| Date | Cur | Event | Imp. | Actual | Forec. | Prev. | |
| 06/19 00:45 | NZD | Current Account |  | -0.66B | -0.64B | -3.23B |  |
Actual-0.66B
Forecast-0.64B
Previous-3.23B | Message | Current Account | | Measures | Difference in value between imported and exported goods, services, income flows, and unilateral transfers during the previous month; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 50 days after the month ends; | | Notes | This is the seasonally adjusted data (as most FF numbers are), not to be confused with the non-seasonally adjusted number reported by some news agencies. The goods portion has no impact because it's a duplicate of the Trade Balance data released about a week earlier; |
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| 06/19 01:50 | JPY | Trade Balance | | -0.82T | -0.89T | -0.70T | |
Actual-0.82T
Forecast-0.89T
Previous-0.70T | Message | Trade Balance | | Measures | Difference in value between imported and exported goods and services during the reported month; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 23 days after the month ends; | | Notes | A positive number indicates that more goods and services were exported than imported; |
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| 06/19 02:00 | AUD | CB Leading Index m\m | | 0.3% | | 0.1% | |
Actual0.3%
Forecast
Previous0.1% | Message | CB Leading Index m\m | | Measures | Change in the level of a composite index based on 6 economic indicators; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends; | | Notes | This index is designed to predict the direction of the economy, but it tends to have a muted impact because most of the indicators used in the calculation are released previously. Source first released in May 2010; |
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| 06/19 02:30 | AUD | MI Leading Index m\m |  | 0.6% | | 0.1% | |
Actual0.6%
Forecast
Previous0.1% | Message | MI Leading Index m\m | | Measures | Change in the level of a composite index based on 9 economic indicators; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 50 days after the month ends; | | Notes | This index is designed to predict the direction of the economy, but it tends to have a muted impact because most of the indicators used in the calculation are released previously. Full reports are only available to Melbourne Institute subscribers; |
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| 06/19 10:30 | GBP | MPC Meeting Minutes |  | 009 | 009 | 009 | |
Actual009
Forecast009
Previous009 | Message | MPC Meeting Minutes | | Measures | In addition to the interest rate votes reported on the calendar, the minutes will also include the latest Asset Purchase Facility votes; | | Usual Effect | More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, 13 days after the Official Bank Rate is announced; | | Notes | The breakdown of the MPC members' interest rate votes tends to be the most important part of the minutes. The vote is reported in an 'X-X-X' format - the first number is how many voted to increase rates, the second number is how many voted for a rate reduction, and the third is how many voted to hold rates; |
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| 06/19 11:00 | CHF | ZEW Economic Expectations | | 2.2 | | 2.2 | |
Actual2.2
Forecast
Previous2.2 | Message | ZEW Economic Expectations | | Measures | Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed institutional investors and analysts; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, around the middle of the current month; | | Notes | Above 0.0 indicates optimism, below indicates pessimism; |
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| 06/19 12:33 | EUR | German 10-y Bond Auction | | 1.55 | | 1.41 | |
Actual1.55
Forecast
Previous1.41 |
| 06/19 14:30 | CAD | Wholesale Sales m/m | | 0.2% | 0.5% | 01% | |
Actual0.2%
Forecast0.5%
Previous01% |
| 06/19 16:30 | USD | Crude Oil Inventories | | 0.3M | 0.5M | 2.5M | |
Actual0.3M
Forecast0.5M
Previous2.5M | Message | Crude Oil Inventories | | Measures | Change in the number of barrels of crude oil held in inventory by commercial firms during the past week; | | Usual Effect | No consistent effect - there are both inflationary and growth implications; | | Frequency | Released weekly, 4 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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| 06/19 18:40 | CAD | BOC Gov Poloz Speaks | | | | | |
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| 06/19 20:00 | USD | FOMC Statement | | | | | |
| Message | FOMC Statement | | Usual Effect | More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Scheduled 8 times per year; | | Notes | The FOMC usually changes the statement slightly at each release. It's these changes that traders focus on. |
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| 06/19 20:00 | USD | FOMC Economic Projections | | | | | |
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| 06/19 20:00 | USD | Federal Funds Rate | | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.25% | |
Actual0.25%
Forecast0.25%
Previous0.25% | Message | Federal Funds Rate | | Measures | Interest rate at which banks lend balances held at the Federal Reserve to other banks overnight; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Scheduled 8 times per year; | | Notes | The rate decision is often priced in the market so it tends to be overshadowed by the FOMC Statement which is focused on the future; |
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| 06/19 20:30 | USD | FOMC Press Conference | | | | | |
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| 06/19 22:00 | GBP | BOE Gov King Speaks | | | | | |
| Message | BOE Gov King Speaks | | Description | More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; | | Notes | BOE Governor Jul 2003 - Jun 2013. Volatility is often experienced during his speeches as traders attempt to decipher interest rate clues; |
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