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SUMMARY:US Initial Jobless Claims: November 19\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Next US Initial Jobless Claims: Thursday\, November 19\, 2026 at 8:30 am ET (1:30 pm London). \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\nNot yet confirmed for the November 14\, 2026 week\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: US Initial Jobless Claims. \nUpdated September 2\, 2026 \n\n← Previous US Initial Jobless Claims\nThe US Department of Labor releases its weekly initial jobless claims report on Thursday\, November 19\, 2026\, at 8:30 am ET (1:30 pm London). The report covers the week ending November 14\, 2026\, and measures how many people filed for unemployment insurance for the first time in that week. It is one of the most timely readings of the US labour market and is watched closely by the Federal Reserve\, bond traders and anyone tracking hiring conditions. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nAs of publication\, a consensus forecast for the November 14\, 2026 week has not yet been published. Economists surveyed by outlets such as Reuters and Bloomberg typically release their forecasts in the day or two before the report\, once other labour-market signals for the week are in. \nWeekly claims have generally hovered in a range around 200\,000 to 210\,000 through much of 2026\, according to Investing.com’s economic calendar\, which reported a reading of 203\,000 against a forecast of 208\,000 in one recent week\, following a previous figure of 207\,000. Continuing claims\, which count people who remain on unemployment benefits for more than a week\, have been running somewhat higher and are watched as a signal of how long it takes laid-off workers to find new jobs. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior\nConsensus\n\n\n\n\nInitial claims\nNot yet confirmed for this week\nNot yet published\n\n\nContinuing claims\nNot yet confirmed for this week\nNot yet published\n\n\n\nWhat the result could mean\n\n\n\nScenario\nLikely market read\nPlain-English meaning\n\n\n\n\nAbove consensus\nBond yields could fall\, dollar may soften\, stocks may rise on rate-cut hopes\nMore people than expected filed for unemployment\, suggesting the labour market is cooling faster\n\n\nIn line with consensus\nLimited market reaction\, focus shifts to other data\nThe labour market is behaving broadly as economists expected\n\n\nBelow consensus\nYields could rise\, dollar may strengthen\, some pressure on rate-cut expectations\nFewer people than expected filed for unemployment\, pointing to a still-resilient jobs market\n\n\n\nWhy it matters this week\nWeekly claims data feeds directly into how the Federal Reserve reads the health of the US labour market between the monthly non-farm payrolls reports. A run of readings staying near recent levels\, broadly in the 200\,000 to 210\,000 range according to Investing.com\, has generally been read as consistent with a labour market that is cooling gradually rather than cracking. \nBecause this is one weekly data point among many the Fed considers alongside inflation and growth figures\, a single reading rarely shifts policy on its own. Traders instead watch for a sustained trend\, several weeks in a row moving in the same direction\, before adjusting expectations for the Fed’s next move. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nIf claims come in higher than expected\, it can be read as a sign that jobs are becoming harder to hold onto\, which sometimes leads investors to expect interest rate cuts sooner. That can push mortgage and savings rates down over time\, though the effect from a single week’s data is usually small. \nA weaker labour market reading can also affect stock markets and pensions invested in them\, sometimes positively in the short term if it raises hopes of lower borrowing costs\, though it can also unsettle markets if it signals a broader slowdown. For anyone with savings in dollars\, a run of weak claims data can weigh on the dollar’s value against the pound and the euro. \nNone of this is likely to change household finances immediately from one release. It is the trend across several weeks\, alongside other reports such as non-farm payrolls\, that tends to matter most for mortgages\, savings rates and job security. \nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the jobless claims report released?\nThe report is released at 8:30 am ET\, which is 1:30 pm in London\, on Thursday\, November 19\, 2026. \nWhat counts as a big surprise in jobless claims?\nA move of more than around 20\,000 to 30\,000 above or below the consensus forecast is generally seen as a notable surprise that can move bond yields and the dollar. \nWhen is the next jobless claims report?\nThe next weekly report follows on the subsequent Thursday. See the full weekly jobless claims schedule for upcoming dates. \nWhere does the data come from?\nThe figures are published by the US Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration\, based on state unemployment insurance filings. \n← Previous US Initial Jobless Claims
