JP BoJ Press Conference

Location: Japan

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 06:30

Strength: 3/3

Previous:

Notes: Kuroda, BoJ's governor, will give a press conference in order to communicate with investors regarding monetary policy. He talks about the factors that affected the most recent interest rate decision, the overall economic outlook, inflation, and clues regarding future monetary policy.

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JP All Industry Activity Index (MoM)

Location: Japan

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 04:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -0.2%

Notes: The All Industry Activity Index released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry captures the monthly change in overall production by all industries of the Japanese economy. The index indicates the Japanese GDP and the overall growth figures, providing insight into current levels of Japanese economic expansion. Normally, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the JPY, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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JP BoJ Interest Rate Decision

Location: Japan

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 03:00

Strength: 3/3

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Notes: BoJ Interest Rate Decision is announced by the Bank of Japan. Generally, if the BoJ is hawkish about the inflationary outlook of the economy and rises the interest rates it is positive, or bullish, for the JPY. Likewise, if the BoJ has a dovish view on the Japanese economy and keeps the ongoing interest rate, or cuts the interest rate it is negative, or bearish.

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JP BoJ Monetary Policy Statement

Location: Japan

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 03:00

Strength: 3/3

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Notes: An official monetary policy statement is released by the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan. By communicating the committee��s vote outcome regarding interest rates and other policy measures as well as the economic conditions influencing their decision, the statement gives clue to future changes in monetary policy.

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AU Consumer Price Index (YoY)

Location: Australia

Date: 21/01/2014

Time: 00:30

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 2.2%

Notes: The Consumer Price Index released by the RBA and republished by the Australian Bureau of 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 AUD is dragged down by inflation. The CPI is a key indicator to measure inflation and changes in purchasing trends. 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 RBA trimmed mean CPI (YoY)

Location: Australia

Date: 21/01/2014

Time: 00:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 2.3%

Notes: The Consumer Price Index released by the RBA and republished by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is a measure of price movements by the comparison between the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services. The trimmed mean is calculated as the weighted mean of the central 70% of the quarterly price change distribution of all CPI components, with the annual rates based on compounded quarterly calculations.

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AU Consumer Price Index (QoQ)

Location: Australia

Date: 21/01/2014

Time: 00:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.2%

Notes: The Consumer Price Index released by the RBA and republished by the Australian Bureau of 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 AUD is dragged down by inflation. The CPI is a key indicator to measure inflation and changes in purchasing trends. 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 Westpac Consumer Confidence

Location: Australia

Date: 21/01/2014

Time: 0 - W

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -4.8%

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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EMU ZEW Survey - Economic Sentiment

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 21/01/2014

Time: 10:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 68.3

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. A positive number means that the share of optimists outweighs the share of pessimists. usually, an optimistic view is considered as positive (or bullish) for the EUR, whereas a pessimistic view is considered as negative (or bearish).

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DE ZEW Survey - Economic Sentiment

Location: Germany

Date: 21/01/2014

Time: 10:00

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 62

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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DE ZEW Survey - Current Situation

Location: Germany

Date: 21/01/2014

Time: 10:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 32.4

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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DE German Constitutional Court Ruling

Location: Germany

Date: 21/01/2014

Time: 09:00

Strength: 3/3

Previous:

Notes: The German Federal Constitutional Court is due to announce a ruling regarding the constitutionality of the ECB's Outright Monetary Transactions policy (OMT).

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NZ Consumer Price Index (QoQ)

Location: New Zealand

Date: 20/01/2014

Time: 21:45

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.9%

Notes: Consumer Price Index released by the Statistics New Zealand 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 NZD is dragged down by inflation. The CPI is a key indicator to measure inflation and changes in purchasing trends. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the NZD, while a low reading is seen as negative.

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NZ Consumer Price Index (YoY)

Location: New Zealand

Date: 20/01/2014

Time: 21:45

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 1.4%

Notes: Consumer Price Index released by the Statistics New Zealand 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 NZD is dragged down by inflation. The CPI is a key indicator to measure inflation and changes in purchasing trends. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the NZD, while a low reading is seen as negative.

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CN Retail Sales (YoY)

Location: China

Date: 20/01/2014

Time: 05:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 13.7% / Consensus: 13.6%

Notes: The Retail Sales report released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China measures the total receipts of the retailed consumer goods. It reflects the total consumer goods that the various industries supply to the households and social groups through various channels. It is an important indicator to study the changes in the Chinese retail market and reflecting the degree of economic prosperity. In general, A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) CNY, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish) for the CNY.

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