The beginner's guide to FX trading
Mar 30 | Monday | Impact | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Details | |
| 08:30 | GBP | M4 Money Supply (y/y) | low | 4.9% | 4.7%* | ||
| 09:00 | EUR | Economic Confidence | med | 94.5 | 91.3 | 103.5 | |
| 12:00 | EUR | German CPI (m/m) | med | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% | |
| 12:00 | EUR | German CPI (y/y) | med | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.7% | |
| 12:00 | EUR | German HICP (m/m) | low | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.6% | |
| 12:00 | EUR | German HICP (y/y) | low | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.7% | |
| 14:00 | USD | Pending Home Sales (m/m) | med | 2.4% | -2.0% | 5.3%* | |
| 21:45 | NZD | Building Permits (m/m) | med | 4.7% | -2.8%* | ||
| 23:01 | GBP | GfK Consumer Confidence | low | -9.0 | -15.0 | -7.0 | |
| 23:30 | JPY | Job-to-Applicant Ratio | low | 1.45 | 1.47 | 1.49 | |
| 23:30 | JPY | Unemployment Rate | med | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | |
| 23:50 | JPY | Retail Sales (m/m) | med | 0.6% | -1.5% | 1.5%* | |
| 23:50 | JPY | Retail Sales (y/y) | med | 1.7% | -1.5% | -0.4% | |
| 23:50 | JPY | Industrial Production (m/m) | med | 0.4% | 1.0% | ||
| 23:50 | JPY | Industrial Production (y/y) | med | -4.7% | -4.9% | -2.3% | |
Mar 31 | Tuesday | Impact | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Details | |
| 00:00 | NZD | ANZ Business Confidence | med | -63.5 | -19.4 | ||
| 00:30 | AUD | Private Sector Credit (m/m) | low | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4%* | |
| 01:00 | CNY | Chinese Manufacturing PMI | high | 52.0 | 44.8 | 35.7 | |
| 01:00 | CNY | Chinese Non-manufacturing PMI | low | 52.3 | 42.0 | 29.6 | |
| 05:00 | JPY | Construction Orders (y/y) | low | 0.7% | -17.0% | ||
| 05:00 | JPY | Housing Starts (y/y) | med | -12.3% | -14.7% | -10.1% | |
| 05:00 | JPY | Housing Starts | med | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.81* | |
| 06:45 | EUR | French CPI (m/m) | low | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | |
| 06:45 | EUR | French CPI (y/y) | low | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.4% | |
| 06:45 | EUR | French HICP (m/m) | low | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | |
| 06:45 | EUR | French HICP (y/y) | low | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.6% | |
| 06:45 | EUR | French Consumer Spending (m/m) | med | -0.1% | 0.7% | -1.1% | |
| 06:45 | EUR | French PPI (y/y) | low | -0.9% | 0.2% | ||
| 06:45 | EUR | French PPI (m/m) | low | -0.6% | -0.1% | ||
| 07:00 | CHF | KOF leading indicator | med | 92.9 | 100.9 | ||
| 08:30 | GBP | Balance of Payments | med | -5.6 | -7.0 | -15.9 | |
| 08:30 | GBP | GDP (q/q) | high | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| 08:55 | EUR | German Unemployment Change | med | 1.0k | 25.0k | -10.0k | |
| 08:55 | EUR | German Unemployment Rate | med | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | |
| 09:00 | EUR | CPI Estimate (y/y) | med | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.2% | |
| 09:00 | EUR | Core CPI (y/y) | med | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% | |
| 12:30 | CAD | Industrial PPI (m/m) | low | -0.5% | -0.2% | -0.3% | |
| 12:30 | CAD | Raw Materials Price Index (m/m) | low | -4.7% | -2.2% | ||
| 13:00 | USD | S&P Case-Shiller Home Price (y/y) | med | 3.08% | 3.4% | 2.84%* | |
| 13:45 | USD | Chicago PMI | low | 47.8 | 44.0 | 49.0 | |
| 14:00 | USD | Consumer Confidence | high | 120.0 | 115.0 | 132.6* | |
| 22:30 | AUD | AIG Manufacturing Index | med | 53.7 | 44.3 | ||
