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2024-11-29T00:00:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | French Prelim GDP q/q | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Source: INSEE (latest release) | Measures: Change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly, about 60 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: Feb 28, 2025 | FF Notes: The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Flash release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 3 versions of GDP released about 30 days apart Flash, Prelim, and Final. The Flash release is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact. The Final is not reported for lack of significance; | Why Traders Care: It's the broadest measure of economic activity and the primary gauge of the economy's health; | Also Called: GDP Second Estimate; | Acro Expand: Gross Domestic Product (GDP); |
2024-11-29T00:00:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | French Prelim CPI m/m | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 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, around the end of the current month; | Next Release: Jan 7, 2025 | FF Notes: There are 2 versions of this report released about a two weeks 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); |
2024-11-29T00:00:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German Retail Sales m/m | -1.5% | -0.5% | 1.6% | Source: Destatis (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles and gas stations; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 8, 2025 | Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity; | Also Called: Real Retail Sales; |
2024-11-29T00:00:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Italian Prelim CPI m/m | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.0% | Source: Istat (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, around the end of the current month; | Next Release: Jan 7, 2025 | FF Notes: There are 2 versions of CPI released about 25 days apart - Preliminary and Final. The Preliminary release is extremely early but has a muted impact due to Italy's relatively small impact on the Eurozone. The Final is not included for lack of significance; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-11-29T00:00:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Housing Starts y/y | -2.9% | -2.0% | -0.6% | Source: MLIT (latest release) | Measures: Change in the number of new residential buildings that began construction; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Dec 27, 2024 | 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: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MILT); |
2024-11-29T00:00:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Retail Sales y/y | 1.6% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Source: METI (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 27 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Dec 27, 2024 | Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity; | Also Called: Retail Trade; |
2024-11-29T00:00:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Unemployment Rate | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.4% | Source: Statistics Bureau (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 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Dec 27, 2024 | FF Notes: Tends to have a muted impact relative to employment data from other countries because the Japanese economy is more reliant on the industrial sector than personal spending; | Also Called: Jobless Rate; |
2024-11-29T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | FPC Meeting Minutes | null | null | null | Source: Bank of England (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: Scheduled quarterly; | Next Release: Apr 9, 2025 | FF Notes: Source first released in Jun 2011; | Why Traders Care: It's a detailed record of the BOE Financial Policy Committee's most recent meeting, providing in-depth insights into the financial conditions, powers for direction on capital requirements, and decisions towards financial stability; | Acro Expand: Bank of England (BOE), Financial Policy Committee (FPC), Monetary Policy Committee (MPC); |
2024-11-29T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | BOE Financial Stability Report | null | null | null | Source: Bank of England (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: Twice per year; | Next Release: Jun 26, 2025 | Why Traders Care: It's an assessment of conditions in the financial system and potential risks to financial stability - the evidence on strains and imbalances can provide insight into the future of monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Bank of England (BOE); |
2024-11-29T03:00:00+03:30 | JPY | Medium Impact Expected | Tokyo Core CPI y/y | 2.2% | 2.0% | 1.8% | Source: Statistics Bureau (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers in Tokyo, excluding fresh food; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, usually on the last Friday of the current month; | Next Release: Dec 27, 2024 | FF Notes: Tokyo is Japan's most populated city and releases CPI data a month ahead of National CPI. This early data is thought to be the most important consumer inflation release. The impact tends to be mild but varies from month to month; | 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 tighten monetary policy out of respect for their inflation containment mandate; | Also Called: Tokyo CPI Ex Fresh Food; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-11-29T03:20:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Prelim Industrial Production m/m | 3.0% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 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 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Dec 27, 2024 | FF Notes: 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; |
2024-11-29T04:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | Private Sector Credit m/m | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Source: Reserve Bank of Australia (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of new credit issued to consumers and businesses; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the last business day of the following month; | Next Release: Dec 20, 2024 | 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; |
