Key Economic Data and Events to Watch Today: Thursday, May 21, 2026
① Pending: Domestic refined oil price adjustment window opens
② 15:15 France May Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary)
③ 15:30 Germany May Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary)
④ 16:00 Eurozone May Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary)
⑤ 16:00 Eurozone March Seasonally Adjusted Current Account
⑥ 16:30 UK May Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary)
⑦ 16:30 UK May Services PMI (Preliminary)
⑧ 18:00 UK May CBI Industrial Orders Balance
⑨ 20:30 US Initial Jobless Claims for the Week Ending May 16
⑩ 20:30 US April Housing Starts (Annualized)
⑪ 20:30 US April Building Permits
⑫ 20:30 US May Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index
⑬ 21:45 US May S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary)
⑭ 21:45 US May S&P Global Services PMI (Preliminary)
⑮ 22:00 Eurozone May Consumer Confidence Index (Preliminary)
⑯ 22:30 US EIA Natural Gas Storage for the Week Ending May 15
⑰ 23:00 Bank of England Governor Bailey Speaks
⑱ 00:20 (Next Day) Federal Reserve's Barkin Speaks