Economic Calendar - Currencies
List of important economic releases
Time
Impact
Currency
Event
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Dec 07, 2025
03:00
CNY
Exports YoY
Previous
Forecast
Actual
03:00
CNY
Balance of Trade
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Since 1995, China has been recording consistent trade surpluses. In 2022, the trade surplus surged 31% to USD 876.91 billion, the highest since records started in 1950, with exports rising 7% and imports up 1%.
03:00
CNY
Imports YoY
Previous
Forecast
Actual
03:00
CNY
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Previous
$3.343T
Forecast
$3.36T
Actual
$3.346T
In China, 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
CNY
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Previous
$3.343T
Forecast
$3.36T
Actual
In China, 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.
23:00
JPY
Reuters Tankan Index
Previous
17
Forecast
Actual
The Reuters Tankan is a monthly survey of leading Japanese companies, and it was formally known as Telerate Tankan until it was renamed after the acquisition of Quick Money line Telerate Corp. by Thomson Reuters Group. It covers a panel of 200 manufacturers and 200 non-manufacturers. The monthly figures are designed to provide early indications of the BOJs quarterly tankan. The indexes are derived by subtracting the percentage of respondents who say business conditions are poor from the percentage of those who say they are good.
23:30
JPY
Average Cash Earnings YoY
Previous
1.9%
Forecast
2.2%
Actual
In Japan, wage growth refers to changes in average cash earnings, including contractual and special cash earnings, in companies with five or more employees.
23:30
JPY
Overtime Pay YoY
Previous
0.6%
Forecast
Actual
In Japan, non-scheduled cash earnings are the wages paid for work performed outside scheduled working hours, and on days off or night work, that is allowances for working outside work hours, night work, early morning work, and overnight duty.
23:50
JPY
GDP External Demand QoQ Final
Previous
0.2%
Forecast
-0.2%
Actual
In Japan, GDP External Demand Contribution measures the overall contribution of net exports of goods and services to the GDP. The contribution is calculated as the contribution of exports less that of imports.
23:50
JPY
GDP Growth Annualized Final
Previous
2.3%
Forecast
-2%
Actual
GDP Annualized Growth Rate shows the gdp growth that would be registered if the quarter-on-quarter rate of change were maintained for a full year.
23:50
JPY
GDP Capital Expenditure QoQ Final
Previous
0.8%
Forecast
0.4%
Actual
Gross fixed capital formation measures the value of acquisitions of new or existing fixed assets by the business sector, governments and households (excluding their unincorporated enterprises) less disposals of fixed assets.
23:50
JPY
GDP Growth Rate QoQ Final
Previous
0.6%
Forecast
-0.5%
Actual
Japan's industrialized, free market economy is the fourth biggest in the world. Japan has the largest electronics industry and the third largest automobile industry in the world. Japan’s economy is well-known by its efficiency and competitiveness in exports oriented sectors, but productivity is lower in areas such as agriculture, distribution, and services.
23:50
JPY
Current Account
Previous
¥4483B
Forecast
¥3109.5B
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
GDP Price Index YoY Final
Previous
3.0%
Forecast
2.8%
Actual
The GDP Deflator measures the change in prices of final goods and services and it is considered as a key indicator for inflationary pressures, that provides insight into the future direction of monetary policy.
23:50
JPY
Bank Lending YoY
Previous
4.1%
Forecast
4%
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.
23:50
JPY
GDP Private Consumption QoQ Final
Previous
0.4%
Forecast
0.1%
Actual
In Japan, final consumption expenditure of households takes into consideration the supply-side estimates as well as the demand-side estimates derived from "Family Income and Expenditure Survey" etc. The final consumption expenditure of households represents the weighed average of demand-side and supply-side estimates.