Key Economic Data and Events to Watch Today: Thursday, May 21, 2026 ① Pending: Domestic refined oil price adjustment window opens ② 02:00 Federal Reserve releases monetary policy meeting minutes ③ 04:00 Nvidia releases earnings report and holds co

2026-05-21

Key Economic Data and Events to Watch Today: Thursday, May 21, 2026 ① Pending: Domestic refined oil price adjustment window opens ② 02:00 Federal Reserve releases monetary policy meeting minutes ③ 04:00 Nvidia releases earnings report and holds conference call after market close ④ 09:00 China's April SWIFT RMB share in global payments ⑤ 09:30 Australia's April seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ⑥ 15:15 France's May manufacturing PMI (preliminary) ⑦ 15:30 Germany's May manufacturing PMI (preliminary) ⑧ 16:00 Eurozone's May manufacturing PMI (preliminary) ⑨ 16:00 Eurozone's March seasonally adjusted current account ⑩ 16:30 UK's May manufacturing PMI (preliminary) ⑪ 16:30 UK's May services PMI (preliminary) ⑫ 18:00 UK's May CBI industrial orders balance ⑬ 20:30 US Initial Jobless Claims for the Week Ending May 16 ⑭ 20:30 US April Housing Starts (Annualized) ⑮ 20:30 US April Building Permits ⑯ 20:30 US May Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index ⑰ 21:45 US May S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) ⑱ 21:45 US May S&P Global Services PMI (Preliminary) ⑲ 22:00 Eurozone May Consumer Confidence Index (Preliminary) ⑳ 22:30 US EIA Natural Gas Storage for the Week Ending May 15 ㉑ 23:00 Bank of England Governor Bailey Speaks ㉒ 00:20 (Next Day) Federal Reserve's Barkin Speaks