Key Economic Data and Events to Watch Today: Friday, September 18, 2026
① TBD: Russian State Duma Election
② TBD: Bank of Japan Interest Rate Decision
③ 07:01 UK September GfK Consumer Confidence Index
④ 07:30 Japan August Core CPI YoY
⑤ 07:30 RBA Governor Bullock Attends Hearing
⑥ 14:00 Germany August PPI MoM
⑦ 14:00 UK August Seasonally Adjusted Retail Sales MoM
⑧ 14:30 Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo Holds Press Conference
⑨ 16:00 Eurozone July Seasonally Adjusted Current Account
⑩ 18:30 ECB President Lagarde Attends Press Conference
⑪ 21:15 US August Industrial Production MoM
⑫ 21:30 Fed Governor Bowman Participates in Exchange Activity
⑬ 22:00 US August Conference Board Leading Economic Index MoM
⑭ 23:45 Federal Reserve's Schmid delivers a speech
⑮ 01:00 the following day: Total number of US oil rigs for the week ending September 18