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2024-10-10T11:15:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | RBA Assist Gov Hunter Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to participate in a panel discussion at Macquarie University, in Sydney; | Source: Reserve Bank of Australia (latest release) | Speaker: RBA Assistant Governor (Economic) Sarah Hunter; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Oct 16, 2024 | FF Notes: Assistant Governor from Jan 2024; | Why Traders Care: She's responsible for advising Reserve Bank Board members - who decide where to set the nation's key interest rates - on matters relating to economics, and his public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future policy shifts; | Acro Expand: Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA); |
2024-10-10T11:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Italian Industrial Production m/m | 0.1% | 0.3% | -1.0% | Source: Istat (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers, mines, and utilities; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 8, 2024 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - production reacts quickly to ups and downs in the business cycle and is correlated with consumer conditions such as employment levels and earnings; | Also Called: Industrial Output; |
2024-10-10T12:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | BOE Credit Conditions Survey | null | null | null | Source: Bank of England (latest release) | Frequency: Released quarterly, around 15 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: Jan 16, 2025 | FF Notes: This report includes detailed data on secured and unsecured lending to households, small businesses, non-financial corporations, and non-bank financial firms. Source first released in Sep 2007; | Why Traders Care: It's correlated with spending and confidence - rising debt levels are a sign that lenders feel comfortable issuing loans, and that consumers and businesses are confident in their financial position and eager to spend money; | Derived Via: Survey of bank and non-bank lenders which asks respondents to rate the relative level of credit conditions in the past 3 months and next 3 months; | Acro Expand: Bank of England (BOE); |
2024-10-10T15:00:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | ECB Monetary Policy Meeting Accounts | null | null | null | Source: European Central Bank (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: 8 times per year, 4 weeks after the Minimum Bid Rate is announced; | Next Release: Nov 14, 2024 | FF Notes: Source first released in Feb 2015; | Why Traders Care: It's a detailed record of the ECB Governing Board's most recent meeting, providing in-depth insights into the economic conditions that influenced their decision on where to set interest rates; | Acro Expand: European Central Bank (ECB); |
2024-10-10T16:00:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | Core CPI m/m | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding food and energy; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 13, 2024 | FF Notes: Food and energy prices account for about a quarter of CPI, but they tend to be very volatile and distort the underlying trend. The Federal Open Market Committee usually pays more attention to the Core data - so do traders; | Why Traders Care: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate; | Also Called: CPI Ex Food and Energy, Underlying CPI; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-10-10T16:45:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Cook Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to deliver a speech titled "Entrepreneurship and Innovation" at the Women for Women Summit presented by the College of Charleston School of Business, in Charleston. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Nov 20, 2024 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member May 2022 - Jan 2038; | Why Traders Care: Federal Reserve FOMC members vote on where to set the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC); |
2024-10-10T18:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Barkin Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to participate in a fireside chat about the economic outlook at the Virginia Maritime Association's International Trade Symposium. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Oct 23, 2024 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member 2018, 2021, and 2024; | Why Traders Care: Federal Reserve FOMC members vote on where to set the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC); |
2024-10-10T18:30:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Williams Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to participate in a moderated discussion about the economic outlook and monetary policy at Binghamton University, in New York. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. In Jun 2018 his title changed from Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President to Federal Reserve Bank of New York President; | Why Traders Care: Federal Reserve FOMC members vote on where to set the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC); |
2024-10-10T19:00:00+03:30 | CHF | Low Impact Expected | Gov Board Member Martin Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak about the current economic situation and SNB’s monetary policy at the Swiss Financial Analysts Association, in Zurich; | Source: Swiss National Bank (latest release) | Speaker: SNB Governing Board Member Antoine Martin; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Nov 8, 2024 | FF Notes: In Oct 2024 his title changed from Board Member to Vice-Chairman. Governing Board member Jan 2024 - Jan 2027; | Why Traders Care: SNB Governing Board members are responsible for setting the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Swiss National Bank (SNB); |
2024-10-10T20:31:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | 30-y Bond Auction | 4.39|2.5 | null | 4.02|2.4 | Source: Treasury Direct (latest release) | Measures: Highest yield on a 30-year bond the government sold at auction, and the bid-to-cover ratio of the auction; | Usual Effect: No consistent effect - there are both risk and growth implications; | Frequency: Conducted monthly; | Next Release: Nov 6, 2024 | FF Notes: Auction results are reported in an 'X.XX|X.X' format - the first number is the highest interest rate of the bonds sold, and the second number is the bid-to-cover ratio (number of bids made per bid accepted); | Why Traders Care: Yields are set by bond market investors, and therefore they can be used to decipher investors' outlook on future interest rates. The bid-to-cover ratio represents bond market liquidity and demand, which can be used to gauge investor confidence; | Also Called: Treasury Auction; |
2024-10-11T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | Manufacturing Production m/m | 1.1% | 0.3% | -1.2% | Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | FF Notes: Manufacturing makes up around 80% of total Industrial Production and tends to dominate the market impact; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - production reacts quickly to ups and downs in the business cycle and is correlated with consumer conditions such as employment levels and earnings; | Also Called: Factory production; |
2024-10-11T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations | 2.9% | null | 2.7% | Source: University of Michigan (latest release) | Measures: Percentage that consumers expect the price of goods and services to change during the next 12 months; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, around the middle of the current month; | Next Release: Nov 8, 2024 | FF Notes: There are 2 versions of this data released 14 days apart – Preliminary and Revised. The Preliminary release is the earlier and thus tends to have the most impact; | Why Traders Care: Expectations of future inflation can manifest into real inflation, primarily because workers tend to push for higher wages when they believe prices will rise; | Derived Via: Survey of about 420 consumers which asks respondents where they expect prices to be 12 months in the future; | Acro Expand: University of Michigan (UoM); |
