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SUMMARY:Is the Stock Market Open on Coming of Age Day 2027? TSE/JPX Hours
DESCRIPTION:Tokyo Stock Exchange (JPX) are closed on Monday\, January 11\, 2027 for Coming of Age Day. \n\nNext holiday\nNational Foundation Day\, February 11\, 2027\nRegular hours\n9:00 am to 11:30 am and 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm JST\n\nFull schedule and background: TSE/JPX Holidays. \nUpdated September 13\, 2026 \n\n← Previous TSE/JPX Holidays\nThe Tokyo Stock Exchange (JPX) is closed on Monday\, January 11\, 2027 for Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi)\, a Japanese national holiday. No equity trading takes place in Tokyo that day\, and the exchange reopens for regular trading on Tuesday\, January 12\, 2027. Any orders placed with a Japan-focused broker over the holiday will typically queue and execute at the next session’s open. For the full run of dates\, see the TSE/JPX Holidays calendar. \nWhich markets are closed on Coming of Age Day 2027?\n\n\n\nMarket\nStatus\nNotes\n\n\n\n\nTokyo Stock Exchange (equities)\nClosed\nNational holiday\, no cash equity trading\n\n\nOsaka Exchange / JPX derivatives\nClosed for regular session\nSome overnight or holiday derivatives sessions may be affected; check JPX’s official calendar for specifics\n\n\nNew York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq\nOpen (regular hours)\nUS markets do not observe Japanese holidays\n\n\nLondon Stock Exchange (LSE)\nOpen (regular hours)\nNot a UK holiday\n\n\nEuronext\nOpen (regular hours)\nNot observed in continental Europe\n\n\nUS bond market (SIFMA)\nOpen (regular hours)\nNot affected by Japanese holidays\n\n\n\nIs the market open the day before and after?\nThe TSE traded normal hours (9:00 am to 11:30 am and 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm JST) on Friday\, January 8\, 2027\, the last session before the holiday. Trading resumes as usual on Tuesday\, January 12\, 2027\, with no early close either side of the holiday. Investors placing orders on the closed Monday should expect them to be handled at the Tuesday open. \nWhy do markets close for Coming of Age Day?\nComing of Age Day is a Japanese public holiday held on the second Monday of January to mark young people who reached the age of majority in the previous year. Local governments and communities hold ceremonies for new adults\, and as with other Japanese national holidays\, banks and the stock exchange close because it is a designated public holiday under Japanese law rather than a market-specific closure. \nBecause the holiday moves with the “Happy Monday” system that shifted several Japanese holidays to Mondays to create long weekends\, its exact date changes each year\, though it always falls in the second week of January. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nIf you hold Japanese shares\, ETFs or funds through an international broker\, any instructions given on January 11 will simply wait until the market reopens on January 12; nothing is lost\, but execution is delayed by a day. Settlement of trades placed just before the holiday may also be pushed back by a session under Japan’s standard T+2 settlement cycle. Dividend record dates and options expiries scheduled around this period are typically adjusted by JPX to the nearest trading day\, so check the specific security’s calendar rather than assuming no change. The holiday has no direct effect on UK or US mortgage rates\, savings accounts or pensions\, though a quiet Tokyo session can mean thinner overnight liquidity in the yen and in Asia-linked assets\, which some traders watch when pricing currency pairs like USD/JPY. Cryptocurrency markets are unaffected\, since they trade continuously regardless of national holidays. \nRemaining TSE/JPX holidays in 2027\n\nFebruary 11\, 2027: National Foundation Day\nFebruary 23\, 2027: Emperor’s Birthday\nMarch 22\, 2027: Vernal Equinox Day (Observed)\nApril 29\, 2027: Showa Day\nMay 3\, 2027: Constitution Memorial Day\nMay 4\, 2027: Greenery Day\nMay 5\, 2027: Children’s Day\nJuly 19\, 2027: Marine Day\nAugust 11\, 2027: Mountain Day\nSeptember 20\, 2027: Respect for the Aged Day\nSeptember 23\, 2027: Autumnal Equinox Day\nOctober 11\, 2027: Sports Day\nNovember 3\, 2027: Culture Day\nNovember 23\, 2027: Labor Thanksgiving Day\nDecember 31\, 2027: New Year’s Eve (Market Holiday)\n\nSee the full TSE/JPX Holidays calendar for details on each date. \nFrequently Asked Questions\nIs the Tokyo Stock Exchange open on Coming of Age Day 2027?\nNo\, the TSE is fully closed on Monday\, January 11\, 2027\, and reopens on Tuesday\, January 12\, 2027. \nAre US and European markets affected by this Japanese holiday?\nNo\, the NYSE\, Nasdaq\, LSE and Euronext all trade regular hours on January 11\, 2027\, as they do not observe Japanese public holidays. \nWhat time does the TSE normally open and close?\nOn a regular trading day the TSE trades from 9:00 am to 11:30 am and 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm JST\, split into a morning and afternoon session. \nWhen is the next TSE/JPX market holiday after Coming of Age Day?\nThe next closure is National Foundation Day on February 11\, 2027. \nAre Japanese banks also closed on Coming of Age Day?\nYes\, Japanese banks close for Coming of Age Day along with the stock exchange\, as it is a nationally recognised public holiday. \n← Previous TSE/JPX Holidays
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/tse-jpx-coming-of-age-day-2027/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270115T020000
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SUMMARY:UK GDP January 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next UK GDP: Friday\, January 15\, 2027 at 7:00 am GMT (2:00 am ET\, 7:00 am London). Covers Q-1 2026 data. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\n0.4% m/m and 0.4% three-month growth (July 2026)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: UK GDP. \nUpdated September 17\, 2026 \n\n← Previous UK GDP\nThe UK GDP monthly estimate for November 2026 is due on January 15\, 2027 at 7:00am London time (2:00am ET)\, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The release covers economic output data for the three months ending November 2026\, the ONS’s preferred way of smoothing out month-to-month noise in a single monthly print. Full background and the release schedule sit on the UK GDP hub page. \nWhat is GDP and why does the monthly estimate matter?\nGross domestic product (GDP) measures the total value of goods and services produced in the UK economy over a given period. The ONS calculates it from three angles that should\, in theory\, arrive at the same number: what is produced (output)\, what is spent (expenditure) and what is earned (income). The monthly estimate is built mainly from the output approach\, using survey and administrative data from businesses across services\, production and construction. \nBecause monthly data are based on partial and less complete information than the full quarterly accounts\, the ONS highlights the three-month on three-month growth rate (comparing the latest rolling quarter with the one before) as the headline figure\, alongside the single-month change. Markets\, the Bank of England and the Treasury all watch this release because it is the earliest official signal of whether the economy is expanding\, stagnating or shrinking\, well before the full quarterly GDP breakdown arrives. \nInvestors and currency traders use it to gauge growth momentum ahead of Bank of England interest rate decisions\, since weaker-than-expected growth can raise expectations of rate cuts\, while stronger growth can push back against them. It also matters for government borrowing forecasts and\, indirectly\, for how much room the Chancellor has for tax and spending decisions. \nWhen is the November 2026 GDP report released?\nThe ONS will publish the GDP monthly estimate for November 2026 on Friday\, January 15\, 2027 at 7:00am GMT (2:00am ET). It appears on the ONS website as part of its regular release calendar\, alongside the linked Index of Services and Index of Production data. This date has been confirmed by the ONS release calendar\, not estimated. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nAs of now\, no consensus forecast has been published for the November 2026 GDP monthly estimate. Economist surveys for UK monthly GDP typically appear only in the days immediately before release\, so a Reuters or Bloomberg poll median is not yet available this far in advance. Readers should check back closer to January 15\, 2027 for a published consensus. \nWhat can be shown now is the recent trend the ONS has reported. In its most recent confirmed release\, covering July 2026\, the ONS said monthly GDP grew by 0.4% in July\, following growth of 0.3% in June and no growth in May\, according to the ONS GDP monthly estimate\, UK: July 2026 bulletin. Further prints for August\, September and October 2026 will be published before the November data\, so the true “prior” reading for this specific release will be the October 2026 estimate\, due in mid-December 2026. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior (three months to July 2026)\nConsensus for November 2026\n\n\n\n\nThree-month on three-month GDP growth\n0.4%\nNot yet published\n\n\nSingle-month GDP growth (July 2026)\n0.4%\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\nSterling could firm and gilt yields could rise\, as traders price a lower chance of near-term Bank of England rate cuts\nThe economy grew faster than expected\, which can be reassuring for jobs and incomes but may keep borrowing costs higher for longer\n\n\nIn line\nLimited market reaction\, since the print largely confirms existing expectations\nThe economy is behaving broadly as forecasters expected\, so mortgage and savings rate expectations are unlikely to shift much\n\n\nBelow consensus\nSterling could soften and traders may bring forward bets on Bank of England rate cuts\nWeaker growth than hoped can raise concerns about jobs and business investment\, though it can also open the door to cheaper borrowing later\n\n\n\nThese are possibilities discussed by economists and market commentators\, not predictions. Reuters and Bloomberg regularly note that the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee weighs growth data alongside inflation and wage figures before any rate decision\, so a single GDP print rarely moves policy on its own. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nThe UK economy has shown a choppy but broadly positive trend through 2026\, with three-month on three-month growth easing from around 0.8% in the three months to April 2026 to 0.4% by July 2026\, according to ONS bulletins. Growth had been supported mainly by the services sector\, while production and construction output have been more volatile\, at times contracting. \nThe Bank of England watches this data closely when setting interest rates\, alongside inflation and labour market figures. A slowing growth trend\, if it continues into the autumn and winter months covered by this November release\, could feed into debate about further rate cuts. A pickup in growth\, by contrast\, would support policymakers who prefer to hold rates steady for longer to keep downward pressure on inflation. \nThe release also lands after the Bank of England’s early-2027 policy meetings and ahead of any spring fiscal statement\, so it forms part of the backdrop against which government borrowing plans and the Bank’s own forecasts will be judged. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\n\nMortgages and borrowing: Weaker than expected growth can increase the odds that the Bank of England cuts interest rates\, which over time can feed through to cheaper mortgage deals\, particularly for those coming off fixed-rate terms. Stronger growth tends to work the other way\, keeping borrowing costs higher for longer.\nSavings: Interest rate expectations set by growth and inflation data also affect savings account rates. If markets expect rate cuts\, banks may start trimming the interest paid on easy-access and fixed-term savings accounts even before the Bank of England acts.\nJobs and wages: GDP growth is closely tied to hiring. A sustained slowdown can make employers more cautious about pay rises and recruitment\, while stronger growth tends to support job security and wage growth.\nPrices: Growth data feeds into the Bank of England’s view of whether the economy is running hot or cold\, which in turn shapes its inflation outlook and therefore the cost of everyday goods and services over time.\nInvestments\, pensions and currencies: UK shares and the pound can move on growth surprises\, since faster growth tends to support company earnings while raising the odds interest rates stay higher for longer. Investors in Europe\, the United States and Asia also watch UK growth data as a signal for global demand\, particularly for exporters selling into the UK market.\n\nRelated events\n\nPrevious release: UK GDP December 2026\nFull UK GDP release schedule and background: UK GDP hub page\nBank of England interest rate decisions\, which weigh growth data alongside inflation when setting monetary policy\n\nRecent UK GDP readings\n\n\n\nPeriod (three months to)\nGDP growth (three-month on three-month)\n\n\n\n\nFebruary 2026\n0.5%\n\n\nMarch 2026\n0.6%\n\n\nApril 2026\n0.8%\n\n\nMay 2026\n0.6%\n\n\nJune 2026\n0.4%\n\n\nJuly 2026\n0.4%\n\n\n\nSource: ONS GDP monthly estimate bulletins for March\, June and July 2026. \nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the November 2026 UK GDP report released?\nThe ONS publishes the GDP monthly estimate for November 2026 at 7:00am London time on January 15\, 2027\, which is 2:00am ET. \nHow should I read the GDP monthly estimate?\nFocus on the three-month on three-month growth rate rather than the single-month figure\, since the ONS treats it as the more reliable headline measure given how volatile monthly data can be. \nHow does UK GDP data affect interest rates?\nThe Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee considers GDP growth alongside inflation and wage data when deciding whether to raise\, cut or hold interest rates\, though it rarely reacts to a single release in isolation. \nWhere can I find the official GDP release?\nThe GDP monthly estimate is published on the Office for National Statistics website\, ons.gov.uk\, under the economy and gross domestic product section. \nWhen is the next UK GDP release after this one?\nThe ONS publishes GDP monthly estimates roughly every four to six weeks\, so the following release\, covering December 2026 data\, is expected in February 2027\, with the exact date confirmed on the ONS release calendar. \n← Previous UK GDP
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/uk-gdp-january-2027/
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SUMMARY:China GDP January 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next China GDP: Monday\, January 18\, 2027 at 10:00 am CST (9:00 pm ET\, 2:00 am London). Covers Q-1 2026 data. \nDate to be confirmed by the publisher; this is the scheduled date. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\n4.3% YoY (Q2 2026)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: China GDP. \nUpdated September 20\, 2026 \n\n← Previous China GDP\nChina’s fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 gross domestic product (GDP) figures are scheduled for release on January 18\, 2027\, at 10:00am China Standard Time\, which falls at 9:00pm ET on January 17 and 2:00am in London on January 18. The data is published by China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and covers economic output for October to December 2026\, alongside the full-year growth figure for 2026. This date has not yet been formally confirmed by the NBS\, so treat it as an estimate: full background and the ongoing schedule for this series is available on the China GDP hub page. \nWhat is China GDP?\nGross domestic product measures the total value of goods and services produced within China over a given period. The NBS calculates it from three angles: production (value added across agriculture\, industry and services)\, expenditure (consumption\, investment and net exports) and income\, though the headline figure quoted by markets is almost always the year-on-year change in real\, inflation-adjusted output. \nMarkets watch this release closely because China is the world’s second-largest economy and the largest trading partner for much of Asia\, and a significant one for Europe. A slowdown or acceleration in Chinese growth feeds through to commodity demand\, shipping volumes\, the earnings of multinational companies with China exposure\, and the value of the Chinese yuan\, which in turn affects other Asian currencies and\, at the margin\, the euro and the pound. \nUnlike many Western economies\, China also publishes a quarterly figure alongside an official annual growth target set by the government each March. Investors compare the reported number against that target\, against the prior quarter\, and against private-sector forecasts\, because any of the three can move markets independently. \nWhen is the January 2027 China GDP report released?\nThe NBS has traditionally released fourth-quarter and full-year GDP data in the third week of January. For example\, the 2025 full-year figures were published on January 19\, 2026\, according to CNBC’s coverage of that release. Because the exact January 2027 date has not been formally confirmed\, this page uses the NBS’s usual pattern of releasing the fourth-quarter print in mid-to-late January\, alongside retail sales\, industrial production and fixed-asset investment data for December. Data is published in Chinese and English on the NBS website and typically appears before Asian markets open in Shanghai and Hong Kong. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nA consensus forecast for the Q4 2026 and full-year 2026 GDP figures has not yet been published. Economist surveys for Chinese GDP are usually compiled by Reuters and Bloomberg in the days immediately before release\, so a specific number will not exist until closer to January 2027. For context on the trend heading into this report\, China’s economy grew 5.0% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026\, before growth eased to 4.3% in the second quarter\, according to Trading Economics\, with the first half of the year expanding 4.7% overall according to the NBS’s own mid-year statement. Beijing’s official growth target for 2026\, set in March that year\, was around 5%\, while Goldman Sachs forecast full-year growth of 4.8% for 2026\, above what it described as a market consensus closer to 4.5%. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior period\nConsensus\n\n\n\n\nQ4 2026 GDP (year-on-year)\nQ2 2026: 4.3%\nNot yet published\n\n\nFull-year 2026 GDP\nFull-year 2025: 5.0%\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\nRead as a sign Beijing’s stimulus measures are gaining traction; could lift commodity-linked and Asian equity markets and firm the yuan\nChinese factories\, shops and construction sites are producing and selling more than expected\, which is generally good news for global growth and for countries that export to China\n\n\nIn line with consensus\nLikely a muted reaction\, since the number matches what traders had already priced in\nThe economy is growing broadly as expected\, so there is little new information for investors to react to\n\n\nBelow consensus\nCould weigh on commodity prices\, Asian equities and the yuan\, and revive expectations of further policy support from Beijing\nGrowth is weaker than hoped\, which can mean slower demand for raw materials\, machinery and consumer goods from China’s trading partners\n\n\n\nThese are possible reactions\, not predictions. Actual market moves depend on the wider news backdrop on the day\, including US and European data\, and on how the breakdown of the GDP report\, such as consumption versus investment\, compares with expectations. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nChina’s growth has been on a gradual downward trend through 2025 and 2026. Quarterly year-on-year growth slowed from 5.4% in the first quarter of 2025 to 4.5% by the fourth quarter\, before full-year 2025 growth settled at 5.0%\, meeting the government’s “around 5%” target\, as reported by CNBC. Growth then picked up again to 5.0% in the first quarter of 2026 before easing to 4.3% in the second quarter\, according to Trading Economics\, as momentum in exports and industrial activity softened. \nPolicymakers at the People’s Bank of China and the Ministry of Finance have used a mix of interest rate cuts\, targeted lending support and infrastructure spending to keep growth near target levels\, while a prolonged property sector downturn and cautious household spending have continued to act as a drag. Whatever the Q4 2026 figure turns out to be\, it will be read alongside the full-year number as a test of whether that policy support has been sufficient to hit or miss Beijing’s growth target for 2026. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\n\nMortgages and interest rates: a weaker China print can pull down global bond yields as investors seek safety\, which sometimes feeds into slightly cheaper fixed mortgage rates in the US\, UK and eurozone\, though domestic central bank policy usually matters more.\nSavings: most savers will not see a direct effect\, but persistent Chinese weakness that drags on global growth can eventually influence how far central banks are willing to cut or hold interest rates on savings accounts.\nJobs and wages: workers in commodity-exporting economies such as Australia\, and in manufacturing supply chains across Asia and Europe\, are more exposed to Chinese demand swings than most consumers in the US or UK.\nPrices: weaker Chinese growth can reduce demand for oil and industrial metals\, which sometimes eases fuel and goods prices elsewhere; stronger growth tends to do the opposite.\nInvestments and pensions: funds with exposure to Chinese equities\, emerging markets\, or commodity producers can see short-term volatility around this release; the yuan’s reaction can also ripple into other Asian currencies and\, to a lesser extent\, the pound and euro.\n\nRelated events\n\nPrevious release: China GDP\, October 2026 (Q3 2026 data)\nFull schedule and history: China GDP hub page\nChina’s annual growth target announcement\, usually made at the National People’s Congress in March\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is China’s Q4 2026 GDP report released?\nThe data is expected around 10:00am China Standard Time on January 18\, 2027\, which is 9:00pm ET on January 17 and 2:00am in London on January 18\, though the NBS has not yet formally confirmed the date. \nHow do I read the headline GDP number?\nThe main figure to watch is the year-on-year percentage change in real GDP for the fourth quarter\, alongside the full-year 2026 growth rate compared with Beijing’s official target. \nDoes Chinese GDP affect interest rates in the US or UK?\nNot directly\, since the Federal Reserve\, Bank of England and European Central Bank set policy based on their own inflation and employment data\, but a sharp shift in Chinese growth can influence global market sentiment and commodity prices that feed into those decisions. \nWhere can I find the official release?\nThe NBS publishes the data in Chinese and English on its official website\, stats.gov.cn\, usually before Asian markets open. \nWhen is the next China GDP release after this one?\nThe next scheduled release covers first-quarter 2027 data and is typically published in mid-April 2027\, following the NBS’s usual quarterly pattern. \n← Previous China GDP
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/china-gdp-january-2027/
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SUMMARY:NYSE/NASDAQ: Martin Luther King\, Jr. Day 2027
