| Date | Cur | Event | Imp. | Actual | Forec. | Prev. | |
| 06/18 Tentative | GBP | BOE Inflation Letter |  | | | |  |
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| 06/18 03:30 | AUD | Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes | | | | | |
| Message | Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes | | Usual Effect | More hawkish than expected = Good for currency; | | Frequency | 11 times per year, 2 weeks after the Cash Rate is announced | | Notes | Source first released in Dec 2007; |
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| 06/18 06:30 | JPY | Revised Industrial Production m\m |  | 1.7% | | 1.7% | |
Actual1.7%
Forecast
Previous1.7% | Message | Revised Industrial Production m\m | | Measures | Change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers, mines, and utilities | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 45 days after the month ends | | Notes | The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Preliminary release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this indicator released about 15 days apart - Preliminary and Revised. The Preliminary release is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact |
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| 06/18 08:00 | EUR | ECB President Draghi Speaks | | | | | |
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| 06/18 10:30 | GBP | CPI y/y | | | 2.6% | 2.4% | |
Actual
Forecast2.6%
Previous2.4% | Message | CPI y/y | | Measures | Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 15 days after the month ends; | | Notes | This is considered the UK's most important inflation data because it's used as the central bank's inflation target; |
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| 06/18 10:30 | GBP | PPI Input m/m |  | | 0.1% | -2.3% | |
Actual
Forecast0.1%
Previous-2.3% | Message | PPI Input m/m | | Measures | Change in the price of goods and raw materials purchased by manufacturers; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 9 days after the month ends; | | Notes | This data has added importance because it's released ahead of the CPI; |
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| 06/18 10:30 | GBP | PPI Output m/m | | | 0.0% | -0.1% | |
Actual
Forecast0.0%
Previous-0.1% | Message | PPI Output m/m | | Measures | Change in the price of goods sold by manufacturers; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 9 days after the month ends; | | Notes | Only includes goods produced domestically; |
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| 06/18 10:30 | GBP | Core CPI y/y | | | 2.1% | 2.0% | |
Actual
Forecast2.1%
Previous2.0% | Message | Core CPI y/y | | Measures | Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding the volatile food, energy, alcohol, and tobacco items; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 15 days after the month ends; | | Notes | The Core data has a mild impact relative to other countries because overall CPI is the central bank's mandated inflation target; |
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| 06/18 10:30 | GBP | RPI y/y | | | 3.1% | 2.9% | |
Actual
Forecast3.1%
Previous2.9% | Message | RPI y/y | | Measures | Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers for the purpose of consumption; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 15 days after the month ends; | | Notes | RPI differs from CPI in that it only measures goods and services bought for the purpose of consumption by the vast majority of households, and it includes housing costs which are excluded from CPI; |
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| 06/18 10:30 | GBP | HPI m\m | | | 2.6% | 2.7% | |
Actual
Forecast2.6%
Previous2.7% |
| 06/18 11:00 | EUR | German ZEW Economic Sentiment | | | 38.2 | 36.4 | |
Actual
Forecast38.2
Previous36.4 | Message | German ZEW Economic Sentiment | | Measures | Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed German institutional investors and analysts; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, on the second or third Tuesday of the current month; | | Notes | Above 0.0 indicates optimism, below indicates pessimism; |
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| 06/18 11:00 | EUR | ZEW Economic Expectations | | | 29.4 | 27.6 | |
Actual
Forecast29.4
Previous27.6 | 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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| 06/18 14:30 | USD | CPI m\m | | | 0.1% | -0.4% | |
Actual
Forecast0.1%
Previous-0.4% | Message | CPI m\m | | Measures | Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 15 days after the month ends; |
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| 06/18 14:30 | USD | Housing Starts | | | 0.95M | 0.85M | |
Actual
Forecast0.95M
Previous0.85M | Message | Housing Starts | | Measures | Annualized number of new residential buildings that began construction during the previous month; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 17 days after the month ends; | | Notes | While this is monthly data, it's reported in an annualized format (monthly figure x12). This data is slightly overshadowed by Building Permits because they are tightly correlated and a permit must be issued before a house can begin construction; |
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| 06/18 14:30 | USD | Core CPI m\m | | | 0.2% | 0.1% | |
Actual
Forecast0.2%
Previous0.1% | Message | Core CPI m\m | | Measures | Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding food and energy; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 15 days after the month ends; | | Notes | Food and energy prices account for about a quarter of CPI, but they tend to be very volatile and distort the underlying trend. The FOMC usually pays the most attention to the Core data - so do traders; |
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| 06/18 14:30 | USD | Building Permits | | | 0.98M | 1.01M | |
Actual
Forecast0.98M
Previous1.01M | Message | Building Permits | | Measures | Annualized number of new residential building permits issued during the previous month; | | Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; | | Frequency | Released monthly, about 17 days after the month ends; | | Notes | While this is monthly data, it's reported in an annualized format (monthly figure x12); |
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