2024-11-29T08:30:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Consumer Confidence | 36.4 | 36.4 | 36.2 | Source: Cabinet Office (latest release) | Measures: Level of a composite index based on surveyed households, excluding single-person homes; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 3 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 8, 2025 | 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 8,400 households which asks respondents to rate the relative level of economic conditions including overall livelihood, income growth, employment, and climate for major purchases; | Also Called: Consumer Mood, Household Confidence; |
2024-11-29T10:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German Import Prices m/m | 0.6% | 0.2% | -0.4% | Source: Destatis (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of imported goods purchased domestically; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 26 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Dec 23, 2024 | Why Traders Care: It contributes to inflation for businesses and consumers, especially those who rely heavily on imported goods; | Also Called: Import Price Index; |
2024-11-29T11:15:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | French Consumer Spending m/m | -0.4% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Source: INSEE (latest release) | Measures: Change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods expenditures by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 27 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 10, 2025 | Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity; |
2024-11-29T11:30:00+03:30 | CHF | Medium Impact Expected | GDP q/q | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Source: Federal Statistical Office (latest release) | Measures: Change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly, about 60 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: Feb 27, 2025 | 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); |
2024-11-29T12:25:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German Unemployment Change | 7K | 20K | 26K | Source: Federal Employment Agency (latest release) | Measures: Change in the number of unemployed people during the previous month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 3, 2025 | 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: Unemployment; |
2024-11-29T13:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | M4 Money Supply m/m | -0.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Source: Bank of England (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, around 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 3, 2025 | FF Notes: Source changed series from preliminary/final format to a single release, as of Nov 2010; | 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; |
2024-11-29T13:02:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | Net Lending to Individuals m/m | 4.5B | 4.1B | 3.8B | FF Notice: Source released data 2 minutes later than scheduled; | Source: Bank of England (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of new credit issued to consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 3, 2025 | Why Traders Care: It's correlated with consumer spending and confidence - rising debt levels are a sign that lenders feel comfortable issuing loans, and that consumers are confident in their financial position and eager to spend money; |
2024-11-29T13:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Medium Impact Expected | Core CPI Flash Estimate y/y | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.7% | Source: Eurostat (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding food, energy, alcohol, and tobacco; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the last business day of the current month; | Next Release: Jan 7, 2025 | FF Notes: Eurostat bases this estimate on 13 euro area member states that report early CPI data. There are 2 versions of this report released about two weeks apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Apr 2013, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; | 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); |
2024-11-29T14:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | Bank Stress Test Results | null | null | null | Source: Bank of England (latest release) | FF Notes: The stress test applies synthetic market conditions to the balance sheets of large banks in an effort to determine the banks' stability and capital reserve adequacy; |
2024-11-29T14:30:00+03:30 | GBP | High Impact Expected | BOE Gov Bailey Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to hold a press conference about the Financial Stability Report, in London; | Source: Bank of England (latest release) | Speaker: BOE Governor Andrew Bailey; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Dec 4, 2024 | FF Notes: BOE Governor Mar 2020 - Mar 2028. 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: Bank of England (BOE); |
2024-11-29T16:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German Buba President Nagel Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak at the townhall event Euro20+, in Frankfurt; | Source: Bundesbank (latest release) | Speaker: Deutsche Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Dec 4, 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); |
2024-11-29T17:00:00+03:30 | CAD | High Impact Expected | GDP m/m | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Source: Statistics Canada (latest release) | Measures: Change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 60 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Dec 23, 2024 | 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); |
