Economic Calendar 22 – 26 December 2025

The following table is important global economic data from 22 – 26 December 2025, as traders and investors are keeping an eye on jobs data, China’s loan prime rates, and NPCSC.

Economic Calendar 22 – 26 December 2025 (UCT+7)
Country Data Previous Consensus
/Forecast
Monday China Loan Prime Rate 1Y 3% 3%
Loan Prime Rate 5Y (DEC) 3.5% 3.5%
National People’s Congress Standing Committee
UK Current Account (Q3) £-28.9B £-21.3B
USA Chicago Fed National Activity Index (SEP) -0.12 -0.4
Tuesday Thailand New Car Sales YoY (NOV) 24.78%
China National People’s Congress Standing Committee
USA Durable Goods Orders MoM (OCT) 0.5% 0.4%
Durable Goods Orders Ex Transp MoM (OCT) 0.6% -1.5%
GDP Growth Rate QoQ 2nd Est (Q3) 3.8% 3.2%
Industrial Production MoM (OCT) 0.1% 0.1%
CB Consumer Confidence (DEC) 88.7 89
Wednesday Thailand Balance of Trade (NOV) $-3.44B $-1.0B
Exports YoY (NOV) 5.7%
Imports YoY (NOV) 16.3%
China National People’s Congress Standing Committee
Japan BoJ Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes
USA API Crude Oil Stock Change (DEC/19) -9.3M
Initial Jobless Claims (DEC/20) 224K 225K
Thursday China National People’s Congress Standing Committee
Friday China National People’s Congress Standing Committee
Japan Unemployment Rate (NOV) 2.6% 2.6%
Industrial Production MoM Prel (NOV) 1.5% -2%
Retail Sales YoY (NOV) 1.7% 0.9%
Tokyo CPI YoY (DEC) 2.7% 2.5%
Tokyo Core CPI YoY (DEC) 2.8% 2.5%