Releases that move currency pairs, laid out by day. Times are shown in the timezone recorded against each event. High impact releases are the ones that widen spreads and cause slippage — most prop firms restrict trading around them, so check your firm's rules before holding through one.

Sunday, Jul 26 1 event
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
19:50 GMT JPY SPPI y/y Low 3.4% 3.3%
Monday, Jul 27 10 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
04:00 GMT EUR German ifo Business Climate Low 86.1 85.6
04:00 GMT EUR M3 Money Supply y/y Low 3.2% 3.2%
04:00 GMT EUR Private Loans y/y Low 3.1% 3.1%
05:15 GMT EUR ECOFIN Meetings Low
06:00 GMT GBP CBI Realized Sales Low -45 -54
08:30 GMT USD Core Durable Goods Orders m/m Low 0.9% 1.3%
08:30 GMT USD Durable Goods Orders m/m Low 1.6% -4.5%
14:50 GMT USD President Trump Speaks Medium
19:01 GMT GBP BRC Shop Price Index y/y Low 1.1% 1.2%
23:05 GMT AUD RBA Gov Bullock Speaks High
Tuesday, Jul 28 14 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
01:00 GMT JPY BOJ Core CPI y/y Low 1.4% 1.4%
03:00 GMT EUR Spanish Unemployment Rate Low 10.1% 10.8%
06:00 GMT EUR German Buba Monthly Report Low
08:15 GMT USD ADP Weekly Employment Change Low 16.5K
08:30 GMT USD Goods Trade Balance Low -100.3B -105.8B
08:30 GMT USD Prelim Wholesale Inventories m/m Low 0.4% 0.3%
09:00 GMT USD HPI m/m Low 0.1% -0.1%
09:00 GMT USD S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/y Low 1.3% 1.1%
10:00 GMT USD CB Consumer Confidence Medium 92.4 91.2
10:00 GMT USD Richmond Manufacturing Index Low 7 4
16:30 GMT USD API Weekly Statistical Bulletin Low
21:30 GMT AUD CPI m/m High 0.2% -0.7%
21:30 GMT AUD CPI y/y High 4.0% 4.0%
21:30 GMT AUD Trimmed Mean CPI m/m High 0.3% 0.4%
Wednesday, Jul 29 17 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
02:00 GMT EUR German Import Prices m/m Low -0.7% 0.7%
04:00 GMT CHF UBS Economic Expectations Low -25.0
04:30 GMT GBP M4 Money Supply m/m Low 0.2% 0.1%
04:30 GMT GBP Mortgage Approvals Low 57K 56K
04:30 GMT GBP Net Lending to Individuals m/m Low 5.5B 4.6B
05:31 GMT EUR German 10-y Bond Auction Low 3.09|1.0
10:30 GMT USD Crude Oil Inventories Low 0.7M 2.0M
12:30 GMT USD Initial Jobless ClaimsWeekly. Rarely moves the market alone, but adds to the picture before payrolls. Medium 221K 217K
13:30 GMT CAD BOC Summary of Deliberations Low
14:00 GMT USD ISM Manufacturing PMIAbove 50 signals expansion. Moves USD pairs and gold sharply. High 48.9 48.5
14:00 GMT USD Federal Funds Rate High 3.75% 3.75%
14:00 GMT USD FOMC Statement High
14:30 GMT USD FOMC Press Conference High
18:40 GMT AUD RBA Assist Gov Hunter Speaks Low
21:00 GMT NZD ANZ Business Confidence Low 36.6
21:30 GMT AUD Building Approvals m/m Low -0.7% -1.1%
21:30 GMT AUD Import Prices q/q Low 0.0% 0.1%
Thursday, Jul 30 Today 39 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
01:00 GMT JPY Consumer Confidence Low 34.2 33.8
01:30 GMT EUR French Consumer Spending m/m Low -0.1% 0.5%
01:30 GMT EUR French Flash GDP q/q Low 0.2% -0.1%
02:29 GMT EUR German Prelim CPI m/m Medium 0.7% -0.3%
02:45 GMT EUR French Prelim Private Payrolls q/q Low -0.1% -0.1%
03:00 GMT CHF KOF Economic Barometer Low 100.9 101.2
03:00 GMT EUR Spanish Flash CPI y/y Low 3.2% 3.2%
03:00 GMT EUR Spanish Flash GDP q/q Low 0.6% 0.6%
04:00 GMT EUR German Prelim GDP q/q Medium 0.1% 0.3%
