Descripción

Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers;

Why Traders Cares: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate;

• Actual0.5%
• Forecast0.6%
• Anterior0.6%
• Releasehace 3d, 9h

Descripción

Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding food, energy, alcohol, and tobacco;

Why Trades Cares: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate;

• Actual5.3%
• Forecast5.3%
• Anterior5.3%
• Releasehace 3d, 9h

Descripción

Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding the most volatile 40% of items;

Why Traders: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate;

• Actual3.3%
• Forecast
• Anterior3.2%
• Releasehace 3d, 5h

Descripción

Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers;

Why Traders Cares: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate;

Notes: This is the most important inflation-related release due to its earliness and broad scope. This is among the few non-seasonally adjusted numbers reported on the calendar, as it's the calculation most commonly reported;

• Actual0.4%
• Forecast0.2%
• Anterior0.6%
• Releasehace 3d, 5h

Descripción

Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers;

Why Traders Cares: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate. This is considered the UK's most important inflation data because it's used as the central bank's inflation target;

• Actual6.7%
• Forecast7.1%
• Anterior6.8%
• Releasehace 2d, 12h

Descripción

Measures: Interest rate at which depository institutions lend balances held at the Federal Reserve to other depository institutions overnight;

Why Traders Care: 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;

Notes: The rate decision is usually priced into the market, so it tends to be overshadowed by the FOMC Statement, which is focused on the future;

• Actual5.5%
• Forecast5.5%
• Anterior5.5%
• Releasehace 2d, 7m

Descripción

Measures: Change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy;

Why Traders Cares: It's the broadest measure of economic activity and the primary gauge of the economy's health;

• Actual0.9%
• Forecast0.5%
• Anterior-0.7%
• Releasehace 1d, 19h

Descripción

Measures: Change in total spending facilitated with a credit card;

Why Traders Cares: It's correlated with consumer spending and confidence - rising debt levels are a sign that lenders feel comfortable issuing loans, and that consumers are confident in their financial position and eager to spend money;

• Actual4.2%
• Forecast
• Anterior5.1%
• Releasehace 1d, 15h

Descripción

Measures: Interest rate at which the BOE lends to financial institutions overnight;

Why Traders Cares: 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;

Notes: The rate decision is usually priced in the market, so it tends to be overshadowed by the Monetary Policy Summary, which is focused on the future;

• Actual5.25%
• Forecast5.5%
• Anterior5.25%
• Releasehace 1d, 7h

Descripción

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed manufacturers in Philadelphia;

Why Traders Cares: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and changes in their sentiment can be an early signal of future economic activity such as spending, hiring, and investment;

Notes: Above 0.0 indicates improving conditions, below indicates worsening conditions;

• Actual-13.5
• Forecast-0.7
• Anterior12
• Releasehace 1d, 5h

Descripción

Measures: The number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week;

Why Traders Cares: 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;

Notes: 

• Actual201K
• Forecast225K
• Anterior217K
• Releasehace 1d, 5h

Descripción

Measures: Difference in value between imported and exported goods during the reported month;

Why Traders Cares: Export demand and currency demand are directly linked because foreigners must buy the domestic currency to pay for the nation's exports. Export demand also impacts production and prices at domestic manufacturers;

Notes: A positive number indicates that more goods were exported than imported;

• Actual-2291M
• Forecast
• Anterior-111M
• Releasehace 19h, 22m

Descripción

Measures: Change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level;

Why Traders Cares: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity;

• Actual0.4%
• Forecast0.5%
• Anterior0.6%
• Releasehace 12h, 7m

Descripción

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry;

Why Traders Cares: 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;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction.

• Actual43.9
• Forecast46
• Anterior46
• Releasehace 10h, 52m

Descripción

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry;

Why Traders Cares: 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;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction.

• Actual43.6
• Forecast46
• Anterior46
• Releasehace 10h, 52m

Descripción

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry;

Why Traders Cares: 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;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction.

• Actual43.9
• Forecast46
• Anterior46
• Releasehace 10h, 52m

Descripción

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry;

Why Traders Cares: 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;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction.

• Actual49.8
• Forecast47.2
• Anterior47.3
• Releasehace 10h, 37m

Descripción

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry;

Why Trades Cares: 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;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction.

• Actual39.8
• Forecast39.5
• Anterior39.1
• Releasehace 10h, 37m

Descripción

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry;

Why Traders Cares: 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;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction.

• Actual43.4
• Forecast44
• Anterior43.5
• Releasehace 10h, 7m

Descripción

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry;

Why Traders Cares: 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;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction;

• Actual47.2
• Forecast49.2
• Anterior49.5
• Releasehace 9h, 37m

Descripción

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry;

Why Traders Cares: 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;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction;

• Actual44.2
• Forecast43
• Anterior43
• Releasehace 9h, 37m

Descripción

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry;

Why Traders Cares: 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;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Nov 2019, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact;

• Actual44.2
• Forecast43
• Anterior43
• Releasehace 9h, 37m

Descripción

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry;

Why Traders Cares: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;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Nov 2019, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact;

• Actual47.2
• Forecast49.2
• Anterior49.5
• Releasehace 9h, 37m

Descripción

Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles;

Notes: Automobile sales account for about 20% of Retail Sales, but they tend to be very volatile and distort the underlying trend. The Core data is therefore thought to be a better gauge of spending trends;

• Actual1%
• Forecast0.5%
• Anterior-0.3%
• Releasehace 5h, 37m

Descripción

Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the retail level;

Why Tarders Cares: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity;

• Actual0.3%
• Forecast0.4%
• Anterior0.1%
• Releasehace 5h, 37m

Descripción

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry

Why Traders Cares: 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

Notes: Survey of about 400 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories

• Actual48
• Forecast48
• Anterior47.9
• Releasehace 4h, 22m

Descripción

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry;

Why Traders Cares: 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

Notes: Survey of about 650 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories;

• Actual50.2
• Forecast50.6
• Anterior50.5
• Releasehace 4h, 22m