Economic Calendar

MARCH 2025

For businesses, investors, and those with a keen interest in the economy, our calendar highlights the key dates and events that matter most. It provides detailed insights into the factors driving market movements and currency updates across the UK, US, and EU.

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SAT 01 MAR

Fed's Goolsbee speech (USD)

Caixin Manufacturing PMI (CNY) 🚨

SUN 02 MAR

No relevant event(s) on this date

MON 03 MAR

TD-MI Inflation Gauge (YoY) (AUD)

Caixin Services PMI (CNY) 🚨

Real Retail Sales (YoY) (CHF)

HCOB Manufacturing PMI (EUR)

Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) (EUR)

Gross Domestic Product (YoY) (EUR)

Core Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) (YoY) (EUR) 🚨

Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) (YoY) (EUR) 🚨

S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (CAD)

ISM Manufacturing Employment Index (USD)

ISM Manufacturing New Orders Index (USD)

ISM Manufacturing PMI (USD) 🚨

ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid (USD)

Building Permits s.a. (MoM) (NZD)

Unemployment Rate (JPY)

TUE 04 MAR

BRC Like-For-Like Retail Sales (YoY) (GBP)

RBA Meeting Minutes (AUD) 🚨

Retail Sales s.a. (MoM) (AUD) 🚨

Unemployment Rate (EUR)

AiG Industry Index (AUD)

Judo Bank Composite PMI (AUD)

Judo Bank Services PMI (AUD)

WED 05 MAR

Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) (AUD) 🚨

Gross Domestic Product (YoY) (AUD)

Consumer Price Index (MoM) (CHF)

Consumer Price Index (YoY) (CHF) 🚨

HCOB Services PMI (EUR)

HCOB Composite PMI (EUR)

ADP Employment Change (USD) 🚨

S&P Global Composite PMI (USD)

Factory Orders (MoM) (USD)

ISM Services Employment Index (USD)

ISM Services New Orders Index (USD)

ISM Services PMI (USD) 🚨

ISM Services Prices Paid (USD)

Fed's Beige Book (USD)

Labor Cash Earnings (YoY) (JPY)

THU 06 MAR

Building Permits (MoM) (AUD)

Exports & Imports (MoM) (AUD)

Trade Balance (MoM) (AUD) 🚨

Exports & Imports (YoY) (CNY)

Trade Balance (CNY) (USD)

Producer Price Index (MoM) (EUR)

Producer Price Index (YoY) (EUR)

Retail Sales (MoM) (YoY) (EUR) 🚨

Challenger Job Cuts (USD)

ECB Main Refinancing Operations Rate (EUR) 🚨

ECB Monetary Policy Statement (EUR) 🚨

ECB Rate On Deposit Facility (EUR) 🚨

Initial Jobless Claims (USD)

Nonfarm Productivity (USD)

Unit Labor Costs (USD)

ECB Press Conference (EUR) 🚨

Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (CAD)

Ivey Purchasing Managers Index s.a (CAD)

FRI 07 MAR

Factory Orders n.s.a. (YoY) (EUR)

Factory Orders s.a. (MoM) (EUR)

Employment Change (QoQ) (EUR)

Gross Domestic Product s.a. (QoQ) (YoY) (EUR) 🚨

Average Hourly Wages (YoY) (CAD)

Net Change in Employment (CAD) 🚨

Unemployment Rate (CAD) 🚨

Average Hourly Earnings (MoM) (YoY) (USD) 🚨

Labor Force Participation Rate (USD)

Nonfarm Payrolls (USD) 🚨

U6 Underemployment Rate (USD)

Unemployment Rate (USD)

SAT 08 MAR

No relevant event(s) on this date

SUN 09 MAR

Current Account n.s.a. (JPY)

MON 10 MAR

Consumer Price Index (MoM) (CNY)

Consumer Price Index (YoY) (CNY) 🚨

Producer Price Index (YoY) (CNY)

Industrial Production n.s.a. w.d.a. (YoY) (EUR)

Industrial Production s.a. (MoM) (EUR)

Trade Balance s.a. (EUR)

Sentix Investor Confidence (EUR)

Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) (JPY) 🚨

Gross Domestic Product Annualized (JPY)

Gross Domestic Product Deflator (YoY) (JPY)

TUE 11 MAR

JOLTS Job Openings (USD)

