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Isnin, 08 Mac 2010

Waktu	Matawang	Impak ekonomi	Sebelumnya.	Ramalan	Fakta.
02:50	JPY	low	1.30T	1.25T	1.71T
Measures: Difference in value between imported and exported goods, services, income flows, and unilateral transfers during the reported month; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 12, 2010 Why Traders Care: It's directly linked to currency demand - a rising surplus indicates that foreigners are buying more of the domestic currency to execute transactions in the country; Also Called: Adjusted Current Account;
02:50	JPY	low	-1.5%		-1.5%
Measures: Change in the total value of outstanding bank loans issued to consumers and businesses; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 8 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 9, 2010 Why Traders Care: Borrowing and spending are positively correlated - consumers and businesses tend to seek credit when they are confident in their future financial position and feel comfortable spending money;
02:50	JPY	low
Measures: Change in the total quantity of domestic currency in circulation and deposited in banks; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 8 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 9, 2010 FF Notes: Much of this data is released in the Monetary Base report about a week earlier; Why Traders Care: It's positively correlated with interest rates - early in the economic cycle an increasing supply of money leads to additional spending and investment, and later in the cycle expanding money supply leads to inflation;
08:00	JPY	low	38.8	40.2	42.1
Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed workers who directly observe consumer spending by virtue of their job; Frequency: Released monthly, about 9 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 9, 2010 Derived Via: Survey of about 2,000 workers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of current economic conditions; Also Called: Eco Watchers Current Index;
09:45	CHF	low	4.1%	4.1%	4.1%
Measures: Percentage of total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month; Usual Effect: Actual < Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 8 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 7, 2010 FF Notes: This is the seasonally adjusted data (as most FF numbers are), not to be confused with the non-seasonally adjusted number reported by some news agencies; Why Traders Care: 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; Also Called: Jobless Rate;
11:15	CHF	high	4.4%	2.4%	4.4%
Measures: Change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles and gas stations; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 7, 2010 FF Notes: Source changed series calculation formula as of Jan 2010; Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity; Also Called: Real Retail Sales;
12:30	EUR	low	-8.2	-8.0	-7.5
Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed investors and analysts; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, on the first or second Monday of the current month; Next Release: Apr 5, 2010 FF Notes: Above 0.0 indicates optimism, below indicates pessimism. Source first released in Mar 2006; Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - investors and analysts are highly informed by virtue of their job, and changes in their sentiment can be an early signal of future economic activity; Derived Via: Survey of about 2,800 investors and analysts which asks respondents to rate the relative 6-month economic outlook for the Eurozone;
14:00	EUR	medium	-1.0%	1.1%	0.6%
Measures: Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers, mines, and utilities; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 8, 2010 Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - production reacts quickly to ups and downs in the business cycle and is correlated with consumer conditions such as employment levels and earnings; Also Called: Industrial Output;
16:00	GBP	medium
Speaker: External BOE MPC Member Kate Barker; Description: Due to speak at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, in London; Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; FF Notes: MPC voting member June 2001 - May 2010; Why Traders Care: BOE MPC members vote on where to set the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; Acro Expand: Bank of England (BOE), Monetary Policy Committee (MPC);
16:15	CAD	high	185K	188K	197K
Measures: Annualized number of new residential buildings that began construction during the previous month; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 9 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 9, 2010 FF Notes: While this is monthly data, it's reported in an annualized format (monthly figure x12). Market impact tends to vary and is occasionally quite hefty; Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health because building construction produces a wide-reaching ripple effect. For example, jobs are created for the construction workers, subcontractors and inspectors are hired, and various construction services are purchased by the builder; Acro Expand: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC);

Selasa, 09 Mac 2010

Waktu	Matawang	Impak ekonomi	Sebelumnya.	Ramalan	Fakta.
