Academy course
Economic calendar & events
Interest-rate decisions, inflation and jobs data: how to read the calendar and manage risk around releases.
Beginner4 lessonsabout 17 min of reading8-question quiz
Lessons
- ✓Lesson 1How to read an economic calendarRead an economic calendar with confidence: importance ratings, actual versus forecast, revisions and converting release times to your own time zone.4 min
- ✓Lesson 2Central banks and interest ratesUnderstand how central banks set policy rates, what statements, press conferences and forward guidance signal, and why currencies react to them.4 min
- ✓Lesson 3The key data releasesKnow what CPI, employment, GDP, PMI and retail sales figures measure, how they are reported and why currency markets pay attention to them.5 min
- ✓Lesson 4Managing risk around eventsRecognise how spreads, slippage and gaps change around major releases, and use a simple pre-event checklist to decide whether to reduce, wait or stay out.4 min