Description

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed German institutional investors and analysts;

Why Traders Cares: 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;

Notes: Above 0.0 indicates optimism, below indicates pessimism;

• Actual9.3
• Forecast17.6
• Previous17.9
• Release1d, 5h ago

Description

Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the retail level;

Why Traders Cares: it's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity;

• Actual0.1%
• Forecast-0.2%
• Previous-0.2%
• Release1d, 2h ago

Description

Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles;

Why Tradres Cares: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity;

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;

• Actual0.1%
• Forecast0.2%
• Previous0.5%
• Release1d, 2h ago

Description

Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers;

Why Traders Cares: 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;

Notes: This is the most important inflation-related release due to its earliness and broad scope. This is among the few non-seasonally adjusted numbers reported on the calendar, as it's the calculation most commonly reported;

• Actual-0.2%
• Forecast0.1%
• Previous0.4%
• Release1d, 2h ago

Description

Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding the most volatile 40% of items;

Why Traders: 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;

• Actual1.5%
• Forecast
• Previous1.7%
• Release1d, 2h ago

Description

Measures: Difference in value between imported and exported goods, services, income flows, and unilateral transfers during the previous quarter;

Why Traders Cares: 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;

Notes: This is among the few non-seasonally adjusted numbers reported on the calendar, as it's the data most commonly reported. The goods portion has no impact because it's a duplicate of the monthly Trade Balance data;

• Actual-4.826B
• Forecast-4B
• Previous-7.975B
• Release16h, 7m ago

Description

Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers;

Why Traders Cares: 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. This is considered the UK's most important inflation data because it's used as the central bank's inflation target;

• Actual2.2%
• Forecast2.2%
• Previous2.2%
• Release8h, 52m ago

Description

Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers;

Why Traders Cares: 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;

• Actual0.1%
• Forecast0.2%
• Previous0.2%
• Release5h, 52m ago

Description

Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding food, energy, alcohol, and tobacco;

Why Trades Cares: 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;

• Actual2.8%
• Forecast2.8%
• Previous2.8%
• Release5h, 52m ago

Description

Measures: Interest rate at which depository institutions lend balances held at the Federal Reserve to other depository institutions overnight;

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;

Notes: The rate decision is usually priced into the market, so it tends to be overshadowed by the FOMC Statement, which is focused on the future;

• Actual5.5%
• Forecast5.5%
• Previous5.5%
• Release1mo, 2w ago

Description

Measures: Change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy;

Why Traders Cares: It's the broadest measure of economic activity and the primary gauge of the economy's health;

• Actual0.2%
• Forecast0%
• Previous-0.1%
• Release2mos, 4w ago

Description

Measures: Percentage of the total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month;

Why Traders Cares: the number of unemployed people is an important signal of overall economic health because consumer spending is highly correlated with labor-market conditions;

• Actual4.2%
• Forecast4.1%
• Previous4.1%
• Release1mo, 3d ago

Description

Measures: Change in the number of employed people during the previous month;

Why Traders Cares: Job creation is an important leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity;

• Actual58.2K
• Forecast20K
• Previous39.5K
• Release1mo, 3d ago

Description

Measures: Interest rate at which the BOE lends to financial institutions overnight;

Why Traders Cares: 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;

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;

• Actual5%
• Forecast5%
• Previous5.25%
• Release1mo, 2w ago

Description

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed manufacturers in Philadelphia;

Why Traders Cares: 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;

Notes: Above 0.0 indicates improving conditions, below indicates worsening conditions;

• Actual-7
• Forecast7
• Previous13.9
• Release1mo, 3d ago

Description

Measures: The number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week;

Why Traders Cares: 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;

• Actual230K
• Forecast230K
• Previous232K
• Release6d, 2h ago

Description

Measures: Change in total spending facilitated with a credit card;

Why Traders Cares: It's correlated with consumer spending and confidence - rising debt levels are a sign that lenders feel comfortable issuing loans, and that consumers are confident in their financial position and eager to spend money;

• Actual-3.8%
• Forecast
• Previous-0.2%
• Release4w, 11h ago

Description

Measures: Change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level;

Why Traders Cares: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity;

• Actual0.5%
• Forecast0.5%
• Previous-1.2%
• Release1mo, 2d ago

Description

Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles;

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;

• Actual0.3%
• Forecast-0.2%
• Previous1.7%
• Release3w, 5d ago

Description

Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the retail level;

Why Tarders Cares: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity;

• Actual-0.3%
• Forecast-0.3%
• Previous0.6%
• Release3w, 5d ago