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Don’t read the news — analyze the news
Economic Events & Indicators analysis is the examination of the underlying forces that affect the interests of the economy, industrial sectors and companies. As with most analysis, the goal is to derive a forecast for the future. Learning the monthly sequence of economic releases and market reaction to each release is one of the first steps in learning to track the economy. Forex traders should be taught to compare market expectations with actual economic indicators and then evaluate market reactions. Kye Economic Indicators have strong effects on Forex Market so currency traders should be aware of them when preparing strategies. Many profitable forex trades are made moments prior to or shortly after major economic announcements.

FOREX ECONOMIC CALENDAR
Date Time * Source Description Forecast Previous
5/9/200801:30 AUSReserve Bank Quarterly Monetary Policy Statementn/a n/a
5/9/200805:00 JPNLeading Economic Indexna 54.5%
5/9/200805:00 JPNCoincident Index33.3% 70.0%
5/9/200811:00 CAUnemployment Rate6.0% 6.0%
5/9/200812:30 CAInternational Merchandise TradeC$ 4.5 C$ 4.9
5/9/200812:30 US Trade Balance$-60.5 B $-62.3 B
5/11/200823:50 JPNBroad Liquidity (YoY)n/a 3.1%
5/12/200801:30 AUSHome Loansn/a -5.9%
5/12/200804:30 JPNBankruptcies (YoY)n/a 8.0%
5/12/200805:00 JPNEco Watchers Survey: Currentn/a 36.9
5/12/200806:00 JPNMachine Tool Orders (YoY)n/a 3.3%
5/12/200808:30 UK Total Trade Balance (GBP/Mn)n/a -GBP4439
5/12/200812:30 CANew Housing Price Index MoM0.3% 0.3%
5/12/200818:00 US Monthly Budget Statement$155.0B n/a
5/12/200822:45 NZFood Prices (MoM)n/a 0.7%
5/12/200823:01 UK BRC April Retail Sales Monitorn/a n/a
5/13/200801:30 AUSNAB Business Conditionsn/a 7
5/13/200808:30 UK CPI (YoY)n/a 2.5%
5/13/200812:30 US Advance Retail Sales0.1% 0.2%
5/13/200814:00 US IBD/TIPP Economic Optimismn/a 39.2
5/13/200821:00 US ABC Consumer Confidencen/a n/a
5/13/200823:50 JPNCurrent Account Totaln/a Yen2467.7B
5/14/200800:30 AUSWestpac Consumer Confidencen/a -1.3%
5/14/200801:30 AUSWage Cost Index YoYn/a 4.2%
5/14/200803:00 NZNon Resident Bond Holdingsn/a 76.8%
5/14/200808:30 UK Claimant Count Raten/a 2.5%
5/14/200809:00 EU Euro-Zone Ind. Prod. wda (YoY)2.9% n/a
5/14/200809:30 UK Bank of England Quarterly Inflation Reportn/a n/a
5/14/200811:00 US Bloomberg Global Confidencen/a 14.54
5/14/200812:30 US CPI (YoY)3.9% 4.0%
5/14/200822:45 NZRetail Sales (MoM)n/a -0.7%
5/14/200823:50 JPNMachine Orders YoY%n/a 2.4%
5/15/200800:00 NZBusiness NZ PMIn/a 48.3
5/15/200800:30 AUSConsumer Inflation Expectationn/a 11.2%
5/15/200801:30 AUSAverage Weekly Wages (YoY)n/a 4.7%
5/15/200806:00 EU German CPI (YoY)n/a 2.4%
5/15/200809:00 AUSReserve Bank Governor Stevens Gives Speech in Sydneyn/a n/a
5/15/200810:00 EU Euro-Zone CPI (YoY)n/a 3.6%
5/15/200812:30 US Initial Jobless Claimsn/a n/a
5/15/200812:30 CAManufacturing Shipments MoM-0.5% 1.6%
5/15/200812:30 US Continuing Claimsn/a n/a
5/15/200812:30 US Empire Manufacturing1.5 0.6
5/15/200813:00 US Total Net TIC Flowsn/a $64.1B
5/15/200813:15 US Industrial Production-0.1% 0.3%
5/15/200814:00 US Philadelphia Fed.-20.0 -24.9
5/15/200817:00 US NAHB Housing Market Index20 20
5/15/200822:45 NZProducer Prices- Outputs (QoQ)n/a 1.5%
5/15/200823:50 JPNGDP Annualized2.5% 3.5%
5/16/200804:30 JPNIndustrial Production (YoY)n/a -0.4%
5/16/200805:00 JPNConsumer Confidencen/a 37.0
5/16/200806:00 EU EU 25 New Car Registrationsn/a n/a
5/16/200806:00 JPNMachine Tool Orders (YoY)n/a n/a
5/16/200809:00 EU Euro-Zone Trade Balancen/a 0.8B
5/16/200812:30 CANew Motor Vehicle Sales MoM0.1% -3.2%
5/16/200812:30 US Building Permits915K 928K
5/16/200814:00 US U. of Michigan Confidence63.0 62.6
5/19/200801:30 AUSPreliminary BoP Imports MoM san/a 1.0%
* Times listed are GMT

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FREE Forex Newsletter
FREE Forex Newsletter of the major economic events and indicators of the week.
Economy News Headlines
Gas jumps above $3.67, oil passes $126 on Venezuela concerns (AP)
AP - Oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday, bringing its advance this week to nearly $10, as investors questioned whether a possible confrontation between the U.S. and Venezuela could cut exports from the OPEC member. Gas prices, meanwhile, rose above an average $3.67 a gallon at the pump, following oil's recent path higher....

March trade gap narrows on record import drop (Reuters)
Reuters - A record drop in U.S. imports
because of slowing domestic demand took a big bite out of the...

March trade deficit drops by bigger-than-expected amount (AP)
AP - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in March as demand for imports fell by the largest amount since the last recession was ending.
U.S. Key Economic Indicators
Auto and Truck Sales
Business Inventories
Chicago PMI
Conference Board Consumer Confidence
Construction Spending
Consumer Credit
Consumer Price Index, CPI
Durable Goods Orders
Employment Cost Index
Existing Home Sales
Export & Import Prices
Factory Orders
Gross Domestic Product - GDP
Housing Starts & Building Permits
Industrial Production
Initial Jobless Claims
International Trade
Leading Indicators Report
Money Supply
NAPM: National Association of Purchasing Managers
New Home Sales
Non-Manufacturing NAPM
Personal Income & Consumption
Philadelphia Fed Index
PPI - Producer Price Index
Productivity and Costs
Regional Manufacturing Surveys
Retail Sales report
Employment Report
Treasury Budget
University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index
Weekly Chain Store Sales
Wholesale Trade report
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