Location: United States
Date: 18/03/2015
Time: 19:00
Strength: 2/3
Previous:
Notes: This report, released by Federal Reserve, includes the FOMC's projection for inflation and economic growth over the next 2 years and, more importantly, a breakdown of individual FOMC member's interest rate forecasts.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015
US FOMC Economic Projections
US Fed Interest Rate Decision
Location: United States
Date: 18/03/2015
Time: 19:00
Strength: 3/3
Previous: 0.25%
Notes: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve announces an interest rate. This interest rate affects the whole range of interest rates set by commercial banks, building societies and other institutions for their own savers and borrowers. It also tends to affect the exchange rate. Generally speaking, if the Fed is hawkish about the inflationary outlook of the economy and rises the interest rates it is positive, or bullish, for the USD.
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DE 10-y Bond Auction
Location: Germany
Date: 18/03/2015
Time: 10:40
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 0.37%
Notes: Displayed in the calendar is the average yield on the Federal Bonds auctioned by Deutsche Bundesbank. German Federal Bonds have maturities of above then ten years. The yield on the bonos represents the return an investor will receive by holding the bond until maturity. Investors monitor the yield
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UK BOE MPC Vote Hike
Location: United Kingdom
Date: 18/03/2015
Time: 09:30
Strength: 3/3
Previous:
Notes: Interest rates are set by the Bank���s Monetary Policy Committee. The MPC sets an interest rate it judges will enable the inflation target to be met. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is made up of nine members ��� the Governor, the two Deputy Governors, the Bank's Chief Economist, the Executive Director for Markets and four external members appointed directly by the Chancellor. The appointment of external members is designed to ensure that the MPC benefits from thinking and expertise in addition to that gained inside the Bank of England.
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UK Claimant Count Change
Location: United Kingdom
Date: 18/03/2015
Time: 09:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous:
Notes: The Claimant Count Change released by the National Statistics presents the number of unemployment people in the UK. There is a tendency to influence the GBP
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UK Average Earnings excluding Bonus (3Mo/Yr)
Location: United Kingdom
Date: 18/03/2015
Time: 09:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 1.7%
Notes: The Average Earing Excluding Bonus released by the National Statistics is a key short-term indicator of how levels of pay are changing within the UK economy. It can be seen as a measure of growth in "basic pay". Generally speaking, the positive earnings growth anticipates positive (or bullish) for the GBP, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).
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UK Claimant Count Rate
Location: United Kingdom
Date: 18/03/2015
Time: 09:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous:
Notes: The Claimant Count Rate released by the National Statistics is a monthly measure of unemployment in the UK It indicates the health of the UK labor market. If the rate is up, it indicates a lack of expansion within the UK labor market, while it indicates economic expansion and could spark inflationary pressures if the rate is down. Generally, a decrease of the figure is seen as positive (or bullish) for the GBP, while an increase is seen as negative.
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UK Average Earnings including Bonus (3Mo/Yr)
Location: United Kingdom
Date: 18/03/2015
Time: 09:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous: 2.1%
Notes: The Average Earing Including Bonus released by the National Statistics is a key short-term indicator of how levels of pay are changing within the U.K. economy. Generally speaking, the positive earnings growth anticipates "Bullish" for the GBP, whereas a low reading is seen
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UK ILO Unemployment Rate (3M)
Location: United Kingdom
Date: 18/03/2015
Time: 09:30
Strength: 2/3
Previous:
Notes: The ILO Unemployment Rate released by the National Statistics is the number of unemployed workers divided by the total civilian labor force. It is a leading indicator for the UK Economy. If the rate is up, it indicates a lack of expansion within the U.K. labor market. As a result, a rise leads to weaken the U.K. economy. Generally, a decrease of the figure is positive (or bullish) for the GBP, while an increase is negative.
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UK BOE MPC Vote Cut
Location: United Kingdom
Date: 18/03/2015
Time: 09:30
Strength: 3/3
Previous:
Notes: Interest rates are set by the Bank���s Monetary Policy Committee. The MPC sets an interest rate it judges will enable the inflation target to be met. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is made up of nine members ��� the Governor, the two Deputy Governors, the Bank's Chief Economist, the Executive Director for Markets and four external members appointed directly by the Chancellor. The appointment of external members is designed to ensure that the MPC benefits from thinking and expertise in addition to that gained inside the Bank of England.
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UK BOE MPC Vote Unchanged
Location: United Kingdom
Date: 18/03/2015
Time: 09:30
Strength: 3/3
Previous:
Notes: Interest rates are set by the Bank���s Monetary Policy Committee. The MPC sets an interest rate it judges will enable the inflation target to be met. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is made up of nine members ��� the Governor, the two Deputy Governors, the Bank's Chief Economist, the Executive Director for Markets and four external members appointed directly by the Chancellor. The appointment of external members is designed to ensure that the MPC benefits from thinking and expertise in addition to that gained inside the Bank of England.
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EMU Non-monetary policy's ECB meeting
Location: European Monetary Union
Date: 18/03/2015
Time: 08:00
Strength: 3/3
Previous:
Notes: The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on july that the Governing Council meetings dedicated to monetary policy will change to a new six-week cycle, from January 2015. Non-monetary policy meetings will continue to be held at least once a month.
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JP BoJ Monthly Economic Survey
Location: Japan
Date: 18/03/2015
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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Tuesday, March 17, 2015
JP Adjusted Merchandise Trade Balance
Location: Japan
Date: 17/03/2015
Time: 0 - W
Strength: 2/3
Previous: -��406.124B
Notes: Adjusted Merchandise Trade Balance is released by the Customs Office and it's a seasonal measure of balance amount between import and export. A positive value shows a trade surplus while a negative value shows a trade deficit. Japan is so much dependant on exports. A high reading is positive for the JPY, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).
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JP Merchandise Trade Balance Total
Location: Japan
Date: 17/03/2015
Time: 0 - W
Strength: 2/3
Previous: -��1177.5B
Notes: The Merchandise Trade Balance Total released by the Ministry of Finance 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. Japan is so much dependant on exports that the Japanese economy heavily relies on a trade surplus. Therefore, any variation in the figures influences the domestic economy. If a steady demand in exchange for Japanese exports is seen, that would turn into a positive.
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