Economic Calendar - Currencies
List of important economic releases
Time
Impact
Currency
Event
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Mar 26, 2026
05:00
JPY
Leading Economic Index Final
Previous
111
Forecast
112.4
Actual
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.
05:00
JPY
Coincident Index Final
Previous
114.3
Forecast
Actual
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.
10:00
CHF
Economic Sentiment Index
Previous
Forecast
Actual
In Switzerland, the CS-CFA Society Economic Sentiment Index measures the level of optimism that analysts have about the expected economic developments over the next 6 months. The survey covers up to 350 financial and economic analysts. The index is constructed as the difference between the percentage share of analysts that are optimistic and the percentage of analysts that are pessimistic about the development of the economy. Therefore, the indicator measures the confidence on a scale of -100 (all analysts expect the economy to deteriorate) up to 100 (all analysts expect it to improve). A 0 value indicates neutrality.
11:30
BRL
Foreign Direct Investment
Previous
$8.17B
Forecast
Actual
In Brazil, Foreign Direct Investment refers to net inflows of foreign direct investments received from abroad, including equity capital and intercompany loans.
11:30
BRL
Current Account
Previous
$-8.36B
Forecast
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
TRY
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Previous
$55.49B
Forecast
Actual
In Turkey, Foreign Exchange Reserves refer to gross foreign exchange reserves held or controlled by the country's central bank, excluding gold.
12:00
BRL
IPCA mid-month CPI YoY
Previous
4.1%
Forecast
3.74%
Actual
12:00
BRL
IPCA mid-month CPI MoM
Previous
0.84%
Forecast
0.29%
Actual
12:30
CAD
Wholesale Sales MoM Prel
Previous
-1%
Forecast
Actual
The Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey presents estimates of monthly sales for wholesale merchants in Canada, providing information on the performance of the wholesale trade sector as an important indicator of the health of the Canadian economy. In addition, the business community uses the data to analyse market performance.
12:30
CAD
Average Weekly Earnings YoY
Previous
1.9%
Forecast
Actual
In Canada, average weekly earnings (including overtime) refers to the gross taxable payroll (including overtime) divided by the number of employees. It is calculated for all types of employees. In general, changes in weekly earnings reflect a number of factors, including wage growth; changes in the composition of employment by industry, occupation and level of job experience; and average hours worked per week.
19:00
MXN
Interest Rate Decision
Previous
7%
Forecast
7%
Actual
In Mexico, interest rate decisions are taken by the Bank of Mexico (Banco de México). Starting January of 2008, Banco de México has adopted as an operating target the overnight interbank rate (tasa de fondeo bancario) instead of the level of commercial banks’ current account balances at the central bank (corto).
21:00
NZD
ANZ Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence
Previous
100.1
Forecast
Actual
In New Zealand, ANZ Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence is a monthly measure of consumer confidence across New Zealand households and how this affects their spending behavior.