Economic Calendar

Babypips.com's Economic Calendar is your trading companion to avoid event risk. Event risk is anything that will move markets, but that you can't see coming. Use our economic calendar to inform yourself of important news events and economic data reports that may shake up the financial markets and impact your trading. Don’t be blindsided.

May 18	Sunday		Impact	Actual	Forecast	Previous
21:20	USD	Fed Williams Speech	med
22:30	NZD	Services NZ PSI	low	48.5	48.9	48.9*
22:30	NZD	Composite NZ PCI	low	48.2	50.6	49.4*
22:45	NZD	PPI Output QoQ	low	2.1%	0.5%	-0.1%
22:45	NZD	PPI Input QoQ	low	2.9%	1.0%	-0.9%

May 19	Monday		Impact	Actual	Forecast	Previous
All Day	CAD	Victoria Day	low
01:30	CNY	Chinese House Price Index YoY	med	-4.0%	-4.3%	-4.5%
02:00	CNY	Chinese Unemployment Rate	low	5.1%	5.2%	5.2%
02:00	CNY	Chinese Retail Sales YoY	med	5.1%	5.6%	5.9%
02:00	CNY	Chinese Industrial Production YoY	med	6.1%	6.2%	7.7%
02:00	CNY	Chinese Fixed Asset Investment (YTD) YoY	med	4.0%	4.6%	4.2%
03:35	JPY	52-Week Bill Auction	low	0.57%		0.53%*
04:30	JPY	Tertiary Industry Activity Index	low	-0.3%	-0.3%	0.5%*
09:00	EUR	Inflation Rate MoM Final	low	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
09:00	EUR	Core Inflation Rate YoY Final	low	2.7%	2.7%	2.4%
09:00	EUR	CPI Final	low	128.77	128.76	128.04
09:00	EUR	Inflation Rate YoY Final	low	2.2%	2.2%	2.2%
09:30	EUR	German 9-Month Bubill Auction	low	1.88%		1.79%*
09:30	EUR	German 3-Month Bubill Auction	low	1.79%		1.9%*
12:30	USD	Fed Bostic Speech	med
12:45	USD	Fed Jefferson Speech	med
12:45	USD	Fed Williams Speech	med
13:00	EUR	French 3-Month BTF Auction	low	2.04%		2.06%*
13:00	EUR	French 12-Month BTF Auction	low	1.95%		1.99%*
13:00	EUR	French 6-Month BTF Auction	low	2.01%		2.02%*
14:00	USD	CB Leading Index MoM	low	-1.0%	-0.6%	-0.8%*
15:30	USD	3-Month Bill Auction	low	4.29%		4.3%
15:30	USD	6-Month Bill Auction	low	4.14%		4.11%*
17:15	USD	Fed Logan Speech	med
17:30	USD	Fed Kashkari Speech	med

May 20	Tuesday		Impact	Actual	Forecast	Previous
01:15	CNY	Chinese Loan Prime Rate 1Y	med	3.0%	3.0%	3.1%
01:15	CNY	Chinese Loan Prime Rate 5Y	med	3.5%	3.5%	3.6%
02:35	NZD	1-Year Bill Auction	low	3.19%		3.11%*
02:35	NZD	6-Month Bill Auction	low	3.2%		3.21%*
02:35	NZD	3-Month Bill Auction	low	3.29%		3.32%*
03:35	JPY	20-Year JGB Auction	low	2.45%		2.35%*
04:30	AUD	RBA Interest Rate Decision	high	3.85%	3.85%	4.1%
05:30	AUD	RBA Press Conference	med
06:00	EUR	German PPI YoY	med	-0.9%	-0.7%	-0.2%
06:00	EUR	German PPI MoM	low	-0.6%	-0.3%	-0.7%
08:00	EUR	Current Account s.a	low	50.9B	30.6B	40.6B*
08:00	EUR	Current Account	low	60.1B	27.0B	38.6B*
08:00	GBP	BoE Pill Speech	low
09:00	EUR	Construction Output YoY	low	-1.1%	1.1%	-0.6%*
09:00	EUR	Labour Cost Index YoY Flash	low	3.2%		3.7%
09:30	EUR	German 30-Year Bund/g Auction	low	3.01%		2.73%
09:30	EUR	German 10-Year Bund/g Auction	low	2.13%		2.62%
09:55	EUR	ECB Donnery Speech	low
10:00	EUR	ECB Cipollone Speech	low
11:50	EUR	ECB Buch Speech	low
12:30	CAD	Inflation Rate MoM	med	-0.1%	-0.2%	0.3%
12:30	CAD	Core Inflation Rate YoY	med	2.5%	2.1%	2.2%
12:30	CAD	CPI Trimmed-Mean YoY	low	3.1%	2.8%	2.9%*
12:30	CAD	CPI Median YoY	low	3.2%	2.9%	2.8%*
12:30	CAD	Inflation Rate YoY	high	1.7%	1.7%	2.3%
12:30	CAD	Core Inflation Rate MoM	low	0.5%	0.1%	0.1%
12:55	USD	Redbook YoY	low	5.4%		5.8%
13:00	USD	Fed Bostic Speech	med
13:00	USD	Fed Barkin Speech	med
13:30	USD	Fed Collins Speech	med
14:00	EUR	Consumer Confidence Flash	med	-15.2	-16.0	-16.6*
14:15	NZD	Global Dairy Trade Price Index	low	-0.9%		4.6%
17:00	USD	Fed Musalem Speech	med
20:30	USD	API Crude Oil Stock Change	med	2.5M		4.29M*
21:00	USD	Fed Kugler Speech	med
22:45	NZD	Balance of Trade	med	1.43B	0.5B	0.79B*
22:45	NZD	Exports	low	7.84B	7.7B	7.41B*
22:45	NZD	Imports	low	6.42B	7.2B	6.61B*
23:00	USD	Fed Daly Speech	med
23:00	USD	Fed Hammack Speech	med
23:50	JPY	Exports YoY	med	2.0%	1.8%	4.0%*
23:50	JPY	Imports YoY	low	-2.2%	-4.4%	1.8%*
23:50	JPY	Balance of Trade	high	-115.8B	200.0B	559.4B*

