Location: Canada
Date: 04/04/2014
Time: 15:00
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 57.8
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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Friday, April 04, 2014
CA Ivey Purchasing Managers Index
CA Ivey Purchasing Managers Index s.a
Location: Canada
Date: 04/04/2014
Time: 15:00
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 57.2
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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US Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)
Location: United States
Date: 04/04/2014
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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US Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)
Location: United States
Date: 04/04/2014
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 Unemployment Rate
Location: Canada
Date: 04/04/2014
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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CA Participation rate
Location: Canada
Date: 04/04/2014
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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CA Net Change in Employment
Location: Canada
Date: 04/04/2014
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 Nonfarm Payrolls
Location: United States
Date: 04/04/2014
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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US Unemployment Rate
Location: United States
Date: 04/04/2014
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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CA Housing Starts s.a (YoY)
Location: Canada
Date: 04/04/2014
Time: 13:15
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 192.1K
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 Factory Orders n.s.a. (YoY)
Location: Germany
Date: 04/04/2014
Time: 11:00
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 8.4%
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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EMU Markit PMI Composite
Location: European Monetary Union
Date: 04/04/2014
Time: 08:58
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 53.3
Notes: The PMI monthly Composite Reports on Manufacturing and Services, released by Markit Economics, are based on surveys of over 300 business executives in private sector manufacturing companies and also 300 private sector services companies. Data is usually released on the third working day of each month. Each response is weighted according to the size of the company and its contribution to total manufacturing or services output accounted for by the sub-sector to which that company belongs. Replies from larger companies have a greater impact on the final index numbers than those from small companies. Results are presented by question asked, showing the percentage of respondents reporting an improvement, deterioration or no change since the previous month. From these percentages, an index is derived: a level of 50.0 signals no change since the previous month, above 50.0 signals an increase (or improvement), below 50.0 a decrease (or contraction).
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AU Trade Balance
Location: Australia
Date: 04/04/2014
Time: 02:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 1433M
Notes: The trade balance released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is the difference in the value of its imports and exports of Australian goods. Export data can give an important reflection of Australian growth, while imports provide an indication of domestic demand. Trade Balance gives an early indication of the net export performance. If a steady demand in exchange for Australian exports is seen, that would turn into a positive growth in the trade balance, and that should be positive for the AUD.Review Alex Nekritin's Article - Trading the Aussie with Australia Trade Balance
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Thursday, April 03, 2014
US ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI
Location: United States
Date: 03/04/2014
Time: 15:00
Strength: 3/3
Previous: 51.6
Notes: The ISM Non-Manufacturing Index released by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) shows business conditions in the US non-manufacturing sector. It is worth noting that the non-manufacturing sector does not influence, either positively or negatively, the GDP as much as the ISM Manufacturing does. A result above 50 is positive (or bullish) for the USD.
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US Markit Services PMI
Location: United States
Date: 03/04/2014
Time: 13:58
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 53.3
Notes: The Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) released by Markit Economics captures business conditions in the services sector. As the services sector dominates a large part of total GDP, the services PMI is an important indicator of the overall economic condition in US. A result above 50 signals is bullish for the USD, whereas a result below 50 is seen as bearish.
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