| 2020-08-04 11:30:00 |
Aug, 04 2020 |
11:30:00 |
 AUD |
RBA Rate Statement
| It's among the primary tools the RBA Reserve Bank Board uses to communicate with investors about monetary policy. It contains the outcome of their decision on interest rates and commentary about the economic conditions that influenced their decision. Most importantly, it discusses the economic outlook and offers clues on the outcome of future decisions; | |
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HIGH |
- |
- |
- |
| 2020-08-04 11:30:00 |
Aug, 04 2020 |
11:30:00 |
AUD |
Cash Rate
| The rate decision is usually priced into the market, so it tends to be overshadowed by the RBA Rate Statement, which is focused on the future; | |
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HIGH |
- |
0.25% |
0.25% |
| 2020-08-03 21:00:00 |
Aug, 03 2020 |
21:00:00 |
 USD |
ISM Manufacturing PMI
| It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; | |
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HIGH |
- |
53.6 |
52.6 |
| 2020-07-30 01:30:00 |
Jul, 30 2020 |
01:30:00 |
USD |
FOMC Press Conference
| The press conference is about an hour long and has 2 parts - first a prepared statement is read, then the conference is open to press questions. The questions often lead to unscripted answers that create heavy market volatility. The press conference is webcasted on the Fed's Ustream channel in real-time. Source first conducted in Apr 2011; | |
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HIGH |
- |
- |
- |
| 2020-07-30 01:00:00 |
Jul, 30 2020 |
01:00:00 |
USD |
FOMC Statement
| The FOMC usually changes the statement slightly at each release. It's these changes that traders focus on; | |
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HIGH |
- |
- |
- |
| 2020-07-29 21:00:00 |
Jul, 29 2020 |
21:00:00 |
USD |
Pending Home Sales m/m
| This data is released about a week later than Existing Home Sales, but it's more forward-looking as a contract is signed several weeks before the home is counted as sold; | |
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HIGH |
- |
15.6% |
44.3% |
| 2020-07-29 08:30:00 |
Jul, 29 2020 |
08:30:00 |
AUD |
CPI q/q
| Although this data is extremely late relative to inflation data from other countries, it's the primary gauge of consumer prices and tends to create hefty market impacts; | |
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HIGH |
- |
-2.0% |
0.3% |
| 2020-07-29 08:30:00 |
Jul, 29 2020 |
08:30:00 |
AUD |
Trimmed Mean CPI q/q
| Data represents the underlying inflation trend through component weighting and anomaly exclusion; | |
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HIGH |
- |
0.1% |
0.5% |
| 2020-07-22 06:00:00 |
Jul, 22 2020 |
06:00:00 |
AUD |
RBA Gov Lowe Speaks
| 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; | |
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HIGH |
- |
- |
- |
| 2020-07-02 19:30:00 |
Jul, 02 2020 |
19:30:00 |
USD |
Average Hourly Earnings m/m
| This is the earliest data related to labor inflation. Source changed series calculation formula as of Feb 2010; | |
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HIGH |
- |
-0.8% |
-1.0% |
| 2020-07-02 19:30:00 |
Jul, 02 2020 |
19:30:00 |
USD |
Non-Farm Employment Change
| This is vital economic data released shortly after the month ends. The combination of importance and earliness makes for hefty market impacts; | |
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HIGH |
- |
3037K |
2509K |
| 2020-07-02 19:30:00 |
Jul, 02 2020 |
19:30:00 |
USD |
Unemployment Rate
| 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; | |
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HIGH |
- |
12.4% |
13.3% |
| 2020-07-01 19:15:00 |
Jul, 01 2020 |
19:15:00 |
USD |
ADP Non-Farm Employment Change
| This data provides an early look at employment growth, usually 2 days ahead of the government-released employment data that it's designed to mimic. Source changed series calculation formula in Feb 2007, Dec 2008, and Nov 2012, to better align with government data; | |
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HIGH |
- |
2850K |
-2760K |
| 2020-06-30 23:30:00 |
Jun, 30 2020 |
23:30:00 |
USD |
Fed Chair Powell Testifies
| Fed Chair Feb 2018 - Feb 2022. Fed Governor May 2012 - Jan 2028. The testimony usually comes in 2 parts: first he reads a prepared statement (a text version is made available on the Fed's website at the start), then the committee will hold a question and answer session. Since the questions are not known beforehand they can make for some unscripted moments that lead to heavy market volatility; | |
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HIGH |
- |
- |
- |
| 2020-06-30 19:30:00 |
Jun, 30 2020 |
19:30:00 |
 CAD |
GDP m/m
| It's the broadest measure of economic activity and the primary gauge of the economy's health; | |
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HIGH |
- |
-12.5% |
-7.2% |
| 2020-06-30 08:00:00 |
Jun, 30 2020 |
08:00:00 |
 CNY |
Manufacturing PMI
| Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. Tends to have more impact when it's released ahead of the Caixin Manufacturing PMI because the reports are tightly correlated. Chinese data can have a broad impact on the currency markets due to China's influence on the global economy and investor sentiment; | |
