Key economic events for May 12: US-Korea talks, US April CPI
May 11, 2026, 10:50 PM
[South Korea-U.S. Trade]
- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng visits South Korea; U.S.-South Korea economic and trade negotiations to proceed (Time TBD)
[Japan]
- Bank of Japan (BOJ) to release summary of opinions from board members (10:50 p.m. UTC on May 11)
[Europe]
- Germany's final monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April (6:00 a.m. UTC)
- Germany's ZEW Economic Sentiment Index for May (9:00 a.m. UTC)
- Eurozone's ZEW Economic Sentiment Index for May (9:00 a.m. UTC)
[United States]
- New York Fed President Williams to participate in a discussion on monetary policy (7:15 a.m. UTC)
- NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for April (10:00 a.m. UTC)
- ADP weekly change in private employment for April (week of April 25) (12:15 p.m. UTC)
- Year-over-year Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April (not seasonally adjusted) (12:30 p.m. UTC)
- Month-over-month CPI for April (seasonally adjusted) (12:30 p.m. UTC)
- Month-over-month Core CPI for April (seasonally adjusted) (12:30 p.m. UTC)
- Year-over-year Core CPI for April (not seasonally adjusted) (12:30 p.m. UTC)
- EIA monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook report (4:00 p.m. UTC)
- Results of 10-year Treasury note auction (yield, bid-to-cover ratio) (5:00 p.m. UTC)
- Chicago Fed President Goolsbee to attend a Chamber of Commerce event (5:00 p.m. UTC)
- API weekly crude oil stock data (week of May 8) (8:30 p.m. UTC)