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2025-01-31T12:25:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German Unemployment Change | 11K | 14K | 10K | 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: Feb 28, 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; |
2025-01-31T17:00:00+03:30 | CAD | High Impact Expected | GDP m/m | -0.2% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 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: Feb 28, 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); |
2025-01-31T18:15:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Chicago PMI | 39.5 | 40.3 | 36.9 | 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: Feb 28, 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); |
2025-01-31T18:35:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Goolsbee Speaks | null | null | null | FF Notice: Release time comes as a surprise from source. Event added to calendar at release time; | Description: Due to speak in an interview conducted by CNBC; | 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: Feb 5, 2025 | 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); |
2025-01-31T23:59:59+03:30 | CNY | Non-Economic | Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: Chinese banks will be closed in observance of the Spring Festival; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Feb 3, 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; |
2025-01-31T23:59:59+03:30 | EUR | High Impact Expected | German Prelim CPI m/m | -0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Source: Destatis (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, around the end of the current month; | Next Release: Feb 28, 2025 | FF Notes: Listed as an 'All Day' event because the 'Actual' is comprised of data from 6 German states which report their CPI throughout the day. There are 2 versions of CPI released about 15 days apart - Preliminary and Final. The Preliminary release is the Eurozone's earliest major consumer inflation; | 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); |
2025-02-03T00:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | ANZ Job Advertisements m/m | 0.2% | null | 0.3% | 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: Mar 3, 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); |
2025-02-03T00:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | Building Approvals m/m | 0.7% | 0.9% | -3.4% | 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: Mar 6, 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; |
2025-02-03T00:00:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Final Manufacturing PMI | 48.7 | 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: Mar 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); |
2025-02-03T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Construction Spending m/m | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 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: Mar 3, 2025 |
2025-02-03T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | ISM Manufacturing Prices | 54.9 | 52.6 | 52.5 | 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: Mar 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); |
2025-02-03T00:00:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Italian Prelim CPI m/m | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 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: Feb 28, 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); |
2025-02-03T00:00:00+03:30 | EUR | Medium Impact Expected | CPI Flash Estimate y/y | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.4% | Source: Eurostat (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the last business day of the current month; | Next Release: Mar 3, 2025 | FF Notes: Eurostat bases this estimate on energy prices and 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 report is extremely early and tends to have a significant 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); |
2025-02-03T03:20:00+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: Mar 28, 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); |
2025-02-03T03:30:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | MI Inflation Gauge m/m | 0.1% | null | 0.6% | 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: Mar 3, 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); |
2025-02-03T04:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Medium Impact Expected | Retail Sales m/m | -0.1% | -0.7% | 0.7% | 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: Mar 4, 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; |
2025-02-03T05:15:00+03:30 | CNY | Low Impact Expected | Caixin Manufacturing PMI | 50.1 | 50.6 | 50.5 | 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, usually on the first business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Mar 3, 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); |
2025-02-03T09:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | Commodity Prices y/y | -11.9% | null | -10.4% | 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: Mar 3, 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; |
2025-02-03T11:45:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Spanish Manufacturing PMI | 50.9 | 53.5 | 53.3 | 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, on the first business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Mar 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 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); |
2025-02-03T12:00:00+03:30 | CHF | Low Impact Expected | Manufacturing PMI | 47.5 | 49.0 | 48.4 | 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: Mar 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); |
2025-02-03T12:15:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Italian Manufacturing PMI | 46.3 | 46.8 | 46.2 | 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: Mar 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 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); |
2025-02-03T12:20:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | French Final Manufacturing PMI | 45.0 | 45.3 | 45.3 | 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, on the first business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Mar 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 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); |
2025-02-03T12:25:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German Final Manufacturing PMI | 45.0 | 44.1 | 44.1 | 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: Mar 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 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); |
2025-02-03T12:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Final Manufacturing PMI | 46.6 | 46.1 | 46.1 | 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: Mar 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 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); |
