Sept.
11, 2009
(Allthingsforex.com)
– A
sequence of
Retail Sales,
Industrial
Production and
Consumer Price
Index reports,
scheduled for
release from
major
industrialized
nations in the
week ahead,
will bring the
market’s
focus on
consumer
spending,
inflation, and
industrial
activity in
search of
further signs
of a worldwide
economic
recovery.
In preparation for the new trading week, here is a quick look at the most important economic events that every currency trader should pay attention to.
Sunday, Sept. 13 will begin the trading session with a notable report- the New Zealand Retail Sales, the main measure of consumer spending, at 6:45 pm, ET.
Monday, Sept. 14 will start with the first spotlight event of the week- the Japanese Industrial Production, the main gauge of industrial activity measuring the output of factories, mines, and utilities, at 12:30 am, ET.
The Swiss PPI- Producers Price Index, the main measure of wholesale inflation experienced by manufacturers and a leading indicator of consumer inflation, will follow at 3:15 am, ET.
A major spotlight event- the Euro-zone Industrial Production, the main gauge of industrial activity measuring the output of factories, mines, and utilities, will be released at 5:00 am, ET.
Housing data from the U.K., the RICS- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors House Price Balance, measuring changes in home prices, will come at 7:00 pm, ET.
The day will end with two notable reports from “down under”- the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Meeting Minutes from the last monetary policy meeting that may provide clues about the bank’s future monetary policy, at 9:30 pm, ET, and the Australian Housing Starts, a leading indicator of housing market activity, also at 9:30 pm, ET.
Tuesday, Sept. 15 will begin with the French CPI- Consumer Price Index, the main measure of inflation in the Euro-zone’s second-largest economy, at 2:45 am, ET, and the Swiss Industrial Production, the main gauge of industrial activity measuring the output of factories, mines, and utilities, at 3:15 am, ET.
One of the main spotlight events of the week- the U.K. CPI- Consumer Price Index, the main measure of inflation used by the Bank of England, will be released at 4:30 am, ET, along with the U.K. RPI- Retail Price Index of the rate of inflation experienced by consumers when purchasing goods and services, also at 4:30 am, ET.
Shortly after, another notable event from the U.K. will bring the British Parliament’s Inflation Report Hearings, a series of testimonies on inflation and economic conditions from members of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, scheduled to begin at 4:45 am, ET.
News from the Euro-zone will deliver a spotlight event- the German ZEW Institute Economic Sentiment, a survey of the sentiment and outlook of institutional investors and financial experts on the economy, at 5:00 am, ET.
The Canadian Labor Productivity, a measure of labor efficiency, will hit the newswires at 8:30 am, ET, along with the Canadian New Motor Vehicle Sales, also at 8:30 am, ET.
The U.S. economic reports will begin with a major spotlight event- the U.S. Retail Sales, an important gauge of consumer spending, measuring the total receipts at stores that sell durable and non-durable goods, at 8:30 am, ET, along with the U.S. PPI- Producers Price Index, the main measure of wholesale inflation experienced by manufacturers and a leading indicator of consumer inflation, also at 8:30 am, ET.
The U.S. data will continue with the Empire State Manufacturing Survey of manufacturing conditions in the state of New York, at 8:30 am, ET, and the U.S. Business Inventories, a gauge of economic conditions measuring inventories of manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers, at 10:00 am, ET.
The busy day will end with the Australian Leading Indicators of economic activity, at 9:00 pm, ET.
Wednesday, Sept. 16 will start with the Swiss Retail Sales, the main measure of consumer spending, at 3:15 am, ET.
A spotlight employment report from the U.K. will bring the U.K. Jobless Claims, Unemployment Rate and Average Earnings, the main gauges of labor market conditions, all scheduled at 4:30 am, ET.
News from the Euro-zone will bring a major spotlight event- the Euro-zone HICP- Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices, the main measure of inflation in the Euro-zone and the European equivalent to the CPI- Consumer Price Index, at 5:00 am, ET, along with the Swiss ZEW Institute Economic Expectations survey of institutional investors and analysts’ outlook on the economy, also at 5:00 am, ET.
