Wednesday, April 16, 2014

AU Westpac Leading Index (MoM)

Location: Australia

Date: 16/04/2014

Time: 02:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: -0.1%

Notes: The Westpac Leading Index released by the Melbourne Institute tracks nine gauges of economic activity, including share prices and telephone installations, to provide an indication of how the economy will perform. It tends to have an impact on the AUD

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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

NZ Consumer Price Index (QoQ)

Location: New Zealand

Date: 15/04/2014

Time: 5 - W


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.1%

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: 15/04/2014

Time: 22:45


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 1.6%

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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US NAHB Housing Market Index

Location: United States

Date: 15/04/2014

Time: 15:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 47 / Consensus: 49

Notes: NAHB Housing Market Index is released by theNational Association of Home Builders. It presents home sales and expected home buildings in the future indicating housing market trend in the United States. The growth rate of the housing market affects the USD

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US Net Long-Term TIC Flows

Location: United States

Date: 15/04/2014

Time: 14:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: $7.3B

Notes: The Net Long-Term TIC Flows is released by the US Department of Treasury. TIC stands for Treasury International Capital. It shows in and out flows of financial resources in the United States. The TIC flows is one of the major events in the market, as it is seen by most participants as the Government resource for offsetting the current Trade Deficit. Generally speaking, a high reading is positive (or bullish) for the USD, while a low reading is negative (or bearish).

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US Fed's Yellen Speech

Location: United States

Date: 15/04/2014

Time: 13:45


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: Janet L. Yellen took office as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on February 3, 2014, for a four-year term ending February 3, 2018. Dr. Yellen also serves as Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee, the System's principal monetary policymaking body.

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US Consumer Price Index Ex Food & Energy (YoY)

Location: United States

Date: 15/04/2014

Time: 13:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 1.6% / Consensus: 1.6%

Notes: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) Ex Food & Energy released by the US Department of Labor Statistics is a measure of price movements by the comparison between the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services. Those volatile products such as food and energy are excluded in order to capture an accurate calculation. 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 Consumer Price Index Ex Food & Energy (MoM)

Location: United States

Date: 15/04/2014

Time: 13:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.1% / Consensus: 0.1%

Notes: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) Ex Food & Energy released by the US Department of Labor Statistics is a measure of price movements by the comparison between the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services. Those volatile products such as food and energy are excluded in order to capture an accurate calculation. 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 Consumer Price Index (MoM)

Location: United States

Date: 15/04/2014

Time: 13:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.1% / Consensus: 0.1%

Notes: The Consumer Price Index released by the US Bureau of Labor 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 USD is dragged down by inflation. The CPI is a key indicator to measure inflation and changes in purchasing trends. 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 Consumer Price Index (YoY)

Location: United States

Date: 15/04/2014

Time: 13:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 1.1% / Consensus: 1.5%

Notes: The Consumer Price Index released by the US Bureau of Labor 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 USD is dragged down by inflation. The CPI is a key indicator to measure inflation and changes in purchasing trends. 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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DE ZEW Survey - Current Situation

Location: Germany

Date: 15/04/2014

Time: 10:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 51.3

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. 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 - Economic Sentiment

Location: Germany

Date: 15/04/2014

Time: 10:00


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 46.6

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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EMU Trade Balance s.a.

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 15/04/2014

Time: 10:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: ���16B

Notes: The Trade Balance released by the Eurostat 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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EMU Trade Balance n.s.a.

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 15/04/2014

Time: 10:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: ���0.9B

Notes: The Trade Balance released by the Eurostat 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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EMU ZEW Survey - Economic Sentiment

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 15/04/2014

Time: 10:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 61.5

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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