What Markets Are Watching This Week: Macro Calendar for Feb 9–13

A detailed macro calendar for the week ahead, featuring U.S. CPI, Non-Farm Payrolls, energy market reports, and key geopolitical events.

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Weekly macro calendar
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Global markets enter the new week facing a dense macroeconomic and geopolitical agenda. Investors will be closely watching U.S. inflation and labor market data, central bank signals, and a series of energy market reports that could shape near-term risk sentiment. All event times below are listed in Eastern Time (ET, UTC-5).


Monday, February 9

  • U.S. lawmakers expected to receive access to unredacted Epstein files
  • U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance begins official visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan (Feb 9–11)
  • ECB President Christine Lagarde speaks — 11:00 ET

Tuesday, February 10

  • Vice President J.D. Vance continues regional visit
  • ADP Employment Report (weekly) — 08:15 ET
  • U.S. Retail Sales (December) — 08:30 ET
  • U.S. Energy Department Short-Term Energy Outlook — 12:00 ET
  • API Weekly Crude Oil Stockpiles — 16:30 ET
  • China CPI (January) — 20:30 ET

Wednesday, February 11

  • Japan — markets closed (National Foundation Day)
  • Vice President J.D. Vance concludes visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan
  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks at the State Duma
  • Russia Trade Balance (December) — 08:00 ET
  • U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls (January) — 08:30 ET
  • U.S. Unemployment Rate (January) — 08:30 ET
  • EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories — 10:30 ET
  • Russia CPI (weekly) — 11:00 ET
  • U.S. Federal Budget (January) — 14:00 ET

Thursday, February 12

  • NATO defence ministers meet in Brussels
  • EU emergency summit on strengthening the single market
  • UK GDP (Q4 2025) — 02:00 ET
  • IEA Monthly Oil Market Report — 04:00 ET
  • Initial Jobless Claims — 08:30 ET
  • U.S. Existing Home Sales (January) — 08:30 ET
  • EIA Natural Gas Storage Report — 10:30 ET

Friday, February 13

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  • Switzerland CPI (January) — 02:30 ET
  • Eurozone GDP (Q4 2024) — 05:00 ET
  • Bank of Russia interest rate decision — 05:30 ET
  • Central Bank of Russia press conference — 07:00 ET
  • U.S. CPI Inflation (January) — 08:30 ET
  • Russia CPI Inflation (January) — 11:00 ET

This week’s data flow is expected to play a key role in shaping expectations around monetary policy, inflation trends and near-term market volatility, particularly around U.S. labor and consumer price data.