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SUMMARY:Is the Stock Market Open on Australia Day 2027? ASX Hours
DESCRIPTION:Australian Securities Exchange are closed on Tuesday\, January 26\, 2027 for Australia Day. \n\nNext holiday\nGood Friday\, March 26\, 2027\nRegular hours\n10:00 am to 4:00 pm AEST/AEDT (closing auction to ~4:12 pm)\n\nFull schedule and background: ASX Holidays. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous ASX Holidays\nThe Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is closed on Tuesday\, January 26\, 2027 for Australia Day. This is a scheduled full-day closure\, meaning no cash equities\, ASX 24 futures (where applicable)\, or options trading will take place on the exchange that day. Any orders queued for Australia Day will not execute until the next trading session\, and trades already settled or pending will follow the exchange’s normal T+2 settlement cycle counted from the next open trading day. For the full list of ASX closures and early closes\, see the ASX Holidays calendar. \nBecause Australia Day falls on a Tuesday in 2027\, it does not create a long weekend extension beyond the usual Saturday and Sunday closure\, but traders holding positions over the long weekend should factor in the extra non-trading day when planning stop orders or options expiries that fall close to this date. \nWhich markets are closed on Australia Day 2027?\n\n\n\nMarket\nStatus\nNotes\n\n\n\n\nASX cash equities\nClosed\nNo trading\, no closing auction\n\n\nASX options and derivatives\nClosed\nFollows the cash market closure\n\n\nLondon Stock Exchange (LSE)\nOpen (regular hours)\nDoes not observe Australia Day\n\n\nEuronext\nOpen (regular hours)\nDoes not observe Australia Day\n\n\nTokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)\nOpen (regular hours)\nDoes not observe Australia Day\n\n\nNew York Stock Exchange / Nasdaq\nOpen (regular hours)\nDoes not observe Australia Day\n\n\n\nBecause Australia Day is a domestic Australian public holiday\, it has no effect on trading hours in the UK\, continental Europe\, Japan or the United States. Global investors holding Australian-listed shares\, ASX-traded ETFs\, or Australian dollar positions should simply expect no price updates from the ASX itself during the closure\, though the Australian dollar can still move in offshore foreign exchange trading\, which operates continuously. \nIs the market open the day before and after?\nThe ASX trades normal hours\, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm AEST/AEDT\, on Monday\, January 25\, 2027\, the trading day before the holiday. There is no early close scheduled ahead of Australia Day. Trading resumes with regular hours on Wednesday\, January 27\, 2027\, the first session after the closure. The next scheduled ASX closure after Australia Day is Good Friday\, March 26\, 2027. \nWhy do markets close for Australia Day?\nAustralia Day marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove and has been observed as a national public holiday since the late twentieth century\, when state and territory governments standardised the date across the country. As a gazetted national public holiday\, it falls under the standard closure rules the ASX applies to all official Australian public holidays\, alongside Christmas Day\, Boxing Day\, Good Friday and the King’s Birthday. \nThe ASX\, like most national exchanges\, closes on public holidays rather than running reduced sessions\, reflecting standard market practice of aligning trading calendars with the host country’s bank and public holiday schedule. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nIf you place an order for an ASX-listed stock\, ETF or managed fund unit on Australia Day\, it will simply queue and execute when the market reopens on Wednesday\, January 27\, 2027. Settlement\, which in Australia normally completes two business days after a trade (T+2)\, will also be pushed back by this non-trading day. Anyone with options or futures contracts expiring around this date should check the exchange’s adjusted calendar\, as expiry dates can shift when they fall on or near a public holiday. \nAustralian banks typically also close for Australia Day\, which can delay same-day transfers\, direct debits and some payroll processing that relies on the banking system rather than real-time payment rails. Superannuation (pension) fund unit pricing that depends on ASX closing prices will not update that day. Cryptocurrency markets are unaffected\, as they trade 24 hours a day\, seven days a week\, regardless of national public holidays. \nRemaining ASX holidays in 2027\n\nGood Friday\, March 26\, 2027 (closed)\nEaster Monday\, March 29\, 2027 (closed)\nKing’s Birthday\, June 14\, 2027 (closed)\nChristmas Eve\, December 24\, 2027 (early close\, trading ends at 2:10 pm AEDT)\nChristmas Day (substitute)\, December 27\, 2027 (closed)\nBoxing Day (substitute)\, December 28\, 2027 (closed)\nNew Year’s Eve\, December 31\, 2027 (early close\, trading ends at 2:10 pm AEDT)\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nIs the stock market open on Australia Day 2027?