2025-02-03T13:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | Final Manufacturing PMI | 48.3 | 48.2 | 48.2 | 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: Mar 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 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); |
2025-02-03T13:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Medium Impact Expected | Core CPI Flash Estimate y/y | 2.7% | 2.6% | 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: Mar 3, 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); |
2025-02-03T18:00:00+03:30 | CAD | Low Impact Expected | Manufacturing PMI | 51.6 | null | 52.2 | 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: Mar 3, 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); |
2025-02-03T18:15:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Final Manufacturing PMI | 51.2 | 50.1 | 50.1 | 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: Mar 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 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); |
2025-02-03T18:30:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | ISM Manufacturing PMI | 50.9 | 49.3 | 49.3 | 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: Mar 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); |
2025-02-03T21:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Bostic Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak about the economic outlook at the Rotary Club of Atlanta. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Feb 4, 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); |
2025-02-03T22:30:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Loan Officer Survey | null | null | null | Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Frequency: Released quarterly; | Next Release: May 5, 2025 | FF Notes: Source does not have a reliable release schedule - this event will be listed with a date range or as 'Tentative' until the data is released; | Why Traders Care: It's correlated with spending and confidence - rising debt levels are a sign that lenders feel comfortable issuing loans, and that consumers and businesses are confident in their financial position and eager to spend money; | Derived Via: Survey of large domestic banks and branches of foreign banks which asks respondents about changes in the standards and terms of the banks' lending and the state of business and household demand for loans; |
2025-02-03T23:59:59+03:30 | CNY | Non-Economic | Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: Chinese banks will be closed in observance of the Spring Festival; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Apr 4, 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; |
2025-02-03T23:59:59+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Wards Total Vehicle Sales | 15.6M | 16.0M | 16.8M | 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: Mar 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; |
2025-02-03T23:59:59+03:30 | All | Medium Impact Expected | OPEC-JMMC Meetings | null | null | null | Source: OPEC (latest release) | Frequency: Bimonthly; | Next Release: Apr 3, 2025 | FF Notes: OPEC-JMMC meetings are attended by representatives from the 12 OPEC members and 11 other oil-rich nations. They discuss a range of issues regarding energy markets and, most importantly, agree on how much oil they will produce. The meetings are closed to the press but officials usually talk with reporters throughout the day, and a formal statement covering policy shifts and meeting objectives is released after the meetings have concluded. Source first met in Jan 2017; | Acro Expand: The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC); |
2025-02-04T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Factory Orders m/m | -0.9% | -0.7% | -0.8% | 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: Mar 5, 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; |
2025-02-04T01:15:00+03:30 | NZD | Low Impact Expected | Building Consents m/m | -5.6% | null | 4.9% | 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: Mar 4, 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; |
2025-02-04T03:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Musalem Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak at the Homer Jones Memorial Lecture hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis; | 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 20, 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); |
2025-02-04T03:20:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Monetary Base y/y | -2.5% | -0.5% | -1.0% | 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: Mar 4, 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); |
2025-02-04T07:05:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | 10-y Bond Auction | 1.26|3.2 | null | 1.14|3.4 | 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: Mar 4, 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); |
2025-02-04T11:15:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | French Gov Budget Balance | -156.3B | null | -172.5B | 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: Mar 4, 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; |
2025-02-04T11:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Spanish Unemployment Change | 38.7K | 55.4K | -25.3K | 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: Mar 4, 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; |
2025-02-04T18:30:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | JOLTS Job Openings | 7.60M | 8.01M | 8.16M | 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: Mar 11, 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); |
2025-02-04T18:32:00+03:30 | NZD | Low Impact Expected | GDT Price Index | 3.7% | null | 1.4% | 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: Feb 18, 2025 | 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); |
2025-02-04T18:37:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism | 52.0 | 53.0 | 51.9 | 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: Mar 4, 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); |
2025-02-04T19:30:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Bostic Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak about housing at the National Housing Crisis Task Force Meeting, in Atlanta. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Feb 12, 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); |
2025-02-04T22:30:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Daly Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak at the Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California, in San Francisco. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Feb 7, 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); |
2025-02-05T00:00:00+03:30 | NZD | High Impact Expected | Unemployment Rate | 5.1% | 5.1% | 4.8% | Source: Statistics New Zealand (latest release) | Measures: Percentage of total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous quarter; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly, about 35 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: May 7, 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: Jobless Rate; |
2025-02-05T00:00:00+03:30 | NZD | Low Impact Expected | Labor Cost Index q/q | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Source: Statistics New Zealand (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price businesses pay for labor, excluding overtime; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly, about 35 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: May 7, 2025 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when businesses pay more for labor the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; | Also Called: Private Sector Labor Costs; |
2025-02-05T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Trade Balance | -98.4B | -96.5B | -78.9B | 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: Mar 6, 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; |
2025-02-05T00:00:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Italian Retail Sales m/m | 0.6% | 0.1% | -0.4% | Source: Istat (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: Mar 5, 2025 | Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity; |
2025-02-05T01:00:00+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: Feb 12, 2025 | Acro Expand: American Petroleum Institute (API), Energy Information Administration (EIA); |
2025-02-05T01:15:00+03:30 | NZD | High Impact Expected | Employment Change q/q | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.6% | Source: Statistics New Zealand (latest release) | Measures: Change in the number of employed people; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly, about 35 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: May 7, 2025 | FF Notes: Although this data is released extremely late, it's the earliest indication of the employment situation and tends to create hefty market impacts; | Why Traders Care: Job creation is an important leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity; |
2025-02-05T01:40:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | President Trump Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to hold a press conference about Israel-Hamas conflict at the White House, in Washington DC; | Source: White House (latest release) | Speaker: US President Donald Trump; | Next Release: Feb 11, 2025 | FF Notes: US President Jan 2017 - Jan 2021 and Jan 2025 - Jan 2029. He speaks frequently on a broad range of subjects - only speeches that might have direct market impact are listed on the calendar; |
2025-02-05T03:00:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | Average Cash Earnings y/y | 4.8% | 3.6% | 3.9% | Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of employment income collected by workers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 35 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Mar 10, 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: Labor Cash Earnings, Total Cash Earnings; |
2025-02-05T03:30:00+03:30 | NZD | Low Impact Expected | ANZ Commodity Prices m/m | 1.8% | null | 0.1% | 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: Mar 5, 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); |
2025-02-05T04:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Jefferson Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak about the economic outlook and monetary policy at the Economics Department Special Lecture hosted by Lafayette College, in Pennsylvania. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Governor Philip Jefferson; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Feb 6, 2025 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member May 2022 - Jan 2036; | 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); |
2025-02-05T05:15:00+03:30 | CNY | Low Impact Expected | Caixin Services PMI | 51.0 | 52.3 | 52.2 | 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: Mar 5, 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); |
2025-02-05T11:15:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | French Industrial Production m/m | -0.4% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Source: INSEE (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers, mines, and utilities; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Mar 5, 2025 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - production reacts quickly to ups and downs in the business cycle and is correlated with consumer conditions such as employment levels and earnings; | Also Called: Industrial Output; |
2025-02-05T11:45:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Spanish Services PMI | 54.9 | 56.7 | 57.3 | 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: Mar 5, 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); |
2025-02-05T12:15:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Italian Services PMI | 50.4 | 50.5 | 50.7 | 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: Mar 5, 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); |
2025-02-05T12:20:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | French Final Services PMI | 48.2 | 48.9 | 48.9 | 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: Mar 5, 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); |
2025-02-05T12:25:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German Final Services PMI | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 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: Mar 5, 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); |
2025-02-05T12:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Final Services PMI | 51.3 | 51.4 | 51.4 | 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: Mar 5, 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); |
2025-02-05T13:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | Final Services PMI | 50.8 | 51.2 | 51.2 | 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: Mar 5, 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); |
2025-02-05T13:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | PPI m/m | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 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: Mar 5, 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); |
2025-02-05T13:32:00+03:30 | GBP | Low Impact Expected | 30-y Bond Auction | 4.98|3.2 | null | 5.20|2.7 | Source: Debt Management Office (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; | Next Release: Mar 4, 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: Gilt Auction, Treasury Auction; |
2025-02-05T16:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Barkin Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak in an interview conducted by Bloomberg TV; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Feb 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); |
