Economic Calendar - Currencies
List of important economic releases
Time
Impact
Currency
Event
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Dec 05, 2025
00:30
AUD
Exports MoM
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Rich in natural resources, Australia is a major exporter of commodities. Metalliferous ores and metal scrap account for 29 percent of total exports; coal, coke and briquettes for 15 percent; and gas for 7 percent. The country also exports: food and live animals (14 percent), mainly meat (5 percent) and cereals (4 percent); manufactured goods (6 percent), mainly non-ferrous metals (4 percent); and machinery and transport equipment (6 percent). Australia's largest export markets are China (32 percent of total exports), Japan (16 percent), South Korea (7 percent), the US (5 percent), India (4 percent), New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan (3 percent each).
00:30
AUD
Balance of Trade
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Forecast
Actual
Australia has been recording consistent trade surpluses since 2017 due to rise in a resource exports like natural gas, metal ores and minerals, coal, coke and briquettes, and rural goods such as meat and cereals. The biggest trade surpluses are recorded with China, Hong Kong and Japan, and New Zealand while the biggest trade deficits are with the United States, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand.
00:30
AUD
Imports MoM
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Actual
Australia imports mainly machinery and transport equipment (40 percent of total imports), of which road vehicles account for 12 percent, industrial machinery for 6 percent, electrical machinery for 5 percent and telecommunications and sound recording for 5 percent.The country also imports: petroleum (11 percent); manufactured goods (12 percent); chemicals and related products (10 percent); and food and live animals (5 percent). Main import partners are China (23 percent of total imports), the US (11 percent), Japan (7 percent), South Korea, Thailand and Germany (5 percent each) and Malaysia (4 percent).
03:00
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.
03:35
JPY
3-Month Bill Auction
Previous
0.5187%
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Actual
05:00
JPY
Coincident Index Prel
Previous
114.6
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.
05:00
JPY
Leading Economic Index Prel
Previous
108.6
Forecast
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.
08:00
CHF
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Previous
CHF724.841B
Forecast
Actual
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
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.
10:00
MXN
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Previous
$248.8B
Forecast
Actual
In Mexico, 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.
12:00
MXN
Consumer Confidence
Previous
46.1
Forecast
Actual
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
BRL
PPI MoM
Previous
-0.25%
Forecast
Actual
12:00
BRL
PPI YoY
Previous
-0.40%
Forecast
Actual
Producer prices change refers to year over year change in price of goods and services sold by manufacturers and producers in the wholesale market during a given period.
13:30
CAD
Unemployment Rate
Previous
6.9%
Forecast
7%
Actual
In Canada, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
13:30
CAD
Part Time Employment Chg
Previous
85.1K
Forecast
Actual
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
4%
Forecast
Actual
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
-18.5K
Forecast
Actual
In Canada, full-time employment consists of persons who usually work 30 hours or more per week at their main or only job.
13:30
CAD
Employment Change
Previous
66.6K
Forecast
0K
Actual
In Canada, employment change refers to the change in the number of persons who work for pay or profit, or perform unpaid family work. Estimates include both full-time and part-time employment.
13:30
CAD
Participation Rate
Previous
65.3%
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Actual
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.
14:00
BRL
Car Production MoM
Previous
1.8%
Forecast
Actual
In Brazil, car production measures the total number of manufactured cars including passenger cars, trucks and buses in the reference month.