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Track global news in real time. Follow central bank rates and inflation reports. All dates match your local timezone automatically. Filter by impact level or currency pair to plan your trading session around high-volatility releases.
Events This Week
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An economic calendar is one of the most critical tools in a trader's arsenal. It tracks the scheduled releases of macroeconomic data, governmental announcements, and central bank decisions that directly impact international currency valuations.
Economic indicators give insight into a country's financial health. The most critical releases include:
Not all releases are created equal. The economic calendar categorizes events by expected market impact:
Always check the calendar before starting your trading session. Note the timing of high-impact releases for the currencies you plan to trade.
Avoid entering positions minutes before a high-impact announcement. Spreads can widen dramatically, and price slippage might bypass your stop loss.
Compare the "Actual" figure against the "Forecast" and "Previous" values. Large deviations often trigger strong directional trends.
It is a scheduled calendar of macroeconomic announcements, like CPI and unemployment rates, released by governmental statistics agencies and central banks. Traders track these events to predict market volatility.
High-impact events (often highlighted in red) are critical announcements that have a historically high probability of causing large, rapid price movements and spread widening in major currency pairs.
Before an indicator is officially released, economists submit forecasts. If the actual figure deviates significantly from the forecast, it often creates strong trading volatility as markets adjust.
During news, liquidity providers face high uncertainty. To protect themselves, they temporarily withdraw order book depth, causing the bid-ask gap (spread) to widen until order volume stabilizes.