US Trade Balance

Location: United States

Date: 04/06/2014

Time: 13:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -$40.38B

Notes: The Trade Balance released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau 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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US ADP Employment Change

Location: United States

Date: 04/06/2014

Time: 13:15

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 220K

Notes: The Employment Change released by the Automatic Data Processing, Inc is a measure of the change in the number of employed people in the US. Generally speaking, a rise in this indicator has positive implications for consumer spending, stimulating economic growth. So a high reading is traditionally seen as positive, or bullish for the USD, while a low reading is seen as negative, or bearish.

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EMU Gross Domestic Product s.a. (QoQ)

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 04/06/2014

Time: 10:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.2%

Notes: The Gross Domestic Product released by the Eurostat is a measure of the total value of all goods and services produced by the Eurozone. The GDP is considered as a broad measure of the Eurozone economic activity and health. Usually, a rising trend has a positive effect on the EUR, while a falling trend is seen as negative (or bearish ).

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EMU Producer Price Index (YoY)

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 04/06/2014

Time: 10:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -1.6%

Notes: The Producer Price Index (PPI) released by the Eurostat is an index that measures the change in prices received by domestic producers of commodities in all stages of processing (crude materials, intermediate materials, and finished goods). Generally, a high reading is seen positive (or bullish) for the EUR, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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EMU Gross Domestic Product s.a. (YoY)

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 04/06/2014

Time: 10:00

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 0.5%

Notes: The Gross Domestic Product released by the Eurostat is a measure of the total value of all goods and services produced by the Eurozone. The GDP is considered as a broad measure of the Eurozone economic activity and health. Usually, a rising trend has a positive effect on the EUR, while a falling trend is seen as negative (or bearish).

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UK Markit Services PMI

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 04/06/2014

Time: 09:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 58.7

Notes: The PMI service released by both the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply and the Markit Economics is an indicator of the economic situation in the UK services sector. It captures an overview of the condition of sales and employment. It is worth noting that the UK service sector does not influence, either positively or negatively, the GDP as much as the Manufacturing PMI does. Traders want the highest possible reading as that will be taken as positive for the GBP. Any reading above 50 signals expansion, while a reading under 50 shows contraction.

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EMU Markit Services PMI

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 04/06/2014

Time: 09:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 53.1

Notes: The PMI service released by the Markit Economics is an indicator of the economic situation in the Euro Zone services sector. It captures an overview of the condition of sales and employment. It is worth noting that the European service sector does not influence, either positively or negatively, the GDP as much as the Services PMI does. Any reading above 50 signals expansion, while a reading under 50 shows contraction. Usually a result above 50 is bullish for the EUR, whereas a result below 50 is seen as bearish.

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EMU Markit PMI Composite

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 04/06/2014

Time: 09:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 54

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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IT Markit Services PMI

Location: Italy

Date: 04/06/2014

Time: 08:45

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 51.1

Notes: The Services PMI released by the Markit Economics is an indicator of the economic situation in Italian services sector. It captures an overview of the condition of sales and employment. Any reading above 50 signals expansion, while a reading under 50 shows contraction. Usually a result above 50 is bullish for the Euro, whereas a result below 50 is seen as bearish.

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AU Gross Domestic Product (QoQ)

Location: Australia

Date: 04/06/2014

Time: 02:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.8%

Notes: The Gross Domestic Product released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is a measure of the total value of all goods and services produced by Australia. The GDP is considered as a broad measure of Swiss economic activity and health. A rising trend has a positive effect on the AUD, while a falling trend is seen as negative ( or bearish ) for the AUD.

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AU Retail Sales s.a. (MoM)

Location: Australia

Date: 04/06/2014

Time: 02:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.1%

Notes: The Retail Sales released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is a survey of goods sold by retailers is based on a sampling of retail stores of different types and sizes and it's considered as an indicator of the pace of the Australian economy. It shows the

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AU Building Permits (YoY)

Location: Australia

Date: 04/06/2014

Time: 02:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 20%

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 Gross Domestic Product (YoY)

Location: Australia

Date: 04/06/2014

Time: 02:30

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 2.8%

Notes: The Gross Domestic Product released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is a measure of the total value of all goods and services produced by Australia. The GDP is considered as a broad measure of Swiss economic activity and health. A rising trend has a positive effect on the AUD, while a falling trend is seen as negative ( or bearish ) for the AUD.

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AU Trade Balance

Location: Australia

Date: 04/06/2014

Time: 02:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 731M

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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US Factory Orders (MoM)

Location: United States

Date: 03/06/2014

Time: 15:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.1%

Notes: The Factory orders released by the US Census Bureau is a measure of the total orders of durable and non durable goods such as shipments (sales), inventories and orders at the manufacturing level which can offer insight into inflation and growth in the manufacturing sector. Normally, 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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