# Week ahead, 12–16 October 2026: US CPI, the Beige Book, UK GDP, Australian jobs and the IMF meetings > US consumer prices, retail sales and producer prices all land from 14 to 15 October. Japan's stock market is shut on Monday and the IMF and World Bank meet in Bangkok. The RBA publishes its minutes on 13 October. - Canonical URL: https://forextradingcommunity.com/news/forex-week-ahead-12-16-october-2026/ - Type: Preview - Published: 2026-10-11 - Updated: 2026-10-11 - Publisher: Forex Trading Community (https://forextradingcommunity.com), FTC Editorial Team - Currencies: USD, AUD, GBP, EUR, JPY The week of 12 October is built around US inflation, with consumer prices on Wednesday and producer prices and retail sales on Thursday. Dates and times below come from each institution's own calendar; where a time wasn't published, only the date is given. ## Monday 12 October: holidays and the IMF meetings The Tokyo stock market is closed for Sports Day, though derivatives holiday trading is open. It is also a public holiday in Canada (Thanksgiving) and a US federal holiday (Columbus Day), which usually means a quiet Monday for US Treasuries. The IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings run from 12 to 18 October in Bangkok, where finance ministers and central bank governors speak throughout the week. [Forex market hours](/news/forex-market-hours-trading-sessions/) covers how holidays change liquidity. ## Tuesday 13 October: RBA minutes The Reserve Bank of Australia publishes the minutes of its September meeting at 11:30 am AEDT. The Board raised the cash rate to 4.60% on 29 September ([report](/news/rba-raises-cash-rate-4-60-percent-september-2026/)). ## Wednesday 14 October: US CPI and the Beige Book - **US consumer prices for September** at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. August showed 3.4% inflation and 2.4% excluding food and energy ([August report](/news/us-cpi-august-2026-inflation-3-4-percent/)) - **The Fed's Beige Book** at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, a summary of conditions across the Fed's districts ## Thursday 15 October: retail sales, PPI, UK GDP and Australian jobs - **UK monthly GDP for August** at 7:00 a.m. UK time - **Australian labour force figures for September** from the ABS. Unemployment was 4.6% in August ([report](/news/australia-unemployment-rises-4-6-percent-august-2026/)) - **US retail sales and producer prices for September**, both at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Producer prices were 5.4% higher than a year earlier in August ([report](/news/us-producer-prices-august-2026/)) ## Friday 16 October: final euro area inflation Eurostat publishes the full September inflation data, which can revise the flash estimate of 3.8% ([report](/news/euro-area-inflation-september-2026-flash-estimate/)). ## The backdrop The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.28% on 2 October ([report](/news/us-treasury-yields-10-year-5-29-percent-september-2026/)), and September payrolls rose only 29,000 ([report](/news/us-jobs-report-september-2026-payrolls/)). [How to read an economic calendar](/news/how-to-read-an-economic-calendar/) explains actual, forecast and previous readings, and the [FTC economic calendar](/calendar/) lists every release with its time. ## Sources - [U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: CPI release schedule (September data: 14 October 2026, 8:30 a.m.)](https://www.bls.gov/schedule/news_release/cpi.htm) - [U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: PPI release schedule (September data: 15 October 2026, 8:30 a.m.)](https://www.bls.gov/schedule/news_release/ppi.htm) - [U.S. Census Bureau: monthly retail trade release schedule](https://www.census.gov/retail/release_schedule.html) - [Federal Reserve Board: calendar of events, October 2026 (Beige Book, 14 October, 2:00 p.m.)](https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/2026-october.htm) - [Office for National Statistics: GDP monthly estimate, UK: August 2026 (15 October 2026, 7:00am)](https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/gdpmonthlyestimateukaugust2026) - [Australian Bureau of Statistics: Labour Force, Australia (next release 15 October 2026)](https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/labour-force-australia/latest-release) - [Eurostat: euro indicators, flash estimate for September 2026 (full data 16 October 2026)](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-02102026-ap) - [Japan Exchange Group: Holiday Trading](https://www.jpx.co.jp/english/derivatives/rules/holidaytrading/index.html) - [International Monetary Fund: 2026 Annual Meetings, Bangkok, 12–18 October](https://www.imf.org/en/meetings/2026/annual) - [Reserve Bank of Australia: Coming up](https://www.rba.gov.au/coming-up/) ## Common questions ### When is US CPI for September 2026 released? Wednesday 14 October 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ### When are US retail sales and producer prices released? Both on Thursday 15 October 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. ### Is Japan's stock market open on 12 October 2026? No. The Tokyo stock market is closed for Sports Day, though derivatives holiday trading is open. ### When does the RBA publish its September meeting minutes? Tuesday 13 October 2026 at 11:30 am AEDT. ### When is the Beige Book released in October 2026? 14 October 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, the same day as US CPI. ### When are the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in 2026? 12 to 18 October 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. --- This article is for information only and is not financial advice. Trading forex and CFDs carries a high risk of losing money.