FX Calendar
Use our FX Calendars to identify high impacting macro economic data releases that give the forex currencies direction, current market conditions, current market drivers and national holidays. If you do not know how to trade the forex fundamentals then learn with us and obtain a Diploma in Professional Forex Trading.
FX Calendar – High Impacting Macroeconomic Data Events
The Macroeconomic Data Releases displayed below on our FX Calendar provides you with the next High Impacting Data Release that will move the currency it is representing.
january, 2020
Event Details
What is this event? 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
Event Details
What is this event?
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.
Measures
Level of a composite index based on surveyed manufacturers, builders, wholesalers, services, and retailers.
Effect on Currency
‘Actual’ greater than ‘Forecast’ is good for currency.
Frequency of event
Released monthly, around 3 weeks into the current month.
Source of Data
Time
(Monday) 9:00 am - 9:00 am
Event Details
What is this event? 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
Event Details
What is this event?
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.
Measures
Percentage of the total workforce that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month.
Effect on Currency
‘Actual’ greater than ‘Forecast’ is good for the currency.
Frequency of event
Released monthly, about 9 days after the month ends.
Time
(Tuesday) 8:00 am - 8:00 am
Event Details
What is this event? It's a leading indicator of production - rising purchase orders signal that manufacturers will increase activity as they work to fill the orders. Measures Change
Event Details
What is this event?
It’s a leading indicator of production – rising purchase orders signal that manufacturers will increase activity as they work to fill the orders.
Measures
Change in the total value of new purchase orders placed with manufacturers for durable goods, excluding transportation items.
Effect on Currency
‘Actual’ greater than ‘Forecast’ is good for currency.
Frequency of event
Released monthly, about 26 days after the month ends.
Source of Data
Time
(Tuesday) 1:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Event Details
What is this event? Financial confidence is a leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity. Measures Level of a composite index based
Event Details
What is this event?
Financial confidence is a leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity.
Measures
Level of a composite index based on surveyed households.
Effect on Currency
‘Actual’ greater than ‘Forecast’ is good for currency.
Frequency of event
Released monthly, on the last Tuesday of the current month.
Source of Data
Time
(Tuesday) 3:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Event Details
What is this event? 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
Event Details
What is this event?
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.
Measures
Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers.
Effect on Currency
‘Actual’ greater than ‘Forecast’ is good for the currency.
Frequency of event
Released quarterly, about 25 days after the quarter ends.
Source of Data
Time
(Wednesday) 12:30 am - 12:30 am
Event Details
What is this event? Short term interest rates are the paramount factor in currency valuation - traders look at most other indicators merely to predict how rates will change
Event Details
What is this event?
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.
Measures
The interest rate at which depository institutions lend balances held at the Federal Reserve to other depository institutions overnight.
Effect on Currency
‘Actual’ greater than ‘Forecast’ is good for currency.
Frequency of event
Scheduled 8 times per year.
Source of Data
Time
(Wednesday) 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Event Details
What is this event? It's among the primary methods the Fed uses to communicate with investors regarding monetary policy. It covers in detail the factors that affected the most
Event Details
What is this event?
It’s among the primary methods the Fed uses to communicate with investors regarding monetary policy. It covers in detail the factors that affected the most recent interest rate and other policy decisions, along with commentary about economic conditions such as the future growth outlook and inflation. Most importantly, it provides clues regarding future monetary policy.
Effect on Currency
‘Actual’ greater than ‘Forecast’ is good for currency.
Frequency of event
Scheduled 8 times per year.
Source of Data
Time
(Wednesday) 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Event Details
What is this event? 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
Event Details
What is this event?
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.
Measures
Change in the number of unemployed people during the previous month.
Effect on Currency
‘Actual’ greater than ‘Forecast’ is good for the currency.
Frequency of event
Released monthly, about 30 days after the month ends.
Source of Data
Time
(Thursday) 8:55 am - 8:55 am
Event Details
What is this event? Short term interest rates are the paramount factor in currency valuation - traders look at most other indicators merely to predict how rates will change
Event Details
What is this event?
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.
Measures
The interest rate at which the BOE lends to financial institutions overnight.
Effect on Currency
‘Actual’ greater than ‘Forecast’ is good for currency.
Frequency of event
Scheduled monthly.
