Non-Farm Payroll employment is a compiled name for goods, construction and manufacturing companies in the US. Non-Farm Payrolls report measures the number of jobs added or lost in the US economy over the last month.

FOMC is the branch of the US Federal Reserve that determines the course of monetary policy. FOMC announcements inform everyone about the US Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates and are one of the most anticipated events on the economic calendar.

The European Central Bank (ECB) press conference is held monthly, about 45 minutes after the Minimum Bid Rate is announced. The Governing Council, the main decision-making body of the ECB, usually meets every two weeks.

Bank of Canada publishes its 2021 schedule for policy interest rate announcements and other major publications. On eight scheduled dates each year, the Bank of Canada issues a press release announcing its decision for the overnight rate target.