Economic Calendar

Time Country Period Event Sense Forecast Previous
May 9, 2016
Day EUR calender forex May Eurogroup Meetings
Name:

Eurogroup Meetings

  • Source:

    Eurogroup

03:50 JPY calender forex April Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes
04:00 JPY calender forex April Average Cash Earnings y/y 1.4% 0.6% 0.7%
05:30 AUD calender forex April ANZ Job Advertisements m/m -0.8% 0.1%
09:00 JPY calender forex April Consumer Confidence 40.8 40.8 41.7
10:00 EUR calender forex April German Factory Orders m/m 1.9% 0.7% -0.8%
11:15 CHF calender forex April CPI m/m 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
11:30 GBP calender forex April Halifax HPI m/m -0.8% 0.1% 2.2%
12:30 EUR calender forex April Sentix Investor Confidence 6.2 6.1 5.7
16:13 CAD calender forex April Housing Starts 192K 195K 205K
18:00 USD calender forex Labor Market Conditions Index m/m -0.9 -2.1
May 10, 2016
03:01 GBP calender forex April BRC Retail Sales Monitor y/y -0.9% -0.7%
05:30 CNY calender forex April CPI y/y 2.3% 2.3% 2.3%
05:30 CNY calender forex April PPI y/y -3.4% -3.8% -4.3%
07:45 JPY calender forex April 10-y Bond Auction -0.10|3.4 -0.07|3.9
09:45 CHF calender forex April Unemployment Rate 3.5% 3.5% 3.4%
10:00 EUR calender forex April German Industrial Production m/m -1.3% -0.2% -0.7%
10:00 EUR calender forex April German Trade Balance 23.6B 20.4B 20.0B
10:45 EUR calender forex April French Gov Budget Balance -27.5B -25.6B
10:45 EUR calender forex April French Industrial Production m/m -0.3% 0.6% -1.3%
11:15 USD calender forex FOMC Member Dudley Speaks
11:35 CNY calender forex April Foreign Direct Investment ytd/y 4.8% 4.5%
12:00 EUR calender forex April Italian Industrial Production m/m 0.0% 0.3% -0.7%
12:30 GBP calender forex Goods Trade Balance -11.2B -11.2B -11.4B
14:00 USD calender forex April NFIB Small Business Index 93.6 93.2 92.6
18:00 USD calender forex April JOLTS Job Openings 5.76M 5.55M 5.61M
18:00 USD calender forex April Wholesale Inventories m/m 0.1% 0.2% -0.6%
May 11, 2016
01:00 NZD calender forex RBNZ Financial Stability Report
Name:

RBNZ Financial Stability Report

  • Source:

    Reserve Bank of New Zealand

03:00 NZD calender forex RBNZ Gov Wheeler Speaks
Name:

RBNZ Gov Wheeler Speaks

  • Source:

    Reserve Bank of New Zealand

04:30 AUD calender forex April Westpac Consumer Sentiment 8.5% -4.0%
05:10 NZD calender forex RBNZ Gov Wheeler Speaks
Name:

RBNZ Gov Wheeler Speaks

  • Source:

    Reserve Bank of New Zealand

05:30 AUD calender forex April Home Loans m/m -0.9% -1.4% 0.9%
09:00 JPY calender forex April Leading Indicators 98.4% 96.4% 96.8%
12:30 GBP calender forex March Manufacturing Production m/m 0.1% 0.4% -0.9%
Name:

Manufacturing Production m/m

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Office for National Statistics

12:30 GBP calender forex April Industrial Production m/m 0.3% 0.7% -0.2%
16:45 CAD calender forex Gov Council Member Wilkins Speaks
18:00 GBP calender forex April NIESR GDP Estimate 0.3% 0.4%
18:30 USD calender forex April Crude Oil Inventories -3.4M 0.1M 2.8M
Name:

Crude Oil Inventories

  • Source:

    Energy Information Administration

21:01 USD calender forex April 10-y Bond Auction 1.71|2.7 1.77|2.8
22:00 USD calender forex April Federal Budget Balance 106.5B 116.2B -108.0B
May 12, 2016
02:30 NZD calender forex April Business NZ Manufacturing Index 56.5 54.7
02:45 NZD calender forex April FPI m/m 0.3% 0.5%
03:00 AUD calender forex RBA Assist Gov Edey Speaks
03:01 GBP calender forex April RICS House Price Balance 41% 38% 42%
03:50 JPY calender forex March Current Account 1.89T 1.90T 1.69T
03:50 JPY calender forex BOJ Summary of Opinions
03:50 JPY calender forex April Bank Lending y/y 2.2% 2.0%
05:00 AUD calender forex April MI Inflation Expectations 3.2% 3.6%
07:45 JPY calender forex April 30-y Bond Auction 0.32|3.0 0.39|3.4
09:00 JPY calender forex April Economy Watchers Sentiment 43.5 44.9 45.4
10:00 EUR calender forex April German WPI m/m 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
10:45 EUR calender forex French Final CPI m/m 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
13:00 EUR calender forex April Industrial Production m/m -0.8% 0.1% -1.2%
15:00 GBP calender forex BOE Inflation Report
Name:

