Wednesday, January 22, 2014

NZ Business NZ PMI

Location: New Zealand

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 21:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

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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CA BoC Press Conference

Location: Canada

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 16:15


Strength: 3/3

Previous:

Notes: BOC Governor and Senior Deputy Governor hold a press conference after the release of BOC Monetary Policy Report. The press conference has 2 parts - first a prepared statement is read, then the conference is open to press questions.

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CA Bank of Canada Monetary Policy Report

Location: Canada

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 15:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous:

Notes: The Bank of Canada publishes a study of economic movements in Canada. It indicates a sign of new fiscal policy. Any changes in this report tend to affect the CAD

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CA BoC Interest Rate Decision

Location: Canada

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 15:00


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 1%

Notes: BoC Interest Rate Decision is announced by the Bank of Canada. If the BoC is hawkish about the inflationary outlook of the economy and rises the interest rates it is positive, or bullish, for the CAD. Likewise, if the BoC has a dovish view on the Canadian economy and keeps the ongoing interest rate, or cuts the interest rate it is seen as negative, or bearish.

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CA BOC Rate Statement

Location: Canada

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 15:00


Strength: 3/3

Previous:

Notes: This statement is the primary medium used by the Bank of Canada (BoC) to communicate with investors about monetary policy decisions, specifically those regarding interest rates.

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US MBA Mortgage Applications

Location: United States

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 12:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

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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UK Claimant Count Rate

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 3.8%

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 Claimant Count Change

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous: -36.7K / Consensus: -35.0K

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

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UK BOE MPC Vote Hike

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 0

Notes: Interest rates are set by the Bank���s Monetary Policy Committee. The MPC sets an interest rate it judges will enable the inflation target to be met. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is made up of nine members ��� the Governor, the two Deputy Governors, the Bank's Chief Economist, the Executive Director for Markets and four external members appointed directly by the Chancellor. The appointment of external members is designed to ensure that the MPC benefits from thinking and expertise in addition to that gained inside the Bank of England.

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UK Bank of England Minutes

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous:

Notes: The minutes of the BoE MPC meetings are published two weeks after the interest rate decision. The minutes give a full account of the policy discussion, including differences of view. They also record the votes of the individual members of the Committee. Generally speaking, if the BoE is hawkish about the inflationary outlook for the economy, then the markets see a higher possibility of a rate increase, and that is positive for the GBP.

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UK ILO Unemployment Rate (3M)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 7.4%

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 BOE MPC Vote Unchanged

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 9

Notes: Interest rates are set by the Bank���s Monetary Policy Committee. The MPC sets an interest rate it judges will enable the inflation target to be met. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is made up of nine members ��� the Governor, the two Deputy Governors, the Bank's Chief Economist, the Executive Director for Markets and four external members appointed directly by the Chancellor. The appointment of external members is designed to ensure that the MPC benefits from thinking and expertise in addition to that gained inside the Bank of England.

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UK Average Earnings excluding Bonus (3Mo/Yr)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.8%

Notes: The Average Earing Excluding Bonus released by the National Statistics is a key short-term indicator of how levels of pay are changing within the UK economy. It can be seen as a measure of growth in "basic pay". Generally speaking, the positive earnings growth anticipates positive (or bullish) for the GBP, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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UK BOE MPC Vote Cut

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 0

Notes: Interest rates are set by the Bank���s Monetary Policy Committee. The MPC sets an interest rate it judges will enable the inflation target to be met. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is made up of nine members ��� the Governor, the two Deputy Governors, the Bank's Chief Economist, the Executive Director for Markets and four external members appointed directly by the Chancellor. The appointment of external members is designed to ensure that the MPC benefits from thinking and expertise in addition to that gained inside the Bank of England.

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UK Average Earnings including Bonus (3Mo/Yr)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 22/01/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.9%

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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