Source of Data
Time
(Thursday) 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Event Details
What is this event? While this is q/q data, it's reported in an annualized format (quarterly change x4). The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Preliminary release and
Event Details
What is this event?
While this is q/q data, it’s reported in an annualized format (quarterly change x4). The ‘Previous’ listed is the ‘Actual’ from the Preliminary release and therefore the ‘History’ data will appear unconnected. There are 3 versions of GDP released a month apart – Advance, Preliminary, and Final. The Advance release is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact.
Measures
Annualized change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy.
Effect on Currency
‘Actual’ greater than ‘Forecast’ is good for the currency.
Frequency of event
Released quarterly, about 30 days after the quarter ends.
Source of Data
Time
(Thursday) 1:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Event Details
What is this event? Tokyo is Japan's most populated city and releases CPI data a month ahead of National CPI. This early data is thought to be the most
Event Details
What is this event?
Tokyo is Japan’s most populated city and releases CPI data a month ahead of National CPI. This early data is thought to be the most important consumer inflation release. The impact tends to be mild but varies from month to month.
Measures
Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers in Tokyo, excluding fresh food.
Effect on Currency
‘Actual’ greater than ‘Forecast’ is good for the currency.
Frequency of event
Released monthly, usually on the last Friday of the current month.
Source of Data
Time
(Thursday) 11:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Event Details
What is this event? It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant
Event Details
What is this event?
It’s a leading indicator of economic health – businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company’s view of the economy.
Measures
Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry.
Effect on Currency
‘Actual’ greater than ‘Forecast’ is good for currency.
Frequency of event
Released monthly, on the last day of the current month.
Source of Data
Time
(Friday) 1:00 am - 1:00 am
Event Details
What is this event? 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
Event Details
What is this event?
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.
Measures
Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers.
Effect on Currency
‘Actual’ greater than ‘Forecast’ is good for currency.
Frequency of event
Released monthly, about 16 days after the month ends.
Source of Data
Time
(Friday) 10:00 am - 10:00 am
Event Details
What is this event? It's the broadest measure of economic activity and the primary gauge of the economy's health. Measures Change in the total value of all goods and
Event Details
What is this event?
It’s the broadest measure of economic activity and the primary gauge of the economy’s health.
Measures
Change in the total value of all goods and services produced by the economy.
Effect on Currency
‘Actual’ greater than ‘Forecast’ is good for currency.
Frequency of event
Released monthly, about 40 days after the month ends.
Source of Data
Time
(Friday) 1:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Event Details
What is this event? Differs from Core CPI in that it only measures goods and services targeted towards and consumed by individuals. Prices are weighted according to total expenditure
Event Details
What is this event?
Differs from Core CPI in that it only measures goods and services targeted towards and consumed by individuals. Prices are weighted according to total expenditure per item which gives important insights into consumer spending behavior. This is rumored to be the Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation measure, but CPI is released about 10 days earlier and tends to garner most of the attention.
Measures
Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding food and energy.
Effect on Currency
‘Actual’ greater than ‘Forecast’ is good for currency.
Frequency of event
Released monthly, about 30 days after the month ends.
Source of Data
Time
(Friday) 1:30 pm - 1:30 pm
FX Calendar – Market Conditions
Check to see if current markets conditions are favorable for trading. Are there a lot of geopolitical issues upsetting the normal trading conditions and if so which issues are they. Are the major currencies trading normally which points to good trading conditions.
january, 2020
FX Calendar – Market Drivers
january, 2020
Event Details
Brexit continues to dominate the news and has been pushed back to January 31st. Traders and businesses are wary because of the uncertainty. It is hard to say for certain but there
Event Details
Brexit continues to dominate the news and has been pushed back to January 31st.
Traders and businesses are wary because of the uncertainty.
It is hard to say for certain but there are a number of possible scenarios, including:
Leaving the EU without a deal
Another EU referendum (this can only happen if the government brings forward legislation to hold one and a majority in the Commons supports it)
A general election – Labour’s preferred option but it would need a no-confidence vote in the PM to be passed
MPs could take control of the Brexit process from the government
Trading in the GBP and its crosses remains risky at best – Single random comments are creating large swings that can easily take out your stop losses.
BEWARE!
Time
january 23 (Thursday) - 31 (Friday)
National Holidays
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