How to use this calendar
The table lists the events of the last 30 days and the next 30 days. Pick your time zone and every time is converted from UTC to it, with the daylight saving rules of the time zone database. The banner shows the next event and a countdown. Filter by country, or show only upcoming or only released events. A released row shows the published value and the previous one where the publisher provides it, and a link to the source page for each event.
Two things the calendar does not do. It shows no forecasts: the economists' consensus that other calendars display is proprietary data, and this page does not copy any third-party calendar. And it covers only what is listed under "What is and is not covered" below; if an event is not in the table, that does not mean nothing is scheduled.
How to read an economic calendar
Every row is one scheduled event. The columns are the same on most calendars:
- Time and country. When it is released and which currency it concerns. Calendars show times in a zone of their choosing, so check the label. This page uses your own.
- Event and period. The name of the release and what it covers (the reference month, for example). A revision or a speech is a different row.
- Previous and actual. The last published value and the number when it arrives. Many calendars add a third column, the forecast: prices react to the difference between actual and forecast, which is why this page can tell you when something is due and what the last number was, but not whether the next one will be a surprise.
The calendar does not tell you which way price will go, and a big surprise can cause a move in either direction or a spike and a reversal. It tells you when a normal day may stop being normal.
What is and is not covered
| Source | What this calendar takes from it | Terms of use |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Reserve Board | US: FOMC decisions and minutes | Public domain; cite the Board |
| US Bureau of Labor Statistics | US: jobs report (non-farm payrolls), CPI and PPI release dates | Public domain; cite the BLS |
| European Central Bank | Euro area: monetary policy decision dates, and the deposit facility rate from the ECB Data Portal | Free use if the ECB is cited as the source |
| Eurostat | Euro area: unemployment rate and GDP growth (latest figures) | Reuse authorised if the source is acknowledged |
| Office for National Statistics | UK: CPI, labour market (unemployment rate), monthly GDP, with the published values for CPI and unemployment | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
The "Latest published figures" table shows the newest value of a few headline series with the period it covers and the date it was published: US CPI inflation, unemployment and payroll change (BLS), UK CPI and unemployment (ONS), euro-area unemployment and quarterly GDP growth (Eurostat) and the ECB deposit facility rate. They are plain official numbers, not forecasts, and are not tied to one row of the calendar. The ECB and Eurostat are cited as the sources.
Not covered: the dates of Eurostat's euro-area releases (its release calendar is a dynamic page that cannot be read reliably), Bank of England rate decisions (its terms do not clearly allow reuse), forecasts, speeches and every other country. The dates in the table are the publishers' own; a date can move, and the row then changes at the next daily refresh. FOMC statement and minutes times (usually 14:00 New York time) and the ECB announcement time (usually 14:15 Frankfurt time) are not stated on the publishers' calendar pages, so those rows are marked "usual time". BLS and ONS publish the release time, and those rows are exact. The data was last refreshed on 2026-11-04. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The releases that move currencies most
The table is a guide to what each release is and whether this calendar carries it.
| Release | What it measures | In this calendar | Mostly moves | Why traders watch it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOMC interest rate decision | The target range for US interest rates, the policy statement, and updated projections at some meetings (marked in the table) | Yes: dates from the Federal Reserve | USD pairs, gold, indices, bonds | The wording and the press conference can move prices as much as the rate itself. |
| FOMC minutes | A record of the meeting's discussion, released three weeks after the decision | Yes: dates from the Federal Reserve | USD pairs, gold, indices | It shows how divided the committee was, which can move rate expectations after the fact. |
| UK CPI inflation | The change in the prices UK households pay | Yes: dates and values from the ONS | GBP pairs, UK bonds | Inflation drives Bank of England decisions, so a surprise can reprice rate expectations. |
| UK labour market | Unemployment, employment, wage growth | Yes: dates and the unemployment rate from the ONS | GBP pairs | A tight labour market supports rate expectations; a loosening one weighs on them. |
| UK monthly GDP | The month-on-month change in UK output | Yes: dates from the ONS | GBP pairs | It is the main read on growth between the quarterly estimates. |
| US non-farm payrolls (jobs report) | Monthly change in US jobs outside farming, with the unemployment rate and wage growth in the same report | Yes: dates from the BLS release schedule | USD pairs, gold, US indices | Jobs data feeds Federal Reserve rate expectations. It is one of the most watched monthly releases. |
| US CPI and PPI | Consumer prices (CPI) and producer prices (PPI) | Yes: dates from the BLS release schedule | USD pairs, gold, US indices | Inflation drives central bank decisions, so a surprise can reprice rate expectations. |
| ECB interest rate decision | The euro area's policy rates, announced after the second day of a Governing Council meeting, followed by a press conference | Yes: dates from the ECB | EUR pairs, euro-area bonds | The wording and the press conference can move the euro as much as the rate. |
| Euro-area inflation, GDP and jobs (Eurostat) | Flash estimates of euro-area inflation and growth | Not yet: the Eurostat release calendar cannot be read reliably | EUR pairs | Check Eurostat's own release calendar. |
| Bank of England rate decision | UK policy rate and the Monetary Policy Committee vote | No: the Bank's terms do not clearly allow reuse of its dates | GBP pairs | Check the Bank's own calendar. |
How a central bank decision differs from a data release
A data release is one number, usually with a forecast. A central bank decision is a rate plus a statement plus, often, a press conference. The market can have the rate fully priced in and still move on the wording, or on a question at the press conference, so the move can start later than the release time and last longer than a data spike.
