Markets & hours

Economic calendar

An economic calendar lists scheduled releases and events, such as interest rate decisions, inflation and employment data, with their dates and times. Prices can move sharply and spreads can widen around these releases.

Also called: news calendar, economic events, data releases

Hypothetical example

Hypothetically, a trader checks the calendar, sees a central bank decision at 14:00 UTC and notes that a stop loss close to the current price could be reached quickly around that time.

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Economic calendar

Hypothetical example

Related terms

Used in these guides

Forex market hours in Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru and Argentina

How to read an economic calendar

Daylight saving time and market hours