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/us-initial-jobless-claims-november-19-2026/
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SUMMARY:WMT Earnings November 2026
DESCRIPTION:Next WMT Quarterly Earnings: Thursday\, November 19\, 2026 at 4:05 pm ET (9:05 pm London). \nDate to be confirmed by the publisher; this is the scheduled date. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\nQ2 FY27: revenue $187.94bn\, comp sales +2.6% (August 20\, 2026)\nActual\nPending\n\nUpdated September 2\, 2026 \n\n← Previous WMT Quarterly Earnings\nWalmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is expected to report its third-quarter fiscal 2027 results on Thursday\, November 19\, 2026\, with the earnings release and management commentary due around 4:05 pm ET (9:05 pm London). Walmart has not yet confirmed this exact date; the company typically reports third-quarter results in the third week of November\, and this page will be updated once Walmart’s investor relations calendar confirms the slot. As the largest retailer in the world by revenue\, Walmart’s results are watched closely as a barometer of consumer spending in the United States and\, increasingly\, of global e-commerce and advertising growth. Full background and the earnings schedule for this series can be found on the US CPI report dates hub\, alongside other market-moving releases this quarter. \nWhat is the WMT Q3 FY2027 earnings release?\nThis is Walmart’s quarterly results announcement covering the three months to roughly October 31\, 2026\, known as the fiscal third quarter of Walmart’s 2027 financial year. Walmart’s fiscal year runs from February to January\, so its “Q3” covers August\, September and October trading\, including the run-up to the US holiday shopping season. The release includes total revenue\, net income\, earnings per share (EPS\, the portion of profit allocated to each share)\, comparable sales for Walmart US and Sam’s Club\, and e-commerce growth. Management also updates guidance for the following quarter and\, at this stage of the year\, for the full fiscal year. The call is hosted by Walmart’s chief executive and chief financial officer\, with analysts from major banks and research firms asking questions afterwards. \nWhen is the WMT earnings call and how to follow it\nWalmart typically issues its earnings release before US markets open and holds an investor call later the same morning\, though some recent quarters have shifted timing. Assuming the pattern from its Q2 fiscal 2027 release on August 20\, 2026\, materials should be published on Walmart’s corporate investor relations site early on the morning of the report\, with a conference call and webcast to follow. Because the November date has not yet been formally confirmed by Walmart\, readers should check the company’s official investor relations page closer to the date for the exact time. Live coverage typically appears on major financial news sites and business channels\, and the audio webcast is usually archived on Walmart’s site afterwards for anyone who cannot follow it live. \nWhat to expect\nWalmart does not routinely publish a formal earnings-per-share estimate itself\, but management gave forward guidance alongside its second-quarter results on August 20\, 2026. At that point the company said it expected adjusted EPS of $0.62 to $0.64 for the third quarter of fiscal 2027\, with net sales growing 3.0% to 3.75% in constant currency and adjusted operating income growing 2.0% to 4.0%\, according to Walmart’s official Q2 FY27 earnings release. Independent analyst consensus for the November report has not yet been published; a wider Wall Street consensus typically firms up in the weeks before the release as analysts update their models following the prior quarter’s results. \nInvestors will focus on several areas: whether US comparable sales momentum from the second quarter\, when Walmart US comp sales grew 2.6%\, has carried into the holiday run-up; the pace of e-commerce growth\, which grew 23% globally in the second quarter; and the health of Walmart’s advertising and membership businesses\, including Walmart Connect\, which grew strongly in the prior quarter. Analysts will also watch commentary on tariff-related costs and price adjustments\, an issue Walmart’s chief financial officer discussed directly after the August results\, and any change to full-year guidance given the approach of the holiday quarter. \nA verified table of the last four quarters’ revenue and EPS against estimates is not included here because not all of the underlying figures for upcoming periods are yet confirmed on Walmart’s investor relations site. Readers wanting the full historical run of results can find them directly on Walmart’s corporate investor relations pages. \nWhat the outcome could mean\n\n\n\nScenario\nLikely market read\nPlain-English