2024-11-30T00:00:00+03:30 | CNY | Medium Impact Expected | Non-Manufacturing PMI | 50.0 | 50.4 | 50.2 | Source: CFLP (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, on the last day of the current month; | Next Release: Dec 31, 2024 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. Chinese data can have a broad impact on the currency markets due to China's influence on the global economy and investor sentiment. Source changed series from non-seasonally adjusted to seasonally adjusted as of Apr 2012; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 1200 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP), Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-11-30T05:00:00+03:30 | CNY | High Impact Expected | Manufacturing PMI | 50.3 | 50.2 | 50.1 | Source: CFLP (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the last day of the current month; | Next Release: Dec 31, 2024 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. Tends to have more impact when it's released ahead of the Caixin Manufacturing PMI because the reports are tightly correlated. Chinese data can have a broad impact on the currency markets due to China's influence on the global economy and investor sentiment; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of 3,000 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP), Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-11-30T14:45:00+03:30 | CHF | Medium Impact Expected | SNB Chairman Schlegel Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak at the townhall event Euro20+, in Frankfurt; | Source: Swiss National Bank (latest release) | Speaker: SNB Governing Board Chairman Martin Schlegel; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Jan 28, 2025 | FF Notes: SNB Chairman from Oct 2024 - July 2027. Volatility is sometimes 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: Swiss National Bank (SNB); |
2024-12-02T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Construction Spending m/m | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Source: Census Bureau (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 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 2, 2025 |
2024-12-02T00:00:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Final Manufacturing PMI | 49.0 | 49.0 | 49.0 | Source: S&P Global (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the first business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Dec 30, 2024 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Flash release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in May 2014, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 400 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: Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-02T00:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | Company Operating Profits q/q | -4.6% | 0.6% | -6.8% | Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of profits earned by corporations; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly, about 60 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: Mar 3, 2025 | FF Notes: Source changed series calculation formula as of November 2001; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses are quickly affected by market conditions, and changes in their earnings can be an early signal of future economic activity such as spending, hiring, and investment; | Also Called: Company Gross Operating Profits; |
2024-12-02T00:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | Building Approvals m/m | 4.2% | 1.2% | 5.8% | Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the number of new building approvals issued; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 7, 2025 | Why Traders Care: It's an excellent gauge of future construction activity because obtaining government approval is among the first steps in constructing a new building. Construction is important because it produces a wide-reaching ripple effect - for example, jobs are created for the construction workers, subcontractors and inspectors are hired, and various services are purchased by the builder; |
2024-12-02T00:00:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Italian Monthly Unemployment Rate | 5.8% | 6.1% | 6.0% | Source: Istat (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 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 7, 2025 | FF Notes: Source first released monthly format in Dec 2009; | Also Called: Jobless Rate; |
2024-12-02T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | ISM Manufacturing Prices | 50.3 | 55.2 | 54.8 | Source: Institute for Supply Management (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the first business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 3, 2025 | FF Notes: This is a component of PMI but reported separately as an inflation gauge. Above 50.0 indicates rising prices, below indicates falling prices; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when businesses pay more for goods and services the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; | Derived Via: Survey of about 300 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of prices paid for goods and services; | Also Called: Manufacturing Prices Paid; | Acro Expand: The Institute for Supply Management (ISM), Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-02T00:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | ANZ Job Advertisements m/m | -1.3% | null | 0.7% | Source: ANZ (latest release) | Measures: Change in the number of jobs advertised in the major daily newspapers and websites covering the capital cities; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, usually the first Monday after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 13, 2025 | FF Notes: This data tends to have more impact when it's released ahead of the government employment data rather than after; | Acro Expand: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ); |
2024-12-02T01:15:00+03:30 | NZD | Low Impact Expected | Building Consents m/m | -5.2% | null | 2.4% | Source: Statistics New Zealand (latest release) | Measures: Change in the number of new building approvals issued; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 13, 2025 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading gauge of future construction activity because obtaining government approval is among the first steps in constructing a new building. Construction is important because it 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; | Also Called: Building Permits; |
2024-12-02T03:20:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Capital Spending q/y | 8.1% | 6.7% | 7.4% | Source: Ministry of Finance (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of new capital expenditures made by businesses; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly, about 60 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: Mar 4, 2025 | FF Notes: Data represents the change from the reported quarter to the same quarter a year earlier; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses are quickly affected by market conditions, and changes in their investment levels can be an early signal of future economic activity such as hiring, spending, and earnings; |
