Economic Events - Month Ahead Events

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AU

17/03/2026 03:30 interest rate decision
17/03/2026 04:30 RBA press conference
19/03/2026 00:30 unemployment
23/03/2026 22:00 flash composite PMI
25/03/2026 00:30 CPI
25/03/2026 02:40 RBA Assistant Governor Brad Jones speaks
25/03/2026 22:15 RBA Assistant Governor Christopher Kent speaks
31/03/2026 01:30 RBA meeting minutes
31/03/2026 01:30 private sector credit
31/03/2026 23:00 Ai group construction index
31/03/2026 23:00 manufacturing PMI
31/03/2026 23:00 Ai group manufacturing index
01/04/2026 01:30 private house approvals
01/04/2026 01:30 building permits
02/04/2026 02:30 trade balance

CA

16/03/2026 12:15 housing starts
16/03/2026 12:30 CPI
18/03/2026 13:45 interest rate decision
18/03/2026 14:30 BoC press conference
20/03/2026 12:30 PPI
20/03/2026 12:30 raw materials prices
20/03/2026 12:30 retail sales
24/03/2026 12:30 manufacturer sales
26/03/2026 00:00 Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers speaks
26/03/2026 12:30 wholesale sales
27/03/2026 15:00 budget balance
31/03/2026 13:30 GDP
01/04/2026 14:30 manufacturing PMI
02/04/2026 13:30 trade balance

CH

17/03/2026 06:15 SNB 2025 annual report
17/03/2026 07:30 producer and import prices
19/03/2026 07:00 trade balance
19/03/2026 08:30 interest rate decision
24/03/2026 08:00 current account
25/03/2026 09:00 economic sentiment index
01/04/2026 06:30 retail sales
01/04/2026 07:30 manufacturing PMI
02/04/2026 06:30 CPI

CN

16/03/2026 15:00 unemployment
20/03/2026 14:15 interest rate decision
27/03/2026 22:00 current account
31/03/2026 15:30 NBS manufacturing PMI
01/04/2026 15:45 manufacturing PMI

DE

17/03/2026 10:00 ZEW economic sentiment survey
20/03/2026 07:00 PPI
24/03/2026 08:30 flash composite PMI
25/03/2026 09:00 Ifo business climate
26/03/2026 07:00 consumer confidence
28/03/2026 08:55 unemployment
30/03/2026 12:00 CPI
31/03/2026 06:00 export and import prices
31/03/2026 06:00 retail sales
01/04/2026 07:55 manufacturing PMI

ES

23/03/2026 09:00 trade balance
25/03/2026 08:00 PPI
26/03/2026 08:00 GDP
27/03/2026 08:00 CPI
30/03/2026 08:00 retail sales
30/03/2026 11:00 business confidence
31/03/2026 08:00 current account
01/04/2026 00:00 new car sales
01/04/2026 07:15 manufacturing PMI

EU

17/03/2026 10:00 ZEW economic sentiment survey
18/03/2026 10:00 CPI
19/03/2026 10:00 construction output
19/03/2026 13:15 interest rate decision
19/03/2026 13:45 ECB press conference
20/03/2026 09:00 current account
20/03/2026 10:00 trade balance
23/03/2026 15:00 consumer confidence
24/03/2026 09:00 flash composite PMI
27/03/2026 00:00 Eurogroup meeting
27/03/2026 09:00 money supply
30/03/2026 09:00 industrial sentiment index
30/03/2026 09:00 economic sentiment index
31/03/2026 09:00 CPI
01/04/2026 08:00 manufacturing PMI
01/04/2026 09:00 unemployment

FR

20/03/2026 07:45 business confidence
24/03/2026 08:15 flash composite PMI
26/03/2026 07:45 consumer confidence
26/03/2026 07:45 business confidence
31/03/2026 06:45 CPI
31/03/2026 06:45 PPI
01/04/2026 07:50 manufacturing PMI
02/04/2026 00:00 new car registrations
02/04/2026 06:45 budget balance

IE

19/03/2026 11:00 trade balance
23/03/2026 11:00 wholesale prices
27/03/2026 00:00 retail sales
27/03/2026 00:00 consumer confidence
30/03/2026 11:00 harmonised CPI
01/04/2026 01:01 AIB manufacturing PMI
01/04/2026 11:00 unemployment

