US Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)

Location: United States

Date: 13/09/2013

Time: 13:30 - 14:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.5%

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 Monthly Budget Statement

Location: United States

Date: 13/09/2013

Time: 19:00 - 20:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -$97.6B

Notes: The Monthly Budget Statement released by the Financial Management Service summarizes the financial activities of federal entities, disbursing officers, and Federal Reserve banks. A positive budget statement that receipts exceed budgetary outlays is seen as bullish for the USD. On the other hands, a negative figure (deficit) that indicates government debt is seen as bearish.

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CA New Housing Price Index (YoY)

Location: Canada

Date: 13/09/2013

Time: 13:30 - 14:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.8%

Notes: The New Housing Price Index (NHPI) released by the Statistics Canada is a monthly series that measures changes over time in the contractors' selling prices of new residential houses, where detailed specifications pertaining to each house remain the same between two consecutive periods. The growth rate of the housing market affects the CAD volatility. A high reading is seen as positive (or Bullish) for the CAD, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or Bearish).

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JP Industrial Production (YoY)

Location: Japan

Date: 13/09/2013

Time: 5:30 - 6:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -4.6%

Notes: The Industrial Production released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry measures outputs of the Japanese 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 bullish for the JPY, whereas a low reading is seen as bearish.

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NZ Business NZ PMI

Location: New Zealand

Date: 12/09/2013

Time: 23:30 - 0:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 59.5

Notes: The Business NZ PMI released by the Business NZ presents business conditions in New Zealand. The Business PMI is an important indicator of the overall economic condition. A result that values above 50 signals appreciates (or is bullish for ) the NZD,

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NZ Monetary Policy Statement

Location: New Zealand

Date: 12/09/2013

Time: 22:00 - 23:00

Strength: 3/3

Previous:

Notes: The New Zealand Reserve Bank publishes its Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) quarterly. Each Monetary Policy Statement must set out: how the Reserve Bank proposes to achieve its targets; how it proposes to formulate and implement monetary policy during the next five years; and how monetary policy has been implemented since the last Monetary Policy Statement.

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US 10-Year Note Auction

Location: United States

Date: 12/09/2013

Time: 18:00 - 19:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 2.62%

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

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 12/09/2013

Time: 10:00 - 11:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.3%

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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AU Westpac Consumer Confidence

Location: Australia

Date: 12/09/2013

Time: 1:30 - 2:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 3.5%

Notes: The Westpac Consumer Confidence released by the Faculty of Economics and Commerce Melbourne Institute captures the level of sentiment that individuals have in economic activity reflecting respondents' evaluations of their family finances over the past and coming year, expectations about the one-year and five-year economic conditions and views about current buying conditions for major household items. Generally speaking, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the AUD, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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UK Claimant Count Rate

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 11/09/2013

Time: 9:30 - 10:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 4.3%

Notes: The Claimant Count Rate released by the National Statistics is a monthly measure of unemployment in the UK It indicates the health of the UK labor market. If the rate is up, it indicates a lack of expansion within the UK labor market, while it indicates economic expansion and could spark inflationary pressures if the rate is down. Generally, a decrease of the figure is seen as positive (or bullish) for the GBP, while an increase is seen as negative.

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UK ILO Unemployment Rate (3M)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 11/09/2013

Time: 9:30 - 10:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 7.8%

Notes: The ILO Unemployment Rate released by the National Statistics is the number of unemployed workers divided by the total civilian labor force. It is a leading indicator for the UK Economy. If the rate is up, it indicates a lack of expansion within the U.K. labor market. As a result, a rise leads to weaken the U.K. economy. Generally, a decrease of the figure is positive (or bullish) for the GBP, while an increase is negative.

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UK Average Earnings including Bonus (3Mo/Yr)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 11/09/2013

Time: 9:30 - 10:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 2.1%

Notes: The Average Earing Including Bonus released by the National Statistics is a key short-term indicator of how levels of pay are changing within the U.K. economy. Generally speaking, the positive earnings growth anticipates "Bullish for the GBP, whereas a low reading is seen

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UK Claimant Count Change

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 11/09/2013

Time: 9:30 - 10:30

Strength: 3/3

Previous: -29.2K

Notes: The Claimant Count Change released by the National Statistics presents the number of unemployment people in the UK. There is a tendency to influence the GBP volatility. Generally speaking, a rise in this indicator has negative implications for consumer spending which discourage economic growth. Generally, a high reading is seen as negative (or bearish) for the GBP, while a low reading is seen as positive (or bullish).

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DE Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (MoM)

Location: Germany

Date: 11/09/2013

Time: 7:00 - 8:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.4%

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: 11/09/2013

Time: 7:00 - 8:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.5%

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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