2024-12-02T03:30:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | MI Inflation Gauge m/m | 0.2% | null | 0.3% | Source: Melbourne Institute (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 the first Monday after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 13, 2025 | FF Notes: This data provides a monthly look at consumer inflation and is designed to mimic the quarterly government-released CPI data. Full reports are only available to Melbourne Institute subscribers; | Acro Expand: Melbourne Institute (MI), Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-12-02T04:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Medium Impact Expected | Retail Sales m/m | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (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 35 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 9, 2025 | FF Notes: This is the earliest look at vital consumer spending data. There are 2 versions of this report released about two weeks apart - Prelim and Final. The Final is not reported for lack of significance; | Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity; |
2024-12-02T05:15:00+03:30 | CNY | Low Impact Expected | Caixin Manufacturing PMI | 51.5 | 50.6 | 50.3 | Source: S&P Global (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, usually on the first business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 2, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. There were 2 versions of this report between Feb 2011 and Sep 2015, Flash and Final. The 'Previous' listed between that period is the 'Actual' from the Flash release and therefore the 'History' data appears unconnected; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 650 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-02T09:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | Commodity Prices y/y | -11.8% | null | -9.3% | Source: Reserve Bank of Australia (latest release) | Measures: Change in the selling price of exported commodities; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the first business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 2, 2025 | FF Notes: Commodities account for over half of Australia's export earnings. Source changed series calculation formula as of Nov 2009; | 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 average selling price of the nation's main commodity exports are sampled and then compared to the previous sampling; | Also Called: Index of Commodity Prices; |
2024-12-02T10:30:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | Nationwide HPI m/m | 1.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Source: Nationwide Building Society (latest release) | Measures: Change in the selling price of homes with mortgages backed by Nationwide; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, around the end of the current month; | Next Release: Jan 2, 2025 | FF Notes: This is the UK's second earliest report on housing inflation; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of the housing industry's health because rising house prices attract investors and spur industry activity; | Also Called: Nationwide House Prices; | Acro Expand: House Price Index (HPI); |
2024-12-02T11:00:00+03:30 | CHF | Low Impact Expected | Retail Sales y/y | 1.4% | 2.6% | 1.8% | Source: Federal Statistical Office (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles and gas stations; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 6, 2025 | FF Notes: Source changed series calculation formula as of Jan 2010; | Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity; | Also Called: Real Retail Sales; |
2024-12-02T11:45:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Spanish Manufacturing PMI | 53.1 | 53.9 | 54.5 | Source: S&P Global (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the first business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 2, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 400 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-02T12:00:00+03:30 | CHF | Low Impact Expected | Manufacturing PMI | 48.5 | 49.6 | 49.9 | Source: Procure (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the first business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 3, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 280 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-02T12:15:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Italian Manufacturing PMI | 44.5 | 46.1 | 46.9 | Source: S&P Global (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the first business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 2, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 400 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-02T12:20:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | French Final Manufacturing PMI | 43.1 | 43.3 | 43.2 | Source: S&P Global (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the first business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 2, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Flash release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Mar 2008, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 400 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-02T12:25:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German Final Manufacturing PMI | 43.0 | 43.2 | 43.2 | Source: S&P Global (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the first business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 2, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Flash release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Mar 2008, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 400 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-02T12:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Final Manufacturing PMI | 45.2 | 45.2 | 45.2 | Source: S&P Global (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the first business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 2, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Flash release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Jun 2007, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 3,000 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-02T13:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | Final Manufacturing PMI | 48.0 | 48.6 | 48.6 | Source: S&P Global (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the first business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 2, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Flash release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Nov 2019, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 600 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-02T13:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Unemployment Rate | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | Source: Eurostat (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 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 7, 2025 | FF Notes: Tends to have a muted impact because there are several earlier indicators related to Eurozone labor conditions; | 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, Eurozone Unemployment; |
