Location: United States
Date: 02/05/2014
Time: 13:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 0%
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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Friday, May 02, 2014
US Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)
US Unemployment Rate
Location: United States
Date: 02/05/2014
Time: 13:30
Strength: 3/3
Previous: 6.7%
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 (YoY)
Location: United States
Date: 02/05/2014
Time: 13:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 2.1%
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 Nonfarm Payrolls
Location: United States
Date: 02/05/2014
Time: 13:30
Strength: 3/3
Previous: 192K
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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EMU Unemployment Rate
Location: European Monetary Union
Date: 02/05/2014
Time: 10:00
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 11.9% / Consensus: 11.9%
Notes: The Unemployment Rate released by the Eurostat is the number of unemployed workers divided by the total civilian labor force. It is a leading indicator for the European Economy. If the rate is up, it indicates a lack of expansion within the European lobar market. As a result, a rise leads to weaken the European economy. Generally speaking, a decrease of the figure is seen as positive (or bullish) for the EUR, while an increase is seen as negative (or bearish).
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UK PMI Construction
Location: United Kingdom
Date: 02/05/2014
Time: 09:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 62.5
Notes: The PMI Construction released by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply and Markit Economics shows business conditions in the UK construction sector. It is worth noting that the construction sector does not influence, either positively or negatively, the GDP as much as the Manufacturing sector does A result that values above 50 signals appreciates (or is bullish for ) the GBP, whereas a result that values below 50 is seen as negative (or bearish).
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EMU Markit Manufacturing PMI
Location: European Monetary Union
Date: 02/05/2014
Time: 09:00
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 53
Notes: The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) released by the Markit Economics captures business conditions in the manufacturing sector. As the manufacturing sector dominates a large part of total GDP, the manufacturing PMI is an important indicator of business conditions and the overall economic condition in the Euro Zone. Usually a result above 50 signals is bullish for the EUR, whereas a result below 50 is seen as bearish.
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DE Markit Manufacturing PMI
Location: Germany
Date: 02/05/2014
Time: 08:55
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 53.7
Notes: The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) released by Markit Economics captures business conditions in the manufacturing sector. As the manufacturing sector dominates a large part of total GDP, the Manufacturing PMI is an important indicator of business conditions and the overall economic condition in Germany. Normally, a result above 50 signals is bullish for the EUR, whereas a result below 50 is seen as bearish.
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IT Markit Manufacturing PMI
Location: Italy
Date: 02/05/2014
Time: 08:45
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 52.4
Notes: The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) released by Markit Economics captures business conditions in the manufacturing sector. As the manufacturing sector dominates a large part of total GDP, the manufacturing PMI is an important indicator of business conditions and the overall economic condition in Italy. A result above 50 signals is bullish for the Euro, whereas a result below 50 is seen as bearish.
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AU Building Permits (YoY)
Location: Australia
Date: 02/05/2014
Time: 02:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 23.2%
Notes: The Building Permits released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the number of permits for new construction projects. It implies the movement of corporate investments (the Australian economic development). It tends to cause some
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AU HIA New Home Sales (MoM)
Location: Australia
Date: 02/05/2014
Time: 02:00
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 4.6%
Notes: HIA New Home Sales released by the Housing Industry Association presents the number of new home sales in Australia. It indicates the housing market condition. House buyers spend money on furnishing and financing their homes, which stimulates the demand for goods, services, and the employees. Thus, a high reading is seen as bullish (or positive) for the AUD, whereas a low reading is seen as bearish (or negative).
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Thursday, May 01, 2014
JP Foreign investment in Japan stocks
Location: Japan
Date: 01/05/2014
Time: 00:50
Strength: 2/3
Previous: ��194B
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: 01/05/2014
Time: 00:50
Strength: 2/3
Previous: -��463.9B
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 Overall Household Spending (YoY)
Location: Japan
Date: 01/05/2014
Time: 00:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: -2.5%
Notes: The Overall Household Spending released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is an indicator that measures the total expenditure by households. The level of spending can be used as an indicator of consumer optimism. It is also considered as a measure of economic growth. A high reading is positive (or Bullish) for the JPY, while a low reading is negative (or bearish).
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JP Unemployment Rate
Location: Japan
Date: 01/05/2014
Time: 00:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 3.6%
Notes: The Unemployment Rate which comes from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and it's published by the Japan Statistics Bureau, is a measure of the percentage of unemployed in Japan. A high percentage indicates weakness in the labor market which influences the strength and direction of the Japanese economy. Therefore, a low percentage should be taken as positive or bullish for the JPY.
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