Economic Events - Month Ahead Events

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AU

23/04/2026 00:00 flash composite PMI
29/04/2026 02:30 CPI
30/04/2026 02:30 private sector credit
30/04/2026 02:30 export and import prices
01/05/2026 00:00 manufacturing PMI
01/05/2026 02:30 PPI
04/05/2026 00:00 RBA meetings begins
04/05/2026 02:30 private house approvals
04/05/2026 02:30 building permits
05/05/2026 00:00 composite PMI
05/05/2026 02:30 household spending
05/05/2026 05:30 interest rate decision
05/05/2026 06:30 RBA press conference
06/05/2026 00:00 Ai group construction index
06/05/2026 00:00 Ai group manufacturing index
07/05/2026 02:30 trade balance

CA

20/04/2026 13:30 CPI
20/04/2026 15:30 BoC business outlook survey
23/04/2026 13:30 PPI
24/04/2026 13:30 manufacturer sales
24/04/2026 13:30 retail sales
24/04/2026 16:00 budget balance
29/04/2026 14:45 BoC monetary policy report
29/04/2026 14:45 interest rate decision
29/04/2026 15:30 BoC press conference
30/04/2026 13:30 GDP
01/05/2026 14:30 manufacturing PMI
05/05/2026 13:30 trade balance
05/05/2026 14:30 composite PMI
06/05/2026 15:00 Ivey PMI

CH

21/04/2026 07:00 trade balance
24/04/2026 09:00 Swiss National Bank Vice Chairman Martin Schlegel speaks
24/04/2026 09:00 Swiss National Bank Chairman Barbara Steiner speaks
29/04/2026 09:00 economic sentiment index
01/05/2026 00:00 Labor Day. Financial markets closed.
01/05/2026 07:30 retail sales
04/05/2026 08:30 manufacturing PMI
05/05/2026 07:30 CPI
07/05/2026 00:00 foreign exchange reserves
07/05/2026 08:00 unemployment

CN

20/04/2026 15:15 interest rate decision
30/04/2026 15:30 NBS manufacturing PMI
01/05/2026 00:00 Labor Day. Financial markets in Shanghai,Shenzhen and Hong Kong closed.
01/05/2026 00:00 Financial markets in Shanghai,Shenzhen and Hong Kong closed.
04/05/2026 00:00 Labor Day. Financial markets in Shanghai and Shenzhen closed.
05/05/2026 00:00 Labor Day. Financial markets in Shanghai and Shenzhen closed.
06/05/2026 15:45 composite PMI
07/05/2026 00:00 foreign exchange reserves

DE

20/04/2026 07:00 PPI
21/04/2026 10:00 ZEW economic sentiment survey
23/04/2026 08:30 flash composite PMI
24/04/2026 09:00 Ifo business climate
27/04/2026 07:00 consumer confidence
29/04/2026 13:00 CPI
30/04/2026 07:00 export and import prices
30/04/2026 07:00 retail sales
30/04/2026 08:55 unemployment
30/04/2026 09:00 GDP
01/05/2026 00:00 Labor Day. Financial markets closed.
04/05/2026 08:55 manufacturing PMI
06/05/2026 08:55 composite PMI
06/05/2026 11:00 new car registrations
07/05/2026 07:00 factory orders
07/05/2026 08:30 construction PMI

ES

21/04/2026 09:00 trade balance
24/04/2026 08:00 PPI
28/04/2026 08:00 retail sales
28/04/2026 08:00 unemployment
29/04/2026 08:00 CPI
29/04/2026 11:00 business confidence
30/04/2026 08:00 GDP
30/04/2026 09:00 current account
01/05/2026 00:00 Labor Day. Financial markets closed.
04/05/2026 08:15 manufacturing PMI
05/05/2026 00:00 new car sales
05/05/2026 08:00 unemployment
05/05/2026 08:00 tourist arrivals
06/05/2026 08:15 composite PMI

EU

20/04/2026 10:00 construction output
21/04/2026 10:00 ZEW economic sentiment survey
22/04/2026 15:00 consumer confidence
23/04/2026 09:00 flash composite PMI
29/04/2026 09:00 money supply
29/04/2026 10:00 industrial sentiment index
29/04/2026 10:00 economic sentiment index
30/04/2026 10:00 unemployment
30/04/2026 10:00 CPI
30/04/2026 10:00 GDP
30/04/2026 13:15 interest rate decision
30/04/2026 13:45 ECB press conference
04/05/2026 00:00 Eurogroup meeting
04/05/2026 09:00 manufacturing PMI
06/05/2026 09:00 composite PMI
06/05/2026 10:00 PPI
07/05/2026 08:30 construction PMI
07/05/2026 10:00 retail sales

FR

23/04/2026 07:45 business confidence
23/04/2026 07:45 business climate indicator
23/04/2026 08:15 flash composite PMI
24/04/2026 07:45 consumer confidence
30/04/2026 06:30 GDP
30/04/2026 07:45 PPI
30/04/2026 07:45 CPI
01/05/2026 00:00 Labor Day. Financial markets closed.
04/05/2026 08:50 manufacturing PMI
05/05/2026 00:00 new car registrations
05/05/2026 07:45 budget balance
06/05/2026 07:45 industrial production
06/05/2026 08:50 composite PMI
07/05/2026 07:45 current account
07/05/2026 07:45 trade balance
07/05/2026 08:30 construction PMI

IE

22/04/2026 09:00 wholesale prices
27/04/2026 09:00 wholesale prices
29/04/2026 00:00 retail sales
29/04/2026 11:00 harmonised CPI
30/04/2026 23:01 AIB manufacturing PMI
01/05/2026 00:00 Labor Day. Financial markets closed.
04/05/2026 00:00 Bank Holiday. Financial markets closed.
05/05/2026 00:00 consumer confidence
05/05/2026 23:01 services PMI
07/05/2026 09:00 unemployment

