales (MoM)
Sep 2025
0.00
0.60
2
11/14/2025
7:00 AM
ISR
CPI (MoM)
Oct 2025
-0.60
0.50
1
11/14/2025
7:00 AM
ISR
CPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
2.50
2.50
1
11/14/2025
6:30 AM
IND
FX Reserves, USD
Nov 07 2025
689.73B
687.03B
2
11/14/2025
6:30 AM
IND
Deposit Growth
Oct 31 2025
9.50
9.70
1
11/14/2025
6:30 AM
IND
Bank Loan Growth
Oct 31 2025
11.50
11.30
1
11/14/2025
6:00 AM
EUR
Reserve Assets Total
Oct 2025
1622.22B
1709.00B
1
11/14/2025
6:00 AM
BRA
IGP-10 Inflation Index
Nov 2025
0.10
0.20
1
11/14/2025
3:30 AM
ITA
Global Trade Balance
2025
2.05B
2.85B
1
11/14/2025
5:00 AM
EUR
GDP s.a. (YoY)
Q3 2025
1.30
1.30
1.40
-7.69%
3
11/14/2025
5:00 AM
EUR
GDP s.a. (QoQ)
Q3 2025
0.20
0.20
0.20
3
11/14/2025
5:00 AM
EUR
Employment Overall - Prelim
Q3 2025
169.86M
172.05M
1
11/14/2025
5:00 AM
EUR
Employment Change (QoQ) - Prelim
Q3 2025
0.10
0.10
1
11/14/2025
5:00 AM
EUR
Employment Change (YoY) - Prelim
Q3 2025
0.70
0.50
1
11/14/2025
4:00 AM
ITA
Trade Balance (EU)
Sep 2025
170.00M
-40.00M
1
11/14/2025
3:30 AM
HKG
GDP (YoY)
Q3 2025
3.80
3.80
1
11/14/2025
3:30 AM
HKG
GDP (QoQ)
Q3 2025
0.70
0.70
1
11/14/2025
1:00 AM
FIN
CPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
0.50
-0.20
1
11/14/2025
3:00 AM
ESP
CPI (MoM)
Oct 2025
-0.30
0.70
1
11/14/2025
3:00 AM
ESP
CPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
3.00
3.10
2
11/14/2025
3:00 AM
ESP
HICP (MoM)
Oct 2025
0.20
0.50
1
11/14/2025
3:00 AM
ESP
HICP (YoY)
Oct 2025
3.00
3.20
1
11/14/2025
2:45 AM
FRA
Inflation ex-tobacco (MoM)
Oct 2025
1.20
0.10
1
11/14/2025
2:45 AM
FRA
French HICP (MoM)
Oct 2025
-1.10
0.10
2
11/14/2025
2:45 AM
FRA
Consumer Price Index (EU Norm) (YoY)
Oct 2025
1.10
0.80
2
11/14/2025
2:45 AM
FRA
Consumer Price Index (EU Norm) (MoM)
Oct 2025
-1.10
0.10
1
11/14/2025
1:30 AM
IND
WPI Food (YoY)
Oct 2025
-5.22
-8.31
1
11/14/2025
1:30 AM
IND
WPI Fuel (YoY)
Oct 2025
-2.58
-2.55
1
11/14/2025
1:30 AM
IND
WPI Inflation (YoY)
Oct 2025
0.13
-1.21
2
11/14/2025
1:30 AM
IND
WPI Manufacturing Inflation (YoY)
Oct 2025
2.33
1.54
1
11/14/2025
4:00 AM
ITA
Trade Balance (Non-EU)
Sep 2025
2.74B
1
11/14/2025
6:00 AM
USA
Wholesale Inventories (MoM)
Aug 2025
-0.20
1
11/14/2025
8:30 AM
USA
PPI ex. Food/Energy/Transport (MoM)
Oct 2025
1
11/14/2025
8:30 AM
USA
PPI ex. Food/Energy/Transport (YoY)
Oct 2025
1
11/14/2025
8:30 AM
USA
Retail Sales Ex Gas/Autos (MoM)
Sep 2025
0.70
1
11/14/2025
10:00 AM
USA
Business Inventories (MoM)
Sep 2025
2
11/14/2025
8:30 AM
USA
PPI (YoY)
Oct 2025
1
11/14/2025
8:30 AM
USA
PPI (MoM)
Oct 2025
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Recent Economic News

What Are Economics in Investing?

Economics can be defined as the social science concerned with the production, distribution, and consuming of goods and services. The study of economics can be further divided into macroeconomics, which deals with the economies of nations and regions, and microeconomics, which concentrates on individuals and businesses. 

Economists study capital flows and the way businesses, nations and regions allocate resources. They also look at how the cost of labor and international trade flows affect the prices of goods and services. Other important fundamental data affecting economies include the levels of supply and demand for key resources. 

As it relates to investing and trading, the study of economics typically involves gaining an understanding about how the events listed on an economic calendar can affect the price of the assets you are interested in. You then might regularly review an economic calendar for relevant upcoming events. 

Economic Events

An economy is the condition or structure of life in a particular region. Economics is the science concerned with the manufacture, selling and use of goods and services within an economy. An economic event is an occurrence that provides additional information about or influences an economy. Such events can have a significant impact on capital markets. 