03:01	GBP	medium	-0.7%		2.2%
Measures: Change in the value of same-store sales at the retail level; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 10 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 13, 2010 FF Notes: Leads the government-released retail data by about 10 days, but has a narrower focus as it only includes retailers who belong to the BRC; Also Called: Like-for-like Retail Sales; Acro Expand: British Retail Consortium (BRC);
03:01	GBP	medium	31%	34%	17%
Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed property surveyors; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 11 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 13, 2010 FF Notes: Data represents the percentage of surveyors reporting a price increase in their designated area. Above 0.0% indicates more surveyors reported a rise in prices, below indicates more reported a fall; Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of housing inflation because surveyors have access to the most recent price data by virtue of their job; Acro Expand: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS);
03:30	AUD	medium	-8.1%		19.1%
Measures: Change in the number of jobs advertised in the major daily newspapers and websites covering the capital cities; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 7 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 6, 2010 FF Notes: This data tends to have more impact when it's released ahead of the government employment data rather than after; Acro Expand: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ);
03:30	AUD	medium	15		19
Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed businesses, excluding the farming industry; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 11 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 8, 2010 FF Note 25e8 s: Above 0 indicates improving conditions, below indicates worsening conditions. There's a quarterly and monthly version of this survey - although the monthly survey is more timely, the quarterly version tends to have more impact due to a larger sample size and additional questions regarding expectations; Why Traders Care: 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; Derived Via: Survey of about 350 businesses which asks respondents to rate the relative level of current business conditions; Acro Expand: National Australia Bank (NAB);
08:00	JPY	low	94.7%	96.9%	97.1%
Measures: Level of a composite index based on 12 economic indicators; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 35 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 9, 2010 FF Notes: This index is designed to predict the direction of the economy, but it tends to have a muted impact because most of the indicators used in the calculation are released previously. There's a revised version of this indicator released about 10 days later, but it's not included for lack of significance. Source changed series from a diffusion index to a composite index as of Jun 2008; Derived Via: Combined reading of 12 economic indicators related to employment, production, new orders, consumer confidence, housing, stock prices, money supply, and interest rate spreads;
09:00	JPY	low	189.4%		217.3%
Measures: Change in the total value of new orders placed with machine tool manufacturers; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 10 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 12, 2010 FF Notes: There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart - Preliminary and Final. The Preliminary release is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact. The Final is not reported for lack of significance; Acro Expand: Japan Machine Tool Builders Association (JMTBA);
10:45	EUR	low	-4.2B	-3.9B	-3.7B
Measures: Difference in value between imported and exported goods during the reported month; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 35 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 8, 2010 FF Notes: A positive number indicates that more goods were exported than imported; Why Traders Care: 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; Also Called: Foreign Trade;
11:15	CHF	medium	-0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 4 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 5, 2010 FF Notes: This is the earliest major inflation data released by any country, coming just days after the month ends. The impact tends to be significant but varies from month to month due to volatility in the data set; Why Traders Care: 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; Derived Via: The average price of various goods and services are sampled and then compared to the previous sampling; Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI);
12:30	GBP	medium	-7.0B	-6.9B	-8.0B
Measures: Difference in value between imported and exported goods during the reported month; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 13, 2010 FF Notes: Creates significant impact on occasion but generally produces a mild reaction. A positive number indicates that more goods were exported than imported; Why Traders Care: 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; Also Called: Visible Trade Balance;
18:00	USD	low	46.8	48.9	45.4
Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed consumers; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly; Next Release: Apr 13, 2010 FF Notes: Above 50.0 indicates optimism, below indicates pessimism; Derived Via: Survey of about 900 consumers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of economic conditions including six-month economic outlook, personal financial outlook, and confidence in federal economic policies; Acro Expand: Investor's Business Daily (IBD), TechnoMetrica Institute of Policy and Politics (TIPP);

Rabu, 10 Mac 2010

Waktu	Matawang	Impak ekonomi	Event	Sebelumnya.	Ramalan	Fakta.
