September 15 - September 19, 2025 Economic report and policy meetings
Monday, September 15th
Australia: RBA Hunter Speech
Brazil: IBC-BR Economic Activity
Canada: Manufacturing Sales MoM Final – Jul, New Motor Vehicle Sales – Jul, Wholesale Sales, MoM Final – Jul
Euro-Zone: Balance of Trade – Jul, ECB Survey of Monetary Analysts, ECB Schnabel Speech, ECB President Lagarde Speech
Germany: Wholesale Prices MoM – Aug, Wholesale Prices YoY – Aug
Italy: Balance of Trade – Jul
China: Industrial Production YoY – Q2
India: WPI Food Index YoY – Aug, WPI Fuel YoY – Aug, WPI Inflation YoY – Aug, WPI Manufacturing YoY – Aug, Balance of Trade – Aug, Exports – Aug, Imports – Aug, Unemployment Rate – Aug,
Korea: Export Prices YoY – Aug, Import Prices YoY – Aug
New Zealand: Food Inflation YoY – Aug
Switzerland: Producer & Import Prices MoM – Aug, Producer & Import Prices YoY – Aug
South Africa: Inflation Expectations – Q3
U.S.: NY Empire State Manufacturing Index – Sep, 3-Month Bill Auction, 6-Month Bill Auction
Tuesday, September 16th
Australia: Westpac Leading index MoM – Aug, RBA Hauser Speech, RBA Jones Speech
Brazil: Unemployment Rate – Jul
Canada: Inflation Rate YoY – Aug, Core Inflation Rate YoY – Aug, Inflation Rate MoM– Aug, CPI Median YoY – Aug, CPI Trimmed-Mean YoY – Aug
China: FDI (YTD) YOY 0 Aug, Hong Kong Unemployment Rate – Aug
Euro-Zone: Industrial Production MoM – Jul, ZEW Economic Sentiment Index – Sep, Industrial Production YoY – Jul, Labor Cost Index YoY Final – Q2, Wage Growth YoY – Q2
Germany: ZEW Economic Sentiment Index – Sep, ZEW Current Conditions – Sep
Italy: Harmonized Inflation Rate MoM Final – Aug, Harmonized Inflation Rate YoY Final – Aug, Inflation Rate MoM Final – Aug, Inflation Rate YoY Final – Aug
Japan: Tertiary Industry Index MoM – Jul, Balance of Trade – Aug, Exports YoY – Aug, Imports YoY – Aug
New Zealand: Current Account, Global Dairy Trade Price Index – Sep/16, Westpac Consumer Confidence – Q3
Singapore: Non-Oil Exports MoM – Aug, Non-Oil Exports YoY– Aug, Balance of Trade – Aug, Unemployment Rate Final – Q2
U.K.: Unemployment Rate – Jul, Employment Change – Jul, Average Weekly Earnings incl. bonus (3Mo/Yr) – Jul, Average Weekly Earnings excl. bonus (3Mo/Yr) – Jul, HRMC Payrolls Change – Aug, Claimant Count Change – Aug
U.S.: Retail Sales MoM – Ag, Export Prices MoM – Aug, Import Prices MoM – Aug, Retail Sales Control Group MoM – Aug, Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM – Aug, Export Prices YoY – Aug, Import Prices YoY – Aug, Retail Sales Ex Gas/Autos MoM – Aug, Retail Sales YoY – Aug, Industrial production MoM 0 Aug, Capacity Utilization, Industrial Production YoY – Aug, Manufacturing Production MoM – Aug, Manufacturing Production YoY– Aug, Business Inventories MoM – Jul, NAHB Housing Market Index, Retail Inventories Ex Autos MoM – Jul, API Crude Oil Stock Change, 20-Year Bond Auction
Wednesday, September 17th
Australia: Employment Change – Aug, Unemployment Rate – Aug, Part-time Employment Change – Aug, Participation Rate – Aug
Brazil: Interest Rate Decision
Canada: BoC Interest Rate Decision, BoC Press Conference
Euro-Zone: Core Inflation Rate YoY Final – Aug, CPI Final – Aug, Inflation Rate MoM Final – Aug, Inflation Rate YoY Final – Aug, ECB President Lagarde Speech, ECB Cipollone Speech
Germany: Bundesbank Nagel Speech