For example, a speech by a central bank president or treasury official is considered an economic event. If a speech of this type gives any indication of an unexpected monetary policy shift, the event can move financial markets drastically. 

Economic events do not always affect asset prices in the manner fundamental analysts might expect. Although the Efficient Market Hypothesis postulates that asset prices always shift to reflect new market information to result in accurate pricing, the reality is that market price changes instead result from shifts in mass psychology among market participants. 

Prices therefore do not necessarily adhere to any economics-based rationale, and rumors of an economic event can move the markets more than economic facts. With that caveat noted, relevant economic events remain important for active investors and traders to keep track of. 

Why Are Economics Important for Investors? 

A general understanding of economics can give investors an advantage versus those who lack any familiarity with economic concepts. Assessing the state of the economy and how that might be relevant to the market value of an investment they are considering remains an essential part of the fundamental analysis many investors routinely perform. 

Furthermore, having an idea of what the economic business cycle is and how different stages of the cycle can affect the prices of a variety of assets gives an economics-savvy investor an edge when operating in virtually any financial market. 

Many sophisticated investors will combine economic and fundamental analysis with technical analysis. This tends to give an investor a more balanced perspective on the market and helps them develop a better sense of value for the asset under consideration than simply using technical analysis alone.  

For example, an investor may add real estate investment trusts, an index fund, hedge funds, etc to their portfolio, and they can easily review average returns on these investments. At the same time, a bit more research may be required for an IPO or emerging stock. Moreover, things like the price of crude oil, general market conditions, new market insights, interest rates, the unemployment rate (and other labor economics figures) and a country’s gross domestic product can sway investors.

How to Use an Economics Calendar for Trading

An economic calendar provides traders and investors with forthcoming major economic releases that could affect the capital markets. The information listed in the economic calendar comes from government and non-governmental entities and consists of mostly macroeconomic numbers such as GDP. 

The calendar provides economic releases from all over the world, which mostly affects the currency markets, although many releases can affect world stock, bond and commodity markets. Most professional and institutional traders keep a keen eye on the economic calendar to monitor changes in the market after the release of key economic data. 

By keeping track of economic events and the resulting market impact, traders can get a good sense for how the market typically reacts based on an economic release. Some short term traders even employ a strategy called “news trading” that involves taking advantage of the extra volatility surrounding economic releases. More conservative traders will often square positions ahead of such announcements to avoid unexpected price changes and order slippage.  

Nevertheless, too much economic analysis can lead to what is commonly known among traders as “paralysis by analysis”. Analysis paralysis can prevent traders from pulling the trigger on trades in a timely manner because they become too occupied by overanalyzing the economics of the market and the pros and cons of the transaction they are considering. Since the market waits for no one, this behavior can result in missed opportunities to profit, even if their analysis does result in them actually taking a position. 

Economic Indicators

The release of an economic indicator is an especially important type of economic event. Such indicators convey specific information about economic activity relevant to a particular state, nation or region. 

The listings for each economic indicator included in an economic calendar typically include the event release’s day and time, the country releasing the information, the name of the economic event, the period its release covers, the release’s prior reading and the consensus forecast. 

For example, an especially useful indicator of the strength of the U.S. economy is the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) that is released quarterly. When compared to historical readings, the most recent level of U.S. GDP growth can give investors a sense of how strong the U.S. economy has been in recent months. 

Changes in the U.S. economy’s growth rate can significantly affect the stock, bond and currency markets. This is especially true if the change differs meaningfully from the market’s consensus.  

The components of a typical economic calendar listing and how they are used are explained below:

Prior

An economic indicator’s prior release result is important to analysts to help them determine the overall trend for the event and if any improvement is showing over previous releases. Sometimes the prior number is revised upwards or downwards when the following period’s release occurs, and this can also impact the market accordingly. 

Forecast

This number shows what the market analysts’ consensus for the economic indicator is. The forecast is typically generated by polling a number of different professional analysts and then averaging the results. If a release fails to meet the consensus, or if it beats the consensus by a wide margin, it could significantly affect asset markets where the release is considered relevant. 

Actual

The actual result for the economic release appears on the economic calendar once it gets formally announced. This result can then be compared to the market analysts’ consensus to see if the release was better, in line with or worse than what analysts expected. 

Surprise

A surprise in an economic release is a positive or negative difference from what was expected. Markets can move sharply when the release differs from the consensus by a wide margin either printing considerably higher or significantly lower than the analyst consensus. Markets affected by a surprising release tend to react both in degree and direction depending on how different the release was compared to analysts’ expectations.  A surprise reading can also result in considerable volatility in the affected asset’s price.  

Importance

The importance of a release, also sometimes called the impact, describes how significant the release is and thus how much the market might move once it comes out. Economic calendars usually show the importance of the release, often with a bar chart or a color code. Traders can use this information to determine if the economic release will probably have a low impact, medium impact or high impact on the market once it comes out.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q

Should investors have a savings account?

A

A savings account is a good idea for everyone, including retail investors. Storing your money in a safe place that accrues interest is a wise financial decision.

Q

How does your brokerage account impact the economics of your investments?

A

When you open a brokerage account, fees for investment products, the APY on savings and asset allocation requirements can impact the economics of your investments.

Q

What is a good investment return?

A

Whether you work with an investment advisor or day trade, the proper return for your investments will change based on the economics of the situation, your expectations and your budget. You must judge each investment on a case-by-case basis.