meaning\n\n\n\n\nBeat on revenue and EPS\, guidance raised\nShares likely to rise; seen as a sign of resilient consumer spending into the holidays\nWalmart sold more and made more profit than expected\, and expects the trend to continue\n\n\nIn line with guidance\nMuted reaction; focus shifts to holiday-quarter guidance\nResults matched what management had already signalled\, so there is little new information\n\n\nMiss or guidance cut\nShares likely to fall; could weigh on other retailers and consumer discretionary stocks\nWalmart sold less or earned less than expected\, which may signal households are pulling back on spending\n\n\n\nWhat It Means for Your Money\nWalmart is one of the largest single holdings in many US and global index funds\, so its results feed directly into pension pots and workplace investment schemes that track the S&P 500 or broad US equity indices\, even for savers who have never bought a Walmart share directly. A strong report can lift confidence in US consumer spending broadly\, which tends to support other retail and consumer goods shares; a weak one can do the opposite and drag down the wider sector. For shoppers\, Walmart’s commentary on pricing and costs\, including how it plans to use tariff refunds to hold down prices\, can offer an early signal of whether US grocery and household goods prices are likely to rise or fall into the new year. The dollar can also move modestly on unexpectedly strong or weak US consumer data of this kind\, which has knock-on effects for the pound\, the euro and import costs for UK and European businesses that price goods in dollars. None of this is likely to move mortgage or savings rates directly\, but it forms part of the broader picture the Federal Reserve and other central banks use when judging the strength of the US economy. \nRelated events\n\nWalmart’s second-quarter fiscal 2027 results\, reported August 20\, 2026\nUS retail sales data for October and November 2026\, published by the US Census Bureau\nOther major US retailer earnings reporting around the same week\, including Target and Home Depot\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhen exactly will Walmart report Q3 fiscal 2027 earnings?\nWalmart has not yet confirmed the date; November 19\, 2026 is the expected date based on the company’s usual mid-to-late November reporting pattern\, and it will be updated once confirmed. \nWhat was Walmart’s guidance for this quarter?\nIn its August 20\, 2026 release\, Walmart guided to adjusted EPS of $0.62 to $0.64 and net sales growth of 3.0% to 3.75% for the third quarter of fiscal 2027\, according to the company’s official earnings release. \nIs there a published consensus forecast yet?\nA consensus forecast has not yet been published for this specific report; analyst estimates typically firm up closer to the release date. \nWhere can I watch the earnings call live?\nWalmart usually streams its earnings call and webcast through its corporate investor relations website\, with the audio archived afterwards for later listening. \nWhy does Walmart’s report matter outside the United States?\nAs the world’s largest retailer\, Walmart’s sales and pricing commentary are widely used as an indicator of US consumer health\, which feeds into global market sentiment\, currency moves and the outlook for retailers in the UK\, Europe and Asia. \n← Previous WMT Quarterly Earnings
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/wmt-earnings-november-2026/
CATEGORIES:Earnings Season
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SUMMARY:Japan CPI November 2026
DESCRIPTION:Next Japan CPI: Friday\, November 20\, 2026 at 8:30 am JST (6:30 pm ET\, 11:30 pm London). Covers October 2026 data. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\nCore CPI 1.8% YoY\, headline 1.9% YoY (July 2026)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: Japan CPI. \nUpdated September 2\, 2026 \n\n← Previous Japan CPI\nJapan’s national Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October 2026 is released on Friday\, November 20\, 2026\, at 8:30 am Japan Standard Time\, which is 6:30 pm ET on November 19\, 2026 and 11:30 pm in London on the same evening. The data comes from the Statistics Bureau of Japan\, part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications\, and covers price changes for October 2026. Full schedule and background on this series: Japan CPI. \nWhat is the Japan CPI?