Economic Calendar - Currencies
List of important economic releases
Time
Impact
Currency
Event
Previous
Forecast
Actual
May 08, 2024
00:00
EUR
Victory in Europe Day
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Forecast
Actual
01:30
AUD
Private House Approvals MoM Prel
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Actual
01:30
AUD
Building Permits MoM Prel
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Actual
In Australia, Dwelling Approvals MoM show the monthly change in the number of total dwelling units approved, including building activity carried out on existing buildings.
01:30
AUD
Building Permits YoY Prel
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Forecast
Actual
01:30
AUD
NAB Business Confidence
Previous
1
Forecast
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.
03:35
JPY
10-Year JGB Auction
Previous
0.753%
Forecast
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.
06:00
EUR
Industrial Production MoM
Previous
2.1%
Forecast
-1.1%
Actual
In Germany, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy. Manufacturing is the most important sector and accounts for 79 percent of total production. The biggest segments within Manufacturing are: machinery and equipment (12 percent of total production); motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (12 percent); basic metals and fabricated metal products (10 percent); and computers, electronic and optical products and electrical equipment (10 percent). Construction accounts for 11 percent of total output; and energy production accounts for 10 percent.
06:00
ZAR
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Previous
$62.32B
Forecast
Actual
In South Africa, 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.
07:00
EUR
ECB Non-Monetary Policy Meeting
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Actual
In the Euro Area, benchmark interest rate is set by the Governing Council of the European Central Bank. The primary objective of the ECB’s monetary policy is to maintain price stability which is to keep inflation below, but close to 2 percent over the medium term. In times of prolonged low inflation and low interest rates, ECB may also adopt non-standard monetary policy measures, such as asset purchase programmes. The official interest rate is the Main refinancing operations rate.
09:00
GBP
BBA Mortgage Rate
Previous
7.92%
Forecast
Actual
In the United Kingdom, BBA Mortgage Rate refers to end month weighted average interest rate of UK monetary financial institutions (excl. Central Bank) sterling revert-to-rate mortgage to households. Mortgage priced at the standard variable rate.
09:00
SGD
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Previous
Forecast
Actual
In Singapore, 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.
09:00
GBP
30-Year Green Gilt Auction
Previous
4.565%
Forecast
Actual
10:30
RUB
Monetary Policy Report
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Actual
In Russia, interest rate decisions are taken by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. From September 16th of 2013, the official interest rate is the one-week auction repo rate. Until September 15th of 2013, the official interest rate was the refinancing rate, which was seen as a ceiling for borrowing money and a benchmark for calculating tax payments.
11:00
USD
MBA Purchase Index
Previous
141.7
Forecast
Actual
11:00
USD
MBA Mortgage Market Index
Previous
192.1
Forecast
Actual
The MBA Weekly Mortgage Application Survey is a comprehensive overview of the nationwide mortgage market and covers all types of mortgage originators, including commercial banks, thrift institutions and mortgage banking companies. The entire market is represented by the Market Index which covers all mortgage applications during the week. This includes all conventional and government applications, all fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs), all adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), whether for a purchase or to refinance.
11:00
USD
MBA Mortgage Applications
Previous
-2.3%
Forecast
Actual
In the US, the MBA Weekly Mortgage Application Survey is a comprehensive overview of the nationwide mortgage market and covers all types of mortgage originators, including commercial banks, thrift institutions and mortgage banking companies. The entire market is represented by the Market Index which covers all mortgage applications during the week, whether for a purchase or to refinance. The survey covers over 75% of all US retail residential mortgage applications.
11:00
USD
MBA Mortgage Refinance Index
Previous
456.9
Forecast
Actual
The MBA Weekly Mortgage Application Survey is a comprehensive overview of the nationwide mortgage market and covers all types of mortgage originators, including commercial banks, thrift institutions and mortgage banking companies. The entire market is represented by the Market Index which covers all mortgage applications during the week. This includes all conventional and government applications, all fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs), all adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), whether for a purchase or to refinance.
11:00
USD
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate
Previous
7.29%
Forecast
Actual
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate is average 30-year fixed mortgage lending rate measured during the reported week and backed by the Mortgage Bankers Association.
12:00
BRL
Retail Sales MoM
Previous
1%
Forecast
-0.1%
Actual
In Brazil, the Retail sales report provides an aggregated measure of sales of retail goods and services over a specific time period. In Brazil, Retail sales are seasonal, volatile and relatively important to the overall economy.
12:00
BRL
Retail Sales YoY
Previous
8.2%
Forecast
5.2%
Actual
In Brazil, 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.