WED 12 MAR

BoC Interest Rate Decision (CAD) 🚨

BoC Monetary Policy Statement (CAD) 🚨

BoC Press Conference (CAD) 🚨

Monthly Budget Statement (USD)

THU 13 MAR

Consumer Inflation Expectations (AUD)

Industrial Production s.a. (MoM) (EUR)

Consumer Price Index (MoM) (USD) 🚨

Consumer Price Index (YoY) (USD) 🚨

Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM) (USD) 🚨

Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY) (USD) 🚨

Initial Jobless Claims (USD)

Producer Price Index (MoM) (USD)

Producer Price Index (YoY) (USD)

Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM) (USD)

Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY) (USD) 🚨

Business NZ PMI (NZD)

FRI 14 MAR

Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (YoY) (EUR) 🚨

Gross Domestic Product (MoM) (GBP)

Industrial Production (MoM) (GBP)

Manufacturing Production (MoM) (GBP)

Consumer Price Index (EU norm) (YoY) (EUR)

Consumer Inflation Expectations (GBP)

Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (USD) 🚨

UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation (USD)

SAT 15 MAR

INo relevant event(s) on this date)

SUN 16 MAR

Business NZ PSI (NZD)

MON 17 MAR

Industrial Production (YoY) (CNY) 🚨

Retail Sales (YoY) (CNY) 🚨

Consumer Price Index (EU Norm) (YoY) (EUR)

Consumer Price Index (YoY) (EUR)

German Buba Monthly Report (EUR)

NY Empire State Manufacturing Index (USD)

Retail Sales (MoM) (USD) 🚨

Retail Sales Control Group (USD) 🚨

Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM) (USD)

Westpac Consumer Survey (NZD)

Westpac Consumer Confidence (AUD)

TUE 18 MAR

ZEW Survey Current Situation (EUR)

ZEW Survey Economic Sentiment (EUR)

ZEW Survey Economic Sentiment (EUR)

BoC Consumer Price Index Core (MoM) (CAD)

BoC Consumer Price Index Core (YoY) (CAD) 🚨

Consumer Price Index (MoM) (CAD)

Consumer Price Index (YoY) (CAD) 🚨

Building Permits (MoM) (USD)

Housing Starts (MoM) (USD)

Industrial Production (MoM) (USD)

Adjusted Merchandise Trade Balance (JPY)

Exports (YoY) (JPY)

Imports (YoY) (JPY)

Merchandise Trade Balance Total (JPY)

WED 19 MAR

BoJ Interest Rate Decision (JPY) 🚨

BoJ Monetary Policy Statement (JPY) 🚨

BoJ Press Conference (JPY) 🚨

Consumer Price Index (MoM) (GBP) 🚨

Consumer Price Index (YoY) (GBP) 🚨

Core Consumer Price Index (YoY) (GBP) 🚨

PPI Core Output (MoM) n.s.a (GBP)

PPI Core Output (YoY) n.s.a (GBP)

Producer Price Index - Output (MoM) (YoY) n.s.a (GBP)

Retail Price Index (MoM) (GBP)

Retail Price Index (YoY) (GBP)

Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) (YoY) (EUR)

Fed Interest Rate Decision (USD) 🚨

Fed Monetary Policy Statement (USD) 🚨

FOMC Economic Projections (USD) 🚨

Interest Rate Projections(USD) 🚨

FOMC Press Conference (USD) 🚨

Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) (NZD) 🚨

Gross Domestic Product (YoY) (NZD) 🚨

THU 20 MAR

Employment Change s.a. (AUD) 🚨

Full-Time Employment (AUD)

Participation Rate (AUD)

Part-Time Employment (AUD)

Unemployment Rate s.a. (AUD) 🚨

PBoC Interest Rate Decision (CNY)

Average Earnings Excluding Bonus (3Mo/Yr) (GBP)

Average Earnings Including Bonus (3Mo/Yr) (GBP)

Claimant Count Change (GBP) 🚨

Claimant Count Rate (GBP)

Employment Change (3M) (GBP) 🚨

ILO Unemployment Rate (3M) (GBP) 🚨

SNB Interest Rate Decision (CHF) 🚨

SNB Monetary Policy Assessment (CHF) 🚨

SNB Press Conference (CHF) 🚨

BoE Interest Rate Decision (GBP) 🚨

BoE Minutes (GBP) 🚨

BoE MPC Vote Rate Cut (GBP) 🚨

BoE MPC Vote Rate Hike (GBP) 🚨

BoE MPC Vote Rate Unchanged (GBP) 🚨

Monetary Policy Report (GBP) 🚨

Initial Jobless Claims (USD)

Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey (USD)

Exports (NZD)

Imports (NZD)

Trade Balance NZD (YoY) (NZD)

National Consumer Price Index (YoY) (JPY)

National CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY) (JPY)

National CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY) (JPY)

FRI 21 MAR

GfK Consumer Confidence (GBP)

Retail Sales (MoM) (CAD)

Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM) (CAD)

Existing Home Sales Change (MoM) (USD)

Consumer Confidence (EUR)

SAT 22 MAR

No relevant event(s) on this date

SUN 23 MAR

Judo Bank Composite PMI (AUD)

Judo Bank Manufacturing PMI (AUD)

Judo Bank Services PMI (AUD)

MON 24 MAR

HCOB Composite PMI (EUR)

HCOB Manufacturing PMI (EUR)

HCOB Services PMI (EUR)

HCOB Composite PMI (EUR) 🚨

HCOB Manufacturing PMI (EUR) 🚨

HCOB Services PMI (EUR) 🚨

IFO Business Climate (EUR)

IFO Current Assessment (EUR)

IFO Expectations (EUR)

HCOB Composite PMI (EUR) 🚨

HCOB Manufacturing PMI (EUR) 🚨

HCOB Services PMI (EUR) 🚨

S&P Global/CIPS Composite PMI (GBP) 🚨

S&P Global/CIPS Manufacturing PMI (GBP) 🚨

S&P Global/CIPS Services PMI (GBP) 🚨

S&P Global Composite PMI (USD)

S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (USD) 🚨

S&P Global Services PMI (USD) 🚨

BoJ Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes (JPY)

TUE 25 MAR

GfK Consumer Confidence Survey (EUR)

Housing Price Index (MoM) (USD)

Consumer Confidence (USD)

New Home Sales Change (MoM) (USD)

WED 26 MAR

Monthly Consumer Price Index (YoY) (AUD) 🚨

Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) (EUR)

ZEW Survey Expectations (CHF)

Durable Goods Orders (USD)

Durable Goods Orders ex Defense (USD)

Durable Goods Orders ex Transportation (USD)

Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex Aircraft (USD)

SNB Quarterly Bulletin (CHF)

THU 27 MAR

Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ) (USD)

Gross Domestic Product Annualized (USD) 🚨

Gross Domestic Product Price Index (USD)

Initial Jobless Claims (USD)

Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ) (USD)

Pending Home Sales (MoM) (USD)

ANZ Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence (NZD)

Tokyo Consumer Price Index (YoY) (JPY) 🚨

Tokyo CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY) (JPY) 🚨

FRI 28 MAR

Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) (GBP) 🚨

Gross Domestic Product (YoY) (GBP) 🚨

Retail Sales (MoM) (GBP) 🚨

Retail Sales (YoY) (GBP)

Retail Sales ex-Fuel (MoM) (GBP)

Retail Sales ex-Fuel (YoY) (GBP)

Consumer Price Index (EU norm) (YoY) (EUR)

Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (YoY) (EUR)

Unemployment Change (EUR)

Unemployment Rate s.a. (EUR)

Consumer Confidence (EUR)

Economic Sentiment Indicator (EUR)

Gross Domestic Product (MoM) (CAD)

Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM) (USD) 🚨

Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY) (USD) 🚨

Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM) (USD)

Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY) (USD)

Personal Income (MoM) (USD)

Personal Spending (USD)

Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (USD)

UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation (USD)

SAT 29 MAR

No relevant event(s) on this date

SUN 30 MAR

Large Retailer Sales (JPY)

Retail Trade (YoY) (JPY)

Retail Trade s.a (MoM) (JPY)

MON 31 MAR

TD-MI Inflation Gauge (YoY) (AUD)

NBS Manufacturing PMI (CNY) 🚨

NBS Non-Manufacturing PMI (CNY) 🚨

Retail Sales (MoM) (YoY) (EUR) 🚨

Business Climate (EUR)

Consumer Price Index (MoM) (EUR) 🚨

Consumer Price Index (YoY) (EUR) 🚨

Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) (YoY) (EUR) 🚨

Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index (USD)

Unemployment Rate (JPY)

Tankan Large All Industry Capex (JPY)

Tankan Large Manufacturing Index (JPY) 🚨