\nThe Consumer Price Index tracks the average change in prices paid by households for a fixed basket of goods and services\, including food\, housing\, transport\, healthcare and recreation. It is the main gauge of inflation in Japan and the figure the Bank of Japan (BoJ) watches most closely when setting interest rates. \nJapan’s statisticians publish three versions each month: the headline figure (all items)\, the figure excluding fresh food (often called “core” in Japan\, and closely tracked by the BoJ)\, and the figure excluding both fresh food and energy (sometimes called “core-core”). Because fresh food and energy prices swing sharply from month to month\, the ex-fresh-food figure is usually treated as the cleanest read on underlying price pressure. \nMarkets watch this release because Japan spent decades fighting deflation\, and the BoJ’s decision to raise interest rates away from near-zero levels in recent years has been justified by inflation staying near or above its 2% target. A CPI print that surprises in either direction can move the yen\, Japanese government bond yields and the Nikkei within minutes of release. \nWhen is the October Japan CPI released?\nThe Statistics Bureau of Japan publishes the release at 8:30 am JST on November 20\, 2026 (6:30 pm ET / 11:30 pm London on November 19). The data is published on the Statistics Bureau of Japan’s CPI page. This report covers October 2026 price data. The previous month’s release\, covering September 2026\, is tracked at Japan CPI October 2026. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nA consensus forecast for the October 2026 reading has not yet been published by major polling services at the time of writing. Economists’ estimates typically firm up in the days immediately before release\, once the Tokyo CPI figure for the following month (a leading indicator for the national number) has been published. \nThe most recent confirmed official readings\, from the Statistics Bureau of Japan via Trading Economics\, show headline inflation running at 1.9% year-on-year and the ex-fresh-food (“core”) figure at 1.8% year-on-year for July 2026\, both matching or nearing market expectations at the time. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior (most recent confirmed print)\nConsensus\n\n\n\n\nHeadline CPI (YoY)\n1.9% (July 2026)\nNot yet published\n\n\nCore CPI\, ex-fresh food (YoY)\n1.8% (July 2026)\nNot yet published\n\n\n\nNote: figures for August and September 2026 were not independently verifiable from official sources at the time this page was prepared. Readers should treat the July 2026 figures as the last confirmed data point pending the official September release ahead of this report. \nWhat the result could mean\n\n\n\nScenario\nLikely market read\nWhat it means in plain English\n\n\n\n\nAbove consensus\nYen could strengthen\, Japanese government bond yields may rise on expectations of further BoJ tightening\nInflation is running hotter than expected\, adding pressure on the BoJ to consider raising rates again\n\n\nIn line with consensus\nLimited market reaction\, existing BoJ policy path stays intact\nPrices are behaving broadly as expected\, so investors are unlikely to shift bets on the next rate move\n\n\nBelow consensus\nYen could weaken\, bond yields may ease on reduced tightening expectations\nInflation is cooling faster than forecast\, which could make the BoJ more cautious about further rate rises\n\n\n\nThese are possible market reactions\, not predictions. Actual moves depend on the size of any surprise\, the wider global backdrop and what other central banks are doing at the same time. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nThe BoJ has spent the past two years gradually raising its policy rate from near-zero\, and in its July 2026 Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices\, the Bank said underlying inflation is expected to rise gradually toward a level “generally consistent with the price stability target” between the second half of fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2027. An October CPI reading that runs hotter than this path would strengthen the case for another rate rise; a reading that undershoots would support a more patient BoJ. \nInflation had been running above the BoJ’s 2% target for much of the past two years\, driven partly by food prices and the phasing out of government energy subsidies that had previously held down utility bills. Whether October’s data shows that trend persisting\, or easing as base effects fade\, will shape expectations for the BoJ’s next policy meeting. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\n\nMortgages and loans: if the data supports further BoJ rate rises\, Japanese mortgage and business borrowing costs could edge higher\, a shift from decades of ultra-cheap credit in Japan.\nSavings: higher Japanese rates would mean better returns on yen deposits and savings accounts after years of near-zero interest.\nJobs and wages: persistent inflation above target keeps pressure on Japanese employers to raise wages\, which the BoJ has flagged as a key condition for durable inflation.\nCurrencies: a stronger yen\, which tends to follow a hot CPI print and rate-rise expectations\, makes Japanese exports pricier abroad but imports and overseas holidays cheaper for Japanese households. It also affects anyone holding yen-denominated assets or hedging exposure to the currency.\nInvestments and pensions: global investors in Japanese equities and bonds watch this release closely\, since BoJ policy shifts affect Japanese government bond yields\, which in turn influence global fixed income markets and pension fund returns.