2024-10-11T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | PPI m/m | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of finished goods and services sold by producers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 13 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 14, 2024 | FF Notes: Source changed series calculation formula as of Feb 2014; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when producers charge more for goods and services the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; | Also Called: Finished Goods PPI, Wholesale Prices, PPI for Final Demand; | Acro Expand: Producer Price Index (PPI); |
2024-10-11T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | Core PPI m/m | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of finished goods and services sold by producers, excluding food and energy; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 13 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 14, 2024 | FF Notes: Source changed series calculation formula as of Feb 2014. Food and energy prices make up about 40% of overall PPI which tends to mute the importance of the Core data; | Also Called: Core Finished Goods PPI, Core PPI for Final Demand; | Acro Expand: Producer Price Index (PPI); |
2024-10-11T00:00:00+03:30 | CAD | Low Impact Expected | Building Permits m/m | -7.0% | -7.5% | 20.8% | Source: Statistics Canada (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of new building permits issued; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 35 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 12, 2024 | Why Traders Care: It's an excellent gauge of future construction activity because obtaining a permit is among the first steps in constructing a new building; |
2024-10-11T00:00:00+03:30 | CAD | High Impact Expected | Unemployment Rate | 6.5% | 6.7% | 6.6% | Source: Statistics Canada (latest release) | Measures: Percentage of the total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 8 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 8, 2024 | Why Traders Care: Although it's generally viewed as a lagging indicator, the number of unemployed people is an important signal of overall economic health because consumer spending is highly correlated with labor-market conditions; | Also Called: Jobless Rate; |
2024-10-11T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | Index of Services 3m/3m | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total GVA of the private and government services sectors; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | FF Notes: GVA is the difference between the value of a service provided and the value of the goods and services used to provide the service; | Acro Expand: Gross Value Added (GVA); |
2024-10-11T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | Industrial Production m/m | 0.5% | 0.2% | -0.7% | Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers, mines, and utilities; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | FF Notes: Mines and utilities make up around 20% of total production, so this data tends to be overshadowed by Manufacturing Production which makes up the other 80%; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - production reacts quickly to ups and downs in the business cycle and is correlated with consumer conditions such as employment levels and earnings; |
2024-10-11T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | Construction Output m/m | 0.4% | 0.5% | -0.4% | Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total amount builders spent on construction projects; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | FF Notes: Source first released in Jul 2013; |
2024-10-11T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | Goods Trade Balance | -15.1B | -18.8B | -18.9B | Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Difference in value between imported and exported goods during the reported month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | FF Notes: A positive number indicates that more goods were exported than imported; | Why Traders Care: Export demand and currency demand are directly linked because foreigners must buy the domestic currency to pay for the nation's exports. Export demand also impacts production and prices at domestic manufacturers; | Also Called: Visible Trade Balance; |
2024-10-11T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | High Impact Expected | GDP m/m | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of all goods and services produced by the economy; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | FF Notes: Source first released in Jul 2018; | Why Traders Care: It's the broadest measure of economic activity and the primary gauge of the economy's health; | Acro Expand: Gross Domestic Product (GDP); |
2024-10-11T00:00:00+03:30 | NZD | Low Impact Expected | Visitor Arrivals m/m | -4.3% | null | 2.2% | Source: Statistics New Zealand (latest release) | Measures: Change in the number of short-term overseas visitors who arrived in the country; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 13, 2024 | Why Traders Care: Tourism plays an important role in the economy - about 7% of the population is employed by the tourism industry, and a sizable portion of the nation's GDP is indirectly related to tourism; | Also Called: International Travel and Migration; |
2024-10-11T01:00:00+03:30 | NZD | Low Impact Expected | BusinessNZ Manufacturing Index | 46.9 | null | 46.1 | Source: BusinessNZ (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed manufacturers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 13 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates expansion, below indicates contraction; | Derived Via: Survey of manufacturers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Also Called: Performance of Manufacturing Index; |
2024-10-11T01:15:00+03:30 | NZD | Low Impact Expected | FPI m/m | 0.5% | null | 0.2% | Source: Statistics New Zealand (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of food and food services purchased by households; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 13 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 14, 2024 | Why Traders Care: Although food is among the most volatile consumer price components, this indicator garners some attention because New Zealand's major inflation data is released on a quarterly basis; | Acro Expand: Food Price Index (FPI); |
2024-10-11T03:20:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | M2 Money Stock y/y | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.3% | Source: Bank of Japan (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total quantity of domestic currency in circulation and deposited in banks; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 11 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 12, 2024 | FF Notes: Much of this data is released in the Monetary Base report about a week earlier; | Why Traders Care: It's positively correlated with interest rates - early in the economic cycle an increasing supply of money leads to additional spending and investment, and later in the cycle expanding money supply leads to inflation; |
2024-10-11T09:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German Final CPI m/m | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Source: Destatis (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 11 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 12, 2024 | FF Notes: The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Preliminary release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of CPI released about 15 days apart - Preliminary and Final. The Preliminary release is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-10-11T10:30:00+03:30 | CHF | Low Impact Expected | SECO Consumer Climate | -34 | -33 | -35 | Source: SECO (latest release) | Measures: Level of a composite index based on surveyed households; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, excluding January, about 10 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 8, 2024 | FF Notes: Above 0.0 indicates optimism, below indicates pessimism. Source changed series calculation formula as of Nov 09. Source changed release frequency from quarterly to monthly as of Feb 2024; | Why Traders Care: Financial confidence is a leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity; | Derived Via: Survey of about 2,800 households which asks respondents to rate the relative level of past and future economic conditions; | Acro Expand: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO); |
