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 -3.4
★★ 02:00 Fixed Asset Investment (YTD) YoY (Apr) 1.6 1.7
★★★ 02:00 Industrial Production YoY (Apr) 5.9 5.7
★★ 02:00 NBS Press Conference
★★★ 02:00 Retail Sales YoY (Apr) 2 1.7
02:00 Unemployment Rate (Apr) 5.3 5.4
02:30 10-Year KTB Auction 3.715
★★ 02:30 GDP Growth Rate QoQ (Q1) 0.1 1.9
★★ 02:30 GDP Growth Rate YoY (Q1) 2.2 2.5
02:30 Gross Domestic Product QoQ (Q1) 0.1 1.9
★★ 02:30 Gross Domestic Product YoY (Q1) 2.2 2.5
03:35 🇯🇵 5-Year JGB Auction 1.826
★★ 07:00 Consumer Confidence (May) 86 85.5
★★ 07:00 🇨🇭 GDP Growth Rate QoQ (Q1) 0.3 0.2
★★ 07:00 🇨🇭 Gross Domestic Product QoQ (Q1) 0.1
07:30 🇪🇺 ECB Elderson Speech
★★ 08:00 Balance of Trade (Mar) 5.2 4.944
08:00 Balance of Trade EU (Mar) -0.65
★★ 08:30 🇬🇧 BoE Mann Speech
★★ 08:35 🇬🇧 BoE Greene Speech
09:00 GDP Growth Rate YoY (Q1) 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) -46 -48
10:00 Current Account (Mar) -2400 -2322
10:00 Unemployment Rate (Apr) 2.9 2.8
11:00 IGP-10 Inflation Index MoM (May) 2.9
11:25 BCB Focus Market Readout
12:00 Core Inflation Rate YoY (Apr) 2.9 2.7
12:00 IBC-BR Economic Activity (Mar) 0.9 0.6
12:30 Current Account (Q1) 1 1.3
12:30 GDP Growth Rate QoQ (Q1) -0.3 0.6
12:30 GDP Growth Rate YoY (Q1) -1 1.6
12:30 Gross Domestic Product QoQ (Q1) 0.6
12:30 Gross Domestic Product YoY (Q1) 1.6
13:00 🇫🇷 12-Month BTF Auction 2.613
13:00 🇫🇷 3-Month BTF Auction 2.234
13:00 🇫🇷 6-Month BTF Auction 2.421
13:00 Current Account (Q1) 16 9.2
13:00 Industrial Production YoY (Apr) -3 -3.4
14:00 Balance of Trade (Mar) 110 263.89
★★ 14:00 🇺🇸 NAHB Housing Market Index (May) 34 34
15:15 🇪🇺 ECB Montagner Speech
15:30 🇺🇸 3-Month Bill Auction 3.61
15:30 🇺🇸 6-Month Bill Auction 3.615
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) 2
★★ 20:00 🇺🇸 Net Long-Term TIC Flows (Mar) 58.6
20:00 🇺🇸 Overall Net Capital Flows (Mar) 184.5
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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Instrument Price Change (%)
EURUSD 1.161040 -0.12731%
GBPUSD 1.330420 -0.10962%
USDJPY 158.941000 +0.1323%
XAUUSD 4498.000000 -0.93918%
USDCAD 1.376190 +0.12732%
NZDUSD 0.582400 -0.27565%
USDCHF 0.787650 +0.20992%
AUDUSD 0.712080 -0.45122%
EURGBP 0.872640 +0.019485%
EURJPY 184.530000 -0.016255%
GBPJPY 211.460000 -0.03262%
AUDJPY 113.178000 -0.29161%
CADJPY 115.492000 +0.051112%
CHFJPY 201.774000 -0.000991%
NZDJPY 92.559000 -0.13163%
GBPCHF 1.047900 +0.005726%
EURCHF 0.914460 +0.030629%
USDMXN 17.360960 +0.1931%
USDZAR 16.760100 +0.45853%
USDTRY 45.553200 +0.13871%
USDRUB 72.885000 +0.15115%
USDSEK 9.469070 +0.36217%
USDCNY 6.808700 -0.007343%

Upcoming Important Events

Time Country Event Forecast 1.3
18.05.2026
02:00 Industrial Production YoY (Apr) 5.9 5.7
02:00 Retail Sales YoY (Apr) 2 1.7
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) 2.6 2.4
20.05.2026
06:00 🇬🇧 CPI YoY (Apr) 3 3.3
06:00 🇬🇧 Inflation Rate YoY (Apr) 3 3.3