DE Markit Manufacturing PMI

Location: Germany

Date: 16/12/2014

Time: 08:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 49.5

Notes: The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) released by Markit Economics captures business conditions in the manufacturing sector. As the manufacturing sector dominates a large part of total GDP, the Manufacturing PMI is an important indicator of business conditions and the overall economic condition in Germany. Normally, a result above 50 signals is bullish for the EUR, whereas a result below 50 is seen as bearish.

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AU RBA Assist Gov Debelle Speech

Location: Australia

Date: 15/12/2014

Time: 01:15

Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: Guy Debelle is the Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) at the Reserve Bank of Australia, a position he has held since March 2007. In that role, he has oversight of the Bank's operations in the domestic and global financial markets, including the management of Australia's foreign reserves. He briefs the Reserve Bank Board on developments in financial markets at the monthly Board meetings and participates as the Bank's representative in a number of global fora, including the BIS Committee on Global Financial Stability.

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AU RBA Meeting's Minutes

Location: Australia

Date: 15/12/2014

Time: 00:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: The minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia meetings are published two weeks after the interest rate decision. The minutes give a full account of the policy discussion, including differences of view. They also record the votes of the individual members of the Committee. If the RBA is hawkish about the inflationary outlook for the economy, then the markets see a higher possibility of a rate increase, and that is positive for the AUD.

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US Net Long-Term TIC Flows

Location: United States

Date: 15/12/2014

Time: 21:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: $164.3B

Notes: The Net Long-Term TIC Flows is released by the US Department of Treasury. TIC stands for Treasury International Capital. It shows in and out flows of financial resources in the United States. The TIC flows is one of the major events in the market, as it is seen by most participants as the Government resource for offsetting the current Trade Deficit. Generally speaking, a high reading is positive (or bullish) for the USD, while a low reading is negative (or bearish).

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US NAHB Housing Market Index

Location: United States

Date: 15/12/2014

Time: 15:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 58 / Consensus: 57

Notes: NAHB Housing Market Index is released by theNational Association of Home Builders. It presents home sales and expected home buildings in the future indicating housing market trend in the United States. The growth rate of the housing market affects the USD

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US Capacity Utilization

Location: United States

Date: 15/12/2014

Time: 14:15

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 78.9% / Consensus: 79.3%

Notes: The Capacity Utilization released by the Federal Reserve Board is the percentage of the US production capacity which is actually used over the short-time period. It is indicative of overall growth and demand in the U.S. economy. A high capacity utilization stimulates inflationary pressures. Generally speaking, 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 Industrial Production (MoM)

Location: United States

Date: 15/12/2014

Time: 14:15

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -0.1% / Consensus: 0.6%

Notes: The Industrial Production released by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve shows the volume of production of US industries such as factories and manufacturing. Up trend is regarded as inflationary which may anticipate interest rates to rise. If High industrial production growth comes out, this may generate a positive sentiment (or bullish) for the USD.

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JP Tankan Large Manufacturing Outlook

Location: Japan

Date: 15/12/2014

Time: 0 - M

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 13 / Consensus: 14

Notes: The Tankan large Manufacturing Outlook released by the Bank of Japan shows forecasts of the growth in the Manufacturing sector for the next quarter. It is considered as an indicator of future business expectations. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the JPY, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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US Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index

Location: United States

Date: 12/12/2014

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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US Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index

Location: United States

Date: 12/12/2014

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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US Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index

Location: United States

Date: 12/12/2014

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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EMU Employment Change (YoY)

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 12/12/2014

Time: 10:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.4%

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

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AU Fulltime employment

Location: Australia

Date: 10/12/2014

Time: 00:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 33400

Notes: Employment, released by Australian Statistician, is the total number of people above a specified age, who in a short reference period, were in paid employment or self-employment. Paid employment includes people who worked in the reference period or who had a job but were temporaly absent from work.

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AU Unemployment Rate s.a.

Location: Australia

Date: 10/12/2014

Time: 00:30

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 6.2%

Notes: The Unemployment Rate release by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is the number of unemployed workers divided by the total civilian labor force. If the rate hikes, indicates a lack of expansion within the Australian labor market. As a result, a rise leads to weaken the Australian economy. A decrease of the figure is seen as positive (or bullish) for the AUD, while an increase is seen as negative (or bearish).

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AU Employment Change s.a.

Location: Australia

Date: 10/12/2014

Time: 00:30

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 24.1K

Notes: The Employment Change released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is a measure of the change in the number of employed people in Australia. 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 AUD, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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