2024-10-11T16:00:00+03:30 | CAD | High Impact Expected | Employment Change | 46.7K | 29.8K | 22.1K | Source: Statistics Canada (latest release) | Measures: Change in the number of employed people during the previous month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 8 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 8, 2024 | FF Notes: This is vital economic data released shortly after the month ends. The combination of importance and earliness makes for hefty market impacts; | Why Traders Care: Job creation is an important leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity; |
2024-10-11T16:02:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | NIESR GDP Estimate | 0.2% | null | 0.2% | Source: NIESR (latest release) | Measures: Change in the estimated value of all goods and services produced by the economy during the previous 3 months; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 10 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | FF Notes: NIESR estimates GDP data on a monthly basis in an effort to predict the quarterly government-released data. Source does not give an exact release time - this event will be listed as 'Tentative' until the data is released; | Acro Expand: National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), Gross Domestic Product (GDP); |
2024-10-11T17:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | CB Leading Index m/m | 0.0% | null | -0.3% | Source: The Conference Board Inc. (latest release) | Measures: Change in the level of a composite index based on 7 economic indicators; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 11, 2024 | FF Notes: This index is designed to predict the direction of the economy, but it tends to have a muted impact because most of the indicators used in the calculation are released previously; | Derived Via: Combined reading of 7 economic indicators related to production, new orders, consumer confidence, stock prices, and interest rate spreads; | Also Called: Leading Indicators; | Acro Expand: The Conference Board (CB); |
2024-10-11T17:15:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Goolsbee Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to deliver opening remarks at the Community Bankers Symposium, in Chicago; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Oct 17, 2024 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member 2023 and 2025; | Why Traders Care: Federal Reserve FOMC members vote on where to set the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC); |
2024-10-11T17:30:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment | 68.9 | 70.9 | 70.1 | Source: University of Michigan (latest release) | Measures: Level of a composite index based on surveyed consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, around the middle of the current month; | Next Release: Nov 8, 2024 | FF Notes: There are 2 versions of this data released 14 days apart – Preliminary and Revised. The Preliminary release is the earlier and thus tends to have the most impact; | Why Traders Care: Financial confidence is a leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity; | Derived Via: Survey of about 420 consumers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of current and future economic conditions; | Acro Expand: University of Michigan (UoM); |
2024-10-11T18:00:00+03:30 | CAD | Low Impact Expected | BOC Business Outlook Survey | null | null | null | Source: Bank of Canada (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly; | Next Release: Jan 20, 2025 | FF Notes: This report is highly respected given its source and timing in relation to interest rate decisions. It can also have predictive qualities regarding future economic conditions because the surveyed firms are selected in accordance with their composition of the nation's GDP; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and changes in their sentiment can be an early signal of future economic activity such as spending, hiring, and investment; | Derived Via: Survey of about 1,000 businesses which asks respondents to rate the relative level of general business conditions, such as sales growth, investment in machinery, employment, inflation expectations, and credit conditions; | Also Called: Senior Loan Officer Survey; | Acro Expand: Bank of Canada (BOC); |
2024-10-11T18:15:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Logan Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to participate in a panel discussion at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Women in Financial Services Conference. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Oct 21, 2024 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member 2023; | Why Traders Care: Federal Reserve FOMC members vote on where to set the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC); |
2024-10-11T20:40:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Bowman Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak at the Community Bankers Symposium, in Chicago; | Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Oct 23, 2024 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member Nov 2018 - Jan 2034; | Why Traders Care: Federal Reserve FOMC members vote on where to set the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC); |
2024-10-13T00:00:00+03:30 | CNY | Medium Impact Expected | PPI y/y | -2.8% | -2.5% | -1.8% | Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods purchased and sold by producers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, usually about 10 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 9, 2024 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when producers pay and charge more for goods the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; | Acro Expand: Producer Price Index (PPI); |
2024-10-13T05:00:00+03:30 | CNY | Medium Impact Expected | CPI y/y | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, usually about 10 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 9, 2024 | Why Traders Care: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to respond by raising interest rates; | Derived Via: The average price of various goods and services are sampled and then compared to the sampling done a year earlier; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-10-13T23:45:00+03:30 | NZD | Medium Impact Expected | RBNZ Gov Orr Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak about improving Maori access to capital, in Taupo; | Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand (latest release) | Speaker: RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Oct 23, 2024 | FF Notes: RBNZ Governor Mar 2018 - Mar 2025. Volatility is often experienced during his speeches as traders attempt to decipher interest rate clues; | Why Traders Care: As head of the central bank, which controls short term interest rates, he has more influence over the nation's currency value than any other person. Traders scrutinize his public engagements as they are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ); |
2024-10-14T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | MPC Member Dhingra Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to participate in a panel discussion, in India; | Source: Bank of England (latest release) | Speaker: External BOE MPC Member Swati Dhingra; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Nov 25, 2024 | FF Notes: MPC voting member Aug 2022 - Aug 2028; | Why Traders Care: BOE MPC members vote on where to set the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Bank of England (BOE), Monetary Policy Committee (MPC); |
