Forex Economic CalendarForex Economic Calendar | Forex Economic Calendar focuses on Forex market events and world economy reports that helps currency traders make better decisions http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com Forex Economic Calendar focuses on Forex market events and world economy reports that helps currency traders make better decisions Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:50:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Forex Market Calendar – Thursday, February 23, 2012 http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/forex-market-calendar-february-23-2012/ http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/forex-market-calendar-february-23-2012/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:30:46 +0000 admin http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/?p=1910 economic reports that have effects on the Forex market * Times of Daily calendar of economic reports that have effects on the Forex market

Time * Currency Events Actual Consensus Previous Revised
09:00 EUR German IFO – Business Climate Feb 108.8 108.3
09:00 EUR German IFO – Current Assessment Feb 116.5 116.3
09:00 EUR German IFO – Expectations Feb 102 100.9
09:30 GBP BBA Loans for House Purchase Jan 37.3K 36.2K
11:00 GBP CBI Trends Total Orders Feb -13 -16
13:30 USD Initial Jobless Claims 355K 348K
15:00 USD House Price Index M/M Dec 0.40% 1.00%
15:30 USD Natural Gas Storage -146B -127B
16:00 USD Crude Oil Inventories 0.9M -0.2M

* Times of economic data releases are GMT

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Time * Currency Events Actual Consensus Previous Revised
23:00 AUD Conference Board Leading Index Dec -0.30%
23:30 AUD Westpac Leading Index M/M Dec -0.20%
00:30 AUD Wage Cost Index Q/Q Q4 0.80% 0.70%
02:30 CNY HSBC Flash China Manufacturing PMI Feb 48.8
08:30 EUR German PMI Manufacturing Feb A 51.5 51
08:30 EUR German PMI Services Feb A 53.8 53.7
09:00 EUR Eurozone PMI Manufacturing Feb A 49.4 48.8
09:00 EUR Eurozone PMI Services Feb A 50.6 50.4
09:30 GBP BoE Minutes
10:00 EUR Eurozone Industrial New Orders M/M Dec 0.50% -1.30%
15:00 USD Existing Home Sales Jan 4.65M 4.61M

* Times of economic data releases are GMT

Europe trading times.

]]> http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/forex-daily-february-22-2012/feed/ 0 Forex Trading Hours in Europe http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/forex-trading-hours-in-europe/ http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/forex-trading-hours-in-europe/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:06:18 +0000 admin http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/?p=1900 Tokyo, European markets open for business. There are ...]]> When it is late in the business day in Tokyo, European markets open for business. There are few major financial markets center across the Europe. Here is a list of some major ones London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris.

The following tables of Forex Trading Hours are some sample weekly European Forex market open and closing hours for various cities around the world.

Market Sydney Tokyo Hong Kong Moscow Frankfurt London New York Chicago LA
Time Zone AEST JST WST EET WET UTC/GMT EST CST PST
European Open
 18:00 16:00 15:00 10:00 08:00 07:00 02:00 01:00 23:00
European Eco-nomic News 18:45 16:45 15:45 10:45 08:45 07:45 02:45 01:45 23:45
London Open
 19:00 17:00 16:00 11:00 09:00 08:00 03:00 02:00 00:00
UK Economic News 20:30 18:30 17:30 12:30 10:30 09:30 04:30 03:30 01:30
New York Open
 00:00 22:00 21:00 16:00 14:00 13:00 08:00 07:00 05:00
US Economic News 00:30 22:30 21:30 16:30 14:30 13:30 08:30 07:30 05:30
European Market Close
 04:00 02:00 01:00 20:00 18:00 17:00 12:00 11:00 09:00
So here are the times when European and American Forex trading sessions overlap:
The good time to trade EUR/USD, GBP/USD, or USD/CHF between 8 am and 12 am (EST) can lead to good results. This is time when the largest volume of trades occurs, creating a good chance of making great profit in the Forex market..

*EST = UTC** – 5 hours
**UTC= Coordinated Universal Time is the more modern name for what used to be GMT (Greenwich mean time).

]]> http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/forex-trading-hours-in-europe/feed/ 0 Forex Trading Hours in the Asia-Pacific area http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/forex-trading-hours-asia/ http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/forex-trading-hours-asia/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:59:27 +0000 admin http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/?p=1870 The International Date Line is located in the western Pacific region, and each business day starts first in the Asia-Pacific financial centers. First Forex trading open in Wellington, New Zealand, then Sydney, Australia, followed by Asian markets: Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

Market Sydney Tokyo Hong Kong Moscow Frankfurt London New York Chicago LA
Time Zone AEST JST WST EET WET UTC/GMT EST CST PST
Australian Open
 09:00 07:00 06:00 01:00 23:00 22:00 17:00 16:00 14:00
Japan Economic News 10:50 08:50 07:50 02:50 00:50 23:50 18:50 17:50 15:50
Asian Open
 11:00 09:00 08:00 03:00 01:00 00:00 19:00 18:00 16:00
Asian Market Close
 14:00 12:00 11:00 06:00 04:00 03:00 22:00 21:00 19:00

A few hours later Forex trading begin in India, then Bahrain and elsewhere in the Middle East. Later still, when it is late in the business day in Tokyo, European markets open for business.

