Key Economic Data and Events to Watch Today: Wednesday, April 8, 2026
① 07:00 Federal Reserve's Daly interviews
② 07:50 Japan's February Trade Balance
③ 08:00 Trump's Deadline for Reaching an Agreement with Iran
④ 10:00 Reserve Bank of New Zealand announces interest rate decision
⑤ 11:00 Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Brehman holds press conference
⑥ 14:00 UK March Halifax House Price Index (MoM, Seasonally Adjusted)
⑦ 14:45 France's February Trade Balance
⑧ 15:00 Switzerland's March Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted)
⑨ 17:00 Eurozone February PPI (MoM)
⑩ 17:00 Eurozone February Retail Sales (MoM)
⑪ 22:30 US EIA Crude Oil Inventories for the Week Ending April 3
⑫ 22:30 US EIA Cushing Crude Oil Inventories for the Week Ending April 3
⑬ 22:30 US EIA Strategic Petroleum Reserves for the week ending April 3
⑭ 01:00 (next day) US 10-year Treasury auction (ending April 8) - winning rate
⑮ 01:00 (next day) US 10-year Treasury auction (ending April 8) - bid-to-cover ratio
⑯ 01:05 (next day) Fed's Daly discusses the economy and monetary policy
⑰ 02:00 (next day) Fed releases monetary policy meeting minutes