DESCRIPTION:NYSE & Nasdaq are closed on Monday\, January 18\, 2027 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. \n\nBond market\nClosed\nNext holiday\nWashington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)\, February 15\, 2027\nRegular hours\n9:30 am to 4:00 pm ET\n\nFull schedule and background: Stock Market Holidays. \nUpdated August 25\, 2026 \n\nUS equity and derivatives markets will be fully closed on Monday\, January 18\, 2027\, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day\, a federal public holiday observed on the third Monday of January each year. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq will suspend trading for the full session\, with the next trading day being Tuesday\, January 19\, 2027. MLK Day falls in the third week of January\, placing it in the heart of a typically busy economic data week and squarely within the earnings season warm-up period that begins in earnest in mid-January. The one-day closure compresses what is otherwise a five-day trading week into four sessions. \nWhat is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?\nMartin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal public holiday in the United States honouring the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.\, a prominent leader of the American civil rights movement. The holiday is observed on the third Monday of January — Dr. King’s birthday was January 15\, 1929 — and was signed into law as a federal holiday by President Ronald Reagan in 1983\, first observed nationally in 1986. For US financial markets\, MLK Day is one of nine annual NYSE market holidays\, and it is among the more recently added to the calendar: the NYSE did not include it as a full market holiday until 1998\, making it a relatively modern addition to the exchange’s annual closure schedule. \nIn 2027\, the third Monday of January falls on January 18. This places the holiday in the second full week of January trading\, sandwiched between the early January economic data releases (including the December Non-Farm Payrolls and CPI reports) and the beginning of the fourth-quarter earnings reporting season\, which typically picks up pace in the week of January 18. \nUnlike some US market holidays\, MLK Day does not typically coincide with an adjacent early close. There is no recommended early close on Friday\, January 15\, 2027\, nor on Tuesday\, January 19\, 2027. The one-day market break is clean: full trading runs Friday\, January 15\, markets are closed Monday\, January 18\, and full trading resumes Tuesday\, January 19. \nAt a Glance\n\nMarket holiday date: Monday\, January 18\, 2027\nHoliday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday of January)\nMarkets closed: NYSE\, Nasdaq\, CBOE\, US options exchanges\, US bond and Treasury markets (SIFMA full close)\nCME futures: Equity futures closed January 18; reopen Sunday\, January 17 at 5:00 p.m. CT\nNext trading session: Tuesday\, January 19\, 2027\nAdjacent early closes: None standard\n\nMartin Luther King Jr. Day 2027: Markets and Trading Schedule\nThe NYSE Group has designated Monday\, January 18\, 2027\, as a full market holiday. All US equity exchanges\, options markets\, and affiliated platforms will be closed for the entire session. Trading resumes on Tuesday\, January 19\, 2027\, with the standard opening at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. \nUS Treasury and government bond markets will observe a full closure in line with SIFMA guidance. Fixed income desks\, repo operations\, and money market funds that process daily transactions should build the Monday closure into their settlement and liquidity planning for the January 18-19 period. Coupon payments\, repo rollovers\, and bond settlements scheduled for Monday must be pushed forward to Tuesday\, January 19\, or executed on Friday\, January 15\, depending on the product and counterparty arrangement. \nCME Group equity index futures — including S&P 500\, Nasdaq 100\, Dow Jones\, and Russell 2000 contracts — will be closed on Monday\, January 18. Electronic trading in these products typically resumes on Sunday\, January 17\, at 5:00 p.m. Central Time (6:00 p.m. Eastern)\, ahead of the Tuesday open. Commodity and interest rate futures may follow different schedules; traders should verify times with CME Group’s official holiday calendar. \nWhy MLK Day Matters for Markets in January 2027\nMLK Day in 2027 arrives at an active moment for financial markets. The third week of January is typically one of the most data-dense and news-heavy weeks of the year. Fourth-quarter earnings season begins in earnest around January 15\, with major US financial institutions releasing quarterly results in the week of January 11-15\, followed by technology\, consumer\, and industrial companies in subsequent weeks. The MLK Day closure on January 18 creates a four-day trading week that compresses the earnings flow and economic data schedule. \nThe January economic data cycle also peaks around this period. By mid-January 2027\, the December 2026 Non-Farm Payrolls\, consumer price index\, producer price index\, and retail sales data will have been released. These readings set the tone for Federal Reserve expectations heading into the FOMC’s late-January policy meeting. With financial markets sensitive to any shifts in the interest rate outlook following the December 2026 FOMC decision\, the week of January 18-22 is likely to carry heightened attention to any Fed communications. \nFor global investors\, the MLK Day closure affects only US markets. European equity exchanges — the London Stock Exchange\, Euronext\, Frankfurt’s Xetra\, and others — are open and trading normally on January 18. Asian markets are similarly unaffected. This creates a period where global currency markets\, commodity markets\, and cross-listed securities continue to receive price signals from non-US exchanges while US equity markets are closed. Any significant overnight or intraday moves in European or Asian equities during the MLK Day closure will be incorporated into US opening prices when markets reopen on Tuesday. \nThe January 2027 Trading Context\nJanuary 2027 is the first full trading month of the new calendar year and one of the most important months for setting portfolio positioning\, sector rotations\, and macro themes. Institutional investors arrive in January implementing their year-start mandates\, while fund managers begin publishing Q4 2026 performance letters and 2027 investment outlooks. The combination of fresh capital deployment and new macro analysis makes January one of the highest-volume months of the year. \nThe January 18 MLK Day break arrives shortly after the early January rush and just before the earnings season accelerates. The four-day trading week ending January 15 will see important economic data and early earnings reports; the MLK Day weekend provides a brief pause before the calendar intensifies again the week of January 19. Markets that are tracking a strong or weak start to 2027 earnings will enter the MLK Day break with partial visibility into fourth-quarter corporate results\, making position sizing heading into the long weekend a careful exercise in managing incomplete information. \nThe US Employment Situation (Non-Farm Payrolls) for December 2026 will have been released in the first week of January\, and its data on labour market health will be one of the primary inputs to Federal Reserve deliberations at the late-January 2027 FOMC meeting. Markets will have had several weeks to digest the jobs data by MLK Day\, and the holiday break itself may serve as a natural consolidation point before the Fed meeting week. \nSettlement and Operational Implications\nUnder T+1 settlement rules\, trades executed on Friday\, January 15\, 2027\, will settle on Tuesday\, January 19\, 2027\, with the Monday holiday excluded from the settlement count. Operations teams\, custodians\, and fund administrators should note that the January 15-19 settlement gap is one day longer than a normal weekend\, affecting daily cash flow calculations for funds with regular redemptions and subscriptions. Institutional counterparties running net settlement arrangements should confirm their standard practices for the MLK Day closure. \nFor the options market\, any weekly options series expiring on Friday\, January 15\, will operate on normal hours as January 15 is a standard trading day. Options with expirations falling in the MLK Day week should be checked against the exchange’s holiday-adjusted expiry schedule. Traders holding short-dated options positions around the January 18 closure should be particularly attentive to theta decay over the long weekend\, as time value will erode across the three-day gap without the ability to adjust positions during the holiday. \nRelated Events\n\nNYSE/NASDAQ: New Year’s Day 2027 — The preceding US market holiday on January 1; together\, New Year’s Day and MLK Day give January 2027 two market closures in its first three weeks.\nUS Employment Situation (Non-Farm Payrolls) December 2026 — Released in early January 2027; the last US jobs report before the MLK Day break and a key input to Federal Reserve deliberations at the late-January 2027 FOMC meeting.\nUS CPI Report December 2026 — Released in mid-January 2027; the December inflation reading provides context for the January rate environment that the market will carry into the MLK Day break.\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhen did the NYSE start observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a market holiday?\nThe New York Stock Exchange began observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a full market holiday in 1998\, 12 years after it was first observed as a federal holiday in 1986. Prior to 1998\, the NYSE traded normally on the third Monday of January. Today\, all major US exchange venues — including Nasdaq\, CBOE\, CME\, and their affiliated markets — observe the closure uniformly\, and SIFMA recommends a corresponding full close for US bond and fixed income markets. \nDo global markets close on MLK Day?\nNo. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a US federal holiday and is not observed by financial markets outside the United States. European equity exchanges\, including the London Stock Exchange\, Euronext\, and the Deutsche Boerse\, are open on January 18\, 2027. Asian markets\, including the Tokyo Stock Exchange\, Hong Kong Stock Exchange\, and the Australian Securities Exchange\, are also unaffected. Foreign exchange markets continue to operate globally\, though US dollar liquidity and participation will be reduced. International investors should be aware that US assets may not respond to intraday news flows on January 18 until US markets reopen on January 19. \nIs there an early close on the Friday before MLK Day?\nNo. The NYSE does not apply a standard early close to the trading day preceding Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Friday\, January 15\, 2027\, is expected to be a full trading day from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Traders should always verify with the NYSE Group’s official published holiday calendar\, which is released in advance each year\, to confirm that no special adjustments apply for the specific year in question.
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SUMMARY:Is the Stock Market Open on Martin Luther King Day 2027? Bond Market Hours
DESCRIPTION:US Bond Market (SIFMA) are closed on Monday\, January 18\, 2027 for Martin Luther King Day. \n\nNext holiday\nPresidents Day\, February 15\, 2027\nRegular hours\n8:00 am to 5:00 pm ET (SIFMA recommended)\n\nFull schedule and background: Bond Market Holidays. \nUpdated September 20\, 2026 \n\n← Previous Bond Market Holidays\nThe US bond market is closed on Monday\, January 18\, 2027 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day\, following the recommended holiday schedule published by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). Equity markets\, including the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq\, are also closed that day\, as MLK Day is a full market holiday across US trading venues. Any bond trades or transfers timed for that day queue for the next business day\, and settlement dates that fall on the holiday roll to the following session. Full schedule and background: bond market holidays. \nFor readers outside the US\, this is a US-specific holiday. Markets in London\, Paris and Tokyo trade as normal\, though liquidity in dollar-denominated bonds and US-linked assets may be thinner than usual with US desks shut. \nWhich markets are closed on Martin Luther King Day 2027?\n\n\n\nMarket\nStatus\nNotes\n\n\n\n\nUS Bond Market (SIFMA recommendation)\nClosed\nCovers Treasuries\, agency debt and most fixed income desks\n\n\nNYSE / Nasdaq (equities)\nClosed\nStandard NYSE holiday calendar\n\n\nCME futures (US)\nClosed or limited\nMost US futures pause or run reduced hours; check CME’s own calendar for specifics\n\n\nUS options markets\nClosed\nFollows equity market closure\n\n\nLondon Stock Exchange (LSE)\nOpen (regular hours)\nDoes not observe US holidays\n\n\nEuronext\nOpen (regular hours)\nDoes not observe US holidays\n\n\nTokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)\nOpen (regular hours)\nDoes not observe US holidays; local Japanese holidays apply separately\n\n\n\nIs the market open the day before and after?\nFriday\, January 15\, 2027 is a normal full trading day\, with regular bond market hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm ET as recommended by SIFMA. There is no early close scheduled ahead of MLK Day. The next trading day is Tuesday\, January 19\, 2027\, when the bond market reopens on its usual schedule. \nWhy do markets close for Martin Luther King Day?\nMartin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday observed on the third Monday of January\, marking the birthday of the civil rights leader. It became a federal holiday in 1983 and was first observed nationwide in 1986. US financial markets\, including the bond market and the major stock exchanges\, close in line with the federal holiday calendar\, reflecting the closure of government offices\, the Federal Reserve and banks. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nIf you place a bond order or attempt a wire transfer on January 18\, it will not process until markets reopen on January 19\, and settlement that would normally take one business day (T+1) is pushed back accordingly. Coupon payments or scheduled interest dates falling on the holiday typically move to the next business day. US banks are generally closed for the federal holiday\, so in-branch transactions and some ACH transfers may be delayed. Payroll runs scheduled for the holiday often shift a day earlier or later depending on the employer’s calendar. Cryptocurrency markets are unaffected\, as they trade continuously regardless of traditional market holidays. \nRemaining bond market holidays in 2027\n\nPresidents Day: February 15\, 2027 (closed)\nGood Friday: March 26\, 2027 (closed)\nDay before Memorial Day: May 28\, 2027 (early close\, 2:00 pm ET)\nMemorial Day: May 31\, 2027 (closed)\nJuneteenth (observed): June 18\, 2027 (closed)\nDay before Independence Day: July 2\, 2027 (early close\, 2:00 pm ET)\nIndependence Day (observed): July 5\, 2027 (closed)\nLabor Day: September 6\, 2027 (closed)\nColumbus Day: October 11\, 2027 (closed)\nVeterans Day: November 11\, 2027 (closed)\nThanksgiving Day: November 25\, 2027 (closed)\nDay after Thanksgiving: November 26\, 2027 (early close\, 2:00 pm ET)\nDay before Christmas: December 23\, 2027 (early close\, 2:00 pm ET)\nChristmas Day (observed): December 24\, 2027 (closed)\nNew Year’s Eve: December 31\, 2027 (early close\, 2:00 pm ET)\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nIs the stock market open on Martin Luther King Day 2027?\nNo\, the NYSE and Nasdaq are closed on Monday\, January 18\, 2027\, alongside the bond market. \nIs the bond market open on Martin Luther King Day 2027?\nNo\, SIFMA’s recommended holiday schedule has the US bond market fully closed on January 18\, 2027. \nWhat time does the bond market close the day before MLK Day?\nJanuary 15\, 2027 is a normal trading day with no early close\, so the bond market runs its usual hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm ET. \nWhen is the next market holiday after MLK Day 2027?\nThe next market holiday is Presidents Day\, falling on February 15\, 2027. \nAre banks open on Martin Luther King Day 2027?\nMost US banks follow the federal holiday calendar and are closed on January 18\, 2027\, though hours can vary by institution. \n← Previous Bond Market Holidays
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SUMMARY:Is the Stock Market Open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027? CME Futures Hours
DESCRIPTION:CME Group Futures close early at 12:00 pm local on Monday\, January 18\, 2027 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Equity Futures Halt 12:00 CT). \n\nNext holiday\nPresidents' Day (Equity Futures Halt 12:00 CT)\, February 15\, 2027\nRegular hours\n5:00 pm to 4:00 pm CT (Sun-Fri\, with 4:00-5:00 pm daily maintenance break)\n\nFull schedule and background: CME Futures Holidays. \nUpdated September 20\, 2026 \n\n← Previous CME Futures Holidays\nCME Group equity index futures trading halts early\, at 12:00 pm local time (Central Time)\, on Monday\, January 18\, 2027\, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The NYSE and Nasdaq cash equity markets are fully closed that day\, and US bond markets typically close early or shut entirely following SIFMA recommendations. Orders placed after the CME halt queue for the next session\, which resumes under CME’s normal Sunday-to-Friday schedule. See the full CME Futures Holidays calendar for the year ahead. \nWhich markets are closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027?\n\n\n\nMarket\nStatus\nNotes\n\n\n\n\nNYSE and Nasdaq equities\nClosed\nNo cash equity trading\, third year of MLK Day falling on January 18\n\n\nCME Group equity index futures\nEarly close\, 12:00 pm CT\nTrading halts at midday; resumes on the normal overnight schedule\n\n\nUS Treasury bonds (SIFMA)\nTypically closed or early close\nSIFMA usually recommends a full close for MLK Day\, though the 2027 recommendation had not been published at the time of writing\n\n\nUS equity options\nClosed\nFollows the NYSE and Nasdaq schedule\n\n\nLondon Stock Exchange\nOpen (regular hours)\nMLK Day is a US-only holiday\n\n\nEuronext\nOpen (regular hours)\nNo observance of the US holiday\n\n\nTokyo Stock Exchange\nOpen (regular hours)\nNo observance of the US holiday\n\n\n\nIs the market open the day before and after?\nFriday\, January 15\, 2027 is a regular full trading day on both CME futures and the NYSE. There is no early close ahead of the holiday itself. Trading resumes as normal on Tuesday\, January 19\, 2027\, with CME futures reopening on their usual 5:00 pm to 4:00 pm CT cycle (with the standard daily maintenance break from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm CT) and the NYSE and Nasdaq reopening at their regular hours. \nWhy do markets close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day?\nMartin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday in 1986\, marking the birthday of the civil rights leader. US exchanges and government offices observe it on the third Monday of January each year\, which falls on January 18 in 2027. Because it is a US federal holiday\, American markets close or curtail trading\, while most exchanges elsewhere in the world are unaffected and trade normally. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nIf you place a trade after CME’s midday halt on January 18\, it will not execute until the next trading session opens. Any position that would normally settle on the holiday is pushed back a day under standard T+1 settlement rules\, so cash from a sale may reach your account a day later than usual. Options expiring around this date are unaffected in terms of underlying rights but see no trading during the closure window. Bank transfers and payroll runs tied to the US federal holiday can also be delayed by a business day\, since many US banks close for MLK Day. Cryptocurrency markets are unaffected\, as they trade continuously\, 24 hours a day\, seven days a week\, regardless of stock exchange holidays. \nRemaining CME Futures holidays in 2027\n\nPresidents’ Day (Equity Futures Halt 12:00 CT)\, February 15\, 2027\, early close at 12:00 pm CT\nGood Friday\, March 26\, 2027\, closed\nMemorial Day (Equity Futures Halt 12:00 CT)\, May 31\, 2027\, early close at 12:00 pm CT\nJuneteenth (Equity Futures Halt 12:00 CT)\, June 18\, 2027\, early close at 12:00 pm CT\nIndependence Day Observed (Equity Futures Halt 12:00 CT)\, July 5\, 2027\, early close at 12:00 pm CT\nLabor Day (Equity Futures Halt 12:00 CT)\, September 6\, 2027\, early close at 12:00 pm CT\nThanksgiving Day (Equity Futures Halt 12:00 CT)\, November 25\, 2027\, early close at 12:00 pm CT\nDay After Thanksgiving (Early Close)\, November 26\, 2027\, early close at 12:15 pm CT\nChristmas Day (Observed)\, December 24\, 2027\, closed\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nIs the stock market open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027?\nNo. The NYSE and Nasdaq are fully closed on Monday\, January 18\, 2027\, while CME equity index futures trade in the morning before halting at 12:00 pm CT. \nIs the bond market open on MLK Day 2027?\nUS Treasury markets typically close or close early on MLK Day\, following SIFMA’s annual recommended holiday schedule\, though the specific 2027 SIFMA guidance had not yet been published when this page was written. \nWhat time do CME futures close on MLK Day 2027?\nCME equity index futures halt trading at 12:00 pm Central Time (1:00 pm Eastern Time) on Monday\, January 18\, 2027. \nWhen is the next CME futures holiday after MLK Day 2027?\nThe next scheduled early close is Presidents’ Day on February 15\, 2027\, also with an equity futures halt at 12:00 pm CT. \nAre banks open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day?\nNo\, most US banks and federal offices close for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day federal holiday\, which can delay transfers and payroll processing by a business day. \n\n← Previous CME Futures Holidays
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SUMMARY:Canada CPI January 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next Canada CPI: Monday\, January 18\, 2027 at 8:30 am ET (1:30 pm London). Covers December 2026 data. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\nCore CPI-trim/median 2.8% YoY (November 2026)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: Canada CPI. \nUpdated September 20\, 2026 \n\n← Previous Canada CPI\nStatistics Canada publishes the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December 2026 on Monday\, January 18\, 2027\, at 8:30 am ET (1:30 pm London time). The report is the government’s official measure of inflation and covers price changes recorded across Canada during December 2026. Full schedule and background: Canada CPI. \nWhat is the Consumer Price Index?\nThe CPI tracks the average change over time in the prices Canadian households pay for a fixed basket of goods and services\, including groceries\, rent\, mortgage interest\, fuel\, clothing and recreation. Statistics Canada collects prices from retailers and service providers across the country each month and weights them according to how much of a typical household budget each category represents. Shelter carries the largest weight at roughly 30%\, followed by transportation at around 17%. \nThe headline figure is the year-over-year percentage change in the all-items index. Because energy and food prices can swing sharply from one month to the next\, the Bank of Canada also watches “core” measures\, including CPI-trim and CPI-median\, which strip out the most volatile components to show the underlying trend. These core gauges are the ones the central bank leans on most heavily when setting interest rates. \nMarkets watch this release closely because it directly shapes expectations for the Bank of Canada’s overnight rate. A hotter-than-expected print tends to push bond yields and the Canadian dollar higher\, while a softer print can fuel bets on rate cuts\, affecting everything from mortgage pricing to the loonie’s exchange rate against the US dollar\, sterling and the euro. \nWhen is the December CPI released?\nStatistics Canada is scheduled to release the December 2026 CPI report on January 18\, 2027\, at 8:30 am ET (1:30 pm London time). The data is published on the agency’s official release schedule and appears on the StatCan website under “The Daily” at the same time each month. Canada’s CPI is typically released around the third week of the following month\, so the January release date for December data fits the usual monthly pattern. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nAs this page is being prepared well ahead of the release date\, a consensus forecast has not yet been published for December 2026 CPI. Economist forecasts are usually compiled by Reuters and Bloomberg surveys in the days immediately before the release\, and this page will be updated once that consensus becomes available. \nThe most recent confirmed reading available at the time of writing comes from November 2026 data. According to RBC Economics\, the Bank of Canada’s preferred core measures\, CPI-trim and CPI-median\, eased to 2.8% year-over-year in November 2026\, while shelter inflation cooled to 2.3% from 2.5% in October. In August 2026\, the headline all-items CPI stood at 3.0% year-over-year\, according to Trading Economics\, which cited Statistics Canada data. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior (November 2026)\nConsensus (December 2026)\n\n\n\n\nHeadline CPI (year-over-year)\nNot yet fully confirmed at time of writing\nNot yet published\n\n\nCore CPI-trim / CPI-median\n2.8%\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\nBond yields and the Canadian dollar could rise as traders trim bets on further Bank of Canada rate cuts\nPrices are rising faster than expected\, which could keep borrowing costs higher for longer\n\n\nIn line with consensus\nMuted market reaction\, with the existing rate-path expectations largely intact\nInflation is behaving roughly as forecast\, so the Bank of Canada’s current stance is unlikely to change quickly\n\n\nBelow consensus\nThe Canadian dollar could soften and short-term yields could fall as markets price in a higher chance of a rate cut\nPrice growth is slowing faster than expected\, which could eventually feed through to cheaper borrowing\n\n\n\nThese are possible market reactions described by analysts\, not predictions of what will actually happen. As RBC Economics has noted\, moderating core inflation measures could reduce the likelihood that the Bank of Canada needs further rate cuts in the near term. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nThrough much of 2026\, Canadian inflation has been shaped less by broad demand pressure and more by specific shocks. According to wealthnorth.ca\, headline CPI rose to 3.0% in July 2026 after cooling to as low as 1.5% to 1.6% earlier in the year\, with the reacceleration concentrated in energy and transportation costs linked to tariff pass-through and global oil supply disruption\, rather than a broad-based surge across the whole basket. Grocery price inflation\, by contrast\, has continued to ease. \nThe Bank of Canada held its overnight policy rate at 2.25% from January 2026\, according to wealthnorth.ca\, as it weighed sticky headline inflation from energy and tariffs against core measures that have stayed closer to its 2% target. RBC Economics reported that in November 2026 roughly 54% of CPI components were growing faster than 3% on a three-month annualised basis\, up slightly from 50% in October\, a sign that price pressures had broadened somewhat even as the Bank’s preferred core gauges eased. Whether that broadening continues or fades will be a key question for the December data\, and for how the Bank of Canada approaches its rate decisions in early 2027. \nRecent Canada CPI readings\n\n\n\nMonth\nHeadline CPI (year-over-year)\n\n\n\n\nJune 2026\n2.8%\n\n\nJuly 2026\n3.0%\n\n\nAugust 2026\n3.0%\n\n\n\nFigures sourced from Trading Economics\, citing Statistics Canada. Later 2026 months are not included here because a verified headline figure could not be confirmed at the time of writing. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nMortgages and loans: The Bank of Canada uses CPI to help decide its overnight rate\, which feeds directly into variable mortgage rates and lines of credit. If inflation runs hotter than expected\, homeowners renewing a variable-rate mortgage could face a longer wait for cheaper borrowing. If it runs cooler\, the case for further rate cuts strengthens. \nSavings: Interest rates on savings accounts and guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) tend to track the overnight rate. A cooler inflation print that supports rate cuts could mean lower returns on cash savings over time. \nJobs and wages: Persistent inflation\, especially in essentials like food and shelter\, erodes the real value of wages unless pay rises keep pace. Businesses also watch CPI when planning wage negotiations and cost-of-living adjustments. \nPrices: The report shows directly whether everyday costs\, from groceries to fuel to rent\, are rising faster or slower than a year earlier\, which matters for household budgeting regardless of what the Bank of Canada does next. \nInvestments\, pensions and currencies: Canadian bond yields and the Canadian dollar often move on CPI surprises. A stronger loonie can make imports cheaper but hurt exporters\, while a weaker one has the opposite effect. Investors in Canadian equities\, bonds and pension funds with Canadian exposure\, including those in the UK\, Europe and Asia\, may see modest currency and yield adjustments around the release\, even though the report is domestically focused. \nRelated events\n\nPrevious release: Canada CPI\, December 2026 data (released mid-January 2027)\nFull schedule and background: Canada CPI hub page\nBank of Canada interest rate decisions\, which respond directly to CPI trends\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the Canada CPI report released?\nStatistics Canada releases the CPI report at 8:30 am ET\, which is 1:30 pm in London\, on the scheduled date. \nHow do I read the headline versus core inflation figures?\nThe headline figure covers the full basket of goods and services\, while core measures like CPI-trim and CPI-median strip out volatile items such as fuel and some food prices to show the underlying trend the Bank of Canada watches most closely. \nHow does this report affect Bank of Canada interest rate decisions?\nPersistently high inflation\, particularly in the core measures\, makes the Bank of Canada less likely to cut rates\, while a sustained slowdown in core inflation increases the chances of a rate cut at future decisions. \nWhere can I find the official CPI release?\nThe data is published by Statistics Canada in “The Daily” on its official release schedule page\, with detailed tables available through its data portal. \nWhen is the next Canada CPI release after this one?\nStatistics Canada typically releases CPI monthly\, roughly three weeks after the end of the reference month\, so the January 2027 CPI data would normally be released in mid-February 2027. \n← Previous Canada CPI
