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, Oct 25 5 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
01:00UTC CHF Daylight Saving Time Shift Low — — —
EUR Daylight Saving Time Shift Low — — —
GBP Daylight Saving Time Shift Low — — —
19:00UTC NZD Bank Holiday Low — — —
21:10UTC AUD RBA Assist Gov Jones Speaks Low — — —
Monday, Oct 26 3 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
09:00UTC EUR German ifo Business Climate Low — 90.0 89.9
11:00UTC GBP CBI Realized Sales Low — -47 -55
23:50UTC JPY SPPI y/y Low — 3.7% 3.7%
Tuesday, Oct 27 14 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
00:01UTC GBP BRC Shop Price Index y/y Low — 1.6% 1.4%
05:00UTC JPY BOJ Core CPI y/y Low — 1.9% 1.8%
08:00UTC EUR Spanish Unemployment Rate Low — 9.9% 9.9%
09:00UTC EUR M3 Money Supply y/y Low — 3.5% 3.5%
EUR Private Loans y/y Low — 3.1% 3.1%
12:15UTC USD ADP Weekly Employment Change Low — — 18.5K
12:30UTC USD Core Durable Goods Orders m/m Low — 0.6% 0.3%
USD Durable Goods Orders m/m Low — 2.0% 0.0%
13:00UTC USD HPI m/m Low — 0.2% 0.3%
USD S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/y Low — 2.6% 2.5%
14:00UTC USD CB Consumer Confidence Medium — 81.2 81.9
USD New Home Sales Low — 651K 684K
USD Richmond Manufacturing Index Low — 0 -2
20:30UTC USD API Weekly Statistical Bulletin Low — — —
Wednesday, Oct 28 Today 23 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
00:15UTC AUD RBA Gov Bullock Speaks Medium — — —
00:30UTC AUD CPI m/m High — 0.7% 0.4%
AUD CPI y/y High — 4.2% 4.0%
AUD Trimmed Mean CPI m/m High — 0.3% 0.2%
01:00UTC NZD Official Cash Rate High — 3.00% 2.75%
NZD RBNZ Rate Statement High — — —
02:00UTC NZD RBNZ Press Conference High — — —
07:00UTC EUR German GfK Consumer Climate Low — -30.1 -30.6
09:00UTC CHF UBS Economic Expectations Low — — 2.6
10:32UTC EUR German 10-y Bond Auction Low — — 3.58|1.2
12:30UTC GBP Annual Budget Release High — — —
GBP Autumn Forecast Statement Medium — — —
USD Goods Trade Balance Low — -130.4B -132.6B
USD Prelim Wholesale Inventories m/m Low — 0.5% 0.7%
13:00UTC CNY CB Leading Index m/m Low — — -0.2%
13:45UTC CAD BOC Monetary Policy Report High — — —
CAD BOC Rate Statement High — — —
CAD Overnight Rate High — 2.50% 2.25%
14:30UTC CAD BOC Press Conference High — — —
USD Crude Oil Inventories Low — 0.1M -3.1M
18:00UTC USD Federal Funds Rate High — 4.00% 4.00%
USD FOMC Statement High — — —
18:30UTC USD FOMC Press Conference High — — —
Thursday, Oct 29 25 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
00:00UTC NZD ANZ Business Confidence Low — — 51.9
00:30UTC AUD Import Prices q/q Low — 1.3% 5.7%
05:00UTC JPY Consumer Confidence Low — 35.1 35.4
09:00UTC EUR Italian Monthly Unemployment Rate Low — 6.2% 6.2%
09:30UTC GBP M4 Money Supply m/m Low — 0.3% 0.4%
GBP Mortgage Approvals Low — 54K 55K
GBP Net Lending to Individuals m/m Low — 6.2B 6.9B
09:33UTC EUR Italian 10-y Bond Auction Low — — 4.58|1.6
12:30UTC USD Advance GDP q/q High — 3.2% 1.5%
USD Core PCE Price Index m/m High — 0.3% 0.2%
USD Advance GDP Price Index q/q Medium — 3.2% 6.2%
USD Unemployment Claims Medium — 198K 194K
USD Personal Income m/m Low — 0.3% 0.2%
USD Personal Spending m/m Low — 0.6% 0.9%
12:50UTC CAD Gov Council Member Gravelle Speaks Low — — —
13:15UTC EUR Main Refinancing Rate High — 2.65% 2.65%
EUR Monetary Policy Statement High — — —
13:45UTC EUR ECB Press Conference High — — —
14:30UTC USD Natural Gas Storage Low — 75B 77B
15:30UTC CAD Gov Council Member Vincent Speaks Low — — —
17:30UTC CHF Gov Board Member Tschudin Speaks Low — — —
23:30UTC JPY Tokyo Core CPI y/y Medium — 2.6% 2.7%
JPY Unemployment Rate Low — 2.5% 2.5%
23:50UTC JPY Prelim Industrial Production m/m Low — 1.2% -1.7%
JPY Retail Sales y/y Low — 3.3% 2.7%
Friday, Oct 30 28 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
00:30UTC AUD PPI q/q Low — 1.0% 1.3%
AUD Private Sector Credit m/m Low — 0.5% 0.6%
02:30UTC JPY BOJ Policy Rate High — <1.25% <1.25%
JPY Monetary Policy Statement High — — —
02:31UTC JPY BOJ Outlook Report High — — —
05:00UTC JPY Housing Starts y/y Low — 2.7% 6.1%
05:30UTC JPY BOJ Press Conference High — — —
06:30UTC EUR French Consumer Spending m/m Low — 0.1% -0.5%
EUR French Flash GDP q/q Low — 0.1% 0.2%
07:00UTC EUR German Import Prices m/m Low — 1.9% 1.0%
GBP Nationwide HPI m/m Low — -0.2% -0.2%
07:29UTC EUR German Prelim CPI m/m Medium — 0.1% 0.6%
07:45UTC EUR French Prelim CPI m/m Low — 0.2% -0.3%
EUR French Prelim Private Payrolls q/q Low — -0.1% -0.1%
08:00UTC CHF KOF Economic Barometer Low — 108.1 109.1
EUR Spanish Flash CPI y/y Low — 4.9% 4.9%
EUR Spanish Flash GDP q/q Low — 0.6% 0.7%
08:55UTC EUR German Unemployment Change Low — 5K 12K
09:00UTC EUR German Prelim GDP q/q Medium — 0.1% 0.2%
EUR Italian Prelim GDP q/q Low — 0.1% 0.2%
10:00UTC EUR Italian Prelim CPI m/m Low — 0.1% 0.7%
EUR Prelim Flash GDP q/q Low — 0.2% 0.4%
EUR Unemployment Rate Low — 6.4% 6.4%
12:30UTC CAD GDP m/m Medium — 0.2% 0.0%
USD Employment Cost Index q/q Medium — 0.8% 0.9%
13:45UTC USD Chicago PMI Low — 55.8 58.8
16:00UTC USD FOMC Member Daly Speaks Low — — —
16:30UTC USD FOMC Member Musalem Speaks Low — — —
Saturday, Oct 31 2 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
01:30UTC CNY Manufacturing PMI Low — 49.9 50.1
CNY Non-Manufacturing PMI Low — 50.0 50.2

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.