Forex news calendar: NFP, CPI, Fed, ECB and BoE dates

US jobs report (NFP)

US inflation (CPI)

Federal Reserve decisions (FOMC)

European Central Bank decisions

Bank of England decisions

Where the dates come from

Each date is copied from the publisher's own schedule, read on 6 November 2026: the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the jobs report and CPI, the Federal Reserve for FOMC meetings, the ECB for its Governing Council and the Bank of England for its Monetary Policy Committee. The two US releases come out at 08:30 New York time. For the meeting ending 9 December the Fed's calendar puts the statement at 14:00 New York and the press conference at 14:30. The Fed lists times on its monthly calendars, which do not reach 2027 yet, so its eight 2027 meetings show the date only, and it calls each meeting date tentative until the meeting before it confirms it.

The ECB publishes its decision at 14:15 Frankfurt time and starts its press conference at 14:45, which is 13:15 and 13:45 in the UK. The Bank of England publishes Bank Rate, its summary and the minutes at 12 noon UK time, on a Thursday, eight times a year.

Why the UK time moves

Every time in the tables is converted with each city's own time zone rules, so the clock changes are already in them. In spring 2027 the US moves its clocks two weeks before the UK, and in autumn a week after it, and on those days the gap between London and New York is four hours instead of five. The jobs report on Friday 5 November 2027 lands at 12:30 UK instead of 13:30, and the ECB decision on Thursday 18 March 2027 at 09:15 New York instead of 08:15.

What gold and EUR/USD did on these days

In six months of one-minute prices, 26 March to 25 September 2026, gold's median range in the 15 minutes after the US jobs report was 608 pips, about $61, against 115 pips in the same 08:30 New York window on days without a release, and EUR/USD's was 35.3 pips against 7.2. Each release figure rests on four to six releases, a small sample, and the comparisons on 113 to 115 full days without one. What gold does on NFP, CPI and Fed days has every release minute by minute, and the EUR/USD page the same for the euro.

Trading around a release

A stop does not fix the price of the exit: in the seconds after a release the market can trade straight through it, and the fill comes at the next available price. Our gold guide treats a gold entry posted in the last minutes before a scheduled release as one to skip. Size every trade from its stop with the lot size calculator, and check this calendar before you take one.

Questions

What time is NFP released?

08:30 New York time, which is 13:30 UK time in most weeks and 12:30 UK in the weeks when only one of the UK and the US has changed its clocks, as on Friday 5 November 2027.

When is the next NFP?

The countdown at the top of this page shows it in your time. The twelve 2027 dates run from 8 January 2027 to 3 December 2027, all Fridays, at 08:30 New York.

What time is CPI released?

08:30 New York time, 13:30 UK in most weeks. The release day varies: the dates in the table fall on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

What time does the Fed announce its decision?

For the meeting ending Wednesday 9 December 2026 the statement is due at 14:00 New York, 19:00 UK, with the press conference at 14:30. The Fed has not published its 2027 times yet; its eight 2027 decisions fall on Wednesdays from 27 January 2027 to 8 December 2027.

What time does the ECB announce rates?

14:15 Frankfurt time, with the press conference at 14:45: 13:15 and 13:45 UK time.

What time is the Bank of England decision?

12 noon UK time, on a Thursday, eight times a year. In 2027 the dates run from 4 February 2027 to 16 December 2027.