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
23:50UTC JPY SPPI y/y Low 3.4% 3.3%
Monday, Jul 27 10 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
08:00UTC EUR German ifo Business Climate Low 86.1 85.6
EUR M3 Money Supply y/y Low 3.2% 3.2%
EUR Private Loans y/y Low 3.1% 3.1%
09:15UTC EUR ECOFIN Meetings Low
10:00UTC GBP CBI Realized Sales Low -45 -54
12:30UTC USD Core Durable Goods Orders m/m Low 0.9% 1.3%
USD Durable Goods Orders m/m Low 1.6% -4.5%
18:50UTC USD President Trump Speaks Medium
23:01UTC GBP BRC Shop Price Index y/y Low 1.1% 1.2%
23:05GMT AUD RBA Gov Bullock Speaks High
Tuesday, Jul 28 15 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
03:05UTC AUD RBA Gov Bullock Speaks High
05:00UTC JPY BOJ Core CPI y/y Low 1.4% 1.4%
07:00UTC EUR Spanish Unemployment Rate Low 10.1% 10.8%
10:00UTC EUR German Buba Monthly Report Low
12:15UTC USD ADP Weekly Employment Change Low 16.5K
12:30UTC USD Goods Trade Balance Low -100.3B -105.8B
USD Prelim Wholesale Inventories m/m Low 0.4% 0.3%
13:00UTC USD HPI m/m Low 0.1% -0.1%
USD S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/y Low 1.3% 1.1%
14:00UTC USD CB Consumer Confidence Medium 92.4 91.2
USD Richmond Manufacturing Index Low 7 4
20:30UTC USD API Weekly Statistical Bulletin Low
21:30GMT AUD CPI m/m High 0.2% -0.7%
AUD CPI y/y High 4.0% 4.0%
AUD Trimmed Mean CPI m/m High 0.3% 0.4%
Wednesday, Jul 29 20 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
01:30UTC AUD CPI m/m High 0.2% -0.7%
AUD CPI y/y High 4.0% 4.0%
AUD Trimmed Mean CPI m/m High 0.3% 0.4%
06:00UTC EUR German Import Prices m/m Low -0.7% 0.7%
08:00UTC CHF UBS Economic Expectations Low -25.0
08:30UTC GBP M4 Money Supply m/m Low 0.2% 0.1%
GBP Mortgage Approvals Low 57K 56K
GBP Net Lending to Individuals m/m Low 5.5B 4.6B
09:31UTC EUR German 10-y Bond Auction Low 3.09|1.0
12:30GMT USD Initial Jobless ClaimsWeekly. Rarely moves the market alone, but adds to the picture before payrolls. Medium 221K 217K
14:00GMT USD ISM Manufacturing PMIAbove 50 signals expansion. Moves USD pairs and gold sharply. High 48.9 48.5
14:30UTC USD Crude Oil Inventories Low 0.7M 2.0M
17:30UTC CAD BOC Summary of Deliberations Low
18:00UTC USD Federal Funds Rate High 3.75% 3.75%
USD FOMC Statement High
18:30UTC USD FOMC Press Conference High
21:00GMT NZD ANZ Business Confidence Low 36.6
21:30GMT AUD Building Approvals m/m Low -0.7% -1.1%
AUD Import Prices q/q Low 0.0% 0.1%
22:40UTC AUD RBA Assist Gov Hunter Speaks Low
Thursday, Jul 30 42 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
01:00UTC NZD ANZ Business Confidence Low 36.6
01:30UTC AUD Building Approvals m/m Low -0.7% -1.1%
AUD Import Prices q/q Low 0.0% 0.1%
05:00UTC JPY Consumer Confidence Low 34.2 33.8
05:30UTC EUR French Consumer Spending m/m Low -0.1% 0.5%
EUR French Flash GDP q/q Low 0.2% -0.1%
06:29UTC EUR German Prelim CPI m/m Medium 0.7% -0.3%
06:45UTC EUR French Prelim Private Payrolls q/q Low -0.1% -0.1%
07:00GMT GBP BoE Interest Rate DecisionRate decision plus the vote split. GBP pairs widen considerably around this. High
