| Date | Cur | Event | Imp. | Actual | Forec. | Prev. | |
| 05/23 03:00 | AUD | MI Inflation Expectations |  | 2.3% | | 2.2% |  |
Actual2.3%
Forecast
Previous2.2% | Message | MI Inflation Expectations | | Measures | Percentage that consumers expect the price of goods and services to change during the next 12 months; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 13 days after the month ends; | | Notes | Full reports are only available to Melbourne Institute subscribers; |
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| 05/23 07:00 | JPY | BOJ Monthly Report |  | | | | |
| Message | BOJ Monthly Report | | Usual Effect | More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly; |
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| 05/23 09:00 | EUR | French Flash Manufacturing PMI |  | 45.5 | 44.8 | 44.4 | |
Actual45.5
Forecast44.8
Previous44.4 | Message | French Flash Manufacturing PMI | | Measures | Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, around 3 weeks into the current month; | | Notes | Data is given to Thomson Reuters subscribers 2 minutes before the public release time listed on the calendar - early market reaction is usually a result of trades made by these subscribers. Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Mar 2008, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact. The Final is not reported for lack of significance; |
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| 05/23 09:00 | EUR | French Flash Services PMI | | 44.3 | 44.7 | 44.3 | |
Actual44.3
Forecast44.7
Previous44.3 | Message | French Flash Services PMI | | Measures | Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency | | Frequency | Released monthly, around 3 weeks into the current month | | Notes | Data is given to Thomson Reuters subscribers 2 minutes before the public release time listed on the calendar - early market reaction is usually a result of trades made by these subscribers. Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Mar 2008, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact. The Final is not reported for lack of significance |
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| 05/23 09:30 | EUR | German Flash Manufacturing PMI | | 49.0 | 48.6 | 48.1 | |
Actual49.0
Forecast48.6
Previous48.1 | Message | German Flash Manufacturing PMI | | Measures | Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, around 3 weeks into the current month; | | Notes | Data is given to Thomson Reuters subscribers 2 minutes before the public release time listed on the calendar - early market reaction is usually a result of trades made by these subscribers. Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Mar 2008, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact. The Final is not reported for lack of significance; |
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| 05/23 09:30 | EUR | German Flash Services PMI | | 49.8 | 50.2 | 49.6 | |
Actual49.8
Forecast50.2
Previous49.6 | Message | German Flash Services PMI | | Measures | Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, around 3 weeks into the current month; | | Notes | Data is given to Thomson Reuters subscribers 2 minutes before the public release time listed on the calendar - early market reaction is usually a result of trades made by these subscribers. Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Mar 2008, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact. The Final is not reported for lack of significance; |
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| 05/23 10:00 | EUR | Flash Services PMI | | 47.5 | 47.4 | 47.0 | |
Actual47.5
Forecast47.4
Previous47.0 | Message | Flash Services PMI | | Measures | Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, around 3 weeks into the current month; | | Notes | Data is given to Thomson Reuters subscribers 2 minutes before the public release time listed on the calendar - early market reaction is usually a result of trades made by these subscribers. Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Jun 2007, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; |
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| 05/23 10:00 | EUR | Italian Retail Sales m\m | | -0.3% | 0.3% | -0.2% | |
Actual-0.3%
Forecast0.3%
Previous-0.2% | Message | Italian Retail Sales m\m | | Measures | Change in the total value of sales at the retail level; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 55 days after the month ends; |
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| 05/23 10:00 | EUR | Flash Manufacturing PMI | | 47.8 | 47.1 | 46.7 | |
Actual47.8
Forecast47.1
Previous46.7 | Message | Flash Manufacturing PMI | | Measures | Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, around 3 weeks into the current month; | | Notes | Data is given to Thomson Reuters subscribers 2 minutes before the public release time listed on the calendar - early market reaction is usually a result of trades made by these subscribers. Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Jun 2007, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; |
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| 05/23 10:30 | GBP | Second Estimate GDP q/q | | -0.4% | 1.7% | -0.8% | |
Actual-0.4%
Forecast1.7%
Previous-0.8% |
| 05/23 10:30 | GBP | Prelim Business Investment q/q | | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | |
Actual0.6%
Forecast0.7%
Previous0.1% |
| 05/23 10:30 | GBP | Index of Services 3m\3m | | 0.3% | | 0.3% | |
Actual0.3%
Forecast
Previous0.3% | Message | Index of Services 3m\3m | | Measures | Change in the total GVA of the private and government services sectors; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 55 days after the month ends; | | Notes | GVA is the difference between the value of a service provided and the value of the goods and services used to provide the service; |
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| 05/23 12:05 | USD | FOMC Member Bullard Speaks | | | | | |
| Message | FOMC Member Bullard Speaks | | Speaker | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard; | | Description | Due to deliver opening remarks at the "The Financial Stability Oversight Council: Can Systemic Risk be Contained?" conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank, in St Louis; | | Usual Effect | More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; | | Notes | 2010 FOMC voting member; |
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| 05/23 14:30 | USD | Unemployment Claims | | 340K | 347K | 360K | |
Actual340K
Forecast347K
Previous360K | Message | Unemployment Claims | | Measures | Percentage of the total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month; | | Usual Effect | Actual < Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 30 days after the month ends; | | Notes | Tends to have a muted impact relative to employment data from other countries because the Japanese economy is more reliant on the industrial sector than personal spending; |
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| 05/23 15:00 | USD | Flash Manufacturing PMI | | 51.9 | 51.6 | 52.1 | |
Actual51.9
Forecast51.6
Previous52.1 | Message | Flash Manufacturing PMI | | Measures | Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, around 3 weeks into the current month; | | Notes | Data is given to Thomson Reuters subscribers 2 minutes before the public release time listed on the calendar - early market reaction is usually a result of trades made by these subscribers. Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Jun 2007, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact; |
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| 05/23 15:00 | USD | HPI m\m | | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.7% | |
Actual1.3%
Forecast0.9%
Previous0.7% |
| 05/23 16:00 | EUR | Consumer Confidence | | -22 | -22 | -22 | |
Actual-22
Forecast-22
Previous-22 | Message | Consumer Confidence | | Measures | Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed consumers; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 20 days after the month ends; | | Notes | Above 0 indicates optimism, below indicates pessimism. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Jan 2010, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact. The Final is not reported for lack of significance; |
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| 05/23 16:00 | USD | New Home Sales | | 454K | | 417K | |
Actual454K
Forecast
Previous417K |
| 05/23 16:30 | USD | Natural Gas Storage | | 89B | 90B | 99B | |
Actual89B
Forecast90B
Previous99B | Message | Natural Gas Storage | | Measures | Change in the number of cubic feet of natural gas held in underground storage during the past week; | | Usual Effect | No consistent effect - there are both inflationary and growth implications; | | Frequency | Released weekly, 5 days after the week ends; | | Notes | While this is a US indicator, it most affects the loonie due to Canada's sizable energy sector; |
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| 05/23 21:30 | EUR | ECB President Draghi Speaks | | | | | |
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