Importance Time(GMT) Country Event Actual Forecast Previous
18.05.2026
00:30 Balance of Trade 11.218
00:30 Balance of Trade (Apr) 13.068 8.9 11.12
00:30 Non-Oil Exports MoM (Apr) 11 3
00:30 Non-Oil Exports YoY (Apr) 24.5 15.3
★★ 01:30 House Price Index YoY (Apr) -3.5 -3.5 -3.4
01:45 Industrial Production YoY (Apr) 16.8 12 17.4
★★ 02:00 Fixed Asset Investment (YTD) YoY (Apr) -1.6 1.6 1.7
★★★ 02:00 Industrial Production YoY (Apr) 4.1 5.9 5.7
★★ 02:00 NBS Press Conference
★★★ 02:00 Retail Sales YoY (Apr) 0.2 2 1.7
02:00 Unemployment Rate (Apr) 5.2 5.3 5.4
02:30 10-Year KTB Auction 4.273 3.715
★★ 02:30 GDP Growth Rate QoQ (Q1) 0.7 0.1 1.9
★★ 02:30 GDP Growth Rate YoY (Q1) 2.8 2.2 2.5
02:30 Gross Domestic Product QoQ (Q1) 0.7 0.1 1.9
★★ 02:30 Gross Domestic Product YoY (Q1) 2.8 2.2 2.5
03:35 🇯🇵 5-Year JGB Auction 2.024 1.826
06:00 Auto Production YoY (Apr) 5.3 3 -14.1
★★ 07:00 Consumer Confidence (May) 85.8 86 85.5
★★ 07:00 🇨🇭 GDP Growth Rate QoQ (Q1) 0.5 0.3 0.2
★★ 07:00 🇨🇭 Gross Domestic Product QoQ (Q1) 0.5 0.1
07:30 🇪🇺 ECB Elderson Speech
07:30 M3 Money Supply YoY (Apr) 15.8 9
★★ 08:00 Balance of Trade (Mar) 4.709 5.2 4.983
08:00 Balance of Trade EU (Mar) -1.08 -0.61
08:00 Inflation Rate MoM (Apr) 1.8 2 0.9
08:00 Inflation Rate YoY (Apr) 6.8 7.1 4.1
★★ 08:30 🇬🇧 BoE Mann Speech
08:30 CPI MoM (Apr) 0.65 0.43
08:30 CPI YoY (Apr) 2.57 2.06
★★ 08:35 🇬🇧 BoE Greene Speech
09:00 GDP Growth Rate YoY (Q1) 7.9 5.3 6.8
09:00 Industrial Production YoY (Apr) 12 17.4
09:30 3-Month Bill Auction 2.055
09:30 6-Month Bill Auction
★★ 09:30 🇬🇧 BoE L Mann Speech
10:00 Balance of Trade (Apr) -44.1 -46 -48
10:00 Current Account (Mar) -2394 -2400 -2138
10:00 Unemployment Rate (Apr) 2.9 2.9 2.8
11:00 IGP-10 Inflation Index MoM (May) 0.9 2.9
11:25 BCB Focus Market Readout
12:00 Core Inflation Rate YoY (Apr) 3 3 2.7
12:00 CPI MoM (Apr) -0.74 0.76
12:00 CPI YoY (Apr) 3 2.9 2.7
12:00 IBC-BR Economic Activity (Mar) -0.7 -0.2 0.6
12:20 Gross Domestic Product YoY (Apr) 0.2 0.1 -0.4
12:30 Current Account (Q1) 1.9 1 1.3
12:30 GDP Growth Rate QoQ (Q1) -0.3 -0.2 0.5
12:30 GDP Growth Rate YoY (Q1) -0.5 0.1 1.6
12:30 Gross Domestic Product QoQ (Q1) -0.3 -0.2 0.6
12:30 Gross Domestic Product YoY (Q1) -0.5 0.1 1.6
13:00 🇫🇷 12-Month BTF Auction 2.642 2.613
13:00 🇫🇷 3-Month BTF Auction 2.25 2.234
13:00 🇫🇷 6-Month BTF Auction 2.412 2.421
13:00 CPI MoM (Apr) 0.65 0.43
13:00 CPI YoY (Apr) 2.57 2.06
13:00 Current Account (Q1) 12.2 16 9.4
13:00 Industrial Production YoY (Apr) -2.5 -3 -3.4
14:00 Balance of Trade (Mar) 110 263.89
★★ 14:00 🇺🇸 NAHB Housing Market Index (May) 37 35 34
14:54 Budget Balance (Apr) 633 930
15:15 🇪🇺 ECB Montagner Speech
15:30 🇺🇸 3-Month Bill Auction 3.6 3.61
15:30 🇺🇸 6-Month Bill Auction 3.615 3.615
16:45 3-Month Bill Auction 2.125 2.055
16:45 6-Month Bill Auction 2.315 2.202
16:50 Consumer Confidence (Apr) 40.17 51.5 51.32
17:00 Consumer Confidence (Apr) 51.5 51.32
17:00 CPI YoY (Apr) 23.8
19:00 Budget Balance (Apr) 930
20:00 🇺🇸 Foreign Bond Investment (Mar) 13.5 2.6
★★ 20:00 🇺🇸 Net Long-Term TIC Flows (Mar) 81.3 57
20:00 🇺🇸 Overall Net Capital Flows (Mar) 150.7 182.7
22:45 🇳🇿 Electronic Retail Card Spending MoM (Apr) 1.1 0.7
22:45 🇳🇿 Electronic Retail Card Spending YoY (Apr) 3.4 2.7
22:45 🇳🇿 PPI Output QoQ (Q1) 0.5 0.1
22:45 🇳🇿 Producer Price Index QoQ (Q1) 0.8 -0.5
★★ 22:45 🇳🇿 Retail Sales MoM (Apr) 0.7
22:45 🇳🇿 Retail Sales YoY (Apr) 2.7
23:50 🇯🇵 GDP Capital Expenditure QoQ (Q1) 0.2 1.3
23:50 🇯🇵 GDP External Demand QoQ (Q1) 0.2 0
★★ 23:50 🇯🇵 GDP Growth Annualized (Q1) 1.7 1.3
★★★ 23:50 🇯🇵 GDP Growth Rate QoQ (Q1) 0.4 0.3
23:50 🇯🇵 GDP Price Index YoY (Q1) 3.1 3.4
23:50 🇯🇵 GDP Private Consumption QoQ (Q1) 0.2 0.3
★★★ 23:50 🇯🇵 Gross Domestic Product QoQ (Q1) 0.4 0.3
★★ 23:50 🇯🇵 Gross Domestic Product YoY (Q1) 1.7 1.3