So here are the times when two Forex trading sessions overlap:
The good time to trade currency is from the 7 pm to 10 pm EST time period, when the Asian and Australian markets overlap.

*EST = UTC** – 5 hours
**UTC= Coordinated Universal Time is the more modern name for what used to be GMT (Greenwich mean time).

]]> http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/forex-trading-hours-asia/feed/ 0 Forex Daily Calendar – Tuesday, February 21, 2012 http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/daily-calendar-february-21-2012/ http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/daily-calendar-february-21-2012/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:43:21 +0000 admin http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/?p=1867 Forex market * Times of Daily calendar of economic reports that have effects on the Forex market

Time * Currency Events Actual Consensus Previous Revised
00:30 AUD RBA Minutes
04:30 JPY All Industry Activity Index M/M Dec 1.50% -1.10%
07:00 CHF Trade Balance (CHF) Jan 2.50B 2.07B
09:30 GBP Public Sector Net Borrowing (GBP) Jan -9.1B 10.8B
13:30 CAD Retail Sales M/M Dec -0.20% 0.30%
13:30 CAD Retail Sales Less Autos M/M Dec 0.20% 0.30%
13:30 CAD Wholesale Sales M/M Dec 0.50% -0.40%
15:00 EUR Eurozone Consumer Confidence Feb A -20.1 -20.7

* Times of economic data releases are GMT

What time does European markets close?

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Time * Currency Events Actual Consensus Previous Revised
21:45 NZD PPI – Inputs Q/Q Q4 0.40% 0.60%
21:45 NZD PPI – Outputs Q/Q Q4 0.50% 0.20%
23:50 JPY Trade Balance (JPY) Jan -0.83T -0.57T
00:01 GBP Rightmove House Prices M/M Feb -0.80%

* Times of economic data releases are GMT

Global Forex trading hours

]]> http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/fx-daily-calendarfebruary-20-2012/feed/ 0 Economic Calendar Forex 2012, Feb 20 – Feb 24 http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/weekly-calendar-forex-2012-february-13-february-17/ http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/weekly-calendar-forex-2012-february-13-february-17/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:14:54 +0000 admin http://www.forexeconomiccalendar.com/?p=1835 Forex Calendar with consensus data and last actual *
Week ahead Forex Calendar with consensus data and last actual

Monday, February 20, 2012. Financial Calendar

Time * Currency Events Consensus Previous
21:45 NZD PPI – Inputs Q/Q Q4 0.40% 0.60%
21:45 NZD PPI – Outputs Q/Q Q4 0.50% 0.20%
23:50 JPY Trade Balance (JPY) Jan -0.83T -0.57T
00:01 GBP Rightmove House Prices M/M Feb -0.80%

Tuesday, February 21, 2012. Financial Calendar

Time * Currency Events Consensus Previous
00:30 AUD RBA Minutes
04:30 JPY All Industry Activity Index M/M Dec 1.50% -1.10%
07:00 CHF Trade Balance (CHF) Jan 2.50B 2.07B
09:30 GBP Public Sector Net Borrowing (GBP) Jan -9.1B 10.8B
13:30 CAD Retail Sales M/M Dec -0.20% 0.30%
13:30 CAD Retail Sales Less Autos M/M Dec 0.20% 0.30%
13:30 CAD Wholesale Sales M/M Dec 0.50% -0.40%
15:00 EUR Eurozone Consumer Confidence Feb A -20.1 -20.7
23:00 AUD Conference Board Leading Index Dec -0.30%
23:30 AUD Westpac Leading Index M/M Dec -0.20%

Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Financial Calendar

Time * Currency Events Consensus Previous
00:30 AUD Wage Cost Index Q/Q Q4 0.80% 0.70%
02:30 CNY HSBC Flash China Manufacturing PMI Feb 48.8
08:30 EUR German PMI Manufacturing Feb A 51.5 51
08:30 EUR German PMI Services Feb A 53.8 53.7
09:00 EUR Eurozone PMI Manufacturing Feb A 49.4 48.8
09:00 EUR Eurozone PMI Services Feb A 50.6 50.4
09:30 GBP BoE Minutes
10:00 EUR Eurozone Industrial New Orders M/M Dec 0.50% -1.30%
15:00 USD Existing Home Sales Jan 4.65M 4.61M
15:30 USD Crude Oil Inventories -0.2M

Thursday, February 23, 2012. Financial Calendar

Time * Currency Events Consensus Previous
09:00 EUR German IFO – Business Climate Feb 108.8 108.3
09:00 EUR German IFO – Current Assessment Feb 116.5 116.3
09:00 EUR German IFO – Expectations Feb 102 100.9
09:30 GBP BBA Loans for House Purchase Jan 37.3K 36.2K
11:00 GBP CBI Trends Total Orders Feb -13 -16
13:30 USD Initial Jobless Claims 355K 348K
15:00 USD House Price Index M/M Dec 0.40% 1.00%
15:30 USD Natural Gas Storage -127B
23:50 JPY Corporate Service Price Y/Y Jan 0.10% 0.10%