| 23:50 | JPY | Tankan | med | -8.0 | -10.0 | 0.0 | |
Apr 1 | Wednesday | Impact | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Details | |
| 00:30 | AUD | Building approvals (m/m) | low | 19.9% | -15.1%* | ||
| 00:30 | JPY | Jibun Bank PMI Mfg | med | 44.8 | 44.8 | ||
| 02:45 | CNY | Chinese Caixin Manufacturing PMI | low | 50.1 | 45.0 | 40.3 | |
| 05:30 | AUD | Commodity Index | med | 105.8 | 120.7 | ||
| 06:00 | EUR | German Retail Sales (m/m) | med | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.0%* | |
| 07:15 | EUR | French Manufacturing PMI | low | 43.2 | 42.9 | 49.8* | |
| 07:30 | CHF | Manufacturing PMI | low | 43.7 | 42.2 | 49.5 | |
| 07:55 | EUR | German Manufacturing PMI | med | 45.4 | 45.5 | 48.0* | |
| 08:30 | GBP | CIPS / Markit Manufacturing PMI | med | 47.8 | 47.0 | 42.0 | |
| 08:30 | AUD | RBA Minutes of March 18 Policy Meeting | high | ||||
| 12:15 | USD | ADP National Employment Report | med | -27.0k | 179.0k* | ||
| 13:45 | USD | Markit Manufacturing PMI | med | 48.5 | 48.0 | 49.2 | |
| 14:00 | USD | Construction Spending (m/m) | med | -1.3% | 0.6% | 2.8%* | |
| 14:00 | USD | ISM Manufacturing | high | 49.1 | 49.3 | 50.1 | |
Apr 2 | Thursday | Impact | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Details | |
| 06:30 | CHF | CPI (m/m) | low | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 06:30 | CHF | CPI (y/y) | med | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.1% | |
| 06:30 | CHF | HICP (m/m) | low | 0.1% | -0.1% | ||
| 06:30 | CHF | HICP (y/y) | med | -0.4% | -0.5% | -0.2% | |
| 12:30 | CAD | Trade Balance | high | -0.98B | -2.3B | -1.66B* | |
| 12:30 | USD | Unemployment Claims | med | 6,648.0k | 3,150.0k | 3,307.0k* | |
| 12:30 | USD | Trade Balance | med | -39.9B | -40.0B | -45.5B* | |
| 14:00 | USD | Durable Ex Transportation | med | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.6 | |
| 14:00 | USD | Durable Goods Orders | med | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
| 14:00 | USD | Factory Orders (m/m) | low | 0.0% | 0.2% | -0.1% | |
Apr 3 | Friday | Impact | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Details | |
| 00:30 | AUD | Retail Trade (m/m) | med | 0.5% | 0.4% | -0.3% | |
| 00:30 | JPY | Services PMI | med | 33.8 | 32.7 | ||
| 06:45 | EUR | French Budget Balance YTD | med | -35.2B | -20.0B | ||
| 07:15 | EUR | French Composite PMI | low | 28.9 | 30.1 | 52.0* | |
| 07:15 | EUR | French Services PMI | low | 27.4 | 29.0 | 52.5* | |
| 07:55 | EUR | German Composite PMI | low | 35.0 | 36.8 | 50.7* | |
| 07:55 | EUR | German Services PMI | med | 31.7 | 34.2 | 52.5* | |
| 08:00 | EUR | Composite PMI | low | 26.7 | 31.4 | 31.4 | |
| 08:00 | EUR | Services PMI | med | 23.0 | 28.2 | 28.4 | |
| 08:30 | GBP | CIPS/Markit Composite PMI | med | 36.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | |
| 08:30 | GBP | Services PMI | med | 34.5 | 34.8 | 40.0 | |
| 09:00 | EUR | Retail Sales (m/m) | low | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.6% | |
| 09:00 | EUR | Retail Sales (y/y) | med | 3.0% | 1.6% | 1.7% | |
| 12:30 | USD | Average Hourly Earnings (m/m) | high | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
| 12:30 | USD | Nonfarm Payrolls | high | -701.0k | -100.0k | 275.0k* | |
| 12:30 | USD | Private Payrolls | high | -713.0k | -117.0k | 242.0k* | |
| 12:30 | USD | Unemployment Rate | high | 4.4% | 3.8% | 3.5% | |
| 13:45 | USD | Markit Services PMI | med | 39.8 | 38.5 | 39.1 | |
| 14:00 | USD | ISM Non-Manufacturing | high | 52.5 | 44.0 | 57.3 | |
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