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GBPUSD 1.343560 +0.025312%
USDJPY 158.785000 +0.03402%
XAUUSD 4571.840000 +0.12439%
USDCAD 1.373730 -0.008007%
NZDUSD 0.587760 +0.64215%
USDCHF 0.783980 -0.257%
AUDUSD 0.717120 +0.25337%
EURGBP 0.867770 -0.5387%
EURJPY 185.139000 +0.31372%
GBPJPY 213.326000 +0.84953%
AUDJPY 113.872000 +0.3198%
CADJPY 115.560000 +0.11002%
CHFJPY 202.500000 +0.35881%
NZDJPY 93.326000 +0.69594%
GBPCHF 1.053410 +0.53157%
EURCHF 0.914200 +0.002188%
USDMXN 17.261380 -0.38159%
USDZAR 16.573610 -0.65927%
USDTRY 45.572000 +0.18004%
USDRUB 72.440000 -0.46032%
USDSEK 9.374230 -0.64304%
USDCNY 6.799500 -0.14245%

Upcoming Important Events

Time Country Event Forecast 1.3
18.05.2026
23:50 🇯🇵 GDP Growth Rate QoQ (Q1) 0.4 0.3
23:50 🇯🇵 Gross Domestic Product QoQ (Q1) 0.4 0.3
19.05.2026
00:30 🇦🇺 Westpac Consumer Confidence Change (May) -1.1 -12.5
01:30 🇦🇺 RBA Meeting Minutes
06:00 🇬🇧 Unemployment Rate (Mar) 4.9 4.9
12:30 🇨🇦 Inflation Rate YoY (Apr) 3.1 2.4
20.05.2026
06:00 🇬🇧 Inflation Rate YoY (Apr) 3 3.3
18:00 🇺🇸 FOMC Minutes
23:50 🇯🇵 Balance of Trade (Apr) -29.7 667
21.05.2026
07:30 🇩🇪 S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (May) 51 51.4