What's scheduled next, and where it comes from

Currency pairs move on a known timetable as often as they move on surprise. A central bank sets its meeting dates months ahead, and a statistics office publishes inflation, jobs and growth figures at a stated hour. A trader working from a calendar wants to see what is due before it lands.

What each entry shows

Every listed event carries the same set of details, so one release can be weighed against another without hunting for the parts that differ.

• The date and time it is due.
• The currency pairs it typically affects.
• An importance label.
• The last published figure for that release, with its source named.

Consensus forecasts

A consensus forecast appears only where one has been published by a named source. Where none exists, the entry shows the last figure on its own, because a number assembled to fill the gap would not be a consensus at all.

A currency pair often moves on a date that was known well in advance. Central banks set their meeting calendars months ahead, and statistical offices publish their release dates for the year. This calendar lists those dates against the pairs each one affects.

Each entry is taken from the calendar published by the body holding the event. A Federal Reserve decision carries the Federal Reserve's own schedule as its source. A jobs or inflation release carries the statistical office responsible for publishing it. The source is named against every entry.

What each entry shows

• Date and time of the event.
• The pairs it affects.
• Its importance.
• The last published figure for that release, with its source.

A consensus forecast appears next to an entry only where one has a named source. Where no sourced consensus exists, the entry shows the last published figure on its own.