Economic Calendar - Currencies
List of important economic releases
Time
Impact
Currency
Event
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Mar 24, 2026
00:30
JPY
S&P Global Composite PMI Flash
Previous
53.90
Forecast
Actual
52.50
The au Jibun Bank Japan Composite PMI Output Index, which is a weighted average of the Manufacturing Output Index and the Services Business Activity Index, tracks business trends across private sector activity based on data collected from a representative panel of around 800 companies. The index tracks variables such as sales, new orders, employment, inventories and prices. The index varies between 0 and 100, with a reading above 50 indicating an overall increase compared to the previous month, and below 50 an overall decrease.
00:30
JPY
S&P Global Services PMI Flash
Previous
53.8
Forecast
Actual
52.8
The au Jibun Bank Japan Services PMI is compiled by S&P Global from responses to questionnaires sent to a panel of around 400 service sector companies. The sectors covered include consumer (excluding retail), transport, information, communication, finance, insurance, real estate and business services. The headline figure is the Services Business Activity Index. This is a diffusion index calculated from a question that asks for changes in the volume of business activity compared with one month previously. The Services Business Activity Index is comparable to the Manufacturing Output Index. The index varies between 0 and 100, with a reading above 50 indicating an overall increase compared to the previous month, and below 50 an overall decrease.
00:30
JPY
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Flash
Previous
53.0
Forecast
52.8
Actual
51.4
The au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI is compiled by S&P Global from responses to monthly questionnaires sent to purchasing managers in a panel of around 400 manufacturers. The headline figure is the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which is a weighted average of the following five indices: New Orders (30%), Output (25%), Employment (20%), Suppliers’ Delivery Times (15%) and Stocks of Purchases (10%). For the PMI calculation the Suppliers’ Delivery Times Index is inverted so that it moves in a comparable direction to the other indices. The index varies between 0 and 100, with a reading above 50 indicating an overall increase compared to the previous month, and below 50 an overall decrease.
01:35
NZD
1-Year Bill Auction
Previous
2.8529%
Forecast
Actual
01:35
NZD
3-Month Bill Auction
Previous
2.4171%
Forecast
Actual
2.4550%
01:35
NZD
6-Month Bill Auction
Previous
2.5186%
Forecast
Actual
2.6108%
03:35
JPY
40-Year JGB Auction
Previous
3.720%
Forecast
Actual
3.600%
07:00
TRY
Capacity Utilization
Previous
73.5%
Forecast
Actual
73.3%
In Turkey, Capacity Utilization is a measure of how much of the economy's potential output is being used.
07:00
TRY
Business Confidence
Previous
104.1
Forecast
Actual
101.00
In Turkey, the Business Tendency Survey (BTS) compiles the assessments of the senior managers on the recent past, current situation and their expectations regarding the future course of business environment in the manufacturing industry. A score above 100 indicates an optimistic outlook to the economic activities while below 100 points to a pessimistic outlook.
08:00
CHF
Current Account
Previous
CHF15.8B
Forecast
Actual
CHF7.0B
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).
11:00
CAD
CFIB Business Barometer
Previous
65.3
Forecast
Actual
55.8
CFIB’s Business Barometer tracks small business confidence, expectations and operating conditions in Canada. It was revised as of the May 2009 issue. It is based on the same survey question on 12-month future business performance expectations collected annually 1987-2000, quarterly 2001-2008 and monthly since late 2008. The index is a weighted average of response scores: 100 for stronger performance, 50 for same performance, and 0 for weaker performance. The data are not seasonally adjusted.
11:00
BRL
BCB Copom Meeting Minutes
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.
12:00
MXN
Mid-month Inflation Rate MoM
Previous
0.25%
Forecast
0.37%
Actual
0.62%
12:00
MXN
Economic Activity MoM
Previous
0.2%
Forecast
-0.4%
Actual
-0.9%
In Mexico, the overall index of economic activity measures the evolution of the real sector of the economy, in the short term, providing valuable information for decision-making.
12:00
MXN
Mid-month Core Inflation Rate MoM
Previous
0.22%
Forecast
0.22%
Actual
0.22%
12:00
MXN
Mid-month Core Inflation Rate YoY
Previous
4.52%
Forecast
4.48%
Actual
4.46%
12:00
MXN
Mid-month Inflation Rate YoY
Previous
3.92%
Forecast
4.35%
Actual
4.63%
12:00
MXN
Economic Activity YoY
Previous
3.3%
Forecast
1.6%
Actual
-0.3%
In Mexico, the overall index of economic activity measures the evolution of the real sector of the economy, in the short term, providing valuable information for decision-making.
12:30
CAD
Manufacturing Sales MoM Prel
Previous
-3%
Forecast
Actual
3.8%
In Canada, Manufacturing Sales provides a current 'snapshot' of sales of goods manufactured values by the Canadian manufacturing sector, enabling analysis of the state of the Canadian economy, as well as the health of specific industries in the short- to medium-term.
23:50
JPY
BoJ Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes
Previous
Forecast
Actual
In Japan, interest rates are set by the Bank of Japan's Policy Board in its Monetary Policy Meetings. The BoJ's official interest rate is the discount rate. Monetary Policy Meetings produce a guideline for money market operations in inter-meeting periods and this guideline is written in terms of a target for the uncollateralized overnight call rate.