US ADP Employment Change

Location: United States

Date: 05/11/2014

Time: 13:15

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 213K

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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US MBA Mortgage Applications

Location: United States

Date: 05/11/2014

Time: 12:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -6.6%

Notes: The MBA Mortgage Applications released by the Mortgage Bankers Association presents various mortgage applications. It is considered as a leading indicator of the U.S Housing Market. A Mortgage growth represents a healthy housing market that stimulates the overall US economy. 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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EMU Retail Sales (YoY)

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 05/11/2014

Time: 10:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.9%

Notes: The Retail Sales released by the Eurostat is a measure of changes in sales of the Euro zone retail sector. It shows the performance of the retail sector in the short term. Percent changes reflect the rate of changes of such sales. The changes are widely followed as an indicator of consumer spending. Usually, the positive economic growth anticipates "Bullish" for the EUR, while a low reading is seen as negative, or bearish, for the EUR.

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UK Markit Services PMI

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 05/11/2014

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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UK Markit Services PMI

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 05/11/2014

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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DE Markit Services PMI

Location: Germany

Date: 05/11/2014

Time: 08:55

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 55.7

Notes: The Services PMI released by Markit Economics interviews German executives on the status of sales, employment, and their outlook. Because the performance of the German service sector is extremely consistent over time, services does not impact final GDP figures as much as the more volatile figure on the manufacturing sector. Any reading above 50 signals expansion, while a reading under 50 shows contraction.

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CN HSBC China Services PMI

Location: China

Date: 04/11/2014

Time: 01:45

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 53.5

Notes: The HSBC China Services PMI��� is based on data compiled from monthly replies to questionnaires sent to purchasing executives in over 400 private service sector companies. The panel has been carefully selected to accurately replicate the true structure of the services economy.

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JP Monetary Base (YoY)

Location: Japan

Date: 04/11/2014

Time: - Wed

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 35.3%

Notes: The Monetary Base released by the Bank of Japan is the "Currency Supplied by the BoJ" including all the JPY in circulation, encompassing notes and coins as well as money held in bank accounts. It is considered as an important indicator of inflation, as monetary expansion adds pressure to the exchange rates. An acceleration of monetary base is considered as positive for the JPY, whereas a decline is seen as negative.

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AU AiG Performance of Services Index

Location: Australia

Date: 04/11/2014

Time: 22:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 45.4

Notes: AiG Performance of Services Index released by the Australian Industry Group presents business conditions in the Australian service sector. The group surveys 200 manufacturers on their assessment of the business situation including employment, production, orders, prices, and inventories, and their short-term planning. A result above 50 is seen as positive (or bullish) for the AUD, whereas a result below 50 is seen as negative (or bearish).

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NZ Employment Change

Location: New Zealand

Date: 04/11/2014

Time: 21:45

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.4%

Notes: The Employment Change released by the Statistics New Zealand is a measure of the change in the number of employed people in New Zealand. Generally speaking, a rise in this indicator has positive implications for consumer spending which stimulates economic growth. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the NZ dollar, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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NZ Unemployment Rate

Location: New Zealand

Date: 04/11/2014

Time: 21:45

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 5.6%

Notes: The Unemployment Rate released by the Statistics New Zealand 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 New Zealand labor market. As a result, a rise leads to weaken the New Zealand economy. A decrease of the figure is seen as positive (or bullish) for the NZD, while an increase is seen as negative (or bearish).

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NZ Employment Change

Location: New Zealand

Date: 04/11/2014

Time: 21:45

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.4%

Notes: The Employment Change released by the Statistics New Zealand is a measure of the change in the number of employed people in New Zealand. Generally speaking, a rise in this indicator has positive implications for consumer spending which stimulates economic growth. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the NZ dollar, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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NZ Unemployment Rate

Location: New Zealand

Date: 04/11/2014

Time: 21:45

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 5.6%

Notes: The Unemployment Rate released by the Statistics New Zealand 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 New Zealand labor market. As a result, a rise leads to weaken the New Zealand economy. A decrease of the figure is seen as positive (or bullish) for the NZD, while an increase is seen as negative (or bearish).

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US Factory Orders (MoM)

Location: United States

Date: 04/11/2014

Time: 15:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -10.1%

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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US Trade Balance

Location: United States

Date: 04/11/2014

Time: 13:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -$40.1B

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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