Week Ahead February 2026

A busy week ahead features rescheduled US jobs and inflation data due to a government shutdown, alongside a pivotal snap election in Japan. Key economic releases are also expected from the UK (GDP), China (Inflation), and Canada (Minutes).

Key Takeaways

• 1.Key US data including NFP and CPI have been rescheduled to February 11th and 13th respectively due to a partial government shutdown.
• 2.Japanese PM Takaichi called a snap election for February 8th, with polls suggesting a potential two-thirds super majority for the LDP-JIP coalition.
• 3.The Bank of Canada remains cautious on rate cuts, concerned that economic weakness may reflect lower productive capacity (structural) rather than just cyclical demand issues.

Table of Contents

• Highlights include US NFP and CPI, Japanese Election, UK GDP and China Inflation
• JAPANESE AVERAGE CASH EARNINGS (SUN)
• JAPANESE SNAP ELECTION (SUN)
• JAPANESE ECONOMY WATCHERS SURVEY (MON)
• BOC MINUTES (WED)
• CHINESE INFLATION (WED)
• US JOBS REPORT (WED)
• UK GDP (THU)
• US CPI (FRI)

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