Economic Calendar - Currencies
List of important economic releases
Time
Impact
Currency
Event
Previous
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May 12, 2026
00:30
AUD
Westpac Consumer Confidence Index
Previous
80.1
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Actual
The Consumer Sentiment Index is based on a survey of over 1,200 Australian households. The Index is an average of five component indexes which reflect consumers' evaluations of their household financial situation over the past year and the coming year, anticipated economic conditions over the coming year and the next five years, and buying conditions for major household items. The index scores above 100 indicate that optimists outweigh pessimists.
00:30
AUD
Westpac Consumer Confidence Change
Previous
-12.5%
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Actual
The Consumer Sentiment Index is based on a survey of over 1,200 Australian households. The Index is an average of five component indexes which reflect consumers' evaluations of their household financial situation over the past year and the coming year, anticipated economic conditions over the coming year and the next five years, and buying conditions for major household items. The index scores above 100 indicate that optimists outweigh pessimists.
01:30
AUD
NAB Business Confidence
Previous
-29
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Actual
The NAB monthly survey of business confidence is based on a telephone survey of around 600 small, medium and large size non-agricultural companies. The Survey measures the expectations of business conditions for the upcoming month and is a simple average of trading, profitability and employment indices, reported by respondents for their company. The indices are calculated by taking the difference between the percentage of respondents nominating good or very good, or a rise and those nominating poor or very poor, or a fall.
01:35
NZD
1-Year Bill Auction
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01:35
NZD
3-Month Bill Auction
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01:35
NZD
6-Month Bill Auction
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02:35
NZD
6-Month Bill Auction
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02:35
NZD
1-Year Bill Auction
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02:35
NZD
3-Month Bill Auction
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03:35
JPY
10-Year JGB Auction
Previous
2.350%
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Actual
Generally, a government bond is issued by a national government and is denominated in the country`s own currency. Bonds issued by national governments in foreign currencies are normally referred to as sovereign bonds. The yield required by investors to loan funds to governments reflects inflation expectations and the likelihood that the debt will be repaid.
05:00
JPY
Coincident Index Prel
Previous
116.3
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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
113.3
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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.
06:30
CHF
Producer & Import Prices YoY
Previous
-2.7%
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Actual
In Switzerland, the Producer Price Index (PPI) is officially named “Producer and Import Price Index”. Producer price index measures the price development of goods that are produced and sold by enterprises operating within the country and the import price index measures the price development of imported goods. Only domestic sales are considered for the producer price index when combining the indices.
06:30
CHF
Producer & Import Prices MoM
Previous
0.2%
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Actual
In Switzerland, the producer price index (which measures the price development of goods that are produced and sold by enterprises operating within the country) and the import price index (which measures the price development of imported goods) are combined into the price index for the whole range of goods. Only domestic sales are considered for the producer price index when combining the indices.
07:00
TRY
Auto Sales YoY
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07:00
TRY
Retail Sales YoY
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In Turkey, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.
07:00
TRY
Retail Sales MoM
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In Turkey, the Retail sales report provides an aggregated measure of sales of retail goods and services over a specific time period. In Turkey, Retail sales are seasonal, volatile and relatively important to the overall economy.
07:00
TRY
Auto Production YoY
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In Turkey, Total Motor Vehicles Production refers to the production of total motor vehicles, excluding tractors.
07:00
CNY
Vehicle Sales YoY
Previous
-0.6%
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Actual
In China, Total Vehicle Sales refers to the number of automobiles sold in a given month.
12:00
MXN
Industrial Production YoY
Previous
-1.3%
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Actual
In Mexico, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities.