Key Economic Data and Events to Watch Today: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
① TBD: Japan's ruling coalition holds a special session of the Diet
② 09:00 Reserve Bank of New Zealand announces interest rate decision
③ 10:00 Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor holds press conference
④ 15:00 UK January CPI (MoM)
⑤ 15:00 UK January Retail Price Index (MoM)
⑥ 15:45 France January CPI (MoM) final reading
⑦ 21:30 US December Housing Starts (Annualized)
⑧ 21:30 US December Durable Goods Orders (MoM)
⑨ 21:30 US December Building Permits
⑩ 22:15 US January Industrial Production (MoM)
⑪ 23:00 US January Conference Board Leading Economic Index (MoM)
⑫ 03:00 (Next Day): Federal Reserve releases monetary policy meeting minutes
⑬ 05:30 (Next Day) US API crude oil inventories for the week ending February 13