Thursday, November 07, 2013

UK BoE Asset Purchase Facility

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 07/11/2013

Time: 12:00


Strength: 3/3

Previous:

Notes: The Asset Purchase Facility is the value of money the BoE plans to create and inject into the economy through open market bond purchases as a way to influence long-term interest rates. This monetary policy tool is also called Quantitative Easing.

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

Location: Germany

Date: 07/11/2013

Time: 11:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

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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JP Coincident Index

Location: Japan

Date: 07/11/2013

Time: 05:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 107.6

Notes: The Coincident Index released by the Cabinet Office is a single summary statistic that tracks the current state of the Japanese economy. A rise in the index indicates an expansion of economic activity and a decline in the index indicates a contraction in economic activity. Generally speaking, a result that values above 50% signals appreciates (or is bullish for) the JPY, whereas a result that values below 50% is seen as negative (or bearish).

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JP Leading Economic Index

Location: Japan

Date: 07/11/2013

Time: 05:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 106.8

Notes: The Leading Economic Index released by the Cabinet Office is an economic indicator that consists of 12 indexes such as account inventory ratios, machinery orders, stock prices and other leading economic indicators. It shows the performance of the Japanese Economy over the short and mid-term. Generally speaking, a result above 50 is positive (or bullish) for the JPY, whereas a result below 50 is seen as bearish.

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JP Bank of Japan Monthly Economic Survey

Location: Japan

Date: 07/11/2013

Time: 05:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: The BoJ Monthly Economic Survey released by the Bank of Japan presents a study of economic movements in Japan. It reviews economic developments inside and outside of Japan and indicate a sign of new fiscal policy. Any changes in this report tend to affect the JPY

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Wednesday, November 06, 2013

AU Fulltime employment

Location: Australia

Date: 06/11/2013

Time: 00:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 5000

Notes: Employment, released by Australian Statistician, is the total number of people above a specified age, who in a short reference period, were in paid employment or self-employment. Paid employment includes people who worked in the reference period or who had a job but were temporaly absent from work.

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AU Employment Change s.a.

Location: Australia

Date: 06/11/2013

Time: 00:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 9100

Notes: The Employment Change released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is a measure of the change in the number of employed people in Australia. Generally speaking, a rise in this indicator has positive implications for consumer spending which stimulates economic growth. Therefore, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the AUD, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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AU Unemployment Rate s.a.

Location: Australia

Date: 06/11/2013

Time: 00:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 5.6%

Notes: The Unemployment Rate release by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is the number of unemployed workers divided by the total civilian labor force. If the rate hikes, indicates a lack of expansion within the Australian labor market. As a result, a rise leads to weaken the Australian economy. A decrease of the figure is seen as positive (or bullish) for the AUD, while an increase is seen as negative (or bearish).

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AU AiG Performance of Construction Index

Location: Australia

Date: 06/11/2013

Time: 22:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: Based on 120 interviews to companies, the HIA/AiG Performance of Construction Index, released by the Australia Industry Group and the Housing Industry Association, is considered as an indicator that measures the conditions on the short and medium term in the construction market. Companies answer questions related to production, employment, prices supplier deliveries, inventories and new orders. A high reading is seen as positive, or bullish for the AUD, while a low reading is seen as negative, or bearish.

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UK NIESR GDP Estimate (3M)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 06/11/2013

Time: 15:00


Strength: 3/3

Previous:

Notes: The GDP Estimate released by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research is an estimate of growth over the last 3 months up to the report which comes out a month before the official announcement. The report is highly reliable and can influence the UK monetary policy. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the GBP, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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CA Ivey Purchasing Managers Index s.a

Location: Canada

Date: 06/11/2013

Time: 15:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 51.9

Notes: The Ivey PMI released by the Richard Ivey School of Business captures business conditions in Canada. The Ivey PMI is an important indicator of business conditions and the overall economic condition in Canada. A result above 50 signals is seen positive, or bullish for the CAD, whereas a result below 50 is seen as negative, or bearish.

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CA Building Permits (MoM)

Location: Canada

Date: 06/11/2013

Time: 13:30


Strength: 2/3

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Notes: The Building Permits released by the Statistics Canada shows the number of permits for new construction projects. It implies the movement of corporate investments (the Canadian economic development). It tend to cause some

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US MBA Mortgage Applications

Location: United States

Date: 06/11/2013

Time: 12:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 6.4%

Notes: The MBA Mortgage Applications released by the Mortgage Bankers Association presents various mortgage applications. It is considered as a leading indicator of the U.S Housing Market. A Mortgage growth represents a healthy housing market that stimulates the overall US economy. Normally, 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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EMU Retail Sales (YoY)

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 06/11/2013

Time: 11:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: The Retail Sales released by the Eurostat is a measure of changes in sales of the Euro zone retail sector. It shows the performance of the retail sector in the short term. Percent changes reflect the rate of changes of such sales. The changes are widely followed as an indicator of consumer spending. Usually, the positive economic growth anticipates "Bullish" for the EUR, while a low reading is seen as negative, or bearish, for the EUR.

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DE Factory Orders n.s.a. (YoY)

Location: Germany

Date: 06/11/2013

Time: 11:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: The Factory orders released by the Deutsche Bundesbank is an indicator that includes shipments, inventories, and new and unfilled orders. An increase in the factory order total may indicate an expansion in the German economy and could be an inflationary factor. It is worth noting that the German Factory barely influences, either positively or negatively, the total Eurozone GDP. A high reading is positive (or bullish) for the EUR, while a low reading is negative.

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