Key Economic Data and Events to Watch Today: Thursday, August 20, 2026 ① TBD: Alibaba releases earnings report ② 02:00: Federal Reserve releases monetary policy meeting minutes ③ 09:00: China's July SWIFT RMB share in global payments ④ 09:00: Chi

2026-08-20

Key Economic Data and Events to Watch Today: Thursday, August 20, 2026 ① TBD: Alibaba releases earnings report ② 02:00: Federal Reserve releases monetary policy meeting minutes ③ 09:00: China's July SWIFT RMB share in global payments ④ 09:00: China's one-year loan prime rate (LPR) as of August 20 ⑤ 09:30: Australia's July seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ⑥ 14:00: Germany's July PPI month-on-month ⑦ 14:00: Switzerland's July trade balance ⑧ 15:00: Ministry of Commerce holds regular press conference ⑨ 18:00: UK's August CBI Industrial Orders Balance ⑩ 20:30: US Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending August 15 ⑪ 20:30: US August Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index ⑫ 22:00: US July Conference Board Leading Economic Index month-on-month ⑬ 22:30 US EIA Natural Gas Storage for the Week Ending August 14 ⑭ 23:10 Federal Reserve's Mohammed gives an interview ⑮ 02:30 the following day, US oil futures rollover