Economic Calendar

An economic calendar is a tool that lists scheduled economic events, data releases, and announcements that impact currency markets. Our forex economic calendar tracks GDP reports, employment data, inflation figures, and central bank decisions to help traders plan trades and manage risk.

The highest-impact events on our economic calendar are: 1) Central bank interest rate decisions, 2) Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP), 3) Consumer Price Index (CPI), 4) GDP growth figures. These events can move major currency pairs by 50-200+ pips within minutes.

NFP is a monthly US employment report released on the first Friday of each month. It measures jobs added or lost in the US economy, excluding farm workers. Our economic calendar marks NFP as a high-impact event because it significantly influences Federal Reserve policy decisions.

CPI measures inflation by tracking consumer prices. Higher-than-expected CPI typically strengthens a currency (signals rate hikes), while lower CPI weakens it (suggests rate cuts). Our economic calendar highlights CPI releases from US, EU, and UK as high-impact events.

The "Forecast" is the analyst consensus expectation before the release. The "Actual" is the real value once published. Our economic calendar shows both so you can gauge market reaction - bigger surprises between forecast and actual mean larger price movements.

Yes, our economic calendar is completely free with no registration required. Features include real-time event data, automatic local timezone detection, impact filtering by color, and comprehensive coverage of all major economies including US, EU, UK, Japan, and more.

Use our economic calendar's impact filter to show only High (red), Medium (yellow), or Low (green) impact events. You can also filter by country to focus on specific currencies. This helps you identify the most important events for your trading strategy.

Consider avoiding trading during high-impact events if you're not experienced with news trading. Our economic calendar marks these with red indicators. Spreads widen significantly around major releases like NFP, CPI, and central bank decisions, increasing trading costs.

Check our economic calendar before opening positions. Note upcoming high-impact events and their expected timing. Either: 1) Close positions before major releases to avoid volatility, 2) Trade the news with proper risk management, or 3) Wait for markets to settle after the release.

Yes! Our economic calendar automatically detects your local timezone and converts all event times accordingly. You'll see a live clock showing your local time, UTC, and major financial center times (New York, London, Tokyo) for easy reference.