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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 17th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
Gross Domestic Product or GDP is a quarterly report released by Bureau of Economic Analysis and Commerce Department. GDP is measure on how fast or slow the economy is growing. GDP is released at 8:30 EST. June report(quarter 1) ,September report (qua read more
May Real Earnings
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 17th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
Real average weekly earnings fell by 0.3 percent from April to May after seasonal adjustment, according to preliminary data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. A 0.3 percent decrease in average weekly ho read more
Are The Euro and Pound Set For A Pullback?
Online Forex Trading | June 17th 2009 by Rebekah
The Euro and British pound have risen against the dollar considerably over the last couple of months as investor appetite for risk increased in sync with global equity and commodity markets. To date, the single currency for the Eurozone has increased read more
May CPI 0.1%
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 17th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in May before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the last 12 months the index has fallen 1.3 percen read more
Forex European Preview 06.17.2009
Online Forex Trading | June 16th 2009 by Rebekah
The UK labor market is set to show continued signs of weakness in May, with Jobless Claims set to grow by a 60k, the first increase in the number of workers applying for unemployment benefits since February. The Claimant Count, the UK’s timeliest m read more
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 16th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
Consumer Price Index (CPI) report measures inflation at the consumer level. It is a monthly report released by Bureau of Labor Statistics and Department of Labor. It is released the second or third week of the month and reports the previous month. CP read more
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 16th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
Producer Price Index or PPI report is a monthly report issued by Bureau of Labor Statistics and Labor Department. It is released two to three weeks after the reporting month ends. PPI is released at 8:30am EST and can be seen at www.bls.gov/ppi. If y read more
US Dollar Weakens Against Majors Amid Key Economic Data
Currency Newswire | June 16th 2009 by Glenn
The US dollar showed weakness against its major counterparts following the release of some major economic data during New York morning deals on Tuesday. Read more… read more
Roubini, Shiller, Whitney: No Economic, Housing Recovery Just Yet
Boom2Bust.com | June 16th 2009 by Christopher E. Hill
Green shoots, or deceptive weeds? From Reuters this morning: A rebound in key U.S. economic indicators masks an underlying malaise that will likely hamstring growth for many years and keep housing and banks in a rut, several top economists said Monda read more
Economic Indicators
anuarfxgroup | June 16th 2009 by Anuar Mustapha
Durable Goods Orders.Durable Good Orders measures new orders placed with domestic manufacturers for immediate and future delivery of factory hard goods. A durable good is defined as a good which lasts an extended period of time (over three years) dur read more
Economic Indicators
anuarfxgroup | June 16th 2009 by Anuar Mustapha
Producer Price Index (PPI)The producer Price (PPI) is measure of price changes in the manufacturing sector of the average rice level for a fixed basket of capital and consumer goods paid by producers. It measures average changes in selling prices rec read more
Economic Indicators
anuarfxgroup | June 16th 2009 by Anuar Mustapha
Consumer Price Index (CPI)The consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average price level paid by urban consumer (80% of population ) for a fixed basket of goods and services. It reports price changes in over 200 categories. The CPI also inclu read more
Forex European Market Preview 06.16.2009
Online Forex Trading | June 16th 2009 by Rebekah
The UK Consumer Price Index report is expected to show that the annual pace of inflation to fell to 2.0% in the year to May, the lowest since September 2007. Although the reading is still within the Bank of England’s target parameters, continued ec read more
Trade Update 6/15/09
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 15th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
Orange Juice- Still shows weakness this morning.Exit trade today. Corn- Sell off on Friday and continued into this morning looking to buy back the 550 call for a profit when September contract reaches 405.0 read more
Weekly Commodity Outlook 6-12-09
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 15th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
Dollar- The showed a little strength last week but still bouncing around in the 80-82.00 level. This weeks reports will show a us whether inflation is in check or increasing with PPI on Tuesday and CPI on Wednesday. Watch these reports and we ma read more
Financial Roadmap: The Week Ahead June 15 to 19, 2009
Financial Options | June 14th 2009 by Tom Hanna