00:45	NZD	low		-1.6%	1.2%	5.7%
Measures: Change in the price of internationally traded goods and services; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released quarterly, about 70 days after the quarter ends; Next Release: Jun 10, 2010 FF Notes: Calculates the volume of imports that can be purchased with an equal volume of exports; Also Called: Terms of Trade Index;
01:00	AUD	medium	RBA Assist Gov Lowe Speaks
Speaker: RBA Assistant Governor (Financial System) Dr. Philip Lowe; Description: Due to deliver a speech titled "Some Challenges for the Future" at the Urban Development Institute of Australia National Congress 2010, in Sydney; Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; Next Release: Mar 25, 2010 Why Traders Care: He's responsible for advising Reserve Bank Board members - who decide where to set the nation's key interest rates - on matters relating to the financial system, and his public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future policy shifts; Acro Expand: Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA);
02:30	AUD	medium		-2.6%		0.2%
Measures: Change in the level of a diffusion index based on surveyed consumers; Frequency: Released monthly, around the middle of the current month; Next Release: Apr 8, 2010 Derived Via: Survey of about 1,200 consumers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of past and future economic conditions, employment, and climate for major purchases; Also Called: Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment;
02:50	JPY	medium		20.1%	-3.8%	-3.7%
Measures: Change in the total value of new private-sector purchase orders placed with manufacturers for machines, excluding ships and utilities; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 12, 2010 Also Called: Machine Orders;
02:50	JPY	low		-2.1%	-1.4%	-1.5%
Measures: Change in the price of goods sold by corporations; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 11 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 12, 2010 Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when corporations charge more for goods the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; Also Called: Domestic CGPI, Producer Prices;
03:30	AUD	high		-5.1%	2.1%	-7.9%
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10:00	EUR	low		0.2%	0.2%	0.4%
Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 12 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 12, 2010 Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI);
10:00	EUR	low		16.6B	16.4B	8.7B
Measures: Difference in value between imported and exported goods during the reported month; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 8, 2010 FF Notes: This is the seasonally adjusted data (as most FF numbers are), not to be confused with the non-seasonally adjusted number reported by some news agencies. A positive number indicates that more goods were exported than imported; Why Traders Care: 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; Also Called: Foreign Trade;
10:45	EUR	medium		-0.2%	0.3%	1.6%
Measures: Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers, mines, and utilities; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 12, 2010 Why Trader 22d3 s Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - production reacts quickly to ups and downs in the business cycle and is correlated with consumer conditions such as employment levels and earnings;
12:00	EUR	low		-0.2%	0.7%	2.6%
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12:30	GBP	high		0.9%	0.3%	-0.9%
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12:30	GBP	low		0.5%	0.2%	-0.4%
Measures: Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers, mines, and utilities; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 13, 2010 FF Notes: Mines and utilities make up around 20% of total production, so this data tends to be overshadowed by Manufacturing Production which makes up the other 80%;
16:30	EUR	medium	Buba President Weber Speaks
Speaker: Deutsche Bundesbank President Axel Weber; Description: Due to deliver a speech titled "Making the financial system more resilient - the role of capital requirements", in Dublin; Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; Next Release: Mar 10, 2010 FF Notes: Deutsche Bundesbank President and voting member of the ECB Governing Council Apr 2004 - Apr 2012. He's believed to be one of the most influential members of the council; Why Traders Care: ECB Governing Council members vote on where to set the Eurozone's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; Acro Expand: Deutsche Bundesbank (Buba), European Central Bank (ECB);
18:00	USD	low		-1.0%	0.2%	-0.2%
Measures: Change in the total value of goods held in inventory by wholesalers; Usual Effect: Actual < Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 9, 2010 Why Traders Care: It's a signal of future business spending because companies are more likely to purchase goods when they have depleted inventories;
18:00	GBP	medium	NIESR GDP Estimate	0.6%		0.3%
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18:30	USD	medium		4.1M	1.9M	1.4M
Measures: Change in the number of barrels of crude oil held in inventory by commercial firms during the past week; Usual Effect: No consistent effect - there are both inflationary and growth implications; Frequency: Released weekly, 4 days after the week ends; Next Release: Mar 17, 2010 FF Notes: While this is a US indicator, it most affects the loonie due to Canada's sizable energy sector; Why Traders Care: It influences the price of petroleum products which affects inflation, but also impacts growth as many industries rely on oil to produce goods; Also Called: Crude Stocks, Crude Levels; Acro Expand: Energy Information Administration (EIA);
18:30	USD	medium	Crude Oil Inventories	4.1M	1.9M
The Producer Price Index (PPI) measures the rate of inflation experienced by manufacturers. The reading represents the monthly change in the average price of a fixed basket of goods and services purchased by manufacturers. Higher inflation generally leads to higher interest rates, which tend to strengthen the country's currency.