IT

17/03/2026 09:00 CPI
20/03/2026 09:00 current account
20/03/2026 09:00 trade balance
20/03/2026 10:00 construction output
26/03/2026 09:00 consumer confidence
30/03/2026 08:00 PPI
31/03/2026 09:00 CPI
01/04/2026 07:45 manufacturing PMI
01/04/2026 08:00 unemployment
02/04/2026 00:00 new car registrations
02/04/2026 09:00 retail sales

JP

17/03/2026 23:50 trade balance
18/03/2026 00:00 Bank of Japan meeting begins
19/03/2026 03:00 interest rate decision
19/03/2026 04:30 industrial production
20/03/2026 00:00 Vernal Equinox Day. Financial markets closed.
23/03/2026 23:30 CPI
24/03/2026 00:30 flash composite PMI
24/03/2026 23:50 Bank of Japan meeting minutes
24/03/2026 23:50 BoJ meeting minutes
30/03/2026 00:30 unemployment
30/03/2026 00:50 industrial production
30/03/2026 00:50 BoJ summary of opinions
31/03/2026 00:30 unemployment
31/03/2026 00:50 retail sales
31/03/2026 00:50 industrial production
01/04/2026 01:30 manufacturing PMI

UK

19/03/2026 07:00 unemployment
19/03/2026 12:00 MPC meeting minutes
19/03/2026 12:00 interest rate decision
20/03/2026 07:00 public sector net borrowing
24/03/2026 09:30 flash composite PMI
25/03/2026 07:00 PPI
25/03/2026 07:00 CPI
27/03/2026 00:01 consumer confidence
27/03/2026 07:00 retail sales
30/03/2026 09:30 mortgage approvals
31/03/2026 07:00 GDP
31/03/2026 07:00 business investment
31/03/2026 07:00 current account
01/04/2026 09:30 manufacturing PMI

US

16/03/2026 00:00 business inventories
16/03/2026 00:00 retail sales
16/03/2026 12:30 New York empire state manufacturing index
16/03/2026 13:15 industrial production
17/03/2026 00:00 building permits
17/03/2026 12:30 export and import prices
17/03/2026 12:55 Redbook index
17/03/2026 14:00 pending home sales
17/03/2026 18:00 FOMC meetings begins
18/03/2026 12:30 PPI
18/03/2026 13:00 factory orders
18/03/2026 14:30 EIA crude oil stocks
18/03/2026 18:00 interest rate decision
18/03/2026 18:00 FOMC Economic Projections
18/03/2026 18:30 Fed press conference
19/03/2026 00:00 Conference Board leading index
19/03/2026 12:30 Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index
19/03/2026 12:30 initial jobless claims
19/03/2026 14:00 wholesale inventories
19/03/2026 14:00 new home sales
19/03/2026 14:30 EIA natural gas stocks
23/03/2026 12:30 Chicago Fed national activity index
24/03/2026 12:30 nonfarm productivity
24/03/2026 12:55 Redbook index
24/03/2026 13:45 flash composite PMI
24/03/2026 14:00 Richmond Fed manufacturing index
25/03/2026 12:30 export and import prices
25/03/2026 12:30 current account
25/03/2026 14:30 EIA crude oil stocks
26/03/2026 12:30 initial jobless claims
26/03/2026 14:30 EIA natural gas stocks
26/03/2026 15:00 Kansas City Fed manufacturing activity
27/03/2026 14:00 Michigan consumer sentiment index
30/03/2026 15:30 Dallas Fed manufacturing index
31/03/2026 13:55 Redbook index
31/03/2026 14:00 house price index
31/03/2026 14:00 S&P/Case-Shiller home price index
31/03/2026 14:45 Chicago PMI
31/03/2026 15:00 Conference Board consumer confidence
31/03/2026 15:00 job openings and labour turnover survey
01/04/2026 14:45 manufacturing PMI
01/04/2026 15:00 ISM manufacturing PMI
01/04/2026 15:30 EIA crude oil stocks
02/04/2026 00:00 factory orders
02/04/2026 13:30 initial jobless claims
02/04/2026 13:30 trade balance
02/04/2026 15:30 EIA natural gas stocks

ZA

18/03/2026 08:00 CPI
18/03/2026 11:00 retail sales
19/03/2026 11:00 building permits
24/03/2026 08:00 consumer confidence
26/03/2026 09:30 PPI
26/03/2026 13:00 interest rate decision
30/03/2026 07:00 money supply
31/03/2026 13:00 trade balance
01/04/2026 00:00 total new vehicle sales
01/04/2026 10:00 manufacturing PMI

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