The big news this week will be on the inflation front and the related issue of the dollar which has been under increasing pressure the last few weeks. With the Export/Import Price Indexes showing signs of inflation in both categories, including but read more
Economic Indicators
anuarfxgroup | June 14th 2009 by Anuar Mustapha
Chicago PMIThe Chicago PMI (officially known as the Business Barometer) is a monthly composite index based on opinion surveys of more than 200 Chicago purchasing managers regarding the manufacturing industry. The survey responses are limited to thre read more
Forex European Preview 06.12.2009
Online Forex Trading | June 12th 2009 by Rebekah
The economic calendar looks fairly uneventful in European hours, with most of the outcomes of most releases reflecting themes that have already been priced into exchange rates. On the inflation front, Germany’s Wholesale Price Index is set to shrin read more
Optimism Defined
The Hire Sense | June 11th 2009 by Derrick Moe
The epitome of optimism – a headline from abcnews.com: Has the Recession Finally Ended? I guess you could characterize this as “talking up” the economy. Here is one paragraph from the article that made me laugh (emphasis mine): Today also bro read more
Weekly Claims for Unemployment Insurance 6/11/09
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 11th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
In the week ending June 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 601,000, a decrease of 24,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 625,000. The 4-week moving average was 621,750, a decrease of 10,500 from the prev read more
May Retail Sales 6/11/09
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 11th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
Here is an excerpt from the June 11,2009 report: The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for May, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price read more
Retail Sales
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 10th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
Retail Sales is a monthly report that comes out two weeks after the reporting month ends. It is the first report of the month for consumer spending and is capable of having large market impacts. Retail Sales report is available at 8:30 am EST at www read more
Beige Book Released 6/10/09
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 10th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
Here is an excerpt from the “Beige Book” : “Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve District Banks indicate that economic conditions remained weak or deteriorated further during the period from mid-April through May. However, five o read more
The Federal Reserve Board’s Beige Book
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 10th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
The Beige Book is a summary of economic conditions in a report given to the Federal Reserve Board two Wednesdays prior to the Federal Open Market Committee Statements’ release. This report comes out at 2:15 pm EST and can be seen at www.federa read more
April 2009 Trade Balance
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 10th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
U.S. trade deficit has widened to $29.16 billion in April, from upwardly revised $28.53 billion in March, as exports fell more than imports. Markets not moving after release and before open. read more
Forex European Preview 06.10.2009
Online Forex Trading | June 10th 2009 by Rebekah
The final revision of Germany’s Consumer Price Index is set to confirm that inflation fell -0.1% in May to bring the annual pace of price growth to a standstill for the first time in at least 17 years. The adjusted version of the metric using a har read more
Forex European Preview 06.09.2009
Online Forex Trading | June 9th 2009 by Rebekah
Germany’s Trade Balance is expected to narrow to 9.3 billion euro in April from 11.3 billion in the previous month as exports fall -0.1% while imports add 0.5%. The slump in global demand has weighed heavily on overseas sales of manufacturing goods read more
Trade Balance
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 8th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
International Trade in Goods and Services report is a monthly report on import and exports of goods and services. It is released the second week of the month and covers two months earlier. It is released at 8:30 am EST by Census Bureau and Bureau o read more
Employment Situation 6/05/09
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 8th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
The Employment Situation released on June 5 2009 Nonfarm payroll employment fell by 345,000 in May, about half the average monthly decline for the prior 6 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The unem read more
Financial Roadmap: The Week Ahead June 8 to 12, 2009
Financial Options | June 7th 2009 by Tom Hanna
With no major economic indicators due out Monday, the way is clear for the markets to react strongly to a decision by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg on the Chrysler creditor appeal to the Bankruptcy Court's approval of the Fiat sale. Mark read more
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