20:30	EUR	low	Buba President Weber Speaks
Speaker: Deutsche Bundesbank President Axel Weber; Description: Due to deliver a speech titled "The reform of financial supervision and regulation in Europe", in Dublin; Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; FF Notes: Deutsche Bundesbank President and voting member of the ECB Governing Council Apr 2004 - Apr 2012. He's believed to be one of the most influential members of the council; Why Traders Care: ECB Governing Council members vote on where to set the Eurozone's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; Acro Expand: Deutsche Bundesbank (Buba), European Central Bank (ECB);
21:00	EUR	medium
Speaker: ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet; Description: Due to speak at the inauguration ceremony of "The Language of Money" exhibition, in Frankfurt; Next Release: Mar 12, 2010 FF Notes: ECB President Nov 2003 - Nov 2011. Volatility is often experienced durin 3e8 g his speeches as traders attempt to decipher interest rate clues; Why Traders Care: As head of the ECB, which controls short term interest rates, he has more influence over the euro's value than any other person. Traders scrutinize his public engagements as they are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; Acro Expand: European Centra 3e8 l Bank (ECB);
21:00	EUR	medium
Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; Frequency: Scheduled quarterly; Next Release: Jun 19, 2008 Why Traders Care: It's the primary tool the SNB Governing Board uses to communicate with investors about monetary policy. It contains the outcome of their decisi 3e8 on 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; Also Called: Interest Rate Statement, SNB Statement; Acro Expand: Swiss National Bank (SNB);
22:00	USD	medium		-42.6B	-207.5B
Measures: Difference in value between the federal government's income and spending during the previous month; Usual 3e8 Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, usually on the eighth business day after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 12, 2010 FF Notes: A positive number indicates a budget surplus, a negative number indicates a deficit; Also Called: Monthly Treasury Statement, Treasury Budget;
23:00	NZD	high		2.50%	2.50%
Measures: Interest rate at which banks lend balances held at the RBNZ to other banks; Usual Effec 3e8 t: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Scheduled 8 times per year; Next Release: Apr 29, 2010 FF Notes: The rate decision is often priced in the market so it tends to be overshadowed by the Interest Rate Statement which is focused on the future; 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; Derived Via: The RBNZ Governor decides where to set the rate after consulting senior bank staff and external advisers; Also Called: Interest Rates, OCR; Acro Expand: Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ), Official Cash Rate (OCR);
23:00	NZD	high				1388
Speaker: RBNZ Governor; Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; Frequency: Scheduled quarterly, at every other Official Cash Rate announcement; Next Release: Jun 10, 2010 FF Notes: The press conference is about 30 minutes long and has 2 parts - first a prepared statement is read, then the conference is open to press questions. The questions sometimes lead to unscripted answers that create heavy market volatility. The press conference is webcasted on the RBNZ website with a slight delay from real-time; Why Traders Care: It's among the primary tools the RBNZ uses to communicate with investors about monetary policy. It covers in detail the factors that affected the most recent interest rate decision, such as the overall economic outlook and inflation. Most importantly, it provides clues regarding future monetary policy; Also Called: Monetary Policy Statement Media Conference; Acro Expand: Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ);
23:00	NZD	high
Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; Frequency: Scheduled 8 times per year; Next Release: Apr 29, 2010 Why Traders Care: 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; Also Called: Policy Assessment, Interest Rate Statement; Acro Expand: Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ);
23:00	NZD	medium
Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; Frequency: Released quarterly; Next Release: Jun 10, 2010 FF Notes: In this report the RBNZ is mandated to include details on how they will achieve their inflation targets, how they propose to formulate and 3e8 implement monetary policy during the next five years, and how monetary policy has been implemented since the last statement's release; Why Traders Care: It provides valuable insight into the bank's view of economic conditions and inflation - the key factors that will shape the future of monetary policy and influence their interest rate decisions; Acro Expand: Related Items

Khamis, 11 Mac 2010

Waktu	Matawang	Impak ekonomi	Event	Sebelumnya.	Ramalan
00:30	NZD	low		52.0
Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed manufacturers; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 13 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 12, 2010 FF Notes: This report is often released earlier than scheduled. Above 50.0 indicates expansion, below indicates contraction; Derived Via: Survey of manufacturers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; Also Called: Performance of Manufacturing Index;
00:45	NZD	low		2.1%
Measures: Change in the price of food and food services purchased by households; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 14 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 20, 2010 Why Traders Care: Although food is among the most volatile consumer price components, this indicator garners some attention because New Zealand's major inflation data is released on a quarterly basis; Acro Expand: Food Price Index (FPI);
02:50	JPY	medium		1.1%	1.0%
