Wednesday, July 31, 2013

US Fed Interest Rate Decision

Location: United States

Date: 31/07/2013

Time: 19:00 - 20:00


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 0.25% / Consensus: 0.25%

Notes: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve announces an interest rate. This interest rate affects the whole range of interest rates set by commercial banks, building societies and other institutions for their own savers and borrowers. It also tends to affect the exchange rate. Generally speaking, if the Fed is hawkish about the inflationary outlook of the economy and rises the interest rates it is positive, or bullish, for the USD.Review Alex Nekritin's Article -Suggested Strategies to trade the US dollar with this economic release.

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US Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)

Location: United States

Date: 31/07/2013

Time: 13:30 - 14:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1%

Notes: Personal Consumption Expenditures, released by US Department of Commerce, measures price changes in consumer goods and services. Personal consumption expenditures consist of the actual and imputed expenditures of households; the measure includes data pertaining to durables, non-durables and services. It is essentially a measure of goods and services targeted toward individuals and consumed by individuals.

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US Gross Domestic Product Annualized

Location: United States

Date: 31/07/2013

Time: 13:30 - 14:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 1.8% / Consensus: 1.2%

Notes: The Gross Domestic Product Annualized released by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis shows the monetary value of all the goods, services and structures produced within a country in a given period of time. GDP Annualized is a gross measure of market activity because it indicates the pace at which a country's economy is growing or decreasing. Generally speaking, a high reading or a better than expected number is seen as positive for the USD, while a low reading is negative.

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US Gross Domestic Product Price Index

Location: United States

Date: 31/07/2013

Time: 13:30 - 14:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.3% / Consensus: 1.0%

Notes: The GDP Price Index released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce gauges the change in the prices of goods and services. Changes in the GDP price index are followed as an indicator of inflationary pressure that may anticipate interest rates to rise. A high reading is seen as positive, or bullish for the USD, while a low reading is seen as negative, or bearish.

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US ADP Employment Change

Location: United States

Date: 31/07/2013

Time: 13:15 - 14:15


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 188K / Consensus: 182K

Notes: The Employment Change released by the Automatic Data Processing, Inc is a measure of the change in the number of employed people in the US. Generally speaking, a rise in this indicator has positive implications for consumer spending, stimulating economic growth. So a high reading is traditionally seen as positive, or bullish for the USD, while a low reading is seen as negative, or bearish.

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EMU Consumer Price Index - Core (YoY)

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 31/07/2013

Time: 10:00 - 11:00


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 1.2% / Consensus: 1.6%

Notes: The core Consumer Price Index released by Eurostat is a measure of price movements by the comparison between the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services excluding the volatile components like food, energy, alcohol and tobacco. The core CPI is a key indicator to measure inflation and changes in purchasing trends. Generally, a high reading is seen as positive or bullish for the EUR, while a low reading is seen as negative.

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EMU Consumer Price Index (YoY)

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 31/07/2013

Time: 10:00 - 11:00


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 1.6% / Consensus: 1.7%

Notes: The Euro Zone CPI released by the Eurostat captures the changes in the price of goods and services. The CPI is a significant way to measure changes in purchasing trends and inflation in the Euro Zone. Generally, a high reading anticipates a hawkish attitude which will be positive (or bullish) for the EUR, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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DE Unemployment Rate s.a.

Location: Germany

Date: 31/07/2013

Time: 8:55 - 9:55


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 6.8% / Consensus: 6.8%

Notes: The Unemployment Rate released by the Bundesagentur f�r Arbeit and published by the German Statistics Office shows , in a percent basis, the amount of unemployed people in Germany. A decrease in this indicator has positive implications for consumer spending which stimulates economic growth. Normally, a decrease of the figure is bullish for the EUR, while an increase is bearish.

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DE Unemployment Change

Location: Germany

Date: 31/07/2013

Time: 8:55 - 9:55


Strength: 3/3

Previous: -12K / Consensus: -4K

Notes: The Unemployment Change released by the Bundesagentur f�r Arbeit and published by the German Statistics Office is a measure of the change in the number of unemployed people in Germany. A rise in this indicator has negative implications for consumer spending which encourages economic growth. Generally, a high reading is seen as negative (or bearish) for the EUR, while a low reading is seen as positive (or bullish).

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

UK Gfk Consumer Confidence

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 30/07/2013

Time: 0:01 - 1:01


Strength: 2/3

Previous: -21 / Consensus: -19

Notes: The GfK Group Consumer Confidence is a leading index that measures the level of consumer confidence in economic activity. A high level of consumer confidence stimulates economic expansion while a low level drives to economic downturn. Normally, a high reading is positive for the GBP, while a low reading is bearish.

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DE Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (MoM)

Location: Germany

Date: 30/07/2013

Time: 13:00 - 14:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.1% / Consensus: 0.3%

Notes: HICP is an index of consumer prices calculated and published by Destatis, the Statistical Office of the European Union, on the basis of a statistical methodology that has been harmonised across all EU member states. HICP is a measure of prices used by Governing Council of EU to define and assess price stability in the euro area as a whole in quantitative terms.

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DE Consumer Price Index (MoM)

Location: Germany

Date: 30/07/2013

Time: 13:00 - 14:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.1% / Consensus: 0.3%

Notes: The Germany consumer price index released by the Statistiches Bundesamt Deutschland measures the average price change for all goods and services purchased by households for consumption purposes. CPI is the main indicator to measure inflation and changes i

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DE Consumer Price Index (YoY)

Location: Germany

Date: 30/07/2013

Time: 13:00 - 14:00


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 1.8% / Consensus: 1.8%

Notes: The Germany consumer price index released by the Statistiches Bundesamt Deutschland measures the average price change for all goods and services purchased by households for consumption purposes. CPI is the main indicator to measure inflation and changes i

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DE Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey

Location: Germany

Date: 30/07/2013

Time: 7:00 - 8:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 6.8 / Consensus: 6.9

Notes: The GfK Consumer Confidence is a leading index that measures the level of consumer confidence in economic activity. A high level of consumer confidence stimulates economic expansion while a low level drives to economic downturn. Generally speaking, a high reading is positive (or bullish) for the EUR, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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Monday, July 29, 2013

UK Consumer Credit

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 29/07/2013

Time: 9:30 - 10:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: �0.7B

Notes: The Consumer Credit released by the Bank of England is an amount of money that individuals borrowed in the previous month. It shows if consumers can afford large expenses, which can fuel economic growth. However, a high figure may also indicate that the economy is overheating, as consumers borrow in order to live beyond their means. A high reading is seen as positive for the GBP, whereas a low reading is seen as negative.

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