What news does to your pip risk and position size
Three things change around a high-impact release, and each one touches the numbers in the lot size calculator.
- The distance you need for a stop grows. A stop that is comfortable in a quiet hour can sit inside the noise of a release. A wider stop, at the same dollar risk, means a smaller position.
- The stop may not fill where you set it. On most brokers a stop-loss becomes a market order once touched. In a fast move the fill can be several pips worse than the stop price (slippage), which makes the real loss larger than the planned one.
- Spreads widen. The spread is a cost you pay on entry and exit, and it is part of your stop distance.
A hypothetical example, not a forecast: EUR/USD, a $10,000 account, 1% risk ($100). With a normal 20 pip stop the size is 0.5 lots. If you need a 60 pip stop to sit outside the noise of an event, the size for the same $100 is 0.16 lots, and for 100 pips it is 0.1 lots. The risk is the same, the position is a third or a fifth of the size.
Spread cost on a typical size
On 0.5 lots of EUR/USD, a spread of 1 pip costs $5, a spread of 3 pips costs $15 and a spread of 10 pips costs $50. Spreads that widen from one to ten pips around a release multiply the cost of getting in and out by ten.
A routine before a scheduled event
- Check the next 24 hours of the calendar before you place a trade, and note anything listed for the currencies in your pair. Then check the publisher's own schedule for what this calendar does not carry.
- Decide before the release whether you will hold the position, reduce it, or stand aside. Deciding in the middle of a spike is harder.
- If you hold, size for the stop distance you actually need, not the one you would like, and allow for slippage in your idea of what a bad outcome costs.
- Remember that thin markets (holidays, the hours around the daily rollover) have the same issue without a calendar entry. The forex market hours tool shows when the sessions open and close in your time zone.
- Keep in mind what a calendar cannot show: unscheduled news, speeches that are added late, and surprises in what a central bank says versus what it does.
Why we built the calendar from official sources
Most free calendars are widgets from a data vendor, and the numbers inside them (forecasts, importance ratings) belong to that vendor. Loading one sends your visit to the vendor's servers. This page makes no request to any third party for the calendar: the data is a file in this site, refreshed once a day by a script that reads only the pages listed above, and the time conversion happens in your browser. A bank's or statistics office's own schedule is the original; the cost is a narrower list.
Sizing a trade around an event
loss with slippage = lot size × (stop + slippage in pips) × pip value per lotBoth lines are the same lot size calculation with a wider stop and a stop that fills worse than planned. The numbers on this page come from the same engine as the calculator.
Worked examples
A normal stop and an event stop, same risk
EUR/USD, $10,000, 1% risk. The stop needed in a normal hour is 20 pips: 0.5 lots. For an event that needs 60 pips: 0.16 lots. For 100 pips: 0.1 lots. The dollar risk is the same each time.
What 10 pips of slippage does
A stop 20 pips away on 0.5 lots risks $100. If it fills 10 pips worse, the loss is 30 pips × 0.5 lots × $10 = $150, which is 1.5% of the account instead of 1%. The same 10 pips on the 60 pip stop costs $112.
Spreads before and after a release
On 0.5 lots of EUR/USD, a spread of 1 pip is $5, 3 pips is $15 and 10 pips is $50. The spread is paid on entry and again as part of any exit.
Frequently asked questions
Where do the dates in this calendar come from?
From the publishers themselves: the Federal Reserve Board's FOMC calendar for rate decisions and minutes, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics release schedule for the jobs report, CPI and PPI, the European Central Bank's Governing Council calendar for euro-area rate decisions, and the UK Office for National Statistics release pages for UK CPI, labour market and monthly GDP. Each row links to its source page. Nothing is copied from another calendar.
Why are there no forecasts?
The consensus forecast that other calendars show is proprietary data from vendors, and we do not copy any third-party calendar. So this page shows when an event is due and the last published value, not what economists expect.
What time is a release in my time zone?
Choose your time zone above and every time converts from UTC using the time zone database, daylight saving included. The Federal Reserve statement is usually at 14:00 New York time, US BLS reports at 08:30 New York time, the ECB announcement at 14:15 Frankfurt time and ONS releases at 07:00 or 09:30 UK time. The forex market hours tool does the same for the sessions.
How often is the calendar updated?
Once a day, by a script that reads the four publishers' pages. The stamp on the page shows the last refresh (2026-11-04 at the time of the last build). If a publisher moves a release, the row changes at the next refresh.
Which events are missing?
The dates of Eurostat's euro-area releases, Bank of England rate decisions, the Bank of Japan and all other countries, speeches and unscheduled events. The Bank of England's terms do not clearly allow reuse of its dates, and the Eurostat calendar cannot be read reliably. For anything missing, use the publisher's own schedule.
Should I avoid trading around high-impact news?
That is a choice, not a rule. Some traders stand aside, some reduce size, and some trade the event with a wider stop. Whatever you pick, decide before the release, size for the stop you need and allow for slippage. This page is for education, not advice.
Know when the news is due, then see how price reacts.
A calendar tells you when. These indicators help you see how price and momentum respond around levels.
Last updated November 2026. For education only. Not financial advice. Results depend on your inputs and cannot predict future performance.