Monday: China releases Q3 GDP, Sep retail sales and industrial production; Canada Sep CPI; US Oct NAHB. National Bureau publishes monthly large‑city residential price report. Financial Street Forum opens in Beijing (through Oct 22). Hong Kong market

2026-10-18

Monday: China releases Q3 GDP, Sep retail sales and industrial production; Canada Sep CPI; US Oct NAHB. National Bureau publishes monthly large‑city residential price report. Financial Street Forum opens in Beijing (through Oct 22). Hong Kong market closed; north‑ and southbound trading suspended. Tuesday: China 1‑year LPR through Oct 20 released; Germany Sep PPI; UK Sep unemployment; US weekly ADP; US Sep building permits and housing starts. APEC finance ministers meet Oct 20‑21 in Hong Kong. CATL reports results. NSE closed. Wednesday: US weekly API crude stocks; UK Sep CPI and RPI; US weekly EIA crude, SPR and Cushing stocks. Financial Street Forum continues. Bank of England's Bailey speaks. Meta and Tesla report earnings. Thursday: China Sep share of RMB in global SWIFT payments released; US initial jobless claims; Eurozone Oct consumer confidence (prelim); US Sep Conference Board leading indicators; US weekly EIA natural gas stocks. ECB's Lagarde speaks. China Telecom reports. Friday: Japan Sep core CPI; UK Sep seasonally adjusted retail sales; Oct preliminary manufacturing PMIs for France, Germany, UK and Eurozone; US Oct flash S&P Global manufacturing and services PMIs; US Oct U. Michigan final consumer sentiment. Russian Cenbank policy decision. China Unicom reports. Saturday: US weekly oil‑rig count to Oct 23; CFTC weekly commitments report. Sunday: Europe shifts to winter time; European market trading hours and economic release times move one hour later.