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Feb, 25 15:30
★★
Crude Oil Inventories
Crude Oil Inventories
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Date: Feb, 25 15:30
Importance: Medium
Previous: -9014K
Forecast: 1800K
Actual: -
Period: Feb

The actual inventories of crude oil, gasoline, and distillate, such as jet fuel, as reported on a weekly basis. The numbers are watched closely by the energy markets, and if the results differ greatly from the expected inventory levels, the market can react strongly. The inventory data can be skewed by holidays and seasonal factors. Weekly data can be unreliable and should be viewed as a part of longer-term trends, so a four-week moving average may be more useful.

-9014K
Feb, 26 00:00
ANZ Business Confidence
ANZ Business Confidence
Country:
Date: Feb, 26 00:00
Importance: Low
Previous: 64.1
Forecast: -
Actual: -
Period: Feb

The results of the ANZ Bank Business survey held among businesses nationwide.

64.1
Feb, 26 00:30
Private Capital Expenditure
Private Capital Expenditure
Country:
Date: Feb, 26 00:30
Importance: Low
Previous: 6.4%
Forecast: -0.1%
Actual: -
Period: 4 quarter

The release is published every quarter, and about 60 days after the quarter ends. It is published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and measures the alteration in the overall inflation-amended value (real value) of new capital investments produced by private businesses. The data release is important for traders, as it is a top indicator of Australia’s economic health. Additionally, a change in the investment levels for businesses is usually a sign for future economic movement, including earning, spending and hiring.

6.4%
Feb, 26 00:30
RBA Bulletin
RBA Bulletin
Country:
Date: Feb, 26 00:30
Importance: Low
Previous: -
Forecast: -
Actual: -
Period: -
It contains relevant articles, speeches, statistical tables, and provides detailed analysis of current and future economic conditions from the bank's viewpoint. Tends to have a mild impact since much of the information is released previously. Source changed release frequency from monthly to quarterly as of Mar 2010.
Feb, 26 09:00
Private Sector Credit
Private Sector Credit
Country:
Date: Feb, 26 09:00
Importance: Low
Previous: 3.0%
Forecast: 3.1%
Actual: -
Period: Jan

Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment.

3.0%
Feb, 26 09:00
M3 Money Supply
M3 Money Supply
Country:
Date: Feb, 26 09:00
Importance: Low
Previous: 2.8%
Forecast: 2.9%
Actual: -
Period: Jan

The broadest measure of money supply in use by Eurozone nations. It includes all currency in circulation, bank deposits, repurchase agreements, debt securities up to 2 years, and the value of money market shares. A larger money supply reduces the purchasing power of the Euro and puts downward pressure on the exchange rate. However, because an increase in M3 leads to price inflation, this figure can also be indicative of the likelihood of future interest rate hikes. The Eurozone M3 is reported in headlines as a percent change from the previous month or as a Three Month Average, which smoothes monthly volatility in the money supply.

2.8%
Feb, 26 13:30
★★★
Unemployment Claims
Unemployment Claims
Country:
Date: Feb, 26 13:30
Importance: High
Previous: 206K
Forecast: 217K
Actual: -
Period: Feb

The indicator shows the number of unemployed people in the USA.

206K
Feb, 26 13:30
★★
Continuing Claims
Continuing Claims
Country:
Date: Feb, 26 13:30
Importance: Medium
Previous: 1869K
Forecast: -
Actual: -
Period: Feb

Continuing claims refers to unemployed workers that qualify for benefits under unemployment insurance. In order to be included in continuing claims, the person must have been covered by unemployment insurance and be currently receiving benefits. Data on unemployment claims is published by the Department of Labor on a weekly basis, allowing for frequent updates on the levels of unemployment.

1869K
Feb, 26 13:30
Current Account
Current Account
Country:
Date: Feb, 26 13:30
Importance: Low
Previous: -9.7
Forecast: -8.2
Actual: -
Period: 4 quarter

Summarizes the flow of goods and services, income payments, and transfers in and out of Canada. The report acts as a gauge of how Canada's economy interacts with the rest of the world. Where the other side of the Balance of Payments, the Capital and Financial Accounts, deals mainly with financial assets and investments, the Current Account gives a detailed breakdown of how the country intermingles with rest of the global economy on a practical, non-investment basis.

The Current Account tracks the trade balance (exports and imports for goods and services), income payments (such as interest, dividends and salaries) and unilateral transfers (aid, taxes, and one-way gifts). A positive value (current account surplus) indicates that the flow of capital from these components into Canada exceeds capital leaving the country. A negative value (current account deficit) means that there is a net capital outflow from these sources. Persistent Current Account deficits may lead to a natural depreciation of a currency, as trade, income and transfer payments usually reflect Canadian dollars leaving the country to make payments in a foreign currency (just as underlying surpluses act as an appreciating weight).

Canada has historically had an export oriented economy and has relied on exports (particularly oil) as the engine for economic expansion. To this day, trade surpluses form the foundation of Canadian current account surpluses.

There are a number of factors that often work to diminish the impact of the Current Account release on the market. The report is not very timely, released quarterly about two months after the reporting period. Additionally, many of the components that lead to the final Current Account production and trade figures are known well in advance. Lastly, since the report reflects data for a specific reporting quarter, any significant developments in the Current Account should plausibly have been already felt during that quarter and not during the release of data.

But just like GDP and Trade Balance, Current Account is central to forecasting long term developments in foreign exchange rates. It gives a detailed picture of how the Canadian economy interacts internationally, breaking down these interactions into separate components that can be tracked and often anticipated. Thus the Current Account's importance has led it to historically be one of the more important reports out of Canada .

The headline figure is the value of the Current Account denominated in Canadian Dollars.

-9.7
Feb, 26 15:30
EIA Natural Gas Storage Change
EIA Natural Gas Storage Change
Country:
Date: Feb, 26 15:30
Importance: Low
Previous: -144
Forecast: -36K
Actual: -
Period: Feb

Weekly report about natural gas storage change in the USA.

-144
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