Complete economic calendar of events from January 26 to February 1, 2026, that could influence the cryptocurrency market.
This week is crucial for the entire month because tomorrow, on Wednesday, there will be a meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve regarding the interest rate. Although no one expects an interest rate cut, both the announcement of the decision and the accompanying letter/speech by Powell can lead to increased volatility. In a consensus of expectations regarding the rate, the greatest volatility is again expected during the speech of the Fed chair.
MOREOVER, although this is not macroeconomics, there are plans today for voting on the bill regarding the structure of the crypto market (CLARITY) in the Senate Agriculture Committee. This is something that asset holders in the crypto market are eagerly awaiting, expecting that when this bill starts to be promoted for Congress approval, the market will soar. In practice, however, it is unlikely that everything will happen so quickly and positively.
In general, a large block of macro data on the US economy will be released on Thursday. They are not cornerstones, but there are many of them, and in the moment of the release of all statistics, it could provide a good "cut" for the markets.
Weekly schedule:
Monday, January 26:
Data on durable goods in the US was released. The data turned out to be better than forecasts, which is positive for the economy. However, for expectations regarding the Fed rate, it is rather a "hawkish" signal (it does not help with a quick easing).
Tuesday, January 27:
❗️- Throughout the day - voting on the bill regarding the structure of the crypto market (Clarity ACT) in the Senate Agriculture Committee.
In the morning, the Core Consumer Price Index from the Bank of Japan was released (y/y): 1.9% against a forecast of 2.0% and a previous value of 2.2%. Inflation is cooling down, which means the likelihood that the Bank of Japan will aggressively push rates is decreasing. This usually supports risk-on sentiment, but it is still too early to say that the "Japanese threat" to the markets has passed.
- 15:15 Kyiv time / 16:15 MSK / 18:15 Astana time - Weekly change in employment in the US according to ADP.
- 17:00 Kyiv time / 18:00 MSK / 20:00 Astana time - CB Consumer Confidence Index in the US (January).
- 19:00 Kyiv time / 20:00 MSK / 22:00 Astana time - Speech by the head of the European Central Bank Lagarde. Important due to the euro's role in calculating the US Dollar Index DXY.
❗️- 21:00 Kyiv time / 22:00 MSK / 00:00 new day Astana time - Speech by US President Trump.
Wednesday, January 28:
- 01:50 Kyiv time / 02:50 MSK / 04:50 Astana time - Protocol of the meeting on Japan's monetary policy. Important due to the yen's role in calculating DXY.
❗️- 15:30 Kyiv time / 16:30 MSK / 18:30 Astana time - Speech by US President Trump.
- 16:45 Kyiv time / 17:45 MSK / 19:45 Astana time - Decision of the Bank of Canada on the interest rate, publication of the monetary policy report and accompanying letter. Important due to the Canadian dollar's role in calculating DXY.
- 17:30 Kyiv time / 18:30 MSK / 20:30 Astana time - Press conference of the Bank of Canada.
❗️- 21:00 Kyiv time / 22:00 MSK / 00:00 new day Astana time - Decision on the interest rate from the US Federal Reserve.
❗️- 21:00 Kyiv time / 22:00 MSK / 00:00 new day Astana time - Economic forecasts and statement from the US Federal Reserve.
❗️- 21:30 Kyiv time / 22:30 MSK / 00:30 new day Astana time - Press conference of the US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
Thursday, January 29:
- 08:00 Kyiv time / 09:00 MSK / 11:00 Astana time and 10:30 Kyiv time / 11:30 MSK / 13:30 Astana time - GDP of Sweden (q/q, y/y, Q4) and the decision of the Swedish central bank on the interest rate. Important due to the Swedish krona's role in calculating DXY.
❗️- 15:30 Kyiv time / 16:30 MSK / 18:30 Astana time - A large pool of data on the US, labor market, production, trade:
-- Initial jobless claims in the US and the total number of people receiving benefits in the US.
-- Productivity outside the agricultural sector in the US (q/q, Q3).
-- Labor costs in the US (q/q, Q3).
-- Trade balance of the US (November).
-- US export/import (November).
-- US factory orders (m/m, November).
❗️- 23:30 Kyiv time / 00:30 new day MSK / 02:30 new day Astana time - Fed balance sheet.
Friday, January 30:
- 12:00 Kyiv time / 13:00 MSK / 15:00 Astana time - EU GDP (y/y, q/q, Q4), unemployment in the EU (December). Important due to the euro's role in calculating DXY.
❗️ - 15:30 Kyiv time / 16:30 MSK / 18:30 Astana time - Core and basic producer price indexes in the US (m/m, December). Production inflation for December, a leading indicator of consumer inflation for January.
- 22:00 Kyiv time / 23:00 MSK / 01:00 new day Astana time - Speech by US Federal Reserve member Bowman.
Saturday, January 31:
- 00:00 Kyiv time / 01:00 MSK / 03:00 Astana time - Speech by US Federal Reserve member Bowman.
❗️- 03:30 Kyiv time / 04:30 MSK / 06:30 Astana time - Business activity indexes in the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors of China (January). Important due to China's role in the global economy.