Economic calendar

The economic calendar lists upcoming data releases and central bank decisions, with their time, consensus forecast and expected impact.

It is the basic tool of every trader, even a purely technical one. It shows when NFP, CPI, PMIs and Fed or ECB decisions come out, along with the previous value and the consensus forecast.

Each event is usually rated by its potential impact. High-impact releases cause spread spikes and fast moves: plan for them before opening a position.

Get into the habit of checking it on Sunday evening to prepare your week, then every morning. The Analyse-Trading economic calendar shows times in your local time zone to avoid time-zone mistakes.

The full lessonThe economic calendar: how to read it and prepare your weekTime, currency, impact, previous, consensus, actual, revision: learn to read a line of the economic calendar, filter it properly and prepare your week ahead.