Economic Calendar - Currencies
List of important economic releases
Time
Impact
Currency
Event
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Feb 16, 2026
00:00
CNY
Spring Festival Golden Week Holiday
Previous
Forecast
Actual
04:30
JPY
Industrial Production YoY Final
Previous
-2.2%
Forecast
Actual
2.6%
In Japan, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities.
04:30
JPY
Industrial Production MoM Final
Previous
-2.7%
Forecast
-0.1%
Actual
-0.1%
In Japan, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities.
04:30
JPY
Capacity Utilization MoM
Previous
-5.3%
Forecast
Actual
1.3%
In Japan, capacity utilization is the quantity of production divided by the quantity of production capacity, expressing the state of operations for various facilities in the manufacturing industry. It does not measure the absolute level of capacity utilization but the relative capacity utilization rate compared with the benchmark year.
07:00
CNY
Vehicle Sales YoY
Previous
-6.2%
Forecast
Actual
In China, Total Vehicle Sales refers to the number of automobiles sold in a given month.
08:00
CHF
GDP Growth Rate QoQ Flash
Previous
-0.5%
Forecast
Actual
On the expenditure side, household consumption is the main component of Swiss GDP and accounts for 54 percent of its total, followed by gross fixed capital formation (24 percent) and government expenditure (11 percent). Foreign trade adds 11 percent to GDP as exports account for 64 percent and imports for 53 percent.
08:00
TRY
Budget Balance
Previous
TRY-528.14B
Forecast
Actual
The government budget balance is the difference between government revenues and expenses. The budget is balanced when outlays equal to receipts, the country reports budget surplus when revenues are higher than expenses and deficit when expenses exceed the revenues.
09:00
CNY
FDI (YTD) YoY
Previous
-9.5%
Forecast
Actual
In China, Foreign Direct Investment refers to foreign capital actually utilized, which is to the amount which has been actually used according to the agreements and contracts, including cash, materials and invisible capital such as labor service and technology which both parties agree to take as an investment.
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.
13:15
CAD
Housing Starts
Previous
282.4K
Forecast
265K
Actual
In Canada, a housing start is defined as the beginning of construction work on the building where the dwelling unit will be located. This can be described in 2 ways: usually, the stage when the concrete has been poured for the whole of the footing around the structure; or an equivalent stage where a basement will not be part of the structure.
13:30
CAD
Core Inflation Rate MoM
Previous
-0.4%
Forecast
Actual
13:30
CAD
Manufacturing Sales MoM Final
Previous
-1.2%
Forecast
0.5%
Actual
In Canada, Manufacturing Sales provides a current 'snapshot' of sales of goods manufactured values by the Canadian manufacturing sector, enabling analysis of the state of the Canadian economy, as well as the health of specific industries in the short- to medium-term.
13:30
CAD
CPI Common YoY
Previous
2.8%
Forecast
Actual
13:30
CAD
Inflation Rate MoM
Previous
-0.2%
Forecast
Actual
Inflation Rate MoM measures month over month change in the price of goods and services.
13:30
CAD
CPI Trimmed-Mean YoY
Previous
2.7%
Forecast
Actual
CPI Trimmed is a measure of core inflation that excludes CPI components whose rates of change in a given month are located in the tails of the distribution of price changes. This measure helps filter out extreme price movements that might be caused by factors specific to certain components. In particular, CPI-trim excludes 20 percent of the weighted monthly price variations at both the bottom and top of the distribution of price changes, and thus it always removes 40 percent of the total CPI basket.
13:30
CAD
Inflation Rate YoY
Previous
2.4%
Forecast
Actual
In Canada, the most important categories in the CPI basket are Shelter (30 percent of the total weight) and Transportation (17 percent). Food accounts for 16 percent; Household Operations, Furnishings and Equipment for 15 percent; Recreation, Education and Reading for 9 percent; Health and Personal Care for 5 percent; Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco Products for 5 percent and Clothing and Footwear for the remaining 4 percent. The CPI basket is reviewed every four years on the basis of household surveys. The current weights are based on spending patterns in 2002.
13:30
CAD
Core Inflation Rate YoY
Previous
2.8%
Forecast
Actual
In Canada, the core inflation rate tracks changes in prices that consumers pay for a basket of goods which excludes eight of the most volatile components identified by the Bank of Canada including: fruit, fruit preparations and nuts; vegetables and vegetable preparations; mortgage interest cost; natural gas; fuel oil and other fuels; gasoline; inter-city transportation; and tobacco products and smokers' supplies. It also excludes the effect of changes in indirect taxes.
13:30
CAD
CPI Median YoY
Previous
2.5%
Forecast
Actual
CPI median is a measure of core inflation corresponding to the price change located at the 50th percentile (in terms of the CPI basket weights) of the distribution of price changes in a given month. This measure helps filter out extreme price movements specific to certain components. This approach is similar to CPI-trim as it eliminates all the weighted monthly price variations at both the bottom and top of the distribution of price changes in any given month, except the price change for the component that is the midpoint of that distribution.
21:30
NZD
Services NZ PSI
Previous
51.5
Forecast
Actual
The Business NZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) is a composite index based on the diffusion indexes for sales, new orders, delivered, inventories and employment. A reading above 50 indicates an expansion of the Services sector compared to the previous month; below 50 represents a contraction; while 50 indicates no change.
21:30
NZD
Composite NZ PCI
Previous
53.7
Forecast
Actual