Global Economic Calendar
The major releases outside the US: euro-area CPI and GDP, ECB, BoE and BoJ decisions, UK CPI, China PMI and GDP. Times in ET, with impact ratings. Central-bank dates follow each bank’s published schedule.
About the global economic calendar
This calendar tracks the scheduled releases that move markets outside the US: rate decisions from the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan, euro-area CPI and GDP flash estimates, UK inflation and monthly GDP, Germany’s IFO and ZEW surveys, Japan’s CPI and Tankan, and China’s PMI, GDP and trade figures. Every entry shows the release time in Eastern Time and an impact rating, in the same format as the US calendar.
Global releases matter even for a US-only portfolio. ECB and Bank of Japan decisions move the dollar, and through it every multinational’s earnings; China’s PMI sets the tone for commodities; and euro-area inflation shapes global bond yields. The overnight session often decides how New York opens.
What time do international releases come out in ET?
European data lands in the early US morning: euro-area releases around 5:00 am ET, UK data around 2:00 am ET, and the ECB decision at 8:15 am ET. Asian releases land the prior US evening: China’s PMI around 9:30 pm ET and Bank of Japan decisions around 10:30 pm ET.
Which global releases move markets the most?
Central-bank decisions from the ECB, Bank of England and Bank of Japan, euro-area flash CPI, and China’s GDP and PMI. A surprise from any of them can move currencies, commodities and US index futures before New York opens.
Why are the times shown in Eastern Time?
So both calendars read the same way. An overnight Asian release appears on the ET evening before its local morning: a Bank of Japan decision made midday Friday in Tokyo, for example, shows up Thursday evening ET.