Key Economic Data and Events to Watch Today: Thursday, March 19, 2026 ① TBD: Alibaba releases earnings report ② TBD: Bank of Japan announces interest rate decision ③ 02:00: Federal Reserve announces interest rate decision and summary of economic p

2026-03-19

Key Economic Data and Events to Watch Today: Thursday, March 19, 2026 ① TBD: Alibaba releases earnings report ② TBD: Bank of Japan announces interest rate decision ③ 02:00: Federal Reserve announces interest rate decision and summary of economic projections ④ 02:30: Federal Reserve Chairman Powell holds a press conference ⑤ 08:30: Australia's February seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ⑥ 09:00: China's February SWIFT RMB share in global payments ⑦ 14:30: Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo holds a press conference ⑧ 15:00: Switzerland's February trade balance ⑨ 15:00: UK's January three-month ILO unemployment rate ⑩ 15:00: UK's February unemployment rate ⑪ 15:00: UK's February jobless claims ⑫ 15:00: Ministry of Commerce holds a regular press conference ⑬ 16:30: Swiss National Bank announces interest rate decision ⑭ 20:00 Bank of England announces interest rate decision and meeting minutes ⑮ 20:30 US Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending March 14 ⑯ 20:30 US March Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index ⑰ 21:15 ECB announces interest rate decision ⑱ 21:45 ECB President Lagarde holds a press conference ⑲ 22:00 US January Wholesale Sales (MoM) ⑳ 22:00 US January New Home Sales (Annualized) ≑ 22:00 US February Conference Board Leading Economic Index (MoM) ≒ 22:00 Federal Reserve discusses revisions to bank capital requirements ≓ 22:30 US EIA Natural Gas Storage for the week ending March 13