Industrial output is a leading indicator of economic health, as producers usually react quickly to any changes in the business cycle.
Britain's unemployment rate and a claimant count change will be highlights of this week, as both indicators can have a major impact on the direction of the Sterling.
Growth, growth and growth. This is what companies require in order to increase spending and hire more employees.
Ireland's economy is on the mend after a number of recessions in recent years.
During the last trading week vast majority of major currencies lost some of their value, with the single currency falling 0.09%, the Dollar losing 0.19%, while the Pound, Aussie and loonie lost around 1%.
It seems that Swiss central bank has lost some grip as Alpine economy is sending alarming signals.
The abnormal rally performed by USD/JPY is running out of steam as the pair stuck around 104.3 and were not moving any higher or lower during the last two days already.
Are you still not tired from upbeat data from the U.K.? It is getting easy to predict Sterling's behaviour, as British currency constantly benefits from positive fundamental data from the country.
Ben S. Bernanke's era is coming to its logical conclusion. Soon Janet Yellen will take over his position on January 31 and will become the world's most powerful woman.
Earlier this year analysts claimed that the European Central Bank will keep interest rates at current level of 0.25% until 2015; however, they have not excluded other measures, like the introduction of the U.S.-style bond-buying programme.
The Australian Dollar posted its biggest fall in a month against the U.S. counterpart, following disappointing report that revived speculations about another rate cut from the RBA.
The Yen is steadily depreciating against the U.S. Dollar, with the currency pair hovering slightly below 105.
Nothing new about the U.K. property market. It was not a surprise that BoE Governor Mark Carney expected house prices to keep climbing higher until the middle of next year.
Consumer prices and jobless claims were in the centre of market's attention on Thursday. Last months' lessons taught us one thing– none of the world's central banks is ready to accept excessively low inflation.
During the speech in Berlin German Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann sang the praises of ECB accommodative policy, saying most of the Eurozone members are still struggling with effects of the longest-ever financial crisis.
Almost a month ago the UBS consumption indicator showed stronger-than-expected reading, supporting more positive outlook from the government.
Japan's economy is on the mend. This fact can boost investors' appetite for the Yen; however, practically all experts are betting at a further decline of Japanese currency this year, taking into account April's tax hike, which can derail economic recovery.
From the perspective of fundamental analysis the Pound is poised to appreciate further against other major currencies given stronger-than-expected growth metrics.
It seems that the U.S. Dollar's losses following Friday's job report are slowly being retraced.
Following a positive day for the single currency on Tuesday, on Wednesday the EUR/USD currency pair has almost reached an important support level at 1.36, helped by some hawkish comments from Fed members and disappointing data from Europe.
The number of new motor vehicle sales in Australia rose a seasonally adjusted 1.7% in December to 97,014, according to the official data of the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Is a weaker Yen a key to economic stability? Definitely, one of the key pillars of Shinzo Abe's policy positively contributed to economic growth last year; however, according to the latest data current account posted its largest deficit in November on rocketing imports.
Finally, inflation in the U.K. has reached the desired level of 2%, as the Consumer Price Index inched back to 2% in December from 2.1% a month earlier for a first time since November 2009.
Freedom – is the cornerstone of the U.S. economy. However, during the last several years this postulate began losing its importance.