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SUMMARY:UK Labour Market Report January 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next UK Labour Market Report: Tuesday\, January 19\, 2027 at 7:00 am GMT (2:00 am ET\, 7:00 am London). \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\n4.9% unemployment rate (May to July 2026\, ONS)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: UK Labour Market Report. \nUpdated September 21\, 2026 \n\n← Previous UK Labour Market Report\nThe UK Labour Market Report for January 2027 is due on Tuesday\, January 19\, 2027\, at 7:00am London time (2:00am ET). It is published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and covers the three-month period to November 2026\, alongside payroll and vacancy data for December 2026. Full schedule and background: UK Labour Market Report. \nWhat is the UK Labour Market Report?\nThe Labour Market Report is the ONS’s monthly summary of employment\, unemployment and pay across the UK. Its headline figures come mainly from the Labour Force Survey (LFS)\, a household survey that asks a sample of people about their work status. From this the ONS calculates the unemployment rate (the share of the workforce who are out of work but actively looking)\, the employment rate (the share of 16 to 64 year olds in work) and the economic inactivity rate (people neither working nor looking for work\, such as students\, carers or the long-term sick). \nAlongside the survey data\, the report includes payrolled employee numbers taken from HM Revenue and Customs’ Pay As You Earn (PAYE) records\, which tend to be timelier and less volatile than the LFS\, and average weekly earnings\, the ONS’s main measure of pay growth\, split into total pay and pay excluding bonuses. \nMarkets watch this release because the Bank of England uses it to judge whether the jobs market is loosening or tightening\, and whether wage growth is consistent with its 2% inflation target. A weaker labour market and slowing pay growth tend to support the case for interest rate cuts\, while resilient employment and strong wage growth argue for the Bank to hold rates or move more cautiously. \nWhen is the January 2027 report released?\nThe ONS is due to publish the report at 7:00am London time (2:00am ET) on Tuesday\, January 19\, 2027\, on the ONS release calendar. It follows the same monthly pattern as previous reports\, including the December 2026 UK Labour Market Report. The bulletin\, “Labour market overview\, UK”\, is published free on the ONS website together with the underlying datasets. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nAs of now\, a consensus forecast for the January 2027 release has not yet been published. City economists and data providers typically publish their forecasts for unemployment\, employment and pay growth only in the days immediately before the release\, so figures should be checked closer to January 19\, 2027. \nThe most recent confirmed reading available covers May to July 2026\, published by the ONS in its September 2026 bulletin. It showed the unemployment rate at 4.9%\, up 0.2 percentage points on the year\, and the employment rate at 75.1%. Additional reports covering the autumn months of 2026 will have updated this picture before the January 2027 release\, but those later prints were not available to verify at the time of writing. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior (most recently confirmed)\nConsensus\n\n\n\n\nUnemployment rate\n4.9% (May to July 2026)\nNot yet published\n\n\nEmployment rate\n75.1% (May to July 2026)\nNot yet published\n\n\nAverage weekly earnings\, total pay (annual growth)\nSee ONS bulletin for latest print\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\nUnemployment rises above the prior reading\, pay growth cools\nInvestors may price in a higher chance of a Bank of England rate cut; the pound could soften against the dollar and euro\nMore people out of work and slower pay rises suggest the economy is cooling\, which usually makes it easier for the Bank to cut borrowing costs\n\n\nFigures come in close to the prior reading\nLimited market reaction; the Bank of England’s existing rate path stays broadly intact\nThe jobs market is behaving roughly as expected\, so there is little new information to change borrowing cost expectations\n\n\nUnemployment falls and pay growth accelerates\nMarkets may push back expectations of rate cuts; gilt yields and the pound could rise\nA tighter jobs market with faster pay growth raises the risk of inflation staying above target\, making the Bank more cautious about cutting rates\n\n\n\nThese are possibilities discussed by economists\, not predictions. Analysts at outlets such as Reuters and Bloomberg typically publish their own read on the numbers within minutes of release. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nThrough 2026\, ONS data pointed to a gradually softening UK jobs market: the unemployment rate rose from 4.7% a year earlier to 4.9% in the May to July 2026 quarter\, according to the ONS’s Labour market overview\, UK: September 2026 bulletin. The House of Commons Library’s briefing on UK labour market statistics noted that “unemployment levels increased by 83\,000 over the last year” to reach 1.78 million people\, with the inactivity rate at 20.9%. \nThe Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee treats this data as one of its most important inputs when deciding on interest rates\, alongside the monthly inflation figures. A continued rise in unemployment and slower pay growth would support the argument that the labour market is cooling enough to bring inflation durably back to target\, potentially clearing the way for further rate cuts. A stalling or reversing trend\, by contrast\, would make policymakers more cautious. The ONS itself has flagged some volatility in Labour Force Survey response rates in recent years\, meaning the PAYE payroll figures are watched closely as a cross-check on the headline unemployment and employment rates. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\n\nMortgages and borrowing: A weaker jobs report tends to raise the odds\, priced in by traders\, of Bank of England rate cuts\, which can filter through to lower fixed and tracker mortgage rates in the following weeks. A stronger report can do the opposite.\nSavings: Interest rates on savings accounts and cash ISAs broadly track the Bank of England’s base rate\, so a labour market reading that shifts rate expectations can also move the rates banks offer savers.\nJobs and wages: The pay growth figures in this report show whether wages are keeping pace with the cost of living. Slowing pay growth alongside rising unemployment can mean weaker bargaining power for workers changing jobs or negotiating pay rises.\nPrices: Because wage growth feeds into the costs businesses face\, the Bank of England watches pay data closely when judging where inflation is heading\, which in turn affects the price of everyday goods and services.\nInvestments\, pensions and currencies: UK gilt yields\, the FTSE 100 and the pound can all move on the day of release. A softer labour market that raises rate-cut expectations often weighs on the pound against the dollar and euro\, while lower expected borrowing costs can support UK share prices\, including in pension funds with UK equity exposure. Investors in Europe and Asia watch UK data for read-through to the Bank of England’s rate path and its knock-on effect on global bond markets.\n\nRelated events\n\nUK Labour Market Report\, December 2026\, the previous release in this monthly series\nThe Bank of England’s next Monetary Policy Committee decision\, which weighs this jobs data alongside inflation figures\nThe UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) release\, which the Bank of England reads together with wage growth data\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the UK Labour Market Report released?\nThe ONS publishes the report at 7:00am London time\, which is 2:00am ET\, on the scheduled Tuesday. \nWhere can I find the official release?\nThe bulletin\, “Labour market overview\, UK”\, is published on the ONS release calendar and the ONS website\, free to access. \nHow does this report affect UK interest rates?\nThe Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee uses the unemployment rate\, employment rate and wage growth figures as key evidence when deciding whether to raise\, hold or cut the base rate. \nIs the January 2027 date confirmed?\nYes\, this date follows the ONS’s published release calendar; the ONS release calendar should still be checked closer to the date in case of any last-minute change. \nWhen is the next UK Labour Market Report after this one?\nThe ONS publishes this report monthly\, so the next release is expected roughly four weeks after January 19\, 2027\, according to the ONS release calendar. \n← Previous UK Labour Market Report
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SUMMARY:UK CPI Inflation January 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next UK CPI Inflation: Wednesday\, January 20\, 2027 at 7:00 am GMT (2:00 am ET\, 7:00 am London). Covers December 2026 data. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\n3.1% CPI\, 3.3% CPIH (August 2026\, latest confirmed ONS reading)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: UK CPI Inflation. \nUpdated September 22\, 2026 \n\n← Previous UK CPI Inflation\nThe UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) report for January 2027 is due on Wednesday\, January 20\, 2027 at 2:00 am ET (7:00 am London time). It is published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and covers price changes for December 2026. Full schedule and background: UK CPI report dates. \nWhat is UK CPI?\nThe Consumer Prices Index measures the average change in prices paid by UK households for a fixed basket of goods and services\, from food and fuel to rent and haircuts. The ONS collects tens of thousands of individual prices each month and weights them according to how much a typical household spends on each item. The result is expressed as a percentage change over the previous 12 months (the “annual rate”) and over the previous month alone (the “monthly rate”). \nAlongside headline CPI\, the ONS publishes core CPI\, which strips out volatile food\, energy\, alcohol and tobacco prices to give a clearer read on underlying price pressure\, and CPIH\, a variant that also includes owner occupiers’ housing costs (an estimate of the cost of living in a home you own). Markets watch CPI closely because it is the inflation measure the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) targets at 2%\, and it directly shapes decisions on Bank Rate\, the interest rate that filters through to mortgages\, savings and business borrowing. \nA higher-than-expected reading tends to reduce the chance of the Bank of England cutting interest rates\, or raises the chance of a rate hike\, because policymakers worry inflation could become embedded. A lower reading does the opposite\, often supporting expectations of rate cuts and a weaker pound. \nWhen is the December 2026 CPI report released?\nThe report is scheduled for January 20\, 2027 at 7:00 am London time (2:00 am ET). It is published on the ONS website through the “Consumer price inflation\, UK” statistical bulletin. The ONS typically releases CPI data on the third Wednesday of the month\, roughly three weeks after the reference month ends\, though the exact date can shift for bank holidays. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nA consensus forecast for the December 2026 reading has not yet been published. Economist surveys\, such as those run by Reuters and Bloomberg\, are typically released only in the days immediately before the print. \nThe most recently confirmed ONS data available at the time of writing covers August 2026\, when headline CPI rose to 3.1% in the 12 months to August\, up from 2.9% in July\, with CPIH at 3.3%\, according to the Office for National Statistics. The November 2026 print\, which forms the immediate prior reading for this release\, is due to be published in mid-December 2026 and will be the figure most directly comparable to the December 2026 data covered here. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nLatest confirmed reading\nConsensus (December 2026)\n\n\n\n\nHeadline CPI (annual)\n3.1% (August 2026)\nNot yet published\n\n\nCPIH (annual)\n3.3% (August 2026)\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\nSterling could firm and gilt yields rise as traders push back expectations of Bank of England rate cuts\nPrices are rising faster than expected\, which could keep borrowing costs higher for longer\n\n\nIn line with consensus\nLimited market reaction\, since the print confirms what was already priced in\nInflation is behaving broadly as expected\, so the near-term outlook for mortgage and savings rates likely stays unchanged\n\n\nBelow consensus\nSterling could soften and rate-cut bets could be brought forward\nPrice pressure is easing faster than thought\, which could eventually feed through to lower borrowing costs\n\n\n\nThese are possibilities discussed by market commentators\, not predictions. Actual reactions depend on the detail behind the headline number\, particularly services inflation\, which the Bank of England has flagged as the stickiest part of the inflation picture. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nUK inflation has been on an unsettled path through 2026. Having eased from double digits in 2022 to close to the Bank of England’s 2% target earlier in the decade\, price growth picked up again through the summer of 2026. The House of Commons Library notes that CPI rose to 3.1% in August 2026 from 2.9% in July\, with transport costs\, particularly motor fuel\, the largest single contributor\, and that the conflict in the Middle East and the resulting rise in energy prices are “expected to lead to higher UK inflation.” \nThe Bank of England’s own projections\, published on July 30\, 2026\, showed CPI inflation peaking at around 3.2% in the final quarter of 2026\, with the MPC cautioning that risks to that outlook were “tilted to the upside”\, according to the same Commons Library briefing. That makes the run of prints between September 2026 and this January 2027 release\, covering the last months of 2026\, particularly important for judging whether inflation peaked broadly where the Bank expected\, or ran hotter. \nBecause this report lands only a few weeks before the Bank of England’s first MPC meeting of 2027\, it is likely to feature heavily in the run-up commentary on whether rate cuts remain on the table for the year ahead. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\n\nMortgages and rates: A hotter-than-expected inflation print makes it less likely the Bank of England cuts Bank Rate soon\, which can keep fixed and tracker mortgage rates higher. A cooler print can support hopes of cheaper borrowing later in the year.\nSavings: Higher inflation erodes the real value of cash sitting in savings accounts unless interest rates keep pace. If the Bank of England holds or raises rates in response to persistent inflation\, savings rates could stay relatively attractive in nominal terms.\nJobs and wages: Persistent inflation puts pressure on wage negotiations\, as workers seek pay rises to offset rising living costs\, which can in turn feed back into services inflation.\nPrices day to day: The report reflects what households have already noticed at the till\, in energy bills and at the pump. A rise in the annual rate means the overall cost of living is climbing faster\, not that prices are falling.\nInvestments\, pensions and currencies: UK gilts\, the pound and London-listed shares can all move on the release. A stronger-than-expected reading tends to push sterling higher against the dollar and euro in the short term\, while raising bond yields; a weaker reading tends to have the opposite effect. Investors in Europe and Asia holding sterling assets or UK-linked exposure watch this print for signals on Bank of England policy direction.\n\nRelated events\n\nUK CPI Inflation\, December 2026\, the previous month’s release covering November 2026 data\nBank of England Monetary Policy Committee decisions\, which weigh this data heavily when setting Bank Rate\nUK labour market and wage growth releases\, which interact closely with services inflation trends\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the UK CPI report released?\nThe December 2026 CPI report is released at 7:00 am London time (2:00 am ET) on January 20\, 2027. \nHow should I read the headline CPI number?\nThe headline annual rate shows how much prices have risen over the past 12 months\, while the monthly rate shows the change from the previous month alone; economists watch both\, alongside core CPI\, which excludes volatile food and energy items. \nHow does this release affect UK interest rates?\nThe Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee uses CPI as its primary inflation gauge against a 2% target\, so a higher or lower than expected reading can shift expectations for Bank Rate decisions and\, in turn\, mortgage and savings rates. \nWhere can I find the official release?\nThe official bulletin is published by the Office for National Statistics under “Consumer price inflation\, UK”. \nWhen is the next UK CPI release after this one?\nThe ONS typically publishes CPI data monthly\, usually on the third Wednesday of the following month\, covering January 2027 data in February 2027. \n← Previous UK CPI Inflation
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/uk-cpi-inflation-january-2027/
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SUMMARY:Australia Labour Force January 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next Australia Labour Force: Thursday\, January 21\, 2027 at 11:30 am AEDT (7:30 pm ET\, 12:30 am London). \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\nUnemployment rate 4.5% (July 2026\, most recently confirmed)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: Australia Labour Force. \nUpdated September 23\, 2026 \n\n← Previous Australia Labour Force\nThe Australia Labour Force report for January 2027 is released on Thursday\, January 21\, 2027 at 11:30 am AEDT (7:30 pm ET on Wednesday\, January 20\, and 12:30 am London time on January 21). It is published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)\, the country’s official statistics agency\, and follows the ABS pattern of releasing labour market data roughly three weeks after the reference month closes\, so this release is expected to cover the December 2026 reference period. Full schedule and background: Australia Labour Force. \nWhat is the Australia Labour Force report?\nThe Labour Force survey is Australia’s headline monthly measure of employment and unemployment. It is based on a sample survey of households\, similar in design to the labour force surveys run by the UK’s Office for National Statistics and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. From it\, the ABS calculates the unemployment rate (the share of the labour force that is without work but actively looking and available to start)\, the employment change (the net number of people who gained or lost jobs)\, and the participation rate (the share of the working-age population that is either working or looking for work). \nThe report also breaks employment down into full-time and part-time roles\, and publishes an underemployment rate\, which counts people who have a job but want and are available to work more hours. Combining underemployment with unemployment gives the underutilisation rate\, a broader gauge of slack in the labour market. \nCentral banks watch this release closely. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) uses labour market trends\, alongside inflation\, to judge how much spare capacity exists in the economy and whether wage growth is likely to add to or ease price pressures. A tight labour market\, with low unemployment and rising wages\, can keep the RBA cautious about cutting interest rates. A labour market that is cooling more quickly than expected can support the case for rate cuts. \nWhen is the January 2027 Labour Force report released?\nThe ABS is scheduled to release the report on Thursday\, January 21\, 2027 at 11:30 am AEDT. That converts to 7:30 pm ET on the Wednesday evening in the United States (because of the time difference\, Australia is a day ahead) and 12:30 am in London on the Thursday. The data is published on the ABS website under Labour Force\, Australia\, alongside detailed tables and a media release summarising the headline figures. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nA consensus forecast for the January 2027 release has not yet been published. Economist surveys for Australian labour market data are typically compiled by Reuters and Bloomberg in the days immediately before release\, so a poll median is not yet available this far ahead. The most recent confirmed ABS figures\, from the Labour Force\, Australia release for July 2026\, showed the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate at 4.5 per cent\, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nMost recent confirmed reading\nConsensus for January 2027 release\n\n\n\n\nUnemployment rate\n4.5% (July 2026)\nNot yet published\n\n\nEmployment change\nUnemployed people rose by 4\,200 to 691\,500 (July 2026)\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 (unemployment rate higher\, or employment falls)\nTraders could see this as a sign the labour market is loosening faster than expected\, which may support bets on RBA rate cuts and could weigh on the Australian dollar\nMore people are out of work or fewer new jobs are being created than expected\, which can be a warning sign for household spending\n\n\nIn line with consensus\nA broadly neutral market reaction would be likely\, since the data would confirm the existing trend the RBA is already tracking\nThe labour market is behaving roughly as expected\, so there is little new information for households or businesses to act on\n\n\nBelow consensus (unemployment rate lower\, or employment rises strongly)\nA stronger than expected labour market could reduce the likelihood of near-term RBA rate cuts and could support the Australian dollar\nMore people are finding work than expected\, which is generally positive for incomes but could also keep inflation pressures higher for longer\n\n\n\nThese are possibilities based on how markets have typically reacted to labour market surprises\, not predictions of what will happen in January 2027. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nThe RBA sets interest rates with a mandate to keep inflation low while supporting full employment\, and it treats the monthly Labour Force report as one of its key inputs alongside quarterly inflation data. Through 2026\, the unemployment rate has drifted higher\, moving from around 3.9 per cent in late 2024 to 4.3 per cent by November 2025 and 4.5 per cent by July 2026\, according to ABS releases. Economists such as Indeed’s Callam Pickering have described some recent monthly prints as giving the RBA “a lot to think about”\, reflecting how a gradually loosening labour market can shift the balance of risks the central bank weighs when setting policy. \nA further rise in unemployment\, or a run of weak employment prints\, would add to the case that the labour market has moved past the point of being “tight”\, which matters because Reserve Bank officials have previously flagged worker shortages and wage pressure as inflation risks. A labour market that continues to loosen gradually\, without a sharp deterioration\, is the scenario the RBA has generally said it wants to see as it tries to bring inflation back to target without triggering a larger rise in joblessness. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nMortgages and interest rates: A weaker than expected labour market print can raise expectations that the RBA will cut its cash rate sooner\, which typically feeds through to lower variable mortgage rates in Australia over time. A stronger print can have the opposite effect\, keeping borrowing costs higher for longer. \nSavings: Interest rates on savings accounts and term deposits tend to move in the same direction as the cash rate\, so a shift in rate cut expectations following this data can change what savers earn on their deposits. \nJobs and wages: The headline employment and unemployment figures give the clearest monthly signal of how easy or hard it is to find work in Australia\, and whether wage pressure from a tight labour market is likely to persist. \nPrices: Because the RBA links labour market slack to inflation risk\, a surprisingly strong jobs report can reinforce concerns about persistent inflation\, while a weaker report can support the case that price pressures are easing. \nInvestments\, pensions and currencies: Movements in RBA rate expectations following this release can affect the Australian dollar against the US dollar\, the pound and the euro\, which matters for anyone holding Australian shares\, superannuation funds with international exposure\, or planning travel to or from Australia. Global investors\, including those in the UK\, Europe and Asia with exposure to Australian equities\, bonds or the currency\, often watch this release for early signs of RBA policy direction. \nRelated events\n\nPrevious release: Australia Labour Force\, December 2026\nThe next monthly Australia Labour Force release\, typically published around three weeks after the following reference month closes\nReserve Bank of Australia interest rate decisions\, which weigh labour market data alongside inflation figures\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the January 2027 Australia Labour Force report released?\nThe ABS is scheduled to release it at 11:30 am AEDT on Thursday\, January 21\, 2027\, which is 7:30 pm ET on the Wednesday evening in the United States and 12:30 am in London on the Thursday. \nHow do I read the unemployment rate and employment change together?\nThe unemployment rate shows the share of the labour force without work\, while the employment change shows the net number of jobs added or lost\, so it is useful to check both figures together with the participation rate\, since a falling unemployment rate can sometimes reflect people leaving the labour force rather than finding work. \nHow does this data affect Reserve Bank of Australia interest rate decisions?\nThe RBA treats the labour market as one of its main gauges of spare capacity in the economy\, so a run of weak jobs data can support arguments for interest rate cuts\, while persistently strong jobs data can keep the RBA cautious about cutting rates. \nWhere can I find the official Labour Force release?\nThe official data and media release are published on the Australian Bureau of Statistics website. \nWhen is the next Australia Labour Force report released?\nThe ABS publishes Labour Force data monthly\, so the next report is expected around three weeks after the following reference month closes\, in line with the ABS release calendar. \n← Previous Australia Labour Force
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/australia-labour-force-january-2027/
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SUMMARY:Japan CPI January 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next Japan CPI: Friday\, January 22\, 2027 at 8:30 am JST (6:30 pm ET\, 11:30 pm London). Covers December 2026 data. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\nNot yet verified\, see Statistics Bureau of Japan\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: Japan CPI. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous Japan CPI\nJapan’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December 2026 is released on Friday\, January 22\, 2027 at 8:30am Japan Standard Time\, which is 6:30pm ET on January 21 and 11:30pm London time the same evening. The data is published by Japan’s Statistics Bureau\, part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. This release covers price changes during December 2026. Full schedule and background: Japan CPI. \nThe release lands at an awkward hour for Western traders\, since it crosses into the evening in New York and the late evening in London. Asian markets\, including Tokyo\, Hong Kong and Singapore\, are the first to react when trading resumes. \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\, utilities and healthcare. The Statistics Bureau collects price data from thousands of retail outlets and service providers across Japan each month and compares it with the same month a year earlier to produce the year-on-year inflation rate. \nEconomists and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) watch three main measures from this release: the headline CPI\, which includes all items; the “core” CPI\, which excludes fresh food because its prices swing sharply with weather and seasons; and the “core-core” CPI\, which strips out both fresh food and energy to show underlying price pressure. The BOJ’s policy target is based on the core measure reaching a stable 2% annually. \nJapan’s inflation story has been unusual among major economies. For decades the country battled deflation\, or falling prices\, which discouraged spending and investment. Since 2022\, import costs\, a weaker yen and rising wages have pushed inflation consistently above the BOJ’s 2% target\, forcing the central bank to reconsider its long-standing ultra-loose monetary policy. \nWhen is the December 2026 CPI released?\nThe Statistics Bureau publishes this report on January 22\, 2027 at 8:30am JST. It appears on the Bureau’s official CPI page and is distributed simultaneously to registered media and data vendors. Japan’s statistical releases follow a fixed\, pre-announced monthly calendar\, so this date is confirmed well in advance rather than estimated. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nAt the time of writing\, a consensus forecast for the December 2026 reading has not yet been published. Economist surveys for Japan’s CPI are typically compiled by Reuters and Bloomberg in the days immediately before release\, so a median forecast will usually appear roughly a week ahead of the data. Readers checking closer to January 22\, 2027 should look for an updated poll from these providers. \nSimilarly\, the prior reading for November 2026 could not be independently verified from the official Statistics Bureau source at the time this preview was written. The table below should be read as a placeholder structure; readers are encouraged to consult the Statistics Bureau of Japan’s official CPI page directly for the confirmed November 2026 figures and any published consensus ahead of the January 22 release. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior (November 2026)\nConsensus (December 2026)\n\n\n\n\nHeadline CPI (year-on-year)\nNot yet verified\, see official source\nNot yet published\n\n\nCore CPI\, ex fresh food (year-on-year)\nNot yet verified\, see official source\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\nYen could strengthen on higher odds of BOJ tightening; Japanese government bond yields may rise\nPrices are rising faster than expected\, which could push the Bank of Japan closer to raising interest rates again\n\n\nIn line with consensus\nLimited market reaction\, BOJ policy path unchanged\nInflation is behaving roughly as expected\, so there is no fresh reason for the central bank to shift course\n\n\nBelow consensus\nYen could weaken\, bets on near-term BOJ rate hikes may be pushed back\nPrice growth is slowing\, which gives the Bank of Japan more room to keep policy steady or go slower on hikes\n\n\n\nThese are possible reactions discussed by market commentators\, not predictions of what will actually happen. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nThe Bank of Japan has been gradually moving away from the ultra-low interest rate policy it held for most of the past decade\, a shift closely tied to whether inflation looks durable rather than temporary. Each CPI release feeds directly into that debate. A run of readings comfortably above 2% tends to support the case for further rate increases\, while a cooling trend gives policymakers room to wait. \nThe yen’s value is also central to this story. A weaker yen raises the cost of imported energy and food\, which can show up in CPI data with a lag. Traders and analysts watching USD/JPY and other currency pairs often treat the CPI release as a trigger for repositioning\, particularly when the data diverges from expectations. \nGlobally\, Japan’s inflation and policy path matter because the BOJ has historically been a major source of cheap yen funding used in trades across world markets. Shifts in Japanese rates can ripple into government bond markets in the United States and Europe\, and into emerging market currencies that are sensitive to global borrowing costs. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\n\nMortgages and borrowing in Japan: if inflation stays elevated\, Japanese mortgage rates\, long among the lowest in the world\, could gradually rise as the BOJ normalises policy.\nSavings: higher Japanese interest rates would eventually filter through to better returns on yen deposits\, reversing years of near-zero savings rates.\nCurrency markets: movements in the yen affect the cost of Japanese goods and travel for UK\, US and European consumers\, and change returns for anyone holding yen-denominated assets or Japanese equities.\nInvestments and pensions: many global pension funds hold Japanese government bonds and equities; shifts in BOJ policy expectations can move those valuations\, affecting diversified portfolios even for investors with no direct Japan exposure.\nGlobal borrowing costs: because Japanese investors are major buyers of foreign bonds\, changes in Japanese yields can influence demand for US Treasuries and European government debt\, indirectly touching mortgage and loan pricing outside Japan.\n\nRelated events\n\nPrevious Japan CPI release: Japan CPI\, December 2026 data\nBank of Japan monetary policy decisions\, which respond directly to CPI trends\nTokyo CPI\, a preliminary indicator released roughly three weeks before the national figure\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the Japan CPI released?\nThe December 2026 report is released at 8:30am JST on January 22\, 2027\, which is 6:30pm ET on January 21 and 11:30pm London time the same evening. \nHow should I read the headline versus core CPI figures?\nHeadline CPI includes all prices\, while core CPI excludes fresh food because its prices are volatile; the Bank of Japan focuses on core CPI when assessing its 2% inflation target. \nHow does this data affect Bank of Japan interest rate decisions?\nPersistently high core CPI readings support the case for further BOJ rate increases\, while cooling inflation gives the central bank more room to hold rates steady. \nWhere can I find the official release?\nThe data is published directly by Japan’s Statistics Bureau on its official CPI page. \nWhen is the next Japan CPI release?\nJapan’s Statistics Bureau publishes CPI data monthly\, so the next release covering January 2027 data is expected roughly one month after this report. \n← Previous Japan CPI
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/japan-cpi-january-2027/
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SUMMARY:UK Retail Sales January 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next UK Retail Sales: Friday\, January 22\, 2027 at 7:00 am GMT (2:00 am ET\, 7:00 am London). Covers December 2026 data. \nDate to be confirmed by the publisher; this is the scheduled date. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: UK Retail Sales. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous UK Retail Sales\nUK Retail Sales for January 2027 covers December 2026 trading and is expected from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on January 22\, 2027 at 7:00 am London time (2:00 am ET). The ONS has not yet formally confirmed this date on its release calendar\, so it should be treated as provisional until nearer the time. Full background and the release history are on the UK Retail Sales hub page. \nRetail sales data is one of the most closely watched gauges of UK consumer health\, and the December reading is particularly important because it captures the full Christmas trading period\, the busiest few weeks of the year for British shops. \nWhat is UK Retail Sales?\nThe ONS Retail Sales Index measures the value and volume of goods sold by retailers in Great Britain each month. It covers large and small stores across food\, non-food\, fuel and non-store (online) retailing\, drawing on a mix of survey responses from thousands of retailers and administrative data. \nThe headline figure that markets focus on is the volume measure\, which strips out the effect of price changes so that economists can see whether people are actually buying more or less\, rather than simply paying more for the same goods. The ONS reports this as a month-on-month and a year-on-year percentage change\, both with and without fuel. \nRetail sales feed directly into estimates of consumer spending\, which typically accounts for close to 60% of UK gross domestic product. Because of that weight\, the Bank of England\, the Treasury and City economists all use the data to judge whether households are tightening their belts or continuing to spend\, which in turn shapes views on interest rates and the wider economic outlook. \nWhen is the December Retail Sales report released?\nThe ONS publishes retail sales data on a fixed day each month\, usually around the third or fourth week\, at 7:00 am London time. Based on the pattern seen with recent releases\, including the December 2025 bulletin published on 23 January 2026\, the data covering December 2026 is expected around January 22\, 2027. This date is an estimate pending official confirmation on the ONS release calendar. \nThe release will appear as a statistical bulletin titled Retail sales\, Great Britain: December 2026\, alongside the underlying datasets\, on the ONS website. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nA consensus forecast for the December 2026 reading has not yet been published. City economists typically issue their forecasts in the days immediately before the release\, once November’s figures and other high street indicators\, such as the British Retail Consortium’s spending monitor\, are available. \nThe ONS has not yet published the prior (November 2026) reading either\, so a specific comparison figure cannot be confirmed here. Readers should check the UK Retail Sales December 2026 page once that data lands\, as it will set the baseline for this release. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior\nConsensus\n\n\n\n\nRetail sales volumes\, MoM\nNot yet published\nNot yet published\n\n\nRetail sales volumes\, YoY\nNot yet published\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\nCould be read as a sign of resilient consumer spending\, potentially reducing the case for faster Bank of England rate cuts\nShoppers spent more than expected over Christmas\, suggesting households have more spare cash or confidence than feared\n\n\nIn line with consensus\nLikely to have limited market impact\, as it confirms the existing view of the consumer\nSpending matched expectations\, so the broader picture of the economy stays roughly the same\n\n\nBelow consensus\nCould support expectations of weaker growth and add to the case for interest rate cuts\nShoppers pulled back more than expected\, which can signal households are under more financial pressure\n\n\n\nThese are possible market reactions based on how similar releases have typically been interpreted by analysts\, not predictions of what will happen this time. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nThe Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee watches consumer spending data closely as part of its assessment of domestic inflationary pressure. Retail sales\, together with wage growth and services inflation\, help policymakers judge whether demand in the economy is cooling enough to bring inflation sustainably back to the 2% target\, or whether it remains too strong. \nThe ONS has reported that annual retail sales volumes rose 1.3% over the year to 2025\, with increases across food\, non-food and non-store retailers\, according to the ONS December 2025 retail sales bulletin. That gives some sense of the recent trend heading into the period this release will cover\, though the December 2026 figures themselves are not yet available. \nChristmas trading is always a key test for UK retailers\, many of which generate a disproportionate share of annual profit in the final weeks of the year. A strong or weak December print can therefore also move expectations for upcoming retailer earnings and high street employment. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nMortgages and borrowing: stronger-than-expected spending can make the Bank of England more cautious about cutting interest rates quickly\, which affects the cost of new fixed-rate mortgages and other borrowing. Weaker spending can have the opposite effect\, supporting expectations of cheaper borrowing ahead. \nSavings: if the data shifts expectations for Bank of England rate decisions\, savings account and cash ISA rates can move in response within days\, particularly for variable-rate products. \nJobs and wages: retail is one of the UK’s largest employers. A run of weak sales figures can eventually feed through to hiring decisions and pay settlements on the high street and in logistics and warehousing. \nPrices: retail sales volumes\, combined with separate inflation data\, help show whether price rises are being driven by genuine demand or are outpacing what households can actually afford. \nInvestments\, pensions and the pound: UK-focused equities\, particularly retailers and consumer-facing companies\, often react to this data. Sterling can also move if the figures shift expectations for Bank of England policy\, which in turn affects anyone holding international investments\, pensions with overseas exposure\, or planning travel to the eurozone or United States. \nRelated events\n\nUK Retail Sales\, December 2026 data\, the prior month’s release\nUK Consumer Price Index (CPI)\, published separately by the ONS\, which readers often compare against spending trends\nBank of England interest rate decisions\, which weigh consumer spending data heavily in their assessment of the economy\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is UK Retail Sales released?\nThe ONS publishes retail sales data at 7:00 am London time\, which is 2:00 am Eastern Time. \nHow should I read the headline retail sales figure?\nFocus on the volume change\, with and without fuel\, which strips out price effects so you can see whether people are actually buying more goods\, not just paying more for them. \nDoes UK Retail Sales affect interest rates?\nIt is one of several indicators the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee weighs when setting interest rates\, alongside inflation and wage data\, so a surprise reading can shift market expectations for future rate decisions. \nWhere can I find the official release?\nThe ONS publishes the full statistical bulletin and underlying datasets on its website at ons.gov.uk/releasecalendar. \nWhen is the next UK Retail Sales release after this one?\nThe ONS typically publishes retail sales data monthly\, with the next release covering January 2027 data expected around four weeks after this one. \n← Previous UK Retail Sales
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/uk-retail-sales-january-2027/
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SUMMARY:Germany Ifo Business Climate January 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next Germany Ifo Business Climate: Monday\, January 25\, 2027 at 10:30 am CET (4:30 am ET\, 9:30 am London). \nDate to be confirmed by the publisher; this is the scheduled date. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\n89.9 (September 2026)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: Germany Ifo Business Climate. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous Germany Ifo Business Climate\nThe Germany Ifo Business Climate index for January 2027 is scheduled for release on January 25\, 2027 at 4:30 am ET (9:30 am London time\, 10:30 am CET)\, published by the ifo Institute in Munich. The report covers business sentiment surveys collected from German companies during January 2027. Full schedule and background: Germany Ifo Business Climate. \nBecause the ifo Institute has not yet confirmed its 2027 release calendar in detail\, this date is an estimate based on the Institute’s usual pattern of publishing the Business Climate index around the fourth Monday of each month\, generally between the 24th and 27th. Readers should check the ifo Institute’s website closer to the date to confirm the exact time. \nWhat is the Ifo Business Climate index?\nThe Ifo Business Climate index is a monthly survey-based indicator of sentiment among German companies\, produced by the Munich-based ifo Institute. It is one of the most closely watched early signals of the health of Europe’s largest economy\, because Germany’s industrial and export sectors have knock-on effects across the wider eurozone and\, by extension\, global trade. \nEach month\, the ifo Institute surveys around 9\,000 firms across manufacturing\, services\, trade and construction\, asking them to rate their current business situation and their expectations for the next six months as “good”\, “satisfactory” or “poor” and “more favourable”\, “unchanged” or “more unfavourable”. The balance value for each question is the share of positive responses minus the share of negative ones. The headline Business Climate figure is a geometric mean of the current situation balance and the expectations balance\, smoothed and seasonally adjusted. \nMarkets watch the index closely because it tends to move ahead of official industrial production and GDP data\, giving an early read on whether Germany’s economy is accelerating or slowing. A rising index is generally read as a sign of improving confidence; a falling one suggests firms expect weaker demand or rising costs ahead. Because Germany’s economic performance feeds through to eurozone growth forecasts and the European Central Bank’s policy decisions\, the release also moves the euro and eurozone bond yields\, with effects felt in London\, New York and Asian trading sessions that follow. \nWhen is the January Ifo Business Climate released?\nThe release is due on Monday\, January 25\, 2027\, at 4:30 am ET\, which is 9:30 am in London and 10:30 am Central European Time in Munich\, where the ifo Institute is based. The data is published directly on the ifo Institute’s website alongside a short commentary from its president\, and distributed to newswires and data terminals simultaneously. \nAs noted above\, the ifo Institute typically sets its release calendar roughly a year in advance but has not published a confirmed date for January 2027 at the time of writing\, so this date should be treated as the expected timing based on the Institute’s established monthly pattern rather than a confirmed publication slot. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nA consensus forecast for the January 2027 reading has not yet been published. Economist surveys for this release\, typically compiled by Reuters and Bloomberg in the days before publication\, are not available this far ahead of the data. The most recent confirmed reading in the brief for this series is 89.9 points in September 2026\, and readers should treat any figure quoted for intervening months as provisional until the ifo Institute’s own release confirms it. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior (September 2026)\nConsensus (January 2027)\n\n\n\n\nBusiness Climate index\n89.9\nNot yet published\n\n\nCurrent Assessment index\nNot confirmed in brief\nNot yet published\n\n\nExpectations index\nNot confirmed in brief\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\nEuro could firm and eurozone bond yields may edge higher\, as analysts often read stronger sentiment as reducing the case for further European Central Bank easing\nGerman companies feel more confident about demand\, which could point to steadier hiring and investment in the months ahead\n\n\nIn line with consensus\nLimited market reaction expected\, since traders have already priced in the anticipated outcome\nBusiness sentiment is tracking roughly where economists expected\, suggesting no major shift in Germany’s growth trajectory\n\n\nBelow consensus\nEuro could soften and expectations for European Central Bank support may increase\, analysts covering the eurozone typically note\nFirms are more worried about orders\, costs or exports\, which can be an early warning sign for weaker industrial output or job losses later\n\n\n\nThese are possible market reactions drawn from how analysts have typically interpreted past Ifo releases\, not predictions of what will happen in January 2027. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nGermany’s economy has moved through a volatile stretch over recent years\, with the Ifo index swinging between the high-80s and low-90s as companies balanced improving order books against persistent concerns over energy costs\, export demand from China and shifting trade policy. The European Central Bank monitors sentiment surveys like this one alongside hard data such as industrial production and retail sales when assessing whether inflation and growth are on track with its targets. \nSince the series last stood at 89.9 in September 2026\, any further changes will be watched for signs of whether German manufacturing\, long the weak link in the country’s recovery\, is stabilising or deteriorating further. A sustained move higher would support arguments that the eurozone’s largest economy is finding its footing; a renewed slide would likely reignite debate about additional policy support from Frankfurt. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nFor most people outside financial markets\, a single sentiment survey from Germany will not change daily life immediately\, but it feeds into decisions that eventually do. \n\nMortgages and borrowing: weaker German sentiment can add to expectations that the European Central Bank will keep interest rates lower for longer\, which can filter through to mortgage and loan pricing across the eurozone\, and indirectly influences how global central banks\, including the Bank of England and Federal Reserve\, weigh the health of major trading partners.\nSavings: if the data points to a weaker eurozone outlook\, savings rates tied to European Central Bank policy could stay lower for longer\, while a stronger reading could support the case for rates staying higher.\nJobs and wages: Germany is a major export market and manufacturing hub\, so sustained weakness in business sentiment can eventually show up as hiring freezes or job losses in supply chains that stretch into Eastern Europe and parts of Asia.\nPrices: changes in business confidence can affect how willing German firms are to raise or hold prices\, which feeds into eurozone inflation figures watched by the European Central Bank.\nInvestments\, pensions and currencies: the euro\, European equities and eurozone government bonds can all react to a surprise reading\, which matters for anyone holding European funds in a pension or investment portfolio\, and the pound and dollar can also move against the euro depending on the outcome.\n\nRelated events\n\nPrevious release: Germany Ifo Business Climate\, December 2026\nFull hub page: Germany Ifo Business Climate schedule and history\nGerman industrial production and eurozone GDP releases\, which are typically published in the same window and compared against Ifo trends by analysts\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the January 2027 Ifo Business Climate released?\nIt is expected at 4:30 am ET\, which is 9:30 am in London and 10:30 am Central European Time\, based on the ifo Institute’s usual publication pattern. \nHow should I read the Ifo Business Climate index?\nA higher reading than the prior month generally signals improving German business confidence\, while a lower reading signals growing caution among firms about current conditions or future demand. \nDoes the Ifo index affect central bank interest rate decisions?\nYes\, the European Central Bank monitors the Ifo index as one of several sentiment indicators when assessing the strength of the eurozone economy\, though it is not the sole factor behind any rate decision. \nWhere can I find the official Ifo Business Climate release?\nThe data is published directly on the ifo Institute’s website\, alongside the full commentary and sector breakdowns. \nWhen is the next Ifo Business Climate release after January 2027?\nThe ifo Institute typically publishes the index monthly\, so the next reading is expected around the fourth Monday of February 2027\, though the exact date has not yet been confirmed. \n← Previous Germany Ifo Business Climate
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/germany-ifo-business-climate-january-2027/
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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
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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
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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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SUMMARY:Eurozone GDP Flash January 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next Eurozone GDP Flash: Friday\, January 29\, 2027 at 11:00 am CET (5:00 am ET\, 10:00 am London). Covers Q-1 2026 data. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\n+0.4% QoQ\, +1.0% YoY (Q2 2026 flash)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: Eurozone GDP Flash. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous Eurozone GDP Flash\nThe Eurozone GDP Flash for January 2027 is due on Friday\, January 29\, 2027 at 5:00am ET (11:00am CET\, 10:00am London). It is published by Eurostat\, the statistical office of the European Union\, and covers the preliminary estimate of economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2026\, the three months to the end of December. Full schedule and background: Eurozone GDP Flash. \nWhat is the Eurozone GDP Flash?\nGross domestic product\, or GDP\, measures the total value of goods and services produced across the 20 countries that use the euro. The flash estimate is the earliest reading Eurostat publishes for a given quarter\, released roughly 30 days after the quarter ends\, well ahead of the fuller breakdown that follows a few weeks later with detail on household spending\, investment and trade. \nEurostat compiles the flash figure from national statistical offices that together cover around 95 to 99% of euro area output\, so the number is an estimate rather than a final figure and is often revised in subsequent releases. It is reported both as a percentage change on the previous quarter (quarter-on-quarter) and as a percentage change on the same quarter a year earlier (year-on-year). \nMarkets watch it closely because it is the fastest read on whether the currency bloc is growing\, stagnating or shrinking. It feeds directly into decisions at the European Central Bank (ECB)\, influences the euro’s value against the dollar and pound\, and shapes how investors price European equities and bonds. \nWhen is the January GDP flash released?\nThis release is scheduled for January 29\, 2027 at 11:00am Central European Time\, which is 5:00am Eastern Time and 10:00am in London. Eurostat publishes the figures on its euro indicators release calendar page\, alongside a short statistical bulletin. The date follows Eurostat’s standing practice of releasing the flash estimate roughly one month after the reference quarter ends. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nA consensus forecast for the January 2027 release has not yet been published. Economist surveys for Eurozone GDP flash estimates are typically compiled by Reuters and Bloomberg in the days immediately before release\, so figures will only become available closer to January 29\, 2027. \nThe most recent confirmed flash reading\, for the second quarter of 2026\, showed euro area GDP rising 0.4% quarter-on-quarter and 1.0% year-on-year\, according to Eurostat’s July 30\, 2026 release. The equivalent EU-wide figures were 0.5% quarter-on-quarter and a broadly similar annual pace. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior (Q2 2026 flash)\nConsensus (Q4 2026)\n\n\n\n\nEuro area GDP\, QoQ\n0.4%\nNot yet published\n\n\nEuro area GDP\, YoY\n1.0%\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\nEuro could firm and eurozone bond yields may edge higher as traders trim bets on near-term ECB rate cuts\nThe economy grew faster than expected\, suggesting less urgency for the ECB to loosen policy further\n\n\nIn line with consensus\nLimited market reaction\, with attention shifting quickly to the next inflation or labour market release\nGrowth matched expectations\, so the overall picture of the economy stays broadly unchanged\n\n\nBelow consensus\nEuro could soften and rate-cut expectations may be brought forward\, weighing on eurozone bank stocks\nGrowth was weaker than hoped\, which could increase pressure on the ECB to support the economy with lower rates\n\n\n\nThese are possibilities drawn from how markets have typically reacted to growth surprises\, not predictions of what will happen on the day. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nEurozone growth through 2026 has been uneven. Eurostat’s own figures show quarter-on-quarter growth moving from 0.3% in the third quarter of 2025 to 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2025\, flattening to 0.0% in the first quarter of 2026\, before picking up to 0.4% in the second quarter of 2026\, according to the July 30\, 2026 Eurostat release. That pattern of near-stagnation followed by a modest rebound has kept the ECB’s growth and inflation outlook under close scrutiny. \nThe ECB uses GDP trends\, alongside inflation and wage data\, to judge whether the economy needs further support or whether price pressures justify holding interest rates steady. A fourth-quarter 2026 reading that confirms continued expansion would support the view that the eurozone has avoided a deeper slowdown\, while a weak or negative print would revive questions about recession risk heading into 2027. \nOutside the eurozone itself\, the release is watched closely in the UK\, where close trade and financial links mean sluggish continental growth can dampen demand for British exports\, and in Asia\, where the eurozone remains a major export market for manufacturers in China\, Japan and South Korea. A notable slowdown or acceleration in eurozone demand can therefore show up indirectly in corporate earnings and trade figures well beyond Europe’s borders. \nRecent Eurozone GDP readings\n\n\n\nQuarter\nQoQ change\nYoY change\n\n\n\n\n2025 Q3\n0.3%\n1.2%\n\n\n2025 Q4\n0.2%\n1.1%\n\n\n2026 Q1\n0.0%\n0.5%\n\n\n2026 Q2\n0.4%\n1.0%\n\n\n\nSource: Eurostat\, euro indicators release\, July 30\, 2026. Figures for the third quarter of 2026 and fourth quarter of 2026 were not available to verify at the time of writing and are omitted rather than estimated. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nMortgages and borrowing: stronger-than-expected eurozone growth tends to reduce pressure on the ECB to cut interest rates\, which can keep mortgage and loan rates higher for longer across the eurozone. Weaker growth often has the opposite effect. \nSavings: ECB rate decisions\, partly shaped by growth data like this\, feed into the rates banks offer on savings accounts and fixed-term deposits across the euro area. \nJobs and wages: sustained GDP growth usually supports hiring and wage growth\, particularly in manufacturing-heavy economies such as Germany and Italy\, while stagnation or contraction raises the risk of slower hiring or job losses. \nInvestments and pensions: European equity markets and pension funds with exposure to eurozone companies often react to growth surprises\, since weaker growth can squeeze corporate earnings while stronger growth tends to support them. \nCurrencies: the euro’s exchange rate against the dollar and pound can move on the day of release. A weaker pound or dollar relative to the euro affects the cost of European holidays\, imports and cross-border investment for UK and US consumers\, while a stronger euro can make eurozone exports less competitive in Asia and elsewhere. \nRelated events\n\nPrevious release: Eurozone GDP Flash\, November 2026\nEuropean Central Bank interest rate decisions\, which weigh heavily on this GDP data when setting policy\nEurozone inflation (HICP) flash estimates\, typically published in the same week and read alongside GDP for the full growth and prices picture\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the January 2027 Eurozone GDP flash released?\nIt is released at 11:00am Central European Time\, which is 5:00am Eastern Time and 10:00am London time\, on Friday\, January 29\, 2027. \nHow do I read the GDP flash figures?\nFocus on the quarter-on-quarter percentage change for the most immediate sense of momentum\, and the year-on-year figure for the broader trend over the past twelve months. \nHow does this release affect ECB interest rate decisions?\nThe European Central Bank weighs GDP growth alongside inflation and labour market data when deciding whether to raise\, hold or cut interest rates\, so a surprise in either direction can shift expectations for the next policy meeting. \nWhere can I find the official release?\nEurostat publishes the figures and a short bulletin on its euro indicators release calendar. \nWhen is the next Eurozone GDP flash released?\nThe next flash estimate\, covering the first quarter of 2027\, is typically published around 30 days after that quarter ends\, in late April 2027\, following Eurostat’s usual release pattern. \n← Previous Eurozone GDP Flash
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SUMMARY:Germany CPI Flash January 2027 (29)
DESCRIPTION:Next Germany CPI Flash: Friday\, January 29\, 2027 at 2:00 pm CET (8:00 am ET\, 1:00 pm London). Covers December 2026 data. \nDate to be confirmed by the publisher; this is the scheduled date. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\nNot yet available (release pending)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: Germany CPI Flash. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous Germany CPI Flash\nThe Germany CPI Flash for January 2027 is scheduled for release on January 29\, 2027 at 8:00 am ET (1:00 pm London\, 2:00 pm CET) by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany\, Destatis. This flash estimate covers December 2026 price data and gives the first official read on German consumer price inflation before the fuller\, detailed breakdown follows roughly two weeks later. Full schedule and background: Germany CPI Flash. \nWhat is the Germany CPI Flash?\nThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) tracks the average change in prices paid by German households for a fixed basket of goods and services\, covering everything from groceries and rent to energy bills and transport. The flash estimate is a preliminary version\, released faster than the final figure\, based on early price data collected across German states before all regional detail has been finalised. \nMarkets watch the German flash closely because Germany is the eurozone’s largest economy. Its inflation trend feeds directly into the eurozone-wide flash CPI that Eurostat publishes a few days later\, which in turn is one of the key inputs the European Central Bank (ECB) uses when setting interest rates. A basis point\, often shortened to “bp”\, is one hundredth of a percentage point\, the standard unit used to describe changes in interest rates that the ECB and other central banks decide upon partly in response to inflation data like this. \nThe headline rate includes volatile items such as food and energy\, while “core inflation” strips these out to show the more persistent\, underlying trend in prices. Economists and central bankers tend to put more weight on core inflation when judging whether price pressures are easing or building. \nWhen is the January 2027 Germany CPI Flash released?\nDestatis has not yet confirmed the exact release date for data covering December 2026\, so the January 29\, 2027 date shown here is an estimate based on the usual publication pattern: Destatis typically releases the flash CPI estimate in the last few working days of the month following the reference period. The figure will appear on the Destatis release calendar once formally scheduled. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nAs this page covers a release still some way off\, a consensus forecast has not yet been published. Economist surveys for German inflation\, typically compiled by Reuters and Bloomberg\, are usually only published in the days immediately before the release. Check back closer to January 29\, 2027 for the latest poll figures. \nSimilarly\, the most recent published reading (the “prior”) for the period immediately before this one was not available to verify at the time of writing\, since this page covers inflation data from several months ahead. Readers should consult the official Destatis release for the preceding month once it is published. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior\nConsensus\n\n\n\n\nHeadline CPI (year-on-year)\nNot yet available\nNot yet published\n\n\nCore CPI (year-on-year)\nNot yet available\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\nEuro could firm\, eurozone bond yields may rise as traders price a slower pace of ECB rate cuts\nPrices are rising faster than expected\, which could keep borrowing costs higher for longer\n\n\nIn line with consensus\nLimited market reaction\, as the figure confirms the expected trend\nInflation is behaving broadly as economists predicted\, so existing expectations for ECB policy stay intact\n\n\nBelow consensus\nEuro could soften\, markets may bring forward expectations of ECB rate cuts\nPrices are rising more slowly than expected\, which could support the case for lower interest rates\n\n\n\nThese are possible market reactions described by analysts\, not predictions. Actual moves depend on the wider data picture on the day\, including energy prices and the eurozone-wide figures released shortly after. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nThe ECB sets interest rates for the whole eurozone\, and German inflation data is one of the most closely watched national inputs because of the size of the German economy within the currency bloc. Analysts and traders look at whether German price pressures are easing toward the ECB’s 2% medium-term inflation target\, a goal the ECB has stated as its primary objective. Energy prices\, wage growth and housing costs have all been recent drivers of German inflation\, and any shift in these components can change the outlook for ECB policy meetings that follow the release. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\n\nMortgages and borrowing: If German inflation surprises to the upside\, eurozone bond yields can rise\, which may push up fixed mortgage rates across the euro area and influence sentiment in UK and global bond markets too.\nSavings: Higher-than-expected inflation can support the case for the ECB holding rates higher for longer\, which tends to keep savings account and fixed-term deposit rates in the eurozone more attractive.\nJobs and wages: Persistent inflation can squeeze real wages (pay adjusted for price rises) unless employers raise salaries to match\, affecting household budgets across Germany and its trading partners.\nPrices: As the largest eurozone economy\, German price trends often signal where food\, energy and goods prices across the wider bloc are heading next.\nInvestments\, pensions and currencies: The euro\, European equities and eurozone government bonds can all move on this data. A stronger-than-expected reading often supports the euro against the dollar and the pound\, while a weaker reading can do the opposite\, with knock-on effects for pension funds holding European assets.\n\nRelated events\n\nPrevious reading: Germany CPI Flash\, prior release\nThe eurozone-wide flash CPI from Eurostat\, published a few days after the German figure\nThe next European Central Bank interest rate decision\, which weighs this and other eurozone inflation data\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the Germany CPI Flash released?\nIt is scheduled for 8:00 am ET\, which is 1:00 pm in London and 2:00 pm Central European Time\, though Destatis has not yet formally confirmed this specific date. \nHow do I read the CPI Flash figure?\nLook at the year-on-year percentage change for the headline rate\, then compare it with the core rate\, which excludes volatile food and energy prices\, to judge whether underlying inflation pressure is rising or falling. \nHow does this release affect ECB interest rates?\nGerman inflation is one of several national inputs the ECB considers when assessing eurozone-wide price pressure ahead of its policy meetings\, alongside the broader eurozone flash CPI from Eurostat. \nWhere can I find the official release?\nThe data is published directly by Destatis\, the Federal Statistical Office of Germany\, on its release calendar. \nWhen is the next Germany CPI Flash released?\nDestatis publishes this flash estimate monthly\, generally in the last few working days of the month following the reference period; check the Destatis release calendar for the confirmed next date. \n← Previous Germany CPI Flash
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SUMMARY:China Official PMI January 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next China Official PMI: Sunday\, January 31\, 2027 at 9:30 am CST (8:30 pm ET\, 1:30 am London). \nDate to be confirmed by the publisher; this is the scheduled date. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\n50.1 (most recent confirmed Manufacturing PMI\, up from 49.2 prior month)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: China Official PMI. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous China Official PMI\nThe China Official Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for January 2027 is scheduled for release on January 31\, 2027 at 9:30am China Standard Time\, which is 8:30pm ET on January 30 and 1:30am in London on January 31. The data is compiled and published by China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)\, working with the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing\, and it measures activity across China’s manufacturing and non-manufacturing (services and construction) sectors for the month of January 2027. Full schedule and background: China Official PMI. \nNote on timing: the NBS has not yet confirmed this specific release date. The agency typically publishes the Official PMI on the last calendar day of the reference month (or the first business day after\, when the last day falls on a weekend)\, so this page uses that standard pattern as its working estimate. \nWhat is the China Official PMI?\nThe Purchasing Managers’ Index is a monthly survey of procurement managers at thousands of Chinese firms\, asking whether output\, new orders\, employment\, supplier delivery times and inventories rose\, fell or stayed flat compared with the previous month. The responses are converted into a single diffusion index: a reading above 50 signals expansion in that part of the economy\, a reading below 50 signals contraction\, and 50 itself means no change. \nThe NBS publishes two headline numbers each month: the Manufacturing PMI\, which tracks factory activity\, and the Non-Manufacturing PMI\, which covers services and construction. A Composite PMI\, blending both\, is also released. Because China is the world’s largest manufacturing exporter and a major buyer of commodities\, these figures are watched closely in markets well beyond its borders\, including by investors pricing demand for oil\, metals and shipping\, and by companies in Europe\, the United States and the rest of Asia that sell into or source from Chinese supply chains. \nUnlike private-sector PMIs compiled by S&P Global (often reported under the RatingDog or Caixin banner in China)\, the Official PMI leans more heavily on larger\, state-owned enterprises\, so the two series can diverge\, particularly around policy stimulus or seasonal effects such as the Lunar New Year holiday\, which often distorts the January and February readings. \nWhen is the January 2027 PMI released?\nThe release is expected at 9:30am local time in Beijing on January 31\, 2027\, published directly on the NBS website and distributed through state media and financial data terminals. As noted above\, the NBS has not formally confirmed this date at the time of writing\, and the agency’s standard practice is to publish on the final day of the reference month. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nAs of publication\, no consensus forecast for the January 2027 Official PMI has been compiled\, since economist surveys for this release typically appear only in the days immediately before publication. A consensus forecast has not yet been published. \nThe most recent confirmed official reading available shows the Manufacturing PMI at 50.1\, up from 49.2 the previous month\, beating the 49.2 figure forecast by economists polled by Reuters\, according to CNBC. The Non-Manufacturing PMI in that same release stood at 50.2\, up from 49.5\, and the Composite PMI rose to 50.7 from 49.7. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior month\nLatest confirmed reading\n\n\n\n\nManufacturing PMI\n49.2\n50.1\n\n\nNon-Manufacturing PMI\n49.5\n50.2\n\n\nComposite PMI\n49.7\n50.7\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 of firmer demand\, potentially supportive of commodity prices and Asia-linked equities\, though analysts caution Lunar New Year timing can distort January figures\nFactories and service firms report more orders and output than expected\, suggesting China’s economy is holding up better than feared\n\n\nIn line with expectations\nLimited market reaction\, as traders treat the print as confirming the existing trend rather than changing it\nActivity is growing or shrinking roughly as already priced in\, so little changes for policy or investment views\n\n\nBelow consensus\nCould revive expectations of further stimulus from Beijing\, such as rate cuts or infrastructure spending\, and may weigh on the yuan and commodity-linked currencies\nWeaker-than-expected factory or services activity points to softer domestic demand\, raising concern about the pace of China’s recovery\n\n\n\nThese are possibilities based on how markets have historically reacted to PMI surprises\, not predictions of what will happen in January 2027. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nChina’s PMI has oscillated around the 50 breakeven line through much of the recent cycle\, with manufacturing activity dipping below 50 for several months before improving. The December 2025 reading marked the first manufacturing expansion since March that year\, according to CNBC\, while a separate private survey later showed factory activity contracting again in November\, as CNBC reported soft domestic demand continuing to weigh on the economy. This back-and-forth between official and private surveys illustrates why both the headline number and its direction of travel matter to investors trying to judge whether Beijing’s stimulus measures are gaining traction. \nPolicymakers\, including the People’s Bank of China\, use the PMI alongside trade\, credit and property data to judge whether additional support is needed. A run of weak prints typically raises the odds of further monetary easing or fiscal spending\, while a sustained run above 50 can ease pressure to act. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\n\nMortgages and rates: a weak China PMI can push global bond yields lower as investors seek safer assets\, which sometimes feeds through to slightly cheaper fixed-rate mortgage pricing in the UK\, US and eurozone\, though the link is indirect.\nJobs and wages: companies in Germany\, South Korea\, Japan and other economies that export heavily to China can see order books affected by Chinese demand trends\, which over time can influence hiring and overtime in those sectors.\nPrices: stronger Chinese manufacturing activity tends to support demand for oil\, copper and other industrial commodities\, which can feed into fuel and goods prices for consumers worldwide; weaker activity tends to ease those pressures.\nInvestments and pensions: many pension funds and tracker funds hold exposure to commodity producers\, miners and Asia-focused equities\, so swings in China’s PMI can move the value of these holdings.\nCurrencies: a soft PMI print can weigh on the Chinese yuan and on commodity-linked currencies such as the Australian dollar\, while also feeding into broader dollar\, pound and euro trading as investors reassess global growth prospects.\n\nRelated events\n\nPrevious release: China Official PMI\, December 2026\nChina’s private-sector manufacturing PMI (RatingDog/S&P Global)\, published a day or two after the official figure\nChina trade balance and credit data\, which are published separately but watched alongside PMI for a fuller picture of the economy\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the China Official PMI released?\nIt is expected at 9:30am China Standard Time\, which is 8:30pm ET the evening before and 1:30am in London\, though the exact January 2027 date has not been formally confirmed by the NBS. \nHow do I read the PMI number?\nAny reading above 50 signals expansion in that sector compared with the previous month\, a reading below 50 signals contraction\, and readings near 50 suggest little change. \nHow does this release affect interest rates?\nWeak PMI readings can increase expectations of stimulus or rate cuts from the People’s Bank of China\, while also influencing global bond yields and\, indirectly\, mortgage pricing elsewhere. \nWhere can I find the official release?\nThe NBS publishes the data directly on its website\, with an English-language version typically following shortly after the Chinese release. \nWhen is the next PMI release?\nThe NBS publishes the Official PMI monthly\, generally on the last day of each reference month\, so the February 2027 release would be expected roughly a month after this one. \n← Previous China Official PMI
