DE ZEW Survey - Economic Sentiment

Location: Germany

Date: 16/07/2013

Time: 10:00 - 11:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 38.5 / Consensus: 39.0

Notes: The Economic Sentiment published by the Zentrum f�r Europ�ische Wirtschaftsforschung measures the institutional investor sentiment, reflecting the difference between the share of investors that are optimistic and the share of analysts that are pessimistic. Generally speaking, an optimistic view is considered as positive (or bullish) for the EUR, whereas a pessimistic view is considered as negative (or bearish).Review Alex Nekritin's Article - Trading the Euro with Germany ZEW Survey

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EMU Consumer Price Index - Core (YoY)

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 16/07/2013

Time: 10:00 - 11:00

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 1.2% / Consensus: 1.2%

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 (MoM)

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 16/07/2013

Time: 10:00 - 11:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.1% / Consensus: 0.1%

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 ZEW Survey - Current Situation

Location: Germany

Date: 16/07/2013

Time: 10:00 - 11:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 8.6 / Consensus: 9.0

Notes: The Economic Sentiment published by the Zentrum f�r Europ�ische Wirtschaftsforschung measures the institutional investor sentiment, reflecting the difference between the share of investors that are optimistic and the share of analysts that are pessimistic. Generally speaking, an optimistic view is considered as positive (or bullish) for the EUR, whereas a pessimistic view is considered as negative (or bearish).Review Alex Nekritin's Article - Trading the Euro with Germany ZEW Survey

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EMU Consumer Price Index (YoY)

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 16/07/2013

Time: 10:00 - 11:00

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 1.4% / Consensus: 1.6%

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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UK Core Consumer Price Index (YoY)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 16/07/2013

Time: 9:30 - 10:30

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 2.2% / Consensus: 2.3%

Notes: The Core Consumer Price Index released by the National Statistics is a measure of price movements by the comparison between the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services. "Core excludes seasonally volatile products such as food and energy in order to capture an accurate calculation. The 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 GBP, while a low reading is seen as negative (or Bearish).

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UK PPI Core Output (YoY) n.s.a

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 16/07/2013

Time: 9:30 - 10:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.8%

Notes: Producer Prices Index Core Output, released by National Statistics, excludes volatile items such as food and energy. The Core PPI is generally a better measure of inflation because it excludes those items whose short-term price fluctuations can distort inflationary data.

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UK Consumer Price Index (MoM)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 16/07/2013

Time: 9:30 - 10:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.2%

Notes: The Consumer Price Index released by the National Statistics is a measure of price movements by the comparison between the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services. The purchase power of GBP is dragged down by inflation. The 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 GBP, while a low reading is seen as negative (or Bearish).

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UK Consumer Price Index (YoY)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 16/07/2013

Time: 9:30 - 10:30

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 2.7% / Consensus: 3.0%

Notes: The Consumer Price Index released by the National Statistics is a measure of price movements by the comparison between the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services. The purchase power of GBP is dragged down by inflation. The 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 GBP, while a low reading is seen as negative (or Bearish).

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UK Producer Price Index - Output (YoY) n.s.a

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 16/07/2013

Time: 9:30 - 10:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.2%

Notes: The Producer Price Index released by the National Statistics is a monthly measurement of the price changes of goods produced by UK manufacturers. Generally speaking, a price hike generates higher retail prices for consumers. Thus, a high reading is positive (or bullish) for the GBP, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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US Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)

Location: United States

Date: 15/07/2013

Time: 13:30 - 14:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.3% / Consensus: 0.4%

Notes: The Retail Sales ex Autos released by the US Census Bureau is a monthly data that shows all goods sold by retailers based on a sampling of retail stores of different types and sizes except the automobile sector. The retail sales index is often taken as an indicator of consumer confidence. This report is the "advance report, which can be revised fairly significantly after the final numbers are calculated. The positive economic growth anticipates bullish movements for the USD.

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US Retail Sales (MoM)

Location: United States

Date: 15/07/2013

Time: 13:30 - 14:30

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 0.6% / Consensus: 0.8%

Notes: The retail Sales released by the US Census Bureau measures the total receipts of retail stores. Monthly percent changes reflect the rate of changes of such sales. Changes in Retail Sales are widely followed as an indicator of consumer spending. Generally speaking, 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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UK Rightmove House Price Index (YoY)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 15/07/2013

Time: 0:01 - 1:01

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 2.7%

Notes: The Rightmove House Price Index provides a sample of residential property prices in the UK. It shows the strength of the UK housing market, which can be considered as the economy as a whole due to property prices' sensitivity to changes in the business cycle. Generally speaking, 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 Producer Price Index (YoY)

Location: United States

Date: 12/07/2013

Time: 13:30 - 14:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.7% / Consensus: 2.1%

Notes: The Producer Price Index released by the Bureau of Labor statistics, Department of Labor measures the average changes in prices in primary markets of the US by producers of commodities in all states of processing. Changes in the PPI are widely followed as an indicator of commodity inflation. Generally speaking, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the USD, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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US Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)

Location: United States

Date: 12/07/2013

Time: 13:30 - 14:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.7% / Consensus: 1.6%

Notes: The Producer Price Index ex Food & energy released by the Bureau of Labor statistics, Department of Labor measures the average changes in prices in primary markets of the US by producers of commodities in all states of processing. Those volatile products such as food and energy are excluded in order to capture an accurate calculation. Generally speaking, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the USD, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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