Gold Economic Calendar
The releases that move gold over the next six weeks: FOMC, CPI, NFP, PCE, GDP, ISM, retail sales, jobless claims and central banks, in your time zone, with impact and official sources.
Next high-impact release: US jobs report (NFP, October),
Next six weeks (times in GMT)
Friday 30 October 2026 (GMT date)
- Medium US Employment Cost Index (Q3)Wage-cost inflation the Fed watches closely.
Monday 2 November 2026 (GMT date)
- Medium US ISM manufacturing PMI (October)First big US data of the week; the prices index feeds inflation worries.
Tuesday 3 November 2026 (GMT date)
- Low Reserve Bank of Australia rate decisionAnother central bank tightening against energy-driven inflation.
- Medium US JOLTS job openings (September)Labour-market tightness; feeds Fed expectations.
Wednesday 4 November 2026 (GMT date)
- Medium US ISM services PMI (October)Services make up most of the US economy; prices paid feed Fed expectations.
Thursday 5 November 2026 (GMT date)
- Medium Bank of England rate decisionMoves GBP and the dollar index.
- Low US initial jobless claimsWeekly read on layoffs; a big surprise can move yields and gold, especially in a jobs-sensitive Fed cycle.
Friday 6 November 2026 (GMT date)
- High US jobs report (NFP, October)Strong jobs and wages raise hike odds; often a $30–50 gold move.
Tuesday 10 November 2026 (GMT date)
- High US CPI (October)Headline inflation; the September print knocked gold to $4,073.
Thursday 12 November 2026 (GMT date)
- Low US initial jobless claimsWeekly read on layoffs; a big surprise can move yields and gold, especially in a jobs-sensitive Fed cycle.
Friday 13 November 2026 (GMT date)
- Medium US PPI (October)Pipeline inflation; September PPI ran at 6.3%.
Tuesday 17 November 2026 (GMT date)
- Medium US retail sales (October)Consumer spending; a strong print lifts yields and the dollar.
Thursday 19 November 2026 (GMT date)
- Low US initial jobless claimsWeekly read on layoffs; a big surprise can move yields and gold, especially in a jobs-sensitive Fed cycle.
Wednesday 25 November 2026 (GMT date)
- High US Q3 GDP (second estimate) and October PCE inflationFed's preferred inflation gauge ahead of the December meeting.
- Low US initial jobless claims (a day early for Thanksgiving)Weekly read on layoffs; a big surprise can move yields and gold, especially in a jobs-sensitive Fed cycle.
Tuesday 1 December 2026 (GMT date)
- Medium US JOLTS job openings (October)Labour-market tightness ahead of NFP.
- Medium US ISM manufacturing PMI (November)Factory activity and the prices-paid index.
Thursday 3 December 2026 (GMT date)
- Low US initial jobless claimsWeekly read on layoffs; a big surprise can move yields and gold, especially in a jobs-sensitive Fed cycle.
- Medium US ISM services PMI (November)Services activity and prices paid feed Fed expectations.
Friday 4 December 2026 (GMT date)
- High US jobs report (NFP, November)Last jobs report before the December Fed decision.
Tuesday 8 December 2026 (GMT date)
- Low Reserve Bank of Australia rate decisionLast RBA decision of 2026; moves AUD and the dollar at the margin.
Wednesday 9 December 2026 (GMT date)
- High FOMC decision, projections and dot plotMarkets price a high chance of another hike; new rate projections for 2027.
Thursday 10 December 2026 (GMT date)
- High US CPI (November)Lands the day after the Fed; can reverse the post-Fed move.
- Low US initial jobless claimsWeekly read on layoffs; a big surprise can move yields and gold, especially in a jobs-sensitive Fed cycle.
Later, already confirmed
Tuesday 15 December 2026 (GMT date)
- Medium US PPI (November)Pipeline inflation.
Wednesday 16 December 2026 (GMT date)
- Medium US retail sales (November)Holiday-season spending ahead of the year end.
Thursday 17 December 2026 (GMT date)
- Medium Bank of England rate decisionMoves GBP and the dollar index.
- Medium ECB rate decisionMoves EUR, the biggest weight in the dollar index.
- Low US initial jobless claimsWeekly read on layoffs; a big surprise can move yields and gold, especially in a jobs-sensitive Fed cycle.
Friday 18 December 2026 (GMT date)
- Medium Bank of Japan decision (time not fixed) (time not fixed)Yen and global yields.
Wednesday 23 December 2026 (GMT date)
- High US November PCE inflation and Q3 GDP (third estimate)Final major US inflation print of 2026; thin pre-holiday liquidity.
24 releases in the next six weeks, 7 more confirmed to 31 Dec 2026. Every date is checked against the official calendar named on its row. Times convert to the zone you pick, including daylight saving.
