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Every high- and medium-impact release for forex, gold, oil and stocks: when it comes out, what’s expected, what came out, and what it meant.
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Monday, October 19, 2026
| Time (ET) | Cur. | Event | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | 🇨🇦 CAD | CPI m/m | – | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 8:30 AM | 🇨🇦 CAD | Common CPI y/y | – | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| 8:30 AM | 🇨🇦 CAD | Median CPI y/y | – | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 8:30 AM | 🇨🇦 CAD | Trimmed CPI y/y | – | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| What to watch: Headline CPI m/m seen 0.2% after -0.1%. Median (2.0%) and trimmed (1.9%) core seen steady, near the BoC's 2% target. Common CPI seen 2.6%. Core m/m forecast not given. Core readings drive BoC rate expectations. | |||||
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
| Time (ET) | Cur. | Event | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:00 AM | 🇬🇧 GBP | Average Earnings Index 3m/y | – | 3.8% | 3.9% |
| UK unemployment falls to 4.7% vs 4.9% forecast UK unemployment dropped to 4.7%, below the 4.9% forecast and previous reading. One headline cited a 5.0% expectation. Earnings and claimant count figures were not stated. | |||||
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Today
| Time (ET) | Cur. | Event | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:00 AM | 🇬🇧 GBP | CPI y/y | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| UK CPI runs hot: 3.5% vs 3.4% UK September CPI rose 3.5% y/y, above the 3.4% forecast and up from 3.1%. Core CPI, PPI, RPI and borrowing figures were not stated in the data. | |||||
| 9:00 AM | 🇬🇧 GBP | BOE Gov Bailey Speaks | – | – | – |
| 5:45 PM | 🇳🇿 NZD | CPI q/q | – | 0.8% | 1.5% |
| What to watch: NZ quarterly CPI is forecast at 0.8%, down from 1.5% last quarter. The print shapes RBNZ rate expectations and is the main driver for NZD/USD in the Asian session. Context headlines are mostly US corporate news. | |||||
Thursday, October 22, 2026
| Time (ET) | Cur. | Event | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | 🇺🇸 USD | Unemployment Claims | – | 200K | 199K |
Friday, October 23, 2026
| Time (ET) | Cur. | Event | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:00 AM | 🇬🇧 GBP | Retail Sales m/m | – | -0.1% | 0.5% |
| 3:15 AM | 🇪🇺 EUR | French Flash Manufacturing PMI | – | 50.5 | 50.3 |
| 3:15 AM | 🇪🇺 EUR | French Flash Services PMI | – | 50.7 | 51.4 |
| 3:30 AM | 🇪🇺 EUR | German Flash Manufacturing PMI | – | 53.5 | 53.8 |
| 3:30 AM | 🇪🇺 EUR | German Flash Services PMI | – | 52.5 | 52.9 |
| 4:30 AM | 🇬🇧 GBP | Flash Manufacturing PMI | – | 51.8 | 52.0 |
| 4:30 AM | 🇬🇧 GBP | Flash Services PMI | – | 51.8 | 51.7 |
| 9:45 AM | 🇺🇸 USD | Flash Manufacturing PMI | – | 55.4 | 57.0 |
| 9:45 AM | 🇺🇸 USD | Flash Services PMI | – | 57.9 | 58.7 |
| 10:00 AM | 🇺🇸 USD | Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment | – | 46.3 | 46.3 |
| 10:00 AM | 🇺🇸 USD | Revised UoM Inflation Expectations | – | – | 4.7% |
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