\nNo. The ASX is closed on Tuesday\, January 26\, 2027 for the Australia Day public holiday. \nWhat time does the ASX close before Australia Day?\nThe ASX trades its normal hours\, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm AEST/AEDT\, on Monday\, January 25\, 2027\, with no early close scheduled ahead of the holiday. \nWhen is the next ASX market holiday after Australia Day 2027?\nThe next scheduled ASX closure is Good Friday\, March 26\, 2027. \nAre Australian banks open on Australia Day?\nAustralian banks generally observe Australia Day as a public holiday and are closed\, which can delay some transfers and payments processed outside real-time payment systems. \nDoes Australia Day affect the New York Stock Exchange or London Stock Exchange?\nNo. Australia Day is a domestic Australian holiday only\, so the NYSE\, Nasdaq\, LSE and Euronext all trade regular hours on January 26\, 2027. \n← Previous ASX Holidays
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/asx-australia-day-2027/
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SUMMARY:Is the Stock Market Open on Republic Day 2027? NSE India Hours
DESCRIPTION:NSE India are closed on Tuesday\, January 26\, 2027 for Republic Day. \n\nNext holiday\nId-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid)\, March 10\, 2027\nRegular hours\n9:15 am to 3:30 pm IST\n\nFull schedule and background: NSE India Holidays. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous NSE India Holidays\nThe National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) are closed on Tuesday\, January 26\, 2027 for Republic Day\, a national holiday marking the date India’s constitution came into force in 1950. No equity\, derivatives or currency trading takes place on the NSE or BSE that day. Any orders queued through a broker’s platform on the holiday will not execute until the next trading session opens. This page is part of the NSE India Holidays calendar\, which lists every confirmed and estimated closure for Indian markets. Because the exchange has not yet published its official 2027 calendar at the time of writing\, this date is estimated based on the fixed\, unmoving nature of Republic Day\, which always falls on January 26 regardless of the day of the week. \nWhich markets are closed on Republic Day 2027?\nRepublic Day is an Indian national holiday\, so its effect is confined to exchanges and clearing systems based in India. Markets elsewhere in the world\, including the United States\, the United Kingdom and continental Europe\, operate on their normal schedules that day. \n\n\n\nMarket\nStatus\nNotes\n\n\n\n\nNSE equities and derivatives\nClosed\nNo cash\, futures or options trading\n\n\nBSE equities\nClosed\nMirrors the NSE holiday calendar\n\n\nIndian currency and debt markets\nClosed\nClearing Corporation of India typically observes the same holiday\n\n\nNYSE and Nasdaq\nOpen (regular hours)\nNot an American holiday\n\n\nLondon Stock Exchange (LSE)\nOpen (regular hours)\nNot a UK holiday\n\n\nEuronext\nOpen (regular hours)\nNot observed in Europe\n\n\nTokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)\nOpen (regular hours)\nNot observed in Japan\n\n\n\nIs the market open the day before and after?\nThe NSE trades normal hours\, 9:15 am to 3:30 pm Indian Standard Time (IST)\, on the trading day immediately before Republic Day\, with no early close scheduled. Trading resumes with regular hours on the next business day after the holiday\, assuming that day is not itself a weekend or separate holiday. There is no early-close convention around Republic Day: the exchange is either fully open or fully closed\, with no shortened session either side of it. \nWhy do markets close for Republic Day?\nRepublic Day commemorates January 26\, 1950\, the date on which the Constitution of India took effect\, replacing the Government of India Act as the country’s governing document. It is one of India’s three national holidays\, alongside Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti\, and it is marked by a large military and cultural parade in New Delhi attended by the President of India. Because it is a statutory national holiday\, financial markets\, government offices and banks across India close for the day as a matter of long-standing practice rather than an exchange-specific decision. \nThe NSE and BSE have observed Republic Day as a market holiday every year since their modern operations began\, and the date\, being fixed on the calendar rather than tied to a lunar or religious calculation\, is one of the few Indian market holidays that can be projected with confidence years in advance. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nIf you hold Indian shares\, mutual funds or exchange-traded funds through an international broker\, any sell or buy order placed on Republic Day will simply wait in the queue until the exchange reopens; it will not be cancelled\, but it also will not fill at the price you saw on the holiday itself. Settlement of trades executed on the last trading day before the holiday may be pushed back by a day under India’s standard settlement cycle\, so funds or shares from a sale might arrive in your account a day later than usual. If you are tracking dividend record dates or derivatives expiry near the end of January\, double-check the adjusted calendar\, since a closed exchange day can shift ex-dividend and expiry dates by one session. None of this affects cryptocurrency markets\, which trade continuously regardless of national holidays\, nor does it affect banks or payment systems outside India\, which operate on their own separate calendars. For pension funds\, index trackers or global portfolios with Indian exposure\, a single one-day closure rarely has a material effect on valuations\, but it can briefly reduce liquidity in Indian-linked assets traded on other exchanges. \nRemaining NSE India holidays in 2027\n\nId-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid): March 10\, 2027\, closed\nHoli: March 22\, 2027\, closed\nGood Friday: March 26\, 2027\, closed\nDr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti: April 14\, 2027\, closed\nShri Ram Navami: April 15\, 2027\, closed\nBakri Id: May 17\, 2027\, closed\nMuharram: June 16\, 2027\, closed\nDiwali Laxmi Pujan: October 29\, 2027\, closed\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nIs the stock market open on Republic Day 2027?\nNo. The NSE and BSE are both closed on Tuesday\, January 26\, 2027 for the Republic Day holiday. \nIs the bond market open on Republic Day?\nIndian government debt and money markets typically follow the same holiday schedule as the equity exchanges\, so trading and settlement are suspended for the day. \nWhat time does the NSE close the day before Republic Day?\nThe NSE trades its usual hours\, 9:15 am to 3:30 pm IST\, on the session before Republic Day\, with no early close. \nWhen is the next NSE India market holiday after Republic Day?\nThe next scheduled closure is Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid)\, expected on March 10\, 2027. \nAre Indian banks open on Republic Day?\nNo. Banks across India also close for Republic Day as it is a national public holiday. \n← Previous NSE India Holidays
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/nse-india-republic-day-2027/
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SUMMARY:US Consumer Confidence January 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next US Consumer Confidence: Tuesday\, January 26\, 2027 at 10:00 am ET (3:00 pm London). \nDate to be confirmed by the publisher; this is the scheduled date. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\n88.7 (November 2025\, most recent confirmed reading)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: US Consumer Confidence. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous US Consumer Confidence\nThe US Consumer Confidence Index for January 2027 is scheduled for release on Tuesday\, January 26\, 2027 at 10:00 am ET (3:00 pm London) by the Conference Board\, a private non-profit research organisation. The report covers consumer attitudes gathered during the first half of January 2027. Full schedule and background: US Consumer Confidence. \nWhat is the Consumer Confidence Index?\nThe Consumer Confidence Index is a monthly survey-based measure of how optimistic or pessimistic US households feel about the economy. The Conference Board surveys around 3\,000 households each month\, asking about current business and labour market conditions and expectations for income\, business conditions and jobs over the next six months. The headline figure is an index\, not a percentage\, benchmarked so that 1985 equals 100. \nThe index splits into two sub-components: the Present Situation Index\, which reflects how people see things right now\, and the Expectations Index\, which captures views on the near future. A reading above 100 generally signals optimism relative to the 1985 base period\, while a sustained drop below 80 has historically coincided with recessions. \nInvestors\, central bankers and retailers watch the index because consumer spending drives roughly two-thirds of US economic output. A sharp change in confidence can be an early signal of shifts in spending on cars\, holidays and big-ticket items\, well before that shows up in hard data such as retail sales. \nThe index is a useful complement to hard economic data such as employment and retail sales figures\, which arrive with a lag and get revised. Because the confidence survey asks people directly how they feel\, it can shift quickly in response to news events such as changes in petrol prices\, stock market swings\, government policy announcements or shifts in the labour market\, sometimes before those changes are visible in official output data. \nOutside the US\, the report matters for a global audience too. A sharp fall in American household confidence can signal weaker demand for imported goods from Europe and Asia\, affecting exporters in Germany\, Japan and elsewhere. It can also move the dollar\, which in turn affects the pound and euro exchange rates that UK and eurozone households and businesses rely on for everything from holiday money to import costs. \nWhen is the January 2027 Consumer Confidence Index released?