The sequence of spotlight events will continue with the U.S. CPI- Consumer Price Index, the main measure of inflation in the world’s largest economy, at 8:30 am, ET, along with the U.S. Current Account of goods, services and transfer of payments into and out of the country, also at 8:30 am, ET.
The U.S. economic reports will continue with the TIC- Treasury International Capital, a measure of the attractiveness of the U.S. Dollar, tracking the flows of financial instruments into and out of the United States, at 9:00 am, ET.
Another major spotlight event- the U.S. Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization, the main gauge of industrial activity measuring the output of factories, mines, and utilities, will follow at 9:15 am, ET.
More U.S. economic data will bring the EIA- Energy Information Administration Weekly Oil Inventories, at 10:30 am, ET, and the NAHB- National Association of Home Builders’ Housing Market Index of present sales of new homes, sales of new homes expected in the next six months, and traffic of prospective buyers in new homes, at 1:00 pm, ET.
The New Zealand Manufacturing Index of performance in the manufacturing sector will be released at 6:30 pm, ET, followed by the Japanese Manufacturing Index, at 7:50 pm, ET.
The day will conclude with two notable reports- the Japanese Tertiary Index, an important gauge of economic activity in the service industries: utilities, transport and telecommunications, wholesale and retail, finance, insurance, and real estate, scheduled at 7:50 pm, ET, and the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Monthly Bulletin on monetary policy, inflation and economic conditions, at 9:30 pm, ET.
Thursday, Sept. 17 will begin with a spotlight event- the Bank of Japan Interest Rate Announcement, expected around 12:00 am, ET.
Another spotlight event- the U.K. Retail Sales, an important gauge of consumer spending, measuring the total receipts at stores that sell durable and non-durable goods, will come at 4:30 am, ET, along with the U.K. Consumer Inflation Expectations survey, also at 4:30 am, ET.
The Euro-zone Trade Balance of the difference between imported and exported goods and services will be released at 5:00 am, ET, followed by the U.K. CBI- Confederation of British Industry Industrial Orders and Trends Survey, a leading indicator of economic activity, due at 6:00 am, ET.
News from Canada will bring a spotlight event- the Canadian CPI- Consumer Price Index, the main measure of inflation, at 7:00 am, ET.
Another major spotlight event- the Swiss National Bank Interest Rate Decision will be announced at 8:00 am, ET, followed by the Canadian Leading Indicators of economic conditions, at 8:30 am, ET.
The U.S economic data will begin with a spotlight event- the U.S. Housing Starts and Building Permits, a leading indicator of housing market activity measuring changes in the rate of home construction, at 8:30 am, ET, along with the weekly Jobless Claims, also at 8:30 am, ET.
The U.S. reports will continue with the Philadelphia Fed Survey of manufacturing conditions within the Philadelphia Federal Reserve district, at 10:00 am, ET, and the EIA- Energy Information Administration Weekly Natural Gas Inventories, at 10:30 am, ET.
Two notable U.S. economic releases will wrap up the day- the Federal Reserve Balance Sheet, the Fed’s report on the balance sheet of reserves and the factors affecting them, scheduled at 4:30 pm, ET, along with the U.S. Money Supply, a measure of liquidity and supply of money in the financial system, also due at 4:30 am, ET.
Friday, Sept. 18 will start with the Bank of Japan’s Monthly Report on monetary policy, inflation and economic conditions, at 1:00 am, ET, and the German PPI- Producers Price Index, the main measure of wholesale inflation experienced by manufacturers and a leading indicator of consumer inflation, at 2:00 am, ET.
The Euro-zone Current Account of goods, services and transfer of payments into and out of the region, will be released at 5:00 am, ET, followed by the U.K. Public Sector Borrowing, a measure of credit debt and spending by public corporations, at 4:30 am, ET, and the U.K. M4 Money Supply, measuring the supply of money in the financial system, also at 4:30 am, ET.
