Newsquawk Weekly Economic Calendar 16th-20th February 2026

Newsquawk Staff · 13 Feb 2026, 14:42 UTC

Monday

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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

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

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

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

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

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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