2024-10-14T01:00:00+03:30 | NZD | Low Impact Expected | BusinessNZ Services Index | 45.7 | null | 45.7 | Source: BusinessNZ (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 15 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 18, 2024 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates expansion, below indicates contraction; | Derived Via: Survey of purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Also Called: Performance of Services Index; |
2024-10-14T09:45:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German Buba President Nagel Speaks | null | null | null | FF Notice: Initial release time was shifted 24 hours earlier due to source rescheduling; | Description: Due to speak about the digital euro, in New Delhi; | Source: Bundesbank (latest release) | Speaker: Deutsche Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Oct 30, 2024 | FF Notes: Deutsche Bundesbank President and voting member of the ECB Governing Council from Jan 2022. He's believed to be one of the most influential members of the council; | Why Traders Care: ECB Governing Council members vote on where to set the Eurozone's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Deutsche Bundesbank (Buba), European Central Bank (ECB); |
2024-10-14T10:00:00+03:30 | CHF | Low Impact Expected | PPI m/m | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Source: Federal Statistical Office (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and raw materials purchased by manufacturers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 14 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when manufacturers pay more for goods the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; | Also Called: Producer and Import Prices, Producer Input Prices; | Acro Expand: Producer Price Index (PPI); |
2024-10-14T11:42:00+03:30 | CNY | Low Impact Expected | USD-Denominated Trade Balance | 81.7B | 91.5B | 91.0B | Source: CGAC | Measures: Trade Balance in US Dollars terms; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, excluding Feb, about 10 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 7, 2024 | FF Notes: Source does not have a reliable release schedule - this event will be listed with a date range or as 'Tentative' until the data is released. Tends to have a muted impact because similar insights are included with the Yuan-denominated Trade Balance, released about an hour earlier; | Acro Expand: Customs General Administration of China (CGAC); |
2024-10-14T11:43:00+03:30 | CNY | Low Impact Expected | Trade Balance | 583B | 651B | 649B | Source: CGAC (latest release) | Measures: Difference in value between imported and exported goods during the previous month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, excluding Feb, about 10 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 7, 2024 | FF Notes: Source does not have a reliable release schedule - this event will be listed with a date range or as 'Tentative' until the data is released. A positive number indicates that more goods were exported than imported. Source first reported this Yuan-denominated data in Feb 2015; | Why Traders Care: Export demand and currency demand are directly linked because foreigners usually buy the domestic currency to pay for the nation's exports. Export demand also impacts production and prices at domestic manufacturers; | Acro Expand: Customs General Administration of China (CGAC); |
2024-10-14T12:31:00+03:30 | CNY | Low Impact Expected | M2 Money Supply y/y | 6.8% | 6.4% | 6.3% | Source: People's Bank of China (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total quantity of domestic currency in circulation and deposited in banks; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 11 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 11, 2024 | FF Notes: Source does not have a reliable release schedule - this event will be listed with a date range or as 'Tentative' until the data is released; | Why Traders Care: It's positively correlated with interest rates - early in the economic cycle an increasing supply of money leads to additional spending and investment, and later in the cycle expanding money supply leads to inflation; | Also Called: Broad Money; |
2024-10-14T12:32:00+03:30 | CNY | Medium Impact Expected | New Loans | 1590B | 1090B | 900B | Source: People's Bank of China (latest release) | Measures: Value of new yuan-denominated loans issued to consumers and businesses during the previous month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 11 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 11, 2024 | FF Notes: Source does not have a reliable release schedule - this event will be listed with a date range or as 'Tentative' until the data is released; | Why Traders Care: Borrowing and spending are positively correlated - consumers and businesses tend to seek credit when they are confident in their future financial position and feel comfortable spending money; | Also Called: New Yuan Loans; |
2024-10-14T16:30:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Kashkari Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to participate in a panel discussion titled "Fiscal Deficits, Monetary Policy, and Inflation" at the Central Bank of Argentina's Money and Banking Conference, in Buenos Aires; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Oct 15, 2024 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member 2017, 2020, and 2023; | Why Traders Care: Federal Reserve FOMC members vote on where to set the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC); |
2024-10-14T22:30:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | FOMC Member Waller Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak about the economic outlook at Stanford. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Oct 18, 2024 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member Dec 2020 - Jan 2030; | Why Traders Care: Federal Reserve FOMC members vote on where to set the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC); |
2024-10-14T23:59:59+03:30 | CAD | Non-Economic | Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: Canadian banks will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Nov 11, 2024 | FF Notes: Most Forex brokers remain open for every holiday except Christmas and New Year's Day. Stock markets and banks have slightly different holiday schedules; | Why Traders Care: Banks facilitate the majority of foreign exchange volume. When they are closed the market is less liquid and speculators become a more dominant market influence. This can lead to both abnormally low and abnormally high volatility; |
2024-10-14T23:59:59+03:30 | JPY | Non-Economic | Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: Japanese banks will be closed in observance of Health-Sports Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Nov 4, 2024 | FF Notes: Most Forex brokers remain open for every holiday except Christmas and New Year's Day. Stock markets and banks have slightly different holiday schedules; | Why Traders Care: Banks facilitate the majority of foreign exchange volume. When they are closed the market is less liquid and speculators become a more dominant market influence. This can lead to both abnormally low and abnormally high volatility; |
2024-10-14T23:59:59+03:30 | USD | Non-Economic | Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: US banks will be closed in observance of Columbus Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Nov 11, 2024 | FF Notes: Most Forex brokers remain open for every holiday except Christmas and New Year's Day. Stock markets and banks have slightly different holiday schedules; | Why Traders Care: Banks facilitate the majority of foreign exchange volume. When they are closed the market is less liquid and speculators become a more dominant market influence. This can lead to both abnormally low and abnormally high volatility; |
