What is a forex economic calendar?

A forex economic calendar lists scheduled economic data releases and central bank events — such as CPI, NFP, GDP and rate decisions — with their time, expected impact, consensus forecast, and prior result, so traders can plan around the volatility they cause.

Which news events move the forex market the most?

The highest-impact releases are usually US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP), FOMC and other central bank rate decisions, CPI inflation prints, and GDP. These are the red, high-impact events most likely to produce a strong directional move.

How should I trade around high-impact news?

Filter for red high-impact events, watch the deviation between the actual figure and the forecast, and consider waiting for the initial spike to retrace before entering, since the first move is often faded once the spread normalises.

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Economic Calendar.

News drives the volatility your charts react to. CPI prints, NFP, central bank rate decisions, GDP and PMIs are the catalysts that turn a tidy range into the daily high or low. Knowing what's scheduled — and at what time — is the difference between getting caught in a spike and positioning for it. The live calendar below shows scheduled releases ranked by impact, the consensus forecast, and the prior result. Filter for the currencies you trade and the impact tier you care about.

Live economic calendar

High & medium impact this week

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Calendar by Investing.com. Times shown in GMT — click the timezone control inside the calendar to switch.

How to use it

Trading around news

Filter by impact — only the red (high-impact) prints reliably move price. Yellow and orange add noise more often than direction.
Watch the deviation — the bigger the gap between actual and forecast, the more violent the reaction.
Wait for the retrace — initial spikes are usually faded by algorithms. The cleaner trade is the second move once the spread normalises.
Set the calendar to your timezone — most defaults are GMT or US Eastern; align it to where you trade from.

The big six

NFP (Non-Farm Payrolls) — first Friday of the month
FOMC rate decision & press conference
CPI prints (US, UK, EU)
ECB, BoE, BoJ rate decisions
GDP releases (quarterly)
PMIs (manufacturing & services)

FAQ

Economic calendar questions

What is a forex economic calendar?: A forex economic calendar lists scheduled economic data releases and central bank events — such as CPI, NFP, GDP and rate decisions — with their time, expected impact, consensus forecast, and prior result, so traders can plan around the volatility they cause.
Which news events move the forex market the most?: The highest-impact releases are usually US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP), FOMC and other central bank rate decisions, CPI inflation prints, and GDP. These are the red, high-impact events most likely to produce a strong directional move.
How should I trade around high-impact news?: Filter for red high-impact events, watch the deviation between the actual figure and the forecast, and consider waiting for the initial spike to retrace before entering, since the first move is often faded once the spread normalises.

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