NZ Electronic Card Retail Sales (MoM)

Location: New Zealand

Date: 08/05/2014

Time: 22:45

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0%

Notes: Electronic Card Retail Sales as reported by Statistics New Zealand, measures purchases made in New Zealand on debit, credit and store cards. The figure gives hint of strength in the retail sector and influences interest rate decisions. A high number is generally positive (bullish) for the New Zealand dollar, while a weak number is seen as negative (bearish)

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NZ Electronic Card Retail Sales (YoY)

Location: New Zealand

Date: 08/05/2014

Time: 22:45

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 5.1%

Notes: Electronic Card Retail Sales as reported by Statistics New Zealand, measures purchases made in New Zealand on debit, credit and store cards. The figure gives hint of strength in the retail sector and influences interest rate decisions. A high number is generally positive (bullish) for the New Zealand dollar, while a weak number is seen as negative (bearish)

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NZ REINZ House Price Index (MoM)

Location: New Zealand

Date: 08/05/2014

Time: 22:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 3.4%

Notes: REINZ began publishing a stratified housing price index, which is based on the same data, but uses mix-adjustment to adjust for compositional change. The REINZ housing price index is now calculated using sales for all transactions (rather than the median price for each suburb) within the stratum.

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CA New Housing Price Index (YoY)

Location: Canada

Date: 08/05/2014

Time: 13:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.5%

Notes: The New Housing Price Index (NHPI) released by the Statistics Canada is a monthly series that measures changes over time in the contractors' selling prices of new residential houses, where detailed specifications pertaining to each house remain the same between two consecutive periods. The growth rate of the housing market affects the CAD

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EMU ECB Interest Rate Decision

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 08/05/2014

Time: 12:45

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 0.25%

Notes: ECB Interest Rate Decision is announced by the European central Bank. Usually, if the ECB is hawkish about the inflationary outlook of the economy and rises the interest rates it is positive, or bullish, for the EUR. Likewise, if the ECB has a dovish view on the European economy and keeps the ongoing interest rate, or cuts the interest rate it is seen as negative, or bearish.Review Alex Nekritin's Article - Trading the Euro with the ECB Rate Decision

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UK BoE Asset Purchase Facility

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 08/05/2014

Time: 12:00

Strength: 3/3

Previous: ��375B

Notes: The Asset Purchase Facility is the value of money the BoE plans to create and inject into the economy through open market bond purchases as a way to influence long-term interest rates. This monetary policy tool is also called Quantitative Easing.

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UK BoE Interest Rate Decision

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 08/05/2014

Time: 12:00

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 0.5%

Notes: BoE Interest Rate Decision is announced by the Bank of England. If the BoE is hawkish about the inflationary outlook of the economy and rises the interest rates it is positive, or bullish, for the GBP. Likewise, if the BoE has a dovish view on the U.K. economy and keeps the ongoing interest rate, or cuts the interest rate it is seen as negative, or bearish.Review Alex Nekritin's Article - Trading British Pound with BoE Rate Decision

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UK Trade Balance; non-EU

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 08/05/2014

Time: 09:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -��2.919B

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: 08/05/2014

Time: 09:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -��2.058B

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 Goods Trade Balance

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 08/05/2014

Time: 09:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -��9.094B

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 Industrial Production s.a. (MoM)

Location: Germany

Date: 08/05/2014

Time: 07:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.4%

Notes: The Industrial Production released by the Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland 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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DE Industrial Production n.s.a. w.d.a. (YoY)

Location: Germany

Date: 08/05/2014

Time: 07:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 4.8%

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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CN Industrial Production (YoY)

Location: China

Date: 08/05/2014

Time: 03:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 8.8%

Notes: Industrial Production is released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China. It shows the volume of production of Chinese Industries such as factories and manufacturing facilities. A surge in output is regarded as inflationary which would prompt the People���s Bank of China would tighten monetary policy and fiscal policy risk. Generally speaking, if high industrial production growth comes out, this may generate a positive sentiment (or bullish) for the CNY, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or Bearish) for the CNY.

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CN Urban investment (YTD) (YoY)

Location: China

Date: 08/05/2014

Time: 03:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 17.6%

Notes: The Urban investment released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China refers to the total amount money of the activities in construction and purchase of fixed assets, it is a comprehensive index which reflect the scale, pace, proportional relations and use orientation of the fixed assets investment. A large urban investment is an indicative of China's overall economic growth and strong domestic demand. As the Chinese economy has influence on the global economy, this economic indicator would have an impact on the Forex market. In general, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) CNY, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish) for the CNY.

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CN Trade Balance

Location: China

Date: 08/05/2014

Time: 03:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: $7.71B

Notes: The Trade Balance released by the General Administration of Customs of the People���s Republic of China 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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