2024-10-15T00:00:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | ZEW Economic Sentiment | 20.1 | 16.9 | 9.3 | Source: ZEW (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed German institutional investors and analysts; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the second or third Tuesday of the current month; | Next Release: Nov 12, 2024 | FF Notes: Above 0.0 indicates optimism, below indicates pessimism. The ZEW survey is historically focused on the German economy, and Germany tends to lead the Eurozone economy, so this overall Eurozone outlook tends to be overshadowed by the German data released at the same time; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - investors and analysts are highly informed by virtue of their job, and changes in their sentiment can be an early signal of future economic activity; | Derived Via: Survey of about 160 German institutional investors and analysts which asks respondents to rate the relative 6-month economic outlook for the Eurozone; | Acro Expand: Zentrum fur Europaische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW); |
2024-10-15T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Empire State Manufacturing Index | -11.9 | 3.4 | 11.5 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed manufacturers in New York state; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, around the middle of the current month; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | FF Notes: Above 0.0 indicates improving conditions, below indicates worsening conditions; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and changes in their sentiment can be an early signal of future economic activity such as spending, hiring, and investment; | Derived Via: Survey of about 200 manufacturers in New York state which asks respondents to rate the relative level of general business conditions; | Also Called: New York Manufacturing Index; |
2024-10-15T00:00:00+03:30 | CAD | Low Impact Expected | Wholesale Sales m/m | -0.6% | -1.1% | 0.3% | Source: Statistics Canada (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the wholesale level; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer spending - retailers generally order more goods from wholesalers when they expect consumer sales to increase; | Also Called: Wholesale Trade; |
2024-10-15T00:00:00+03:30 | CAD | High Impact Expected | Trimmed CPI y/y | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | Source: Statistics Canada (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding the most volatile 40% of items; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, usually on the third Tuesday after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 19, 2024 | FF Notes: Source first released in Dec 2016; | Why Traders Care: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate; | Derived Via: The average price of various goods and services are sampled and then compared to the previous sampling; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-10-15T00:00:00+03:30 | CAD | High Impact Expected | Median CPI y/y | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | Source: Statistics Canada (latest release) | Measures: Change in the median price of goods and services purchased by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, usually on the third Tuesday after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 19, 2024 | FF Notes: Source first released in Dec 2016; | Why Traders Care: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate; | Derived Via: The average price of various goods and services are sampled and then compared to the previous sampling; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-10-15T00:00:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Industrial Production m/m | 1.8% | 1.8% | -0.5% | Source: Eurostat (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers, mines, and utilities; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 14, 2024 | FF Notes: Tends to have a relatively mild impact because Germany and France, which account for about half of the Eurozone's economy, release earlier production data; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - production reacts quickly to ups and downs in the business cycle and is correlated with consumer conditions such as employment levels and earnings; | Also Called: Industrial Output; |
2024-10-15T00:00:00+03:30 | CAD | Medium Impact Expected | Common CPI y/y | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.9% | Source: Statistics Canada (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services, purchased by consumers, which have similar price variations over time; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, usually on the third Tuesday after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 19, 2024 | FF Notes: Source first released in Dec 2016; | Why Traders Care: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate; | Derived Via: The average price of various goods and services are sampled and then compared to the previous sampling; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-10-15T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | Unemployment Rate | 4.0% | 4.1% | 4.1% | Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Percentage of total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the past 3 months; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 12, 2024 | Why Traders Care: Although it's generally viewed as a lagging indicator, the number of unemployed people is an important signal of overall economic health because consumer spending is highly correlated with labor-market conditions. Unemployment is also a major consideration for those steering the country's monetary policy; | Also Called: ILO Unemployment Rate, Jobless Rate; |
2024-10-15T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Medium Impact Expected | Average Earnings Index 3m/y | 3.8% | 3.8% | 4.1% | Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price businesses and the government pay for labor, including bonuses; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 12, 2024 | FF Notes: Data represents the 3-month moving average compared to the same period a year earlier. A figure that excludes bonuses is also released, but not included for lack of significance. Source changed series calculation formula as of Jan 2010; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when businesses pay more for labor the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; | Also Called: Average Earnings Including Bonuses; |
2024-10-15T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | High Impact Expected | Claimant Count Change | 27.9K | 20.2K | 0.3K | Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits during the previous month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 12, 2024 | FF Notes: It's the first indication of the employment situation, released a month earlier than the Unemployment Rate. Source changed series calculation formula as of Jun 2015; | Why Traders Care: Although it's generally viewed as a lagging indicator, the number of unemployed people is an important signal of overall economic health because consumer spending is highly correlated with labor-market conditions. Unemployment is also a major consideration for those steering the country's monetary policy; | Also Called: Jobless Claims, Unemployment Change; |
2024-10-15T00:30:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Kashkari Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak at a fireside chat at the Torcuato di Tella University, in Buenos Aires. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Oct 21, 2024 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member 2017, 2020, and 2023; | Why Traders Care: Federal Reserve FOMC members vote on where to set the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC); |
2024-10-15T08:00:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Revised Industrial Production m/m | -3.3% | -3.3% | -3.3% | Source: METI (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers, mines, and utilities; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | FF Notes: The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Preliminary release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this indicator released about 15 days apart - Preliminary and Revised. The Preliminary release is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - production reacts quickly to ups and downs in the business cycle and is correlated with consumer conditions such as employment levels and earnings; |
