Economic Events - Month Ahead Events

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AU

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 manufacturing index
06/05/2026 00:00 Ai group construction index
07/05/2026 02:30 trade balance
11/05/2026 02:30 private house approvals
11/05/2026 02:30 building permits
12/05/2026 01:30 consumer confidence
12/05/2026 02:30 business confidence
13/05/2026 01:30 consumer confidence
13/05/2026 02:30 wage price index
13/05/2026 02:30 home loans
13/05/2026 02:30 business confidence
14/05/2026 02:00 consumer inflation expectations
15/05/2026 02:00 consumer inflation expectations
18/05/2026 00:30 RBA Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter speaks
19/05/2026 02:30 RBA meeting minutes

CA

05/05/2026 13:30 trade balance
05/05/2026 14:30 composite PMI
06/05/2026 15:00 Ivey PMI
08/05/2026 13:30 average hourly wages
08/05/2026 13:30 employment change
08/05/2026 13:30 unemployment
15/05/2026 13:15 housing starts
15/05/2026 13:30 manufacturing sales
18/05/2026 00:00 Victoria Day. Financial markets closed
19/05/2026 13:30 CPI

CH

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
08/05/2026 08:00 consumer confidence
12/05/2026 07:30 producer and import prices
14/05/2026 00:00 Ascension Day. Financial markets closed.
15/05/2026 07:30 industrial production
18/05/2026 08:00 GDP

CN

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
09/05/2026 17:00 trade balance
11/05/2026 15:30 PPI
11/05/2026 15:30 CPI
12/05/2026 00:00 vehicle sales
15/05/2026 23:00 current account
18/05/2026 16:00 unemployment
18/05/2026 16:00 industrial production
18/05/2026 16:00 retail sales

DE

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
08/05/2026 07:00 industrial production
08/05/2026 07:00 trade balance
12/05/2026 07:00 CPI
12/05/2026 10:00 ZEW economic sentiment survey
13/05/2026 13:45 current account
15/05/2026 07:00 wholesale prices

ES

04/05/2026 00:00 new car sales
04/05/2026 08:15 manufacturing PMI
05/05/2026 00:00 new car sales
05/05/2026 08:00 tourist arrivals
05/05/2026 08:00 unemployment
06/05/2026 08:15 composite PMI
08/05/2026 08:00 industrial production
14/05/2026 08:00 CPI
19/05/2026 09:00 trade balance

EU

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
12/05/2026 10:00 ZEW economic sentiment survey
13/05/2026 10:00 employment change
13/05/2026 10:00 GDP
13/05/2026 10:00 industrial production
19/05/2026 10:00 trade balance

FR

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
11/05/2026 07:45 foreign exchange reserves
13/05/2026 06:30 unemployment
13/05/2026 07:45 CPI

IE

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
11/05/2026 23:01 construction PMI
14/05/2026 09:00 harmonised CPI
14/05/2026 09:00 CPI
15/05/2026 09:00 trade balance

IT

04/05/2026 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
12/05/2026 09:00 industrial production
15/05/2026 09:00 CPI
18/05/2026 09:00 trade balance

JP

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 Bank of Japan meeting minutes
07/05/2026 00:50 BoJ meeting minutes
08/05/2026 00:00 foreign exchange reserves
08/05/2026 01:30 composite PMI
09/05/2026 00:30 household spending
12/05/2026 00:30 household spending
12/05/2026 00:50 BoJ summary of opinions
13/05/2026 00:50 current account
14/05/2026 05:00 Bank of Japan policy board member Kazuyuki Masu speaks
15/05/2026 00:50 PPI
19/05/2026 05:30 industrial production

UK

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
07/05/2026 09:30 construction PMI
08/05/2026 07:00 halifax house price index
12/05/2026 00:01 BRC retail sales monitor
13/05/2026 07:00 employment change
13/05/2026 07:00 unemployment
14/05/2026 00:01 house price balance
14/05/2026 07:00 industrial production
14/05/2026 07:00 manufacturing production
14/05/2026 07:00 trade balance
14/05/2026 07:00 GDP
19/05/2026 07:00 employment change
19/05/2026 07:00 unemployment

US

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
08/05/2026 13:30 average weekly hours
08/05/2026 13:30 nonfarm payrolls
08/05/2026 15:00 wholesale inventories
08/05/2026 15:00 Michigan consumer sentiment index
11/05/2026 15:00 existing home sales
12/05/2026 13:30 CPI
12/05/2026 13:55 Redbook index
12/05/2026 19:00 monthly budget statement
13/05/2026 13:30 PPI
13/05/2026 15:30 EIA crude oil stocks
14/05/2026 13:30 initial jobless claims
14/05/2026 13:30 retail sales
14/05/2026 13:30 export and import prices
14/05/2026 15:30 EIA natural gas stocks
15/05/2026 13:30 New York empire state manufacturing index
15/05/2026 14:15 industrial production
15/05/2026 17:00 NOPA crush report
19/05/2026 13:55 Redbook index

ZA

04/05/2026 00:00 total new vehicle sales
04/05/2026 10:00 manufacturing PMI
06/05/2026 08:15 S&P global PMI
08/05/2026 07:00 foreign exchange reserves
12/05/2026 10:30 unemployment
12/05/2026 12:00 manufacturing production
13/05/2026 10:30 unemployment
14/05/2026 10:30 mining production

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