EMU Industrial Production w.d.a. (YoY)

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 12/07/2013

Time: 10:00 - 11:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -0.6% / Consensus: -1.3%

Notes: The Industrial Production is released by the Eurostat. It shows the volume of production of Industries such as factories and manufacturing. Up trend is regarded as inflationary which may anticipate interest rates to rise. Usually, if high industrial production growth comes out, this may generate a positive sentiment (or bullish) for the EUR, while low industrial production is seen as a negative sentiment (or bearish).

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US Fed's Bernanke Speech

Location: United States

Date: 10/07/2013

Time: 21:10 - 22:10

Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: The fed Governor Ben Shalom Bernanke was born in 1953. He graduated from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in economics in 1979 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2006 he became the Chairman of the Federal Reserve System. He gives a press conference as to how the Fed observes the current U.S. economy and the value of USD. His comments may determine a short-term positive or negative trend.

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US 10-Year Note Auction

Location: United States

Date: 10/07/2013

Time: 18:00 - 19:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 2.209%

Notes: Displayed in the calendar is the average yield on the notes auctioned by US Department of Treasury. US notes have maturities of 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10 years and pay interest every six months. The yield on the bonds represents the return an investor will receive by holding the bond until maturity. Investors monitor the yield volatility and compare the average rate at auction to the rate at previous auctions of the same security as an indicator of the government debt situation.

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US FOMC Minutes

Location: United States

Date: 10/07/2013

Time: 19:00 - 20:00

Strength: 3/3

Previous:

Notes: FOMC stands for The Federal Open Market Committee that organizes 8 meetings in a year and reviews economic and financial conditions, determines the appropriate stance of monetary policy and assesses the risks to its long-run goals of price stability and sustainable economic growth. FOMC Minutes are released by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and are a clear guide to the future US interest rate policy.Review Alex Nekritin's Article - Trading the US Dollar with the FOMC Minutes

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DE Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (YoY)

Location: Germany

Date: 10/07/2013

Time: 7:00 - 8:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.6% / Consensus: 1.9%

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 (YoY)

Location: Germany

Date: 10/07/2013

Time: 7:00 - 8:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.5% / 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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UK Trade Balance; non-EU

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 09/07/2013

Time: 9:30 - 10:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -�3.414B / Consensus: -�3.500B

Notes: The trade balance released by National Statistics is a balance between exports and imports of total goods and services. A positive value shows trade surplus, while a negative value shows trade deficit. It is an event that generates some volatility for the GBP. If a steady demand in exchange for UK exports is seen, that would turn into a positive growth in the trade balance, and that should be positive for the GBP.Review Alex Nekritin's Article - Trading British Pound with UK Trade Balance

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UK Industrial Production (YoY)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 09/07/2013

Time: 9:30 - 10:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -0.6% / Consensus: -1.5%

Notes: The Industrial Production released by The National Statistics measures outputs of the U.K. factories and mines. Changes in industrial production are widely followed as a major indicator of strength in the manufacturing sector. A high reading is seen as po

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UK RICS Housing Price Balance

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 08/07/2013

Time: 0:01 - 1:01

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 5% / Consensus: 10%

Notes: The RICS Housing Price Balance survey released by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors presents housing costs in the UK. It shows the strength of the UK housing market, which can be considered as the economy as a whole, as the housing market is sensitive to the business cycle. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the GBP, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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US Consumer Credit Change

Location: United States

Date: 08/07/2013

Time: 20:00 - 21:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: $11.1B / Consensus: $12.2B

Notes: The Consumer Credit released by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve is an amount of money that individuals borrowed. 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 (or Bullish) for the USD, whereas a low reading is seen as negative.

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EMU ECB President Draghi's Speech

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 08/07/2013

Time: 15:30 - 16:30

Strength: 3/3

Previous:

Notes: The European Central Bank's president Mario Draghi was born in 1947 in Rome, Italy. Graduated of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Draghi became the president of the European Central Bank in 2011. As part of his job in the Governing Council he gives press conferences in the back of how the ECB observes the current European economy. President's comments may determine positive or negative the Euro's trend in the short-term. Usually, if he shows a hawkish outlook, that is seen as positive (or bullish) for the EUR, while a dovish is seen as negative (or bearish).

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DE Industrial Production s.a. w.d.a. (YoY)

Location: Germany

Date: 08/07/2013

Time: 11:00 - 12:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1%

Notes: The Industrial Production released by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, measures outputs of the German factories and mines. Changes in industrial production are widely followed as a major indicator of strength in the manufacturing sector. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the EUR, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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EMU Sentix Investor Confidence

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 08/07/2013

Time: 9:30 - 10:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -11.6 / Consensus: -10.0

Notes: With among 1600 financial analysts and institutional investors, the Sentix Investor Confidence is a monthly survey which shows the market opinion about the current economic situation and the expectations for the next semester. The index, released by the Sentix GmbH, is composed by 36 different indicators. Usually a higher reading is seen as positive for the Euro zone, that means positive, or bullish, for the Euro, While a lower number is seen negative or bearish for the unique currency.Review Alex Nekritin's Article - Trading Euro with ESI

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DE German Buba President Weidmann speech

Location: Germany

Date: 08/07/2013

Time: 10:30 - 11:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: Dr Jens Weidmann is the president of the Deutsche Bundesbank. He is member of the Governing Council of the ECB and has some responsabilities: Communication, Legal, Economics Research Centre...

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US Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)

Location: United States

Date: 05/07/2013

Time: 13:30 - 14:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 2%

Notes: The Average Hourly Earning released by the US Department of Labor is a significant indicator of labor cost inflation and of the tightness of labor markets. The Federal Reserve Board pays close attention to when setting interest rates. A high reading is also positive for the USD, while a low reading is negative.

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