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HIGH |
- |
50.4 |
50.6 |
| 2020-06-24 09:00:00 |
Jun, 24 2020 |
09:00:00 |
 NZD |
Official Cash Rate
| 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; | |
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HIGH |
- |
0.25% |
0.25% |
| 2020-06-24 09:00:00 |
Jun, 24 2020 |
09:00:00 |
NZD |
RBNZ Rate Statement
| It's among the primary tools the RBNZ uses to communicate with investors about monetary policy. It contains the outcome of their decision on interest rates and commentary about the economic conditions that influenced their decision. Most importantly, it discusses the economic outlook and offers clues on the outcome of future decisions; | |
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HIGH |
- |
- |
- |
| 2020-06-22 22:00:00 |
Jun, 22 2020 |
22:00:00 |
CAD |
BOC Gov Macklem Speaks
| 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; | |
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HIGH |
- |
- |
- |
| 2020-06-18 18:00:00 |
Jun, 18 2020 |
18:00:00 |
 GBP |
Asset Purchase Facility
| It increases demand for bonds which usually leads to lower long-term interest rates; | |
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HIGH |
- |
745B |
645B |
| 2020-06-18 18:00:00 |
Jun, 18 2020 |
18:00:00 |
GBP |
MPC Asset Purchase Facility Votes
| The BOE's MPC meeting minutes contain the asset purchase vote for each MPC member during the most recent meeting. The breakdown of votes provides insight into which members are changing their stance on asset purchases and how close the committee is to enacting a change in future purchases; | |
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HIGH |
- |
0-9-0 |
2-0-7 |
| 2020-06-18 18:00:00 |
Jun, 18 2020 |
18:00:00 |
GBP |
MPC Official Bank Rate Votes
| The BOE's MPC meeting minutes contain the interest rate vote for each MPC member during the most recent meeting. The breakdown of votes provides insight into which members are changing their stance on interest rates and how close the committee is to enacting a rate change in the future; | |
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HIGH |
- |
0-0-9 |
0-0-9 |
| 2020-06-18 18:00:00 |
Jun, 18 2020 |
18:00:00 |
GBP |
Monetary Policy Summary
| It's among the primary tools the MPC uses to communicate with investors about monetary policy. It contains the outcome of their vote on interest rates and other policy measures, along with commentary about the economic conditions that influenced their votes. Most importantly, it discusses the economic outlook and offers clues on the outcome of future votes; |
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HIGH |
- |
- |
- |
| 2020-06-18 18:00:00 |
Jun, 18 2020 |
18:00:00 |
GBP |
Official Bank Rate
| 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; | |
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HIGH |
- |
0.10% |
0.10% |
| 2020-06-18 14:30:00 |
Jun, 18 2020 |
14:30:00 |
 CHF |
SNB Monetary Policy Assessment
| It's the primary tool the SNB Governing Board uses to communicate with investors about monetary policy. It contains the outcome of their decision on interest rates and commentary about the economic conditions that influenced their decision. Most importantly, it projects the economic outlook and offers clues on the outcome of future rate decisions; | |
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HIGH |
- |
- |
- |
| 2020-06-18 14:30:00 |
Jun, 18 2020 |
14:30:00 |
CHF |
SNB Press Conference
| It's among the primary tools the SNB Governing Board uses to communicate with investors about monetary policy and the economic outlook; | |
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HIGH |
- |
- |
- |
| 2020-06-18 08:30:00 |
Jun, 18 2020 |
08:30:00 |
AUD |
Employment Change
| This is vital economic data released shortly after the month ends. The combination of importance and earliness makes for hefty market impacts; | |
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HIGH |
- |
-105.0K |
-607.4K |
| 2020-06-18 08:30:00 |
Jun, 18 2020 |
08:30:00 |
AUD |
Unemployment Rate
| 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; | |
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HIGH |
- |
6.9% |
6.4% |
| 2020-06-18 05:45:00 |
Jun, 18 2020 |
05:45:00 |
NZD |
GDP q/q
| It's the broadest measure of economic activity and the primary gauge of the economy's health; | |
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HIGH |
- |
-0.1% |
0.5% |
| 2020-06-11 01:30:00 |
Jun, 11 2020 |
01:30:00 |
USD |
FOMC Press Conference
| It's among the primary methods the Fed uses to communicate with investors regarding monetary policy. It covers in detail the factors that affected the most recent interest rate and other policy decisions, along with commentary about economic conditions such as the future growth outlook and inflation. Most importantly, it provides clues regarding future monetary policy; | |
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HIGH |
- |
- |
- |
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