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2024-12-19T00:00:00+03:30 | NZD | Low Impact Expected | ANZ Business Confidence | 62.3 | null | 64.9 | Source: ANZ (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed manufacturers, builders, retailers, agricultural firms, and service providers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly around the end of the current month; | Next Release: Jan 30, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 0.0 indicates optimism, below indicates pessimism. There were 2 versions of this report between Apr 2020 - Jun 2021 and Sep 2021 - Nov 2021, Prelim and Final. The 'Previous' listed between that period is the 'Actual' from the Prelim 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 changes in their sentiment can be an early signal of future economic activity such as spending, hiring, and investment; | Derived Via: Survey of about 2,000 businesses which asks respondents to rate the relative 12-month economic outlook; |
2024-12-19T00:00:00+03:30 | JPY | High Impact Expected | Monetary Policy Statement | null | null | null | Source: Bank of Japan (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: Scheduled 8 times per year; | Next Release: Jan 24, 2025 | FF Notes: Source does not give an exact release time - the event will be listed as 'Tentative' until the statement is issued. Source first released in Jul 2008. Source changed release frequency from about 14 times per year to eight times per year as of Jan 2016; | Why Traders Care: It's among the primary tools the BOJ uses to communicate with investors about monetary policy. It contains the outcome of their decision on asset purchases and commentary about the economic conditions that influenced their decision. Most importantly, it projects the economic outlook and offers clues on the outcome of future votes; | Also Called: Interest Rate Statement; | Acro Expand: Bank of Japan (BOJ); |
2024-12-19T00:00:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German GfK Consumer Climate | -21.3 | -22.6 | -23.1 | Source: NIQ (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 end of the current month; | Next Release: Jan 29, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 0 indicates optimism, below indicates pessimism; | 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 2,000 consumers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of past and future economic conditions, including personal financial situation, climate for major purchases, and overall economic situation; | Also Called: Consumer Sentiment; |
2024-12-19T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | High Impact Expected | MPC Official Bank Rate Votes | 0-3-6 | 0-2-7 | 0-8-1 | Source: Bank of England (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly; | Next Release: Feb 6, 2025 | FF Notes: The vote is reported in an 'X-X-X' format - the first number is how many MPC members voted to increase interest rates, the second number is how many voted to decrease rates, and the third is how many voted to hold rates; | Why Traders Care: The BOE's MPC meeting minutes contain the interest rate vote for each MPC member during the most recent meeting. The breakdown of votes provides insight into which members are changing their stance on interest rates and how close the committee is to enacting a rate change in the future; | Acro Expand: Monetary Policy Committee (MPC); |
2024-12-19T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | High Impact Expected | Official Bank Rate | 4.75% | 4.75% | 4.75% | Source: Bank of England (latest release) | Measures: Interest rate at which the BOE lends to financial institutions overnight; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Scheduled monthly; | Next Release: Feb 6, 2025 | FF Notes: The rate decision is usually priced in the market, so it tends to be overshadowed by the Monetary Policy Summary, which is focused on the future; | Why Traders Care: Short term interest rates are the paramount factor in currency valuation - traders look at most other indicators merely to predict how rates will change in the future; | Derived Via: MPC members vote on where to set the rate. The individual votes are published 2 weeks later in the MPC Meeting Minutes; | Also Called: Interest Rates; | Acro Expand: Bank of England (BOE), Monetary Policy Committee (MPC); |
2024-12-19T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | CB Leading Index m/m | 0.3% | -0.1% | -0.4% | Source: The Conference Board Inc. (latest release) | Measures: Change in the level of a composite index based on 10 economic indicators; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 20 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 22, 2025 | 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. Source changed series calculation formula as of Jan 2012; | Derived Via: Combined reading of 10 economic indicators related to employment, new orders, consumer confidence, housing, stock market prices, credit trends, and interest rate spreads; | Also Called: Leading Indicators; | Acro Expand: The Conference Board (CB); |
2024-12-19T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | Unemployment Claims | 220K | 229K | 242K | 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 26, 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; |
2024-12-19T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Final GDP Price Index q/q | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (latest release) | Measures: Annualized change in the price of all goods and services included in GDP; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly, about 85 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: Mar 27, 2025 | FF Notes: While this is q/q data, it's reported in an annualized format (quarterly change x4). The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Preliminary release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected; | Also Called: GDP Deflator; | Acro Expand: Gross Domestic Product (GDP); |
2024-12-19T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Philly Fed Manufacturing Index | -16.4 | 2.9 | -5.5 | 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: Jan 16, 2025 | 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; |
2024-12-19T01:15:00+03:30 | NZD | High Impact Expected | GDP q/q | -1.0% | -0.2% | -1.1% | Source: Statistics New Zealand (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 75 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: Mar 20, 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); |
