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