2024-10-15T09:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German WPI m/m | -0.3% | 0.2% | -0.8% | Source: Destatis (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods sold by wholesalers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 12 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when wholesalers charge more for goods and services the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; | Acro Expand: Wholesale Price Index (WPI); |
2024-10-15T10:15:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | French Final CPI m/m | -1.2% | -1.2% | -1.2% | Source: INSEE (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 13 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | FF Notes: The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Preliminary release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of CPI released about 15 days apart - Preliminary and Final. The Preliminary release, which the source first reported in Jan 2016, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact. This is one of the few non-seasonally adjusted numbers reported on the calendar, as it's the primary calculation for this indicator; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-10-15T12:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Medium Impact Expected | German ZEW Economic Sentiment | 13.1 | 10.2 | 3.6 | Source: ZEW (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed German institutional investors and analysts; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the second or third Tuesday of the current month; | Next Release: Nov 12, 2024 | FF Notes: Above 0.0 indicates optimism, below indicates pessimism; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - investors and analysts are highly informed by virtue of their job, and changes in their sentiment can be an early signal of future economic activity; | Derived Via: Survey of about 160 German institutional investors and analysts which asks respondents to rate the relative 6-month economic outlook for Germany; | Acro Expand: Zentrum fur Europaische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW); |
2024-10-15T16:00:00+03:30 | CAD | High Impact Expected | CPI m/m | -0.4% | -0.2% | -0.2% | Source: Statistics Canada (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, usually on the third Tuesday after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 19, 2024 | FF Notes: This is the most important inflation-related release due to its earliness and broad scope. This is among the few non-seasonally adjusted numbers reported on the calendar, as it's the calculation most commonly reported; | Why Traders Care: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate; | Derived Via: The average price of various goods and services are sampled and then compared to the previous sampling; | Also Called: All Items CPI; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-10-15T16:02:00+03:30 | CAD | Low Impact Expected | Core CPI m/m | 0.0% | null | -0.1% | FF Notice: Source released data 2 minutes later than scheduled; | Source: Statistics Canada (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding the 8 most volatile items; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, usually on the third Tuesday after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 19, 2024 | FF Notes: Volatile items account for about a quarter of CPI but they tend to be very volatile and distort the underlying trend. This is among the few non-seasonally adjusted numbers reported on the calendar, as it's the calculation most commonly reported; | Why Traders Care: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate; | Also Called: CPI Ex Volatile Items; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-10-15T18:11:00+03:30 | NZD | Low Impact Expected | GDT Price Index | -0.3% | null | 1.2% | Source: GDT (latest release) | Measures: Change in the average price of dairy products sold at auction; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Twice per month; | Next Release: Nov 5, 2024 | FF Notes: Source does not give an exact release time - this event will be listed as 'Tentative' until the data is released. Source changed release frequency from monthly to twice per month as of Sep 2010; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of the nation's trade balance with other countries because rising commodity prices boost export income; | Derived Via: The weighted-average price of the 9 dairy products sold at auction are sampled and then compared to the previous sampling; | Acro Expand: GlobalDairyTrade (GDT); |
2024-10-15T19:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Daly Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to participate in a panel discussion at the Stern School of Business, in New York. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Oct 22, 2024 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member 2018, 2021, and 2024; | Why Traders Care: Federal Reserve FOMC members vote on where to set the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC); |
2024-10-15T20:30:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Kugler Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak at a virtual event about Career Opportunities and Diversity in Economics. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Nov 14, 2024 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member Sep 2023 - Jan 2026; | Why Traders Care: Federal Reserve FOMC members vote on where to set the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC); |
2024-10-16T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | PPI Output m/m | -0.5% | -0.3% | -0.3% | Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods sold by manufacturers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 15 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 20, 2024 | FF Notes: Only includes goods produced domestically; | Also Called: Factory Gate Prices; | Acro Expand: Producer Price Index (PPI); |
2024-10-16T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Import Prices m/m | -0.4% | -0.3% | -0.2% | Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of imported goods and services purchased domestically; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 13 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | FF Notes: This is the earliest government-released inflation data; | Why Traders Care: It contributes to inflation for businesses and consumers, especially those who rely heavily on imported goods and services; | Also Called: Import Price Index; |
2024-10-16T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | RPI y/y | 2.7% | 3.1% | 3.5% | Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers for the purpose of consumption; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 20, 2024 | FF Notes: RPI differs from CPI in that it only measures goods and services bought for the purpose of consumption by the vast majority of households, and it includes housing costs which are excluded from CPI; | Acro Expand: Retail Price Index (RPI), Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-10-16T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | Core CPI y/y | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.6% | Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding the volatile food, energy, alcohol, and tobacco items; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 20, 2024 | FF Notes: The Core data has a mild impact relative to other countries because overall CPI is the central bank's mandated inflation target; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-10-16T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | PPI Input m/m | -1.0% | -0.5% | -0.3% | Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and raw materials purchased by manufacturers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 