2024-12-19T03:30:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | MI Inflation Expectations | 4.2% | null | 3.8% | Source: Melbourne Institute (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, usually the second Thursday after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 16, 2025 | FF Notes: Full reports are only available to Melbourne Institute subscribers. Source changed series calculation formula as of May 2014; | 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; | Also Called: Consumer Inflation Expectations; | Acro Expand: Melbourne Institute (MI); |
2024-12-19T06:22:00+03:30 | JPY | High Impact Expected | BOJ Policy Rate | <0.25% | <0.25% | <0.25% | Source: Bank of Japan (latest release) | Measures: Interest rate levied on excess current account balances held at the BOJ; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Scheduled 8 times per year; | Next Release: Jan 24, 2025 | FF Notes: Source does not give an exact release time - this event will be listed as 'Tentative' until the rate is announced. This rate is currently the BOJ's main operating target. Source first released in Jan 2016; | Why Traders Care: Short term interest rates are the paramount factor in currency valuation - traders look at most other indicators merely to predict how rates will change in the future; | Derived Via: BOJ Policy Board members come to a consensus on where to set the rate; | Also Called: Interest Rates, Uncollateralized Overnight Call Rate; | Acro Expand: Bank of Japan (BOJ); |
2024-12-19T10:00:00+03:30 | JPY | High Impact Expected | BOJ Press Conference | null | null | null | Source: Bank of Japan | Speaker: BOJ Governor; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: Scheduled 8 times per year; | Next Release: Jan 24, 2025 | FF Notes: Source does not give an exact start time - this event will be listed as 'Tentative' until the press conference starts. Source changed release frequency from about 14 times per year to eight times per year as of Jan 2016; | Why Traders Care: It's among the primary methods the BOJ uses to communicate with investors regarding monetary policy. It covers the factors that affected the most recent interest rate decision, the overall economic outlook, inflation, and clues regarding future monetary policy; | Also Called: Interest Rate Press Conference; | Acro Expand: Bank of Japan (BOJ); |
2024-12-19T10:30:00+03:30 | CHF | Low Impact Expected | Trade Balance | 5.42B | 6.20B | 8.03B | Source: Federal Statistical Office (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 22 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 30, 2025 | FF Notes: A positive number indicates that more goods were exported than imported. This is among the few non-seasonally adjusted numbers reported on the calendar, as it's the calculation most commonly reported; | 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; |
2024-12-19T12:32:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Current Account | 25.8B | 33.5B | 38.8B | FF Notice: Source released data 2 minutes later than scheduled; | Source: European Central Bank (latest release) | Measures: Difference in value between imported and exported goods, services, income flows, and unilateral transfers during the previous month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 50 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 17, 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. The goods portion has no impact because it's a duplicate of the Trade Balance data released about a week earlier; | 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 region; |
2024-12-19T15:30:00+03:30 | GBP | High Impact Expected | Monetary Policy Summary | null | null | null | Source: Bank of England (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly; | Next Release: Feb 6, 2025 | FF Notes: Source first released in Aug 2015; | Why Traders Care: It's among the primary tools the MPC uses to communicate with investors about monetary policy. It contains the outcome of their vote on interest rates and other policy measures, along with commentary about the economic conditions that influenced their votes. Most importantly, it discusses the economic outlook and offers clues on the outcome of future votes; |
2024-12-19T17:00:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | Final GDP q/q | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.8% | Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (latest release) | Measures: Annualized 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 85 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: Mar 27, 2025 | FF Notes: While this is q/q data, it's reported in an annualized format (quarterly change x4). The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Preliminary release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 3 versions of GDP released a month apart - Advance, Preliminary, and Final. The Advance release is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; | 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); |
2024-12-19T18:30:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Existing Home Sales | 4.15M | 4.09M | 3.96M | Source: National Association of Realtors (latest release) | Measures: Annualized number of residential buildings that were sold during the previous month, excluding new construction; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 20 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 24, 2025 | 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 the sale of a home triggers a wide-reaching ripple effect. For example, renovations are done by the new owners, a mortgage is sold by the financing bank, and brokers are paid to execute the transaction; | Also Called: Home Resales; |
2024-12-19T19:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Natural Gas Storage | -125B | -123B | -190B | Source: Energy Information Administration (latest release) | Measures: Change in the number of cubic feet of natural gas held in underground storage during the past week; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released weekly, 5 days after the week ends; | Next Release: Dec 27, 2024 | FF Notes: Inventories are used to maintain price stability during supply shortages and periods of increasing demand; | Also Called: Nat Gas Stocks, Nat Gas Inventories, Working Gas; | Acro Expand: Energy Information Administration (EIA); |
2024-12-20T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | Public Sector Net Borrowing | 11.2B | 15.5B | 18.2B | Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Difference in value between spending and income for public corporations, the central government, and local governments during the previous month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, around 23 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 22, 2025 | FF Notes: A positive number indicates a budget deficit, a negative number indicates a surplus. This figure includes "financial interventions" - there is also a figure released at the same time which excludes them; |