2024-12-02T18:00:00+03:30 | CAD | Low Impact Expected | Manufacturing PMI | 52.0 | null | 51.1 | Source: S&P Global (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the first business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 2, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. Source first released in Jun 2011; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 400 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-02T18:15:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Final Manufacturing PMI | 49.7 | 48.8 | 48.8 | Source: S&P Global (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the first business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 2, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Flash release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact. Source first released in May 2012; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 800 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-02T18:30:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | ISM Manufacturing PMI | 48.4 | 47.7 | 46.5 | Source: Institute for Supply Management (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the first business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 3, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 300 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: Manufacturing ISM Report On Business; | Acro Expand: The Institute for Supply Management (ISM), Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-02T23:45:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | FOMC Member Waller Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak about the economic outlook at the American Institute for Economic Research Monetary Conference, in Washington DC. 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: Jan 8, 2025 | 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); |
2024-12-03T01:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Williams Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak at the Queens Chamber of Commerce, 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: Jan 14, 2025 | 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); |
2024-12-03T01:15:00+03:30 | NZD | Low Impact Expected | Overseas Trade Index q/q | 2.4% | 1.2% | 2.1% | Source: Statistics New Zealand (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of internationally traded goods; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly, about 60 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: Mar 3, 2025 | FF Notes: Calculates the volume of imports that can be purchased with an equal volume of exports; | Also Called: Terms of Trade Index, Overseas Merchandise Trade Index; |
2024-12-03T03:20:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Monetary Base y/y | -0.3% | 0.2% | -0.3% | Source: Bank of Japan (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total quantity of domestic currency in circulation and current account deposits held at the BOJ; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the second business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 7, 2025 | FF Notes: The BOJ began using this as its main operating target in Apr 2013; | Why Traders Care: Deviation from the planned trajectory for monetary base growth leads the central bank to adjust policy out of respect for their inflation mandate; | Acro Expand: Bank of Japan (BOJ); |
2024-12-03T03:31:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | BRC Retail Sales Monitor y/y | -3.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Source: British Retail Consortium (latest release) | Measures: Change in the value of same-store sales at the retail level; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, usually the first Tuesday after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 7, 2025 | FF Notes: Leads the government-released retail data by about 10 days, but has a narrower focus as it only includes retailers who belong to the BRC. Full reports are only available to BRC subscribers; | Also Called: Like-for-like Retail Sales; | Acro Expand: British Retail Consortium (BRC); |
2024-12-03T04:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | Current Account | -14.1B | -10.3B | -16.4B | Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Difference in value between imported and exported goods, services, income flows, and unilateral transfers during the previous quarter; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly, about 60 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: Mar 4, 2025 | FF Notes: The goods portion has no impact because it's a duplicate of the monthly Trade Balance data; | Why Traders Care: It's directly linked to currency demand - a rising surplus indicates that foreigners are buying more of the domestic currency to execute transactions in the country; |
2024-12-03T07:05:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | 10-y Bond Auction | 1.08|3.1 | null | 1.00|3.1 | Source: Ministry of Finance (latest release) | Measures: Average yield on 10-year bonds 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: Jan 7, 2025 | 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); | 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: JGB Auction; | Acro Expand: Japanese Government Bond (JGB); |
2024-12-03T11:00:00+03:30 | CHF | High Impact Expected | CPI m/m | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | Source: Federal Statistical Office (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 3 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 7, 2025 | FF Notes: This is the earliest major inflation data released by any country, coming just days after the month ends; | 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); |
2024-12-03T11:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Spanish Unemployment Change | -16.0K | 29.3K | 26.8K | Source: Ministry of Employment (latest release) | Measures: Change in the number of unemployed people during the previous month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 3 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 3, 2025 | FF Notes: This is among the few non-seasonally adjusted numbers reported on the calendar; | 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 Claims, Registered Unemployment, Total Jobseekers; |
