Economic Calendar - Currencies
List of important economic releases
Time
Impact
Currency
Event
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Sep 05, 2025
00:50
JPY
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Previous
$1304.4B
Forecast
Actual
$1324.2B
In Japan, Foreign Exchange Reserves are the foreign assets held or controlled by the country central bank. The reserves are made of gold or a specific currency. They can also be special drawing rights and marketable securities denominated in foreign currencies like treasury bills, government bonds, corporate bonds and equities and foreign currency loans.
01:30
AUD
Exports MoM
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Rich in natural resources, Australia is a major exporter of commodities. Metalliferous ores and metal scrap account for 29 percent of total exports; coal, coke and briquettes for 15 percent; and gas for 7 percent. The country also exports: food and live animals (14 percent), mainly meat (5 percent) and cereals (4 percent); manufactured goods (6 percent), mainly non-ferrous metals (4 percent); and machinery and transport equipment (6 percent). Australia's largest export markets are China (32 percent of total exports), Japan (16 percent), South Korea (7 percent), the US (5 percent), India (4 percent), New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan (3 percent each).
01:30
AUD
Balance of Trade
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Australia has been recording consistent trade surpluses since 2017 due to rise in a resource exports like natural gas, metal ores and minerals, coal, coke and briquettes, and rural goods such as meat and cereals. The biggest trade surpluses are recorded with China, Hong Kong and Japan, and New Zealand while the biggest trade deficits are with the United States, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand.
01:30
AUD
Imports MoM
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Australia imports mainly machinery and transport equipment (40 percent of total imports), of which road vehicles account for 12 percent, industrial machinery for 6 percent, electrical machinery for 5 percent and telecommunications and sound recording for 5 percent.The country also imports: petroleum (11 percent); manufactured goods (12 percent); chemicals and related products (10 percent); and food and live animals (5 percent). Main import partners are China (23 percent of total imports), the US (11 percent), Japan (7 percent), South Korea, Thailand and Germany (5 percent each) and Malaysia (4 percent).
03:35
JPY
3-Month Bill Auction
Previous
0.4742%
Forecast
Actual
0.4521%
05:00
JPY
Coincident Index Prel
Previous
115.9
Forecast
Actual
113.3
Coincident Index correlates with the business cycle, and is used to identify the current state of the economy. In general, increasing coincident index shows that the economy is in an expansion phase, and decreasing coincident index reflects that the economy is in a contraction phase. The index is calculated using month-over-month percentage changes in 11 leading indicators, 11 coincident indicators, and 6 lagging indicators.
05:00
JPY
Leading Economic Index Prel
Previous
105.1
Forecast
105.9
Actual
105.9
In Japan, the Leading Composite Index consists of 12 indexes such as account inventory ratios, machinery orders, stock prices and other leading economic indicators. The index anticipates changes in the direction of the Japanese economy in the coming months. In general, increase in the index reflects that the economy is in an expansion phase, and decreasing coincident index reflects that the economy is in a contraction phase. The index is used to make official judgement on when the business cycle begins and ends.
07:00
CHF
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Previous
CHF716.481B
Forecast
Actual
CHF715.124B
In Switzerland, Foreign Exchange Reserves are the foreign assets held or controlled by the country central bank. The reserves are made of gold or a specific currency. They can also be special drawing rights and marketable securities denominated in foreign currencies like treasury bills, government bonds, corporate bonds and equities and foreign currency loans.
07:00
CHF
Consumer Confidence
Previous
-33
Forecast
-37
Actual
-40
In Switzerland, the consumer confidence survey is conducted every year, in the months of January, April, July and October. Around 1000 households are questioned for State Secretariat for Economic Affairs regarding their subjective evaluation of the economic situation, financial situation of the household in question, inflation, job security etc. Generally consumer confidence is high when the unemployment rate is low and GDP growth is high. Measures of average consumer confidence can be useful indicators of how much consumers are likely to spend.
12:00
BRL
PPI MoM
Previous
-1.27%
Forecast
Actual
-0.3%
12:00
BRL
PPI YoY
Previous
3.22%
Forecast
Actual
1.36%
Producer prices change refers to year over year change in price of goods and services sold by manufacturers and producers in the wholesale market during a given period.
12:30
CAD
Average Hourly Wages YoY
Previous
3.5%
Forecast
Actual
3.6%
Average Hourly Wages of Permanent Employees in Canada refers to the usual wages or salary of permanent employees at their main job. Respondents are asked to report their wage/salary before taxes and other deductions, and include tips and commissions. Weekly and hourly wages/salary are calculated in conjunction with usual paid work hours per week.
12:30
CAD
Employment Change
Previous
-40.8K
Forecast
7.5K
Actual
-65.5K
In Canada, employment change refers to the change in the number of persons who work for pay or profit, or perform unpaid family work. Estimates include both full-time and part-time employment.
12:30
CAD
Unemployment Rate
Previous
6.9%
Forecast
7%
Actual
7.1%
In Canada, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
12:30
CAD
Full Time Employment Chg
Previous
-51K
Forecast
Actual
-6K
In Canada, full-time employment consists of persons who usually work 30 hours or more per week at their main or only job.
12:30
CAD
Part Time Employment Chg
Previous
10.3K
Forecast
Actual
-59.7K
In Canada, part-time employment consists of persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week at their main or only job.
12:30
CAD
Participation Rate
Previous
65.2%
Forecast
Actual
65.1%
The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population.
14:00
CAD
Ivey PMI s.a
Previous
55.8
Forecast
53.1
Actual
50.1
The Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) is an economic index which measures the month to month variation in economic activity as indicated by a panel of purchasing managers from across Canada, and is prepared by the Ivey Business School at Western University. The PMI includes both the public and private sectors and is based on month end data Ivey PMI panel members indicate whether their organizations activity is higher than, the same as, or lower than the previous month across the following five categories: purchases, employment, inventories, supplier deliveries and prices. A value above 50 indicates an increase in purchases from the previous month and a value below 50 indicates a decrease.
14:00
BRL
New Car Registrations MoM
Previous
14.2%
Forecast
Actual
In Brazil, New Vehicle Registrations refers to total registration of new vehicles, including passenger cars, trucks and buses.
14:00
BRL
Car Production MoM
Previous
15.7%
Forecast
Actual
In Brazil, car production measures the total number of manufactured cars including passenger cars, trucks and buses in the reference month.