2024-12-20T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Personal Spending m/m | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (latest release) | Measures: Change in the inflation-adjusted value of all expenditures by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 31, 2025 | FF Notes: This is significant data, though it tends to have a relatively mild impact because Retail Sales, which also covers consumer spending, is released about 2 weeks earlier; | Why Traders Care: Consumer spending accounts for a majority of overall economic activity. It's one of the most important gauges of economic health due to the vast ripple effect consumer buying creates in the economy; | Also Called: Consumer Spending, Personal Consumption Expenditures; |
2024-12-20T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Personal Income m/m | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of income received from all sources by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 31, 2025 | Why Traders Care: Income is correlated with spending - the more disposable income consumers have, the more likely they are to increase spending; | Also Called: Disposable Personal Income; |
2024-12-20T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | Core PCE Price Index m/m | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (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 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 31, 2025 | FF Notes: Differs from Core CPI in that it only measures goods and services targeted towards and consumed by individuals. Prices are weighted according to total expenditure per item which gives important insights into consumer spending behavior. CPI is released about 10 days earlier and tends to garner most of the attention; | Why Traders Care: It's the Federal Reserve's primary inflation measure. 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: Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-12-20T00:00:00+03:30 | CAD | High Impact Expected | Retail Sales m/m | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Source: Statistics Canada (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 50 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 23, 2025 | Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity; |
2024-12-20T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | High Impact Expected | Retail Sales m/m | 0.2% | 0.5% | -0.7% | Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 20 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 17, 2025 | FF Notes: Source changed series calculation formula as of Feb 2010; | Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity; | Also Called: Sales Volume, All Retailers sales; |
2024-12-20T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Revised UoM Inflation Expectations | 2.8% | null | 2.9% | 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, usually on the last Friday of the current month; | Next Release: Jan 24, 2025 | 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 data released about 15 days apart – Preliminary and Revised. The Preliminary release is the earliest and thus tends to have more 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 800 consumers which asks respondents where they expect prices to be 12 months in the future; | Acro Expand: University of Michigan (UoM); |
2024-12-20T00:00:00+03:30 | CNY | Medium Impact Expected | 5-y Loan Prime Rate | 3.60% | 3.60% | 3.60% | FF Notice: Initial release time was shifted 15 minutes earlier due to source rescheduling; | Source: People's Bank of China (latest release) | Measures: Interest rate applied by commercial banks for mortgage loans; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Scheduled monthly; | Next Release: Jan 20, 2025 | FF Notes: This is a benchmark lending rate set by the People's Bank of China in its effort to influence short-term interest rates as part of its monetary policy strategy; | Why Traders Care: Short term interest rates are the paramount factor in currency valuation - traders look at most other indicators merely to predict how rates will change in the future; | Derived Via: Based on a weighted average of lending rates from 18 commercial banks; | Also Called: LPR; | Acro Expand: Loan Prime Rate (LPR); |
2024-12-20T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment | 74.0 | 74.1 | 74.0 | 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, usually on the last Friday of the current month; | Next Release: Jan 24, 2025 | 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 data released about 15 days apart – Preliminary and Revised. The Preliminary release is the earliest and thus tends to have more 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 800 consumers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of current and future economic conditions; | Acro Expand: University of Michigan (UoM); |
2024-12-20T00:30:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | TIC Long-Term Purchases | 152.3B | 154.3B | 216.1B | Source: US Department of the Treasury (latest release) | Measures: Difference in value between foreign long-term securities purchased by US citizens and US long-term securities purchased by foreigners during the reported period; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 18, 2025 | FF Notes: This data represents the balance of domestic and foreign investment - for example, if foreigners purchased $100 billion in US stocks and bonds, and the US purchased $30 billion in foreign stocks and bonds, the net reading would be 70.0B; | Why Traders Care: Demand for domestic securities and currency demand are directly linked because foreigners must buy the domestic currency to purchase the nation's securities; | Also Called: Net Long-term Securities Transactions; | Acro Expand: Treasury International Capital (TIC); |
2024-12-20T01:15:00+03:30 | NZD | Low Impact Expected | Trade Balance | -437M | -1951M | -1658M | Source: Statistics New Zealand (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 22 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 30, 2025 | 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: Overseas Merchandise Trade; |
2024-12-20T03:00:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | National Core CPI y/y | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.3% | Source: Statistics Bureau (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding fresh food; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, usually on the third Friday of the following month; | Next Release: Jan 24, 2025 | Also Called: Core CPI, National CPI Ex Fresh Food; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI); |
