Friday, February 07, 2014

CA Unemployment Rate

Location: Canada

Date: 07/02/2014

Time: 13:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous:

Notes: The Unemployment Rate released by the Statistics Canada is the number of unemployed workers divided by the total civilian labor force. It is a leading indicator for the Canadian Economy. If the rate is up, it indicates a lack of expansion within the Canadian labor market. As a result, a rise leads to weaken the Canadian economy. Normally, a decrease of the figure is seen as positive (or bullish) for the CAD, while an increase is seen as negative or bearish.

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US Nonfarm Payrolls

Location: United States

Date: 07/02/2014

Time: 13:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous:

Notes: The nonfarm payrolls released by the US Department of Labor presents the number of people on the payrolls of all non-agricultural businesses. The monthly changes in payrolls can be excessively volatile. 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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CA Participation rate

Location: Canada

Date: 07/02/2014

Time: 13:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: The participation rate is the percentage of the total number of people of labour-force age (15 years and over) that is in the labour force (either working or looking for a job). The data provided by Statistics Canada is monthly and deseasonalized.; this eliminates the impact of seasonal variations and makes it possible to compare data through the year.

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US Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)

Location: United States

Date: 07/02/2014

Time: 13:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: The Average Hourly Earning released by the US Department of Labor is a significant indicator of labor cost inflation and of the tightness of labor markets. The Federal Reserve Board pays close attention to when setting interest rates. A high reading is also positive for the USD, while a low reading is negative.

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CA Net Change in Employment

Location: Canada

Date: 07/02/2014

Time: 13:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous:

Notes: The employment Change released by the Statistics Canada is a measure of the change in the number of employed people in Canada. 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 CAD, while a low reading is seen as negative or bearish.

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US Unemployment Rate

Location: United States

Date: 07/02/2014

Time: 13:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous:

Notes: The Unemployment Rate released by the US Department of Labor is the number of unemployed workers divided by the total civilian labor force. If the rate is up, it indicates a lack of expansion within the US economy. Therefore, a decrease of the figure is seen as positive (or bullish) for the USD, while an increase is seen as negative (or bearish).

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US Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)

Location: United States

Date: 07/02/2014

Time: 13:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: The Average Hourly Earning released by the US Department of Labor is a significant indicator of labor cost inflation and of the tightness of labor markets. The Federal Reserve Board pays close attention to when setting interest rates. A high reading is also positive for the USD, while a low reading is negative.

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CA Housing Starts s.a (YoY)

Location: Canada

Date: 07/02/2014

Time: 13:15


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 189.7K

Notes: The Housing Starts released by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation captures how many new single-family homes or buildings were constructed. It shows the strength of the Canadian housing market, which can be considered as the economy as a whole due to Housing Starts' sensitivity to changes in the business cycle. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the CAD, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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

Location: Germany

Date: 07/02/2014

Time: 11:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 3.5%

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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UK Trade Balance; non-EU

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 07/02/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: -��3.023B

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

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UK Total Trade Balance

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 07/02/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: -��3.238B

Notes: The trade balance released by the is a balance between exports and imports of goods A positive value shows trade surplus, while a negative value shows trade deficit. It is an event that generates some

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UK Industrial Production (YoY)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 07/02/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

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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UK Manufacturing Production (YoY)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 07/02/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: The Manufacturing Production released by the National Statistics measures the manufacturing output. Manufacturing Production is significant as a short term indicator of the strength of UK manufacturing activity that dominates a large part of total GDP. 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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UK Goods Trade Balance

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 07/02/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: -��9.439B

Notes: The trade balance released by the is a balance between exports and imports of goods A positive value shows trade surplus, while a negative value shows trade deficit. It is an event that generates some

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DE Trade Balance s.a.

Location: Germany

Date: 07/02/2014

Time: 07:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: ���17.8B

Notes: The Trade Balance released by the Statistiches Bundesamt Deutschland is a balance between exports and imports of total goods and services. A positive value shows a trade surplus, while a negative value shows a trade deficit. It is an event that generates some

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