April 27 · May 1, 2026
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April 27 - May 1, 2026
Central Bank Week.
Five decisions. Two GDP prints. NFP closes the week.
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Four central banks and NFP in five trading days. BoJ Tuesday, Fed and BoC Wednesday, BoE and ECB Thursday alongside US GDP Q1, then NFP closes the week Friday morning. Position size matters more than direction this week.
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Tier-1 catalysts to watch
BoJ Rate Decision Tue Apr 28Fed Rate Decision Wed Apr 29BoE Thu Apr 30US GDP Q1 Advanced Thu Apr 30US Non-Farm Payrolls Fri May 1
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Daily Schedule (Eastern Time)
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Monday
April 27
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Germany GfK Consumer Confidence (May)
2:00 AM ET · EUR · Prev -29.5 · Fcst -30.0
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HIGH
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UK CBI Distributive Trades
6:00 AM ET · GBP · Prev -48 · Fcst -47
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MED
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Tuesday
April 28
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BoJ Interest Rate Decision
11:00 PM Mon (Asia open) ET · JPY · Prev 0.75% · Fcst 0.75%
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HIGH
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US CB Consumer Confidence
10:00 AM ET · USD · Prev 89.5 · Fcst 88.9
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MED
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Wednesday
April 29
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BoC Interest Rate Decision
9:45 AM ET · CAD · Prev 2.25% · Fcst 2.25%
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HIGH
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Fed Interest Rate Decision
2:00 PM ET · USD · Prev 3.75% · Fcst 3.75%
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HIGH
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Fed Press Conference (Powell)
2:30 PM ET · USD · Prev n/a · Fcst n/a
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HIGH
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Thursday
April 30
[HEAVY VOLATILITY DAY]
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BoE Interest Rate Decision
7:00 AM ET · GBP · Prev 3.75% · Fcst 3.75%
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HIGH
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ECB Interest Rate Decision
8:15 AM ET · EUR · Prev 2.15% · Fcst 2.15%
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HIGH
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US GDP Growth Rate Q1 Advanced
8:30 AM ET · USD · Prev 2.1% · Fcst 1.5%
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HIGH
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Friday
May 1
[NFP DAY]
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US Non-Farm Payrolls (Apr)
8:30 AM ET · USD · Prev n/a · Fcst n/a
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HIGH
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US Unemployment Rate (Apr)
8:30 AM ET · USD · Prev n/a · Fcst n/a
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HIGH
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US ISM Manufacturing PMI (Apr)
10:00 AM ET · USD · Prev 53.2 · Fcst 52.5
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HIGH
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How to trade the week
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Wednesday afternoon belongs to the Fed.
2:00 PM rate decision, 2:30 PM Powell. USD pairs and gold set the week's range here. Wait for the press conference before sizing in.
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Friday opens with NFP. ISM follows.
8:30 AM Non-Farm Payrolls and unemployment together. ISM Manufacturing at 10:00. Dollar pairs trade both directions.
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To your next win,
The NTW Markets Team
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