Newsquawk Weekly Economic Calendar 16th-20th February 2026

Monday

• Desk: Newsquawk will open for APAC coverage as usual on Sunday, 15th February 2026 with EU coverage commencing as normal on Monday, 16th February. Thereafter, the desk will shut at 18:00GMT/13:00ET and then re-open on the same day for APAC coverage at 22:00GMT/17:00ET.
• Holiday: US Holiday (Presidents Day)
• Data: Japanese Industrial Production Final (Dec), Swedish Unemployment (Jan), EZ Industrial Production (Dec)
• Events: Japan PM Takaichi to meet with BoJ Governor Ueda
• Speakers: Fed’s Bowman

Tuesday

• Holiday: Chinese Spring Festival Golden Week (17-24 Feb)
• Data: UK Unemployment/Wages (Dec), German ZEW (Feb), US ADP Weekly, NY Fed (Feb), Canadian CPI (Jan), Japanese Balance of Trade (Jan)
• Events: RBA Minutes (Feb); US-Ukraine-Russia talks to take place (17-18 Feb)
• Speakers: Fed’s Barr, Daly
• Supply: Japan, Germany
• Earnings: Medtronic, Leidos, Palo Alto, Cadence Design Systems, Republic Services, Vulcan Materials, Kenvue, Antofagasta

Wednesday

• Holiday: Chinese Spring Festival Golden Week (17-24 Feb)
• Data: Australian Wage Price Index (Q4), UK CPI (Jan), US Durable Goods, Industrial Production (Jan), Housing Starts (Nov/Dec), Atlanta Fed GDP
• Events: RBNZ Policy Announcement; FOMC Minutes (Jan); US-Ukraine-Russia talks to take place (17-18 Feb)
• Speakers: RBNZ’s Bremen; ECB’s Cipollone, Schnabel
• Supply: Australia, Germany, US
• Earnings: Analog, Carvana, DoorDash, Booking Holdings, Moody's, Garmin, Glencore, Orange

Thursday

• 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
• Supply: Japan, Spain, France, US
• Earnings: Walmart, Deere, Wayfair, Klarna, Opendoor, Newmont Mining, Southern, Constellation Energy, Airbus, Pernod Ricard, Renault

Friday

• Holiday: Chinese Spring Festival Golden Week (17-24 Feb)
• Data: ECB EZ Indicator of Negotiated Wages; UK Retail Sales (Jan), PSNB (Jan), EZ/UK/US Flash PMIs (Feb), Canadian Retail Sales (Jan), US PCE/GDP (Dec/Q4)
• Speakers: ECB’s Lagarde; Fed’s Logan
• Supply: Australia
• Earnings: Air Liquide, Danone, Anglo American