Upcoming Economic Events – Week of October 20, 2025 Tuesday, October 21

As markets enter the week of October 20, attention turns to a series of key economic releases and central bank remarks across major economies. Inflation data, consumer prices, and preliminary PMI readings will headline the calendar, alongside scheduled speeches from central bank leaders in Europe and Australia. Below is a detailed overview of the upcoming events and data points to watch.

Tuesday, October 21

2:00 PM – EUR: ECB President Lagarde Speech (Locked)3:30 PM – CAD:

• BoC Core Consumer Price Index (YoY) (Sep): Previous 2.6%

• Consumer Price Index (YoY) (Sep): Forecast 2.3% | Previous 1.9%

Wednesday, October 22

9:00 AM – GBP:

• Consumer Price Index (MoM) (Sep): Forecast 0.3%

• Consumer Price Index (YoY) (Sep): Forecast 3.8%

• Core Consumer Price Index (YoY) (Sep): Forecast 3.7% | Previous 3.6%

3:25 PM – EUR: ECB President Lagarde Speech (Locked)

Friday, October 24

3:05 AM – AUD: RBA Governor Bullock Speech

9:00 AM – GBP: Retail Sales (MoM) (Sep): Forecast -0.2% | Previous 0.5%

10:30 AM – EUR:

• HCOB Composite PMI (Oct, Prel): Previous 52

• HCOB Manufacturing PMI (Oct, Prel): Previous 49.5

• HCOB Services PMI (Oct, Prel): Forecast 51 | Previous 51.5

11:00 AM – EUR:

• HCOB Composite PMI (Oct, Prel): Previous 51.2

• HCOB Manufacturing PMI (Oct, Prel): Forecast 49.5 | Previous 49.8

• HCOB Services PMI (Oct, Prel): Previous 51.3

11:30 AM – GBP:

• S&P Global Composite PMI (Oct, Prel): Previous 50.1

• S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (Oct, Prel): Previous 46.2

• S&P Global Services PMI (Oct, Prel): Previous 50.8

3:30 PM – USD:

• Consumer Price Index (MoM) (Sep): Forecast 0.4% | Previous 0.4%

• Consumer Price Index (YoY) (Sep): Forecast 3.1% | Previous 2.9%

• CPI ex Food & Energy (MoM) (Sep): Forecast 0.3% | Previous 0.3%

• CPI ex Food & Energy (YoY) (Sep): Forecast 3.1% | Previous 3.1%

4:45 PM – USD:

• S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (Oct, Prel): Previous 52