Economic Calendar - Currencies
List of important economic releases
Time
Impact
Currency
Event
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Jan 16, 2026
00:00
AUD
Consumer Inflation Expectations
Previous
4.7%
Forecast
Actual
In Australia, Melbourne Institute Inflation Expectations survey measures consumers’ median expectations for price growth over the coming 12 months.
01:30
CNY
House Price Index YoY
Previous
-2.4%
Forecast
Actual
In China, Housing Index is measured by year-over-year change in the index of newly built residential buildings in 70 medium and large cities. The index is calculated in weighted average method and the weight of each city is based on the population.
02:00
CNY
Unemployment Rate
Previous
5.1%
Forecast
Actual
In China, Urban Surveyed Unemployment Rate is calculated by a sample survey, which refers to the ratio of urban unemployed population to the sum of the employed population and the unemployed population.
02:00
CNY
Industrial Production YoY
Previous
4.8%
Forecast
Actual
In China, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities.
02:00
CNY
Retail Sales YoY
Previous
1.3%
Forecast
Actual
In China, 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.
02:00
CNY
Fixed Asset Investment (YTD) YoY
Previous
-2.6%
Forecast
Actual
In China, urban investment in fixed assets is one of the main measures of capital spending. It refers to investment in construction projects with a total planned investment of 5 million yuan; machinery and equipment and real estate development in both urban and rural areas. It refers to investment made by state-owned enterprises and private businesses, institutions or individuals.
02:00
CNY
GDP Growth Rate QoQ
Previous
1.1%
Forecast
Actual
In China, the growth rate in GDP measures the change in the seasonally adjusted value of the goods and services produced by the Chinese economy during the quarter. As China’s traditional growth engines of manufacturing and construction are slowing down, services have emerged as the new driver. In the last few quarters strength in services and consumption helped to offset weaker manufacturing and exports.
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02:00
CNY
Industrial Capacity Utilization
Previous
74.6%
Forecast
Actual
In China, Capacity Utilization is the difference between the potential and actual use of an input. Capacity utilization is high when actual output is close to potential output because the most use is being made of labor and capital. The survey includes about 90,000 industrial enterprises.
02:00
CNY
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Previous
4.8%
Forecast
Actual
In China, Gross Domestic Product is divided by three sectors: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary. The Primary Industry includes Farming, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, and Fishery and accounts for around 9 percent of GDP. The Secondary sector, which includes Industry (40 percent of GDP) and Construction (9 percent of GDP) is the most important. The Tertiary sector accounts for the remaining 44 percent of total output and consist of Wholesale and Retail Trades; Transport, Storage, and Post; Financial Intermediation; Real Estate; Hotel and Catering Services and Others.
03:35
JPY
3-Month Bill Auction
Previous
0.6755%
Forecast
Actual
0.7079%
07:00
TRY
Auto Production YoY
Previous
10.6%
Forecast
Actual
In Turkey, Total Motor Vehicles Production refers to the production of total motor vehicles, excluding tractors.
07:00
TRY
Auto Sales YoY
Previous
9.8%
Forecast
Actual
09:15
CNY
FDI (YTD) YoY
Previous
-7.5%
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.
12:00
BRL
IBC-BR Economic Activity
Previous
-0.1%
Forecast
0.3%
Actual
0.7%
In Brazil, the Economic Activity Index (IBC-Br) is considered as a preview of the GDP figures and it is widely used by the Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee to determine whether to modify basic interest rate. The index reflects the performance of the three main sectors of the economy: agriculture, industry and services and has a base value of 100 as of 2002.
12:00
BRL
PPI MoM
Previous
-0.47%
Forecast
Actual
-0.37%
12:00
BRL
PPI YoY
Previous
-1.81%
Forecast
Actual
-3.38%
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.
13:15
CAD
Housing Starts
Previous
254.1K
Forecast
260K
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
Foreign Securities Purchases by Canadians
Previous
C$-11.58B
Forecast
Actual
In Canada, the data series on international transactions in securities covers portfolio transactions in equity and investment fund shares, bonds and money market instruments for both Canadian and foreign issues. This activity excludes transactions in equity and debt instruments between affiliated enterprises, which are classified as foreign direct investment in international accounts.
13:30
CAD
Foreign Securities Purchases
Previous
C$46.62B
Forecast
Actual
In Canada, the data series on international transactions in securities covers portfolio transactions in equity and investment fund shares, bonds and money market instruments for both Canadian and foreign issues. This activity excludes transactions in equity and debt instruments between affiliated enterprises, which are classified as foreign direct investment in international accounts.
14:00
BRL
Business Confidence
Previous
48.0
Forecast
Actual
In Brazil, the Industrial Entrepreneur Confidence Index (ICEI) measures the current situation of businesses and their future prospects. The survey covers about 2,500 companies in the construction, mining, and manufacturing industries. The questionnaire is made by phone and focuses on: production trends in recent months, order books, export order books, stocks and production expectations. The indicator varies on a scale of 0 to 100 where 50 indicates neutrality, 0 indicates extreme lack of confidence and 100 extreme confidence.