Read more
6:16 AM ยท 8 May 2024

Economic calendar: FOMC members' statements in focus ๐Ÿ“ƒ

Today's macroeconomic calendar is relatively light, however, investors' attention will be focused on the statements of FOMC members in the latter part of the day.

In the first half of the day, on European markets, we will have access to industrial production reports from several Eurozone member countries. At the time of publication, we already knew the data from Germany, which, although slightly better than expected, still indicate a decline in industrial production both annually and monthly. Next, we will see the same set of data from Hungary and Spain.

In the latter part of the day, investors' attention will shift across the ocean to the USA. Between 04:00-06:30 PM BST, we will learn comments from FOMC representatives - Jefferson, Collins, and Cook. After very important labor market data last week, the current speeches may provide more detailed information about the Fed's potential stance at upcoming meetings.

Detailed calendar of the day:

07:00 AM BST, Germany - Industrial Production for March:

  • German Industrial Production: actual -0.4% MoM; forecast -0.6% MoM; previous 1.7% MoM;
  • German Industrial Production: actual -3.35% YoY; previous -5.16% YoY;

08:00 AM BST, Spain - Industrial Production for March:

  • Spanish Industrial Production: previous 1.5% YoY;

09:00 AM BST, Italy - Retail Sales Data for March:

  • Italian Retail Sales: forecast 0.2% MoM; previous 0.1% MoM;
  • Italian Retail Sales: previous 2.4% YoY;

03:30 PM BST, United States - EIA Data:

  • EIA Weekly Distillates Stocks: forecast -1.000M; previous -0.732M;
  • Crude Oil Inventories: forecast -1.430M; previous 7.265M;
  • Gasoline Inventories: forecast -1.180M; previous 0.344M;

04:00 PM BST, United States - Fed Governor Jefferson Speaks

04:45 PM BST, United States - Fed Collins Speaks

06:30 PM BST, United States - Fed Governor Cook Speaks

2 January 2026, 2:45 PM

BREAKING: US December manufacturing PMI holds at 51.8; eases from 52.2 in November๐Ÿ“Œ

2 January 2026, 9:32 AM

BREAKING: S&P Manufacturing PMI data from the UK weaker than expected

2 January 2026, 9:07 AM

Economic calendar: Markets await final US manufacturing PMI data๐Ÿ”Ž

2 January 2026, 9:02 AM

BREAKING: Euro Zone Manufacturing PMI misses the estimate ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ“‰

Join over 2 000 000 XTB Group Clients from around the world

The financial instruments we offer, especially CFDs, can be highly risky. Fractional Shares (FS) is an acquired from XTB fiduciary right to fractional parts of stocks and ETFs. FS are not a separate financial instrument. The limited corporate rights are associated with FS.
This page was not created for investors residing in Brazil. This brokerage is not authorized by the Comissรฃo de Valores Mobiliรกrios (CVM) or the Brazilian Central Bank (BCB). The content of this page should not be characterized as an investment offer in Brazil or for investors residing in that country.
Losses can exceed deposits