Newsquawk Calendar of Key Events - May 2026

Newsquawk Staff · 29 Apr 2026, 13:37 UTC

Week 1

Data: Global Manufacturing PMI (Apr), RBA Policy Announcement (May), Swiss Inflation (Apr), US ISM Services (Apr), US JOLTS (Mar), South Korean Inflation Rate (Apr), Chinese RatingDog PMI (Apr), EZ PPI (Mar), US ADP Employment (Apr), German Factory Orders (Mar), French Balance of Trade (Mar), US Challenger Job Layoffs (Apr), German Balance of Trade (Mar), German Industrial Production (Mar), Canadian Jobs Report (Apr), US Jobs Report (Apr), University of Michigan Survey Prelim. (May)
Events: OPEC7 Meeting, US Treasury Refunding Announcement, Norges Bank Policy Announcement (May), Riksbank Policy Announcement (May), UK Local Elections
Holiday: UK May Bank Holiday, Japan's Children's Day, Japan's Constitution Memorial Day

Week 2

Data: Chinese Inflation (Apr), Norwegian Inflation (Apr), German ZEW (May), US Inflation (Apr), EZ Employment Change (Q1), US PPI (Apr), UK GDP (Mar/Q1), US Retail Sales (Apr), US Export/Import Prices (Apr), Japanese PPI (Apr), German Wholesale Prices (Apr), Norwegian GDP (Q1)
Events: BoJ SOO (Apr), IEA STEO (May), BoC Minutes (Apr), IEA OMR (May), OPEC MOMR (May)
Holiday: Europe's Ascension Day

Week 3

Data: Chinese Industrial Production (Apr), Chinese Retail Sales (Apr), Chinese Unemployment Rate (Apr), Japanese GDP (Q1), Canadian Inflation (Apr), Chinese LPR (May), German PPI (Apr), UK Inflation (Apr), Global Flash PMIs (May), Japanese Balance of Trade (Apr), Australian Jobs (Apr), Japanese Inflation (Apr), German GfK Consumer Confidence (Jun), UK Retail Sales (Apr), German Ifo (May)
Holiday: Canada's Victoria Day, RBA Minutes (May)

Week 4

Data: Australian Inflation (Apr), US GDP (Q1), US PCE (Apr), Japanese Unemployment Rate (Apr), Japanese Tokyo CPI (May), French GDP (Q1), French Inflation (May), Spanish Inflation (May), German Unemployment Rate (May), German State/Nationwide Inflation (May), Canadian GDP (Q1), Chinese NBS PMI (May)
Holiday: US Memorial Day, UK Spring Bank Holiday, Europe's Whit Monday
Events: RBNZ Policy Announcement (May), BoK Policy Announcement (May), SARB Policy Announcement (May)

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What our latest note said

EU Market Open, 3 Nov, 06:46 UTC · what it led with

US equity futures were varied ahead of the US midterm elections and with Apple (-2.7%) ultimately declining post-earnings.
AUD/USD ultimately weakened after the RBA hiked the Cash Rate by 25bps to 4.85% via a 6-3 vote but stopped short of signalling another hike in December.

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ECB policymakers see a December rate hike followed by a pause; New ECB staff estimates show the rise in bond yields cutting growth by a cumulative 100bps and inflation by 90bps in 2027-28 vs the September baseline, according to reports, citing sources.
EUR/USD−0.1%
ECB President Lagarde (Q&A) says policymakers believe they are in a good position to wait for incoming information. The situation they are in could have warranted a hike.
EUR/USD+0.1%
US President Trump expected to remove some tariffs on Canada in a bid to help Senator Susan Collins, WSJ reports.
USD/CAD−0.2%

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