CHF KOF Economic Barometer Low 100.9 101.2
EUR Spanish Flash CPI y/y Low 3.2% 3.2%
EUR Spanish Flash GDP q/q Low 0.6% 0.6%
08:00UTC EUR German Prelim GDP q/q Medium 0.1% 0.3%
EUR Italian Prelim GDP q/q Low 0.1% 0.2%
09:00UTC EUR Italian Monthly Unemployment Rate Low 5.0% 5.0%
EUR Prelim Flash GDP q/q Low 0.2% 0.1%
EUR Unemployment Rate Low 6.2% 6.2%
09:06UTC EUR Italian 10-y Bond Auction Low 3.63|1.7
11:00UTC GBP BOE Monetary Policy Report High
GBP Monetary Policy Summary High
GBP MPC Official Bank Rate Votes High 2-0-7 2-0-7
GBP Official Bank Rate High 3.75% 3.75%
12:00UTC GBP BOE Gov Bailey Speaks High
12:30GMT USD Non-Farm PayrollsThe single largest scheduled mover of the month. Most prop firms restrict trading around it. High
USD Advance GDP q/q High 2.1% 2.0%
USD Core PCE Price Index m/m High 0.2% 0.3%
USD Advance GDP Price Index q/q Medium 4.1% 3.6%
USD Unemployment Claims Medium 201K 187K
USD Personal Income m/m Low 0.3% 0.7%
USD Personal Spending m/m Low 0.4% 0.7%
14:30UTC USD Natural Gas Storage Low 37B 32B
21:30GMT AUD PPI q/q Low 0.5% 0.4%
AUD Private Sector Credit m/m Low 0.6% 0.7%
CNY Manufacturing PMI Low 50.1 50.3
CNY Non-Manufacturing PMI Low 50.0 50.2
22:30GMT JPY BOJ Policy Rate High <1.00% <1.00%
JPY Monetary Policy Statement High
22:31GMT JPY BOJ Outlook Report High
23:30UTC JPY Tokyo Core CPI y/y Medium 1.8% 1.6%
JPY Unemployment Rate Low 2.5% 2.5%
23:50UTC JPY Prelim Industrial Production m/m Low 1.0% 0.5%
JPY Retail Sales y/y Low 3.1% 5.3%
Friday, Jul 31 Today 24 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
01:30UTC AUD PPI q/q Low 0.5% 0.4%
AUD Private Sector Credit m/m Low 0.6% 0.7%
CNY Manufacturing PMI Low 50.1 50.3
CNY Non-Manufacturing PMI Low 50.0 50.2
03:11UTC JPY BOJ Policy Rate High <1.00% <1.00%
JPY Monetary Policy Statement High
JPY BOJ Outlook Report High
05:00UTC JPY Housing Starts y/y Low 12.7% 33.9%
06:00UTC GBP Nationwide HPI m/m Low 0.1% 0.0%
06:05UTC JPY BOJ Press Conference High
06:30UTC CHF Retail Sales y/y Low 3.1% 3.5%
06:45UTC EUR French Prelim CPI m/m Low 0.3% -0.2%
07:55UTC EUR German Unemployment Change Low 5K -1K
09:00GMT EUR ECB Press ConferenceThe statement matters less than the tone of the questions afterwards. High
EUR Core CPI Flash Estimate y/y Medium 2.4% 2.4%
EUR CPI Flash Estimate y/y Medium 2.9% 2.8%
EUR Italian Prelim CPI m/m Low 0.3% 0.0%
11:15UTC GBP MPC Member Pill Speaks Low
12:30UTC CAD GDP m/m High 0.2% 0.5%
USD Employment Cost Index q/q Medium 0.8% 0.9%
13:45UTC USD Chicago PMI Low 55.9 56.7
14:00UTC USD Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment Medium 53.9 54.4
USD Revised UoM Inflation Expectations Medium 4.2%
23:50GMT JPY BoJ Policy StatementInfrequent but violent for JPY pairs when policy shifts. High
Saturday, Aug 1 2 events
TimeCurEventImpact ActualForecastPrevious
01:30GMT AUD RBA Rate DecisionSets the tone for AUD pairs into the Asian session. Medium
15:00GMT 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.