Monday 2 March
9:00 am HCOB Manufacturing PMI (Feb)
The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), released on a monthly basis by S&P Global and Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB), is a leading indicator gauging business activity in the Eurozone manufacturing sector. The data is derived from surveys of senior executives at private-sector companies from the manufacturing sector.
9:15 am ECB’s Elderson speech
European Central Bank Executive Board member Frank Elderson takes part in a fireside chat during the annual conference of the Spanish Centre for Sustainable and Responsible Finance (FINRESP) in Madrid, Spain.
2:00 pm ECB’s Nagel speech
German Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel takes part in a panel discussion on a topic titled: ‘International Women’s Day 2026 – Closing the Gender Gap in Financial Literacy’ in Frankfurt, Germany.
2:00 pm ECB’s President Lagarde speech
ECB President Christine Lagarde delivers welcoming remarks at International Women’s Day “Closing the Financial Literacy” event in Frankfurt.
Tuesday 3 March
10:00 am Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) (Feb) (Preliminary release)
The Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) measures changes in the prices of a representative basket of goods and services in the European Monetary Union. The HICP, released by Eurostat on a monthly basis, is harmonised because the same methodology is used across all member states and their contribution is weighted.
10:00 am Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (YoY) (Feb) (Preliminary release)
The HICP, released by Eurostat on a monthly basis, measures changes in the prices of a representative basket of goods and services in the European Monetary Union.
10:00 am Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) (Feb) (Preliminary release)
The HHICP, released by Eurostat on a monthly basis, measures changes in the prices of a representative basket of goods and services in the European Monetary Union.
10:00 am Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (YoY) (Feb) (Preliminary release)
The HICP, released by Eurostat on a monthly basis, measures changes in the prices of a representative basket of goods and services in the European Monetary Union.
3:40 pm ECB’s Sleijpen speech
Dutch central bank Governor Olaf Sleijpen delivers a keynote speech at the Financial Study Association Conference in Groningen, the Netherlands.
4:00 pm ECB’s Kocher speech
Austrian central bank Governor Martin Kocher participates in a panel about financial independence at the OeNB Women’s Forum in Vienna, Austria.
Wednesday 4 March
9:00 am HCOB Composite PMI (Feb)
The Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), released on a monthly basis by S&P Global and Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB), is a leading indicator gauging private-business activity in the Eurozone for both the manufacturing and services sectors.
9:00 am HCOB Services PMI (Feb)
The Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), released on a monthly basis by S&P Global and Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB), is a leading indicator gauging business activity in the Eurozone services sector.
10:00 am Producer Price Index (MoM) (Jan)
The Producer Price Index (PPI) released by Eurostat is an index that measures the change in prices received by domestic producers of commodities in all stages of processing (crude materials, intermediate materials and finished goods).
10:00 am Producer Price Index (YoY) (Jan)
The Producer Price Index (PPI) released by Eurostat is an index that measures the change in prices received by domestic producers of commodities in all stages of processing (crude materials, intermediate materials, and finished goods).
10:00 am Unemployment Rate (Jan)
The Unemployment Rate released by Eurostat is the percentage of unemployed workers in the total civilian labour force. It is a leading indicator for the economy of the European Union.
10:45 am ECB’s Cipollone speech
ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone takes part in a panel discussion at European Investment Bank Group Froum “A strong Europe in a changing world” in Luxembourg.
1:30 pm ECB’s De Guindos speech
ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos delivers introductory remarks at Martin Wolf’s lecture “The Crisis of the Liberal World Order” organised in cooperation with the America Academy Berlin in Frankfurt.
Thursday 5 March
8:50 am ECB’s De Guindos speech
ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos participates in a conversation at 2026 IIF European Summit “Securing Growth – Innovating to Complete” in Brussels, Belgium.
10:00 am Retail Sales (MoM) (Jan)
The Retail Sales data, released by Eurostat on a monthly basis, measures the volume of retail sales in the Eurozone. It shows the performance of the retail sector in the short term, which accounts for around 5% of the total value added of the Eurozone economies.
10:00 am Retail Sales (YoY) (Jan)
The Retail Sales data, released by Eurostat on a monthly basis, measures the volume of retail sales in the Eurozone.
12:30 pm ECB Monetary Policy Meeting Accounts
ECB Monetary Policy Meeting Accounts contain an overview of financial market, economic and monetary developments. It’s followed by a summary of the discussion, in an unattributed form, on the economic and monetary analyses and on the monetary policy stance.
4:00 pm ECB’s Kocher speech
Austrian central bank Governor Martin Kocher participates in a discussion about money and the economy in Innsbruck, Austria.
5:00 pm ECB’s President Lagarde speech
ECB President Christine Lagarde began her eight-year term at the helm of the ECB in November 2019. As part of her job on the Governing Council, Lagarde holds press conferences in detailing how the ECB observes the current and future state of the European economy.
Friday 6 March
10:00 am ECB’s President Lagarde speech
ECB President Christine Lagarde delivers a lecture for Renzo Piano students at the Politecnico di Milano in Milan, Italy.
10:00 am Employment Change (QoQ) (Q4)
The Employment Change released by Eurostat is a measure of the change in the number of people employed in the Eurozone.
10:00 am Employment Change (YoY) (Q4)
The Employment Change released by Eurostat is a measure of the change in the number of people employed in the Eurozone.
10:00 am Gross Domestic Product s.a. (QoQ) (Q4)
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP), released by Eurostat on a quarterly basis, is a measure of the total value of all goods and services produced in the Eurozone during a certain period of time.
10:00 am Gross Domestic Product s.a. (YoY) (Q4)
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP), released by Eurostat on a quarterly basis, is a measure of the total value of all goods and services produced in the Eurozone during a certain period of time.
1:30 pm ECB’s Cipollone speech
Piero Cipollone was appointed as a member of the ECB’s executive board in November 2023. The ECB executive board is responsible for the implementation of euro area monetary policy, as laid down by the ECB governing council.
5:00 pm ECB’s Schnabel speech
ECB Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel presents de lunch keynote at the 2026 U.S. Monetary Policy Forum in New York, United States.
8:30 pm CFTC EUR NC Net Positions
The weekly Commitments of Traders (COT) report provides information on the size and the direction of the positions taken, across all maturities, participants primarily based in Chicago and New York futures markets.