15 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 20, 2024 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when manufacturers pay more for goods the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; | Acro Expand: Producer Price Index (PPI), Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-10-16T01:15:00+03:30 | NZD | High Impact Expected | CPI q/q | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Source: Statistics New Zealand (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly, about 18 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: Jan 22, 2025 | FF Notes: This is extremely late relative to inflation data from other countries, but it's the primary gauge of consumer prices and tends to create hefty market impacts; | Why Traders Care: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate; | Derived Via: The average price of various goods and services are sampled and then compared to the previous sampling; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-10-16T01:30:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | RBA Assist Gov Hunter Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak at the Citi Australia and New Zealand Investment Conference, in Sydney; | Source: Reserve Bank of Australia (latest release) | Speaker: RBA Assistant Governor (Economic) Sarah Hunter; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Dec 13, 2024 | FF Notes: Assistant Governor from Jan 2024; | Why Traders Care: She's responsible for advising Reserve Bank Board members - who decide where to set the nation's key interest rates - on matters relating to economics, and his public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future policy shifts; | Acro Expand: Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA); |
2024-10-16T03:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | MI Leading Index m/m | 0.0% | null | 0.0% | Source: Melbourne Institute (latest release) | Measures: Change in the level of a composite index based on 9 economic indicators; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, usually the third Wednesday after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 20, 2024 | FF Notes: This index is designed to predict the direction of the economy, but it tends to have a muted impact because most of the indicators used in the calculation are released previously. Full reports are only available to Melbourne Institute subscribers; | Derived Via: Combined reading of 9 economic indicators related to consumer confidence, housing, stock market prices, unemployment expectations, hours worked, commodity prices, and interest rate spreads; | Also Called: Westpac/MI Indexes of Economic Activity, Westpac Leading Index; | Acro Expand: Melbourne Institute (MI); |
2024-10-16T03:20:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Core Machinery Orders m/m | -1.9% | 0.1% | -0.1% | Source: Cabinet Office (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of new private-sector purchase orders placed with manufacturers for machines, excluding ships and utilities; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 18, 2024 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of production - rising purchase orders signal that manufacturers will increase activity as they work to fill the orders; | Also Called: Machine Orders; |
2024-10-16T09:30:00+03:30 | GBP | High Impact Expected | CPI y/y | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2.2% | Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 20, 2024 | FF Notes: This is considered the UK's most important inflation data because it's used as the central bank's inflation target; | Why Traders Care: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate; | Derived Via: The average price of various goods and services are sampled and then compared to the sampling done a year earlier; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-10-16T12:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | HPI y/y | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1.8% | Source: UK Government (latest release) | Measures: Change in the selling price of homes; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 20, 2024 | FF Notes: Source first released in Jun 2016; | Acro Expand: House Price Index (HPI); |
2024-10-16T13:04:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German 30-y Bond Auction | 2.49|3.6 | null | 2.44|2.7 | Source: Bundesbank (latest release) | Measures: Average yield on a 30-year bond the government sold at auction, and the bid-to-cover ratio of the auction; | Usual Effect: No consistent effect - there are both risk and growth implications; | Frequency: Variable, about 11 times per year; | Next Release: Nov 20, 2024 | FF Notes: Auction results are reported in an 'X.XX|X.X' format - the first number is the average interest rate of the bonds sold, and the second number is the bid-to-cover ratio (number of bids made per bid accepted). Source does not give an exact release time - this event will be listed as 'Tentative' until the data is released; | Why Traders Care: Yields are set by bond market investors, and therefore they can be used to decipher investors' outlook on future interest rates. The bid-to-cover ratio represents bond market liquidity and demand, which can be used to gauge investor confidence; | Also Called: Bund Auction; |
2024-10-16T15:45:00+03:30 | CAD | Low Impact Expected | Housing Starts | 224K | 235K | 213K | Source: CMHC (latest release) | Measures: Annualized number of new residential buildings that began construction during the previous month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 18, 2024 | FF Notes: While this is monthly data, it's reported in an annualized format (monthly figure x12); | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health because building construction produces a wide-reaching ripple effect. For example, jobs are created for the construction workers, subcontractors and inspectors are hired, and various construction services are purchased by the builder; | Acro Expand: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC); |
2024-10-16T16:00:00+03:30 | CAD | Low Impact Expected | Manufacturing Sales m/m | -1.3% | -1.5% | 1.1% | Source: Statistics Canada (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of sales made by manufacturers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - manufacturers are quickly affected by market conditions, and changes in their sales can be an early signal of future activity such as spending, hiring, and investment; | Also Called: Manufacturing Shipments, Factory Sales; |
2024-10-16T18:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | CB Leading Index m/m | 0.0% | null | 0.0% | Source: The Conference Board Inc. (latest release) | Measures: Change in the level of a composite index based on 7 economic indicators; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 50 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | FF Notes: This index is designed to predict the direction of the economy, but it tends to have a muted impact because most of the indicators used in the calculation are released previously; | Derived Via: Combined reading of 7 economic indicators related to money supply, building approvals, profits, exports, inventories, and interest rate spreads; | Also Called: Leading Indicators; | Acro Expand: The Conference Board (CB); |
2024-10-16T22:10:00+03:30 | EUR | Medium Impact Expected | ECB President Lagarde Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak at the Banke Slovenije, in Ljubljana; | Source: European Central Bank (latest release) | Speaker: ECB President Christine Lagarde; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Oct 22, 2024 | FF Notes: ECB President Nov 2019 - Nov 2027. Volatility is often experienced during her speeches as traders attempt to decipher interest rate clues; | Why Traders Care: As head of the ECB, which controls short term interest rates, she has more influence over the euro's value than any other person. Traders scrutinize her public engagements as they are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: European Central Bank (ECB); |