\nThe report is expected on January 26\, 2027 at 10:00 am ET (3:00 pm London)\, published by the Conference Board on its website. The Conference Board has not yet confirmed this exact date at the time of writing: it typically releases the Consumer Confidence Index on the last Tuesday of each month\, so the January date could shift slightly if the schedule changes. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nA consensus forecast for the January 2027 release has not yet been published. Economists’ estimates\, typically compiled by Reuters or Dow Jones\, tend to appear only in the days immediately before the release. \nThe most recent confirmed reading available at the time of writing comes from the Conference Board’s November 2025 report\, when the index fell to 88.7\, a drop of 6.8 points from the prior month\, according to CNBC. Readers should check the Conference Board’s site directly for the prior month’s figure closer to the January 2027 release date\, since more recent prints will have been published between now and then. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior (most recent confirmed)\nConsensus\n\n\n\n\nHeadline Consumer Confidence Index\n88.7 (November 2025)\nNot yet published\n\n\nPresent Situation Index\nNot separately confirmed here\nNot yet published\n\n\nExpectations Index\nNot separately confirmed here\nNot yet published\n\n\n\nWhat the result could mean\n\n\n\nScenario\nLikely market read\nWhat it means in plain English\n\n\n\n\nAbove consensus\nSeen as a sign households feel more secure\, which can support equities and the dollar if it points to resilient spending\nPeople feel better about jobs and prices\, and may be more willing to spend or borrow\n\n\nIn line with consensus\nLimited market reaction\, since the result confirms what traders already priced in\nConfidence is tracking roughly as expected\, no major change in the outlook\n\n\nBelow consensus\nCan unsettle risk assets and weigh on the dollar if it raises concern about a slowdown in consumer spending\nHouseholds are more worried about jobs\, bills or the wider economy than expected\n\n\n\nThese are possibilities raised by market commentary\, not predictions. The actual reaction will depend on what the Federal Reserve is focused on at the time and on other data released the same week. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nConsumer confidence has been volatile through 2025 and 2026\, with readings swinging on concerns over inflation\, tariffs and the labour market\, as reported by Axios and Fox Business. The Federal Reserve watches measures like this alongside jobs and inflation data when weighing interest rate decisions\, since weakening confidence can foreshadow softer consumer spending. A notable shift in the January 2027 print\, in either direction\, would feed into the debate over how resilient US households remain heading into the new year. \nIt is worth noting how volatile this series has been recently. Through late 2025 and into 2026\, the index swung sharply\, including a drop to 81.9 in September\, described at the time as its lowest level since April 2014\, and a further slide to 88.7 in November\, according to Conference Board data reported by CNBC and Axios. Analysts at the time pointed to persistent concerns over inflation\, tariffs and the labour market as the main drivers. Whether that pattern of weakness has continued\, stabilised or reversed by January 2027 will be one of the key questions the new release answers. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\n\nMortgages and borrowing rates: if confidence data points to a weakening economy\, markets sometimes price in a greater chance of future Federal Reserve rate cuts\, which can feed through to lower US mortgage and loan rates over time.\nSavings: changes in expected Fed policy affect what banks pay on savings accounts and certificates of deposit\, so a weak confidence reading can eventually mean lower returns on cash savings.\nJobs and wages: the survey’s labour market questions are watched closely because they can hint at whether households expect hiring to slow\, which matters for anyone negotiating pay or job security.\nPrices: the report also asks households about their inflation expectations\, which can influence how businesses set prices and wages.\nInvestments\, pensions and currencies: US consumer spending drives a large share of global corporate earnings\, so a surprise in either direction can move US and international stock markets\, pension fund valuations\, and the dollar against the pound and euro.