Measures: Change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released quarterly, about 70 days after the quarter ends; Next Release: Jun 10, 2010 FF Notes: The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Preliminary release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of GDP released about a month apart - Preliminary and Final. The Preliminary release is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; Why Traders Care: It's the broadest measure of economic activity and the primary gauge of the economy's health; Acro Expand: Gross Domestic Product (GDP);
02:50	JPY	low		-3.0%	-2.9%
Measures: Change in the price of all goods and services included in GDP; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released quarterly, about 70 days after the quarter ends; Next Release: Jun 10, 2010 FF Notes: The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Preliminary release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. Also Called: GDP Deflator; Acro Expand: Gross Domestic Product (GDP);
03:00	AUD	medium		3.2%
Measures: Percentage that consumers expect the price of goods and services to change during the next 12 months; Frequency: Released monthly, about 12 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 13, 2010 Why Traders Care: Expectations of future inflation can manifest into real inflation, primarily because workers tend to push for higher wages when they believe prices will rise; Also Called: Consumer Inflation Expectations; Acro Expand: Melbourne Institute (MI);
03:30	AUD	high		52.7K	15.2K
Measures: Change in the number of employed people during the previous month; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 10 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 8, 2010 FF Notes: This is vital economic data released shortly after the month ends. The combination of importance and earliness makes for hefty market impacts; Why Traders Care: Job creation is an important leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity;
03:30	AUD	high		5.3%	5.3%
Measures: Percentage of total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month; Frequency: Released monthly, about 10 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 8, 2010 Also Called: Jobless Rate;
03:30	AUD	low
FF Alert : Source changed release frequency from monthly to quarterly as of this release; Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; Frequency: Released Quarterly; Next Release: Jun 10, 2010 FF Notes: Source changed release frequency from monthly to quarterly as of Jan 2010. Tends to have a mild impact since much of the information is released previously; Why Traders Care: It contains relevant articles, speeches, statistical tables, and provides detailed analysis of current and future economic 3e8 conditions from the bank's viewpoint; Acro Expand: Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA);
05:00	CNY	high		18.5%	19.5%
Measures: Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers, mines, and utilities; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, excluding February, about 11 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 12, 2010 FF Notes: Chinese data can have a broad impact on the currency markets due to China's influence on the global economy and investor sentiment; Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - production is the dominant driver of the economy and reacts quickly to ups and downs in the business cycle; Also Called: Industrial Output;
05:00	CNY	medium		1. 1388	2.5%
Measures: Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, usually about 11 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 12, 2010 Why Traders Care: Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Inflation is important to currency valuation because rising prices lead the central bank to respond by raising interest rates; Derived Via: The average price of various goods and services are sampled and then compared to the sampling a done year earlier; Acro Expand: Consumer Price Index (CPI);
05:00	CNY	medium		30.5%	26.5%
Measures: Change in the total spending on urban capital investments such as factories, roads, power grids, and property; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, excluding February, about 11 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 12, 2010 FF Notes: Data represents the year-to-date investment compared to the same period a year earlier; Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - changes in private and public investment levels can be an early signal of future economic activity such as hiring, spending, and earnings;
05:00	CNY	medium
Speaker: NBS Spokesperson; Frequency: Scheduled monthly, excluding February; Next Release: Apr 12, 2010 FF Notes: The press conference has 2 parts - first a prepared statement is read which announces the key economic numbers, then the conference is briefly open 3e8 to press questions. The questions sometimes lead to unscripted answers that can have a significant market impact. Source changed frequency from quarterly to monthly as of Aug 2009; Acro Expand: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS);
05:00	CNY	medium		4.3%	5.2%
Measures: Change in the price of goods purchased and sold by producers; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, usually about 11 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 12, 2010 Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when producers pay and charge more for goods the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; Acro Expand: Producer Price Index (PPI);
05:00	CNY	low		17.5%	18.3%
Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the retail level; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, excluding February, about 11 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 12, 2010 FF Notes: Tends to have a muted impact because the Chinese economy is not heavily reliant on consumer spending;
05:00	CNY	medium
Adds data from the primary sector (including fishing, farming, forestry, mining, and manufacturing) to the Tertiary Industry Index.