2024-10-17T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | NAHB Housing Market Index | 43 | 43 | 41 | Source: NAHB (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed home builders; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, around the middle of the current month; | Next Release: Nov 18, 2024 | FF Notes: Above 50 indicates a favorable outlook on home sales, below indicates a negative outlook; | Derived Via: Survey of about 900 home builders which asks respondents to rate the relative level of current and future single-family home sales; | Also Called: NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index; | Acro Expand: National Association of Home Builders (NAHB); |
2024-10-17T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Industrial Production m/m | -0.3% | -0.1% | 0.3% | Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers, mines, and utilities; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - production reacts quickly to ups and downs in the business cycle and is correlated with consumer conditions such as employment levels and earnings; | Also Called: Factory Output; |
2024-10-17T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Philly Fed Manufacturing Index | 10.3 | 4.2 | 1.7 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed manufacturers in Philadelphia; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the third Thursday of the current month; | Next Release: Nov 21, 2024 | FF Notes: Above 0.0 indicates improving conditions, below indicates worsening conditions; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and changes in their sentiment can be an early signal of future economic activity such as spending, hiring, and investment; | Derived Via: Survey of about 250 manufacturers in the Philadelphia Federal Reserve district which asks respondents to rate the relative level of general business conditions; | Also Called: Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey; |
2024-10-17T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | Unemployment Claims | 241K | 241K | 260K | Source: Department of Labor (latest release) | Measures: The number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released weekly, usually on the first Thursday after the week ends; | Next Release: Oct 24, 2024 | FF Notes: This is the nation's earliest economic data. The market impact fluctuates from week to week - there tends to be more focus on the release when traders need to diagnose recent developments, or when the reading is at extremes; | Why Traders Care: Although it's generally viewed as a lagging indicator, the number of unemployed people is an important signal of overall economic health because consumer spending is highly correlated with labor-market conditions. Unemployment is also a major consideration for those steering the country's monetary policy; | Also Called: Jobless Claims, Initial Claims; |
2024-10-17T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | Retail Sales m/m | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Source: Census Bureau (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the retail level; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | FF Notes: This is the earliest and broadest look at vital consumer spending data; | Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity; | Also Called: Advance Retail Sales; |
2024-10-17T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | Core Retail Sales m/m | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Source: Census Bureau (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | FF Notes: Automobile sales account for about 20% of Retail Sales, but they tend to be very volatile and distort the underlying trend. The Core data is therefore thought to be a better gauge of spending trends; | Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity; | Also Called: Retail Sales Ex Autos; |
2024-10-17T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Goolsbee Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to deliver opening remarks at the Exploring Career Pathways event, in Chicago; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member 2023 and 2025; | Why Traders Care: Federal Reserve FOMC members vote on where to set the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC); |
2024-10-17T00:00:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Trade Balance | 11.0B | 17.8B | 13.7B | Source: Eurostat (latest release) | Measures: Difference in value between imported and exported goods and services during the reported month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 18, 2024 | FF Notes: This is the seasonally adjusted data (as most FF numbers are), not to be confused with the non-seasonally adjusted number reported by some news agencies. Tends to have a muted impact because Germany and France, which account for about half of the Eurozone's economy, release earlier trade data. A positive Trade Balance indicates that more goods and services were exported than imported; |
2024-10-17T00:00:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Italian Trade Balance | 1.43B | 5.55B | 6.82B | Source: Istat (latest release) | Measures: Difference in value between imported and exported goods during the reported month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 15, 2024 | FF Notes: A positive number indicates that more goods were exported than imported. This is one of the few non-seasonally adjusted numbers reported on the calendar, as it's the primary calculation for this indicator; |
2024-10-17T00:00:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Final CPI y/y | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.8% | Source: Eurostat (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 19, 2024 | FF Notes: The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the CPI Flash Estimate and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. This is considered the Eurozone's most important inflation data because it's used as the central bank's inflation target, but it tends to have a relatively mild impact as the CPI Flash Estimate and German Prelim CPI are released about 15 days earlier; | Why Traders Care: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-10-17T00:00:00+03:30 | EUR | High Impact Expected | Monetary Policy Statement | null | null | null | Source: European Central Bank (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: Scheduled 8 times per year; | Next Release: Dec 12, 2024 | FF Notes: The ECB usually changes the statement slightly at each release. It's these changes that traders focus on. Source first released in Mar 2016; | Why Traders Care: It's the primary tool the ECB uses to communicate with investors about monetary policy. It contains the outcome of their decision on interest rates and commentary about the economic conditions that influenced their decision. Most importantly, it discusses the economic outlook and offers clues on the outcome of future decisions; | Also Called: Interest Rate Statement; | Acro Expand: European Central Bank (ECB); |
2024-10-17T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | API Weekly Statistical Bulletin | null | null | null | Source: API (latest release) | Frequency: Released weekly, 3 days after the week ends; | Next Release: Oct 23, 2024 | Acro Expand: American Petroleum Institute (API), Energy Information Administration (EIA); |
2024-10-17T00:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | RBA Bulletin | null | null | null | Source: Reserve Bank of Australia (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: Released Quarterly; | Next Release: Jan 30, 2025 | FF Notes: Tends to have a mild impact since much of the information is released previously. Source changed release frequency from monthly to quarterly as of Mar 2010; | Why Traders Care: It contains relevant articles, speeches, statistical tables, and provides detailed analysis of current and future economic conditions from the bank's viewpoint; | Acro Expand: Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA); |
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