May 21	Wednesday		Impact	Actual	Forecast	Previous
00:00	JPY	Reuters Tankan Index	low	8.0	3.0	9.0
01:00	AUD	Westpac Leading Index MoM	low	0.0%	0.0%	-0.2%*
01:30	AUD	RBA Chart Pack	low
03:00	NZD	Credit Card Spending YoY	low	0.5%	0.2%	0.7%*
06:00	GBP	PPI Output YoY	low
06:00	GBP	PPI Input YoY	low
06:00	GBP	PPI Input MoM	low
06:00	GBP	Core Inflation Rate YoY	med	3.8%	3.5%	3.4%
06:00	GBP	PPI Output MoM	low
06:00	GBP	Retail Price Index MoM	low	1.7%	1.3%	0.3%
06:00	GBP	Inflation Rate MoM	med	1.2%	1.0%	0.3%
06:00	GBP	Inflation Rate YoY	high	3.5%	3.3%	2.6%
06:00	GBP	PPI Output	low
06:00	GBP	PPI Core Output MoM	low
06:00	GBP	Retail Price Index YoY	low	4.5%	4.1%	3.2%
06:00	GBP	Core Inflation Rate MoM	low	1.4%	1.0%	0.5%
07:00	EUR	ECB Non-Monetary Policy Meeting	low
08:00	EUR	ECB Financial Stability Review	low
09:00	GBP	6-Year Treasury Gilt Auction	low	4.4%
09:30	EUR	German 10-Year Bund Auction	low	2.66%		2.47%
11:00	USD	MBA Purchase Index	low	157.8		166.5
11:00	USD	MBA Mortgage Refinance Index	low	682.5		718.1
11:00	USD	MBA Mortgage Applications	low	-5.1%		1.1%
11:00	USD	MBA Mortgage Market Index	low	238.5		251.2
12:30	CAD	New Housing Price Index YoY	med	-0.6%	0.2%	0.1%
12:30	CAD	New Housing Price Index MoM	med	-0.4%	0.1%	0.0%
14:30	USD	EIA Distillate Stocks Change	low	0.58M		-3.16M*
14:30	USD	EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change	med	1.33M		3.45M*
14:30	USD	EIA Distillate Fuel Production Change	low	0.13M		-0.07M*
15:30	USD	17-Week Bill Auction	low	4.23%		4.24%
16:00	CAD	30-Year Bond Auction	low	3.7%		3.55%*
16:00	EUR	ECB Lane Speech	low
16:00	USD	Fed Barkin Speech	med
17:00	USD	20-Year Bond Auction	low	5.05%		4.81%
23:00	AUD	S&P Global Composite PMI Flash	low		50.7	51.0
23:00	AUD	S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Flash	med		51.4	51.7
23:00	AUD	S&P Global Services PMI Flash	med		50.7	51.0
23:50	JPY	Stock Investment by Foreigners	low	714.9B		439.4B
23:50	JPY	Foreign Bond Investment	low	2,824.6B		1,928.7B
23:50	JPY	Machinery Orders YoY	med	8.4%	-0.3%	1.5%
23:50	JPY	Machinery Orders MoM	med	13.0%	-2.0%	4.3%