2024-12-03T18:14:00+03:30 | NZD | Low Impact Expected | GDT Price Index | 1.2% | null | 1.9% | 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: Dec 17, 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); |
2024-12-03T18:30:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | JOLTS Job Openings | 7.74M | 7.51M | 7.37M | Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Number of job openings during the reported month, excluding the farming industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 35 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 7, 2025 | FF Notes: It's released late, but can impact the market because job openings are a leading indicator of overall employment; | Why Traders Care: Job creation is an important leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity; | Acro Expand: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS); |
2024-12-03T18:36:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism | 54.0 | 54.1 | 53.2 | Source: RealClearMarkets (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, around the start of the current month; | Next Release: Jan 14, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates optimism, below indicates pessimism. Source does not give an exact release time - this event will be listed as 'Tentative' until the data is released; | Derived Via: Survey of about 1,500 consumers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of economic conditions including six-month economic outlook, personal financial outlook, and confidence in federal economic policies; | Also Called: RCM/TIPP Consumer Confidence; | Acro Expand: RealClearMarkets (RCM), TechnoMetrica Institute of Policy and Politics (TIPP); |
2024-12-03T19:22:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | French Gov Budget Balance | -157.4B | null | -173.8B | FF Notice: Source released data 8 hours later than scheduled; | Source: French Treasury Agency (latest release) | Measures: Difference in value between the central government's income and spending for the year-to-date; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 14, 2025 | FF Notes: A positive number indicates a budget surplus, a negative number indicates a deficit. Due to the year-to-date format, the data released in Feb covers the entire preceding year's budget, while the Mar release only covers the first month of the current year; | Also Called: General Budget Outcome; |
2024-12-03T21:05:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Kugler Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak about the labor market and monetary policy at the Detroit Economic Club. 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: Jan 5, 2025 | 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); |
2024-12-03T23:59:59+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Wards Total Vehicle Sales | 16.5M | 16.0M | 16.0M | Source: Wards Auto (latest release) | Measures: Annualized number of cars and trucks sold domestically during the previous month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 1 day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 3, 2025 | FF Notes: Full reports are only available to Wards Intelligence subscribers; | Why Traders Care: It's a sign of consumer confidence - rising demand for expensive durable goods shows that consumers are confident in their future financial position and feel comfortable spending money; |
2024-12-04T00:00:00+03:30 | EUR | Medium Impact Expected | ECB President Lagarde Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to testify before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament, in Brussels; | Source: European Central Bank (latest release) | Speaker: ECB President Christine Lagarde; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Dec 16, 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); |
2024-12-04T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Factory Orders m/m | 0.2% | 0.2% | -0.2% | Source: Census Bureau (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of new purchase orders placed with manufacturers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 35 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 6, 2025 | FF Notes: This report contains a revision of the Durable Goods Orders data released about a week earlier, and fresh data regarding non-durable goods; | 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; |
2024-12-04T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Medium Impact Expected | BOE Gov Bailey Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak in a pre-recorded interview at the Global Boardroom Digital Conference hosted by the Financial Times; | Source: Bank of England (latest release) | Speaker: BOE Governor Andrew Bailey; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Jan 29, 2025 | FF Notes: BOE Governor Mar 2020 - Mar 2028. 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: Bank of England (BOE); |
2024-12-04T00:15:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Goolsbee Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to deliver closing remarks at the Midwest Agriculture Conference, 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: Dec 6, 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); |
2024-12-04T01:00:00+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: Dec 11, 2024 | Acro Expand: American Petroleum Institute (API), Energy Information Administration (EIA); |
2024-12-04T03:30:00+03:30 | NZD | Low Impact Expected | ANZ Commodity Prices m/m | 2.9% | null | 1.4% | Source: ANZ (latest release) | Measures: Change in the global price of exported commodities; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 3 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 8, 2025 | FF Notes: Tends to have a muted impact because the tightly-correlated Australian commodity prices are usually released a few days earlier; | Derived Via: The average price of the nation's main commodity exports are sampled on the global market and then compared to the previous sampling; | Also Called: Commodity Price Index; | Acro Expand: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ); |