05:00	CNY	medium	Fixed Asset Investment ytd/y	30.5%	26.9%
Measures the difference in value between total imports and total exports of goods, services, income, and current transfers. It's essentially a statement of the country's trade with other nations over a period of time.
10:45	EUR	low		-0.4%	-0.4%
Measures: Change in the number of employed people, excluding the farming industry and government; Frequency: Released quarterly, about 75 days after the quarter ends; Next Release: Jun 14, 2010 Also Called: Non-Farm Employment, Revised Employment;
10:45	EUR	low		-138.0B
Measures: Difference in value between the central government's income and spending for the year-to-date; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 8, 2010 FF Notes: A positive number indicates a budget surplus, a negative number indicates a deficit. Due to the year-to-date format, the data released in Feb covers the entire preceding year's budget, while the Mar releases only covers the first month of the current year; Also Called: General Budget Outcome;
12:00	EUR	medium
Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, 7 days after the Minimum Bid Rate release; Next Release: Apr 15, 2010 Why Traders Care: It reveals the statistical data that the ECB Governing Board evaluated when making the latest interest rate decision, and provides detailed analysis of current and future economic conditions from the bank's viewpoint; Acro Expand: European Central Bank (ECB);
12:30	GBP	medium		2.4%
Measures: Percentage that consumers expect the price of goods and services to change during the next 12 months; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released quarterly, about 20 days after the survey is conducted; Next Release: Jun 10, 2010 Why Traders Care: Expectations of future inflation can manifest into real inflation, primarily because workers tend to push for higher wages when they believe prices will rise; Derived Via: Survey of about 2,000 consumers, conducted by GfK, which asks respondents where they expect prices to be 12 months in the future; Also Called: BOE/GfK Inflation Attitudes Survey, Median Inflation Expectations; Acro Expand: Bank of England (BOE);
16:00	CHF	high		0.25%	0.25%
Measures: London interest rate for 3-month Swiss franc deposits; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Scheduled quarterly; Next Release: Jun 17, 2010 FF Notes: The SNB usually announces a 1% target range for Libor, and the midpoint is considered the target rate unless specifically stated otherwise. The rate decision is often priced in the market so it tends to be overshadowed by the Monetary Policy Assessment which is focused on the future. 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 t 3e8 he future; Derived Via: SNB Governing Board members come to a consensus on where to set the target range for the rate; Also Called: Interest Rates, Libor, 3-month Rate;
16:00	CHF	high
Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; Frequency: Scheduled quarterly; Next Release: Jun 17, 2010 Why Traders Care: 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; Also Called: Interest Rate Statement, SNB Statement; Acro Expand: Swiss National Bank (SNB);
16:30	CAD	high		-0.2B	0.3B
Measures: Difference in value between imported and exported goods during the reported month; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 13, 2010 FF Notes: A positive number indicates that more goods were exported than imported. About 65% of Canadian exports are purchased by the US; Why Traders Care: 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; Also Called: International Merchandise Trade;
16:30	CAD	medium		0.4%	0.5%
Measures: Change in the selling price of new homes; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 13, 2010 Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of the housing industry's health because rising house prices attract investors and spur industry activity; Acro Expand: New Housing Price Index (NHPI);
16:30	CAD			67.5%	70.0%
Measures: Percentage of available resources being utilized by manufacturers, builders, mines, oil extractors, and utilities; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released quarterly, about 75 days after the quarter ends; Next Release: Jun 11, 2010 Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when producers are nearing full capacity they respond by raising prices, and the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; Also Called: Industrial Capacity Utilization Rate;
16:30	USD	high		-40.2B	-40.9B
Measures: Difference in value between imported and exported goods and services during the reported month; Frequency: Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 13, 2010 FF Notes: A positive number indicates that more goods and services were exported than imported; Why Traders Care: 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; Also Called: International Trade;
16:30	USD	high		469K	456K
Measures: The number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week; Usual Effect: Actual < Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released weekly, 5 days after the week ends; Next Release: Mar 18, 2010 FF Notes: This is the nation's earliest economic data. The market impact fluctuates from week to week - there tends to be more focus on the release when traders need to diagnose recent developments, or when the reading is at extremes; Why Traders Care: 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; Also Called: Jobless Claims, Initial Claims;
16:30	CAD	high		43.0K	17.5K
Measures the total amount of new capital expenditures by private businesses. A rising trend has a positive effect on the nation's currency because high levels of business investment are a sign of a strong economy.
