Newsquawk Daily Economic Releases - 19th February 2026

Newsquawk Staff · 18 Feb 2026, 16:20 UTC

Holiday: Chinese Spring Festival Golden Week (17-24 Feb)
Data: Australian Employment (Jan), US Trade Balance (Dec), Weekly/Continuing Claims, Philadelphia Fed (Feb), Pending Home Sales (Jan), EZ Flash Consumer Confidence (Feb), New Zealand Trade Balance (Jan), Australian Flash PMIs (Feb), Japanese CPI (Jan)
Speakers: ECB’s Cipollone, de Guindos; Fed’s Bostic, Kashkari, Goolsbee, Bowman
Supply: Japan, Spain, France, US
Earnings: Walmart, Deere, Wayfair, Klarna, Opendoor, Newmont Mining, Southern, Constellation Energy, Airbus, Pernod Ricard, Renault

Sources

US Market Open, 28 Oct, 10:34 UTC · what it led with

NQ futures outperform following SK Hynix's upbeat earnings.
DXY flat; NZD hit after the RBNZ unexpectedly held rates steady.

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