2024-12-20T04:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | Private Sector Credit m/m | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 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: Jan 31, 2025 | 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; |
2024-12-20T04:30:00+03:30 | CNY | Medium Impact Expected | 1-y Loan Prime Rate | 3.10% | 3.10% | 3.10% | FF Notice: Initial release time was shifted 15 minutes earlier due to source rescheduling; | Source: People's Bank of China (latest release) | Measures: Interest rate at which commercial banks lend to households and business; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Scheduled monthly; | Next Release: Jan 20, 2025 | FF Notes: This is a benchmark lending rate set by the People's Bank of China in its effort to influence short-term interest rates as part of its monetary policy strategy; | Why Traders Care: Short term interest rates are the paramount factor in currency valuation - traders look at most other indicators merely to predict how rates will change in the future; | Derived Via: Based on a weighted average of lending rates from 18 commercial banks; | Also Called: LPR; | Acro Expand: Loan Prime Rate (LPR); |
2024-12-20T05:30:00+03:30 | NZD | Low Impact Expected | Credit Card Spending y/y | -3.2% | null | 0.3% | Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand (latest release) | Measures: Change in total spending facilitated with a credit card; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 21 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 24, 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; |
2024-12-20T10:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German PPI m/m | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Source: Destatis (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 20 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 20, 2025 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when manufacturers charge more for goods the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; | Acro Expand: Producer Price Index (PPI); |
2024-12-20T14:30:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | CBI Realized Sales | -15 | -9 | -18 | Source: Confederation of British Industry (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed retailers and wholesalers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, around the end of the current month; | Next Release: Jan 24, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 0 indicates higher sales volume, below indicates lower. Source changed series calculation formula as of July 2009; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer spending because retailer and wholesaler sales are directly influenced by consumer buying levels; | Derived Via: Survey of about 125 retail and wholesale companies which asks respondents to rate the relative level of current sales volume; | Also Called: Distributive Trades Survey; | Acro Expand: Confederation of British Industry (CBI); |
2024-12-20T16:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Daly Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to participate in an interview conducted by Bloomberg TV; | 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: Jan 5, 2025 | 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); |
2024-12-20T17:00:00+03:30 | CAD | High Impact Expected | Core Retail Sales m/m | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.1% | Source: Statistics Canada (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 50 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 23, 2025 | 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; | Also Called: Retail Sales Ex Autos; |
2024-12-20T17:18:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Belgian NBB Business Climate | -13.8 | -11.7 | -11.1 | FF Notice: Source released data 12 minutes earlier than scheduled; | Source: National Bank of Belgium (latest release) | Measures: Level of a composite index based on surveyed manufacturers, builders, services, and trade-related firms; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, around 3 weeks into the current month; | Next Release: Jan 27, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 0.0 indicates improving conditions, below indicates worsening conditions. This survey is highly respected due to its source and large sample size. Source changed series calculation formula as of April 2009; | 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 3,000 businesses which asks respondents to rate the relative level of current business conditions and expectations for the next 3 months; | Also Called: Business Confidence Gross Synthetic Curve; | Acro Expand: National Bank of Belgium (NBB); |
2024-12-20T18:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Consumer Confidence | -15 | -14 | -14 | Source: Eurostat (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 22 days into the current month; | Next Release: Jan 23, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 0 indicates optimism, below indicates pessimism. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Jan 2010, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact. The Final is not reported for lack of significance; | 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 17,500 consumers in Eurozone countries which asks respondents to rate the relative level of past and future economic conditions, including personal financial situation, employment, inflation, and climate for major purchases; |
2024-12-20T20:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | CB Leading Index m/m | 0.2% | null | 0.2% | FF Notice: Source released data 60 minutes later than scheduled; | 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: Jan 16, 2025 | 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); |
2024-12-23T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Durable Goods Orders m/m | -1.1% | -0.3% | 0.3% | FF Notice: Initial release time was shifted 24 hours earlier due to source rescheduling; | Source: Census Bureau (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of new purchase orders placed with manufacturers for durable goods; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 26 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 28, 2025 | FF Notes: This data is usually revised via the Factory Orders report released about a week later. Durable goods are defined as hard products having a life expectancy of more than 3 years, such as automobiles, computers, appliances, and airplanes; | 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; |