2024-12-04T04:00:00+03:30 | AUD | High Impact Expected | GDP q/q | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly, about 65 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: Mar 5, 2025 | 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); |
2024-12-04T04:30:00+03:30 | NZD | Medium Impact Expected | RBNZ Gov Orr Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to testify on the 2024 Annual Review before the Finance and Expenditure Committee, in Wellington; | 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: Feb 19, 2025 | 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); |
2024-12-04T05:15:00+03:30 | CNY | Low Impact Expected | Caixin Services PMI | 51.5 | 52.4 | 52.0 | Source: S&P Global (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, on the third business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 6, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Flash release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Nov 2019, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 650 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-04T11:45:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Spanish Services PMI | 53.1 | 53.4 | 54.9 | Source: S&P Global (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, on the third business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 6, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 350 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-04T12:15:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Italian Services PMI | 49.2 | 50.9 | 52.4 | Source: S&P Global (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, on the third business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 6, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 400 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-04T12:20:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | French Final Services PMI | 46.9 | 45.7 | 45.7 | Source: S&P Global (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, on the third business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 6, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Flash release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Mar 2008, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 400 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-04T12:25:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German Final Services PMI | 49.3 | 49.4 | 49.4 | Source: S&P Global (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, on the third business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 6, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Flash release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Mar 2008, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 400 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-04T12:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Final Services PMI | 49.5 | 49.2 | 49.2 | Source: S&P Global (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, on the third business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 6, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Flash release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Jun 2007, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; | Derived Via: Survey of about 2,000 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-04T13:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | Final Services PMI | 50.8 | 50.0 | 50.0 | Source: S&P Global (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, on the third business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 6, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Flash release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Nov 2019, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 650 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-04T13:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | PPI m/m | 0.4% | 0.4% | -0.6% | Source: Eurostat (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 35 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 8, 2025 | FF Notes: Tends to have a muted impact because Germany and France, which account for about half of the Eurozone's economy, release their PPI data earlier; | Also Called: Industrial Producer Prices; | Acro Expand: Producer Price Index (PPI); |
2024-12-04T14:03:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German 10-y Bond Auction | 2.07|2.4 | null | 2.38|2.3 | Source: Bundesbank (latest release) | Measures: Average yield on 10-year bonds 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: Jan 8, 2025 | 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; |
2024-12-04T16:45:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | ADP Non-Farm Employment Change | 146K | 152K | 184K | Source: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (latest release) | Measures: Estimated change in the number of employed people during the previous month, excluding the farming industry and government; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, usually on the first Wednesday after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 8, 2025 | FF Notes: This data provides an early look at employment growth, usually 2 days ahead of the government-released employment data that it's designed to mimic. Source changed series calculation formula in Feb 2007, Dec 2008, and Nov 2012, to better align with government data; | Why Traders Care: Job creation is an important leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity; | Derived Via: ADP analyzes payroll data from more than 25 million workers to derive employment growth estimations; | Acro Expand: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP); |
2024-12-04T17:00:00+03:30 | CAD | Low Impact Expected | Labor Productivity q/q | -0.4% | -0.2% | -0.1% | Source: Statistics Canada (latest release) | Measures: Change in labor efficiency when producing goods and services; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly, about 65 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: Mar 5, 2025 | Why Traders Care: Productivity and labor-related inflation are directly linked - a drop in a worker's productivity is equivalent to a rise in their wage. When businesses pay more for labor the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; |
2024-12-04T17:15:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Musalem Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak about the US economy and monetary policy at the Global Interdependence Center College of Central Bankers Symposium, in New York. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Feb 4, 2025 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member 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); |