May 22	Thursday		Impact	Actual	Forecast	Previous
All Day	NZD	Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2025	low
00:30	JPY	Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI Flash	med		48.5	48.5
00:30	JPY	Jibun Bank Services PMI Flash	med		51.2	52.2
00:30	JPY	Jibun Bank Composite PMI Flash	low		50.4	51.1
01:30	JPY	BOJ Noguchi Speech	med
03:35	JPY	10-Year Index-Linked JGB Auction	low	0.0%		-0.27%*
06:00	GBP	Public Sector Net Borrowing Ex Banks	low	-20.16B	-18.0B	-14.14B*
06:45	EUR	French Business Confidence	med	97.0	98.0	100.0*
06:45	EUR	French Business Climate Indicator	low	96.0	95.0	97.0*
07:15	EUR	French HCOB Composite PMI Flash	med		48.2	47.8
07:15	EUR	French HCOB Manufacturing PMI Flash	med		49.0	48.7
07:15	EUR	French HCOB Services PMI Flash	med		47.9	47.3
07:15	GBP	BoE Breeden Speech	low
07:30	EUR	German HCOB Composite PMI Flash	med		50.7	50.1
07:30	EUR	German HCOB Services PMI Flash	med		49.9	49.0
07:30	EUR	German HCOB Manufacturing PMI Flash	high		49.1	48.4
08:00	EUR	HCOB Composite PMI Flash	med		50.4	50.4
08:00	EUR	HCOB Services PMI Flash	med		50.5	50.1
08:00	EUR	HCOB Manufacturing PMI Flash	med		49.2	49.0
08:00	EUR	German Ifo Expectations	low	88.9	88.5	87.4
08:00	EUR	German Ifo Business Climate	high	87.5	87.5	86.9
08:00	EUR	German Ifo Current Conditions	low	86.1	87.0	86.4
08:30	GBP	S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Flash	high		46.0	45.4
08:30	GBP	S&P Global Services PMI Flash	high		49.3	49.0
08:30	GBP	S&P Global Composite PMI Flash	low		49.0	48.5
08:30	AUD	RBA Hauser Speech	med
09:00	EUR	French 6-Year OAT Auction	low	2.72%		2.73%
09:00	EUR	French 3-Year OAT Auction	low	2.3%		2.32%
09:00	EUR	French 7-Year OAT Auction	low	2.91%		2.98%
10:00	GBP	CBI Industrial Trends Orders	med	-30.0	-30.0	-26.0
10:00	EUR	French 6-Year Index-Linked OAT Auction	low	0.83%		0.83%
10:00	EUR	French 7-Year Index-Linked OAT Auction	low	0.91%
10:00	EUR	French 15-Year Index-Linked OAT Auction	low	1.58%		1.48%
10:00	EUR	French 28-Year Index-Linked OAT Auction	low	1.73%		1.68%
11:00	CAD	CFIB Business Barometer	low	40.0	34.6	34.8
11:30	EUR	ECB Monetary Policy Meeting Accounts	med
12:00	GBP	BoE Dhingra Speech	low
12:30	CAD	Raw Materials Prices MoM	low	-3.0%	-2.0%	-0.7%*
12:30	CAD	PPI YoY	low	2.0%	2.7%	4.7%
12:30	CAD	PPI MoM	low	-0.8%	-0.3%	0.5%
12:30	CAD	Raw Materials Prices YoY	low	-3.6%	-3.2%	3.9%
12:30	USD	Continuing Jobless Claims	med	1,903.0k	1,885.0k	1,867.0k*
12:30	USD	Jobless Claims 4-week Average	med	231.5k	232.5k	230.5k
12:30	USD	Initial Jobless Claims	high	227.0k	231.0k	229.0k
12:30	USD	Chicago Fed National Activity Index	med	-0.25	-0.2	0.03*
12:30	GBP	BoE Pill Speech	low
13:45	USD	S&P Global Services PMI Flash	med		51.0	50.8
13:45	USD	S&P Global Composite PMI Flash	med		50.4	50.6
13:45	USD	S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Flash	med		50.3	50.2
14:00	USD	Existing Home Sales MoM	med	-0.5%	0.7%	-5.9%
14:00	USD	Existing Home Sales	high	4.0M	4.05M	4.02M
14:30	USD	EIA Natural Gas Stocks Change	low	120.0Bcf		110.0Bcf
15:00	USD	Kansas Fed Composite Index	low	-3.0	-3.0	-4.0
15:00	USD	Kansas Fed Manufacturing Index	low	-10.0	-1.0	-5.0
15:00	EUR	ECB Elderson Speech	low
15:30	USD	8-Week Bill Auction	low	4.24%		4.24%*
15:30	USD	4-Week Bill Auction	low	4.22%		4.22%
15:35	EUR	ECB Guindos Speech	low
17:00	USD	10-Year TIPS Auction	low	2.22%		1.94%*
18:00	USD	Fed Williams Speech	med
19:15	CAD	BoC Gravelle Speech	low
20:30	USD	Fed Balance Sheet	low	6.69		6.71
22:45	NZD	Retail Sales QoQ	low	0.8%	0.3%	1.0%*
22:45	NZD	Retail Sales YoY	med	0.7%	-0.3%	0.3%*
23:01	GBP	Gfk Consumer Confidence	med	-20.0	-23.0	-23.0
23:30	JPY	Inflation Rate MoM	low	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
23:30	JPY	Core Inflation Rate YoY	med	3.5%	3.3%	3.2%
23:30	JPY	Inflation Rate YoY	high	3.6%	3.7%	3.6%
23:30	JPY	Inflation Rate Ex-Food and Energy YoY	low	3.0%	2.9%	2.9%

