Economic Calendar

Time Country Period Event Sense Forecast Previous
August 15, 2018
Day EUR calender forex French Bank Holiday
Day EUR calender forex Italian Bank Holiday
04:30 AUD calender forex July Westpac Consumer Sentiment -2.3% 3.9%
05:30 AUD calender forex Wage Price Index q/q 0.6% 0.6% 0.5%
Name:

Wage Price Index q/q

  • Source:

    Australian Bureau of Statistics

12:30 GBP calender forex July CPI y/y 2.5% 2.5% 2.4%
Name:

CPI y/y

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Office for National Statistics

12:30 GBP calender forex July PPI Input m/m 0.5% 0.1% 0.3%
12:30 GBP calender forex July RPI y/y 3.2% 3.4% 3.4%
12:30 GBP calender forex July Core CPI y/y 1.9% 1.9% 1.9%
12:30 GBP calender forex July HPI y/y 3.0% 2.7% 3.5%
12:30 GBP calender forex July PPI Output m/m 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
13:32 EUR calender forex German 30-y Bond Auction 0.94|1.6 1.02|1.7
16:30 USD calender forex July Core Retail Sales 0.6% 0.3% 0.2%
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 July Retail Sales m/m 0.5% 0.1% 0.2%
Name:

Retail Sales m/m

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Census Bureau

16:30 USD calender forex July Empire State Manufacturing Index 25.6 20.1 22.6
16:30 USD calender forex Prelim Nonfarm Productivity q/q 2.9% 2.4% 0.4%
16:30 USD calender forex Prelim Unit Labor Costs q/q -0.9% -0.1% 2.9%
17:15 USD calender forex July Capacity Utilization Rate 78.1% 78.2% 78.1%
17:15 USD calender forex July Industrial Production m/m 0.1% 0.3% 1.0%
18:00 USD calender forex July Business Inventories m/m 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
18:00 USD calender forex July NAHB Housing Market Index 67 67 68
18:30 USD calender forex July Crude Oil Inventories 6.8M -2.6M -1.4M
Name:

Crude Oil Inventories

  • Source:

    Energy Information Administration

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