2024-12-04T18:15:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Final Services PMI | 56.1 | 57.0 | 57.0 | Source: S&P Global (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, on the third business day after the month; | Next Release: Jan 6, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Flash release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact. Source first released in Dec 2013; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 400 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-04T18:30:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | ISM Services PMI | 52.1 | 55.7 | 56.0 | Source: Institute for Supply Management (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers, excluding the manufacturing industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the third business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 7, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. Source changed series from unadjusted to seasonally adjusted as of January 2001. Source changed series calculation formula as of Feb 2008; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | Derived Via: Survey of about 300 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: Non-Manufacturing PMI, Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business; | Acro Expand: The Institute for Supply Management (ISM), Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-04T19:00:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Crude Oil Inventories | -5.1M | -1.6M | -1.8M | Source: Energy Information Administration (latest release) | Measures: Change in the number of barrels of crude oil held in inventory by commercial firms during the past week; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released weekly, 4 days after the week ends; | Next Release: Dec 11, 2024 | FF Notes: While this is a US indicator, it most affects the loonie due to Canada's sizable energy sector; | Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of supply and demand imbalances in the market, which can lead to changes in production levels and price volatility; | Also Called: Crude Stocks, Crude Levels; | Acro Expand: Energy Information Administration (EIA); |
2024-12-04T20:40:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German Buba President Nagel Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to deliver a speech titled "Monetary Policy in Times of Uncertainty and Structural Challenges" at the European Stability Mechanism, in Luxembourg; | Source: Bundesbank (latest release) | Speaker: Deutsche Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Dec 18, 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); |
2024-12-04T22:15:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | Fed Chair Powell Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to participate in a moderated discussion at the New York Times DealBook Summit. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Mar 7, 2025 | FF Notes: Fed Chair Feb 2018 - Feb 2026. Fed Governor May 2012 - Jan 2018. 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: Federal Reserve (Fed); |
2024-12-04T22:30:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Beige Book | null | null | null | Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: 8 times per year, 2 weeks before each FOMC meeting; | Next Release: Jan 15, 2025 | FF Notes: This analysis is used by the FOMC to help make their next decision on interest rates. However, it tends to produce a mild impact as the FOMC also receives 2 non-public books - the Green Book and the Blue Book - which are widely believed to be more influential to their rate decision; | Derived Via: Anecdotal evidence supplied by the 12 Federal Reserve banks regarding local economic conditions in their district; | Also Called: Current Economic Conditions; |
2024-12-05T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Trade Balance | -73.8B | -75.2B | -83.8B | Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (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 35 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 7, 2025 | FF Notes: The goods portion has a muted impact because it's a duplicate of the Goods Trade Balance data released about 5 days earlier. A positive number indicates that more goods and services 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: International Trade in Goods and Services; |
2024-12-05T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | Unemployment Claims | 224K | 215K | 215K | 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: Dec 12, 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; |
2024-12-05T04:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | Goods Trade Balance | 5.95B | 4.53B | 4.53B | Source: Australian Bureau of 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 35 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 9, 2025 | FF Notes: Source changed series from balance in goods and services to balance in goods as of Nov 2023. 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: International Trade in Goods; |
2024-12-05T07:05:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | 30-y Bond Auction | 2.29|3.5 | null | 2.27|3.4 | Source: Ministry of Finance (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 8 times per year; | Next Release: Jan 9, 2025 | 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); | 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: JGB Auction; | Acro Expand: Japanese Government Bond (JGB); |
2024-12-05T10:15:00+03:30 | CHF | Low Impact Expected | Unemployment Rate | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.6% | Source: SECO (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 9 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 10, 2025 | 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; | 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; |
2024-12-05T10:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German Factory Orders m/m | -1.5% | -2.0% | 7.2% | Source: Destatis (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of new purchase orders placed with manufacturers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 35 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 8, 2025 | 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: Industrial Orders, Manufacturing Orders; |
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