04:00 GMT EUR Italian Prelim GDP q/q Low 0.1% 0.2%
05:00 GMT EUR Italian Monthly Unemployment Rate Low 5.0% 5.0%
05:00 GMT EUR Prelim Flash GDP q/q Low 0.2% 0.1%
05:00 GMT EUR Unemployment Rate Low 6.2% 6.2%
05:33 GMT EUR Italian 10-y Bond Auction Low 3.63|1.7
07:00 GMT GBP BoE Interest Rate DecisionRate decision plus the vote split. GBP pairs widen considerably around this. High
07:00 GMT GBP BOE Monetary Policy Report High
07:00 GMT GBP Monetary Policy Summary High
07:00 GMT GBP MPC Official Bank Rate Votes High 2-0-7 2-0-7
07:00 GMT GBP Official Bank Rate High 3.75% 3.75%
07:30 GMT GBP BOE Gov Bailey Speaks High
08:30 GMT USD Advance GDP q/q High 2.1% 2.0%
08:30 GMT USD Core PCE Price Index m/m High 0.2% 0.3%
08:30 GMT USD Advance GDP Price Index q/q Medium 4.1% 3.6%
08:30 GMT USD Unemployment Claims Medium 201K 187K
08:30 GMT USD Personal Income m/m Low 0.3% 0.7%
08:30 GMT USD Personal Spending m/m Low 0.4% 0.7%
10:30 GMT USD Natural Gas Storage Low 37B 32B
12:30 GMT USD Non-Farm PayrollsThe single largest scheduled mover of the month. Most prop firms restrict trading around it. High
19:30 GMT JPY Tokyo Core CPI y/y Medium 1.8% 1.6%
19:30 GMT JPY Unemployment Rate Low 2.5% 2.5%
19:50 GMT JPY Prelim Industrial Production m/m Low 1.0% 0.5%
19:50 GMT JPY Retail Sales y/y Low 3.1% 5.3%
21:30 GMT AUD PPI q/q Low 0.5% 0.4%
21:30 GMT AUD Private Sector Credit m/m Low 0.6% 0.7%
21:30 GMT CNY Manufacturing PMI Low 50.1 50.3
21:30 GMT CNY Non-Manufacturing PMI Low 50.0 50.2
22:30 GMT JPY BOJ Policy Rate High <1.00% <1.00%
22:30 GMT JPY Monetary Policy Statement High
22:31 GMT JPY BOJ Outlook Report High
Friday, Jul 31 17 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
01:00 GMT JPY Housing Starts y/y Low 12.7% 33.9%
01:30 GMT JPY BOJ Press Conference High
02:00 GMT GBP Nationwide HPI m/m Low 0.1% 0.0%
02:30 GMT CHF Retail Sales y/y Low 3.1% 3.5%
02:45 GMT EUR French Prelim CPI m/m Low 0.3% -0.2%
03:55 GMT EUR German Unemployment Change Low 5K -1K
05:00 GMT EUR Core CPI Flash Estimate y/y Medium 2.4% 2.4%
05:00 GMT EUR CPI Flash Estimate y/y Medium 2.9% 2.8%
05:00 GMT EUR Italian Prelim CPI m/m Low 0.3% 0.0%
07:15 GMT GBP MPC Member Pill Speaks Low
08:30 GMT CAD GDP m/m High 0.2% 0.5%
08:30 GMT USD Employment Cost Index q/q Medium 0.8% 0.9%
09:00 GMT EUR ECB Press ConferenceThe statement matters less than the tone of the questions afterwards. High
09:45 GMT USD Chicago PMI Low 55.9 56.7
10:00 GMT USD Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment Medium 53.9 54.4
10:00 GMT USD Revised UoM Inflation Expectations Medium 4.2%
23:50 GMT JPY BoJ Policy StatementInfrequent but violent for JPY pairs when policy shifts. High
Saturday, Aug 1 2 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
01:30 GMT AUD RBA Rate DecisionSets the tone for AUD pairs into the Asian session. Medium
15:00 GMT USD Crude Oil InventoriesWeekly. Matters for oil and, indirectly, CAD. Medium

Trading sessions

Sydney 21:00 – 06:00 GMT

Quiet. Ranges are narrow and spreads are wider.

Tokyo 00:00 – 09:00 GMT

JPY and AUD pairs are most active.

London 07:00 – 16:00 GMT

The heaviest volume of the day.

New York 12:00 – 21:00 GMT

Overlaps London for four hours — the busiest window.

Times and figures are entered by hand and can lag the official release. Confirm against the issuing agency before trading a number. Nothing here is financial advice.