IT

20/04/2026 09:00 construction output
28/04/2026 10:00 PPI
29/04/2026 09:00 consumer confidence
30/04/2026 09:00 GDP
30/04/2026 09:30 unemployment
30/04/2026 10:00 CPI
01/05/2026 00:00 Labor Day. Financial markets closed.
01/05/2026 00:00 new car registrations
04/05/2026 08:45 manufacturing PMI
06/05/2026 08:45 composite PMI
06/05/2026 09:00 retail sales
07/05/2026 08:30 construction PMI

JP

18/04/2026 00:30 CPI
20/04/2026 00:50 trade balance
21/04/2026 00:50 trade balance
23/04/2026 01:30 flash composite PMI
24/04/2026 00:30 CPI
27/04/2026 00:00 Bank of Japan meeting begins
28/04/2026 04:00 BoJ quarterly outlook report
28/04/2026 04:00 interest rate decision
29/04/2026 00:00 Showa Day. Financial markets closed.
29/04/2026 06:00 construction orders
30/04/2026 00:50 retail sales
30/04/2026 00:50 industrial production
01/05/2026 01:30 manufacturing PMI
01/05/2026 06:00 consumer confidence
02/05/2026 00:30 unemployment
04/05/2026 00:00 Greenery Day. Financial markets closed.
05/05/2026 00:00 Children's Day. Financial markets closed.
06/05/2026 00:00 Constitution Day. Financial markets closed.
07/05/2026 00:50 BoJ meeting minutes
07/05/2026 00:50 Bank of Japan meeting minutes

UK

21/04/2026 07:00 unemployment
21/04/2026 07:00 employment change
21/04/2026 16:15 Bank of England Executive Director Victoria Cleland speaks
22/04/2026 07:00 PPI
22/04/2026 07:00 CPI
22/04/2026 09:05 Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden speaks
23/04/2026 07:00 public sector net borrowing
23/04/2026 09:30 flash composite PMI
23/04/2026 11:00 CBI business optimism index
24/04/2026 07:00 retail sales
24/04/2026 11:00 CBI business optimism index
25/04/2026 00:01 consumer confidence
30/04/2026 12:00 BoE monetary policy report
30/04/2026 12:00 MPC meeting minutes
30/04/2026 12:00 interest rate decision
01/05/2026 09:30 manufacturing PMI
01/05/2026 09:30 mortgage approvals
04/05/2026 00:00 Early May Bank Holiday. Financial markets closed.
05/05/2026 09:00 new car sales
06/05/2026 09:30 composite PMI

US

18/04/2026 00:00 Spring meeting of International Monetary Fund and World Bank
19/04/2026 00:00 Spring meeting of International Monetary Fund and World Bank
21/04/2026 13:30 retail sales
21/04/2026 13:55 Redbook index
22/04/2026 15:30 EIA crude oil stocks
23/04/2026 13:30 initial jobless claims
23/04/2026 13:30 Chicago Fed national activity index
23/04/2026 14:45 flash composite PMI
23/04/2026 15:30 EIA natural gas stocks
23/04/2026 16:00 Kansas City Fed manufacturing activity
24/04/2026 15:00 Michigan consumer sentiment index
27/04/2026 15:30 Dallas Fed manufacturing index
28/04/2026 13:55 Redbook index
28/04/2026 14:00 house price index
28/04/2026 14:00 S&P/Case-Shiller home price index
28/04/2026 15:00 Richmond Fed manufacturing index
28/04/2026 15:00 Conference Board consumer confidence
28/04/2026 19:00 FOMC meetings begins
29/04/2026 13:30 durable goods orders
29/04/2026 13:30 building permits
29/04/2026 13:30 wholesale inventories
29/04/2026 15:30 EIA crude oil stocks
29/04/2026 19:00 interest rate decision
29/04/2026 19:30 Fed press conference
30/04/2026 13:30 initial jobless claims
30/04/2026 13:30 GDP
30/04/2026 13:30 quarterly personal consumption expenditures
30/04/2026 13:30 employment cost index
30/04/2026 13:30 personal consumption expenditures
30/04/2026 14:45 Chicago PMI
30/04/2026 15:30 EIA natural gas stocks
01/05/2026 14:45 manufacturing PMI
01/05/2026 15:00 ISM manufacturing PMI
04/05/2026 00:00 total vehicle sales
04/05/2026 15:00 factory orders
05/05/2026 13:00 building permits
05/05/2026 13:30 trade balance
05/05/2026 13:55 Redbook index
05/05/2026 14:45 composite PMI
05/05/2026 15:00 new home sales
05/05/2026 15:00 ISM services PMI
06/05/2026 13:15 ADP unemployment
06/05/2026 15:30 EIA crude oil stocks
07/05/2026 13:30 initial jobless claims
07/05/2026 15:30 EIA natural gas stocks
07/05/2026 16:00 consumer inflation expectations

ZA

22/04/2026 09:00 CPI
22/04/2026 12:00 retail sales
23/04/2026 12:00 building permits
27/04/2026 00:00 Freedom Day. Financial markets closed.
30/04/2026 07:00 money supply
30/04/2026 10:30 PPI
30/04/2026 13:00 trade balance
01/05/2026 00:00 Labor Day. Financial markets closed.
01/05/2026 00:00 total new vehicle sales
04/05/2026 10:00 manufacturing PMI
06/05/2026 08:15 S&P global PMI

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