Clock changes that move release times
- 25 Oct 2026: UK clocks went back (BST to GMT).
- 1 Nov 2026: US clocks went back (EDT to EST): US data now at 13:30 GMT / 19:00 IST, Fed decisions at 19:00 GMT / 00:30 IST.
- 14 Mar 2027: US clocks go forward: US data moves to 12:30 GMT / 18:00 IST. Until the UK changes on 28 March, US releases come an hour earlier than usual in the UK and Europe.
- 28 Mar 2027: UK clocks go forward (GMT to BST): US data back at 13:30 UK time.
The economic calendar for gold traders
This calendar lists only the scheduled releases that regularly move gold: the Fed decision, US inflation (CPI, PCE, PPI), the jobs report and other labour data, GDP, ISM surveys, retail sales, weekly jobless claims, and the ECB, Bank of England, Bank of Japan and RBA decisions. In the next six weeks there are 24 releases, 6 of them high impact. Pick your time zone above and every time converts, daylight saving included.
Why these releases move gold
Gold pays no interest and is priced in dollars, so it reacts to anything that shifts expected US interest rates, real yields or the dollar. A hotter inflation print or stronger jobs data usually lifts yields and the dollar and weighs on gold for a while; softer data does the opposite. What moves the price is the surprise against the consensus forecast, not the number itself. Foreign central banks matter mainly through the dollar: the euro is the biggest weight in the dollar index, and the yen and pound follow.
How to read the calendar
- High: FOMC decisions, CPI, the jobs report (NFP) and PCE/GDP. Expect a fast move and wider spreads in the release minute.
- Medium: PPI, JOLTS, ISM, retail sales and foreign central banks. They can move gold when the surprise is large or the market is already nervous.
- Low: weekly jobless claims and similar. Usually a small reaction, but they set the tone before a big release.
- Each row shows the time in your zone, the New York time, the official source of the date and links to the matching playbook or tracker.
Method and data source
The list comes from the site's single events file, the same one behind the gold news calendar and the gold market events hub. A date is shown only if it appears on the official calendar of the institution that publishes it; we checked the sources below on 30 October 2026. Weekly jobless claims are added by the Department of Labor's rule (Thursdays at 8:30 am New York, moved to Wednesday 25 November for Thanksgiving). FOMC minutes and private surveys without an official public schedule are left out. Bank of Japan decisions have no fixed time; the row shows the usual window.
- BEA release schedule
- BLS release schedule
- Bank of England MPC dates
- Bank of Japan meeting schedule
- Census Bureau retail sales schedule
- US Department of Labor weekly claims
- ECB meeting calendar
- Federal Reserve FOMC calendar
- ISM Report On Business calendar
- RBA board meeting schedule
What traders can do with it
- Plan around the minute. Decide in advance whether you stand aside, trade the retest after the spike or hold with a wider stop. Our playbooks walk through each choice: FOMC, CPI and NFP.
- Know the hour. The release hours are the most volatile of the day; see what time gold moves the most.
- Size for the day. Check today's ATR and cut your size with the position size calculator if your stop must be wider.
- Review afterwards. Compare your expectation with how gold actually reacted using the CPI and NFP trackers and gold after Fed decisions.
For the year ahead, with every FOMC, CPI and NFP date in 2026 and 2027, see our gold economic calendar guide.
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Frequently asked questions
Which economic releases move gold the most?
The FOMC rate decision, US CPI, the US jobs report (NFP) and PCE inflation. Gold reacts to the surprise against the forecast, because that changes expected US interest rates, real yields and the dollar.
When is the next FOMC meeting?
The next Fed decision on this calendar is Wednesday 9 December 2026 at 19:00 GMT (2:00 pm New York, press conference 30 minutes later), per the Federal Reserve’s FOMC calendar.
When is the next US CPI and jobs report?
CPI: Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 13:30 GMT. Jobs report (NFP): Friday 6 November 2026 at 13:30 GMT. Both are released at 8:30 am New York time according to the BLS schedule.
What time is US data in India (IST)?
US data at 8:30 am New York is 19:00 IST while the US is on winter time (from 1 November 2026) and 18:00 IST from 14 March 2027, when US clocks go forward. Fed decisions at 2:00 pm New York are 00:30 IST in winter and 23:30 IST in summer.
How is this different from the market events page?
The market events hub explains what each event does to gold and links the guides and trackers. This page is the full dated calendar for the coming weeks, with times in your zone and the official source on every row.
Are these dates official?
Yes. Every date is taken from the publishing institution’s own calendar (Federal Reserve, BLS, BEA, Census Bureau, ISM, Department of Labor, ECB, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, RBA). Dates can still change, so check the source link before trading.
Educational tool only. Not financial advice and not a signal. Check your own broker's contract specification, margin rules and costs. Past data does not predict future prices. See our risk disclaimer.