BOE Inflation Report

  • Source:

    Bank of England

15:00 GBP calender forex April MPC Official Bank Rate Votes 0-0-9 0-0-9 0-0-9
Name:

MPC Official Bank Rate Votes

  • Source:

    Bank of England

15:00 GBP calender forex Monetary Policy Summary
Name:

Monetary Policy Summary

  • Source:

    Bank of England

15:00 GBP calender forex May Official Bank Rate 0.50% 0.50% 0.50%
Name:

Official Bank Rate

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Bank of England

15:00 GBP calender forex May Asset Purchase Facility 375B 375B 375B
15:00 GBP calender forex April MPC Asset Purchase Facility Votes 0-0-9 0-0-9 0-0-9
15:30 GBP calender forex April BOE Gov Carney Speaks
Name:

BOE Gov Carney Speaks

  • Source:

    Bank of England

16:30 CAD calender forex April NHPI m/m 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
16:30 USD calender forex Week Unemployment Claims 294K 277K 274K
Name:

Unemployment Claims

  • Better if:

    Sense < Forecast

  • Source:

    Department of Labor

16:30 USD calender forex April Import Prices m/m 0.3% 0.6% 0.3%
18:00 USD calender forex Mortgage Delinquencies 4.77% 4.77%
18:30 USD calender forex April Natural Gas Storage 56B 60B 68B
19:00 USD calender forex FOMC Member Mester Speaks
19:45 USD calender forex FOMC Member Rosengren Speaks
21:01 USD calender forex April 30-y Bond Auction 2.62|2.2 2.60|2.4
22:15 USD calender forex FOMC Member George Speaks
May 13, 2016
02:45 NZD calender forex Retail Sales q/q 0.8% 1.0% 1.1%
Name:

Retail Sales q/q

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Statistics New Zealand

02:51 NZD calender forex Core Retail Sales q/q 1.0% 1.1% 1.3%
03:50 JPY calender forex April M2 Money Stock y/y 3.3% 3.2% 3.2%
08:30 JPY calender forex April Tertiary Industry Activity m/m -0.7% -0.2% 0.2%
10:00 EUR calender forex German Prelim GDP q/q 0.7% 0.6% 0.3%
10:00 EUR calender forex April German Final CPI m/m -0.4% -0.2% -0.2%
10:45 EUR calender forex French Prelim Non-Farm Payrolls q/q 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
12:00 EUR calender forex Italian Prelim GDP q/q 0.3% 0.3% 0.2%
12:01 CNY calender forex April M2 Money Supply y/y 12.8% 13.5% 13.4%
12:01 CNY calender forex April New Loans 556B 820B 1370B
12:30 GBP calender forex Construction Output m/m -3.6% -2.8% -0.9%
13:00 EUR calender forex Flash GDP q/q 0.5% 0.6% 0.6%
13:00 GBP calender forex MPC Member Haldane Speaks
16:30 GBP calender forex April MPC Member Weale Speaks
16:30 USD calender forex April Core Retail Sales 0.8% 0.6% 0.4%
Name:

Core Retail Sales m/m

Essence:

Core Retail Sales measures the change in the total value of sales at retail outlets, excluding automobiles. Automobile sales are substantial part of Retail Sales, but due to high volatility they tend to distort the true picture. Core Retail Sales is considered to be a better gauge of of consumption and consumer confidence.

Why imprtant:

It is an important indicator of consumer spending and consumer confidence. Thought to be used to forecast near-term economic developments. 

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Census Bureau

16:30 USD calender forex April Producer Price Index m/m 0.2% 0.3% -0.1%
Name:

PPI m/m

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Bureau of Labor Statistics

16:30 USD calender forex April Retail Sales m/m 1.3% -0.3% -0.3%
Name:

Retail Sales m/m

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Census Bureau

16:30 USD calender forex April Core PPI m/m 0.1% 0.1% -0.1%
18:00 USD calender forex May Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment 95.8 89.9 89.0
Name:

Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    University of Michigan

18:00 USD calender forex April Business Inventories m/m 0.4% 0.2% -0.1%
18:00 USD calender forex April Revised UoM Inflation Expectations 2.5% 2.8%
May 14, 2016
09:30 CNY calender forex April Industrial Production y/y 6.0% 6.5% 6.8%
Name:

Industrial Production y/y

  • Source:

    National Bureau of Statistics

09:30 CNY calender forex April Fixed Asset Investment ytd/y 10.5% 11.0% 10.7%
09:30 CNY calender forex April Retail Sales y/y 10.1% 10.6% 10.5%
May 15, 2016

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