Addis Ababa · Tuesday, 3 November 2026

Economic & market calendar

The dates that can
move markets.

A selective calendar for Ethiopian and international readers: ESX operations, central-bank decisions, major economic releases and issuer-confirmed earnings. No scraped calendar feed and no unlabelled estimates.

3Central-bank calendars
OfficialPrimary sources only
0Forecasts copied from vendors

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Reviewed 28 October 2026 · Addis Ababa time
6 Nov 202616:30 EAT
United StatesConfirmed

U.S. employment report

Payroll employment, unemployment and wage information for October.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
10 Nov 202616:30 EAT
United StatesConfirmed

U.S. consumer-price report

The October CPI release is a major inflation and interest-rate signal.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
8 Dec–9 Dec 202622:00 EAT
United StatesConfirmed

Federal Reserve interest-rate decision

Scheduled FOMC decision with updated economic projections.

Federal Reserve
10 Dec 202616:30 EAT
United StatesConfirmed

U.S. consumer-price report

The November CPI release updates the global inflation picture.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
17 Dec 2026Time at official source
Euro areaConfirmed

European Central Bank policy decision

The ECB decision and press conference follow the scheduled meeting.

European Central Bank
23 Dec 202616:30 EAT
United StatesConfirmed

U.S. GDP — third estimate

The third official estimate for third-quarter U.S. growth.

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
26 Jan–27 Jan 202722:00 EAT
United StatesOfficial tentative

Federal Reserve interest-rate decision

One of the Federal Reserve’s eight scheduled 2027 policy meetings.

Federal Reserve
4 Feb 2027Time at official source
Euro areaProvisional

European Central Bank policy decision

Scheduled ECB monetary-policy decision followed by a press conference.

European Central Bank
4 Feb 2027Time at official source
United KingdomProvisional

Bank of England policy decision

Provisional date for the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee announcement.

Bank of England
16 Mar–17 Mar 202721:00 EAT
United StatesOfficial tentative

Federal Reserve interest-rate decision

One of the Federal Reserve’s eight scheduled 2027 policy meetings.

Federal Reserve

Major-company earnings

Confirmed dates only.

Companies rarely announce a full year of earnings dates. We watch a small group with international relevance and add an exact date only after the issuer publishes it. We do not publish vendor estimates as confirmed events.

Why Apple may show no date: its results are quarterly, but the next call date is not treated as known until Apple Investor Relations confirms it.
CompanySymbolNext-date statusSource
AppleAAPLAwaiting issuer confirmation
NVIDIANVDAAwaiting issuer confirmation
MicrosoftMSFT28 October 2026 confirmed
AmazonAMZNAwaiting issuer confirmation
AlphabetGOOGLAwaiting issuer confirmation

ESX normal opening

09:00 EATPre-open session

Continuous session

09:30 EATNormal order matching begins

Normal close

15:00 EATUnless ESX announces a change

Future Ethiopia events still require a dated primary notice.

Listings, IPO dates, dividends, shareholder meetings and special closures will appear only after an issuer, ESX, ECMA or other responsible authority publishes a confirmed date.

Published reference

ESX 2026 closing days

DatePublished reason
7 January 2026Ethiopian Christmas / Gena
19 January 2026Epiphany / Timket
2 March 2026Adwa Victory Day
8 March 2026International Women’s Day
20 March 2026Eid al-Fitr — published as tentative
10 April 2026Ethiopian Good Friday
12 April 2026Ethiopian Easter / Fasika
1 May 2026International Labour Day
5 May 2026Patriots’ Victory Day
27 May 2026Eid al-Adha — published as tentative
25 August 2026The Prophet’s Birthday
11 September 2026Ethiopian New Year
27 September 2026Meskel

This reproduces the dates published by ESX for 2025–2026. Tentative religious holidays and all future dates remain subject to official confirmation.

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