Tuesday, September 30, 2014

EMU Consumer Price Index (YoY)

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 30/09/2014

Time: 10:00


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 0.3%

Notes: The Euro Zone CPI released by the Eurostat captures the changes in the price of goods and services. The CPI is a significant way to measure changes in purchasing trends and inflation in the Euro Zone. Generally, a high reading anticipates a hawkish attitude which will be positive (or bullish) for the EUR, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

#END

EMU Consumer Price Index - Core (YoY)

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 30/09/2014

Time: 10:00


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 0.9%

Notes: The core Consumer Price Index released by Eurostat is a measure of price movements by the comparison between the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services excluding the volatile components like food, energy, alcohol and tobacco. The core CPI is a key indicator to measure inflation and changes in purchasing trends. Generally, a high reading is seen as positive or bullish for the EUR, while a low reading is seen as negative.

#END

EMU Unemployment Rate

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 30/09/2014

Time: 10:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 11.5%

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).

#END

EMU Unemployment Rate

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 30/09/2014

Time: 10:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 11.5%

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).

#END

EMU Consumer Price Index - Core (YoY)

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 30/09/2014

Time: 10:00


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 0.9%

Notes: The core Consumer Price Index released by Eurostat is a measure of price movements by the comparison between the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services excluding the volatile components like food, energy, alcohol and tobacco. The core CPI is a key indicator to measure inflation and changes in purchasing trends. Generally, a high reading is seen as positive or bullish for the EUR, while a low reading is seen as negative.

#END

EMU Consumer Price Index (YoY)

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 30/09/2014

Time: 10:00


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 0.3%

Notes: The Euro Zone CPI released by the Eurostat captures the changes in the price of goods and services. The CPI is a significant way to measure changes in purchasing trends and inflation in the Euro Zone. Generally, a high reading anticipates a hawkish attitude which will be positive (or bullish) for the EUR, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

#END

UK Gross Domestic Product (QoQ)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 30/09/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 0.8%

Notes: The Gross Domestic Product released by the National Statistics is a measure of the total value of all goods and services produced by the UK. The GDP is considered as a broad measure of the UK economic. Generally speaking, a rising trend has a positive effect on the GBP, while a falling trend is seen as negative (or bearish).

#END

UK Gross Domestic Product (YoY)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 30/09/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 3%

Notes: The Gross Domestic Product released by the National Statistics is a measure of the total value of all goods and services produced by the UK. The GDP is considered as a broad measure of the UK economic activity. Generally speaking, a rising trend has a positive effect on the GBP, while a falling trend is seen as negative (or bearish).

#END

UK Gross Domestic Product (QoQ)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 30/09/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 0.8%

Notes: The Gross Domestic Product released by the National Statistics is a measure of the total value of all goods and services produced by the UK. The GDP is considered as a broad measure of the UK economic. Generally speaking, a rising trend has a positive effect on the GBP, while a falling trend is seen as negative (or bearish).

#END

UK Current Account

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 30/09/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: -£18.495B

Notes: The Current Account released by the National Statistics is a net flow of current transactions, including goods, services, and interest payments into and out of the UK. A current account surplus indicates that the flow of capital into the UK exceeds the capital reduction. A high reading is seen as positive (or Bullish) for the GBP, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or Bearish).

#END

UK Gross Domestic Product (YoY)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 30/09/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 3%

Notes: The Gross Domestic Product released by the National Statistics is a measure of the total value of all goods and services produced by the UK. The GDP is considered as a broad measure of the UK economic activity. Generally speaking, a rising trend has a positive effect on the GBP, while a falling trend is seen as negative (or bearish).

#END

UK Total Business Investment (YoY)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 30/09/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 10.6%

Notes: The Total Business Investment released by the National Statistics presents the total amount of capital expenditures made by private firms. A large business investment is indicative of overall growth and demand in the UK economy. Generally speaking, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the GBP, while a low reading is seen as negative (or Bearish).

#END

UK Current Account

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 30/09/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: -��18.495B

Notes: The Current Account released by the National Statistics is a net flow of current transactions, including goods, services, and interest payments into and out of the UK. A current account surplus indicates that the flow of capital into the UK exceeds the capital reduction. A high reading is seen as positive (or Bullish) for the GBP, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or Bearish).

#END

UK Total Business Investment (YoY)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 30/09/2014

Time: 09:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 10.6%

Notes: The Total Business Investment released by the National Statistics presents the total amount of capital expenditures made by private firms. A large business investment is indicative of overall growth and demand in the UK economy. Generally speaking, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the GBP, while a low reading is seen as negative (or Bearish).

#END

IT Unemployment

Location: Italy

Date: 30/09/2014

Time: 09:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 12.6% / Consensus: 12.6%

Notes: The Unemployment Rate released by the National Institute of Statistics is the number of unemployed workers divided by the total civilian labor force. It is a leading indicator for the Italian economy. If the rate is up, it indicates a lack of expansion within the Italian labor market. As a result, a rise leads to weakening in the economy. Normally, a decrease in the figure is seen as positive (or bullish) for the Euro, while an increase is seen as negative (or bearish).

#END