18:30	USD	low		-116B	-147B
Measures: Change in the number of cubic feet of natural gas held in underground storage during the past week; Frequency: Released weekly, 5 days after the week ends; Next Release: Mar 18, 2010 FF Notes: While this is a US indicator, it most affects the loonie due to Canada's sizable energy sector; Also Called: Nat Gas Stocks, Nat Gas Inventories; Acro Expand: Energy Information Administration (EIA);
22:00	USD	low
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22:05	CAD	medium
Next Release: Jul 22, 2008 Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 50 days after the month ends; FF Notes: Automobile sales account for about a quarter 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 trends in spending; Also Called: Retail Sales Ex Autos;
22:05	CAD	medium
FF Alert : Text of the speech due to be released 15 minutes earlier than the speaking time listed; Speaker: BOC Governor Mark Carney; Description: Due to speak at Carleton University, in Ottawa; Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; Next Release: Mar 24, 2010 FF Notes: BOC Governor Feb 2008 - Feb 2015. Volatility is sometimes experienced during his speeches as traders attempt to decipher interest rate clues; Why Traders Care: 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; Acro Expand: Bank of Canada (BOC);

Jumaat, 12 Mac 2010

Waktu	Matawang	Impak ekonomi	Event	Sebelumnya.	Ramalan
00:45	NZD	high		0.0%	0.4%
Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the retail level; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 14, 2010 FF Notes: This is the earliest and broadest look at vital consumer spending data; Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity;
00:45	NZD	medium		-1.8%	0.7%
Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 14, 2010 FF 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; Also Called: Retail Sales Ex Autos;
07:30	JPY	low		2.5%	2.5%
Measures: Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers, mines, and utilities; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 15, 2010 FF Notes: The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Preliminary release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this indicator released about 15 days apart - Preliminary and Revised. The Preliminary release is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - production reacts quickly to ups and downs in the business cycle and is correlated with consumer conditions such as employment levels and earnings;
10:00	EUR	low		1.3%	0.6%
Measures: Change in the price of goods sold by wholesalers; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 12 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 13, 2010 Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when wholesalers charge more for goods and services the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer; Acro Expand: Wholesale Price Index (WPI);
13:00	EUR	medium		-1.6%	0.8%
Measures: Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers, mines, and utilities; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 14, 2010 FF Notes: Tends to have a relatively mild impact because Germany and France, which account for about half of the Eurozone's economy, release earlier production data; Why Traders Care: It's a leading indicator of economic health - production reacts quickly to ups and downs in the business cycle and is correlated 3e8 with consumer conditions such as employment levels and earnings;
13:00	GBP	medium
Speaker: BOE Chief Economist Spencer Dale; Description: Due to speak at Trinity College, in Cambridge; Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; FF Notes: MPC voting member Jul 2008 - Jun 2011; Why Traders Care: BOE MPC members vote on where to set the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; Acro Expand: Bank of England (BOE), Monetary Policy Committee (MPC);
13:15	EUR	medium	Buba President Weber Speaks
Speaker: Deutsche Bundesbank President Axel Weber; Description: Due to participate in a panel discussion, in Bonn; Usual Effect: More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; FF Notes: Deutsche Bundesbank President and voting member of the ECB Governing Council Apr 2004 - Apr 2012. He's believed to be one of the most influential members of the council; Why Traders Care: ECB Governing Council members vote on where to set the Eurozone's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; Acro Expand: Deutsche Bundesbank (Buba), European Central Bank (ECB);
15:00	CAD	high		43.0K	17.5K
Measures: Change in the number of employed people during the previous month; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 8 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 9, 2010 FF Notes: This is vital economic data released shortly after the month ends. The combination of importance and earliness makes for hefty market impacts; Why Traders Care: Job creation is an important leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity;