\n\nRelated events\n\nPrevious release: Japan CPI October 2026 (September 2026 data)\nTokyo CPI\, usually published around three weeks before the national figure and treated as a leading indicator for it\nThe next Bank of Japan policy decision\, which weighs this CPI print alongside wage and growth data\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the Japan CPI released?\nThe Statistics Bureau of Japan releases the report at 8:30 am JST on November 20\, 2026\, which is 6:30 pm ET and 11:30 pm London time on November 19\, 2026. \nHow should I read the headline versus core figures?\nThe headline figure includes all items\, while the core figure (ex-fresh food) is the BoJ’s preferred gauge because it strips out volatile fresh food prices; the core-core figure removes energy as well for an even steadier read. \nHow does this data affect Bank of Japan interest rate decisions?\nThe BoJ uses CPI trends\, alongside wage growth\, to judge whether inflation is sustainably near its 2% target\, which is a key input into its interest rate decisions. \nWhere can I find the official release?\nThe data is published directly by the Statistics Bureau of Japan. \nWhen is the next Japan CPI release?\nThe following month’s report\, covering November 2026 data\, is typically published in mid to late December 2026 by the Statistics Bureau of Japan. \n← Previous Japan CPI
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/japan-cpi-november-2026/
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SUMMARY:PBoC Loan Prime Rate November 2026
DESCRIPTION:Next PBoC Loan Prime Rate: Friday\, November 20\, 2026 at 9:00 am CST (8:00 pm ET\, 1:00 am London). \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\nHeld at 3.0% (1-year) / 3.5% (5-year)\, unchanged since at least April 2026\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: PBoC Loan Prime Rate. \nUpdated September 2\, 2026 \n\n← Previous PBoC Loan Prime Rate\nThe People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announces its Loan Prime Rate (LPR) decision for November 2026 on Friday\, November 20\, 2026\, at 9:00 am China Standard Time\, which is 8:00 pm ET on Thursday\, November 19\, and 1:00 am London time on Friday. The LPR is China’s benchmark lending rate\, published monthly and used as the reference point for new bank loans and mortgages across the country. Full schedule and background: PBoC Loan Prime Rate. \nWhat is the PBoC and what does it decide?\nThe People’s Bank of China is the country’s central bank. Unlike the US Federal Reserve or the Bank of England\, it does not set a single headline interest rate through a vote by a rate-setting committee. Instead\, the PBoC calculates and publishes the Loan Prime Rate each month based on submissions from a panel of 18 designated commercial banks\, which quote the rate they charge their best corporate customers. \nThere are two LPR figures: the one-year rate\, which anchors most new corporate and consumer loans\, and the five-year-plus rate\, which is the reference point for mortgage pricing. The PBoC’s Monetary Policy Committee\, an advisory body rather than a voting board\, meets quarterly to review broader policy settings\, but the LPR itself is fixed on the 20th of each month (or the next business day if that falls on a weekend or holiday)\, based on the previous day’s bank submissions. \nChanges in the LPR flow through to the real economy quickly. A lower one-year LPR reduces borrowing costs for small businesses and consumer loans\, while a lower five-year LPR cuts the cost of new mortgages\, a lever Beijing has used repeatedly to support its property sector. \nWhen is the November PBoC decision announced?\nThe November 2026 fixing is released on Friday\, November 20\, 2026\, at 9:00 am local time in Beijing (8:00 pm ET the previous evening\, 1:00 am London time). There is no accompanying press conference or written statement in the way the Federal Reserve or European Central Bank publish one. The PBoC simply posts the one-year and five-year LPR figures on its official website\, alongside the results of the loan prime rate quoting mechanism. \nAny broader signal on policy direction typically comes separately\, through the PBoC’s quarterly Monetary Policy Report or statements around reserve requirement ratio changes\, rather than through commentary tied to the LPR release itself. \nWhat to expect\nAs of the most recent verified reading\, the PBoC held the one-year LPR at 3.0% and the five-year LPR at 3.5% in April 2026\, marking an 11th consecutive month without a change\, according to CNBC. That freeze reflected resilient first-quarter growth and policymakers’ preference to hold back stimulus while assessing external risks\, including the impact of higher global oil prices at the time. \nA formal\, widely published consensus forecast in the style of a Reuters poll is not routinely produced for the monthly