On Oct. 19 at the opening of the 2026 Financial Street Forum, PBOC's Pan said international demand for the renminbi has strengthened amid market demand and shifting international and geopolitical conditions. He said the central bank will step up high‑quality policy support: better serve the real economy and ease trade and investment financing; expand the global supply of high‑quality renminbi assets and activate offshore renminbi product trading; and provide stable, multi‑tiered renminbi liquidi

Mon — China releases Q3 GDP, Sept retail sales and industrial output; National Bureau publishes monthly new-home prices for 70 large/medium cities; State Council press briefing on economic conditions; Financial Street Forum annual meeting opens in Beijing (runs to Oct 22); Hong Kong market closed one day, Stock Connect north- and southbound trading suspended. Tue — One‑year LPR to Oct 20 released; Germany Sept PPI; UK Sept unemployment; US ADP payrolls (week to Oct 3), building permits and housing starts (annualized), pending home sales index; China reports YTD power generation capacity to Sept; Financial Street Forum continues; APEC finance ministers meet in Hong Kong Oct 20–21; CATL earnings; NSE closed one day. Wed — US API crude stocks (week to Oct 16); UK Sept CPI and RPI; EIA crude, SPR and Cushing inventories; Financial Street Forum continues; Bank of England Governor Bailey speaks; Meta and Tesla report results. Thu — Swift RMB global payments share for Sept; US initial jobless claims (week to Oct 17); Eurozone Oct consumer confidence (flash); US Sep Conference Board leading index; EIA US weekly natural gas inventory; Financial Street Forum continues; ECB President Lagarde speaks; China Telecom reports. Fri — Japan Sept core CPI (YoY); UK Sept retail sales (adj.); Oct flash manufacturing PMIs for France, Germany, eurozone and UK; US Oct flash S&P Global manufacturing and services PMIs and University of Michigan final consumer sentiment; Russian central bank policy decision; China Unicom reports. Sat — US rotary rig count (week to Oct 23); CFTC weekly commitment of traders report. Sun — Multiple European countries shift to winter time; European trading hours and macro data release times move later by one hour.

Russian Prime Minister Mishustin has submitted to the State Duma a candidate list including four nominees for deputy prime minister posts and a nominee for transport minister for approval.