Market calendar
What can move markets — RBI & Fed rate decisions, jobs and inflation data, big results dates, and market holidays. Upcoming shows forecast vs previous; Past shows the actual number once it's released.
Saturday, July 18
YesterdayBeat on a ~44% drop in provisions; core NII +8% to ₹14,646 cr; NIM eased to 3.46%.
Axis Bank Q1 FY27 (Business Standard) ↗Lower provisions (-45% YoY) and ~15% loan growth offset NIM pressure.
Kotak Mahindra Bank Q1 FY27 (Upstox/ANI) ↗Beat estimates; consolidated PAT ₹15,440 cr (+14%); provisions down ~30% YoY.
ICICI Bank Q1 FY27 (Business Standard) ↗NIM slipped to a record-low 3.26%; gross advances +15.4% YoY.
HDFC Bank Q1 FY27 (Business Standard) ↗Friday, July 17
2 days agoHousing starts rebounded sharply from May's weak 1.20M; building permits, a leading gauge, eased to 1.37M (-3%).
US Census Bureau (FRED: HOUST/PERMIT) ↗Factory, mining and utility output edged up in June — a gauge of the industrial economy's health.
Federal Reserve (FRED: INDPRO) ↗Second straight monthly rise and highest since February on cheaper gas; 1-yr inflation expectations eased to 4.2% from 4.6%.
University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers ↗Profit more than doubled and beat the ~₹3,070 cr estimate on stronger steel prices, higher volumes and a better product mix.
JSW Steel Q1 FY27 results (BSE filing) ↗Record recurring PAT & EBITDA (₹54,067 cr, +10%); reported PAT fell only because last year's base had a large one-off other-income gain.
RIL Q1 FY27 results (BSE filing) ↗Thursday, July 16
3 days agoWeekly layoffs pulse; 208K is a multi-week low — labor market still tight.
US DOL / FRED (ICSA) ↗Core gauge of US consumer spending; June +0.2% MoM, +6.7% YoY (gas-station drag; ex-gas +0.7%).
US Census Bureau ↗Reliance's financial-services arm; profit up on dividend income, Jio Credit AUM ₹30,667 cr (2.6x YoY).
Free Press Journal ↗No.3 IT exporter; muted profit, soft Q2 guide (-1.5% to +0.5% CC), ₹2 interim dividend.
Business Standard ↗Wednesday, July 15
4 days agoCrude stocks fell 1.7M bbl to 409.7M (~6% below the 5-yr average), swinging back to a draw after last week's build — supportive for oil prices.
EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report ↗Wholesale inflation cooled to 5.5% YoY (-0.3% MoM SA), below the 6.2% forecast and down from 6.0% — echoing the soft June CPI and easing pressure on the Fed's PCE gauge.
BLS / FRED (PPIFID) ↗Second day of the semiannual Monetary Policy Report — followed the soft June CPI/PPI as traders parsed the rate path into the July 29 FOMC.
Federal Reserve ↗Tuesday, July 14
5 days agoWholesale inflation rose to 9.87% on fuel (+27.4%) and food (+6.14%) — far above retail CPI at 4.38%, a squeeze on producer margins.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry ↗Headline CPI fell to 3.5% YoY; prices dropped 0.4% on the month, the biggest 1-month fall since April 2020, as energy slid 5.7%. Core held at 2.6%.
BLS ↗Monday, July 13
6 days agoPAT +20% YoY, revenue ₹34,579 cr (+13.9%); ₹12/share interim dividend; FY27 guidance held at 1-4% cc.
HCLTech Q1 FY27 release / Business Standard ↗Deficit widened ~59% YoY as imports (+31%) outpaced exports (+15.5%) — pressures the rupee and current account.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry ↗17-month high — food inflation crossed 5% (5.32%), firming the case for a hawkish RBI on Aug 4-6.
MoSPI ↗Thursday, July 9
Layoffs staying low even as hiring cools — claims steady near 215K.
US DOL / FRED (ICSA) ↗Kicked off India's Q1 season — ₹12 interim dividend, $9.5B order book, margins at 24%.
TCS press release ↗Wednesday, July 8
First build after 10 straight weekly draws — a swing factor for crude prices.
EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report ↗Friday, July 3
NYSE & Nasdaq shut (July 4 falls on Saturday); thin global liquidity.
NYSE ↗Thursday, July 2
Weak +57K print — hiring is cooling, which feeds Fed rate-cut expectations.
BLS / FRED ↗Wednesday, July 1
Weekly US crude stockpile change — moves oil prices and energy stocks.
US EIA ↗Friday, June 26
Indian equity, F&O and currency markets shut for the day — no trading.
NSE India holiday calendar ↗Indian equity markets shut for the day — no cash or F&O trading.
NSE/BSE holiday calendar ↗Wednesday, June 24
Weekly US crude stock change — moves oil prices and energy stocks.
US Energy Information Administration ↗Weekly US oil stockpiles — swings crude prices and energy stocks.
US EIA ↗Wednesday, June 17
Upper bound of the fed funds target — anchors global rates and the dollar.
Federal Reserve ↗Wednesday, June 10
Key US inflation print; drives Fed policy path and US bond yields.
BLS / FRED ↗Friday, June 5
Headline US labour-market gauge; shapes Fed rate expectations and global risk sentiment.
BLS / FRED ↗Dates and figures are compiled from reputable public sources and shown as reported by them, for education only — not investment advice. Always verify against the official source before acting.