May 23	Friday		Impact	Actual	Forecast	Previous
03:35	JPY	3-Month Bill Auction	low	0.38%		0.37%*
06:00	EUR	German GDP Growth Rate QoQ Final	med	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%
06:00	EUR	German GDP w.d.a.	med	0.0%	-0.2%	-0.2%
06:00	GBP	Core Retail Sales	low	5.3%	4.0%	2.6%*
06:00	GBP	Retail Sales MoM	high	1.2%	0.3%	0.1%*
06:00	GBP	Core Retail Sales	low	1.3%	0.2%	0.2%*
06:00	GBP	Retail Sales YoY	med	5.0%	4.2%	1.9%*
06:45	EUR	French Consumer Confidence	low	88.0	92.0	91.0*
08:30	EUR	ECB Lane Speech	low
09:00	EUR	Negotiated Wage Growth	med	2.38%	4.0%	4.12%
11:05	CNY	Chinese FDI (YTD) YoY	med	-10.9%	-10.0%	-10.8%
12:10	USD	Building Permits MoM Final	low	-4.0%	-4.7%	1.9%*
12:10	USD	Building Permits Final	low	1.42M	1.41M	1.48M*
12:30	CAD	Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM	med	-0.7%	-0.2%	0.6%*
12:30	CAD	Retail Sales YoY	low	5.6%	3.8%	4.7%
12:30	CAD	Retail Sales MoM Final	med	0.8%	0.7%	-0.5%*
12:30	CAD	Retail Sales MoM Prel	med	0.5%	-0.1%	0.8%
14:00	USD	New Home Sales MoM	med	10.9%	-4.7%	2.6%*
14:00	USD	New Home Sales	med	0.74M	0.69M	0.67M*
16:00	USD	Fed Cook Speech	med
16:15	EUR	ECB Schnabel Speech	low
17:00	USD	Baker Hughes Total Rigs Count	low	566.0		576.0
17:00	USD	Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count	low	465.0		473.0

The Economic Calendar

An economic calendar is a resource that allows traders to learn about upcoming news events.

Babypips.com's Economic Calendar displays financial market events and announcements from across the world. The events are updated automatically upon the release of new data.

No matter what time frame you trade on, it's important to keep an eye on upcoming calendar events daily since they are likely to impact the financial markets including forex, stocks, bonds and commodities.

Since forex trading is the simultaneous buying of one currency and selling another, you can use the Economic Calendar to compare the economies behind each currency.

Events on the calendar are graded low, medium and high, depending on their likely degree of market impact.

Even if you don't trade the news, you should check the Economic Calendar every day in the morning, before you start trading, and once again, at the end of the day, to make sure you’re aware of any high-impact or major events scheduled for the next day.

High-impact events may cause volatile market conditions. Especially in the forex market.

Know ahead of time of upcoming economic data releases or events that may cause sudden volatility and negatively affect your trading, such as any open positions.

Due to the increased market volatility, it is important to remember that trading around news events can result in significant slippage.

Be sure to manage your risk and avoid overleveraging and overexposure! Don’t make the same trading mistakes that failed traders make.

Babypips.com aims to offer the most accurate content but due to the vast amount of data and the wide range of sources, we can't be held responsible for any inaccuracies that might occur.

The Economic Calendar may also be subject to change without any previous notice.