LPR fixing in the way it is for Federal Reserve or Bank of England meetings. Economists watching Chinese policy generally frame their expectations around whether the PBoC will use other tools first\, such as the reserve requirement ratio or open market operations\, before adjusting the LPR itself. \n\n\n\nMeeting\nDecision\nRate after meeting (1-year / 5-year)\n\n\n\n\nApril 2026\nHeld\n3.0% / 3.5%\n\n\n\nOnly the April 2026 fixing above has been independently verified against a primary source at the time of writing. Readers should check the PBoC’s own release for the confirmed history of monthly fixings between April and November 2026. \nMarket impact scenarios\n\n\n\nScenario\nLikely market read\nWhat it means in plain English\n\n\n\n\nHold\nRead as a signal that Beijing sees current growth and inflation conditions as manageable without fresh stimulus\nBorrowing costs for mortgages and business loans in China stay the same\n\n\nCut\nTypically read as a sign of concern about slowing growth\, weak property demand or soft consumer spending\nCheaper loans and mortgages in China\, but a signal the economy may need support\n\n\nGuidance shift via other tools\nAnalysts watch reserve requirement ratio changes or liquidity operations as an alternative to moving the LPR directly\nBanks may have more cash to lend even if the headline LPR does not move\n\n\n\nWhat will the statement and press conference signal?\nThere is no press conference tied to the LPR fixing\, so markets instead look for context clues: comments from PBoC officials in state media\, the pace of medium-term lending facility operations\, and any adjustment to bank reserve requirements in the days around the announcement. Analysts also watch whether commercial banks’ net interest margins are under pressure\, since squeezed bank profitability can make lenders reluctant to lower their LPR quotes even if the PBoC wants looser policy. \nDissent in the formal sense does not apply here\, since the LPR is a weighted average of submissions from the 18 quoting banks rather than a committee vote. The main risk analysts flag is a mismatch between the LPR and the property market: if mortgage demand stays weak despite low rates\, further mortgage-specific support measures could follow outside the LPR mechanism itself. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nFor people with loans or mortgages in China\, a lower five-year LPR directly reduces the reference rate used to price new and\, in many cases\, existing floating-rate mortgages\, lowering monthly repayments. A hold keeps repayments unchanged. For savers in China\, deposit rates tend to move in the same direction as the LPR over time\, so a prolonged freeze also means little change to returns on bank deposits. \nOutside China\, the LPR decision matters mainly through its effect on global growth expectations and the exchange rate. A weaker Chinese economy\, signalled by repeated LPR cuts\, can dampen demand for commodities and goods exported by the UK\, eurozone and other Asian economies\, while affecting the value of the yuan against the dollar and pound. Investors holding shares in companies with significant China exposure\, including luxury goods\, mining and semiconductor firms\, and those holding funds or pensions with emerging market allocations\, may see indirect effects on portfolio values. Currency traders also watch the fixing for signals about the yuan’s managed exchange rate band. \nRelated events\n\nPrevious decision: PBoC Loan Prime Rate\, October 2026\nFull PBoC LPR schedule and background: PBoC Loan Prime Rate hub\nChina’s monthly inflation and trade data releases\, published in the weeks before the LPR fixing\, are typically the key inputs the PBoC weighs when setting the rate\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the November 2026 PBoC LPR announced?\nThe fixing is published at 9:00 am China Standard Time on Friday\, November 20\, 2026\, which is 8:00 pm ET the previous evening and 1:00 am London time. \nWhat is the current Loan Prime Rate?\nAs of the most recently verified reading\, the one-year LPR stood at 3.0% and the five-year LPR at 3.5%\, unchanged since April 2026\, according to CNBC’s report on the April fixing. \nWill the PBoC cut rates in November 2026?\nThere is no widely published consensus forecast for this specific fixing. Whether the PBoC holds or cuts depends on incoming growth\, inflation and property market data\, and any decision should be treated as a possibility rather than a prediction. \nWhen is the next PBoC LPR decision?\nThe PBoC fixes the LPR monthly\, typically on the 20th of each month or the next business day. Check the PBoC Loan Prime Rate hub for the next confirmed date. \nWhere can I see the official LPR figures?\nThe PBoC publishes the fixing on its own website\, at pbc.gov.cn. \n← Previous PBoC Loan Prime Rate
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/pboc-loan-prime-rate-november-2026/
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