Crypto economic calendar: the data that moves the market
The dates of the data that moves bitcoin and the rest of crypto the most, in your time zone. I copy them from the official calendars of the Fed, the U.S. statistics offices and the ECB, and below I explain what each one measures.
Upcoming releases
The next releases, in order. The month in brackets is the month the data covers, not when it is published: October CPI comes out in November.
Times in UTC.
October 2026
- Fed rate decision (FOMC)Federal Reserve
- U.S. PCE inflation (September)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- U.S. GDP, Q3 2026 (advance estimate)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- ECB rate decisionEuropean Central Bank
November 2026
- U.S. jobs report (October)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. CPI (October)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. PCE inflation (October)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- U.S. GDP, Q3 2026 (second estimate)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
December 2026
- U.S. jobs report (November)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Fed rate decision (FOMC)With economic projectionsFederal Reserve
- U.S. CPI (November)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- ECB rate decisionEuropean Central Bank
- U.S. PCE inflation (November)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- U.S. GDP, Q3 2026 (third estimate)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
See 64 more releases, through December 2027
January 2027
- U.S. jobs report (December 2026)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. CPI (December 2026)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Fed rate decision (FOMC)Federal Reserve
- U.S. PCE inflation (December 2026)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- U.S. GDP, Q4 2026 (advance estimate)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
February 2027
- ECB rate decisionEuropean Central Bank
- U.S. jobs report (January)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. CPI (January)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. PCE inflation (January)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- U.S. GDP, Q4 2026 (second estimate)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
March 2027
- U.S. jobs report (February)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. CPI (February)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Fed rate decision (FOMC)With economic projectionsFederal Reserve
- ECB rate decisionEuropean Central Bank
- U.S. PCE inflation (February)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- U.S. GDP, Q4 2026 (third estimate)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
April 2027
- U.S. jobs report (March)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. CPI (March)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Fed rate decision (FOMC)Federal Reserve
- ECB rate decisionEuropean Central Bank
- U.S. PCE inflation (March)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- U.S. GDP, Q1 2027 (advance estimate)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
May 2027
- U.S. jobs report (April)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. CPI (April)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. PCE inflation (April)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- U.S. GDP, Q1 2027 (second estimate)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
June 2027
- U.S. jobs report (May)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Fed rate decision (FOMC)With economic projectionsFederal Reserve
- ECB rate decisionEuropean Central Bank
- U.S. CPI (May)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. PCE inflation (May)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- U.S. GDP, Q1 2027 (third estimate)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
July 2027
- U.S. jobs report (June)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. CPI (June)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- ECB rate decisionEuropean Central Bank
- Fed rate decision (FOMC)Federal Reserve
- U.S. PCE inflation (June)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- U.S. GDP, Q2 2027 (advance estimate)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
August 2027
- U.S. jobs report (July)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. CPI (July)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. PCE inflation (July)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- U.S. GDP, Q2 2027 (second estimate)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
September 2027
- U.S. jobs report (August)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- ECB rate decisionEuropean Central Bank
- U.S. CPI (August)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Fed rate decision (FOMC)With economic projectionsFederal Reserve
- U.S. PCE inflation (August)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- U.S. GDP, Q2 2027 (third estimate)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
October 2027
- U.S. jobs report (September)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. CPI (September)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Fed rate decision (FOMC)Federal Reserve
- ECB rate decisionEuropean Central Bank
- U.S. PCE inflation (September)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- U.S. GDP, Q3 2027 (advance estimate)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2027
- U.S. jobs report (October)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. CPI (October)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. PCE inflation (October)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- U.S. GDP, Q3 2027 (second estimate)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
December 2027
- U.S. jobs report (November)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Fed rate decision (FOMC)With economic projectionsFederal Reserve
- U.S. CPI (November)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- ECB rate decisionEuropean Central Bank
- U.S. PCE inflation (November)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- U.S. GDP, Q3 2027 (third estimate)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Dates copied from the official calendars on 21 October 2026.
What each release measures
Six fixed dates the crypto market watches closely. Almost all of them are about the same thing: how fast prices are rising and what central banks will do with interest rates, which set the cost of money.
Fed rate decision (FOMC)
The Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve meets eight times a year and sets the U.S. benchmark interest rate. It publishes its decision on the second day of the meeting, and half an hour later the Chair holds a press conference. At four of the meetings it also publishes its economic projections, with the dot plot of the rates each member expects.