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SUMMARY:China Caixin Manufacturing PMI February 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next China Caixin Manufacturing PMI: Monday\, February 1\, 2027 at 9:45 am CST (8:45 pm ET\, 1:45 am London). \nDate to be confirmed by the publisher; this is the scheduled date. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\nPending confirmation (see January 2027 release)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: China Caixin Manufacturing PMI. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous China Caixin Manufacturing PMI\nThe China Caixin Manufacturing PMI for February 2027 is a private-sector survey of factory activity across China\, published by Caixin Media in partnership with S&P Global. The release is expected around 9:45am China Standard Time (CST) on the first business day after the survey period closes\, which falls at 8:45pm ET the previous calendar day in the United States and 1:45am London time. The report covers manufacturing conditions during February 2027. Full schedule and background: China Caixin Manufacturing PMI. \nAs of publication\, S&P Global had not yet confirmed the exact release date and time for this specific month on its official release calendar. Caixin PMI reports are typically published on the first business day of the month following the reference period\, so this date should be treated as indicative until confirmed closer to the time. \nWhat is the Caixin Manufacturing PMI?\nThe Caixin Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index is a monthly survey of purchasing managers at several hundred private and export-oriented manufacturing firms across China. Respondents are asked whether output\, new orders\, employment\, suppliers’ delivery times and stocks of purchased items have risen\, fallen or stayed the same compared with the previous month. Each sub-index is weighted and combined into a single headline number. \nA reading above 50 signals that manufacturing activity is expanding compared with the prior month\, while a reading below 50 signals contraction. The distance from 50 matters too: a print of 52 suggests firmer growth than 50.5\, even though both are technically expansionary. \nMarkets watch the Caixin survey closely because it leans more heavily towards smaller\, privately owned and export-facing firms than the official National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) PMI\, which covers larger and more state-owned enterprises. The two surveys sometimes diverge\, and investors use that gap to judge how different parts of the Chinese economy are performing. Because China is the world’s largest manufacturer and exporter\, the data also feeds into expectations for global trade volumes\, commodity demand and corporate earnings in Europe\, the United States and the rest of Asia. \nWhen is the February Caixin Manufacturing PMI released?\nThe February 2027 reading is expected at 9:45am CST\, which converts to 8:45pm ET the prior evening and 1:45am London time. It is published by Caixin Media and S&P Global\, usually posted first on the S&P Global PMI release calendar and on Caixin’s own website. As noted above\, the precise date for this specific release had not been formally confirmed at the time this page was written\, consistent with the usual pattern of publication on the first business day of the following month. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nA consensus forecast for the February 2027 Caixin Manufacturing PMI has not yet been published. Economist surveys for this indicator are typically compiled in the final days before release\, closer to the reference month’s end\, so forecasts are not usually available this far in advance. \nThe most recent published reading is the January 2027 Caixin Manufacturing PMI\, covered on this site’s January 2027 event page. At the time of writing\, that figure had not yet been independently verified against an official source for inclusion here\, so it is not repeated as a confirmed number in this preview. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior\nConsensus\n\n\n\n\nHeadline Manufacturing PMI\nSee January 2027 release\nNot yet published\n\n\nNew Orders sub-index\nSee January 2027 release\nNot yet published\n\n\n\nWhat the result could mean\nBecause no consensus figure exists yet for this release\, the scenarios below are framed around the standard 50 expansion/contraction threshold rather than a specific forecast number. These are possibilities discussed by market commentators\, not predictions. \n\n\n\nScenario\nLikely market read\nWhat it means in plain English\n\n\n\n\nComfortably above 50\nSupportive for risk assets tied to China and Asian exporters\, may ease pressure for fresh stimulus\nChinese factories are growing output and orders faster\, suggesting demand both at home and abroad is holding up\n\n\nClose to 50 (broadly in line with recent prints)\nMuted reaction\, seen as confirming a steady but unspectacular trend\nThe manufacturing sector is neither expanding nor contracting meaningfully\, a continuation of recent conditions\n\n\nBelow 50 and weaker than expected\nCould weigh on commodity-linked and Asia-facing equities and the Chinese yuan\, may fuel talk of further policy support\nFactories are seeing less demand\, which can point to softer global trade and slower growth in China\n\n\n\nWhy does this release matter right now?\nChinese policymakers have been balancing efforts to support growth against structural challenges including a weak property sector and uneven consumer demand\, themes that have run through Chinese economic data for several years\, according to coverage by Reuters. The Caixin PMI\, with its focus on smaller and export-oriented firms\, is one of the more timely gauges available to investors trying to judge whether external demand for Chinese goods is holding up or fading. \nGlobal investors use the series alongside the official NBS PMI to triangulate the health of the world’s second-largest economy. A sustained run of readings above 50 would support the view that China’s manufacturing base is stabilising\, while a slide below that threshold would add to concerns already present in markets about slowing Chinese demand and its knock-on effects for exporters in Germany\, South Korea\, Japan and elsewhere\, as well as for commodity producers in Australia and Latin America. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nFor most people outside China\, this single data point will not move mortgage rates or pay packets directly\, but it can shift sentiment in markets that feed through to pensions and investments. \n\nInvestments and pensions: If you hold global equity funds or emerging-market funds\, weaker-than-expected Chinese factory data can pull down shares in companies that sell machinery\, chemicals\, cars or luxury goods into China\, from German carmakers to Asian chipmakers.\nCurrencies: A weak reading can put pressure on the Chinese yuan and on commodity-linked currencies such as the Australian dollar\, while a strong reading tends to support them. This can feed through to the price of imported goods if you live outside China.\nJobs and wages: Export-dependent regions in Europe and Asia that supply components or raw materials to Chinese manufacturers can see hiring and investment decisions influenced by sustained trends in this data.\nPrices: Chinese manufacturing strength or weakness affects global supply and demand for industrial commodities such as copper and steel\, which can filter into the cost of goods from cars to household appliances.\nMortgages and savings: The link is indirect\, but if weak Chinese data adds to worries about global growth\, central banks elsewhere may factor that into interest rate decisions\, with knock-on effects for mortgage and savings rates over time.\n\nRelated events\n\nChina Caixin Manufacturing PMI\, January 2027 (previous release): view the January 2027 page\nChina official NBS Manufacturing PMI\, covering the same reference period\, published by the National Bureau of Statistics\nChina Caixin Services PMI\, typically released a few days after the manufacturing survey\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the China Caixin Manufacturing PMI released?\nIt is expected at 9:45am China Standard Time\, which is 8:45pm ET the previous evening and 1:45am London time\, though the exact date for this release had not been confirmed by the publisher at the time of writing. \nHow do I read the Caixin Manufacturing PMI?\nA reading above 50 indicates expanding manufacturing activity compared with the previous month\, while a reading below 50 indicates contraction; the further from 50\, the stronger the signal. \nDoes this release affect central bank interest rate decisions?\nNot directly\, since it covers China rather than the US\, UK or eurozone\, but persistent weakness or strength in Chinese manufacturing can influence global growth expectations that other central banks take into account. \nWhere can I find the official Caixin PMI release?\nThe official release calendar and reports are published by S&P Global PMI in partnership with Caixin Media. \nWhen is the next Caixin Manufacturing PMI released?\nThe next release covers March 2027 and is expected around the first business day of April 2027\, following the usual publication pattern for this series. \n← Previous China Caixin Manufacturing PMI
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SUMMARY:US ISM Manufacturing PMI February 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next US ISM Manufacturing PMI: Monday\, February 1\, 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\n54.5% (September 2026)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: US ISM Manufacturing PMI. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous US ISM Manufacturing PMI\nThe US ISM Manufacturing PMI for February 2027 is due on Monday\, February 1\, 2027 at 10:00 am ET (3:00 pm London time)\, published by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). This release covers data collected from purchasing and supply executives during January 2027. As with most ISM reports\, the Institute has not yet formally confirmed this exact date on its public calendar\, but ISM traditionally publishes the Manufacturing PMI on the first business day of each month\, which points to February 1\, 2027. Full background and the release schedule can be found on the US ISM Manufacturing PMI hub page. \nWhat is the ISM Manufacturing PMI?\nThe ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index is a survey-based gauge of activity in the US manufacturing sector. Each month\, ISM asks purchasing and supply executives at more than 400 industrial companies whether conditions in areas such as new orders\, production\, employment\, supplier deliveries and inventories are better\, worse or unchanged than the previous month. The responses are weighted and combined into a single diffusion index. \nA reading above 50% signals that the manufacturing sector is generally expanding compared with the prior month\, while a reading below 50% signals contraction. The further the number sits from 50\, the stronger the signal. Because the survey is forward-looking and timely\, often released before official government manufacturing data\, markets\, the Federal Reserve and corporate planners treat it as one of the earliest and most reliable snapshots of industrial momentum each month. \nInvestors watch the sub-indices as closely as the headline number. New orders tend to lead the rest of the index and hint at future production. Prices paid flags cost pressures that can feed into broader inflation. Employment offers an early read on factory hiring ahead of the official jobs report. \nWhen is the January 2027 ISM Manufacturing PMI released?\nThe report covering January 2027 activity is scheduled for release on Monday\, February 1\, 2027\, at 10:00 am ET (3:00 pm in London). It is published directly by the Institute for Supply Management on its website\, and is simultaneously carried by financial data terminals and major newswires. Because ISM has not yet posted its formal 2027 release calendar at the time of writing\, this date is an estimate based on the Institute’s long-standing pattern of releasing the Manufacturing PMI on the first business day of the month. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nA consensus forecast for the January 2027 ISM Manufacturing PMI has not yet been published. Economist surveys from Reuters\, Bloomberg and similar providers are typically compiled only in the days immediately before each release\, so no poll exists this far in advance. Once available closer to February 1\, 2027\, the consensus and the most recent prior reading will normally appear in the table below and in the answer box at the top of this page. \nThe most recent confirmed reading available at the time of writing was 54.5% in September 2026\, marking the ninth consecutive month in expansion territory\, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s official report carried by PR Newswire. Readers should check the official ISM release nearer the date for the latest confirmed prior figure\, since several more monthly prints will have been published between September 2026 and January 2027. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior (most recently confirmed)\nConsensus\n\n\n\n\nHeadline Manufacturing PMI\n54.5% (September 2026)\nNot yet published\n\n\nNew Orders Index\nGrowing (September 2026)\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 of stronger factory momentum\, which could reduce expectations of near-term Federal Reserve interest rate cuts if growth looks strong enough to keep inflation sticky\nFactories are busier than expected\, which can support jobs and output but may also keep borrowing costs higher for longer\n\n\nIn line with consensus\nTypically a muted market reaction since the number matches what was already priced in\nThe manufacturing sector is behaving broadly as expected\, with no major surprise for policy or markets\n\n\nBelow consensus\nOften read as a sign of cooling industrial activity\, which can increase bets on the Fed holding or cutting rates sooner\nFactories are producing or ordering less than hoped\, a possible early warning of softer growth or job losses ahead\n\n\n\nThese are illustrative possibilities rather than predictions. Actual market moves depend on the wider data picture at the time\, including inflation trends and the Federal Reserve’s policy stance. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nManufacturing has swung sharply over the past two years. The sector spent much of 2025 in contraction\, with the index falling to 47.9% in December 2025\, its lowest reading of that year and the tenth consecutive month below the 50% expansion threshold\, according to IndustryWeek. Activity then recovered through 2026\, with the index climbing back above 50% and reaching 52.7% in March 2026\, 54.0% in May 2026 and 55.6% in July 2026\, before easing slightly to 54.6% in August 2026 and 54.5% in September 2026\, according to official ISM figures distributed via PR Newswire. \nThis swing from contraction to a sustained run of expansion is one reason the Federal Reserve and other central banks pay close attention to the ISM series: it offers an early read on whether industrial demand is firming or fading well before quarterly GDP data confirms the trend. A further run of readings above 50% would reinforce the narrative of a resilient US industrial base\, while any slide back toward or below 50% would raise fresh questions about the durability of the recovery seen through much of 2026. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\n\nMortgages and borrowing rates: A stronger-than-expected PMI can push bond yields higher as investors trim expectations of Fed rate cuts\, which can feed through to mortgage and other borrowing costs in the US and\, via global bond markets\, in the UK and eurozone too.\nSavings: If the data supports the case for the Fed holding rates higher for longer\, savers in cash accounts and money market funds may see little change or a modest benefit\, while a weak reading that raises hopes of rate cuts could eventually mean lower returns on cash.\nJobs and wages: The employment component of the PMI offers an early hint about factory hiring. A run of weak readings can be an early warning sign for manufacturing job losses\, which matters for workers in the US Midwest and manufacturing-heavy regions of Europe and Asia that supply US factories.\nPrices: The prices paid index tracks input cost pressures faced by manufacturers. Rising costs here can eventually show up in the prices of goods on shelves\, affecting household budgets.\nInvestments\, pensions and currencies: Industrial stocks and broader equity indices often react to the PMI\, and the dollar can strengthen on a stronger print as traders price in a more hawkish Fed stance. A weaker dollar or stronger pound and euro are possible if the data undershoots expectations\, which affects the value of overseas pension holdings and import prices for UK and European households.\n\nRelated events\n\nPrevious release: US ISM Manufacturing PMI\, January 2027\nFull release schedule and background: US ISM Manufacturing PMI hub page\nReaders tracking the broader US economy may also want to watch the ISM Services PMI and the monthly US jobs report\, both of which are released close to the Manufacturing PMI each month\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the ISM Manufacturing PMI released?\nThe report is scheduled for 10:00 am ET\, which is 3:00 pm in London\, on the first business day of the month covering the prior month’s activity. \nHow do I read the ISM Manufacturing PMI number?\nA reading above 50% signals expansion in manufacturing compared with the previous month\, while a reading below 50% signals contraction\, with the distance from 50 indicating the strength of the signal. \nDoes the ISM Manufacturing PMI affect Federal Reserve interest rate decisions?\nThe Fed does not target this index directly\, but it is one of many indicators policymakers monitor for signs of industrial momentum or weakness that could influence the outlook for growth and inflation. \nWhere can I find the official ISM Manufacturing PMI release?\nThe official report is published on the Institute for Supply Management’s website\, ismworld.org\, and distributed to newswires at the same time. \nWhen is the next ISM Manufacturing PMI release after this one?\nISM publishes the Manufacturing PMI monthly\, so the next release covering February 2027 activity would typically follow on the first business day of March 2027. \n← Previous US ISM Manufacturing PMI
