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Forex economic calendar

Big news like jobs reports and interest-rate decisions can shake prices in seconds. See what's coming this week, in your local time, and what each impact level really means.

Use the filter in the calendar to show high, medium or low impact news.

Times follow your device's clock.

Calendar and event data come from the MQL5 economic calendar by MetaTrader World Markets. If it doesn't load, an ad blocker may be stopping it.

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High, medium and low impact, in plain words

  • High impact

    Can move prices a lot within seconds. Spreads often widen and prices can jump past a stop-loss.

    Examples: US jobs report (NFP), US inflation (CPI), interest-rate decisions from the Fed, ECB or Bank of England.

  • Medium impact

    Can move the currency involved for a while, usually less than high-impact news.

    Examples: Retail sales, business surveys (PMI), GDP updates, speeches by central bankers.

  • Low impact

    Rarely moves prices on its own. Useful background, safe to skim.

    Examples: Smaller housing data, regional surveys, weekly figures.

Reading a row

Actual is the number just released, Forecast is what economists expected and Previous is the last release. On a phone they shorten to Act, Fcst and Prev. Prices usually react to the surprise: how far the actual lands from the forecast.

The small square next to the time shows the impact: red is high, yellow is medium, grey is low.

Big events and when they land for you

Usual release times, converted to India time (IST) until your own time zone loads. Clock changes are included.

  • US jobs report (NFP)

    First Friday of the month · 08:30 New York

    18:00 or 19:00 IST

  • US inflation (CPI)

    Around mid-month · 08:30 New York

    18:00 or 19:00 IST

  • Fed rate decision

    8 times a year · 14:00 New York

    23:30 or 00:30 IST

  • ECB rate decision

    About every 6 weeks · 14:15 Frankfurt

    17:45 or 18:45 IST

  • Bank of England decision

    8 times a year · 12:00 London

    16:30 or 17:30 IST

  • RBI policy decision

    About every 2 months · 10:00 Mumbai

    10:00 IST

Exact times can change. The calendar above always shows the real time for each release. +1 means the next day in your time zone, −1 the day before.

Around high-impact news

  • The can widen and price can skip past your stop. That gap is called slippage.
  • Many careful traders check the calendar before the day starts and stay out for a few minutes either side of high-impact news.
  • Pair the calendar with the market hours clock to see which session the news falls in.

Questions

What time is NFP in India?
The US jobs report (NFP) usually comes out on the first Friday of the month at 08:30 New York time: 18:00 IST from mid-March to early November and 19:00 IST in winter. Gold often moves sharply on these days, so size gold trades with the gold lot size calculator.
What does high impact mean?
News that often moves prices sharply within seconds, such as NFP, CPI and central bank rate decisions. See High, medium and low impact on this page, and lesson G3 of the Calm Doji course.
What time is the RBI policy decision?
The RBI usually announces its policy at 10:00 IST, about every two months.

Educational tool, not advice. Always check sizes against your own platform before you trade. Trading is risky and most traders lose money.

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