…READ IT?
All data are displayed in chronological order, divided by day. Released data are in grey,
while all upcoming data remains in white. The time left before the next release is indicated so you quickly grasp
when this is coming. When new data is released, the calendar page is automatically refreshed. By clicking on the
small bell on the right side of each row, one can receive a browser notification 30 minutes before the event and
another one just after the data is out.
A flag icon indicates the country or region of the data release, and next to it, its related currency. This helps to quickly scan what currencies might be affected by a particular data release.
Depicted as yellow, orange, or red bars, the impact is a basic indicator of the potential move a data release might trigger on currencies. If a bar is red and long, it means that market observers expect it to have a high probability of moving the
Forex market. If this bar is yellow and short, the probability of a big impact in the market is viewed as low. When the bar is orange, we’re just in between.
- Actual, Deviation, Consensus and Previous
For all economic calendar indicators, there is:
Previous number: the data in its last release (frequency of data release is variable: it can be last month, last quarter, or simply a preliminary estimate).
Actual number: When the data comes out, it is immediately displayed at the right of the volatility indicator.
For most indicators, there is:
Consensus number: What economists and market analysts expect before the release of the data.
Deviation ratio: The indicator is based on an FXStreet exclusive calculation that measures the surprise caused by an event when the Actual data differs from the Consensus. Its number usually oscillates in an open scale between -7 and +7.
… FILTER DATA?
One may want to focus on some type of data and ignore the rest: less noise means more efficiency. If that’s the case, click on the “Filter” button at the top-right corner of the Economic Calendar. Filters are available according
to countries, dates range, event categories, or impact levels. Once these are selected, hit the “Apply filter” button. These settings can be saved by ticking the option “Save settings in My filter.”.
… GET MORE INFO ABOUT THE DATA
Apart from the data itself, FXStreet provides additional information. To get a full picture, click on the row of the event to open a dropdown box with more related content:
- Editor's Notes (commentary and event previews from our editorial team, only included in the most important events)
- Description of the event (what it is, who releases it, what it means for currencies)
- Link to the official report (when the data has been released)
- Link to the Dashboard page (where you will be able to see and analyze the historical data of the event and several advanced calculations on how it has impacted several major currency pairs over the years)
- Related news surrounding the data release.