Economic Calendar - Currencies
List of important economic releases
Time
Impact
Currency
Event
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Mar 30, 2026
05:00
JPY
Construction Orders YoY
Previous
5.7%
Forecast
Actual
In Japan, construction orders data refer to the value of new orders for construction work received during the month by 50 major constructors. Figures refer to the value of original contracts and construction for own use but not the value of subcontracted orders.
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05:00
JPY
Housing Starts YoY
Previous
-0.4%
Forecast
-4.7%
Actual
In Japan, housing starts refers to the year-on-year change in volume of new housing construction started.
07:00
CHF
KOF Leading Indicators
Previous
103.8
Forecast
102
Actual
96.1
In Switzerland, the KOF Swiss Economic Institute economic barometer measures the level of optimism that people who run companies have about the performance of the economy and how they feel about their organizations’ prospects. The KOF economic barometer is based on a multi-sectoral design with three modules. The 2014 version comprises 219 indicator variables, which are combined based on statistically determined weights. The most important module is GDP, which excludes construction and banking sectors and accounts for more than 90% of Swiss GDP.
07:00
TRY
Economic Confidence Index
Previous
100.7
Forecast
Actual
97.9
In Turkey, economic confidence index is a composite index that encapsulates consumers’ and producers’ evaluations, expectations and tendencies about general economic situation. The index is combined by means of a weighted aggregation of normalized sub-indices of consumer confidence, seasonally adjusted real sector (manufacturing industry), services, retail trade and construction confidence indices. The economic confidence index indicates an optimistic outlook about the general economic situation when the index is above 100, on contrary it indicates a pessimistic outlook when it is below 100.
11:00
BRL
IGP-M Inflation MoM
Previous
-0.73%
Forecast
0.5%
Actual
0.52%
The IGP-M Inflation Index in Brazil is an index that measures and tracks the changes in price of goods in the stages before the retail level. Wholesale price indexes (WPIs) report monthly to show the average price changes of goods sold in bulk, and they are a group of the indicators that follow growth in the economy.
11:30
BRL
Current Account
Previous
$-8.36B
Forecast
$-5.4B
Actual
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
11:30
BRL
BCB Focus Market Readout
Previous
Forecast
Actual
In Brazil, interest rate decisions are taken by The Central Bank of Brazil's Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM). The official interest rate is the Special System of Clearance and Custody rate (SELIC) which is the overnight lending rate.
11:30
BRL
Bank Lending MoM
Previous
-0.2%
Forecast
Actual
0.4%
Loan Growth in Brazil refers to the monthly change in total credit outstanding, including public and private lending.
12:00
BRL
Bank Lending MoM
Previous
-0.2%
Forecast
Actual
Loan Growth in Brazil refers to the monthly change in total credit outstanding, including public and private lending.
17:30
BRL
Net Payrolls
Previous
112.33K
Forecast
270K
Actual
In Brazil, net payrolls refer to the change in total formal employment, that is, the difference between admitted and dismissed.
21:00
MXN
Fiscal Balance
Previous
MXN-19.3B
Forecast
Actual
In Mexico, the public budget includes, not only government expenses and revenues, but also financial balance of entities under indirect budgetary control, and external and internal financing requirement.
23:30
JPY
Tokyo Core CPI YoY
Previous
1.8%
Forecast
1.8%
Actual
In Tokyo, the core inflation rate tracks changes in prices that consumers pay for a basket of goods which excludes prices of fresh food.
23:30
JPY
Tokyo CPI YoY
Previous
1.6%
Forecast
Actual
In Tokyo, the most important categories in the consumer price index are Housing (26 percent of total weight) and Food (25 percent), followed by Culture and recreation (10 percent), Transportation and communication (10 percent), Fuel, light and water charges (6 percent), Miscellaneous (5 percent), Education (5 percent), Clothes and footwear (5 percent), Medical care (4 percent), and Furniture and household utensils (3 percent).
23:30
JPY
Tokyo CPI Ex Food and Energy YoY
Previous
1.8%
Forecast
Actual
23:30
JPY
Unemployment Rate
Previous
2.7%
Forecast
2.7%
Actual
In Japan, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
23:30
JPY
Jobs/applications ratio
Previous
1.18
Forecast
1.18
Actual
The series refers to the ratio of active job openings to applicants is a rate of the number of job offers (sum of the carried forward ones from the previous month and new ones) to the number of job seekers registered at public employment security offices ("Hello Work") all over the country. It indicates the number of job offers per one job seeker. The ratio is obtained by dividing monthly active job openings by monthly active applications.
23:50
JPY
Retail Sales MoM
Previous
4.1%
Forecast
Actual
In Japan, the Retail sales report provides an aggregated measure of sales of retail goods and services over a specific time period. In Japan, Retail sales are seasonal, volatile and relatively important to the overall economy.
23:50
JPY
Industrial Production YoY Prel
Previous
0.7%
Forecast
Actual
In Japan, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities.
23:50
JPY
Retail Sales YoY
Previous
1.8%
Forecast
0.8%
Actual
In Japan, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.
23:50
JPY
Industrial Production MoM Prel
Previous
4.3%
Forecast
-2.1%
Actual
In Japan, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities.