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2008-10-09T18:05:00+03:30
USD
Low Impact Expected
Natural Gas Storage
88B
86B
87B
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: Oct 16, 2008 | 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);
2008-10-09T20:30:00+03:30
USD
Medium Impact Expected
10-y Bond Auction
3.79|2.3
null
3.63|2.5
Source: Treasury Direct (latest release) | Measures: Highest 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: Nov 12, 2008 | FF Notes: Auction results are reported in an 'X.XX|X.X' format - the first number is the highest interest rate of the bonds sold, and the second number is the bid-to-cover ratio (number of bids made per bid accepted); | Why Traders Care: Yields are set by bond market investors, and therefore they can be used to decipher investors' outlook on future interest rates. The bid-to-cover ratio represents bond market liquidity and demand, which can be used to gauge investor confidence; | Also Called: Treasury Auction, Note Auction;
2008-10-09T21:00:00+03:30
USD
Medium Impact Expected
FOMC Member Stern Speaks
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null
null
Description: Due to repeat a speech titled "Repercussions from the Financial Shock" at the Twin Cities chapter of National Investor Relations Institute, in Minneapolis. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Gary Stern; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Oct 16, 2008 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member 2005 and 2008; | 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);
2008-10-10T00:00:00+03:30
USD
Medium Impact Expected
Import Prices m/m
-3.0%
-2.6%
-2.6%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of imported goods and services purchased domestically; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 13 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 14, 2008 | FF Notes: This is the earliest government-released inflation data; | Why Traders Care: It contributes to inflation for businesses and consumers, especially those who rely heavily on imported goods and services; | Also Called: Import Price Index;
2008-10-10T00:00:00+03:30
JPY
Low Impact Expected
Bank Lending y/y
1.6%
null
1.8%
Source: Bank of Japan (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of outstanding bank loans issued to consumers and businesses; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 9 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 11, 2008 | 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;
2008-10-10T00:00:00+03:30
USD
High Impact Expected
Trade Balance
-59.1B
-59.5B
-61.3B
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: Nov 13, 2008 | 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;
2008-10-10T00:00:00+03:30
CAD
Low Impact Expected
NHPI m/m
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Source: Statistics Canada (latest release) | Measures: Change in the selling price of new homes; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 20 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 10, 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: New Housing Price Index (NHPI);
2008-10-10T00:00:00+03:30
JPY
Low Impact Expected
M2 Money Stock y/y
2.2%
2.4%
2.4%
Source: Bank of Japan (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total quantity of domestic currency in circulation and deposited in banks; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 11 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 11, 2008 | FF Notes: Much of this data is released in the Monetary Base report about a week earlier; | Why Traders Care: It's positively correlated with interest rates - early in the economic cycle an increasing supply of money leads to additional spending and investment, and later in the cycle expanding money supply leads to inflation;
2008-10-10T00:00:00+03:30
CAD
High Impact Expected
Unemployment Rate
6.1%
6.2%
6.1%
Source: Statistics Canada (latest release) | Measures: Percentage of the total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 8 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 7, 2008 | 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;
2008-10-10T03:20:00+03:30
JPY
Medium 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: Nov 6, 2008 | 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);
2008-10-10T08:30:00+03:30
CNY
Low Impact Expected
Foreign Direct Investment ytd/y
39.9%
null
41.6%
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total spending on domestic capital investments by foreign companies; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 13 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 12, 2008 | 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. Data represents the year-to-date investment compared to the same period a year earlier; | Also Called: Yuan FDI YTD; | Acro Expand: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Year to Date (YTD);
2008-10-10T09:15:00+03:30
CHF
Low Impact Expected
Unemployment Rate
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
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: Nov 7, 2008 | 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;
2008-10-10T10:15:00+03:30
EUR
Medium Impact Expected
French Industrial Production m/m
-0.4%
-0.7%
1.4%
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: Nov 10, 2008 | 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;
2008-10-10T11:30:00+03:30
EUR
Low Impact Expected
Italian Industrial Production m/m
1.4%
0.4%
-0.5%
Source: Istat (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers, mines, and utilities; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 10, 2008 | 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;
2008-10-10T14:30:00+03:30
CAD
High Impact Expected
Employment Change
106.9K
11.0K
15.2K
Source: Statistics Canada (latest release) | Measures: Change in the number of employed people during the previous month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 8 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 7, 2008 | FF Notes: This is vital economic data released shortly after the month ends. The combination of importance and earliness makes for hefty market impacts; | Why Traders Care: Job creation is an important leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity;
2008-10-10T16:00:00+03:30
CAD
High Impact Expected
Trade Balance
5.8B
4.6B
4.2B
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: Nov 13, 2008 | 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;
2008-10-10T17:30:00+03:30
USD
Low Impact Expected
President Bush Speaks
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null
null
Description: Due to speak about recent market volatility, in Washington DC; | Source: White House (latest release) | Speaker: US President George W. Bush; | Next Release: Oct 14, 2008 | FF Notes: US President Jan 2000 - Jan 2009. He speaks frequently on a broad range of subjects - only speeches that might have direct market impact are listed on the calendar;
2008-10-10T18:00:00+03:30
CAD
High Impact Expected
BOC Business Outlook Survey
null
null
null
Source: Bank of Canada (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: Released quarterly; | Next Release: Jan 12, 2009 | FF Notes: This report is highly respected given its source and timing in relation to interest rate decisions. It can also have predictive qualities regarding future economic conditions because the surveyed firms are selected in accordance with their composition of the nation's GDP; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and changes in their sentiment can be an early signal of future economic activity such as spending, hiring, and investment; | Derived Via: Survey of about 1,000 businesses which asks respondents to rate the relative level of general business conditions, such as sales growth, investment in machinery, employment, inflation expectations, and credit conditions; | Also Called: Senior Loan Officer Survey; | Acro Expand: Bank of Canada (BOC);
2008-10-10T23:59:59+03:30
All
High Impact Expected
G7 Meetings
null
null
null
Description: Due to meet about a range of global economic issues, including credit conditions and the US housing market, in Washington DC; | Next Release: Feb 13, 2009 | FF Notes: G7 meetings are attended by finance ministers and central bankers from 7 industrialized nations - Canada, Italy, France, Germany, Japan, the UK, and the US. 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 usually released after the meetings have concluded. Both the comments and statement can create significant market volatility; | Why Traders Care: While it's not an institution, the G7 is an influential global policy-making body operating at the highest level, and their initiatives and policies can have a substantial impact on currency markets; | Acro Expand: Group of Seven (G7);
2008-10-11T02:15:00+03:30
USD
Medium Impact Expected
Treasury Sec Paulson Speaks
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null
null
Description: Due to hold a press conference at the conclusion of G7 meeting, in Washington DC; | Source: US Department of the Treasury (latest release) | Speaker: US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson; | Next Release: Oct 22, 2008 | FF Notes: US Treasury Secretary Jul 2006 - Jan 2009. He speaks frequently on a broad range of subjects - only speeches that might have direct market impact are listed on the calendar; | Why Traders Care: It's the Treasury Secretary's job to communicate the US President's economic policies, and his speeches are often used to signal policy shifts to the public and to foreign governments; | Also Called: Hank Paulson;
2008-10-11T02:30:00+03:30
EUR
Medium Impact Expected
ECB President Trichet Speaks
null
null
null
Description: Due to hold a press conference, along with Eurogroup Chairman Jean-Claude Juncker and European Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia following the G7 meeting, in Washington DC; | Source: European Central Bank (latest release) | Speaker: ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet; | Next Release: Oct 14, 2008 | FF Notes: ECB President Nov 2003 - Oct 2011. Volatility is often experienced during his speeches as traders attempt to decipher interest rate clues; | Why Traders Care: As head of the ECB, which controls short term interest rates, he has more influence over the euro's 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: European Central Bank (ECB);
2008-10-12T16:15:00+03:30
USD
Medium Impact Expected
FOMC Member Fisher Speaks
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null
null
Description: Due to participate in a panel discussion about "The financial crisis and its consequences for the global economy" at the International Institute of Finance, in Washington DC. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Nov 4, 2008 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member 2005, 2008, 2011, and 2014; | 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;
2008-10-13T00:00:00+03:30
GBP
Low Impact Expected
PPI Output m/m
-0.3%
-0.4%
-0.7%
Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods sold by manufacturers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 15 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 10, 2008 | FF Notes: Only includes goods produced domestically; | Also Called: Factory Gate Prices; | Acro Expand: Producer Price Index (PPI);
2008-10-13T00:00:00+03:30
NZD
High Impact Expected
Retail Sales m/m
0.4%
0.4%
-0.7%
Source: Statistics New Zealand (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 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 13, 2008 | FF Notes: Source discontinued this data in Feb 2011;
2008-10-13T00:00:00+03:30
JPY
Medium Impact Expected
BOJ Gov Shirakawa Speaks
null
null
null
Description: Due to speak at the Quarterly branch managers meeting of Bank of Japan, in Tokyo; | Source: Bank of Japan (latest release) | Speaker: BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Oct 14, 2008 | FF Notes: BOJ Governor Apr 2008 - Mar 2013. Volatility is sometimes experienced during his speeches as traders attempt to decipher interest rate clues; | Why Traders Care: As head of the central bank, which controls short term interest rates, he has 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);
2008-10-13T01:15:00+03:30
NZD
High Impact Expected
Core Retail Sales m/m
0.8%
1.0%
0.0%
Source: Statistics New Zealand (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles and gas stations; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 13, 2008 | FF Notes: Source discontinued this data in Feb 2011; | Also Called: Retail Sales Ex Autos;
2008-10-13T04:00:00+03:30
AUD
Medium Impact Expected
ANZ Job Advertisements m/m
-1.4%
null
-4.9%
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: Nov 3, 2008 | 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);
2008-10-13T10:30:00+03:30
CNY
High Impact Expected
USD-Denominated Trade Balance
29.4B
24.5B
28.7B
Source: CGAC | Measures: Trade Balance in US Dollars terms; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, excluding Feb, about 10 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 11, 2008 | FF Notes: Source does not have a reliable release schedule - this event will be listed with a date range or as 'Tentative' until the data is released. Tends to have a muted impact because similar insights are included with the Yuan-denominated Trade Balance, released about an hour earlier; | Acro Expand: Customs General Administration of China (CGAC);
2008-10-13T10:45:00+03:30
CHF
Medium Impact Expected
PPI m/m
-0.5%
-0.3%
-0.5%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and raw materials purchased by manufacturers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 14 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 13, 2008 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when manufacturers pay more for goods the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; | Also Called: Producer and Import Prices, Producer Input Prices; | Acro Expand: Producer Price Index (PPI);
2008-10-13T12:00:00+03:30
GBP
High Impact Expected
PPI Input m/m
-1.2%
-1.5%
-2.0%
Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and raw materials purchased by manufacturers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 15 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 10, 2008 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when manufacturers pay more for goods the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; | Acro Expand: Producer Price Index (PPI), Consumer Price Index (CPI);
2008-10-13T14:00:00+03:30
GBP
Medium Impact Expected
MPC Member Sentance Speaks
null
null
null
Description: Due to speak at the Market News International seminar, in London; | Source: Bank of England (latest release) | Speaker: External BOE MPC Member Andrew Sentance; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Dec 9, 2008 | FF Notes: MPC voting member Oct 2006 - May 2011; | Why Traders Care: BOE MPC members vote on where to set the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy;
2008-10-13T15:30:00+03:30
USD
High Impact Expected
Assist Treasury Sec Kashkari Speaks
null
null
null
Description: Due to speak about TARP at the Institute of International Bankers, in Washington DC; | Source: US Department of the Treasury (latest release) | Speaker: Interim Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability Neel Kashkari; | Next Release: Nov 10, 2008 | Why Traders Care: He oversees implementation of the $700 billion TARP initiative and is involved in the details of how the money is used to strengthen the banking sector and bring liquidity to credit markets; | Acro Expand: Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP);
2008-10-13T23:59:59+03:30
JPY
Non-Economic
Bank Holiday
null
null
null
Description: Japanese banks will be closed in observance of Health-Sports Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Nov 3, 2008 | 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;
2008-10-13T23:59:59+03:30
CAD
Non-Economic
Bank Holiday
null
null
null
Description: Canadian banks will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Nov 11, 2008 | 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;
2008-10-13T23:59:59+03:30
USD
Non-Economic
Bank Holiday
null
null
null
Description: US banks will be closed in observance of Columbus Day; | Usual Effect: Low liquidity and irregular volatility; | Next Release: Nov 11, 2008 | 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;
2008-10-13T23:59:59+03:30
All
Medium Impact Expected
IMF Meetings
null
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null
Description: Due to meet about a range of global economic issues, including the financial crisis and food prices, in Washington DC; | Source: IMF (latest release) | Next Release: Apr 25, 2009 | FF Notes: IMF meetings are usually held twice a year and are attended by the representatives of IMF and the World Bank. Meetings are open to the press and officials usually talk with reporters throughout the day. A formal statement covering policy shifts and meeting objectives is released after the meetings have concluded. Both the comments and statement can create market volatility; | Acro Expand: International Monetary Fund (IMF);
2008-10-14T00:00:00+03:30
GBP
Low Impact Expected
RPI y/y
5.0%
4.9%
4.8%
Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers for the purpose of consumption; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 18, 2008 | FF Notes: RPI differs from CPI in that it only measures goods and services bought for the purpose of consumption by the vast majority of households, and it includes housing costs which are excluded from CPI; | Acro Expand: Retail Price Index (RPI), Consumer Price Index (CPI);
2008-10-14T00:00:00+03:30
USD
High Impact Expected
Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks
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null
Description: Due to speak, along with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and other officials about plans to strengthen financial institutions and restore functioning in the credit markets, in Washington DC; | Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Oct 15, 2008 | FF Notes: Fed Chairman Feb 2006 - Jan 2014. Fed Governor Feb 2002 - Jan 2014. Volatility is often experienced during his speeches as traders attempt to decipher interest rate clues; | Why Traders Care: As head of the central bank, which controls short term interest rates, he has more influence over the nation's currency value than any other person. Traders scrutinize his public engagements as they are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Federal Reserve (Fed);
2008-10-14T00:00:00+03:30
CNY
Low Impact Expected
M2 Money Supply y/y
15.3%
16.0%
16.0%
Source: People's Bank of China (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total quantity of domestic currency in circulation and deposited in banks; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 11 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 12, 2008 | FF Notes: Source does not have a reliable release schedule - this event will be listed with a date range or as 'Tentative' until the data is released; | Why Traders Care: It's positively correlated with interest rates - early in the economic cycle an increasing supply of money leads to additional spending and investment, and later in the cycle expanding money supply leads to inflation; | Also Called: Broad Money;
2008-10-14T00:00:00+03:30
EUR
Medium Impact Expected
Industrial Production m/m
1.1%
1.1%
-0.2%
Source: Eurostat (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers, mines, and utilities; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 12, 2008 | FF Notes: Tends to have a relatively mild impact because Germany and France, which account for about half of the Eurozone's economy, release earlier production data; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - production reacts quickly to ups and downs in the business cycle and is correlated with consumer conditions such as employment levels and earnings; | Also Called: Industrial Output;
2008-10-14T00:00:00+03:30
GBP
Medium Impact Expected
RICS House Price Balance
-84%
-85%
-82%
Source: RICS (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed property surveyors; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 11 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 11, 2008 | FF Notes: Data represents the percentage of surveyors reporting a price increase in their designated area. Above 0.0% indicates more surveyors reported a rise in prices, below indicates more reported a fall; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of housing inflation because surveyors have access to the most recent price data by virtue of their job; | Acro Expand: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS);
2008-10-14T00:00:00+03:30
EUR
Medium Impact Expected
ZEW Economic Sentiment
-62.7
-57.2
-40.9
Source: ZEW (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed German institutional investors and analysts; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the second or third Tuesday of the current month; | Next Release: Nov 11, 2008 | FF Notes: Above 0.0 indicates optimism, below indicates pessimism. The ZEW survey is historically focused on the German economy, and Germany tends to lead the Eurozone economy, so this overall Eurozone outlook tends to be overshadowed by the German data released at the same time; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - investors and analysts are highly informed by virtue of their job, and changes in their sentiment can be an early signal of future economic activity; | Derived Via: Survey of about 160 German institutional investors and analysts which asks respondents to rate the relative 6-month economic outlook for the Eurozone; | Acro Expand: Zentrum fur Europaische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW);
2008-10-14T00:00:00+03:30
GBP
Medium Impact Expected
Core CPI y/y
2.2%
2.1%
2.0%
Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding the volatile food, energy, alcohol, and tobacco items; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 18, 2008 | FF Notes: The Core data has a mild impact relative to other countries because overall CPI is the central bank's mandated inflation target; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI);
2008-10-14T02:31:00+03:30
GBP
Medium Impact Expected
BRC Retail Sales Monitor y/y
-1.5%
null
-1.0%
Source: British Retail Consortium (latest release) | Measures: Change in the value of same-store sales at the retail level; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, usually the first Tuesday after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 11, 2008 | FF Notes: Leads the government-released retail data by about 10 days, but has a narrower focus as it only includes retailers who belong to the BRC. Full reports are only available to BRC subscribers; | Also Called: Like-for-like Retail Sales; | Acro Expand: British Retail Consortium (BRC);
2008-10-14T03:20:00+03:30
JPY
Low Impact Expected
PPI y/y
6.8%
6.6%
7.2%
Source: Bank of Japan (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods sold by corporations; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 12 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 13, 2008 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when corporations raise the price of their goods the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; | Also Called: CGPI; | Acro Expand: Producer Price Index (PPI), Corporate Goods Price Index (CGPI);
2008-10-14T04:00:00+03:30
AUD
Low Impact Expected
NAB Business Confidence
-8
null
-7
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 monthly, about 11 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 11, 2008 | 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 350 businesses which asks respondents to rate the relative level of current business conditions; | Acro Expand: National Australia Bank (NAB);
2008-10-14T05:30:00+03:30
CNY
Medium Impact Expected
New Loans
375B
null
272B
Source: People's Bank of China (latest release) | Measures: Value of new yuan-denominated loans issued to consumers and businesses during the previous month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 11 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 12, 2008 | FF Notes: Source does not have a reliable release schedule - this event will be listed with a date range or as 'Tentative' until the data is released; | Why Traders Care: Borrowing and spending are positively correlated - consumers and businesses tend to seek credit when they are confident in their future financial position and feel comfortable spending money; | Also Called: New Yuan Loans;
2008-10-14T08:30:00+03:30
JPY
Low Impact Expected
Consumer Confidence
31.4
30.2
30.1
FF Notice: 'Actual' data initially misstated, then rectified 5 seconds after release. We regret the error; | Source: Cabinet Office (latest release) | Measures: Level of a composite index based on surveyed households, excluding single-person homes; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 3 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 12, 2008 | Why Traders Care: Financial confidence is a leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity; | Derived Via: Survey of about 8,400 households which asks respondents to rate the relative level of economic conditions including overall livelihood, income growth, employment, and climate for major purchases; | Also Called: Consumer Mood, Household Confidence;
2008-10-14T10:15:00+03:30
EUR
Low Impact Expected
French Final CPI m/m
-0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
Source: INSEE (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 13 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 13, 2008 | FF Notes: The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Preliminary release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of CPI released about 15 days apart - Preliminary and Final. The Preliminary release, which the source first reported in Jan 2016, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact. This is one of the few non-seasonally adjusted numbers reported on the calendar, as it's the primary calculation for this indicator; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI);
2008-10-14T12:00:00+03:30
GBP
High Impact Expected
CPI y/y
5.2%
5.0%
4.7%
Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 18, 2008 | FF Notes: This is considered the UK's most important inflation data because it's used as the central bank's inflation target; | Why Traders Care: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate; | Derived Via: The average price of various goods and services are sampled and then compared to the sampling done a year earlier; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI);
2008-10-14T12:17:00+03:30
GBP
Low Impact Expected
ONS HPI y/y
-3.4%
-1.1%
-0.3%
FF Notice: Source released data 17 minutes later than scheduled; | Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the selling price of homes; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 11, 2008 | FF Notes: Source discontinued this data in May 2016; | Acro Expand: House Price Index (HPI), Office for National Statistics (ONS);
2008-10-14T12:30:00+03:30
EUR
High Impact Expected
German ZEW Economic Sentiment
-63.0
-51.1
-41.1
Source: ZEW (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed German institutional investors and analysts; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the second or third Tuesday of the current month; | Next Release: Nov 11, 2008 | FF Notes: Above 0.0 indicates optimism, below indicates pessimism; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - investors and analysts are highly informed by virtue of their job, and changes in their sentiment can be an early signal of future economic activity; | Derived Via: Survey of about 160 German institutional investors and analysts which asks respondents to rate the relative 6-month economic outlook for Germany; | Acro Expand: Zentrum fur Europaische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW);
2008-10-14T15:00:00+03:30
USD
Low Impact Expected
NFIB Small Business Index
92.9
null
91.1
Source: NFIB (latest release) | Measures: Level of a composite index based on surveyed small businesses; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the second Tuesday after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 11, 2008 | FF Notes: Small Businesses are defined as an independent for-profit enterprise that employ between 1 and 250 people, not including the owners; | Derived Via: Survey of small businesses which asks respondents to rate the relative level of economic conditions including labor markets, inventories and sales, capital spending, inflation, earnings and wages, and credit markets; | Acro Expand: National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB);
2008-10-14T15:35:00+03:30
USD
Low Impact Expected
President Bush Speaks
null
null
null
Description: Due to make a statement on the economy, in Washington DC; | Source: White House (latest release) | Speaker: US President George W. Bush; | Next Release: Nov 13, 2008 | FF Notes: US President Jan 2000 - Jan 2009. He speaks frequently on a broad range of subjects - only speeches that might have direct market impact are listed on the calendar;
2008-10-14T16:00:00+03:30
CAD
Low Impact Expected
New Motor Vehicle Sales m/m
-2.3%
-1.0%
-0.8%
Source: Statistics Canada (latest release) | Measures: Change in the number of new cars and trucks sold domestically; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 14, 2008 | FF Notes: Source discontinued this data in Apr 2012; | 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;
2008-10-14T16:02:00+03:30
USD
High Impact Expected
Fed Announcement
null
null
null
FF Notice: For historical accuracy, this event was added to the calendar after its release time; | Description: Fed releases a joint statement announcing an increase in the size of its temporary reciprocal currency arrangement with the Bank of Japan; | Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: Random; | Next Release: Oct 14, 2008 | FF Notes: In addition to the scheduled FOMC statements, the Fed releases various unscheduled statements - these statements are grouped under this event; | Why Traders Care: It's a tool the FOMC uses to communicate with investors about monetary policy. It contains policy decisions and commentary about economic conditions that impact their decisions; | Also Called: Fed Statement; | Acro Expand: Federal Reserve (Fed);
2008-10-14T16:08:00+03:30
JPY
High Impact Expected
Overnight Call Rate
0.50%
0.50%
0.50%
FF Notice: Source announced an unscheduled meeting to examine recent developments in global financial markets and discuss monetary control matters. Event added to calendar 4 hours before listed time; | Source: Bank of Japan (latest release) | Measures: Interest rate at which the BOJ rediscounts bills and extends loans to financial institutions; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Variable, about 14 times per year; | Next Release: Oct 31, 2008 | FF Notes: This rate was the BOJ's main operating target from Mar 2006 until it was discontinued in Apr 2013; | 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; | Acro Expand: Bank of Japan (BOJ);
2008-10-14T16:30:00+03:30
JPY
High Impact Expected
BOJ Gov Shirakawa Speaks
null
null
null
Description: Due to hold a press conference following the unscheduled Monetary Policy Meeting in Tokyo; | Source: Bank of Japan (latest release) | Speaker: BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Oct 17, 2008 | FF Notes: BOJ Governor Apr 2008 - Mar 2013. Volatility is sometimes experienced during his speeches as traders attempt to decipher interest rate clues; | Why Traders Care: As head of the central bank, which controls short term interest rates, he has 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);
2008-10-14T17:00:00+03:30
USD
High Impact Expected
Fed Announcement
null
null
null
FF Notice: For historical accuracy, this event was added to the calendar after its release time; | Description: Fed releases a joint statement along with US Treasury, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to strengthen public confidence in financial institutions; | Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: Random; | Next Release: Oct 28, 2008 | FF Notes: In addition to the scheduled FOMC statements, the Fed releases various unscheduled statements - these statements are grouped under this event; | Why Traders Care: It's a tool the FOMC uses to communicate with investors about monetary policy. It contains policy decisions and commentary about economic conditions that impact their decisions; | Also Called: Fed Statement; | Acro Expand: Federal Reserve (Fed);
2008-10-14T17:30:00+03:30
USD
Low Impact Expected
RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism
41.1
44.5
45.8
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: Nov 11, 2008 | 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);
2008-10-14T19:45:00+03:30
EUR
Medium Impact Expected
ECB President Trichet Speaks
null
null
null
Description: Due to speak at the Economic Club of New York luncheon, in New York; | Source: European Central Bank (latest release) | Speaker: ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet; | Next Release: Oct 27, 2008 | FF Notes: ECB President Nov 2003 - Oct 2011. Volatility is often experienced during his speeches as traders attempt to decipher interest rate clues; | Why Traders Care: As head of the ECB, which controls short term interest rates, he has more influence over the euro's 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: European Central Bank (ECB);
2008-10-14T20:00:00+03:30
USD
Low Impact Expected
FOMC Member Plosser Speaks
null
null
null
Description: Due to introduce Bank of Zambia Governor Caleb Fundanga at a luncheon, in Philadelphia; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Nov 13, 2008 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member 2008, 2011, and 2014; | 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;
2008-10-14T23:30:00+03:30
USD
Medium Impact Expected
Federal Budget Balance
45.7B
47.0B
-111.9B
FF Notice: Initial release time was shifted 2 hours later due to source rescheduling; | Source: US Department of the Treasury (latest release) | Measures: Difference in value between the federal government's income and spending during the previous month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, usually on the eighth business day after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 13, 2008 | FF Notes: A positive number indicates a budget surplus, a negative number indicates a deficit; | Also Called: Monthly Treasury Statement, Treasury Budget;
2008-10-14T23:59:59+03:30
CAD
Low Impact Expected
Federal Election
null
null
null
Description: Voters will elect 308 members to the Canadian Federal Parliament, from which a government will be formed; | Source: Parliament of Canada | Frequency: Every 4 years, with snap election possible in between; | Next Release: May 2, 2011 | FF Notes: The winners will likely be projected before the official vote count is announced, based on early vote counts and exit polling;
2008-10-15T00:00:00+03:30
GBP
Low Impact Expected
Unemployment Rate
5.7%
5.6%
5.5%
Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Percentage of total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the past 3 months; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 12, 2008 | Why Traders Care: Although it's generally viewed as a lagging indicator, the number of unemployed people is an important signal of overall economic health because consumer spending is highly correlated with labor-market conditions. Unemployment is also a major consideration for those steering the country's monetary policy; | Also Called: ILO Unemployment Rate, Jobless Rate;
2008-10-15T00:00:00+03:30
GBP
Medium Impact Expected
Average Earnings Index 3m/y
3.4%
3.5%
3.5%
Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price businesses and the government pay for labor, including bonuses; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 12, 2008 | FF Notes: Data represents the 3-month moving average compared to the same period a year earlier. A figure that excludes bonuses is also released, but not included for lack of significance. Source changed series calculation formula as of Jan 2010; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when businesses pay more for labor the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; | Also Called: Average Earnings Including Bonuses;
2008-10-15T00:00:00+03:30
USD
Medium Impact Expected
Core PPI m/m
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of finished goods and services sold by producers, excluding food and energy; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 13 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 18, 2008 | FF Notes: Source changed series calculation formula as of Feb 2014. Food and energy prices make up about 40% of overall PPI which tends to mute the importance of the Core data; | Also Called: Core Finished Goods PPI, Core PPI for Final Demand; | Acro Expand: Producer Price Index (PPI);
2008-10-15T00:00:00+03:30
USD
High Impact Expected
Retail Sales m/m
-1.2%
-0.6%
-0.4%
Source: Census Bureau (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the retail level; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 14, 2008 | FF Notes: This is the earliest and broadest look at vital consumer spending data; | Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity; | Also Called: Advance Retail Sales;
2008-10-15T00:00:00+03:30
EUR
Medium Impact Expected
Final Core CPI y/y
1.9%
1.9%
1.9%
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, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 14, 2008 | FF Notes: The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Flash Core CPI Estimate and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. 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; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI);
2008-10-15T00:00:00+03:30
USD
High Impact Expected
PPI m/m
-0.4%
-0.4%
-0.9%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of finished goods and services sold by producers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 13 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 18, 2008 | FF Notes: Source changed series calculation formula as of Feb 2014; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when producers charge more for goods and services the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; | Also Called: Finished Goods PPI, Wholesale Prices, PPI for Final Demand; | Acro Expand: Producer Price Index (PPI);
2008-10-15T00:00:00+03:30
USD
Medium Impact Expected
Empire State Manufacturing Index
-24.6
-9.0
-7.4
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed manufacturers in New York state; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, around the middle of the current month; | Next Release: Nov 17, 2008 | FF Notes: Above 0.0 indicates improving conditions, below indicates worsening conditions; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and changes in their sentiment can be an early signal of future economic activity such as spending, hiring, and investment; | Derived Via: Survey of about 200 manufacturers in New York state which asks respondents to rate the relative level of general business conditions; | Also Called: New York Manufacturing Index;
2008-10-15T03:00:00+03:30
AUD
Low Impact Expected
MI Leading Index m/m
-0.1%
null
0.1%
FF Notice: Release time initially misstated as 1 hour later than source’s schedule. We regret the error; | Source: Melbourne Institute (latest release) | Measures: Change in the level of a composite index based on 9 economic indicators; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, usually the third Wednesday after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 19, 2008 | FF Notes: This index is designed to predict the direction of the economy, but it tends to have a muted impact because most of the indicators used in the calculation are released previously. Full reports are only available to Melbourne Institute subscribers; | Derived Via: Combined reading of 9 economic indicators related to consumer confidence, housing, stock market prices, unemployment expectations, hours worked, commodity prices, and interest rate spreads; | Also Called: Westpac/MI Indexes of Economic Activity, Westpac Leading Index; | Acro Expand: Melbourne Institute (MI);
2008-10-15T03:20:00+03:30
JPY
Low Impact Expected
Current Account
0.90T
1.15T
1.56T
Source: Ministry of Finance (latest release) | Measures: Difference in value between imported and exported goods, services, income flows, and unilateral transfers during the reported month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 11, 2008 | FF Notes: The goods portion has no impact because it's a duplicate of the Trade Balance data released about 20 days 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 country; | Also Called: Adjusted Current Account;
2008-10-15T04:00:00+03:30
AUD
Low Impact Expected
RBA Bulletin
null
null
null