Japan: Machinery Orders MoM – Jul, Machinery Orders YoY– Jul
New Zealand: GDP Growth Rate QoQ – Q2, GDP Growth Rate YoY– Q2
South Africa: Inflation Rate MoM– Aug, Inflation Rate YoY – Aug, Core Inflation Rate MoM – Aug, Core Inflation Rate YoY – Aug, Retail Sales MoM – Jul, Retail Sales YoY – Jul
U.K.: Inflation Rate YoY – Aug, Inflation Rate MoM – Aug, Core Inflation Rate MoM – Aug, Core Inflation Rate MoM – Aug, Retail Price Index MoM – Aug, Retail Price Index YoY– Aug
U.S.: MBA Mortgage Applications – Sep/12, Housing Starts – Aug, Building Permits Prel – Aug, Housing Starts MoM – Aug, Building Permits MoM 0 Aug, FOMC Interest Rate Decision, Fed Interest on Reserve Balances Rate, Fed Reverse Repo rate, FOMC Median Rate Forecast: Current Yr, FOMC Median Rate Forecast: Next Yr, FOMC Median Rate Forecast: +2 Yrs, FOMC Median Rate Forecast: +3 Yrs, FOMC Median Rate Forecast: Long Run, FOMC Press Conference, 17-Week Bill Auction
The U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada are largely expected to cut rates 25bp with target rates at 4.25% and 2.50% respectively.
Thursday, September 18th
Australia: RBA Jones Speech
Canada: CFIB Business Barometer – Sep
China: Vehicle Sales (YoY) – Aug
Euro-Zone: Current Account – Jul, Current Account s.a. – Jul, Construction Output YoY – Jul, Eurogroup Meeting, ECB Buch Speech, ECB Guindos Speech, ECB Schnabel Speech, ECB President Lagarde Speech
Germany: Bundesbank Monthly Report, Bundesbank Mauderer Speech, Bundesbank Nagel Speech
Italy: Current Account – Jul
Japan: Inflation Rate YoY – Aug, Core Inflation Rate YoY – Aug, Inflation Rate Ex-Food and Energy YoY – Aug, Inflation Rate MoM– Aug, BoJ Interest Rate Decision
New Zealand: Balance of Trade – Aug, Exports – Aug, Imports – Aug, Credit Card Spending YoY – Aug
South Africa: Building Permits YoY – Jul, SARB Interest Rate Decision, Prime Overdraft Rate
Switzerland: Balance of Trade – Aug
U.S.: Initial Jobless Claims – Sep/13, Initial claims 4-Wk Moving Avg – Sep/13, Continuing Claims – Sep/13, Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index – Sep, Philadelphia Business Outlook, CB Leading Index MoM – Aug, Net Long-term TIC Flows – Jul, Total Net TIC Flows – Jul, 4-Week Bill Auction, 8-Week Bill Auction, 10-Year TIPS Auction
U.K.: BoE Interest Rate Decision, BoE MPC Vote Cut, BoE MPC Vote Hike, BoE MPC Vote Unchanged, MPC Meeting Minutes, Gfk Consumer Confidence – Sep
The Bank of Japan and Bank of England are largely expected to keep rates the same with target rates of 0.50% and 4% respectively.
Friday, September 19th
Canada: Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM – Jul, Retail Sales MoM Final – Jul, Retail Sales MoM Prel– Aug, Retail Sales YoY– Jul
China: Loan Prime Rate 1Y, Loan Prime Rate 5Y – Sep, Hong Kong Current Account – Q2
Euro-Zone: ECB Montagner Speech, ECB Tuominen Speech
France: Business Confidence – Sep, Business Climate Indicator – Sep
Germany: PPI YoY – Aug, PPI MoM – Aug
Italy: Construction Output YoY – Jun, Construction Output YoY – Jul
Mexico: Aggregate Demand QoQ – Q2, Aggregate Demand YoY– Q2, Private Spending QoQ – Q2, Private Spending YoY – Q2
U.K.: Retail Sales MoM – Aug, Retail Sales YoY – Aug, Public Sector Net Borrowing Ex-banks – Aug, Retail Sales ex Fuel MoM – Aug, Retail Sales ex Fuel YoY – Aug
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