Friday, February 24, 2012. Financial Calendar

Time * Currency Events Consensus Previous
02:00 CNY Conference Board Leading Index Jan 0.50%
07:00 EUR German GDP Q/Q Q4 F -0.20% -0.20%
09:30 GBP GDP Q/Q Q4 P -0.20% -0.20%
09:30 GBP Index of Services 3M/3M Dec 0.00% 0.10%
14:55 USD U. of Michigan Confidence Feb F 73 72.5
15:00 USD New Home Sales Jan 315K 307K

* Times of economic data releases are GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

Forex Market working hours

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Time * Currency Events Actual Consensus Previous Revised
07:00 EUR German PPI M/M Jan 0.20% -0.40%
07:00 EUR German PPI Y/Y Jan 3.10% 4.00%
09:00 EUR Eurozone Current Account (EUR) Dec 2.3B -1.8B
09:30 GBP Retail Sales M/M Jan -0.20% 0.60%
09:30 GBP Retail Sales Y/Y Jan 1.70%
09:30 GBP Retail Sales w/Auto Fuel M/M Jan -0.20% 0.60%
09:30 GBP Retail Sales w/Auto Fuel Y/Y Jan 0.60% 2.60%
12:00 CAD CPI M/M Jan 0.30% -0.60%
12:00 CAD CPI Y/Y Jan 2.30% 2.30%
12:00 CAD BoC CPI Core M/M Jan 0.00% -0.50%
12:00 CAD BoC CPI Core Y/Y Jan 1.90% 1.90%
13:30 CAD Leading Indicators M/M Jan 0.80%
13:30 USD CPI M/M Jan 0.30% 0.00%
13:30 USD CPI Y/Y Jan 2.80% 3.00%
13:30 USD CPI Core M/M Jan 0.20% 0.10%
13:30 USD CPI Core Y/Y Jan 2.20% 2.20%
15:00 USD Leading Indicators Jan 0.50% 0.40%

* Times of economic data releases are GMT

FX market hours

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Time * Currency Events Actual Consensus Previous Revised
21:30 NZD Business NZ Manufacturing Index Jan 51.9
00:00 AUD Consumer Inflation Expectation Feb 2.80%
00:30 AUD Employment Change Jan 10.9K -29.3K
00:30 AUD Unemployment Rate Jan 5.30% 5.20%
09:00 EUR ECB Monthly Bulletin
13:30 CAD International Securities Transactions (CAD) Dec 7.98B 14.99B
13:30 CAD Manufacturing Shipments M/M Dec 0.50% 2.00%
13:30 USD PPI M/M Jan 0.30% -0.10%
13:30 USD PPI Y/Y Jan 4.10% 4.80%
13:30 USD PPI Core M/M Jan 0.10% 0.30%
13:30 USD PPI Core Y/Y Jan 2.60% 3.00%
13:30 USD Initial Jobless Claims 364K 358K
13:30 USD Housing Starts Jan 670K 657K
13:30 USD Building Permits Jan 680K 679K
15:00 USD Philly Fed Survey 8.4 7.3
15:30 USD Natural Gas Storage -126B -78B

* Times of economic data releases are GMT

Forexglobal market trading hours

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Time * Currency Events Actual Consensus Previous Revised
21:45 NZD Retail Sales Ex Inflation Q/Q Q4 1.10% 2.20%
23:30 AUD Westpac Consumer Confidence Feb 2.40%
06:30 EUR French GDP Q/Q Q4 P -0.20% 0.30%
07:00 EUR German GDP Q/Q Q4 A -0.30% 0.50%
09:00 EUR Italian GDP Q/Q Q4 P -0.60% -0.20%
09:30 GBP Jobless Claims Change Jan 3.0K 1.2K
09:30 GBP Claimant Count Rate Jan 5.10% 5.00%
09:30 GBP ILO Unemployment Rate (3M) Dec 8.40% 8.40%
10:00 EUR Eurozone GDP Q/Q Q4 A -0.40% 0.20%
10:00 CHF ZEW (Expectations) Feb -50.1
10:00 EUR Eurozone Trade Balance (EUR) Dec 4.5B 6.1B
10:30 GBP BoE Inflation Report
13:30 USD Empire State Manufacturing Feb 14.1 13.48
14:00 USD Net Long-term TIC Flows Dec 62.3B 59.8B
14:15 USD Industrial Production Jan 0.60% 0.40%
14:15 USD Capacity Utilization Jan 78.60% 78.10%
15:00 USD NAHB Housing Market Index Feb 26 25
15:30 USD Crude Oil Inventories 1.8M 0.3M
19:00 USD FOMC Minutes

* Times of economic data releases are GMT
Forex market opening time

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