Source: Reserve Bank of Australia (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: Released Quarterly; | Next Release: Nov 20, 2008 | FF Notes: Tends to have a mild impact since much of the information is released previously. Source changed release frequency from monthly to quarterly as of Mar 2010; | Why Traders Care: It contains relevant articles, speeches, statistical tables, and provides detailed analysis of current and future economic conditions from the bank's viewpoint; | Acro Expand: Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA);
2008-10-15T08:00:00+03:30
JPY
Low Impact Expected
Revised Industrial Production m/m
-3.5%
-3.5%
-3.5%
Source: METI (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers, mines, and utilities; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 13, 2008 | FF Notes: The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Preliminary release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this indicator released about 15 days apart - Preliminary and Revised. The Preliminary release is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - production reacts quickly to ups and downs in the business cycle and is correlated with consumer conditions such as employment levels and earnings;
2008-10-15T09:30:00+03:30
EUR
Low Impact Expected
German Final CPI m/m
-0.1%
-0.1%
-0.1%
Source: Destatis (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 11 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 14, 2008 | FF Notes: The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Preliminary release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of CPI released about 15 days apart - Preliminary and Final. The Preliminary release is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI);
2008-10-15T12:00:00+03:30
GBP
High Impact Expected
Claimant Count Change
31.8K
35.5K
35.7K
Source: Office for National Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits during the previous month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 12, 2008 | FF Notes: It's the first indication of the employment situation, released a month earlier than the Unemployment Rate. Source changed series calculation formula as of Jun 2015; | Why Traders Care: Although it's generally viewed as a lagging indicator, the number of unemployed people is an important signal of overall economic health because consumer spending is highly correlated with labor-market conditions. Unemployment is also a major consideration for those steering the country's monetary policy; | Also Called: Jobless Claims, Unemployment Change;
2008-10-15T12:30:00+03:30
EUR
High Impact Expected
Final CPI y/y
3.6%
3.6%
3.6%
Source: Eurostat (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 14, 2008 | FF Notes: The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the CPI Flash Estimate and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. This is considered the Eurozone's most important inflation data because it's used as the central bank's inflation target, but it tends to have a relatively mild impact as the CPI Flash Estimate and German Prelim CPI are released about 15 days earlier; | Why Traders Care: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI);
2008-10-15T14:30:00+03:30
NZD
Low Impact Expected
BusinessNZ Manufacturing Index
47.0
null
45.7
FF Notice: Source released data 12 hours earlier than scheduled; | Source: BusinessNZ (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed manufacturers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 13 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 12, 2008 | FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates expansion, below indicates contraction; | Derived Via: Survey of manufacturers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; | Also Called: Performance of Manufacturing Index;
2008-10-15T16:00:00+03:30
USD
High Impact Expected
Core Retail Sales m/m
-0.6%
-0.3%
-0.9%
Source: Census Bureau (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 14, 2008 | FF Notes: Automobile sales account for about 20% of Retail Sales, but they tend to be very volatile and distort the underlying trend. The Core data is therefore thought to be a better gauge of spending trends; | Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity; | Also Called: Retail Sales Ex Autos;
2008-10-15T17:30:00+03:30
USD
Medium Impact Expected
Business Inventories m/m
0.3%
0.5%
1.1%
Source: Census Bureau (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of goods held in inventory by manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 14, 2008 | Why Traders Care: It's a signal of future business spending because companies are more likely to purchase goods once they have depleted inventories;
2008-10-15T19:45:00+03:30
USD
High Impact Expected
Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks
null
null
null
Description: Due to speak about the economic outlook and financial markets at the Economic Club of New York, in New York; | Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Oct 31, 2008 | FF Notes: Fed Chairman Feb 2006 - Jan 2014. Fed Governor Feb 2002 - Jan 2014. Volatility is often experienced during his speeches as traders attempt to decipher interest rate clues; | Why Traders Care: As head of the central bank, which controls short term interest rates, he has more influence over the nation's currency value than any other person. Traders scrutinize his public engagements as they are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; | Acro Expand: Federal Reserve (Fed);
2008-10-15T21:30:00+03:30
USD
Medium Impact Expected
Beige Book
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Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Frequency: 8 times per year, 2 weeks before each FOMC meeting; | Next Release: Dec 3, 2008 | FF Notes: This analysis is used by the FOMC to help make their next decision on interest rates. However, it tends to produce a mild impact as the FOMC also receives 2 non-public books - the Green Book and the Blue Book - which are widely believed to be more influential to their rate decision; | Derived Via: Anecdotal evidence supplied by the 12 Federal Reserve banks regarding local economic conditions in their district; | Also Called: Current Economic Conditions;
2008-10-16T00:00:00+03:30
USD
Medium Impact Expected
CPI m/m
0.0%
0.1%
-0.1%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 19, 2008 | Why Traders Care: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate; | Derived Via: The average price of various goods and services are sampled and then compared to the previous sampling; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI);
2008-10-16T00:00:00+03:30
USD
Medium Impact Expected
Industrial Production m/m
-2.8%
-0.7%
-1.0%
Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers, mines, and utilities; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 17, 2008 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - production reacts quickly to ups and downs in the business cycle and is correlated with consumer conditions such as employment levels and earnings; | Also Called: Factory Output;
