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Economic Calendar: Currencies
List of important economic releases
Time
Impact
Currency
Event
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Apr 25, 2024
00:00
NZD
ANZAC Day
{previous}
{forecast}
{actual}
00:00
AUD
ANZAC Day
{previous}
{forecast}
{actual}
05:00
JPY
Leading Economic Index Final
{previous}
109.5
{forecast}
111.8
{actual}
In Japan, the Leading Composite Index consists of 12 indexes such as account inventory ratios, machinery orders, stock prices and other leading economic indicators. The index anticipates changes in the direction of the Japanese economy in the coming months. In general, increase in the index reflects that the economy is in an expansion phase, and decreasing coincident index reflects that the economy is in a contraction phase. The index is used to make official judgement on when the business cycle begins and ends.
05:00
SGD
6-Month T-Bill Auction
{previous}
3.75%
{forecast}
{actual}
05:00
JPY
Coincident Index Final
{previous}
112.1
{forecast}
{actual}
Coincident Index correlates with the business cycle, and is used to identify the current state of the economy. In general, increasing coincident index shows that the economy is in an expansion phase, and decreasing coincident index reflects that the economy is in a contraction phase. The index is calculated using month-over-month percentage changes in 11 leading indicators, 11 coincident indicators, and 6 lagging indicators.
06:00
EUR
GfK Consumer Confidence
{previous}
-27.4
{forecast}
-26
{actual}
The GfK Consumer Climate Indicator is based on a survey of 2000 individuals age 14 and above. The questionnaire focuses on income expectations, buying propensity and savings. The components of the indicator are calculated as the difference between positive and negative answers to the questions asked. Their value can vary between minus 100 and plus 100 points with 0 representing the long term average.
06:45
EUR
Business Climate Indicator
{previous}
100
{forecast}
{actual}
In France, the Business Climate Composite Indicator summarizes the information provided by the surveys in manufacturing, services, trade (retail and wholesale), and construction. The business climate is built from 26 balances of opinion from these surveys.
06:45
EUR
Business Confidence
{previous}
102
{forecast}
102
{actual}
In France, Business Climate measures industrial entrepreneurs’ sentiment about current business situation and expectation about business conditions. The survey sample comprises about 4,000 enterprises in the manufacturing and mining industries. The indicator is calculated using factor analysis technique. The index is then calculated in a way to measure the current sentiment in relation to the historic index values of the period 1993-2011. A value over 110 indicates unusually high optimism and a value under 90 indicates unusually high pessimism. The value 100 indicates neutrality.
07:00
EUR
ECB Schnabel Speech
{previous}
{forecast}
{actual}
In the Euro Area, benchmark interest rate is set by the Governing Council of the European Central Bank. The primary objective of the ECB’s monetary policy is to maintain price stability which is to keep inflation below, but close to 2 percent over the medium term. In times of prolonged low inflation and low interest rates, ECB may also adopt non-standard monetary policy measures, such as asset purchase programmes. The official interest rate is the Main refinancing operations rate.
08:00
EUR
ECB Economic Bulletin
{previous}
{forecast}
{actual}
In the Euro Area, benchmark interest rate is set by the Governing Council of the European Central Bank. The primary objective of the ECB’s monetary policy is to maintain price stability which is to keep inflation below, but close to 2 percent over the medium term. In times of prolonged low inflation and low interest rates, ECB may also adopt non-standard monetary policy measures, such as asset purchase programmes. The official interest rate is the Main refinancing operations rate.
09:30
ZAR
PPI YoY
{previous}
4.5%
{forecast}
{actual}
In South Africa, Producer prices change refers to year over year change in price of goods and services sold by manufacturers and producers in the wholesale market during a given period.
09:30
ZAR
PPI MoM
{previous}
0.5%
{forecast}
{actual}
In South Africa, the Producer Price Inflation MoM measures a month-over-month change in the price of goods and services sold by manufacturers and producers in the wholesale market.
10:00
GBP
CBI Distributive Trades
{previous}
2
{forecast}
5
{actual}
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Distributive Trades Survey (DTS) measures the health of the retail sector. The reading is compiled from a survey of about 150 retail and wholesale companies. It includes measures of sales activity across the distributive trades. It is a leading indicator of consumer spending. The figure is the difference between the percentage of retailers reporting an increase in sales and those reporting a decrease.
10:00
EUR
Unemployment Benefit Claims
{previous}
-15.8K
{forecast}
{actual}
In France, unemployment benefit claims refer to the change in number of people claiming unemployment benefits in mainland France.
10:00
EUR
Jobseekers Total
{previous}
2811.9K
{forecast}
{actual}
The jobseekers total in France refers to the registered number of unemployed at the end of the month at employment center which are obliged to actively seek a job.
11:00
TRY
Overnight Borrowing Rate
{previous}
48.5%
{forecast}
{actual}
In Turkey, the Overnight Borrowing Rate refers to the rate under which banks lend or deposit money to the Central Bank.
11:00
TRY
Overnight Lending Rate
{previous}
51.5%
{forecast}
{actual}
In Turkey, lending rate refers to central bank overnight lending rate.
11:00
TRY
TCMB Interest Rate Decision
{previous}
50%
{forecast}
50%
{actual}
In Turkey, benchmark interest rates are set by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Monetary Policy Committee (Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankasi - TCMB). From June 1st 2018, the main interest rate is the one-week repo rate and the overnight borrowing and lending rates will be determined at 150 bps below/above the one-week repo rate. The central bank simplified its monetary policy framework on May 28th 2018 from a different system with four main key rates, with the late liquidity window lending rate being one of the most followed.
12:30
USD
Continuing Jobless Claims
{previous}
1812K
{forecast}
1810K
{actual}
Continuing Jobless Claims refer to actual number of unemployed and currently receiving unemployment benefits who filed for unemployment benefits at least two weeks ago.
12:30
USD
GDP Growth Rate QoQ Adv
{previous}
3.4%
{forecast}
2.5%
{actual}
On the expenditure side, personal consumption expenditures accounts for 68 percent of total GDP out of which purchases of goods constitute 23 percent and services 45 percent. Private investment accounts for 16 percent of GDP and government consumption and investment for 18 percent. As the value of goods exported (13.5 percent) is lower than the value of goods imported (16.5 percent), net exports subtracts 3 percent from the total GDP value.
