Upcoming Market Updates: JPY, AUD, EUR, CHF, GBP, CAD

JPY: Prelim Industrial Production m/m, It’s a leading indicator of economic health – production reacts quickly to ups and downs in the business cycle and is correlated with consumer conditions such as employment levels and earnings.

JPY: Retail Sales y/y, It’s the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity.

AUD: PPI q/q, It’s a leading indicator of consumer inflation – when producers charge more for goods and services the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer.

AUD: Private Sector Credit m/m, Borrowing and spending are positively correlated – consumers and businesses tend to seek credit when they are confident in their future financial position and feel comfortable spending money.

JPY: Consumer Confidence, it measures Level of a composite index based on surveyed households, excluding single-person homes.

JPY: Housing Starts y/y, it measures Change in the number of new residential buildings that began construction.

EUR: French Consumer Spending m/m, it measures change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods expenditures by consumers.

EUR: French Flash GDP q/q, it measures change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy.

EUR: German Import Prices m/m, it measures change in the price of imported goods purchased domestically.

CHF: Retail Sales y/y, it measures change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles and gas stations.

EUR: French Prelim CPI m/m, it measures change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers.

CHF: KOF Economic Barometer, it measures level of a composite index based on 219 economic indicators.

EUR: Spanish Flash CPI y/y, it measures Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers.

EUR: Spanish Flash GDP q/q, It’s the broadest measure of economic activity and the primary gauge of the economy’s health.

EUR: German Unemployment Change, 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.

EUR: Italian Prelim GDP q/q, It’s the broadest measure of economic activity and the primary gauge of the economy’s health.

EUR: German Prelim GDP q/q, it measures Change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy.

GBP: M4 Money Supply m/m, it measures Change in the total quantity of domestic currency in circulation and deposited in banks.

GBP: Mortgage Approvals, it measures Number of new mortgages approved for home purchases during the previous month.

GBP: Net Lending to Individuals m/m, it measures Change in the total value of new credit issued to consumers.

EUR: CPI Flash Estimate y/y, 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.

EUR: Core CPI Flash Estimate y/y, 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.

EUR: Italian Prelim CPI m/m, it measures Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers.

EUR: Prelim Flash GDP q/q, it measures Change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy.

CAD: GDP m/m, it measures change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy.

USD: Core PCE Price Index m/m, it measures change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding food and energy.

USD: Employment Cost Index q/q, it measures change in the price businesses and the government pay for civilian labor.

USD: Personal Income m/m, it measures change in the total value of income received from all sources by consumers.

USD: Personal Spending m/m, it measures change in the inflation-adjusted value of all expenditures by consumers.

USD: Chicago PMI, it measures level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the Chicago area.

USD: Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment, it measures level of a composite index based on surveyed consumers.

USD: Revised UoM Inflation Expectations, it measures percentage that consumers expect the price of goods and services to change during the next 12 months.