2008-10-16T00:00:00+03:30
USD
High Impact Expected
Core CPI m/m
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding food and energy; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 19, 2008 | FF Notes: Food and energy prices account for about a quarter of CPI, but they tend to be very volatile and distort the underlying trend. The Federal Open Market Committee usually pays more attention to the Core data - so do traders; | Why Traders Care: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate; | Also Called: CPI Ex Food and Energy, Underlying CPI; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI);
2008-10-16T00:00:00+03:30
USD
High Impact Expected
CPI y/y
4.9%
5.0%
5.4%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (latest release) | Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 19, 2008 | FF Notes: This is among the few non-seasonally adjusted numbers reported on the calendar; | Why Traders Care: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate; | Derived Via: The average price of various goods and services are sampled and then compared to the previous sampling; | Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI);
2008-10-16T00:00:00+03:30
USD
Medium Impact Expected
Unemployment Claims
461K
469K
477K
Source: Department of Labor (latest release) | Measures: The number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' less than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released weekly, usually on the first Thursday after the week ends; | Next Release: Oct 23, 2008 | 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;
2008-10-16T02:30:00+03:30
USD
Medium Impact Expected
FOMC Member Kohn Speaks
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Description: Due to speak about the economic outlook at the Georgetown University Wall Street Alliance, in New York. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Governor Donald Kohn; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Nov 12, 2008 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member Aug 2002 - Sep 2010; | 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;
2008-10-16T10:45:00+03:30
CHF
Medium Impact Expected
Retail Sales y/y
0.0%
0.9%
6.2%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles and gas stations; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 30 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 18, 2008 | FF Notes: Source changed series calculation formula as of Jan 2010; | Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity; | Also Called: Real Retail Sales;
2008-10-16T11:30:00+03:30
EUR
Low Impact Expected
Italian Trade Balance
-2.12B
-1.20B
2.07B
Source: Istat (latest release) | Measures: Difference in value between imported and exported goods during the reported month; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 18, 2008 | FF Notes: A positive number indicates that more goods were exported than imported. This is one of the few non-seasonally adjusted numbers reported on the calendar, as it's the primary calculation for this indicator;
2008-10-16T12:30:00+03:30
CHF
Medium Impact Expected
UBS Economic Expectations
-91.1
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-44.4
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: Nov 13, 2008 | 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);
2008-10-16T16:00:00+03:30
CAD
Medium Impact Expected
Manufacturing Sales m/m
-3.7%
-0.7%
2.7%
Source: Statistics Canada (latest release) | Measures: Change in the total value of sales made by manufacturers; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 14, 2008 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - manufacturers are quickly affected by market conditions, and changes in their sales can be an early signal of future activity such as spending, hiring, and investment; | Also Called: Manufacturing Shipments, Factory Sales;
2008-10-16T16:30:00+03:30
USD
High Impact Expected
TIC Long-Term Purchases
14.0B
28.0B
8.6B
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: Nov 18, 2008 | 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);
2008-10-16T16:45:00+03:30
USD
Medium Impact Expected
Capacity Utilization Rate
76.4%
78.0%
78.7%
Source: Federal Reserve (latest release) | Measures: Percentage of available resources being utilized by manufacturers, mines, and utilities; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends; | Next Release: Nov 17, 2008 | Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when producers are nearing full capacity they respond by raising prices, and the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer;
2008-10-16T17:30:00+03:30
USD
Medium Impact Expected
Philly Fed Manufacturing Index
-37.5
-9.0
3.8
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed manufacturers in Philadelphia; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, on the third Thursday of the current month; | Next Release: Nov 20, 2008 | 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;
2008-10-16T18:05:00+03:30
USD
Low Impact Expected
Natural Gas Storage
79B
82B
88B
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: Oct 23, 2008 | 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);
2008-10-16T18:30:00+03:30
USD
Medium Impact Expected
Crude Oil Inventories
5.6M
2.0M
8.1M
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: Oct 22, 2008 | 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);
2008-10-16T19:30:00+03:30
USD
Low Impact Expected
FOMC Member Stern Speaks
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Description: Due to speak at the Rotary Club Luncheon, in Houghton. Audience questions expected; | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (latest release) | Speaker: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Gary Stern; | Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected is good for currency; | Next Release: Oct 22, 2008 | FF Notes: FOMC voting member 2005 and 2008; | 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);
2008-10-16T20:30:00+03:30
USD
Low Impact Expected
NAHB Housing Market Index
14
17
17
Source: NAHB (latest release) | Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed home builders; | Usual Effect: 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency; | Frequency: Released monthly, around the middle of the current month; | Next Release: Nov 18, 2008 | FF Notes: Above 50 indicates a favorable outlook on home sales, below indicates a negative outlook; | Derived Via: Survey of about 900 home builders which asks respondents to rate the relative level of current and future single-family home sales; | Also Called: NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index; | Acro Expand: National Association of Home Builders (NAHB);