Location: United States
Date: 09/01/2015
Time: 15:00
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 0.4%
Notes: The Wholesale Inventories released by the US Census Bureau captures sales and inventory statistics from the second stage of the manufacturing process. The sales figures do not move the market as they do not reflect personal consumption while wholesale inventories may change the aggregate inventory profile which can influence the GDP forecast. A high inventory suggests economic slowing in the US, that is seen as negative (or bearish) for the USD, whereas a low reading is seen as positive (or bullish).
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Friday, January 09, 2015
US Wholesale Inventories
UK NIESR GDP Estimate (3M)
Location: United Kingdom
Date: 09/01/2015
Time: 14:00
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 0.7%
Notes: The GDP Estimate released by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research is an estimate of growth over the last 3 months up to the report which comes out a month before the official announcement. The report is highly reliable and can influence the UK monetary policy. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the GBP, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).
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US Nonfarm Payrolls
Location: United States
Date: 09/01/2015
Time: 13:30
Strength: 3/3
Previous: 321K
Notes: The nonfarm payrolls released by the US Department of Labor presents the number of people on the payrolls of all non-agricultural businesses. The monthly changes in payrolls can be excessively volatile. 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 Unemployment Rate
Location: United States
Date: 09/01/2015
Time: 13:30
Strength: 3/3
Previous: 5.8%
Notes: The Unemployment Rate released by the US Department of Labor 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 US economy. Therefore, a decrease of the figure is seen as positive (or bullish) for the USD, while an increase is seen as negative (or bearish).
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US Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)
Location: United States
Date: 09/01/2015
Time: 13:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 2.1%
Notes: The Average Hourly Earning released by the US Department of Labor is a significant indicator of labor cost inflation and of the tightness of labor markets. The Federal Reserve Board pays close attention to when setting interest rates. A high reading is also positive for the USD, while a low reading is negative.
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US Average Weekly Hours
Location: United States
Date: 09/01/2015
Time: 13:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 34.6
Notes: The Average Weekly Hours released by the US Department of Labor is an indicator of labor cost inflation and of the tightness of labor markets. The Federal Reserve Board pays close attention to when setting interest rates. Excessive
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US Labor Force Participation Rate
Location: United States
Date: 09/01/2015
Time: 13:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 62.8%
Notes: The participation rate, released by Bureau of Labor Statistics, is the percentage of the total number of people of labour-force age that is in the labour force (either working or looking for a job).
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UK Manufacturing Production (YoY)
Location: United Kingdom
Date: 09/01/2015
Time: 09:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 1.7%
Notes: The Manufacturing Production released by the National Statistics measures the manufacturing output. Manufacturing Production is significant as a short term indicator of the strength of UK manufacturing activity that dominates a large part of total GDP. 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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UK Trade Balance; non-EU
Location: United Kingdom
Date: 09/01/2015
Time: 09:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: -��3.582B
Notes: The trade balance released by National Statistics 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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UK Total Trade Balance
Location: United Kingdom
Date: 09/01/2015
Time: 09:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: -��2.024B
Notes: The trade balance released by the is a balance between exports and imports of goods A positive value shows trade surplus, while a negative value shows trade deficit. It is an event that generates some
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UK Goods Trade Balance
Location: United Kingdom
Date: 09/01/2015
Time: 09:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: -��9.62B
Notes: The trade balance released by the is a balance between exports and imports of goods A positive value shows trade surplus, while a negative value shows trade deficit. It is an event that generates some
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UK Industrial Production (YoY)
Location: United Kingdom
Date: 09/01/2015
Time: 09:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 1.1%
Notes: The Industrial Production released by The National Statistics measures outputs of the U.K. factories and mines. Changes in industrial production are widely followed as a major indicator of strength in the manufacturing sector. A high reading is seen as po
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DE Trade Balance s.a.
Location: Germany
Date: 09/01/2015
Time: 07:00
Strength: 2/3
Previous: ���20.6B
Notes: The Trade Balance released by the Statistiches Bundesamt Deutschland is a balance between exports and imports of total goods and services. A positive value shows a trade surplus, while a negative value shows a trade deficit. It is an event that generates some
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DE Industrial Production n.s.a. w.d.a. (YoY)
Location: Germany
Date: 09/01/2015
Time: 07:00
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 0.8%
Notes: The Industrial Production released by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, measures outputs of the German factories and mines. Changes in industrial production are widely followed as a major indicator of strength in the manufacturing sector. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the EUR, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).
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NZ REINZ House Price Index (MoM)
Location: New Zealand
Date: 09/01/2015
Time: 02:00
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 3.3%
Notes: REINZ began publishing a stratified housing price index, which is based on the same data, but uses mix-adjustment to adjust for compositional change. The REINZ housing price index is now calculated using sales for all transactions (rather than the median price for each suburb) within the stratum.
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