Major dates and events to look out for during the month of August 2024.

These key dates may often result in market movements which can affect FX rates.

Plan ahead for your business with Equals Money's Economic Calendar.

🚨 = Important date

Thu
1 Aug
Bank Holiday (CHF)
Interest Rate Decision (GBP)
Unemployment Claims (USD)
ISM Manufacturing PMI & ISM Manufacturing Prices (USD)
Fri
2 Aug
Average Hourly Earnings m/m (USD)
Non-Farm Employment Change (USD)
Unemployment Rate (USD)
Sat
3 Aug
No relevant event(s) on this date
Sun
4 Aug
No relevant event(s) on this date
Mon
5 Aug
Bank Holiday (AUD, CAD)
Final Services PMI (EUR, GBP, USD)
ISM Services PMI (USD)
Tue
6 Aug
Interest Rate Decision (AUD)
Construction PMI (GBP)
Wed
7 Aug
10-y Bond Auction (USD)
Thu
8 Aug
Unemployment Claims (USD)
30-y Bond Auction (USD)
Fri
9 Aug
No relevant event(s) on this date
Sat
10 Aug
No relevant event(s) on this date
Sun
11 Aug
No relevant event(s) on this date
Mon
12 Aug
Bank Holiday (JPY)
Tue
13 Aug
Claimant Count Change (GBP)
Average Earnings Index 3m/y & Unemployment Rate (GBP)
German ZEW Economic Sentiment & ZEW Economic Sentiment (EUR)
Core PPI & PPI m/m (USD)
Wed
14 Aug
Interest Rate Decision (NZD)
CPI y/y (GBP, USD)
Core CPI & CPI m/m (USD)
Thu
15 Aug
French & Italian Bank Holiday (EUR)
GDP m/m & Prelim GDP q/q (GBP)
Core Retail Sales & Retail Sales m/m (USD)
Empire State Manufacturing Index, Unemployment Claims & Philly Fed Manufacturing Index (USD)
Fri
16 Aug
Retail Sales m/m (GBP)
Building Permits (USD)
Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment (USD)
Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations (USD)
Sat
17 Aug
No relevant event(s) on this date
Sun
18 Aug
No relevant event(s) on this date
Mon
19 Aug
No relevant event(s) on this date
Tue
20 Aug
Final Core CPI & Final CPI y/y (EUR)
Wed
21 Aug
FOMC Meeting Minutes (USD)
Thu
22 Aug
Jackson Hole Symposium (ALL)
Flash Manufacturing PMI & Flash Services PMI (EUR, GBP, USD)
German ifo Business Climate (EUR)
Unemployment Claims & Existing Home Sales (USD)
Fri
23 Aug
Jackson Hole Symposium (ALL)
New Home Sales (USD)
Sat
24 Aug
Jackson Hole Symposium (ALL)
Sun
25 Aug
No relevant event(s) on this date
Mon
26 Aug
Bank Holiday (GBP)
Core Durable Goods Orders m/m (USD)
Durable Goods Orders m/m (USD)
Tue
27 Aug
S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/y (USD)
CB Consumer Confidence (USD)
Richmond Manufacturing Index (USD)
Wed
28 Aug
No relevant event(s) on this date
Thu
29 Aug
German Prelim CPI m/m & Spanish Flash CPI y/y (EUR)
Prelim GDP Price Index & Prelim GDP q/q (USD)
Unemployment Claims (USD)
Pending Home Sales m/m (USD)
Fri
30 Aug
Core CPI Flash Estimate & CPI Flash Estimate y/y (EUR)
Core PCE Price Index m/m (USD)
Chicago PMI (USD)
Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment & Revised UoM Inflation Expectations (USD)
Sat
31 Aug
No relevant event(s) on this date