Economic Calendar Recap

High-impact events · measured market reaction

The high-impact releases of the last two weeks, each with how far the currency's major USD pair moved on release day. Review which events actually moved the market; the upcoming schedule lives in Pro.

Released today

EUR

Flash estimate inflation euro area

Euro Area · EUROSTAT

High
EUR

Unemployment

Euro Area · EUROSTAT

High
USD

US JOLTS Job Openings

United States · BLS

High
USD

ISM Manufacturing PMI (September 2026)

United States · ISM

High

Reaction figures for these appear once the trading day closes.

Last two weeks: events and market reaction

Monday 31 Aug
CNY

NBS Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI)

China · NBS

USD/CNH-0.15%
Friday 28 Aug
USD

University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Final)

United States · University of Michigan

EUR/USD-0.62%
USD

BEA Personal Income and Outlays (PCE Price Index, Core PCE)

United States · BEA

EUR/USD-0.62%
Thursday 27 Aug
USD

US Initial and Continuing Jobless Claims

United States · DOL

EUR/USD-0.00%
USD

BEA Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and GDP Price Index

United States · BEA

EUR/USD-0.00%
Wednesday 26 Aug
AUD

Consumer Price Index, Australia

Australia · ABS

AUD/USD+0.22%
Friday 21 Aug
EUR

Job vacancy and unemployment rates - Beveridge curve

Euro Area · EUROSTAT

EUR/USD-0.10%
Thursday 20 Aug
USD

US Initial and Continuing Jobless Claims

United States · DOL

EUR/USD+0.12%
AUD

RBA Governor Bullock Speaks

Australia · RBA

AUD/USD-0.05%
AUD

RBA Chair Speaks

Australia · RBA

AUD/USD-0.05%
AUD

Labour Force, Australia

Australia · ABS

AUD/USD-0.05%
Wednesday 19 Aug
USD

FOMC Meeting

United States · FED

EUR/USD+0.84%
CAD

BoC Governor Macklem Press Conference

Canada · BOC

USD/CAD-0.64%
EUR

Inflation (HICP)

Euro Area · EUROSTAT

EUR/USD+0.84%
EUR

ECB President Lagarde Speaks

Euro Area · ECB

EUR/USD+0.84%
AUD

RBA Deputy Governor Audio Speaks

Australia · RBA

AUD/USD+0.59%
AUD

RBA Deputy Governor Hauser Speaks

Australia · RBA

AUD/USD+0.59%
NZD

RBNZ Official Cash Rate (OCR) Decision

New Zealand · RBNZ

NZD/USD+1.07%
AUD

Wage Price Index, Australia

Australia · ABS

AUD/USD+0.59%
Tuesday 18 Aug
EUR

ECB Executive Board Member Lane Speaks

Euro Area · ECB

EUR/USD-0.06%

Reaction = end-of-day price of the labelled pair on the release day vs the previous trading day, in percent. Events sharing a release day share that day's move. US events are shown via EUR/USD, the most liquid dollar pair. Historical measurement only, not a recommendation.

The upcoming calendar lives in Pro

This page reviews what already happened. Pro shows what is next: the full schedule of upcoming events across all impact levels, currency filters and search, live countdowns per event, source-linked event detail and grouped PMI clusters, alongside the rest of the IntelliTrade dashboard.

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Why review past events?

Not every "high impact" label moves the market equally. A CPI print that lands on expectations can pass quietly, while a surprise rate decision can move a pair a full percent in a day. Reviewing the measured reaction next to each release builds a realistic sense of which events matter for the pairs you follow, and how large a typical reaction actually is.

The figures here are daily close-to-close moves: they capture the whole release day, including everything else that happened in it. They are a review tool for context and expectation-setting, not a measurement of the event in isolation and not a prediction of the next release.

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What does this economic calendar recap show?

It lists the high-impact economic events of the last two weeks: interest rate decisions, CPI inflation prints, employment reports such as US non-farm payrolls, GDP releases and scheduled central bank speeches. Next to each past event you see how far the event currency's major USD pair moved on the day of the release, so you can review which events actually moved the market.

How is the market reaction measured?

The reaction figure is the percent change of the pair's end-of-day price on the release day compared with the previous trading day's end-of-day price. It is a daily close-to-close figure: it captures the whole release day, so when several events land on the same day they share the same daily move. It is a historical measurement, not a prediction or a trade recommendation.

Which pair is used for each event?

Each event is measured on the event currency's most traded USD pair: EUR/USD for euro area events, GBP/USD for the UK, USD/JPY for Japan, and so on. US events are shown via EUR/USD, the most liquid dollar pair. The pair is always labelled next to the figure.

Where is the upcoming calendar?

The forward-looking calendar is part of IntelliTrade Pro: the full schedule of upcoming events across all impact levels, with currency filters, search, live countdowns per event, source-linked event detail and grouped PMI release clusters. This free page covers what already happened; Pro covers what is next.

Which timezone does this page use?

Event times are converted to your device's local timezone as soon as the page loads, with the timezone name shown next to each time. Before that conversion runs, times are shown in UTC and labelled as such. Days are grouped on the UTC calendar day, and reaction figures use end-of-day rates on that same UTC day.

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