When rates rise, or are expected to rise, the dollar gets stronger and risk assets like bitcoin tend to suffer; when they fall, the opposite. The price reacts both to the decision and to what the Fed signals about the next meetings, and the press conference often brings a second move.
It comes out at 14:00 New York time. Official calendar: Federal Reserve ↗
U.S. CPI (inflation)
The Consumer Price Index measures how much the prices of a basket of goods and services go up. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes it around the middle of each month, with the figure for the previous month. The focus is on the yearly change and on core CPI, which leaves out energy and food.
It is the inflation figure that weighs most on what the Fed will do. A CPI above expectations points to high rates for longer, and one below points to cuts. That is why bitcoin often moves hard in the minutes after it comes out.
It comes out at 8:30 New York time. Official calendar: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ↗
U.S. jobs report
The jobs report (The Employment Situation) says how many jobs were created outside farming in the previous month (nonfarm payrolls), the unemployment rate and how fast wages are rising. The BLS publishes it, almost always on the first Friday of each month.
The Fed has two goals, stable prices and maximum employment. A very strong labor market can delay rate cuts, and one that is cooling can bring them closer. It is one of the most volatile releases each month, crypto included, and it sometimes revises the previous months a lot.
It comes out at 8:30 New York time. Official calendar: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ↗
U.S. PCE inflation
The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index is the inflation measure the Fed uses for its 2% target. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) publishes it at the end of each month, in its personal income and outlays report, with the figure for the previous month.
It usually moves the market less than CPI, because much of it can be worked out beforehand from CPI and other data, but a surprise in core PCE changes what is expected from the Fed. On the published dates it comes out the same day as GDP, so two releases land that morning.
It comes out at 8:30 New York time. Official calendar: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis ↗
U.S. GDP
Gross domestic product measures how much the economy grew in a quarter, at an annual rate. The BEA publishes three estimates of each quarter, one a month: the advance estimate, the second and the third, each with more information than the one before.
The advance estimate is the one people watch most: growth well below expectations feeds recession fears, and very strong growth feeds the idea that the Fed will not cut rates. The second and third estimates tend to move little, unless they change the figure a lot.
It comes out at 8:30 New York time. Official calendar: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis ↗
ECB rate decision
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank sets interest rates for the euro area at eight meetings a year. It publishes the decision on the second day of the meeting and holds a press conference at 14:45.
It mainly moves the euro and European markets and, through the euro-dollar exchange rate, the price of bitcoin in euros. In crypto it usually carries less weight than the Fed, unless the decision is a surprise.
It comes out at 14:15 Frankfurt time. Official calendar: European Central Bank ↗
How to read the calendar
Each row is a release: its day, its time and who publishes it. In a normal browser the time is shown in your time zone; if the browser does not run the page script, it is shown in UTC.
What moves the price is not the figure itself, but the gap between what comes out and what the market expected. That is why the same release can push the price up one month and down the next.
In the minutes around it, the price can move a lot and the exchange spreads widen. If you trade with leverage, a sudden move can reach your liquidation price sooner than you expect: how the liquidation price is calculated and how much to risk per trade.
Institutions sometimes move a date: it happened in 2025, when the U.S. government shutdown delayed several releases. If one changes, I correct it here, but the one that counts is the official source, linked under each release.
Frequently asked questions
What is an economic calendar?
The list of dates and times when economic data and central bank decisions are published. It tells you in advance when the market may move more.
Which release moves bitcoin the most?
There is no fixed one: it depends on what the market expects at each moment. Fed decisions, CPI and the U.S. jobs report are the ones that usually bring the most volatility, because they change what is expected from interest rates.
What time do they come out?
The U.S. releases (CPI, jobs, PCE and GDP) come out at 8:30 New York time; the Fed decision at 14:00 New York time, and the ECB decision at 14:15 Frankfurt time. In the calendar above, each one is shown in your time zone.
Why does October CPI come out in November?
Because the whole month is measured and the prices have to be collected: each release comes out a few weeks after the month it covers. In the calendar, the month in brackets is always the month the data covers.
Can the dates change?
Yes, although it is rare. If an institution moves a date, I correct it here; in the meantime, the one that counts is its official calendar, linked under each release.
How far ahead are there dates?
Institutions publish their calendar more than a year in advance, and here they are loaded through December 2027. I add the following year when it comes out.
Does the calendar tell me when to buy or sell?
No. It tells you when each release comes out and what it measures, nothing more. What the price does depends on what the market expected, and nobody knows that in advance.