Economic Calendar - Currencies
List of important economic releases
Time
Impact
Currency
Event
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Jan 12, 2026
00:00
JPY
Coming of Age Day
Previous
Forecast
Actual
00:30
AUD
ANZ-Indeed Job Ads MoM
Previous
-1.5%
Forecast
Actual
-0.5%
In Australia, job advertisements measure the number of jobs advertised in the major daily newspapers and internet sites covering the capital cities.
00:30
AUD
Household Spending YoY
Previous
5.7%
Forecast
Actual
6.3%
00:30
AUD
Household Spending MoM
Previous
1.4%
Forecast
0.6%
Actual
1.0%
08:00
CHF
Consumer Confidence
Previous
-34
Forecast
-33
Actual
-31
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.
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.
21:00
NZD
NZIER Capacity Utilization
Previous
89.1%
Forecast
Actual
89.8%
In New Zealand, Capacity Utilization is the difference between the potential and actual use of an input. Capacity utilization is high when actual output is close to potential output because the most use is being made of labor and capital.
21:00
NZD
NZIER Business Confidence
Previous
18%
Forecast
Actual
48%
23:30
AUD
Westpac Consumer Confidence Change
Previous
-9%
Forecast
Actual
The Consumer Sentiment Index is based on a survey of over 1,200 Australian households. The Index is an average of five component indexes which reflect consumers' evaluations of their household financial situation over the past year and the coming year, anticipated economic conditions over the coming year and the next five years, and buying conditions for major household items. The index scores above 100 indicate that optimists outweigh pessimists.
23:30
AUD
Westpac Consumer Confidence Index
Previous
94.5
Forecast
Actual
The Consumer Sentiment Index is based on a survey of over 1,200 Australian households. The Index is an average of five component indexes which reflect consumers' evaluations of their household financial situation over the past year and the coming year, anticipated economic conditions over the coming year and the next five years, and buying conditions for major household items. The index scores above 100 indicate that optimists outweigh pessimists.
23:50
JPY
Current Account
Previous
¥2834B
Forecast
¥3594B
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).
23:50
JPY
Bank Lending YoY
Previous
4.2%
Forecast
4.1%
Actual
In Japan, bank lending refers to the year-on-year change of all outstanding loans and discounts with banks and shinkin banks. Lending increases with increased business confidence and investment and it is an important indicator for the Japanese economy because of the weakness that has plagued the Japanese banking sector.