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What is Economic calendar?
By the verify.trading team · Last reviewed · How we write
An economic calendar lists upcoming scheduled data releases and central bank events, with the time, country, expected impact, forecast and previous figure.
Key points
- Time, country, impact, forecast, previous.
- Use it to plan around volatility.
- Check the time zone.
Economic calendar explained
Traders use it to know when volatility is likely and to plan size, stops or time flat. Forecast figures are consensus estimates and can be wrong, and actual figures may be revised later.
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