Economic Calendar - Currencies
List of important economic releases
Time
Impact
Currency
Event
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Apr 27, 2026
00:00
CNY
National People's Congress Standing Committee
Previous
Forecast
Actual
01:30
CNY
Industrial Profits (YTD) YoY
Previous
15.2%
Forecast
Actual
In China, corporate profits refer to total profits of all state-owned industrial enterprises and non-state-owned industrial enterprises with the annual sales revenue above 5 million yuan.
05:00
JPY
Leading Economic Index Final
Previous
112.1
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
117.9
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.
11:30
BRL
Bank Lending MoM
Previous
0.4%
Forecast
Actual
Loan Growth in Brazil refers to the monthly change in total credit outstanding, including public and private lending.
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.
12:00
MXN
Balance of Trade
Previous
$-0.463B
Forecast
Actual
Mexico's main exports are manufactured products (88 percent of total shipments) , followed by oil and oil products (7 percent), the agricultural sector with (4 percent). Main imports are: metallic products, machinery and equipment (59 percent of total purchases), oil products (12 percent) and agricultural goods (3 percent). The country's top trading partner is the United States (72 percent of total exports and 38 percent of total imports). Others include: China, Japan and Germany. In 2022, trade between Mexico and the United States reached USD 738 billion, with Mexico posting a surplus of near USD 208 billion.
23:30
JPY
Unemployment Rate
Previous
2.6%
Forecast
2.6%
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
1.19
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.