2024-12-23T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | Current Account | -18.1B | -22.9B | -24.0B | Source: Office for National 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 85 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: Mar 28, 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; |
2024-12-23T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | Final GDP q/q | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Source: Office for National 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 85 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: Mar 28, 2025 | FF Notes: The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Prelim release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of quarterly GDP released about 45 days apart – Preliminary and Final. The Preliminary release is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; | 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, National Accounts; | Acro Expand: Gross Domestic Product (GDP); |
2024-12-23T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | Revised Business Investment q/q | 1.9% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of capital investments made by businesses and the government; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly, about 90 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: Mar 28, 2025 | 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 report released about a month 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 - 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; | Also Called: Total Business Investment; |
2024-12-23T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | New Home Sales | 664K | 666K | 627K | FF Notice: Initial release time was shifted 24 hours earlier due to source rescheduling; | Source: Census Bureau (latest release) | Measures: Annualized number of new single-family homes that were sold during the previous month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the 17th business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 27, 2025 | 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 the sale of a new home triggers a wide-reaching ripple effect. For example, furniture and appliances are purchased for the home, a mortgage is sold by the financing bank, and brokers are paid to execute the transaction; | Also Called: New Residential Sales; |
2024-12-23T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Core Durable Goods Orders m/m | -0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | FF Notice: Initial release time was shifted 24 hours earlier due to source rescheduling; | Source: Census Bureau (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of new purchase orders placed with manufacturers for durable goods, excluding transportation items; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 26 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 28, 2025 | FF Notes: This data is usually revised via the Factory Orders report released about a week later. Orders for aircraft are volatile and can severely distort the underlying trend. The Core data is therefore thought to be a better gauge of purchase order trends; | 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: Durable Goods Orders Ex Transportation; |
2024-12-23T00:00:00+03:30 | CAD | Low Impact Expected | IPPI m/m | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.2% | Source: Statistics Canada (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 19 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 22, 2025 | FF Notes: Only includes goods produced domestically; | Also Called: Factory Gate Prices, Producer Prices; | Acro Expand: Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI); |
2024-12-23T00:00:00+03:30 | CAD | Low Impact Expected | RMPI m/m | -0.5% | 0.4% | 4.0% | Source: Statistics Canada (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of raw materials purchased by manufacturers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 19 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 22, 2025 | 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: Raw Materials Price Index (RMPI); |
2024-12-23T10:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German Import Prices m/m | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 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: Jan 30, 2025 | Why Traders Care: It contributes to inflation for businesses and consumers, especially those who rely heavily on imported goods; | Also Called: Import Price Index; |
2024-12-23T12:30:00+03:30 | CHF | Low Impact Expected | UBS Economic Expectations | -20.0 | null | -12.4 | Source: UBS AG (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed institutional investors and analysts; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, around about 26 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 29, 2025 | 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 30 institutional investors and analysts which asks respondents to rate the relative 6-month economic outlook for Switzerland; | Also Called: CFA/UBS Economic Expectations; | Acro Expand: Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA); |
2024-12-23T17:00:00+03:30 | CAD | High Impact Expected | GDP m/m | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 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: Jan 31, 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); |
2024-12-23T18:30:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | CB Consumer Confidence | 104.7 | 112.9 | 112.8 | Source: The Conference Board Inc. (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, on the last Tuesday of the current month; | Next Release: Jan 28, 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 3,000 households which asks respondents to rate the relative level of current and future economic conditions including labor availability, business conditions, and overall economic situation; | Acro Expand: The Conference Board (CB); |
2024-12-23T22:00:00+03:30 | CAD | Low Impact Expected | BOC Summary of Deliberations | null | null | null | Source: Bank of Canada (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: 8 times per year, 2 weeks after the Overnight Rate is announced; | Next Release: Feb 12, 2025 | FF Notes: Source first released in Jan 2023; | Why Traders Care: It's a detailed record of the BOC's Governing Council's most recent meeting, providing in-depth insights into the economic conditions that influenced their decision on where to set interest rates; | Also Called: BOC Minutes; | Acro Expand: Bank of Canada (BOC); |
