Friday, July 11, 2014

CA Ivey Purchasing Managers Index s.a

Location: Canada

Date: 11/07/2014

Time: 15:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 48.2

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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CA Ivey Purchasing Managers Index

Location: Canada

Date: 11/07/2014

Time: 15:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 52.2

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 Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index

Location: United States

Date: 11/07/2014

Time: 14:55


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: The Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index released by the Reuters/University of Michigan is a survey of personal consumer confidence in economic activity. It shows a picture of whether or not consumers are willing to spend money. Generally speaking, a high reading anticipates positive (or bullish) for the USD, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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CA Participation rate

Location: Canada

Date: 11/07/2014

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 Unemployment Rate

Location: Canada

Date: 11/07/2014

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 Net Change in Employment

Location: Canada

Date: 11/07/2014

Time: 08:30


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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DE Consumer Price Index (YoY)

Location: Germany

Date: 11/07/2014

Time: 07:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.9%

Notes: The Germany consumer price index released by the Statistiches Bundesamt Deutschland measures the average price change for all goods and services purchased by households for consumption purposes. CPI is the main indicator to measure inflation and changes i

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DE Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (MoM)

Location: Germany

Date: 11/07/2014

Time: 07:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: -0.3%

Notes: HICP is an index of consumer prices calculated and published by Destatis, the Statistical Office of the European Union, on the basis of a statistical methodology that has been harmonised across all EU member states. HICP is a measure of prices used by Governing Council of EU to define and assess price stability in the euro area as a whole in quantitative terms.

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DE Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (YoY)

Location: Germany

Date: 11/07/2014

Time: 07:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.6%

Notes: HICP is an index of consumer prices calculated and published by Destatis, the Statistical Office of the European Union, on the basis of a statistical methodology that has been harmonised across all EU member states. HICP is a measure of prices used by Governing Council of EU to define and assess price stability in the euro area as a whole in quantitative terms.

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DE Consumer Price Index (MoM)

Location: Germany

Date: 11/07/2014

Time: 07:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: -0.1%

Notes: The Germany consumer price index released by the Statistiches Bundesamt Deutschland measures the average price change for all goods and services purchased by households for consumption purposes. CPI is the main indicator to measure inflation and changes i

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AU Investment Lending for Homes

Location: Australia

Date: 11/07/2014

Time: 02:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 2.3%

Notes: The investment lending for homes released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics measures the number of fixed loans. A high reading anticipates growth in the Australian economy, and that is said to be positive (or bullish) for the AUD, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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AU Home Loans

Location: Australia

Date: 11/07/2014

Time: 02:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0%

Notes: The Home Loans released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics presents the number of home loans. It indicates the housing market trend in Australia and a level of consumer confidence as large housing loans are taken out. A high reading is seen positive (or bullish) for the AUD, while a low reading is seen negative (or bearish).

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AU Consumer Inflation Expectation

Location: Australia

Date: 11/07/2014

Time: 02:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 4%

Notes: The Consumer Inflation Expectation released by the Melbourne Institute presents the consumer expectations of future inflation during the next 12 months. The higher expectations, the stronger the effect they will have on a probability of a rate hike by the RBA. Therefore, a high reading should be taken as positive, or bullish, for the AUD, while a low expectations are seen as negative or bearish.

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Thursday, July 10, 2014

NZ Business NZ PMI

Location: New Zealand

Date: 10/07/2014

Time: 0 - F


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 52.7

Notes: The Business NZ PMI released by the Business NZ presents business conditions in New Zealand. The Business PMI is an important indicator of the overall economic condition. A result that values above 50 signals appreciates (or is bullish for ) the NZD,

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NZ REINZ House Price Index (MoM)

Location: New Zealand

Date: 10/07/2014

Time: 0 - F


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

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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