Key Economic Data and Events to Watch Today: Thursday, April 30, 2026
① 02:00 FOMC Interest Rate Decision (Fed)
② 02:30 Fed Chair Powell Press Conference
③ 04:30 Google Earnings Call
④ 05:30 Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta Earnings Calls
⑤ 09:00 Samsung Electronics Earnings Call
⑥ 09:30 China's Official April Manufacturing PMI
⑦ 09:45 China's April RatingDog Manufacturing PMI
⑧ 13:30 France's Preliminary Q1 GDP Annualized Rate
⑨ 14:45 France's Preliminary April CPI Monthly Rate
⑩ 15:00 Switzerland's April KOF Leading Economic Indicator
⑪ 15:55 Germany's April Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Change
⑫ 15:55 Germany's April Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate
⑬ 16:00 Germany's Q1 Unadjusted GDP Annual Rate (Preliminary)
⑭ 17:00 Eurozone April CPI Annual Rate (Preliminary)
⑮ 17:00 Eurozone April CPI Monthly Rate (Preliminary)
⑯ 17:00 Eurozone Q1 GDP Annual Rate (Preliminary)
⑰ 17:00 Eurozone March Unemployment Rate
⑱ 19:00 Bank of England Interest Rate Decision
⑲ 19:30 Bank of England Governor Bailey Holds Press Conference
⑳ 20:15 ECB Interest Rate Decision
㉑ 20:30 Canada February GDP Monthly Rate
㉒ 20:30 US Initial Jobless Claims for the Week Ending April 25
㉓ 20:30 US March Core PCE Price Index (YoY)
㉔ 20:30 US March Personal Spending (MoM)
㉕ 20:30 US Q1 Labor Cost Index (QoQ)
㉖ 20:30 US Q1 Real GDP Annualized Quarterly Rate (Preliminary)
20:30 US Q1 Real Personal Consumption Expenditures Quarterly Rate (Preliminary)
20:30 US Q1 Core PCE Price Index Annualized Quarterly Rate (Preliminary)
20:30 US March Core PCE Price Index (MoM)
20:45 ECB President Lagarde Holds Press Conference
21:45 US April Chicago PMI
22:00 US March Conference Board Leading Economic Index (MoM)
22:30 US EIA Natural Gas Storage for the Week Ending April 24
05:00 (Next Day) Apple Earnings Call
