Key Economic Data and Events to Watch Today: Thursday, May 21, 2026
① Pending: Domestic refined oil price adjustment window opens
② 09:00 China's April SWIFT RMB share in global payments
③ 09:30 Australia's April seasonally adjusted unemployment rate
④ 15:15 France's May manufacturing PMI (preliminary)
⑤ 15:30 Germany's May manufacturing PMI (preliminary)
⑥ 16:00 Eurozone's May manufacturing PMI (preliminary)
⑦ 16:00 Eurozone's March seasonally adjusted current account
⑧ 16:30 UK's May manufacturing PMI (preliminary)
⑨ 16:30 UK's May services PMI (preliminary)
⑩ 18:00 UK's May CBI industrial orders balance
⑪ 20:30 US initial jobless claims for the week ending May 16
⑫ 20:30 US April housing starts (annualized)
⑬ 20:30 US April Building Permits
⑭ 20:30 US May Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index
⑮ 21:45 US May S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary)
⑯ 21:45 US May S&P Global Services PMI (Preliminary)
⑰ 22:00 Eurozone May Consumer Confidence Index (Preliminary)
⑱ 22:30 US EIA Natural Gas Storage for the Week Ending May 15
⑲ 23:00 Bank of England Governor Bailey Speaks
⑳ 00:20 (Next Day) Federal Reserve Chairman Barkin Speaks