The busy trading week will end with the Canadian Wholesale Sales, a leading indicator of retail sales and consumer spending, scheduled at 8:30 am, ET.
In preparation for the new trading week, here is a quick look at the most important economic events that every currency trader should pay attention to.
Sunday, Sept. 13 will begin the trading session with a notable report- the New Zealand Retail Sales, the main measure of consumer spending, at 6:45 pm, ET.
Monday, Sept. 14 will start with the first spotlight event of the week- the Japanese Industrial Production, the main gauge of industrial activity measuring the output of factories, mines, and utilities, at 12:30 am, ET.
The Swiss PPI- Producers Price Index, the main measure of wholesale inflation experienced by manufacturers and a leading indicator of consumer inflation, will follow at 3:15 am, ET.
A major spotlight event- the Euro-zone Industrial Production, the main gauge of industrial activity measuring the output of factories, mines, and utilities, will be released at 5:00 am, ET.
Housing data from the U.K., the RICS- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors House Price Balance, measuring changes in home prices, will come at 7:00 pm, ET.
The day will end with two notable reports from “down under”- the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Meeting Minutes from the last monetary policy meeting that may provide clues about the bank’s future monetary policy, at 9:30 pm, ET, and the Australian Housing Starts, a leading indicator of housing market activity, also at 9:30 pm, ET.
Tuesday, Sept. 15 will begin with the French CPI- Consumer Price Index, the main measure of inflation in the Euro-zone’s second-largest economy, at 2:45 am, ET, and the Swiss Industrial Production, the main gauge of industrial activity measuring the output of factories, mines, and utilities, at 3:15 am, ET.
One of the main spotlight events of the week- the U.K. CPI- Consumer Price Index, the main measure of inflation used by the Bank of England, will be released at 4:30 am, ET, along with the U.K. RPI- Retail Price Index of the rate of inflation experienced by consumers when purchasing goods and services, also at 4:30 am, ET.
Shortly after, another notable event from the U.K. will bring the British Parliament’s Inflation Report Hearings, a series of testimonies on inflation and economic conditions from members of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, scheduled to begin at 4:45 am, ET.
News from the Euro-zone will deliver a spotlight event- the German ZEW Institute Economic Sentiment, a survey of the sentiment and outlook of institutional investors and financial experts on the economy, at 5:00 am, ET.
The Canadian Labor Productivity, a measure of labor efficiency, will hit the newswires at 8:30 am, ET, along with the Canadian New Motor Vehicle Sales, also at 8:30 am, ET.
The U.S. economic reports will begin with a major spotlight event- the U.S. Retail Sales, an important gauge of consumer spending, measuring the total receipts at stores that sell durable and non-durable goods, at 8:30 am, ET, along with the U.S. PPI- Producers Price Index, the main measure of wholesale inflation experienced by manufacturers and a leading indicator of consumer inflation, also at 8:30 am, ET.
The U.S. data will continue with the Empire State Manufacturing Survey of manufacturing conditions in the state of New York, at 8:30 am, ET, and the U.S. Business Inventories, a gauge of economic conditions measuring inventories of manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers, at 10:00 am, ET.
The busy day will end with the Australian Leading Indicators of economic activity, at 9:00 pm, ET.
Wednesday, Sept. 16 will start with the Swiss Retail Sales, the main measure of consumer spending, at 3:15 am, ET.
A spotlight employment report from the U.K. will bring the U.K. Jobless Claims, Unemployment Rate and Average Earnings, the main gauges of labor market conditions, all scheduled at 4:30 am, ET.
News from the Euro-zone will bring a major spotlight event- the Euro-zone HICP- Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices, the main measure of inflation in the Euro-zone and the European equivalent to the CPI- Consumer Price Index, at 5:00 am, ET, along with the Swiss ZEW Institute Economic Expectations survey of institutional investors and analysts’ outlook on the economy, also at 5:00 am, ET.