\n\nRelated events\n\nPrevious reading: US Consumer Confidence\, December 2026\nUniversity of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index\, a separate but related measure of household sentiment\nUS retail sales data\, which tests whether confidence trends are showing up in actual spending\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the January 2027 Consumer Confidence Index released?\nIt is scheduled for 10:00 am ET\, which is 3:00 pm in London\, on January 26\, 2027. \nHow do I read the Consumer Confidence Index?\nA higher number means households feel more positive about current conditions and the near-term outlook; a lower number signals growing pessimism\, with readings benchmarked to 100 in 1985. \nDoes this report move interest rates directly?\nNo single data release sets interest rates. The Federal Reserve weighs consumer confidence alongside inflation\, jobs and spending data when deciding on rate moves. \nWhere can I find the official release?\nThe Conference Board publishes the full report\, including sub-indices\, on its own website on release day. \nWhen is the next Consumer Confidence release after January 2027?\nThe Conference Board typically publishes this index monthly\, usually on the last Tuesday of each month\, so the next release would follow in February 2027. \n← Previous US Consumer Confidence
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/us-consumer-confidence-january-2027/
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SUMMARY:Australia CPI January 2027 (27)
DESCRIPTION:Next Australia CPI: Wednesday\, January 27\, 2027 at 11:30 am AEDT (7:30 pm ET\, 12:30 am London). Covers December 2026 data. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\n3.4% annual\, 0.0% monthly (November 2025\, most recent verified)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: Australia CPI. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous Australia CPI\nThe Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for December 2026 on Wednesday\, January 27\, 2027\, at 11:30 am AEDT (7:30 pm ET on Tuesday\, January 26\, and 12:30 am London time on Wednesday). This report measures how prices for goods and services changed across Australia in December 2026 and\, because it now forms part of the ABS’s complete monthly CPI series\, it will also show the annual inflation rate for the twelve months to December 2026. For the full release schedule and background on how this series works\, see the Australia CPI hub page. \nWhat is the Consumer Price Index?\nThe CPI tracks the average change in prices paid by households for a fixed basket of goods and services\, including food\, housing\, transport\, health and education. The ABS collects prices across these categories each month and weights them according to how much an average household spends on each\, producing both a monthly percentage change and an annual (year-on-year) inflation rate. \nMarkets watch the CPI closely because it is the primary gauge the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) uses when setting the cash rate\, the interest rate that influences mortgage rates\, savings returns and the cost of business borrowing across the country. A reading that runs hotter or cooler than expected can shift expectations for the RBA’s next move within minutes of release. \nAlongside the headline figure\, the ABS publishes a trimmed mean measure\, sometimes called core inflation. This strips out the most volatile price swings (such as petrol or fresh produce) to give a clearer read on underlying inflation pressure\, which the RBA tends to weight more heavily than the headline number when it is volatile. \nWhen is the December 2026 CPI released?\nThe ABS is scheduled to publish the Consumer Price Index\, Australia report for the December 2026 reference month on January 27\, 2027\, at 11:30 am AEDT. The data is released through the ABS website as part of its statistical release calendar. Since completing its transition to a full monthly CPI series in November 2025\, the ABS has published this report on a consistent monthly schedule\, typically in the final week of the following month. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nAs this release is still some way off\, a consensus forecast from economists surveyed by Reuters or Bloomberg has not yet been published. Forecasts for monthly CPI readings are typically compiled by financial data providers in the days immediately before release\, once the ABS has confirmed the exact publication date on its release calendar. \nThe most recent verified ABS monthly CPI print available shows the annual inflation rate at 3.4%\, with a 0.0% change from the prior month\, for the November 2025 reference period\, according to the ABS Consumer Price Index\, Australia release. More recent prints covering 2026 will have been published well before the December 2026 report\, but were not yet available to verify at the time this preview was written. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior (most recent verified)\nConsensus\n\n\n\n\nHeadline CPI (annual)\n3.4% (November 2025)\nNot yet published\n\n\nHeadline CPI (monthly)\n0.0% (November 2025)\nNot yet published\n\n\n\nWhat the result could mean\n\n\n\nScenario\nLikely market read\nWhat it means in plain English\n\n\n\n\nAbove consensus\nTraders could price in a higher chance the RBA holds rates for longer or considers a hike\, and the Australian dollar may strengthen\nPrices rose faster than expected\, which could keep borrowing costs higher for longer\n\n\nIn line with consensus\nLimited market reaction\, as the data confirms the existing policy path priced into interest rate markets\nInflation is behaving roughly as expected\, so the RBA’s current approach is unlikely to change immediately\n\n\nBelow consensus\nMarkets may increase bets on an RBA rate cut\, and the Australian dollar could weaken against the US dollar and British pound\nPrices rose more slowly than expected\, which could support an eventual easing of interest rates\n\n\n\nThese are possible market reactions based on how traders have historically responded to CPI surprises\, not predictions of what will happen in January 2027. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nThe RBA sets Australia’s cash rate with a target of keeping annual inflation within a 2% to 3% band over time. Since the ABS completed its shift from a quarterly to a complete monthly CPI series in November 2025\, policymakers have had a timelier read on price pressures than before\, when they had to wait three months between data points\, according to the ABS’s own announcement of the monthly CPI transition. As of the most recent verified reading\, annual inflation sat at 3.4%\, above the top of the RBA’s target band\, which kept the central bank cautious about cutting rates further. \nGlobal central banks\, including the US Federal Reserve\, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank\, also watch Australian inflation data as one signal among many on how commodity-exporting\, consumer-driven economies are responding to global supply chains and interest rate settings. A sustained move in Australian inflation can feed into broader sentiment about inflation trends across developed economies. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\n\nMortgages and borrowing: If CPI data pushes the RBA toward holding or raising its cash rate\, Australian variable mortgage rates and new fixed rates are likely to stay higher for longer. A cooler inflation print increases the odds of eventual rate cuts\, which would ease monthly repayments over time.\nSavings: Higher-for-longer rates generally mean better returns on savings accounts and term deposits in Australia\, while a shift toward rate cuts would gradually reduce those returns.\nJobs and wages: Persistent inflation above the RBA’s target can squeeze real wages (pay after inflation is accounted for) if wage growth does not keep pace\, affecting household budgets across Australia.\nPrices: The CPI itself is the most direct measure of how much more expensive everyday items such as groceries\, rent and petrol have become over the past year.\nInvestments\, pensions and currencies: Shifts in inflation expectations can move the Australian dollar against the US dollar\, the euro and the pound\, which matters for anyone holding Australian shares\, bonds or superannuation funds with overseas exposure\, as well as travellers and importers across Europe and Asia who deal in Australian dollars.\n\nRelated events\n\nThe previous Australia CPI release: Australia CPI\, January 2027\nThe Reserve Bank of Australia’s next cash rate decision\, which typically follows the CPI release by one to two weeks\nAustralia’s monthly labour force and wage price index releases\, which the RBA reviews alongside CPI data\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the December 2026 Australia CPI released?\nThe ABS publishes the report at 11:30 am AEDT on January 27\, 2027\, which is 7:30 pm ET on January 26 and 12:30 am London time on January 27. \nHow do I read the CPI report?\nFocus on the annual percentage change for the headline figure and the trimmed mean (core) measure\, as these are the figures the RBA weighs most heavily when setting interest rates. \nHow does this release affect interest rates?\nA higher-than-expected inflation reading increases the chance the RBA holds or raises the cash rate\, while a lower reading increases the chance of a future rate cut\, though the RBA considers many other indicators too. \nWhere can I find the official release?\nThe ABS publishes the full report\, including data tables\, on its Consumer Price Index\, Australia webpage. \nWhen is the next Australia CPI report after this one?\nUnder the ABS’s current monthly schedule\, the next report (covering January 2027 data) is expected roughly four weeks later\, following the pattern set out on the ABS release calendar. \n← Previous Australia CPI
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/australia-cpi-january-2027-27/
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