Friday, June 28, 2013

DE Consumer Price Index (MoM)

Location: Germany

Date: 28/06/2013

Time: 13:00 - 14:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.4% / Consensus: 0.0%

Notes: The Germany consumer price index released by the Statistiches Bundesamt Deutschland measures the average price change for all goods and services purchased by households for consumption purposes. CPI is the main indicator to measure inflation and changes i

#END

DE Consumer Price Index (YoY)

Location: Germany

Date: 28/06/2013

Time: 13:00 - 14:00


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 1.5% / Consensus: 1.7%

Notes: The Germany consumer price index released by the Statistiches Bundesamt Deutschland measures the average price change for all goods and services purchased by households for consumption purposes. CPI is the main indicator to measure inflation and changes i

#END

DE Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (MoM)

Location: Germany

Date: 28/06/2013

Time: 13:00 - 14:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.3% / Consensus: 0.0%

Notes: HICP is an index of consumer prices calculated and published by Destatis, the Statistical Office of the European Union, on the basis of a statistical methodology that has been harmonised across all EU member states. HICP is a measure of prices used by Governing Council of EU to define and assess price stability in the euro area as a whole in quantitative terms.

#END

DE Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (YoY)

Location: Germany

Date: 28/06/2013

Time: 13:00 - 14:00


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 1.6% / Consensus: 1.8%

Notes: HICP is an index of consumer prices calculated and published by Destatis, the Statistical Office of the European Union, on the basis of a statistical methodology that has been harmonised across all EU member states. HICP is a measure of prices used by Governing Council of EU to define and assess price stability in the euro area as a whole in quantitative terms.

#END

DE Retail Sales (YoY)

Location: Germany

Date: 28/06/2013

Time: 7:00 - 8:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.8% / Consensus: 0.6%

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.

#END

DE Retail Sales (MoM)

Location: Germany

Date: 28/06/2013

Time: 7:00 - 8:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: -0.4% / Consensus: 0.2%

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.

#END

UK Nationwide Housing Prices n.s.a (YoY)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 28/06/2013

Time: 7:00 - 8:00


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.1% / Consensus: 2.0%

Notes: The Nationwide Housing Prices shows the value of the houses prices in UK and indicate current movements in the housing market that is considered as a sensitive factor to the UK's economy. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the GBP, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

#END

Thursday, June 27, 2013

UK Gfk Consumer Confidence

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 27/06/2013

Time: 0:01 - 1:01


Strength: 2/3

Previous: -22 / Consensus: -21

Notes: The GfK Group Consumer Confidence 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. Normally, a high reading is positive for the GBP, while a low reading is bearish.

#END

US FOMC Member Powell Speech

Location: United States

Date: 27/06/2013

Time: 15:30 - 16:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous:

Notes: Jerome H. Powell took office as FOMC member on May 25, 2012, to fill an unexpired term ending January 31, 2014. His comments may affect dollar, an therefore trigger a short term movement positive or negative trend.

#END

US Personal Income (MoM)

Location: United States

Date: 27/06/2013

Time: 13:30 - 14:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 0.0% / Consensus: 0.2%

Notes: The Personal Income released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce measures the total income received by individuals, from all sources including wages and salaries, interest, dividends, rent, workers' compensation, proprietors' earnings, and transfer payments. This figure can provide insight on the US employment situation. A high reading is positive for the USD, whereas a low reading is negative.

#END

US Personal Spending

Location: United States

Date: 27/06/2013

Time: 13:30 - 14:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: -0.2%

Notes: Personal spending, released by Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce, measures purchases of goods and services by households and by nonprofit institutions that serve households from private business.

#END

US Core Personal Consumption Expenditure - Price Index (YoY)

Location: United States

Date: 27/06/2013

Time: 13:30 - 14:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.1%

Notes: The Core Personal Consumption Expenditure released by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis is an average amount of money that consumers spend in a month. "Core excludes seasonally volatile products such as food and energy in order to capture an accurate calculation of the expenditure. It is a significant indicator of inflation. A high reading is bullish for the USD, while a low reading is bearish.

#END

UK Current Account

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 27/06/2013

Time: 9:30 - 10:30


Strength: 2/3

Previous: -�14.037B / Consensus: -�11.800B

Notes: The Current Account released by the National Statistics is a net flow of current transactions, including goods, services, and interest payments into and out of the UK. A current account surplus indicates that the flow of capital into the UK exceeds the capital reduction. A high reading is seen as positive (or Bullish) for the GBP, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or Bearish).

#END

UK Gross Domestic Product (QoQ)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 27/06/2013

Time: 9:30 - 10:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 0.3% / Consensus: 0.3%

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).

#END

UK Gross Domestic Product (YoY)

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 27/06/2013

Time: 9:30 - 10:30


Strength: 3/3

Previous: 0.6% / Consensus: 0.6%

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).

#END