The sequence of spotlight events will continue with the U.S. CPI- Consumer Price Index, the main measure of inflation in the world’s largest economy, at 8:30 am, ET, along with the U.S. Current Account of goods, services and transfer of payments into and out of the country, also at 8:30 am, ET.
The U.S. economic reports will continue with the TIC- Treasury International Capital, a measure of the attractiveness of the U.S. Dollar, tracking the flows of financial instruments into and out of the United States, at 9:00 am, ET.
Another major spotlight event- the U.S. Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization, the main gauge of industrial activity measuring the output of factories, mines, and utilities, will follow at 9:15 am, ET.
More U.S. economic data will bring the EIA- Energy Information Administration Weekly Oil Inventories, at 10:30 am, ET, and the NAHB- National Association of Home Builders’ Housing Market Index of present sales of new homes, sales of new homes expected in the next six months, and traffic of prospective buyers in new homes, at 1:00 pm, ET.
The New Zealand Manufacturing Index of performance in the manufacturing sector will be released at 6:30 pm, ET, followed by the Japanese Manufacturing Index, at 7:50 pm, ET.
The day will conclude with two notable reports- the Japanese Tertiary Index, an important gauge of economic activity in the service industries: utilities, transport and telecommunications, wholesale and retail, finance, insurance, and real estate, scheduled at 7:50 pm, ET, and the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Monthly Bulletin on monetary policy, inflation and economic conditions, at 9:30 pm, ET.
Thursday, Sept. 17 will begin with a spotlight event- the Bank of Japan Interest Rate Announcement, expected around 12:00 am, ET.
Another spotlight event- the U.K. Retail Sales, an important gauge of consumer spending, measuring the total receipts at stores that sell durable and non-durable goods, will come at 4:30 am, ET, along with the U.K. Consumer Inflation Expectations survey, also at 4:30 am, ET.
The Euro-zone Trade Balance of the difference between imported and exported goods and services will be released at 5:00 am, ET, followed by the U.K. CBI- Confederation of British Industry Industrial Orders and Trends Survey, a leading indicator of economic activity, due at 6:00 am, ET.
News from Canada will bring a spotlight event- the Canadian CPI- Consumer Price Index, the main measure of inflation, at 7:00 am, ET.
Another major spotlight event- the Swiss National Bank Interest Rate Decision will be announced at 8:00 am, ET, followed by the Canadian Leading Indicators of economic conditions, at 8:30 am, ET.
The U.S economic data will begin with a spotlight event- the U.S. Housing Starts and Building Permits, a leading indicator of housing market activity measuring changes in the rate of home construction, at 8:30 am, ET, along with the weekly Jobless Claims, also at 8:30 am, ET.
The U.S. reports will continue with the Philadelphia Fed Survey of manufacturing conditions within the Philadelphia Federal Reserve district, at 10:00 am, ET, and the EIA- Energy Information Administration Weekly Natural Gas Inventories, at 10:30 am, ET.
Two notable U.S. economic releases will wrap up the day- the Federal Reserve Balance Sheet, the Fed’s report on the balance sheet of reserves and the factors affecting them, scheduled at 4:30 pm, ET, along with the U.S. Money Supply, a measure of liquidity and supply of money in the financial system, also due at 4:30 am, ET.
Friday, Sept. 18 will start with the Bank of Japan’s Monthly Report on monetary policy, inflation and economic conditions, at 1:00 am, ET, and the German PPI- Producers Price Index, the main measure of wholesale inflation experienced by manufacturers and a leading indicator of consumer inflation, at 2:00 am, ET.
The Euro-zone Current Account of goods, services and transfer of payments into and out of the region, will be released at 5:00 am, ET, followed by the U.K. Public Sector Borrowing, a measure of credit debt and spending by public corporations, at 4:30 am, ET, and the U.K. M4 Money Supply, measuring the supply of money in the financial system, also at 4:30 am, ET.
The busy trading week will end with the Canadian Wholesale Sales, a leading indicator of retail sales and consumer spending, scheduled at 8:30 am, ET.
