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Economic calendar
Here you can see the economic releases that can move markets: interest rate decisions, inflation, GDP and unemployment. For each one you get the previous figure, the analysts' forecast and the actual figure once it is published.
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The data comes from our financial data provider; the Fed and ECB interest rate decisions come from their official calendars. It is updated twice a day.
Frequently asked questions
What do Previous, Forecast and Actual mean?
Previous is the figure for the previous period. Forecast is the average of what analysts expect. Actual is the published figure. Markets react mostly to the gap between the actual figure and the forecast.
Why do interest rate decisions matter for shares?
When interest rates rise, borrowing gets more expensive for companies, and savings accounts and bonds become more attractive. That is why shares often fall when central banks raise rates and rise when they cut them.
Which releases move markets the most?
Interest rate decisions from the Fed and the ECB, inflation, new US jobs (the NFP report, usually on the first Friday of the month) and GDP. In the calendar, these are marked with the yellow line.
What do “year on year” and “month on month” mean?
How much the figure has changed compared with the same month last year, or with the month before. Annual inflation, for example, shows how much higher prices are than a year ago.