Economic calendar

The releases and central-bank events that move index futures and the majors, this week and next, and PTM's breakdown of each one we cover. Every date comes from the agency that sets it. Release dates from each agency's official calendar; impact is PTM's rating. Agencies publish no forecasts, so none are shown.

Archive · Release playbooks

Monday, October 19

Morning Rundown: NQ bounces 1.3% off its worst week. Europe sells

• 02:00 ET: EUR ECB's Elderson speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Executive Board members shape the ECB's policy, so their remarks between meetings are read for the outlook.
• 08:30 ET: CAD Canada CPI (September 2026), high impact: actual 3.1%, previous 3.0% (Adapted from Statistics Canada, Consumer Price Index, monthly (tables 18-10-0004-01 and 18-10-0256-01). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.) (official calendar) · playbook The Bank of Canada's 2% target is set on CPI, and its preferred core measures come out with it.

Tuesday, October 20

• 02:00 ET: GBP UK labour market (June to August 2026), high impact (official calendar) · playbook Pay growth and unemployment are central to the Bank's read on domestic inflation pressure.
• 08:15 ET: USD ADP weekly employment (NER Pulse) (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is a weekly read on private hiring between the monthly reports.
• 08:30 ET: USD Housing starts and building permits (September 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Housing is among the most rate-sensitive parts of the economy, and permits show what builders plan next.
• 10:00 ET: USD Pending home sales (NAR) (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Contracts close one to two months later, so the index is an early read on existing home sales.

Wednesday, October 21

• 00:15 ET: EUR ECB's Lane speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Executive Board members shape the ECB's policy, so their remarks between meetings are read for the outlook.
• 02:00 ET: GBP UK CPI (September 2026), high impact (official calendar) · playbook The Bank of England targets CPI at 2%, so this is the measure its decisions are judged against.
• 04:00 ET: EUR ECB's Cipollone speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Executive Board members shape the ECB's policy, so their remarks between meetings are read for the outlook.
• 07:00 ET: USD MBA mortgage applications (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Refinancing and purchase demand respond within days to mortgage rates, so it is the most frequent read on housing demand.
• 10:30 ET: USD EIA weekly petroleum status (crude inventories), high impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the official weekly count of US crude and fuel stocks, the supply picture energy markets work from.
• 12:30 ET: EUR ECB President Lagarde speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Executive Board members shape the ECB's policy, so their remarks between meetings are read for the outlook.

Thursday, October 22

• 08:30 ET: USD Initial jobless claims, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Layoffs tend to show up here weeks before they reach the monthly jobs report, which is why a run of higher claims gets attention.
• 10:00 ET: USD Conference Board leading economic index (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is built to turn before the wider economy, so its six-month change is read as a gauge of slowdown risk.
• 10:30 ET: USD EIA weekly natural gas storage, high impact (official calendar) · playbook Storage against the five-year average is the main weekly gauge of whether gas supply is tight or ample.

Friday, October 23

• 03:55 ET: EUR ECB's Montagner speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Executive Board members shape the ECB's policy, so their remarks between meetings are read for the outlook.
• 08:30 ET: CAD Canada retail trade (August 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the main monthly read on Canadian consumer spending.
• 09:45 ET: USD S&P Global flash US PMI (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the first read on the month's manufacturing and services activity, out before the month ends.
• 10:00 ET: EUR ECB's Cipollone speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Executive Board members shape the ECB's policy, so their remarks between meetings are read for the outlook.
• 10:00 ET: USD University of Michigan consumer sentiment (Final October; release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It includes households' own inflation expectations, which the Fed watches for signs that expectations are drifting.

Tuesday, October 27

• 08:15 ET: USD ADP weekly employment (NER Pulse) (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is a weekly read on private hiring between the monthly reports.
• 08:30 ET: USD Durable goods orders (September 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Orders for durable goods, core capital goods above all, are an early read on business investment.
• 09:00 ET: USD S&P Cotality Case-Shiller home prices (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the benchmark index of US home prices with the deepest history, which feed into household wealth and shelter costs.
• 09:00 ET: USD FHFA house price index, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook House prices feed into household wealth and, with a lag, into the shelter costs inside the inflation measures.
• 10:00 ET: USD Conference Board consumer confidence (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It shows how households rate the job market and their own prospects, an input to the outlook for spending.
• 10:00 ET: USD New home sales (September 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Sales of newly built homes respond quickly to mortgage rates, and the report carries prices and supply alongside.
• 20:30 ET: AUD Australia CPI (September 2026), high impact (official calendar) · playbook The RBA's target is set on CPI, and the trimmed mean is its preferred underlying measure.
• 21:00 ET: NZD RBNZ rate decision, high impact (official calendar) · playbook It sets the Official Cash Rate, the main policy lever behind the New Zealand dollar.

Wednesday, October 28

• 07:00 ET: USD MBA mortgage applications (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Refinancing and purchase demand respond within days to mortgage rates, so it is the most frequent read on housing demand.
• 08:30 ET: USD Advance goods trade and inventories (September 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It arrives weeks before the full trade and inventory reports, so forecasters use it to update their GDP estimates for the quarter.
• 09:45 ET: CAD Bank of Canada rate decision (with Monetary Policy Report), high impact (official calendar) · playbook It sets the overnight rate, the base for Canadian borrowing costs and the main policy lever behind the Canadian dollar.
• 10:30 ET: USD EIA weekly petroleum status (crude inventories), high impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the official weekly count of US crude and fuel stocks, the supply picture energy markets work from.
• 14:00 ET: USD FOMC rate decision, high impact (official calendar) · playbook It sets the price of overnight money in dollars, the rate every other US borrowing cost and the dollar's yield are measured against.

Thursday, October 29

• 08:30 ET: USD Initial jobless claims, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Layoffs tend to show up here weeks before they reach the monthly jobs report, which is why a run of higher claims gets attention.
• 08:30 ET: USD GDP (advance) (3rd Quarter 2026), high impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the first full picture of how fast the economy grew last quarter, the estimate later releases revise.
• 08:30 ET: USD Personal income and outlays (PCE) (September 2026), high impact (official calendar) · playbook The Fed's 2% goal is written in PCE prices, so this is the inflation number the Committee itself quotes.
• 09:15 ET: EUR ECB rate decision, high impact (official calendar) · playbook It sets the deposit rate for the euro area, the main policy lever behind the euro.
• 10:30 ET: USD EIA weekly natural gas storage, high impact (official calendar) · playbook Storage against the five-year average is the main weekly gauge of whether gas supply is tight or ample.
• about 23:00 ET: JPY Bank of Japan rate decision (with Outlook Report), high impact (official calendar) · playbook It sets Japan's short-term policy rate and its bond purchases, the main policy levers behind the yen.

Friday, October 30

• 06:00 ET: EUR Euro area flash GDP (Q3/2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the first estimate of euro-area growth for the quarter.
• 08:30 ET: CAD Canada GDP by industry (August 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the monthly read on Canadian output, with an advance estimate for the month after.
• 08:30 ET: USD Employment Cost Index, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the broadest measure of labour costs and adjusts for shifts in the mix of jobs, so the Fed reads it for wage pressure.
• 09:45 ET: USD Chicago PMI (business barometer) (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It closes each month's run of regional surveys the day before ISM's national report.