US Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)

Location: United States

Date: 23/12/2014

Time: 13:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 2%

Notes: The Real Personal Consumption Expenditure released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce is an average of the amount of money the consumers spend in a month on durable goods, consumer products, and services.. It is considered as an important indicator of inflation. Generally speaking, a high reading is bullish for the USD, while a low reading is bearish.

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US Gross Domestic Product Price Index

Location: United States

Date: 23/12/2014

Time: 13:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 2.1%

Notes: The GDP Price Index released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce gauges the change in the prices of goods and services. Changes in the GDP price index are followed as an indicator of inflationary pressure that may anticipate interest rates to rise. 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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UK Gross Domestic Product (YoY)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 23/12/2014

Time: 09:30

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 3.2%

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).

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UK Gross Domestic Product (QoQ)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 23/12/2014

Time: 09:30

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 0.9%

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).

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UK BBA Mortgage Approvals

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 23/12/2014

Time: 09:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 37.1K

Notes: The Mortgage Approvals published by the British Bankers' Association (BBA) measure the number of home loans issued by the BBA during the previous quarter. It is considered as a leading indicator of the UK Housing Market. A Mortgage growth represents a healthy housing market that stimulates the overall UK economy. Normally, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the GBP, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish)

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EMU Markit Manufacturing PMI

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 23/12/2014

Time: 09:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 50.4

Notes: The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) released by the 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 the Euro Zone. Usually a result above 50 signals is bullish for the EUR, whereas a result below 50 is seen as bearish.

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DE Retail Sales (MoM)

Location: Germany

Date: 23/12/2014

Time: 07:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.9%

Notes: The Retail Sales released by the Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland is a measure of changes in sales of the German 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. The positive economic growth usually anticipates "Bullish" for the EUR, while a low reading is seen as negative, or bearish, for the EUR.

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DE Retail Sales (YoY)

Location: Germany

Date: 23/12/2014

Time: 07:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.7%

Notes: The Retail Sales released by the Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland is a measure of changes in sales of the German 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. 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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NZ Trade Balance (MoM)

Location: New Zealand

Date: 22/12/2014

Time: 21:45

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -$908M

Notes: The Trade Balance released by the Statistics New Zealand is a measure of balance amount between import and export. A positive value shows a trade surplus while a negative value shows a trade deficit. Any variation in the figures influences the domestic economy. If a steady demand in exchange for exports is seen, that would turn into a positive growth in the trade balance, and that should be positive for the NZD.Review Alex Nekritin's Article - Trading New Zealand Dollar with New Zealand Trade Balance

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NZ Trade Balance (YoY)

Location: New Zealand

Date: 22/12/2014

Time: 21:45

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -$0.11B

Notes: Trade balance, released by Statistics New Zealand, is the difference between the value of country's exports and imports, over a period of year. A positive balance means that exports exceed imports, a negative ones means the opposite. Positive trade balance illustrates high competitiveness of country's economy.

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US Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)

Location: United States

Date: 22/12/2014

Time: 15:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.5%

Notes: The Existing Home Sales, released by the National Association of Realtors provide an estimated value of housing market conditions. As the housing market is considered as a sensitive factor to the US economy, it generates some

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EMU Consumer Confidence

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 22/12/2014

Time: 15:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -11.6

Notes: The Consumer Confidence released by the European Commission is a leading index that measures the level of consumer confidence in economic activity. A high level of consumer confidence stimulates economic expansion while a low level drives to economic downturn. 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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DE Unemployment Change

Location: Germany

Date: 22/12/2014

Time: 08:55

Strength: 3/3

Previous: -14K

Notes: The Unemployment Change released by the Bundesagentur f��r Arbeit and published by the German Statistics Office is a measure of the absolute change in the number of unemployed people in Germany using seasonally adjusted data. A rise in this indicator has negative implications for consumer spending, as there���s less people working and therefore diminishes economic growth in the country. Generally, a reading above expected is seen as negative (or bearish) for the EUR, while a low reading is seen as positive (or bullish).

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DE Unemployment Rate s.a.

Location: Germany

Date: 22/12/2014

Time: 08:55

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 6.6%

Notes: The Unemployment Rate released by the Bundesagentur f��r Arbeit and published by the German Statistics Office shows, in a percent basis, the amount of unemployed people in Germany, using seasonally adjusted data. A decrease in this indicator has positive implications for consumer spending which stimulates economic growth. Normally, a decrease of the figure is bullish for the EUR, while an increase is bearish.

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JP BoJ Monthly Economic Survey

Location: Japan

Date: 22/12/2014

Time: 05:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: The BoJ Monthly Economic Survey released by the Bank of Japan presents a study of economic movements in Japan. It reviews economic developments inside and outside of Japan and indicate a sign of new fiscal policy. Any changes in this report tend to affect the JPY

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