2024-12-24T03:20:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes | null | null | null | Source: Bank of Japan (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: Scheduled 8 times per year, around 45 days after the Monetary Policy Statement is released; | Next Release: Jan 29, 2025 | FF Notes: Source changed release frequency from about 14 times per year to eight times per year as of Jan 2016; | Why Traders Care: It's a detailed record of the BOJ Policy Board's meeting, providing in-depth insights into the economic conditions that influenced their decision on where to set interest rates; | Acro Expand: Bank of Japan (BOJ); |
2024-12-24T04:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Medium Impact Expected | Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes | null | null | null | Source: Reserve Bank of Australia (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: 8 times per year, 2 weeks after the Cash Rate is announced; | Next Release: Mar 4, 2025 | FF Notes: Source first released in Dec 2007; | Why Traders Care: It's a detailed record of the RBA Reserve Bank 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: Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA); |
2024-12-24T08:29:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | BOJ Core CPI y/y | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.5% | FF Notice: Source released data 1 minute earlier than scheduled; | Source: Bank of Japan (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, usually on the last Friday of the following month; | Next Release: Jan 28, 2025 | 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 BOJ usually pays the more attention to the Core data - so do traders. There's a revised version of this indicator released about 5 days later, but it's not included for lack of significance. Source first released in Nov 2015; | 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), Bank of Japan (BOJ); |
2024-12-24T18:29:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Richmond Manufacturing Index | -10 | -10 | -14 | FF Notice: Source released data 1 minute earlier than scheduled; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (latest release) | Measures: Level of a composite index based on surveyed manufacturers in Richmond; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the fourth Tuesday of the current month; | Next Release: Jan 28, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 0 indicates improving conditions, below indicates worsening conditions. Tends to have a muted impact because there are earlier regional indicators related to manufacturing conditions; | Derived Via: Survey of about 75 manufacturers in the Richmond area which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including shipments, new orders, and employment; | Also Called: Richmond Fed Index, Manufacturing Activity Index, Composite Manufacturing Index; |
2024-12-24T23:59:59+03:30 | NZD | Non-Economic | Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: New Zealand banks will be closed in observance of Christmas Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Dec 25, 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; |
2024-12-24T23:59:59+03:30 | EUR | Non-Economic | German Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: German banks will be closed in observance of Christmas Eve; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Dec 25, 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; |
2024-12-25T01:00:00+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: Jan 1, 2025 | Acro Expand: American Petroleum Institute (API), Energy Information Administration (EIA); |
2024-12-25T03:20:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | SPPI y/y | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.9% | Source: Bank of Japan (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of services purchased by corporations; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 25 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 28, 2025 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when corporations pay more for services the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; | Also Called: CSPI; | Acro Expand: Services Producer Price Index (SPPI), Corporate Services Price Index (CSPI); |
2024-12-25T07:47:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | BOJ Gov Ueda Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak at the Meeting of Councillors of Keidanren, in Tokyo; | Source: Bank of Japan (latest release) | Speaker: BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Mar 5, 2025 | FF Notes: BOJ Governor Apr 2023 - 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 important influence over the nation's currency value. Traders scrutinize his speeches as they are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy and interest rate shifts; | Acro Expand: Bank of Japan (BOJ); |
2024-12-25T23:59:59+03:30 | USD | Non-Economic | Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: US banks will be closed in observance of Christmas Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Jan 1, 2025 | 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; |
2024-12-25T23:59:59+03:30 | CHF | Non-Economic | Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: Swiss banks will be closed in observance of Christmas Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Dec 26, 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; |
2024-12-25T23:59:59+03:30 | EUR | Non-Economic | French Bank Holiday | null | null | null | FF Notice: The European Central Bank's Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) system will be closed for this holiday, which tends to have a substantial impact on liquidity; | Description: French banks will be closed in observance of Christmas Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Jan 1, 2025 | 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; |
2024-12-25T23:59:59+03:30 | EUR | Non-Economic | German Bank Holiday | null | null | null | FF Notice: The European Central Bank's Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) system will be closed for this holiday, which tends to have a substantial impact on liquidity; | Description: German banks will be closed in observance of Christmas Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Dec 26, 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; |
2024-12-25T23:59:59+03:30 | EUR | Non-Economic | Italian Bank Holiday | null | null | null | FF Notice: The European Central Bank's Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) system will be closed for this holiday, which tends to have a substantial impact on liquidity; | Description: Italian banks will be closed in observance of Christmas Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Dec 26, 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; |