2025-02-05T16:45:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | ADP Non-Farm Employment Change | 183K | 148K | 176K | 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: Mar 5, 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); |
2025-02-05T17:00:00+03:30 | CAD | Low Impact Expected | Trade Balance | 0.7B | 1.0B | -1.0B | Source: Statistics Canada (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: Mar 6, 2025 | FF Notes: A positive number indicates that more goods were exported than imported. About 75% of Canadian exports are purchased by the US; | 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 Merchandise Trade; |
2025-02-05T17:30:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Barkin Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to participate in a fireside chat at an event hosted by The Conference Board, in New York. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Feb 25, 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); |
2025-02-05T18:15:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Final Services PMI | 52.9 | 52.9 | 52.8 | 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: Mar 5, 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); |
2025-02-05T18:30:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | ISM Services PMI | 52.8 | 54.2 | 54.1 | 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: Mar 5, 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); |
2025-02-05T19:00:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | Crude Oil Inventories | 8.7M | 2.4M | 3.5M | 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: Feb 12, 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); |
2025-02-05T23:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Goolsbee Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak about economic perspectives at the Annual Automotive Insights Symposium, in Detroit; | 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: Feb 7, 2025 | 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); |
2025-02-05T23:30:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Bowman Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak about the economy and bank regulation at the Kansas Bankers Association Harold A. Stones Government Relations Conference, in Topeka; | Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Feb 7, 2025 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member Nov 2018 - Jan 2034; | Why Traders Care: Federal Reserve FOMC members vote on where to set the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC); |
2025-02-05T23:59:59+03:30 | NZD | Non-Economic | Bank Holiday | null | null | null | Description: New Zealand banks will be closed in observance of Waitangi Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Apr 17, 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; |
2025-02-06T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Mortgage Delinquencies | 3.98% | null | 3.92% | Source: MBA (latest release) | Measures: Percentage of MBA-represented mortgages which were at least one payment late during the previous quarter; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly, about 45 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: May 8, 2025 | FF Notes: MBA represents about 80% of all outstanding mortgages. Source does not have a reliable release schedule - this event will be listed with a date range or as 'Tentative' until the data is released; | Why Traders Care: Although it's generally viewed as a lagging indicator, the number of delinquencies can be an important signal of the housing market's health because it's correlated with home inventories. Lower inventories will spur homebuilders to start new construction; | Acro Expand: Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA); |
2025-02-06T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Prelim Unit Labor Costs q/q | 3.0% | 3.4% | 0.8% | Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Annualized change in the price businesses pay for labor, excluding the farming industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly, about 35 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: May 8, 2025 | FF Notes: While this is q/q data, it's reported in an annualized format (quarterly change x4). Due to the double revision schedule the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this report released 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 consumer inflation - when businesses pay more for labor the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; |
2025-02-06T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Challenger Job Cuts y/y | -39.5% | null | 11.4% | Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. (latest release) | Measures: Change in the number of job cuts announced by employers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, usually on the first Thursday after the month ends; | Next Release: Mar 6, 2025 | FF Notes: It's extremely early data, but historically has limited short-term correlation with overall labor conditions; | Also Called: Job Cut Announcements; |
2025-02-06T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | High Impact Expected | Official Bank Rate | 4.50% | 4.50% | 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: Mar 20, 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); |
2025-02-06T00:00:00+03:30 | GBP | High Impact Expected | MPC Official Bank Rate Votes | 0-9-0 | 0-8-1 | 0-3-6 | Source: Bank of England (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly; | Next Release: Mar 20, 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); |
2025-02-06T00:00:00+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: Mar 20, 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; |
2025-02-06T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Prelim Nonfarm Productivity q/q | 1.2% | 1.5% | 2.3% | Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Annualized change in labor efficiency when producing goods and services, excluding the farming industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly, about 35 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: May 8, 2025 | FF Notes: While this is q/q data, it's reported in an annualized format (quarterly change x4). Due to the double revision schedule the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this report released a month apart – Preliminary and Revised. The Preliminary release is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; | 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; |
2025-02-06T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Jefferson Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to deliver a speech titled "Do Non-Inflationary Economic Expansions Promote Shared Prosperity?" at Swarthmore College, in Pennsylvania. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Governor Philip Jefferson; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Feb 20, 2025 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member May 2022 - Jan 2036; | 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); |
2025-02-06T04:00:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | Goods Trade Balance | 5.09B | 6.52B | 6.79B | 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: Mar 6, 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; |
2025-02-06T04:15:00+03:30 | AUD | Low Impact Expected | NAB Quarterly Business Confidence | -4 | null | -7 | FF Notice: Source released data 15 minutes later than scheduled; | Source: National Australia Bank Limited (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed businesses, excluding the farming industry; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly, about 20 days after the quarter ends; | Next Release: Apr 17, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 0 indicates improving conditions, below indicates worsening conditions. There's a quarterly and monthly version of this survey - although the monthly survey is more timely and tends to have greater impact, the quarterly version has a larger sample size and additional questions regarding expectations; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and changes in their sentiment can be an early signal of future economic activity such as spending, hiring, and investment; | Derived Via: Survey of about 1,000 businesses which asks respondents to rate the relative level of current business conditions and expectations for the near and medium-term future; | Acro Expand: National Australia Bank (NAB); |
2025-02-06T07:05:00+03:30 | JPY | Low Impact Expected | 30-y Bond Auction | 2.29|3.7 | null | 2.30|3.7 | 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: Mar 6, 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); |
2025-02-06T10:15:00+03:30 | CHF | Low Impact Expected | Unemployment Rate | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 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: Mar 6, 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; |
2025-02-06T10:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | German Factory Orders m/m | 6.9% | 1.9% | -5.2% | 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: Mar 7, 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; |
2025-02-06T13:00:00+03:30 | GBP | Medium Impact Expected | Construction PMI | 48.1 | 53.5 | 53.3 | Source: S&P Global (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the construction 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: Mar 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 150 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); |
2025-02-06T13:30:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | Retail Sales m/m | -0.2% | -0.1% | 0.0% | Source: Eurostat (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 35 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Mar 6, 2025 | FF Notes: Tends to have a relatively muted impact because Germany and France, which account for about half of the Eurozone's economy, release earlier consumer spending data; | Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity; |
2025-02-06T13:32:00+03:30 | EUR | Low Impact Expected | French 10-y Bond Auction | 3.15|2.2 | null | 3.40|2.0 | Source: French Treasury Agency (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: Mar 6, 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: OATs Auction; | Acro Expand: Obligations Assimilables du Trésor (OAT); |
2025-02-06T15:30:00+03:30 | GBP | High Impact Expected | BOE Monetary Policy Report | null | null | null | Source: Bank of England (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly; | Next Release: May 8, 2025 | FF Notes: Report provides the BOE's projection for inflation and economic growth over the next 2 years. The BOE Governor also holds a press conference to discuss the report's contents after release. In Nov 2019 source changed report name from Inflation Report to Monetary Policy Report; | Why Traders Care: It provides valuable insight into the bank's view of economic conditions and inflation - the key factors that will shape the future of monetary policy and influence their interest rate decisions; | Acro Expand: Bank of England (BOE); |
2025-02-06T16:00:00+03:30 | GBP | High Impact Expected | BOE Gov Bailey Speaks | null | null | null | FF Notice: Event added to calendar 7 minutes before release time; | Description: Due to hold a press conference about the Monetary Policy Report at the Bank of England, 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: Feb 7, 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); |
2025-02-06T17:00:00+03:30 | USD | High Impact Expected | Unemployment Claims | 219K | 214K | 208K | 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: Feb 13, 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; |
2025-02-06T18:30:00+03:30 | CAD | Medium Impact Expected | Ivey PMI | 47.1 | 53.0 | 54.7 | Source: Richard Ivey School of Business (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, about 5 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Mar 6, 2025 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. Source changed series from non-seasonally adjusted to seasonally adjusted as of Mar 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 175 purchasing managers, selected geographically and by sector of activity to match the economy as a whole, 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); |
2025-02-06T19:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Natural Gas Storage | -174B | -167B | -321B | 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: Feb 13, 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); |
2025-02-06T23:00:00+03:30 | USD | Medium Impact Expected | FOMC Member Waller Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak about the future of payments at the Atlantic Council's Global Headquarters, 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: Feb 13, 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); |
2025-02-07T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | FOMC Member Daly Speaks | null | null | null | Description: Due to speak about economic trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the region at the Rotary Club of Oakland. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Feb 18, 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); |
2025-02-07T00:00:00+03:30 | USD | Low Impact Expected | Final Wholesale Inventories m/m | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.5% | 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 40 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Mar 6, 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 indicator 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; |
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