The United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics has published the country's monthly Consumer Price Index data. Annual inflation in the UK remains at 2.2%, which indicates that the Bank of England has to keep monetary policy tight. This fact caused an appreciation of the GBP. The target of the BoE for annual inflation is 2.0%. Inflation had been decreasing over
The publication of the monthly US Retail Sales data has caused a market move. In general, Retail Sales have slightly increased not declined, which indicates that the US Fed can keep policy tighter for longer. The data release has caused a slight surge of the value of the US Dollar. The Retail Sales and Core Retail Sales which exclude auto
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has published the monthly Producer Price Index data sets. In general, the data revealed higher than expected price growth at the producer level. The US Dollar is reacting to the news by surging. Market consensus forecast was that the US Producer Price Index will increase on a month-to-month basis by 0.1%. Actual price growth
The European Central Bank has cut its Main Refinancing Rate, which is the base rate for all Euro debt. Namely, the rate is the base borrowing cost for the European currency. The rate has been reduced from 4.25% to 3.65%, as expected by market analysts. The Euro is reacting to the news by increasing volatility, but the rate remains at
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics has published the US monthly inflation data, the Consumer Price Index. In general, the inflation data met market expectations. Markets are reacting to the news by buying the US Dollar in favour of other assets. The Consumer Price Index month on month change was forecast to show an increase of 0.2%. Actual released
The publication of the UK Unemployment Claimant Count Change number and the change of the Average Earnings index for the last three months have shown mixed data. Due to this reason, the rate increased volatility by initially moving up, but then suddenly retracing back down. The Claimant Count Change was expected to show 95,500 new unemployed people in the UK.
At 12:30 GMT, Bureau of Labor Statistics has published monthly unemployment rate. Reported Unemployment rate is at 4.2%, same as forecasted. Although unemployment came out as expected and by 0.1% lower than in previous month, market is still hesitant to confirm strength of the US economy and the US dollar. Forecasted Unemployment data has strong impact on US dollar price.
The Institute for Supply Management has published the United States Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index survey results on Services. The results are near the forecast, but still were enough to cause a surge of the US Dollar. The survey results were expected to show a reading of 51.3, but the actual number is slightly higher- 51.5. In general, a reading below
At 12:15 GMT, Automatic Data Processing, Inc. reported monthly changes in employment, excluding farming industry. Current macroeconomic data suggests, that employee hiring process in having a slowdown. Forecasted number was 144 thousand, actual number came in lower-at 99 thousand. Non-Farm Employment change has an important role as a leading indicator for the US economy, consumer spending in the economy is
The monthly publication of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey results have moved the financial markets via the US Dollar's value. Namely, the survey has revealed that there are 7.67 million available jobs in the United States. However, the markets expected the reading to show 8.09 million available jobs. Due to this reason, the
At 13:45 GMT, Bank of Canada has decided that base interest rate will be decreased.BoC decision has created strong impulse to the CAD. Strong upside movement against the US dollar has been anticipated. Previous base interest rate was 4.50%, new interest rate is lower by 0.25 basis points, as forecasted- 4.25%. Most likely central planner intentions with this decision is
The Institute for Supply Management has published the United States Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index survey results. The results are near the forecast, but still were enough to cause a surge of the US Dollar The survey results were expected to show a reading of 47.5, but the actual number is 47.2. In general, a reading below 50.0 is seen as
The Swiss Federal Statistics Office has published the Swiss monthly inflation data. Inflation in Switzerland has stalled. The Swiss Franc is reacting to the news by declining. Instead of the expected Consumer Price Index increase of 0.1%, the actual data showed a 0.0% change. The lower inflation indicates that the Swiss National Bank can cut interest rates and reduce monetary
The US Bureau of Economic Analysis has published the Core Personal Consumption Expenditures index data. In general, the release confirmed the market expectations and the Dollar remained flat. The data was forecast to show an increase of 0.2%. The forecast was correct. Month on month inflation is 0.2%.
The United States statisticians have just released the Preliminary quarterly GDP and weekly Unemployment Claims. The GDP was forecast to show an increase of 2.8%. Actual number is 3.0%. The Unemployment Claims were expected to show 232,000 claims. The forecast was almost exact, as 231,000 people have claimed unemployment benefits. The US Dollar initially reacted to the news with a minor
On Thursday morning, a previously not noted macroeconomic data release caused a major Euro decline. The publication of the Spanish Flash CPI revealed information that inflation in the Euro Zone might be far below what was previously assumed. The Spanish Flash CPI was expected to show a stunning decline of inflation, down to 2.4% from the previous 2.8%. The actual
At 08:30 GMT, S&P Global published its Purchasing Managers Indices for the United Kingdom. The survey results were better than expected, which caused a surge of the Pound against peer currencies. A PMI is a diffusion index derived from a survey. In general, a reading below 50 is seen as bad. A reading above 50 is seen as good for
During Thursday's morning hours, S&P Global published its Purchasing Managers Indices for the European countries. These data sets moved the Euro by revealing how the services and manufacturing sectors are doing in the eurozone. A PMI is a diffusion index derived from a survey. In general, a reading below 50 is seen as bad. A reading above 50 is seen
The publication of the Federal Reserve Federal Open Markets Committee Meeting Minutes at 18:00 GMT on Wednesday added more energy to the ongoing decline of the US Dollar. The minutes revealed new information about how the prior Federal Reserve rate decision was made and what some members of the committee spoke about the future. Main points taken by the
On Thursday, at 12:30 GMT, the US monthly Retail Sales and Core Retail Sales data caused a major market move. The released data was much higher than expected, which boosted the value of the US Dollar by as much as 0.65% during the 45 minutes after the release. The Retail Sales were expected to show an increase of 0.4%. Actual
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics has published the Consumer Price Index data sets. In general, inflation is below market forecasts. Although, the US Dollar reacted to the news by surging. The CPI and Core CPI were expected to have increased by 0.2% on a monthly basis. Meanwhile, the year-on-year reading was forecast to show price increases of 3.00%.
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics has just published the monthly Producer Price Index data. In general, the data has revealed below expected inflation. The US Dollar is reacting to the news by declining. PPI showed a reading of 0.1% instead of expected 0.2%. The Core PPI showed 0.00% change instead of forecast growth of 0.2%. This data release consisted
The US statisticians have published the weekly Unemployment Claims numbers. Released numbers are below market expectations, which is causing a recovery of the US Dollar and the US stock markets. Consensus forecast was that the Unemployment Claims would come in at 241,000 new people claiming unemployment insurance during the week. The actual number is 233,000, which is seen as positive. The
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has published the monthly employment data. Released data has shown a major increase in unemployment. The US Dollar index is reacting to the news by sharply declining below the 104.00 mark. Average Hourly Earnings were forecast to show a monthly increase of 0.3%. The actual income change is just 0.2%. Non-Farm Employment Change was expected to