2024-12-25T23:59:59+03:30 | GBP | Non-Economic | Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: UK banks will be closed in observance of Christmas Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Dec 26, 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; |
2024-12-25T23:59:59+03:30 | CAD | Non-Economic | Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: Canadian banks will be closed in observance of Christmas Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Dec 26, 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; |
2024-12-25T23:59:59+03:30 | NZD | Non-Economic | Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: New Zealand banks will be closed in observance of Boxing Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Dec 31, 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; |
2024-12-25T23:59:59+03:30 | AUD | Non-Economic | Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: Australian banks will be closed in observance of Christmas Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Dec 26, 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; |
2024-12-26T17:00:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | Unemployment Claims | 219K | 223K | 220K | 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: Jan 2, 2025 | 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; |
2024-12-26T23:59:59+03:30 | CAD | Non-Economic | Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: Canadian banks will be closed in observance of Boxing Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Jan 1, 2025 | 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; |
2024-12-26T23:59:59+03:30 | GBP | Non-Economic | Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: UK banks will be closed in observance of Boxing Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Jan 1, 2025 | 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; |
2024-12-26T23:59:59+03:30 | AUD | Non-Economic | Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: Australian banks will be closed in observance of Boxing Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Jan 1, 2025 | 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; |
2024-12-26T23:59:59+03:30 | EUR | Non-Economic | German Bank Holiday | null | null | null | FF Notice: The European Central Bank's Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) system will be closed for this holiday, which tends to have a substantial impact on liquidity; | Description: German banks will be closed in observance of Boxing Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Dec 31, 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; |
2024-12-26T23:59:59+03:30 | CHF | Non-Economic | Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: Most Swiss banks will be closed in observance of Boxing Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Jan 1, 2025 | 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; |
2024-12-26T23:59:59+03:30 | EUR | Non-Economic | Italian Bank Holiday | null | null | null | FF Notice: The European Central Bank's Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) system will be closed for this holiday, which tends to have a substantial impact on liquidity; | Description: Italian banks will be closed in observance of St. Stephen's Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Jan 1, 2025 | 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; |
2024-12-27T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Prelim Wholesale Inventories m/m | -0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Source: Census Bureau (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of goods held in inventory by wholesalers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 29, 2025 | FF Notes: There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Preliminary and Final. The Preliminary release, which the source first reported in Aug 2016, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact. | Why Traders Care: It's a signal of future business spending because companies are more likely to purchase goods once they have depleted inventories; | Also Called: Advance Economic Indicators; |
2024-12-27T00:00:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Prelim Industrial Production m/m | -2.3% | -3.4% | 2.8% | 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: Jan 31, 2025 | 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; |
2024-12-27T00:00:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Unemployment Rate | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 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: Jan 31, 2025 | 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; |
2024-12-27T00:00:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Retail Sales y/y | 2.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 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: Jan 31, 2025 | Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity; | Also Called: Retail Trade; |
2024-12-27T03:00:00+03:30 | JPY | Medium Impact Expected | Tokyo Core CPI y/y | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 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: Jan 31, 2025 | 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); |
2024-12-27T03:20:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | BOJ Summary of Opinions | null | null | null | Source: Bank of Japan (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: Scheduled 8 times per year, about 10 days after the Monetary Policy Statement is released; | Next Release: Feb 3, 2025 | FF Notes: This report includes the BOJ's projection for inflation and economic growth. Source first released in Feb 2016; | Why Traders Care: It's the primary tool the BOJ uses to communicate their economic and monetary projections to investors; | Acro Expand: Bank of Japan (BOJ); |
2024-12-27T08:30:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Housing Starts y/y | -1.8% | -0.1% | -2.9% | FF Notice: Initial release time was shifted 24 hours later due to source rescheduling; | 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: Jan 31, 2025 | 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); |
2024-12-27T17:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Goods Trade Balance | -102.9B | -101.3B | -98.3B | Source: Census Bureau (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 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 29, 2025 | FF Notes: Trade in goods makes up about 75% of total trade, and therefore provides early insight into the Trade Balance data reported about 5 days later. A positive number indicates that more goods were exported than imported. Source first released in Jul 2015; | 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, Advance Trade In Goods; |
