Wednesday, November 26, 2014

JP Unemployment Rate

Location: Japan

Date: 26/11/2014

Time: 0 - T


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 3.6%

Notes: The Unemployment Rate which comes from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and it's published by the Japan Statistics Bureau, is a measure of the percentage of unemployed in Japan. A high percentage indicates weakness in the labor market which influences the strength and direction of the Japanese economy. Therefore, a low percentage should be taken as positive or bullish for the JPY.

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JP National CPI Ex Food, Energy (YoY)

Location: Japan

Date: 26/11/2014

Time: 0 - T


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 2.3%

Notes: The National Consumer Price Index released by the Statistics Bureau is a measure of price movements obtained by comparison of the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services. These volatile products such as food and energy are excluded in order to capture an accurate calculation. CPI is the most significant way to measure changes in purchasing trends. The purchase power of JPY is dragged down by inflation. Generally a high reading is seen as positive for the JPY.

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JP Unemployment Rate

Location: Japan

Date: 26/11/2014

Time: 0 - T


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 3.6%

Notes: The Unemployment Rate which comes from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and it's published by the Japan Statistics Bureau, is a measure of the percentage of unemployed in Japan. A high percentage indicates weakness in the labor market which influences the strength and direction of the Japanese economy. Therefore, a low percentage should be taken as positive or bullish for the JPY.

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JP Unemployment Rate

Location: Japan

Date: 26/11/2014

Time: 0 - T


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 3.6%

Notes: The Unemployment Rate which comes from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and it's published by the Japan Statistics Bureau, is a measure of the percentage of unemployed in Japan. A high percentage indicates weakness in the labor market which influences the strength and direction of the Japanese economy. Therefore, a low percentage should be taken as positive or bullish for the JPY.

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JP National CPI Ex Food, Energy (YoY)

Location: Japan

Date: 26/11/2014

Time: 0 - T


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 2.3%

Notes: The National Consumer Price Index released by the Statistics Bureau is a measure of price movements obtained by comparison of the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services. These volatile products such as food and energy are excluded in order to capture an accurate calculation. CPI is the most significant way to measure changes in purchasing trends. The purchase power of JPY is dragged down by inflation. Generally a high reading is seen as positive for the JPY.

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JP National Consumer Price Index (YoY)

Location: Japan

Date: 26/11/2014

Time: 0 - T


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 3.2%

Notes: The National Consumer Price Index is released by the Statistics Bureau and it's a measure of price movements obtained by comparison of the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services. CPI is the most significant way to measure changes in purchasing trends. The purchase power of JPY is dragged down by inflation. Generally a high reading is seen as positive for the JPY.

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JP Overall Household Spending (YoY)

Location: Japan

Date: 26/11/2014

Time: 0 - T


Strength: 2/3

Previous: -5.6%

Notes: The Overall Household Spending released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is an indicator that measures the total expenditure by households. The level of spending can be used as an indicator of consumer optimism. It is also considered as a measure of economic growth. A high reading is positive (or Bullish) for the JPY, while a low reading is negative (or bearish).

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JP Jobs/applicants ratio

Location: Japan

Date: 26/11/2014

Time: 0 - T


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.09

Notes: The ratio released by the Japan Institute of Labour, is obtained by dividing monthly active job openings by monthly active applications.

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JP National CPI Ex-Fresh Food (YoY)

Location: Japan

Date: 26/11/2014

Time: 0 - T


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 3%

Notes: The National Consumer Price Index is released by the Statistics Bureau and it's a measure of price movements obtained by comparison of the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services excluding fresh food. CPI is the most significant way to measure changes in purchasing trends. The purchase power of JPY is dragged down by inflation. Generally a high reading is seen as positive for the JPY.

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US Pending Home Sales (MoM)

Location: United States

Date: 26/11/2014

Time: 15:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: The Pending Home Sales released by the National Association of Realtors is a leading indicator of trends of the housing market in the US It captures residential housing contract activity of existing single-family homes. As the housing market is considered as a sensitive factor to the US economy, it generates some

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US Pending Home Sales (YoY)

Location: United States

Date: 26/11/2014

Time: 15:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: The Pending Home Sales released by the National Association of Realtors is a leading indicator of trends of the housing market in the US It captures residential housing contract activity of existing single-family homes. As the housing market is considered as a sensitive factor to the US economy, it generates some

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US New Home Sales Change (MoM)

Location: United States

Date: 26/11/2014

Time: 15:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: The number of New Home sales released by the US Census Bureau is an important measure of housing market conditions. House buyers spend money on furnishing and financing their homes so as a result the demand for goods, services and the employees is stimulated. Generally, a high reading is seen as bullish for the USD, whereas a low reading is seen as bearish.

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US Pending Home Sales (MoM)

Location: United States

Date: 26/11/2014

Time: 15:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: The Pending Home Sales released by the National Association of Realtors is a leading indicator of trends of the housing market in the US It captures residential housing contract activity of existing single-family homes. As the housing market is considered as a sensitive factor to the US economy, it generates some

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US Pending Home Sales (YoY)

Location: United States

Date: 26/11/2014

Time: 15:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: The Pending Home Sales released by the National Association of Realtors is a leading indicator of trends of the housing market in the US It captures residential housing contract activity of existing single-family homes. As the housing market is considered as a sensitive factor to the US economy, it generates some

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US New Home Sales Change (MoM)

Location: United States

Date: 26/11/2014

Time: 15:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: The number of New Home sales released by the US Census Bureau is an important measure of housing market conditions. House buyers spend money on furnishing and financing their homes so as a result the demand for goods, services and the employees is stimulated. Generally, a high reading is seen as bullish for the USD, whereas a low reading is seen as bearish.

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