Sunday 29 March
3:00 am Daylight Saving Time
Daylight saving time is also called summer time or daylight savings time. Clocks are moved forward by 1 hour.
Monday 30 March
9:00 am Business Climate (Mar)
Business climate indicator, released by the European Commission, is based on monthly surveys and is designed to deliver a clear and timely assessment of the cyclical situation within the euro area
9:00 am Consumer Confidence (Mar)
The Consumer Confidence released by the Commission is a leading index that measures the level of consumer confidence in economic activity.
9:00 am Economic Sentiment Indicator (Mar)
The Eurozone Economic Confidence released by the European Commission is a survey of consumers confidence in economic activity.
9:00 am Industrial Confidence (Mar)
The Industrial Confidence released by the Commission is an index that measures the level of industrial executives confidence in economic activity. The survey asks about orders and buildup of inventories.
9:00 am Services Sentiment (Mar)
Services sentiment indicator, released by the Commission, measures business sentiment in the services sector. The figure is derived from a survey asking firms in the service sector about current and expected demand.
Tuesday 31 March
9:00 am Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) (Mar) (Preliminary release)
The Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) measures changes in the prices of a representative basket of goods and services in the European Monetary Union. The HICP, released by Eurostat on a monthly basis, is harmonised because the same methodology is used across all member states and their contribution is weighted.
9:00 am Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (YoY) (Mar) (Preliminary release)
The HICP, released by Eurostat on a monthly basis, measures changes in the prices of a representative basket of goods and services in the European Monetary Union.
9:00 am Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) (Mar) (Preliminary release)
The HICP, released by Eurostat on a monthly basis, measures changes in the prices of a representative basket of goods and services in the European Monetary Union.
9:00 am Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (YoY) (Mar) (Preliminary release)
The HICP, released by Eurostat on a monthly basis, measures changes in the prices of a representative basket of goods and services in the European Monetary Union.
1:10 pm ECB’s Sleijpen speech
Dutch central bank governor Olaf Sleijpen delivers a keynote speech titled “Pension funds in an uncertain world” at the Netspar Annual Conference in The Hague.
Wednesday 1 April
8:00 am HCOB Manufacturing PMI (Mar)
The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), released on a monthly basis by S&P Global and Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB), is a leading indicator gauging business activity in the Eurozone manufacturing sector. The data is derived from surveys of senior executives at private-sector companies from the manufacturing sector.
9:00 am Unemployment Rate (Feb)
The Unemployment Rate released by Eurostat is the percentage of unemployed workers in the total civilian labor force. It is a leading indicator for the economy of the European Union.
10:30 am ECB’s Cipollone speech
Piero Cipollone was appointed a member of the European Central Bank’s executive board in November 2023. The ECB executive board is responsible for the implementation of euro area monetary policy, as laid down by the ECB governing council.
Thursday 2 April
8:00 am Economic Bulletin
The European Central Bank launches a new publication, the Economic Bulletin, to replace the ECB Monthly Bulletin. It is published two weeks after each Governing Council meeting.
11:00 pm Good Friday Bank Holiday
Banks are closed for Good Friday.
Friday 3 April
7:30 pm CFTC EUR NC Net Positions
The weekly Commitments of Traders (COT) report provides information on the size and the direction of the positions taken, across all maturities, participants primarily based in Chicago and New York futures markets.
