FX Economic Calendar

December 28 – January 2, 2026

Economic report and policy meetings

 

December 28

Japan: Bank of Japan (BoJ) Summary of Opinions

 

December 29

Euro-Zone: France: Unemployment Benefit Claims - November

U.S.: Goods Trade Balance – November, Wholesale Inventories (MoM) – November, Retail Inventories Excluding Autos (MoM) – November, Pending Home Sales (YoY and MoM) – November, EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change – December 19, EIA Gasoline Stocks Change – December 19, Dallas Federal Reserve Manufacturing Index - December

An otherwise quiet week on Wall Street will feature of couple of key real estate data points. On Monday, the National Association of Realtors releases its pending home sales index. Contract signings are projected to have increased by 0.8% in November. On Tuesday, the S&P Dwon Jones Indices’ Cotality Case-Shiller index is expected to show that home prices rose at a 1.1% annual rate in October.

 

December 30

China: NBS Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) – December, NBS Non-Manufacturing PMI – December

Euro-Zone: Spain: Retail Sales (YoY and MoM) – November, Spain: Inflation Rate (YoY and MoM) - December

Switzerland: KOF Leading Indicators - December

U.S.: Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Minutes, Chicago Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) – December, S&P/Case-Shiller Home Prices (YoY) – October, API Crude Oil Stock Change – December 26

Minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s last policy meeting of 2025 will be released. Officials opted to cut the federal-fund rate by a quarter of a percentage point at the December meeting; however, three committee members dissented. The group also published its projections for interest rates, showing further disagreement. While the median projection was for one cut in 2026, several members penciled in two cuts, and four members forecast none.

 

December 31

Euro-Zone: Greece: Retail Sales (YoY) - October

South Africa: Balance of Trade – November

U.S.: Continuing Jobless Claims – December 27, Initial Jobless Claims – December 27, Jobless Claims 4-week Average – December 27, Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) 30-Year Mortgage Rate – December 26, EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change – December 26, EIA Gasoline Stocks Change – December 26

The final trading session of the year will wrap up on Wednesday at its usual time of 4 p.m. With the S&P 500 headed for a double-digit gain in 2025and similar gains expected for 2026, Wall Street has a reason to pop the Champagne. Plus, U.S. stock and bond markets are closed on Thursday in observance of New Year’s Day.

 

January 1

U.K.: Nationwide Housing Prices (YoY and MoM) – December

 

January 2

Euro Zone: Austria: Unemployment Rate – December, Greece: Unemployment Rate – November

Mexico: Business Confidence – December

Switzerland: procure.ch Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) – December

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