2024-12-27T19:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Natural Gas Storage | -93B | -100B | -125B | Source: Energy Information Administration (latest release) | Measures: Change in the number of cubic feet of natural gas held in underground storage during the past week; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released weekly, 5 days after the week ends; | Next Release: Jan 3, 2025 | FF Notes: Inventories are used to maintain price stability during supply shortages and periods of increasing demand; | Also Called: Nat Gas Stocks, Nat Gas Inventories, Working Gas; | Acro Expand: Energy Information Administration (EIA); |
2024-12-27T21:30:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Crude Oil Inventories | -4.2M | -0.7M | -0.9M | 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: Jan 2, 2025 | 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); |
2024-12-30T00:00:00+03:30 | EUR | Medium Impact Expected | Spanish Flash CPI y/y | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.4% | Source: National Statistics 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, around the end of the current month; | Next Release: Jan 30, 2025 | FF Notes: There are 2 versions of this report released about two weeks apart - Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Mar 2011, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact. The Final is not reported for lack of significance; | 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); |
2024-12-30T04:00:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Final Manufacturing PMI | 49.6 | 49.5 | 49.5 | 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: Feb 3, 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 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); |
2024-12-30T11:30:00+03:30 | CHF | Low Impact Expected | KOF Economic Barometer | 99.5 | 101.1 | 102.9 | Source: KOF Economic Research Agency (latest release) | Measures: Level of a composite index based on 219 economic indicators; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, around the end of the current month; | Next Release: Jan 30, 2025 | FF Notes: This index is designed to predict the direction of the economy over the next 6 months. Source changed series calculation formula as of April 2006 and April 2014; | Derived Via: Combined reading of 219 economic indicators related to banking confidence, production, new orders, consumer confidence, exchange rate, money supply, interest rate spreads, stock market prices, and housing; | Also Called: KOF Leading Indicators, Konjunkturbarometer; |
2024-12-30T18:15:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Chicago PMI | 36.9 | 42.7 | 40.2 | Source: ISM-Chicago, Inc (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the Chicago area; | 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 31, 2025 | FF Notes: Data is given to MNI subscribers 3 minutes before the public release time listed on the calendar - early market reaction is usually a result of trades made by these subscribers. Above 50.0 indicates 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 around 200 purchasing managers in Chicago which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Also Called: Chicago Business Barometer; | Acro Expand: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
2024-12-30T18:30:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Pending Home Sales m/m | 2.2% | 0.9% | 1.8% | Source: National Association of Realtors (latest release) | Measures: Change in the number of homes under contract to be sold but still awaiting the closing transaction, excluding new construction; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 28 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 30, 2025 | FF Notes: This data is released about a week later than Existing Home Sales, but it's more forward-looking as a contract is signed several weeks before the home is counted as sold; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health because the sale of a home triggers a wide-reaching ripple effect. For example, renovations are done by the new owners, a mortgage is sold by the financing bank, and brokers are paid to execute the transaction; | Also Called: Pending Resales; |
2024-12-31T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | HPI m/m | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% | Source: FHFA (latest release) | Measures: Change in the purchase price of homes with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 60 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 28, 2025 | FF Notes: Source began m/m frequency in Mar 2008; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of the housing industry's health because rising house prices attract investors and spur industry activity; | Acro Expand: House Price Index (HPI); |
2024-12-31T00:00:00+03:30 | CNY | Medium Impact Expected | Non-Manufacturing PMI | 52.2 | 50.2 | 50.0 | 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: Jan 27, 2025 | 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); |
2024-12-31T05:00:00+03:30 | CNY | High Impact Expected | Manufacturing PMI | 50.1 | 50.3 | 50.3 | 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: Jan 27, 2025 | 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); |
2024-12-31T17:30:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/y | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.6% | Source: Standard & Poor's (latest release) | Measures: Change in the selling price of single-family homes in 20 metropolitan areas; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 60 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Jan 28, 2025 | FF Notes: This is one of the few non-seasonally adjusted numbers reported on the calendar, as it's the primary calculation for this indicator; | 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: S&P Corelogic CS Indices; | Acro Expand: Standard & Poor's (S&P), Case-Shiller (CS), House Price Index (HPI); |
2024-12-31T23:59:59+03:30 | EUR | Non-Economic | German Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: German banks will be closed in observance of New Year's Eve; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Jan 1, 2025 | 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; |
2024-12-31T23:59:59+03:30 | JPY | Non-Economic | Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: Japanese banks will be closed in observance of The 4-day Bank Holiday; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Jan 1, 2025 | 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; |
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