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12:05 PM · 21 October 2025

Economic calendar: Canadian CPI reading in macro focus

Key takeaways
  • Markets await Canadian CPI data
  • Scott Bessent speech scheduled at 7 PM GMT
  • Netflix and Texas Instruments earnings after the US stock market session
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Key takeaways
  • Markets await Canadian CPI data
  • Scott Bessent speech scheduled at 7 PM GMT
  • Netflix and Texas Instruments earnings after the US stock market session

Given the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, the macroeconomic calendar has not been particularly busy in recent days. Today, investors will focus on Canada’s CPI data, which could influence the Canadian dollar and the USD/CAD pair. The market expects inflationary pressure in Canada to rise slightly year-over-year compared to the previous reading, although month-over-month figures are still projected to show a decline of -0.1%.

12:30 PM GMT – Canada, September CPI: 2.2% vs. 1.9% previous (month-on-month -0.1% vs. -0.1% previous)

  • Trim Inflation: 3.0% vs. 3.0% previous
  • Median CPI: 3.1% vs. 3.0% previous

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9 AM GMT – ECB’s Escriva
1 PM GMT – Fed’s Waller
1:30 PM GMT – ECB’s Kocher

7 PM GMT – U.S. Secretary of State, Scott Bessent

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