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SUMMARY:Eurozone Flash CPI February 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next Eurozone Flash CPI: Tuesday\, February 2\, 2027 at 11:00 am CET (5:00 am ET\, 10:00 am London). Covers January 2027 data. \nDate to be confirmed by the publisher; this is the scheduled date. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\n2.8% (June 2026 flash\, most recent confirmed)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: Eurozone Flash CPI. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous Eurozone Flash CPI\nThe Eurozone Flash CPI for February 2027\, covering January 2027 price data\, is scheduled for release on February 2\, 2027 at 5:00 am ET (10:00 am London\, 11:00 am CET). The figures are published by Eurostat\, the statistical office of the European Union\, as a preliminary “flash” reading of annual inflation across the 20 countries that use the euro. Full background and the release schedule for this series are on the Eurozone Flash CPI hub page. \nWhat is the Eurozone Flash CPI?\nThe Flash CPI (formally the flash estimate of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices\, or HICP) is Eurostat’s earliest snapshot of how much prices have risen across the euro area over the previous 12 months. It covers a broad basket of goods and services\, including food\, energy\, housing\, transport and services such as restaurants and insurance\, weighted to reflect typical household spending across member states. \nBecause it arrives before national statistical offices have finalised every input\, the flash figure is an estimate rather than a final number. It is usually close to the confirmed reading published around three weeks later\, but revisions do happen\, particularly in volatile categories such as energy and unprocessed food. \nMarkets watch this release closely because it feeds directly into the European Central Bank’s (ECB) interest rate decisions. The ECB’s target is 2% annual inflation over the medium term\, so traders\, bond investors and currency desks use the flash CPI to gauge whether the central bank is likely to hold\, cut or raise borrowing costs at its next meeting. \nWhen is the January 2027 Flash CPI released?\nThe release is expected on Tuesday\, February 2\, 2027 at 11:00 am Central European Time (5:00 am ET\, 10:00 am London time). Eurostat publishes the figures on its euro indicators release calendar page. The exact date has not yet been confirmed by Eurostat at the time of writing: the flash CPI is typically released on the final working day of the reference month or the first working day of the following month\, so this date and time should be treated as indicative until Eurostat’s official calendar confirms it. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nA consensus forecast for the January 2027 flash reading has not yet been published. Economist polls for this release\, typically compiled by Reuters or Bloomberg\, are usually circulated only a few days before the print\, so no figure is available this far in advance. \nThe most recently confirmed flash estimate available at the time of writing was for June 2026\, when Eurostat reported euro area annual inflation at 2.8%\, according to the Eurostat euro indicators release. Readers should check the official Eurostat release calendar closer to February 2027 for the latest prior figure and any published consensus. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior (most recent confirmed)\nConsensus\n\n\n\n\nHeadline annual HICP\n2.8% (June 2026 flash)\nNot yet published\n\n\nCore HICP (ex-energy\, food\, alcohol\, tobacco)\nNot confirmed at time of writing\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\nInvestors could price in a slower pace of ECB rate cuts\, pushing euro area government bond yields and the euro higher\nPrices rose faster than expected\, which could keep the cost of borrowing higher for longer\n\n\nIn line with consensus\nLimited market reaction\, with the ECB’s existing policy path largely unchanged\nInflation is behaving roughly as expected\, so no immediate change to interest rate plans\n\n\nBelow consensus\nMarkets could bring forward expectations of ECB rate cuts\, weighing on the euro and bond yields\nPrices rose more slowly than expected\, which could eventually feed through to cheaper loans and mortgages\n\n\n\nThese are possibilities\, not predictions. The actual market reaction will depend on the details within the release\, including the split between energy\, food\, services and core goods prices\, and on what the ECB has signalled at its most recent meeting. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nEuro area inflation has moved in a wide band over the past two years. Eurostat recorded 2.5% in January 2025\, before cooling in parts of 2025 and early 2026\, with the flash estimate falling to 1.7% in January 2026 and 2.0% in December 2025\, according to Eurostat’s February 2026 release. By June 2026\, the flash estimate had moved back up to 2.8%\, a reminder that the path back to the ECB’s 2% target has not been a straight line. \nThe ECB sets its deposit rate with reference to this kind of data\, alongside wage growth\, energy prices and the exchange rate. A string of readings above target tends to keep the central bank cautious about cutting rates further\, while a run of below-target prints strengthens the case for easing. Analysts and traders will compare the January 2027 flash figure against this recent history to judge whether inflation is trending back towards\, above\, or below the ECB’s target. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nMortgages and loans: if euro area inflation runs hotter than expected\, the ECB is less likely to cut rates soon\, which keeps variable mortgage and business loan costs across the eurozone higher for longer. A cooler reading raises the chance of cheaper borrowing in the months ahead. \nSavings: savers in euro area banks benefit from higher rates while the ECB holds its current policy stance. If inflation falls and rate cuts follow\, savings account and fixed-term deposit returns are likely to decline over time. \nJobs and wages: persistent inflation above target can squeeze real wages if pay rises do not keep pace\, while falling inflation tends to ease pressure on household budgets even without matching pay increases. \nPrices and the cost of living: this release is one of the clearest signals of whether everyday costs\, such as groceries\, energy bills and eating out\, are still rising faster than normal across the euro area. \nInvestments\, pensions and currencies: the euro\, European government bonds and eurozone equities can all move on this data. A stronger than expected reading tends to support the euro against the dollar and pound\, while a weaker reading can push the currency lower and support export-focused shares. UK and US investors with European exposure\, and savers with euro-denominated pensions\, are directly affected by these swings. \nRelated events\n\nPrevious release: Eurozone Flash CPI\, January 2027\, covering December 2026 data\nThe European Central Bank’s next monetary policy decision\, which will weigh this and prior inflation readings\nNational HICP releases from Germany\, France\, Italy and Spain\, which feed into the euro area aggregate\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the Eurozone Flash CPI released?\nThe release is expected at 5:00 am ET\, which is 10:00 am London time and 11:00 am Central European Time\, though Eurostat has not yet confirmed the exact date for the January 2027 data. \nHow do I read the flash CPI figure?\nThe headline number is the annual percentage change in prices compared with the same month a year earlier. A rising figure means prices are increasing faster than before\, and a falling figure means price growth is slowing\, not that prices are dropping overall. \nHow does this data affect ECB interest rates?\nThe ECB uses euro area inflation data\, alongside other indicators\, to decide whether to hold\, cut or raise its deposit rate. Inflation running above its 2% target for a sustained period tends to argue against rate cuts\, while inflation below target strengthens the case for easing. \nWhere can I find the official release?\nEurostat publishes the figures on its euro indicators release calendar\, with the full statistical release available on the same page. \nWhen is the next Eurozone Flash CPI released?\nThe following flash estimate\, covering February 2027 data\, is typically published around the end of February or the start of March 2027\, following Eurostat’s usual monthly schedule. \n← Previous Eurozone Flash CPI
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/eurozone-flash-cpi-february-2027/
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SUMMARY:Eurozone Unemployment February 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next Eurozone Unemployment: Tuesday\, February 2\, 2027 at 11:00 am CET (5:00 am ET\, 10:00 am London). \nDate to be confirmed by the publisher; this is the scheduled date. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\nTo be confirmed from January 2027 release\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: Eurozone Unemployment. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous Eurozone Unemployment\nEurostat publishes the euro area unemployment rate for December 2026 on February 2\, 2027\, at 11:00 am CET (5:00 am ET\, 10:00 am London time). The release covers the 20 countries that use the euro and is the final labour-market snapshot before the European Central Bank’s early 2027 policy meetings. Full schedule and background: Eurozone Unemployment. \nEurostat has not yet confirmed this exact release date. The agency typically publishes the monthly unemployment figure on the first business day of the month\, roughly five weeks after the reference period ends\, so the date above follows that usual pattern rather than a confirmed Eurostat announcement. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nAs this release sits well ahead of the current reporting calendar\, a consensus forecast has not yet been published by Reuters\, Bloomberg or other polling services. These polls are typically compiled only in the days immediately before the release. The table below will be updated once economists’ estimates become available. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior\nConsensus\n\n\n\n\nEuro area unemployment rate\nTo be confirmed from the January 2027 release\nNot yet published\n\n\nYouth unemployment rate (under 25)\nTo be confirmed from the January 2027 release\nNot yet published\n\n\n\nThe euro area jobless rate has generally held near historically low levels in recent years\, according to Eurostat’s release calendar\, though the precise prior reading for this release will depend on the January 2027 figure published a month earlier. See the January 2027 Eurozone unemployment report for the most recent confirmed number once it is out. \nWhat the result could mean\n\n\n\nScenario\nLikely market read\nPlain-English meaning\n\n\n\n\nAbove consensus (higher unemployment)\nEuro may soften; bond yields could ease on growth concerns\nMore people out of work than expected\, a sign the labour market is cooling faster than forecast\n\n\nIn line with consensus\nLimited market reaction; existing ECB rate expectations largely unchanged\nThe labour market is behaving broadly as economists predicted\n\n\nBelow consensus (lower unemployment)\nEuro may firm; some repricing of ECB rate-cut expectations\nFewer people out of work than expected\, which can keep wage pressure and inflation concerns alive\n\n\n\nWhy it matters this week\nThe unemployment rate is one of several labour indicators the European Central Bank weighs when setting interest rates\, alongside wage growth and vacancy data. A tight labour market can keep wage growth elevated\, which the ECB watches closely because it feeds through into services inflation. A weakening labour market\, by contrast\, often strengthens the case for interest rate cuts. \nInvestors outside the eurozone also track this release. A softer than expected reading can pressure the euro against the dollar and the pound\, with knock-on effects for UK and US exporters who sell into European markets\, while a resilient labour market tends to support the single currency and euro area government bond yields. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nIf you hold savings or investments in euros\, a surprise in this report can move the euro’s exchange rate against the pound or dollar\, which affects anyone converting currency for travel\, property purchases or cross-border business. A weaker euro makes European holidays or imports cheaper for UK and US shoppers\, while a stronger euro has the opposite effect. \nFor mortgage holders and savers in the eurozone\, this data feeds into the ECB’s interest rate decisions. A rising unemployment rate tends to support the case for lower rates\, which could eventually mean cheaper mortgage borrowing but also lower returns on savings accounts. The reverse applies if unemployment stays low and wage pressures persist. \nPension funds and investors with exposure to European equities or bonds may also see short-term price moves around the release\, though a single monthly labour report rarely changes long-term investment strategy on its own. \nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the Eurozone unemployment report released?\nEurostat is expected to publish the figures at 11:00 am CET\, which is 5:00 am ET and 10:00 am London time\, though this date has not been formally confirmed. \nWhat counts as a significant surprise in this data?\nA move of 0.2 percentage points or more away from the prevailing trend is generally considered notable for a figure that typically changes gradually month to month. \nWhen is the next Eurozone unemployment report?\nEurostat publishes this series monthly\, so the following release covering the next reference month follows roughly a month later\, typically on the first business day of the month. \n← Previous Eurozone Unemployment
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/eurozone-unemployment-february-2027/
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SUMMARY:US ADP Employment Report February 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next US ADP Employment Report: Wednesday\, February 3\, 2027 at 8:15 am ET (1:15 pm London). \nDate to be confirmed by the publisher; this is the scheduled date. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\n+41\,000 jobs (December ADP report)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: US ADP Employment Report. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous US ADP Employment Report\nThe US ADP Employment Report for February 2027 is scheduled for Wednesday\, February 3\, 2027 at 8:15 am ET (1:15 pm London)\, published by the ADP Research Institute in partnership with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. The report covers private-sector payroll changes for January 2027. Full schedule and background: US ADP Employment Report. \nThe publisher has not yet confirmed this exact date. ADP typically releases its National Employment Report on the first Wednesday of each month\, two business days ahead of the US government’s official Nonfarm Payrolls figures\, so the date above is an estimate based on that usual pattern. \nWhat is the ADP Employment Report?\nThe ADP National Employment Report is a monthly estimate of private-sector job creation or loss in the United States. It is built from anonymised payroll data covering tens of thousands of US businesses processed by ADP\, one of the world’s largest payroll providers\, and is produced in collaboration with researchers at the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. \nBecause it draws on actual payroll records rather than a survey\, it is seen as a real-time\, if imperfect\, read on hiring trends across the US economy. It breaks the headline figure down by company size\, sector and sometimes region\, letting analysts see which parts of the economy are adding or shedding jobs. \nMarkets watch it closely because it lands just before the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Nonfarm Payrolls report\, offering an early signal of labour market momentum that can shift expectations for the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision. \nWhen is the January 2027 ADP report released?\nThe report covering January 2027 hiring is expected on Wednesday\, February 3\, 2027\, at 8:15 am ET (1:15 pm London time)\, published directly by ADP Research on its own website and distributed to major financial data terminals and news wires simultaneously. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nA consensus forecast for the January 2027 reading has not yet been published. Surveys of economists by outlets such as Bloomberg and Reuters are typically released only in the days immediately before the report\, so no figure can be cited this far in advance. \nThe most recent confirmed ADP print\, covering December\, showed private employers added 41\,000 jobs\, described by Bloomberg as a moderate pace of hiring and by Fox Business as fewer jobs than economists had expected. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior (December)\nConsensus\n\n\n\n\nPrivate payrolls (monthly change)\n+41\,000\nNot yet published\n\n\nThree-month hiring trend\nLackluster\, per Yahoo Finance\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 of resilient hiring\, potentially reducing the chance of near-term Fed rate cuts\nBusinesses are adding workers faster than expected\, which can support wages but also keep inflation pressures alive\n\n\nIn line\nLimited market reaction\, with attention shifting to the Nonfarm Payrolls release two days later\nThe labour market is behaving roughly as expected\, with no major surprise for policymakers\n\n\nBelow consensus\nCould be read as a sign of a cooling labour market\, supporting bets on earlier Fed rate cuts\nFewer jobs than hoped may mean companies are more cautious about hiring\, which can eventually slow wage growth\n\n\n\nThese are possibilities discussed by analysts and economists\, not predictions\, since the actual figure will depend on conditions closer to the release date. \nFor context\, ADP’s methodology differs from the government’s official Nonfarm Payrolls survey\, which is based on a sample of businesses and households rather than complete payroll records. The two reports can diverge in any given month\, sometimes significantly\, which is why economists treat the ADP figure as a useful early indicator rather than a precise forecast of the official number. \nThe report also breaks down hiring by establishment size\, distinguishing between small businesses\, mid-sized firms and large corporations\, as well as by broad industry groups such as goods-producing and service-providing sectors. This detail can help investors identify whether any slowdown or pickup in hiring is concentrated in a particular part of the economy\, such as manufacturing or leisure and hospitality\, rather than being broad-based. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nHiring has been described as lackluster through late 2025 and into 2026\, with the December ADP print of 41\,000 jobs falling short of what economists had pencilled in\, according to Fox Business. The Federal Reserve has repeatedly said it is watching the labour market closely alongside inflation data when setting interest rates\, so any further slowdown or rebound in hiring feeds directly into expectations for monetary policy. \nADP has also been expanding its reporting\, including a newer weekly pulse of labour market conditions described by ADP Research\, reflecting growing demand from investors for more frequent\, real-time signals on US jobs. \nGlobally\, the release is watched well beyond US borders. A softer US jobs market can weigh on the dollar and shift expectations for Fed rate cuts\, which in turn affects borrowing costs and currency movements in the UK\, the eurozone and parts of Asia that trade closely with the United States. Asian exporters\, for example\, often track US consumer and labour strength as a proxy for future demand. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\n\nMortgages and borrowing: Weak hiring numbers can increase the odds of Federal Reserve rate cuts\, which may eventually feed through to lower mortgage and loan rates in the US\, and can influence expectations for the Bank of England and European Central Bank too.\nSavings: If rate cuts become more likely\, savings account and cash ISA returns in the US and UK could drift lower over time as central banks respond to a cooling jobs market.\nJobs and wages: A weaker reading can signal slower wage growth and a tighter job-hunting environment\, while a stronger reading suggests employers are still competing for workers.\nInvestments and pensions: Stock markets often react quickly to jobs data because it shapes interest rate expectations\, which affects share valuations and bond prices held in pension funds globally.\nCurrencies: A surprise in either direction can move the US dollar against the pound and the euro\, since labour market strength is a key input into Fed policy expectations that drive currency markets.\n\nRelated events\n\nPrevious release: US ADP Employment Report\, January 2027\nUS Nonfarm Payrolls report\, usually published two business days after the ADP figure\nFederal Reserve interest rate decision\, which weighs labour market data heavily\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the ADP Employment Report released?\nIt is typically released at 8:15 am ET\, which is 1:15 pm in London\, on the first Wednesday of the month. \nHow should I read the ADP number?\nFocus on the monthly change in private-sector jobs and compare it with the prior month and consensus forecast\, rather than reacting to the headline figure in isolation. \nHow does this report affect interest rates?\nCentral banks\, including the Federal Reserve\, treat labour market strength as one input into interest rate decisions\, so a surprisingly strong or weak reading can shift market expectations for future rate moves. \nWhere can I find the official ADP release?\nThe report is published directly on the ADP National Employment Report website and distributed to major news wires at the time of release. \nWhen is the next ADP Employment Report?\nThe next report typically follows one month later\, again on the first Wednesday of the month\, covering the following month’s hiring data. \n← Previous US ADP Employment Report
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/us-adp-employment-report-february-2027/
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SUMMARY:US ISM Services PMI February 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next US ISM Services PMI: Wednesday\, February 3\, 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\n54.1 (July 2026\, latest verified)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: US ISM Services PMI. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous US ISM Services PMI\nThe US ISM Services PMI for January 2027 is scheduled for release on February 3\, 2027 at 10:00 am ET (3:00 pm London)\, published by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The report measures activity in the services sector\, which accounts for the majority of US economic output\, for the month of January 2027. Full schedule and background: US ISM Services PMI. \nWhat is the ISM Services PMI?\nThe ISM Services Purchasing Managers’ Index\, formally called the Services PMI\, is a monthly survey of purchasing and supply executives at more than 400 service-sector firms\, covering industries such as finance\, healthcare\, retail\, transportation and professional services. Respondents report whether business activity\, new orders\, employment and supplier deliveries are better\, worse or unchanged compared with the previous month. \nISM converts these responses into a diffusion index. A reading above 50 signals that the services sector is expanding; a reading below 50 signals contraction. Because services make up roughly two-thirds of US gross domestic product\, this index is one of the clearest early signals of how the broader economy is performing\, often arriving weeks before official government data. \nInvestors\, central bankers and businesses watch the report because it combines hard activity signals with a forward-looking prices-paid component\, which hints at inflation pressure building in the pipeline. A strong or weak surprise can move Treasury yields\, the dollar and equity futures within minutes of release. \nWhen is the January 2027 ISM Services PMI released?\nISM typically publishes the Services PMI on the third business day of the month\, covering data from the previous month. Based on this pattern\, the January 2027 report is expected on February 3\, 2027 at 10:00 am ET (3:00 pm London). The ISM has not yet confirmed the exact date on its official release calendar at the time of writing\, so this date should be treated as the standard schedule rather than a confirmed publication slot. The report is published directly by the Institute for Supply Management on its website. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nA consensus forecast for the January 2027 release has not yet been published. Economists’ polls from providers such as Reuters and Bloomberg are typically released only a few days before the data\, so no figure is currently attributable for this specific report. \nThe most recently verified reading for the headline index was 54.1 in July 2026\, according to data compiled by YCharts\, up from 50.1 a year earlier. Readers should check the ISM’s own site closer to the release date for the latest confirmed prior-month figure and any published consensus. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior (latest verified)\nConsensus\n\n\n\n\nHeadline Services PMI\n54.1 (July 2026)\nNot yet published\n\n\nPrices Paid Index\nNot independently verified for this period\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\nCould be read as a sign of resilient services demand\, potentially supporting a higher-for-longer rate stance from the Federal Reserve\nBusinesses in services industries are growing faster than expected\, which could keep inflation pressures elevated\n\n\nIn line with consensus\nLikely to have a limited market reaction\, since the data confirms existing expectations\nThe services sector is performing broadly as forecast\, with no major surprise for policy or markets\n\n\nBelow consensus\nMay be interpreted as a sign of slowing momentum\, which some analysts could view as supportive of earlier interest rate cuts\nServices firms are seeing weaker demand or activity than expected\, a possible early warning of a broader slowdown\n\n\n\nRecent ISM Services PMI readings\n\n\n\nMonth\nHeadline reading\n\n\n\n\nFebruary 2026\n56.1\n\n\nMarch 2026\n54.0\n\n\nApril 2026\n53.6\n\n\nMay 2026\n54.5\n\n\nJune 2026\n54.0\n\n\nJuly 2026\n54.1\n\n\n\nData for this table is drawn from YCharts\, which compiles the ISM’s published series. Readers should check the ISM’s own release for the most current figures covering months closer to January 2027\, since more recent prints are not yet reflected in this table. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nThe Federal Reserve monitors the ISM Services PMI closely as part of its assessment of underlying demand and inflation pressure\, alongside the ISM Manufacturing PMI and the monthly jobs report. Through much of 2025 and into 2026\, the index oscillated close to the 50 breakeven line\, reflecting a services sector that expanded in some months and edged into contraction in others\, according to data from YCharts. By mid-2026 the index had firmed to the mid-50s\, suggesting steadier growth. \nMarkets will be watching whether that firmer trend has continued into early 2027 or whether momentum has faded\, particularly in the employment and new orders sub-indices\, which feed into expectations for the labour market and future Fed policy decisions. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\n\nMortgages and borrowing rates: A stronger-than-expected services reading can push up Treasury yields\, which feed into US mortgage rates; a weaker reading can ease them. Borrowers with adjustable-rate products or those shopping for a new mortgage may see rates shift slightly in the days after release.\nSavings rates: If the data shifts expectations for Federal Reserve policy\, savings account and money market yields can adjust in the following weeks\, since banks price deposits partly off the expected path of the federal funds rate.\nJobs and wages: The employment component of the survey offers an early signal on hiring intentions in services industries such as retail\, healthcare and finance\, which can hint at where job openings and wage growth are heading.\nInvestments and pensions: Equity markets\, including funds commonly held in workplace pensions and retirement accounts\, can react to a surprise reading\, particularly shares of banks\, retailers and other services-heavy sectors.\nCurrencies: A surprise in either direction can move the US dollar against the pound\, euro and yen\, which affects the cost of imported goods\, overseas holidays and returns on foreign investments for UK and European savers.\n\nRelated events\n\nUS ISM Services PMI\, January 2027 release\nUS ISM Manufacturing PMI (released the first business day of the month)\nUS nonfarm payrolls report (typically released the first Friday of the month)\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the ISM Services PMI released?\nThe report is released at 10:00 am ET\, which is 3:00 pm in London\, on the third business day of the month. \nHow do I read the ISM Services PMI number?\nA reading above 50 means the services sector is expanding compared with the previous month; a reading below 50 means it is contracting. \nHow does this report affect interest rates?\nThe Federal Reserve uses the report as one gauge of economic momentum and inflation pressure\, so a significant surprise can shift market expectations for future rate decisions\, though it is only one of many inputs to policy. \nWhere can I find the official release?\nThe report is published directly by the Institute for Supply Management on its website at the scheduled release time. \nWhen is the next ISM Services PMI released?\nThe next report is scheduled for the first business day pattern of the following month\, typically the third business day\, at 10:00 am ET. \n← Previous US ISM Services PMI