15:00	CAD	high		8.3%	8.3%
Measures: Percentage of total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month; Usual Effect: Actual < Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 8 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 9, 2010 Why Traders Care: 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; Also Called: Jobless Rate;
16:30	USD	high		0.6%	0.1%
Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 14 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 14, 2010 FF 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; Also Called: Retail Sales Ex Autos;
16:30	USD	high		0.5%	-0.1%
Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the retail level; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 14 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 14, 2010 FF Notes: This is the earliest and broadest look at vital consumer spending data; Why Traders Care: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity; Also Called: Advance Retail Sales;
17:55	USD	high		73.6	74.0
Measures: Level of a composite index based on surveyed consumers; Usual Effect: Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, around the middle of the current month; Next Release: Apr 16, 2010 FF Notes: There are 2 versions of this data released 14 days apart – Preliminary and Revised. The Preliminary release is the earlier and thus tends to have the most impact; Why Traders Care: Financial confidence is a leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity; Derived Via: Survey of about 500 consumers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of current and future economic conditions; Also Called: Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment; Acro Expand: University of Michigan (UoM);
17:55	USD	low		2.7%
Measures: Percentage that consumers expect the price of goods and services to change during the next 12 months; Frequency: Released monthly, around the middle of the current month; Next Release: Apr 16, 2010 Why Traders Care: Expectations of future inflation can manifest into real inflation, primarily because workers tend to push for higher wages when they believe prices will rise; Derived Via: Survey of about 500 consumers which asks respondents where they expect prices to be 12 months in the future; Acro Expand: University of Michigan (UoM);
18:00	USD	medium		-0.2%	0.2%
Measures: Change in the total value of goods held in inventory by manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers; Usual Effect 3e8 : Actual < Forecast = Good for currency; Frequency: Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; Next Release: Apr 14, 2010 Why Traders Care: It's a signal of future business spending because companies are more likely to purchase goods when they have depleted inventories;
20:00	USD	medium	Treasury Sec Geithner Speaks
Speaker: US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner; Description: Due to speak at the Annual Conference of Export Import Bank, in Washington DC. FF Notes: US Treasury Secretary Jan 2009 - Jan 2013. He speaks frequently on a broad range of subjects - only speeches that might have direct market impact are listed on the calendar; Why Traders Care: It's the Treasury Secretary's job to communicate t 3e8 he US President's economic policies, and his speeches are often used to signal policy shifts to the public and to foreign governments;
23:45	EUR	medium
Speaker: ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet; Description: Due to speak at the Institute of Economic Policy Research, in Stanford; FF Notes: ECB President Nov 2003 - Nov 2011. Volatility is often experienced during his speeches as traders attempt to decipher interest rate clues; Why Traders Care: As head of the ECB, which controls short term interest rates, he has more i 3e8 nfluence over the euro's value than any other person. Traders scrutinize his public engagements as they are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy; Acro Expand: European Central Bank (ECB);

Ahad, 14 Mac 2010

Waktu	Matawang	Impak ekonomi
10:00	CAD	—
Description: Canada enters DST and clocks are moved forward by 1 hour; Frequency: Twice per year; Next Release: Nov 7, 2010 FF Notes: If you live in Canada you'll need to adjust your DST setting to ensure the calendar is in sync with your local time. If you live outside Canada no adjustment is needed, but you'll notice a 1 hour difference in the time Canadian calendar events occur; Acro Expand: Daylight Saving Time (DST);
10:00	USD
Description: The US enters DST and clocks are moved forward by 1 hour; Frequency: Twice per year; Next Release: Nov 7, 2010 FF Notes: If you live in the US you'll probably need to adjust your DST setting to ensure the calendar is in sync with your local time. If you live outside the US no adjustment is needed, but you'll notice a 1 hour difference in the time US calendar events occur; Acro Expand: Daylight Saving Time (DST);

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