Economic Calendar - Currencies
List of important economic releases
Time
Impact
Currency
Event
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Jan 29, 2026
00:00
NZD
ANZ Business Confidence
Previous
73.6
Forecast
Actual
64.1
In New Zealand, the business confidence index is designed to provide a snapshot of business opinions regarding the expected future state of their business and economy overall. The survey covers around 700 respondents. The Net index is calculated by subtracting the percentage number of businesses that expect that the economic situation improves from the number that expect decline.
00:30
AUD
Import Prices QoQ
Previous
-0.4%
Forecast
-0.2%
Actual
0.9%
In Australia, Import Prices correspond to the rate of change in the prices of goods and services purchased by residents of that country from, and supplied by, foreign sellers. Import Prices are heavily affected by exchange rates.
00:30
AUD
Export Prices QoQ
Previous
-0.9%
Forecast
Actual
3.2%
In Australia, Export Prices correspond to the rate of change in the prices of goods and services sold by residents of that country to foreign buyers. Export Prices are heavily affected by exchange rates.
03:35
JPY
BoJ JGB Purchase
Previous
Forecast
Actual
05:00
JPY
Housing Starts YoY
Previous
-8.5%
Forecast
-4.1%
Actual
In Japan, housing starts refers to the year-on-year change in volume of new housing construction started.
05:00
JPY
Consumer Confidence
Previous
37.2
Forecast
38
Actual
37.9
In Japan, the Monthly Consumer Confidence survey data is collected by direct visit and covers about 4,700 households consisting of more than two persons. The questionnaire covers four subjects: consumer perceptions of overall livelihood, income growth, employment and willingness to buy durable goods. For each subject an index based on the respondents’ evaluation of what they consider the prospects to be over the next six months is created. The Consumer Confidence Index is the simple average of the four consumer perception indexes. A score above 50 indicates optimism, below 50 shows lack of confidence and 50 indicates neutrality.
05:00
JPY
Construction Orders YoY
Previous
9.5%
Forecast
Actual
In Japan, construction orders data refer to the value of new orders for construction work received during the month by 50 major constructors. Figures refer to the value of original contracts and construction for own use but not the value of subcontracted orders.
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07:00
CHF
Balance of Trade
Previous
CHF3.9B
Forecast
Actual
CHF3B
Switzerland has been running consistent trade surpluses. The biggest trade surpluses are recorded with the US, India, the UK, China, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore; and the largest deficits were recorded with the UAE, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Thailand.
07:00
TRY
Unemployment Rate
Previous
8.5%
Forecast
Actual
7.7%
In Turkey, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
07:00
TRY
Economic Confidence Index
Previous
99.4
Forecast
Actual
99.4
In Turkey, economic confidence index is a composite index that encapsulates consumers’ and producers’ evaluations, expectations and tendencies about general economic situation. The index is combined by means of a weighted aggregation of normalized sub-indices of consumer confidence, seasonally adjusted real sector (manufacturing industry), services, retail trade and construction confidence indices. The economic confidence index indicates an optimistic outlook about the general economic situation when the index is above 100, on contrary it indicates a pessimistic outlook when it is below 100.
07:00
TRY
Participation Rate
Previous
53.7%
Forecast
Actual
53.2%
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.
09:00
CHF
Economic Sentiment Index
Previous
6.2
Forecast
Actual
In Switzerland, the CS-CFA Society Economic Sentiment Index measures the level of optimism that analysts have about the expected economic developments over the next 6 months. The survey covers up to 350 financial and economic analysts. The index is constructed as the difference between the percentage share of analysts that are optimistic and the percentage of analysts that are pessimistic about the development of the economy. Therefore, the indicator measures the confidence on a scale of -100 (all analysts expect the economy to deteriorate) up to 100 (all analysts expect it to improve). A 0 value indicates neutrality.
11:00
TRY
MPC Meeting Summary
Previous
Forecast
Actual
In Turkey, benchmark interest rates are set by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Monetary Policy Committee (Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankasi - TCMB). From June 1st 2018, the main interest rate is the one-week repo rate and the overnight borrowing and lending rates will be determined at 150 bps below/above the one-week repo rate. The central bank simplified its monetary policy framework on May 28th 2018 from a different system with four main key rates, with the late liquidity window lending rate being one of the most followed.
11:00
BRL
IGP-M Inflation MoM
Previous
-0.01%
Forecast
0.41%
Actual
0.41%
The IGP-M Inflation Index in Brazil is an index that measures and tracks the changes in price of goods in the stages before the retail level. Wholesale price indexes (WPIs) report monthly to show the average price changes of goods sold in bulk, and they are a group of the indicators that follow growth in the economy.
11:30
TRY
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Previous
$84.15B
Forecast
Actual
$86.20B
In Turkey, Foreign Exchange Reserves refer to gross foreign exchange reserves held or controlled by the country's central bank, excluding gold.
11:30
BRL
Bank Lending MoM
Previous
0.9%
Forecast
Actual
1.8%
Loan Growth in Brazil refers to the monthly change in total credit outstanding, including public and private lending.
12:00
BRL
IGP-M Inflation MoM
Previous
-0.01%
Forecast
0.41%
Actual
0.41%
The IGP-M Inflation Index in Brazil is an index that measures and tracks the changes in price of goods in the stages before the retail level. Wholesale price indexes (WPIs) report monthly to show the average price changes of goods sold in bulk, and they are a group of the indicators that follow growth in the economy.
12:00
MXN
Unemployment Rate
Previous
2.7%
Forecast
Actual
In Mexico, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
13:30
CAD
Exports
Previous
C$65.61B
Forecast
Actual
Exports account for more than 30 percent of the Canadian GDP. The biggest export products are energy (22%of total), crude oil and crude bitumen (14%), cars and parts (19%), and consumer goods (12%). The US is by far the largest destination for Canadian products (76 percent of total exports), followed by China (4.5 percent) and the United Kingdom (2.6 percent).
13:30
CAD
Balance of Trade
Previous
C$-0.58B
Forecast
C$-0.7B
Actual
Between 1980 and 2008, Canada recorded a positive trade balance every year, with an expectation of 1991 and 1992. From 2009 onwards, the trade balance shifted to a deficit. In 2021, it switched again to a trade surplus, with energy products making the largest share of exports. The United States remains the country's biggest trading partner.