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 08:30: Australia's February seasonally adjusted unemployment rate
④ 09:00: China's February SWIFT RMB share in global payments
⑤ 14:30: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference
⑥ 15:00: Switzerland's February trade balance
⑦ 15:00: UK's January three-month ILO unemployment rate
⑧ 15:00: UK's February unemployment rate
⑨ 15:00: UK's February jobless claims
⑩ 15:00: Ministry of Commerce holds a regular press conference
⑪ 16:30: Swiss National Bank announces interest rate decision
⑫ 20:00: Bank of England announces interest rate decision and meeting minutes
⑬ 20:30: US initial jobless claims for the week ending March 14
⑭ 20:30 US March Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index
⑮ 21:15 ECB Interest Rate Decision
⑯ 21:45 ECB President Lagarde Holds Press Conference
⑰ 22:00 US January Wholesale Sales (MoM)
⑱ 22:00 US January New Home Sales (Annualized)
⑲ 22:00 US February Conference Board Leading Economic Index (MoM)
⑳ 22:00 Federal Reserve Discusses Revising Bank Capital Requirements
㉑ 22:30 US EIA Natural Gas Storage for the Week Ending March 13