The week of March 16–22, 2026, is being termed a "Super-Week" for global monetary policy, featuring interest rate decisions from seven of the world's largest central banks.
Major Central Bank Decisions
The most critical event is the U.S. Federal Reserve (FOMC) meeting, where a rate pause is widely expected, though future guidance will be scrutinized amid Middle East tensions and energy-driven inflation.
- Monday, Mar 16: Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Interest Rate Decision.
- Tuesday, Mar 17: Bank of Canada (BoC) Interest Rate Decision.
- Wednesday, Mar 18: U.S. Federal Reserve (FOMC) Interest Rate Decision and Economic Projections at 2:00 PM ET, followed by Chair Powell's press conference at 2:30 PM ET.
- Brazil (BCB) Interest Rate Decision is also scheduled.
- Thursday, Mar 19: A rare four-way decision day featuring:
- Bank of Japan (BoJ).
- European Central Bank (ECB) (Deposit rate expected to hold at 2%).
- Bank of England (BoE) (Benchmark expected to hold at 3.75%).
- Swiss National Bank (SNB).
- Friday, Mar 20: People's Bank of China (PBoC) Loan Prime Rate (LPR) decision.
Key U.S. Economic Data Releases
- Monday, Mar 16:
- Empire State Manufacturing Survey (March).
- Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization (February).
- Tuesday, Mar 17:
- Pending Home Sales (February).
- Home Builder Confidence Index (March).
- Wednesday, Mar 18:
- Producer Price Index (PPI) (February).
- Factory Orders (January).
- Thursday, Mar 19:
- Initial Jobless Claims.
- Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey (March).
- New Home Sales (January).
International Data & Events
- Monday, Mar 16: China Industrial Production and Retail Sales; Canada Inflation (Feb).
- Tuesday, Mar 17: Germany/Eurozone ZEW Economic Sentiment Index.
- Wednesday, Mar 18: Eurozone CPI (Feb Final).
- Thursday, Mar 19: UK Labour Market Report; Australia Employment Change.
- Corporate: The NVIDIA GTC AI Conference runs from March 16 to 19, which may heavily influence tech sector sentiment.
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