Location: Japan
Date: 28/03/2014
Time: 05:00
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 12.3%
Notes: The Housing Starts released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport captures how many new single-family homes or buildings were constructed. It shows the strength of the Japanese housing market, which can be considered as the economy as a whole due to Housing Starts' sensitivity to changes in the business cycle. generally speaking, 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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Friday, March 28, 2014
JP Housing Starts (YoY)
JP Annualized Housing Starts
Location: Japan
Date: 28/03/2014
Time: 05:00
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 987M
Notes: The Annualized Housing Starts released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport captures how many new single-family homes or buildings were constructed. It shows the strength of the Japanese 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 JPY, while a low reading is seen as negative, or bearish.
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Thursday, March 27, 2014
NZ ANZ Business Confidence
Location: New Zealand
Date: 27/03/2014
Time: 00:00
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 70.8%
Notes: The Business Confidence released by the ANZ shows the business outlook in New Zealand. The Business Confidence allows analysis of economic situation in the short term. Increasing numbers indicates increases in business investment that lead to higher levels of output. Thus, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the NZD, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).
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US Pending Home Sales (YoY)
Location: United States
Date: 27/03/2014
Time: 15:00
Strength: 2/3
Previous:
Notes: The Pending Home Sales released by the National Association of Realtors is a leading indicator of trends of the housing market in the US It captures residential housing contract activity of existing single-family homes. As the housing market is considered as a sensitive factor to the US economy, it generates some
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US Gross Domestic Product Price Index
Location: United States
Date: 27/03/2014
Time: 13:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous:
Notes: The GDP Price Index released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce gauges the change in the prices of goods and services. Changes in the GDP price index are followed as an indicator of inflationary pressure that may anticipate interest rates to rise. 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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US Gross Domestic Product Annualized
Location: United States
Date: 27/03/2014
Time: 13:30
Strength: 3/3
Previous:
Notes: The Gross Domestic Product Annualized released by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis shows the monetary value of all the goods, services and structures produced within a country in a given period of time. GDP Annualized is a gross measure of market activity because it indicates the pace at which a country's economy is growing or decreasing. Generally speaking, a high reading or a better than expected number is seen as positive for the USD, while a low reading is negative.
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US Initial Jobless Claims
Location: United States
Date: 27/03/2014
Time: 12:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous:
Notes: The Initial Jobless Claims released by the US Department of Labor is a measure of the number of people filing first-time claims for state unemployment insurance. In other words, it provides a measure of strength in the labor market. A larger than expected number indicates weakness in this market which influences the strength and direction of the US economy. Generally speaking, a decreasing number should be taken as positive or bullish for the USD.
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UK Retail Sales (YoY)
Location: United Kingdom
Date: 27/03/2014
Time: 09:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 4.3%
Notes: The retail Sales released by the National Statistics measures the total receipts of retail stores. Monthly percent changes reflect the rate of changes of such sales. Changes in Retail Sales are widely followed as an indicator of consumer spending. Generally speaking, 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 Retail Sales ex-Fuel (YoY)
Location: United Kingdom
Date: 27/03/2014
Time: 09:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 4.8%
Notes: The Retail Sales ex-fuel released by the National Statistics is a measure of changes in sales of the British retail sector excluding fuel. 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. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the Pound, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
JP Large Retailer's Sales
Location: Japan
Date: 26/03/2014
Time: 0 - T
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 0.1%
Notes: The Large Retailers' Sales released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry captures the total value of goods sold in large stores, chain convenience stores, and supermarkets. It indicates the level of consumption and consumer confidence. A high level of Large Retailers�� Sales stimulates economic expansion while a low level drives to economic downturn. A high reading is positive for the JPY, while a low reading is bearish.
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JP Foreign investment in Japan stocks
Location: Japan
Date: 26/03/2014
Time: 0 - T
Strength: 2/3
Previous:
Notes: Securities investment, released by Ministry of Finance, referrers to bonds issued in a domestic market by a foreign entity in the domestic market���s currency. The report is released by the Ministry of Finance, detailing the flows from the public sector excluding Bank of Japan. The net data shows the difference of capital inflow and outflow. A positive difference indicates net sales of foreign securities by residents (capital inflow), and a negative difference indicates net purchases of foreign securities by residents (capital outflow).
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JP Foreign bond investment
Location: Japan
Date: 26/03/2014
Time: 0 - T
Strength: 2/3
Previous:
Notes: Securities investment, released by Ministry of Finance, referrers to bonds issued in a domestic market by a foreign entity in the domestic market���s currency. The report is released by the Ministry of Finance, detailing the flows from the public sector excluding Bank of Japan. The net data shows the difference of capital inflow and outflow. A positive difference indicates net sales of foreign securities by residents (capital inflow), and a negative difference indicates net purchases of foreign securities by residents (capital outflow).
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JP Industrial Production (YoY)
Location: Japan
Date: 26/03/2014
Time: 0 - T
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 10.6%
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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JP Retail Trade (YoY)
Location: Japan
Date: 26/03/2014
Time: 0 - T
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 4.4%
Notes: The Retail Trade released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry captures the aggregate sales made through a business location (usually a store) in which the principal activity is the sale of merchandise and related services to the general public, for household or personal consumption. Consumer spending is a key important indicator for the Japanese economy. A high reading is positive for the JPY, while a low reading is negative.
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JP National CPI Ex-Fresh Food (YoY)
Location: Japan
Date: 26/03/2014
Time: 0 - T
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 1.3%
Notes: The National Consumer Price Index is released by the Statistics Bureau and it's a measure of price movements obtained by comparison of the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services excluding fresh food. CPI is the most significant way to measure changes in purchasing trends. The purchase power of JPY is dragged down by inflation. Generally a high reading is seen as positive for the JPY.
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