This calendar filters the economic week down to the releases that actually move gold: Non-Farm Payrolls, CPI, FOMC decisions and minutes, PPI, PMI and US retail sales. Each entry shows the scheduled time and the expected impact level.
Most gold traders either flatten exposure before a red-folder USD release or reduce position size sharply. Check the calendar before you plan the session.
This is an economic calendar filtered down to what actually matters for XAUUSD. Instead of hundreds of low-impact global releases, it highlights the US data that changes dollar and rate expectations: Non-Farm Payrolls, CPI and Core CPI, PCE, FOMC rate decisions and minutes, ISM manufacturing and services, PPI, jobless claims, and US retail sales.
Every entry shows the scheduled release time and the expected impact level so you can plan around it. Gold traders in Pakistan and the wider Asia region should note that most US releases land in the evening local time, right as the London–New York overlap runs, which is also when spreads and volatility peak.
A simple pre-session routine covers most of the risk: look at the day's red-folder events before you plan trades, avoid opening new positions in the minutes before a major print, and either reduce size or flatten exposure if you hold through one. Stops placed inside the typical post-news spike range are frequently taken out before the real move develops.
After the release, the free news analyser turns the actual, forecast and previous values into a plain-language read on whether the print supports a stronger or weaker dollar, and therefore pressure on gold.
Gold is priced in dollars, so US data and Federal Reserve policy dominate XAUUSD moves. Filtering out unrelated releases keeps the planning signal clear.
Many gold traders stop opening new positions 15–30 minutes before a high-impact US release and wait until spreads normalise after the first move.