Events that cause major movement in forex?

External question — Personal Finance Stack Exchange Author: Umair Original post: https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/55424 License: CC BY-SA 3.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Adaptation: HTML converted to plain text; contact email addresses removed. US Federal Reserve's FOMC report is one such event I've identified that more often than not has a significant impact on currency pairs adjacent to the USD. And the ECB's interest rate report is another such event which has a similar effect for currency pairs with EUR being one of them. For someone who's still relatively new to the forex market, what other events should I mark out on my diary as change-inducing ones?

External answer — Personal Finance Stack Exchange Author: Jon Grah Original post: https://money.stackexchange.com/a/76575 License: CC BY-SA 3.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Adaptation: HTML converted to plain text; contact email addresses removed. currency's central bank or treasury/finance department speeches that can announce a significant change in policy. That includes: monetary policy, interest rate changes, including lending rates, cash rates conferences. inflation stats Particularly when it is a high level figure within the department such as the President or Prime Minister making the announcement. Macroeconomic stats: A Employment Statistic, such as USA non-farm payrolls most unemployment claims manufacturing rates of production for major industries for that country Stats on a major import/export item specifically, or covering Like with New Zealand, Milk is a huge commodity out there. So GTD index can have high impact. Middle Eastern region and anyone who purchases Oil [related products] would be affected by OPEC policy. GeoPolitical considerations, such as: Presidential elections War declarations on other countries, particularly if it is of interest to a 'major' pair (like USD, EUR) coup d'etats (e.g. Turkey) Scandals at high levels of gov't or major industry (Bernie Madoff, DieselGate) Joining or leaving a treaty which has significant economic value (Brexit) policies affecting access to decentralized currencies (like Bitcoin). Act of God, natural disaster, terrorist attack, or other unplanned event that impacts a large segment of the economy. Economic calendars, such as ForexFactory and MyFxBook track planned economic news releases. Obviously, a coup d'etat or war declaration may not be well known in advance.