EMU ECB Interest Rate Decision

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 05/03/2015

Time: 12:45

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 0.05%

Notes: ECB Interest Rate Decision is announced by the European central Bank. Usually, if the ECB is hawkish about the inflationary outlook of the economy and rises the interest rates it is positive, or bullish, for the EUR. Likewise, if the ECB has a dovish view on the European economy and keeps the ongoing interest rate, or cuts the interest rate it is seen as negative, or bearish.Review Alex Nekritin's Article - Trading the Euro with the ECB Rate Decision

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UK BoE Interest Rate Decision

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 05/03/2015

Time: 12:00

Strength: 3/3

Previous:

Notes: BoE Interest Rate Decision is announced by the Bank of England. If the BoE is hawkish about the inflationary outlook of the economy and raises the interest rates it is positive, or bullish, for the GBP. Likewise, if the BoE has a dovish view on the U.K. economy and keeps the ongoing interest rate, or cuts the interest rate it is seen as negative, or bearish.Review Alex Nekritin's Article - Trading British Pound with BoE Rate Decision

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UK BoE Interest Rate Decision

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 05/03/2015

Time: 12:00

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 0.5%

Notes: BoE Interest Rate Decision is announced by the Bank of England. If the BoE is hawkish about the inflationary outlook of the economy and raises the interest rates it is positive, or bullish, for the GBP. Likewise, if the BoE has a dovish view on the U.K. economy and keeps the ongoing interest rate, or cuts the interest rate it is seen as negative, or bearish.Review Alex Nekritin's Article - Trading British Pound with BoE Rate Decision

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UK BoE Asset Purchase Facility

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 05/03/2015

Time: 11:00

Strength: 3/3

Previous:

Notes: The Asset Purchase Facility is the value of money the BoE plans to create and inject into the economy through open market bond purchases as a way to influence long-term interest rates. This monetary policy tool is also called Quantitative Easing.

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UK BoE Asset Purchase Facility

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 05/03/2015

Time: 11:00

Strength: 3/3

Previous: £375B

Notes: The Asset Purchase Facility is the value of money the BoE plans to create and inject into the economy through open market bond purchases as a way to influence long-term interest rates. This monetary policy tool is also called Quantitative Easing.

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IT Gross Domestic Product (YoY)

Location: Italy

Date: 05/03/2015

Time: 09:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -0.4%

Notes: The Gross Domestic Product released by the National Institute of Statistics is a measure of the total value of all goods and services produced by Italy. The GDP is considered as a broad measure of economic activity and health. Generally speaking, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the Euro, while a negative trend is seen as negative (or bearish).

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IT Gross Domestic Product (YoY)

Location: Italy

Date: 05/03/2015

Time: 09:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -0.4%

Notes: The Gross Domestic Product released by the National Institute of Statistics is a measure of the total value of all goods and services produced by Italy. The GDP is considered as a broad measure of economic activity and health. Generally speaking, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the Euro, while a negative trend is seen as negative (or bearish).

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DE Factory Orders n.s.a. (YoY)

Location: Germany

Date: 05/03/2015

Time: 07:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 3.4%

Notes: The Factory orders released by the Deutsche Bundesbank is an indicator that includes shipments, inventories, and new and unfilled orders. An increase in the factory order total may indicate an expansion in the German economy and could be an inflationary factor. It is worth noting that the German Factory barely influences, either positively or negatively, the total Eurozone GDP. A high reading is positive (or bullish) for the EUR, while a low reading is negative.

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DE Factory Orders n.s.a. (YoY)

Location: Germany

Date: 05/03/2015

Time: 07:00

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 3.4%

Notes: The Factory orders released by the Deutsche Bundesbank is an indicator that includes shipments, inventories, and new and unfilled orders. An increase in the factory order total may indicate an expansion in the German economy and could be an inflationary factor. It is worth noting that the German Factory barely influences, either positively or negatively, the total Eurozone GDP. A high reading is positive (or bullish) for the EUR, while a low reading is negative.

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FR ILO Unemployment

Location: France

Date: 05/03/2015

Time: 06:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 10.4%

Notes: The ILO Unemployment Rate released by INSEE is the number of unemployed workers compared to all the active workers in the economy. If the number rises, it indicates a lack of expansion within the French labor market and thus a weakening in the economy. Normally, a decrease in the figure is seen as positive (or bullish) for the Euro, while an increase is seen as negative (or bearish).

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FR ILO Unemployment

Location: France

Date: 05/03/2015

Time: 06:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 10.4%

Notes: The ILO Unemployment Rate released by INSEE is the number of unemployed workers compared to all the active workers in the economy. If the number rises, it indicates a lack of expansion within the French labor market and thus a weakening in the economy. Normally, a decrease in the figure is seen as positive (or bullish) for the Euro, while an increase is seen as negative (or bearish).

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AU Retail Sales s.a. (MoM)

Location: Australia

Date: 04/03/2015

Time: 00:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.2%

Notes: The Retail Sales released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is a survey of goods sold by retailers is based on a sampling of retail stores of different types and sizes and it's considered as an indicator of the pace of the Australian economy. It shows the

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AU Trade Balance

Location: Australia

Date: 04/03/2015

Time: 00:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -436M

Notes: The trade balance released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is the difference in the value of its imports and exports of Australian goods. Export data can give an important reflection of Australian growth, while imports provide an indication of domestic demand. Trade Balance gives an early indication of the net export performance. If a steady demand in exchange for Australian exports is seen, that would turn into a positive growth in the trade balance, and that should be positive for the AUD.Review Alex Nekritin's Article - Trading the Aussie with Australia Trade Balance

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AU Trade Balance

Location: Australia

Date: 04/03/2015

Time: 00:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: -436M

Notes: The trade balance released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is the difference in the value of its imports and exports of Australian goods. Export data can give an important reflection of Australian growth, while imports provide an indication of domestic demand. Trade Balance gives an early indication of the net export performance. If a steady demand in exchange for Australian exports is seen, that would turn into a positive growth in the trade balance, and that should be positive for the AUD.Review Alex Nekritin's Article - Trading the Aussie with Australia Trade Balance

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AU Retail Sales s.a. (MoM)

Location: Australia

Date: 04/03/2015

Time: 00:30

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.2%

Notes: The Retail Sales released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is a survey of goods sold by retailers is based on a sampling of retail stores of different types and sizes and it's considered as an indicator of the pace of the Australian economy. It shows the

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