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/us-ism-services-pmi-february-2027/
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SUMMARY:Is the Stock Market Open on Lunar New Year's Eve 2027? HKEX Hours
DESCRIPTION:Hong Kong Stock Exchange close early at 12:00 pm local on Friday\, February 5\, 2027 for Lunar New Year's Eve (Half-Day Trading). \n\nNext holiday\nThird Day of Lunar New Year\, February 8\, 2027\nRegular hours\n9:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm HKT\n\nFull schedule and background: HKEX Holidays. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous HKEX Holidays\nThe Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) is scheduled to close early at 12:00 pm local time on Friday\, February 5\, 2027\, for Lunar New Year’s Eve. Trading runs during the normal morning session from 9:30 am but the afternoon session is cancelled\, so the exchange has no 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm block that day. Orders placed after the midday close queue for the next trading session\, and settlement on trades executed that morning follows Hong Kong’s standard timetable. HKEX has not yet published its official 2027 calendar at the time of writing; Lunar New Year’s Eve is traditionally a half trading day each year\, so this date and the early close are based on that established pattern rather than a confirmed HKEX notice. For the full run of upcoming closures\, see the HKEX holiday calendar. \nWhich markets are closed on Lunar New Year’s Eve 2027?\n\n\n\nMarket\nStatus\nNotes\n\n\n\n\nHKEX equities (Hong Kong)\nEarly close\, 12:00 pm local\nMorning session only\, no afternoon trading\n\n\nHong Kong bonds\nExpected early close\nTypically mirrors the equity market’s half day\n\n\nHKEX derivatives and futures\nExpected early close\nUsually follows the cash market schedule\n\n\nLondon Stock Exchange (LSE)\nOpen (regular hours)\nLunar New Year is not a UK market holiday\n\n\nEuronext\nOpen (regular hours)\nNo observance of Lunar New Year\n\n\nNew York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq\nOpen (regular hours)\nNo observance of Lunar New Year\n\n\nTokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)\nOpen (regular hours)\nJapan does not close for Lunar New Year\n\n\n\nIs the market open the day before and after?\nThe trading day before\, Thursday\, February 4\, 2027\, is expected to run on normal HKEX hours of 9:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm HKT. HKEX then closes fully for the main Lunar New Year public holidays\, with the next scheduled closure being the Third Day of Lunar New Year on February 8\, 2027. Monday\, February 8 and Tuesday\, February 9\, 2027 are both expected to be full closures\, so the next full trading session after the half day on February 5 would fall later in that week once the public holidays end. \nWhy do markets close for Lunar New Year’s Eve?\nLunar New Year\, also called Chinese New Year or Spring Festival\, is the most significant holiday period in Chinese culture\, marking the start of the lunar calendar year and a time for family reunions\, ancestral rites and public celebration. Hong Kong\, alongside mainland China\, Taiwan and several other Asian markets\, suspends or shortens trading around the festival so that market participants\, brokers and exchange staff can observe the holiday. The half-day session on New Year’s Eve itself allows a final period of trading before firms close for the multi-day break that follows. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nIf you hold Hong Kong-listed shares or exchange-traded funds\, any order entered after the 12:00 pm close on February 5\, 2027 will simply wait until the next open session rather than executing immediately. Settlement on trades completed during the morning follows Hong Kong’s usual settlement cycle\, so a short early-close day does not change when cash or shares land in your account\, only when the order itself can be filled. Dividend payment dates and options expiries that fall on or near the holiday period are typically adjusted by HKEX and should be checked against the exchange’s own notices closer to the date. Bank transfers and payroll processing in Hong Kong may also run on adjusted timing around the multi-day Lunar New Year closure\, similar to a Western bank holiday. Cryptocurrency markets are unaffected\, since they trade continuously around the clock regardless of exchange holidays. \nRemaining HKEX holidays in 2027\n\nThird Day of Lunar New Year\, February 8\, 2027 (closed)\nFourth Day of Lunar New Year\, February 9\, 2027 (closed)\nGood Friday\, March 26\, 2027 (closed)\nEaster Monday\, March 29\, 2027 (closed)\nChing Ming Festival\, April 5\, 2027 (closed)\nBuddha’s Birthday\, May 13\, 2027 (closed)\nTuen Ng Festival\, June 9\, 2027 (closed)\nHKSAR Establishment Day\, July 1\, 2027 (closed)\nDay Following Mid-Autumn Festival\, September 16\, 2027 (closed)\nNational Day\, October 1\, 2027 (closed)\nChung Yeung Festival\, October 8\, 2027 (closed)\nChristmas Eve\, December 24\, 2027 (early close\, 12:00 pm local)\nFirst Weekday After Christmas Day\, December 27\, 2027 (closed)\nNew Year’s Eve\, December 31\, 2027 (early close\, 12:00 pm local)\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nIs the stock market open on Lunar New Year’s Eve 2027?\nHKEX is expected to be open for a morning-only session\, closing early at 12:00 pm local time\, with no afternoon trading on February 5\, 2027. \nIs the bond market open?\nHong Kong’s bond market typically mirrors the equity market’s half-day schedule\, though this has not yet been formally confirmed by HKEX for 2027. \nWhat time does the market close on Lunar New Year’s Eve?\nTrading is expected to end at 12:00 pm Hong Kong time\, instead of the usual 4:00 pm close. \nWhen is the next HKEX market holiday after this?\nThe next closure is the Third Day of Lunar New Year\, expected on February 8\, 2027\, followed by the Fourth Day of Lunar New Year on February 9\, 2027. \nAre other Asian markets closed around this time too?\nMany markets that observe Lunar New Year\, including mainland China and Taiwan\, typically close or shorten hours around the same period\, though exact dates vary by exchange. \n← Previous HKEX Holidays
URL:https://www.financecalendar.com/event/hkex-lunar-new-year-s-eve-half-day-trading-2027-early-close/
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SUMMARY:Canada Labour Force Survey February 2027
DESCRIPTION:Next Canada Labour Force Survey: Friday\, February 5\, 2027 at 8:30 am ET (1:30 pm London). \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\n6.5% unemployment (September 2026)\nActual\nPending\n\nFull schedule and background: Canada Labour Force Survey. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous Canada Labour Force Survey\nThe Canada Labour Force Survey for February 2027 is scheduled for release on Friday\, February 5\, 2027\, at 8:30 am ET (1:30 pm London). The report is published by Statistics Canada and covers labour market conditions during the reference week in February 2027\, including employment\, unemployment and wage data for the Canadian economy. Full schedule and background: Canada Labour Force Survey. \nWhat is the Labour Force Survey?\nThe Labour Force Survey (LFS) is Statistics Canada’s monthly household survey of roughly 56\,000 households\, used to estimate employment\, unemployment and labour force participation across the country. It is the Canadian equivalent of the US non-farm payrolls report\, though it is based on a household survey rather than a survey of employers. \nThe headline figures are the unemployment rate (the share of the labour force without work but actively searching)\, the employment change (the net number of jobs added or lost)\, and the employment rate (the proportion of the population aged 15 and over who are employed). The survey also reports wage growth\, hours worked and a breakdown by full-time and part-time work\, sector and province. \nMarkets watch the release closely because it feeds directly into the Bank of Canada’s assessment of slack in the labour market\, one of the key inputs into interest rate decisions. A softer than expected report tends to raise expectations of rate cuts\, while a stronger one can push those expectations back. \nWhen is the February Labour Force Survey released?\nStatistics Canada is scheduled to publish the February 2027 Labour Force Survey on February 5\, 2027\, at 8:30 am ET (1:30 pm in London). The release is published as “The Daily” on the Statistics Canada website\, alongside detailed data tables covering provinces\, age groups\, industries and wages. \nWhat is the consensus forecast?\nA consensus forecast for the February 2027 release has not yet been published. Forecasts from economists polled by Bloomberg or Reuters typically appear in the days immediately before the release\, once other data (such as the payroll employment survey and job vacancy figures) have come in. \nThe most recently published reading at the time of writing is from the September 2026 survey\, which showed the unemployment rate rising to 6.5%\, up 0.1 percentage points from 6.4% in August 2026\, according to Statistics Canada’s release. Employment fell by 68\,000 (-0.3%) in September\, the second consecutive monthly decline. Several further releases (October\, November and December 2026\, and January 2027) are due before the February 2027 report\, so readers should check the Statistics Canada release calendar closer to the date for the latest prior figure and any published consensus. \n\n\n\nMeasure\nPrior (September 2026)\nConsensus (February 2027)\n\n\n\n\nUnemployment rate\n6.5%\nNot yet published\n\n\nEmployment change\n-68\,000\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 (stronger jobs\, lower unemployment)\nMarkets may trim bets on Bank of Canada rate cuts\, lifting the Canadian dollar modestly\nMore people are working and finding jobs\, a sign the economy is holding up better than feared\n\n\nIn line with consensus\nLimited market reaction\, as the data confirms the existing trend\nThe labour market is behaving broadly as expected\, with no major surprises for borrowers or savers\n\n\nBelow consensus (weaker jobs\, higher unemployment)\nMarkets may increase bets on further Bank of Canada rate cuts\, weighing on the Canadian dollar\nFewer jobs or rising unemployment would add to signs of a cooling economy\, which could mean lower borrowing costs ahead but also job security concerns\n\n\n\nThese are possibilities drawn from how markets have typically reacted to past Labour Force Survey releases\, not predictions of what will happen in February 2027. \nWhy does this release matter right now?\nCanada’s labour market has shown signs of cooling through 2026. The unemployment rate climbed to 6.5% in September 2026\, and employment fell for a second straight month\, with economists describing the September print as “quite disappointing” amid what one chief economist linked to a trade dispute with the United States\, according to BNN Bloomberg. Total employment for 2026 was reported as running below where it started the year\, with public sector losses a notable driver. \nThe Bank of Canada uses the Labour Force Survey\, alongside wage growth and job vacancy data\, to judge how much slack exists in the economy and whether inflation pressures from the labour market are easing or building. A further softening trend between now and February 2027 would likely keep the case for interest rate cuts alive\, while any stabilisation or rebound in hiring could slow the pace of cuts. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\n\nMortgages and borrowing: A weaker jobs report tends to support expectations of lower Bank of Canada interest rates\, which can feed through to lower variable mortgage rates and borrowing costs for Canadian households and businesses over time.\nSavings: If rate cut expectations build\, returns on savings accounts and guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) in Canada may fall\, as banks typically adjust deposit rates in line with the central bank’s policy rate.\nJobs and wages: The survey itself is a direct read on job security and wage growth. A rising unemployment rate signals a tougher job market\, which can also slow wage growth across the economy.\nPrices and the economy: A cooling labour market tends to ease demand-driven inflation pressure\, which can support the case for lower interest rates\, though it can also reflect a weaker overall economy.\nInvestments\, pensions and currencies: Canadian equities and the Canadian dollar can move on the release\, with a weak report often weighing on the currency against the US dollar\, pound and euro. This matters for pension funds and investors holding Canadian assets\, and for UK\, European and Asian firms trading with or investing in Canada\, since a softer currency changes the cost of Canadian exports and imports.\n\nRelated events\n\nPrevious release: Canada Labour Force Survey\, January 2027\nSeries hub: Canada Labour Force Survey for the full schedule of upcoming releases\nRelated US data: the US non-farm payrolls report\, typically released on the first Friday of the month\, often moves markets alongside the Canadian figures\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time is the February 2027 Labour Force Survey released?\nStatistics Canada is scheduled to publish the report at 8:30 am ET (1:30 pm London) on February 5\, 2027. \nHow do I read the Labour Force Survey headline numbers?\nFocus on the unemployment rate (lower is generally seen as stronger)\, the employment change (positive means jobs were added)\, and the employment rate (the share of the population in work). \nHow does this report affect Bank of Canada interest rate decisions?\nThe Bank of Canada watches the Labour Force Survey closely as a gauge of labour market slack; persistently weak readings tend to support the case for lower interest rates\, while strong readings can slow or pause rate cuts. \nWhere can I find the official release?\nThe report is published on the Statistics Canada website as part of “The Daily”\, with full data tables available alongside the written release. \nWhen is the next Labour Force Survey released?\nStatistics Canada typically releases the Labour Force Survey on the first Friday of each month\, so the next report after February 2027 is expected in early March 2027. \n← Previous Canada Labour Force Survey
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SUMMARY:Is the Stock Market Open on Third Day of Lunar New Year 2027? HKEX Hours
DESCRIPTION:Hong Kong Stock Exchange are closed on Monday\, February 8\, 2027 for Third Day of Lunar New Year. \n\nNext holiday\nFourth Day of Lunar New Year\, February 9\, 2027\nRegular hours\n9:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm HKT\n\nFull schedule and background: HKEX Holidays. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous HKEX Holidays\nThe Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) is closed on Monday\, February 8\, 2027 for the Third Day of Lunar New Year. Equities\, derivatives and the Stock Connect links to mainland China all remain shut for the full session. Any orders entered on the holiday will simply queue and be released for matching when trading resumes. Settlement of trades executed on the last working day before the holiday will also be pushed back by the number of non-trading days in between. For the full run of 2027 closures\, see the HKEX holiday calendar. \nWhich markets are closed on Third Day of Lunar New Year 2027?\n\n\n\nMarket\nStatus\nNotes\n\n\n\n\nHKEX equities (Main Board and GEM)\nClosed\nNo morning or afternoon session\n\n\nHKEX derivatives (futures and options)\nClosed\nNo day or after-hours trading session\n\n\nStock Connect (Shanghai/Shenzhen links)\nClosed\nMainland China markets are also closed for Lunar New Year\n\n\nNew York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq\nOpen (regular hours)\nUS markets do not observe Lunar New Year\n\n\nLondon Stock Exchange\nOpen (regular hours)\nNo UK holiday on this date\n\n\nEuronext\nOpen (regular hours)\nNo eurozone holiday on this date\n\n\nTokyo Stock Exchange\nOpen (regular hours)\nJapan does not observe Lunar New Year as a market holiday\n\n\n\nIs the market open the day before and after?\nHKEX is closed for the full run of Lunar New Year\, which in 2027 covers Saturday February 6 (the public holiday itself\, falling on a non-trading day)\, Sunday February 7\, and the substitute Third Day holiday on Monday February 8. The last trading day before the closure is Friday February 5\, 2027\, with normal hours of 9:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Hong Kong time. Trading resumes on Tuesday\, February 9\, 2027\, which is itself the Fourth Day of Lunar New Year and also a scheduled market holiday\, so the next actual trading session falls after that. There is no early close attached to this particular holiday; early closes at HKEX are reserved for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. \nWhy do markets close for Lunar New Year?\nLunar New Year\, also called the Spring Festival\, is the most important holiday period in Chinese culture and is marked by public holidays across mainland China\, Hong Kong\, Macau\, Taiwan and much of East and Southeast Asia. Hong Kong observes three consecutive statutory holidays covering the first three days of the lunar calendar\, during which banks\, government offices and most businesses close so families can gather\, exchange red packets and visit relatives. \nBecause HKEX is tightly linked to mainland Chinese markets through Stock Connect\, it has always aligned its Lunar New Year closures with those observed in Shanghai and Shenzhen\, so that cross-border settlement and clearing systems do not fall out of step. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nIf you hold Hong Kong-listed shares or exchange-traded funds through an international broker\, any buy or sell order placed on February 8\, 2027 will simply sit unexecuted until trading reopens. Settlement of trades done just before the holiday will take longer than usual to clear\, since Hong Kong typically settles on a T+2 basis and non-trading days are excluded from that count. Dividend payment dates and options expiries that would normally fall on the holiday are shifted to the next business day. Bank branches and interbank payment systems in Hong Kong are also closed\, so same-day transfers initiated locally will not process until the following working day. Cryptocurrency markets are unaffected\, since they trade continuously around the clock regardless of exchange holidays. \nRemaining HKEX holidays in 2027\n\nFourth Day of Lunar New Year: February 9\, 2027\nGood Friday: March 26\, 2027\nEaster Monday: March 29\, 2027\nChing Ming Festival: April 5\, 2027\nBuddha’s Birthday: May 13\, 2027\nTuen Ng Festival: June 9\, 2027\nHKSAR Establishment Day: July 1\, 2027\nDay Following Mid-Autumn Festival: September 16\, 2027\nNational Day: October 1\, 2027\nChung Yeung Festival: October 8\, 2027\nChristmas Eve (half-day trading\, close at 12:00 pm): December 24\, 2027\nFirst Weekday After Christmas Day: December 27\, 2027\nNew Year’s Eve (half-day trading\, close at 12:00 pm): December 31\, 2027\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nIs the stock market open on February 8\, 2027 in Hong Kong?\nNo. HKEX is closed for the Third Day of Lunar New Year\, with no morning or afternoon trading session. \nIs the bond market open on this day?\nHong Kong’s debt securities market follows the same exchange calendar\, so bond trading and settlement through HKEX-linked systems are also suspended on February 8\, 2027. \nWhat time does HKEX normally close?\nOn a regular trading day\, HKEX runs from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Hong Kong time\, split into a morning and an afternoon session. \nWhen is the next HKEX market holiday after this one?\nThe very next closure is the Fourth Day of Lunar New Year on February 9\, 2027\, immediately following the Third Day holiday. \nAre banks open in Hong Kong on February 8\, 2027?\nNo. Banks and most government offices in Hong Kong are closed for the statutory Lunar New Year holiday period\, including this date. \n← Previous HKEX Holidays
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SUMMARY:Is the Stock Market Open on Fourth Day of Lunar New Year 2027? HKEX Hours
DESCRIPTION:Hong Kong Stock Exchange are closed on Tuesday\, February 9\, 2027 for Fourth Day of Lunar New Year. \n\nNext holiday\nGood Friday\, March 26\, 2027\nRegular hours\n9:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm HKT\n\nFull schedule and background: HKEX Holidays. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous HKEX Holidays\nThe Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) is closed on Tuesday\, February 9\, 2027 for the Fourth Day of Lunar New Year. All equities\, derivatives and bond trading on HKEX is suspended for the full session. Orders placed that day will queue for the next trading session\, and any settlement due on February 9 shifts to the following business day. Full schedule and background: HKEX Holidays. \nWhich markets are closed on Fourth Day of Lunar New Year 2027?\n\n\n\nMarket\nStatus\nNotes\n\n\n\n\nHKEX equities\nClosed\nNo cash equity trading in Hong Kong\n\n\nHKEX derivatives\nClosed\nFutures and options on Hong Kong underlyings do not trade\n\n\nHong Kong bonds\nClosed\nFollows the HKEX public holiday schedule\n\n\nNew York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq\nOpen (regular hours)\nNo US holiday on this date\n\n\nLondon Stock Exchange\nOpen (regular hours)\nLunar New Year is not an LSE holiday\n\n\nEuronext\nOpen (regular hours)\nNo Euronext holiday on this date\n\n\nTokyo Stock Exchange\nOpen (regular hours)\nJapan does not observe Lunar New Year\n\n\n\nIs the market open the day before and after?\nHong Kong’s Lunar New Year break typically runs across several consecutive days\, so HKEX is closed for the Third and Fourth Day of Lunar New Year together\, with trading expected to resume on the next scheduled business day once the holiday run ends. There is no early close either side of this holiday under the published calendar. The exchange’s next scheduled closure after this holiday is Good Friday\, March 26\, 2027. \nWhy do markets close for Lunar New Year?\nLunar New Year\, also called Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival\, is the most significant holiday period in Chinese culture\, marking the start of the lunar calendar year with family gatherings\, reunion dinners and public celebrations. Hong Kong\, as a major financial centre with deep ties to mainland China\, closes its markets for several days around the festival\, mirroring the practice at mainland Chinese exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen\, even though the exact closed days can differ slightly between the two. \nThe multi-day closure reflects reduced staffing and activity across Hong Kong’s banks\, brokers and clearing houses during the holiday\, rather than any single regulatory decision taken each year. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nIf you hold Hong Kong-listed shares or exchange-traded funds through an international broker\, any buy or sell order entered on February 9\, 2027 will not execute until HKEX reopens. Trades completed in the days before the holiday may also see settlement pushed back\, since Hong Kong follows a T+2 settlement cycle for most equities and the holiday is not a business day for that count. Dividend payments and options expiries scheduled for this date on Hong Kong instruments typically roll to the next trading day. Bank transfers and payroll processing within Hong Kong may also be delayed if they rely on same-day clearing through the local banking system. Cryptocurrency markets are unaffected\, since they trade continuously regardless of exchange holidays. \nRemaining HKEX holidays in 2027\n\nGood Friday\, March 26\, 2027 (closed)\nEaster Monday\, March 29\, 2027 (closed)\nChing Ming Festival\, April 5\, 2027 (closed)\nBuddha’s Birthday\, May 13\, 2027 (closed)\nTuen Ng Festival\, June 9\, 2027 (closed)\nHKSAR Establishment Day\, July 1\, 2027 (closed)\nDay Following Mid-Autumn Festival\, September 16\, 2027 (closed)\nNational Day\, October 1\, 2027 (closed)\nChung Yeung Festival\, October 8\, 2027 (closed)\nChristmas Eve\, December 24\, 2027 (early close\, trading ends at 12:00 pm HKT)\nFirst Weekday After Christmas Day\, December 27\, 2027 (closed)\nNew Year’s Eve\, December 31\, 2027 (early close\, trading ends at 12:00 pm HKT)\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nIs the stock market open on February 9\, 2027?\nNo. HKEX is closed for the Fourth Day of Lunar New Year\, along with the surrounding Lunar New Year holiday days. \nIs the bond market open on February 9\, 2027?\nNo. Hong Kong bond trading follows the same HKEX public holiday schedule\, so it is also closed. \nWhat time does HKEX close before the holiday?\nUnless an early close is separately scheduled\, HKEX trades its usual regular hours of 9:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm HKT on the last trading day before the holiday. \nWhen is the next HKEX market holiday after this one?\nThe next scheduled closure is Good Friday\, March 26\, 2027. \nAre banks open in Hong Kong on February 9\, 2027?\nHong Kong banks generally follow the same public holiday schedule as HKEX during Lunar New Year\, so most retail bank branches are closed\, though exact hours can vary by institution. \n← Previous HKEX Holidays
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