Weekly Economic Calendar: Week of February 16-21, 2026

🇯🇵 GDP (QoQ) (Q4) – Monday 07:50
🇩🇪 German CPI (MoM) (Jan) – Tuesday 15:00
🇳🇿 RBNZ Interest Rate Decision – Wednesday 09:00
🇬🇧 CPI (YoY) (Jan) – Wednesday 15:00
🇺🇸 Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (Dec) – Wednesday 21:00
🇺🇸 FOMC Meeting Minutes – Thursday 03:00
🇺🇸 Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (Feb) – Thursday 21:30
🇺🇸 Initial Jobless Claims – Thursday 21:30
🇺🇸 Core PCE Price Index (MoM) (Dec) – Friday 21:30
🇺🇸 GDP (QoQ) (Q4) – Friday 21:30
🇺🇸 Core PCE Price Index (YoY) (Dec) – Friday 21:30
🇺🇸 S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (Feb) – Friday 22:45
🇺🇸 S&P Global Services PMI (Feb) – Friday 22:45
🇺🇸 New Home Sales (Dec) – Friday 23:00

Macro Analysis:
🇯🇵 Japan Growth Anchor (GDP QoQ, Q4) – Mon: Sets the early-week Asia tone. A stronger print supports JPY risk-on confidence; a weaker print can lean defensive and lift safe-haven flows.
🇩🇪 EUR Inflation Pulse (German CPI MoM, Jan) – Tue: Key EUR risk-tone driver for the week. A hotter print can firm EUR via rate expectations; a softer print does the opposite.
🇳🇿 RBNZ Policy Decision – Wed: The main NZD volatility point. Even without a surprise move, guidance and language can swing NZD pairs quickly (hawkish tilt supports NZD; dovish tilt pressures it).
🇬🇧 UK Inflation Signal (CPI YoY, Jan) – Wed: A rates-expectations mover for GBP. Upside inflation surprise tends to support GBP; downside can trigger repricing lower.
🇺🇸 U.S. Activity Pulse (Durable Goods Orders MoM, Dec) – Wed: A front-end growth check into the heavier U.S. block later in the week. Weakness can amplify growth worries; strength can support USD via relative yields.
🇺🇸 Fed Communication Anchor (FOMC Meeting Minutes) – Thu: The main USD volatility anchor this week. The catalyst is not “policy action” but how the minutes frame inflation progress, labour tightness, and the path for rates.
🇺🇸 U.S. Labour + Factory Stress Check (Initial Claims + Philly Fed) – Thu: A dual read on employment conditions and manufacturing momentum. Lower claims / stronger Philly tends to support USD and yields; deterioration can lean risk-off.
🇺🇸 U.S. Macro “Cluster” (Core PCE MoM/YoY + GDP QoQ, Q4) – Fri: The week’s biggest repricing window. Core PCE drives inflation expectations; GDP shapes the growth narrative—together they can reset rate-path pricing and USD direction.
🇺🇸 U.S. Activity Confirmation (S&P Global Manufacturing/Services PMI + New Home Sales) – Fri: Post-core data validation of momentum. Stronger prints support risk and USD through yields; weaker readings can fade any bullish repricing and revive slowdown concerns.