Economic Calendar - Currencies
List of important economic releases
Time
Impact
Currency
Event
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Feb 06, 2026
00:00
NZD
Waitangi Day
Previous
Forecast
Actual
01:30
JPY
BoJ Masu Speech
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.
03:35
JPY
3-Month Bill Auction
Previous
0.7516%
Forecast
Actual
0.7486%
05:00
JPY
Leading Economic Index Prel
Previous
109.9
Forecast
109.8
Actual
110.2
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 Prel
Previous
114.9
Forecast
Actual
114.5
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.
06:45
CHF
Unemployment Rate
Previous
Forecast
Actual
In Switzerland, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
08:00
CHF
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Previous
CHF725.377B
Forecast
Actual
CHF711.98B
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.
08:00
CHF
Consumer Confidence
Previous
Forecast
Actual
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.
08:00
CHF
Unemployment Rate
Previous
3.1%
Forecast
Actual
3.2%
In Switzerland, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
12:00
MXN
Inflation Rate YoY
Previous
3.69%
Forecast
Actual
In Mexico, the most important categories in the CPI basket are Nonfood Goods (19.7 percent of the total weight); Housing (18.7 percent) and Other Services (18.4 percent). Food, Beverages and Tobacco account for 14.8 percent and Energy for 9.5 percent. Others include: Products subsidized by the government (5.3 percent); Education (5.1 percent); Meat and Eggs (4.8 percent) and Fruits and Vegetables (3.7 percent). The CPI index has a base of 100 as of December of 2010. The national index tracks 46 large, medium and small cities.
12:00
MXN
Core Inflation Rate MoM
Previous
0.41%
Forecast
Actual
12:00
MXN
Consumer Confidence
Previous
44.6
Forecast
Actual
44.0
In Mexico, the Consumer Confidence Index (ICC) measures the current perception and future expectations that people have about their economic situation, their family and the country in general, in respect to the purchase of consumption durables and non-durables, as well as employment, inflation and savings. The index is based on a sample of 2336 households located in the 32 major cities of the country. The ICC has a base of 100 as of January of 2003, levels above 100 indicate optimism, 100 neutrality and below 100 pessimism.
12:00
MXN
Inflation Rate MoM
Previous
0.28%
Forecast
Actual
Inflation Rate MoM measures month over month change in the price of goods and services.
12:00
MXN
Core Inflation Rate YoY
Previous
4.33%
Forecast
Actual
In Mexico, the core inflation rate tracks changes in prices that consumers pay for a basket of goods which excludes some volatile price items.
13:00
BRL
Car Production MoM
Previous
-15.8%
Forecast
Actual
In Brazil, car production measures the total number of manufactured cars including passenger cars, trucks and buses in the reference month.
13:00
BRL
New Car Registrations MoM
Previous
17.1%
Forecast
Actual
In Brazil, New Vehicle Registrations refers to total registration of new vehicles, including passenger cars, trucks and buses.
13:30
CAD
Participation Rate
Previous
65.4%
Forecast
Actual
65%
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.
13:30
CAD
Part Time Employment Chg
Previous
-41.3K
Forecast
Actual
-69.7K
In Canada, part-time employment consists of persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week at their main or only job.
13:30
CAD
Average Hourly Wages YoY
Previous
3.7%
Forecast
Actual
3.3%
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.
13:30
CAD
Full Time Employment Chg
Previous
50.2K
Forecast
Actual
44.9K
In Canada, full-time employment consists of persons who usually work 30 hours or more per week at their main or only job.