Economic calendar
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The gist
Forex Factory's economic calendar tracks global data releases for 3.2 million users. Traders use color-coded impact levels to time trades around volatile events.
Background
Economic calendars aggregate scheduled releases like employment reports, inflation data, and central bank decisions. They help traders anticipate market volatility and plan entries/exits around high-impact events that can cause sudden price swings in currency pairs. Forex Factory's calendar is a popular tool, serving over 3.2 million registered users with real-time data and a color-coded system (red for high, orange for medium, yellow for low impact).
How it unfolded
- Aug 28, 2026An analysis highlights Forex Factory's economic calendar as a key tool for traders, noting its color-coded impact system and 3.2 million daily users.
- Sep 1, 2026Seeking Alpha publishes Tuesday's economic calendar, listing Fed Governor Michael Barr's speech and PMI Manufacturing Final as key events.
- Sep 2, 2026Wednesday's calendar includes Motor Vehicle Sales, expected flat at a 16.3 million unit rate in August. LiteFinance previews the next week's ECB decision and Japan GDP.
- Sep 3, 2026XTB highlights the U.S. ISM Services Index as the event of the day, noting its direct impact on EUR/USD and stock indices.
- Sep 4, 2026InvestingLive warns that calendars miss unscheduled events like the US-Iran war, and argues NFP's impact label may be outdated given the Fed's focus on inflation.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- Economic calendars are essential for planning trades around high-impact releases, as they help anticipate volatility and time entries.
- Caution
- Calendars omit unscheduled events like wars or ceasefires, and static impact labels may not reflect current market context, as with NFP.
Still unverified
Claims about the US-Iran war not being on any calendar and the NFP impact label being outdated are opinions from a single source (InvestingLive) and not independently verified.