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Economic Calendar: Currencies
List of important economic releases
Time
Impact
Currency
Event
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Apr 16, 2024
00:00
USD
Fed Daly Speech
{previous}
{forecast}
{actual}
In the United States, the authority to set interest rates is divided between the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (Board) and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The Board decides on changes in discount rates after recommendations submitted by one or more of the regional Federal Reserve Banks. The FOMC decides on open market operations, including the desired levels of central bank money or the desired federal funds market rate.
01:30
CNY
House Price Index YoY
{previous}
-1.4%
{forecast}
{actual}
-2.2%
In China, Housing Index is measured by year-over-year change in the index of newly built residential buildings in 70 medium and large cities. The index is calculated in weighted average method and the weight of each city is based on the population.
02:00
CNY
NBS Press Conference
{previous}
{forecast}
{actual}
02:00
CNY
Fixed Asset Investment (YTD) YoY
{previous}
4.2%
{forecast}
4.3%
{actual}
4.5%
In China, urban investment in fixed assets is one of the main measures of capital spending. It refers to investment in construction projects with a total planned investment of 5 million yuan; machinery and equipment and real estate development in both urban and rural areas. It refers to investment made by state-owned enterprises and private businesses, institutions or individuals.
02:00
CNY
GDP Growth Rate YoY
{previous}
5.2%
{forecast}
5%
{actual}
5.3%
In China, Gross Domestic Product is divided by three sectors: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary. The Primary Industry includes Farming, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, and Fishery and accounts for around 9 percent of GDP. The Secondary sector, which includes Industry (40 percent of GDP) and Construction (9 percent of GDP) is the most important. The Tertiary sector accounts for the remaining 44 percent of total output and consist of Wholesale and Retail Trades; Transport, Storage, and Post; Financial Intermediation; Real Estate; Hotel and Catering Services and Others.
02:00
CNY
Industrial Production YoY
{previous}
7%
{forecast}
5.4%
{actual}
4.5%
In China, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities.
02:00
CNY
Industrial Capacity Utilization
{previous}
75.9%
{forecast}
{actual}
73.6%
In China, Capacity Utilization is the difference between the potential and actual use of an input. Capacity utilization is high when actual output is close to potential output because the most use is being made of labor and capital. The survey includes about 90,000 industrial enterprises.
02:00
CNY
GDP Growth Rate QoQ
{previous}
1.2%
{forecast}
{actual}
1.6%
In China, the growth rate in GDP measures the change in the seasonally adjusted value of the goods and services produced by the Chinese economy during the quarter. As China’s traditional growth engines of manufacturing and construction are slowing down, services have emerged as the new driver. In the last few quarters strength in services and consumption helped to offset weaker manufacturing and exports.
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02:00
CNY
Retail Sales YoY
{previous}
5.5%
{forecast}
4.5%
{actual}
3.1%
In China, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.
02:00
CNY
Unemployment Rate
{previous}
5.3%
{forecast}
5.2%
{actual}
5.2%
In China, Urban Surveyed Unemployment Rate is calculated by a sample survey, which refers to the ratio of urban unemployed population to the sum of the employed population and the unemployed population.
05:00
SGD
MAS 12-Week Bill Auction
{previous}
3.88%
{forecast}
{actual}
3.83%
05:00
SGD
MAS 4-Week Bill Auction
{previous}
3.86%
{forecast}
{actual}
3.82%
06:00
GBP
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr)
{previous}
5.6%
{forecast}
5.5%
{actual}
5.6%
In the United Kingdom, wage growth refers to changes in average weekly earnings, before tax and other deductions and including bonuses.
06:00
GBP
Claimant Count Change
{previous}
4.1K
{forecast}
17.2K
{actual}
10.9K
Claimant count in the United Kingdom measures the change in the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits.
06:00
EUR
Wholesale Prices MoM
{previous}
-0.1%
{forecast}
0.1%
{actual}
0.2%
The index of wholesale prices measures the development of prices of goods sold by wholesalers within Germany to the extent that such sales are included under wholesale, such as contracts concluded with resellers, processors or other bulk purchasers. This may refer to goods produced in Germany or to imported goods. Excluded are sales from producers direct to retailers or final consumers.
06:00
GBP
Average Earnings excl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr)
{previous}
6.1%
{forecast}
{actual}
6%
In the United Kingdom, Average Earnings Excluding Bonuses refers to changes in average weekly earnings, before tax and other deductions and excluding bonuses.
06:00
GBP
Unemployment Rate
{previous}
4.0%
{forecast}
4%
{actual}
4.2%
In the United Kingdom, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
06:00
GBP
Employment Change
{previous}
-21K
{forecast}
{actual}
-156K
In the United Kingdom, employment change refers to the 3-month moving average compared to the previous period in the number of people in employment aged 16 and over.
06:00
EUR
Wholesale Prices YoY
{previous}
-3%
{forecast}
{actual}
-3%
The index of wholesale prices measures the development of prices of goods sold by wholesalers within Germany to the extent that such sales are included under wholesale, such as contracts concluded with resellers, processors or other bulk purchasers. This may refer to goods produced in Germany or to imported goods. Excluded are sales from producers direct to retailers or final consumers.
06:00
GBP
HMRC Payrolls Change
{previous}
-18K
{forecast}
{actual}
-67K
In the UK, the number of payrolled employees is defined as the number of people receiving paid remuneration included in PAYE RTI within the reference period, including people who have not done work but are an employee - such as those on paid leave.
