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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Monday, July 15, 2013
US Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)
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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Friday, July 12, 2013
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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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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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
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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Tuesday, July 09, 2013
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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Monday, July 08, 2013
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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