Fed's Beige Book Link

The Beige Book reports on the current US economic situation. Through interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources are gathered by each of the 12 Federal Reserve Districts. The survey gives a picture of the overall US economic growth. An optimistic view of those authorities is considered as positive, or bullish for the USD, whereas a pessimistic view is considered as negative, or bearish for the Dollar.

FX Reserves Link

The FX reserves released by the Bank of Korea presenst the assets the central bank holds in reserve. FX reserves can be a precautionary measure for countries susceptible to financial crisis. It can also be used to manipulate exchange rates.  A high reading is is seen as positive (or bullish) for the Korean Won, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

AiG Performance of Construction Index Link

Based on 120 interviews to companies, the HIA/AiG Performance of Construction Index, released by the Australian Industry Group and the Housing Industry Association, is considered as an indicator that measures the conditions on the short and medium term in the construction market. Companies answer questions related to production, employment, prices supplier deliveries, inventories and new orders. A high reading is seen as positive, or bullish for the AUD, while a low reading is seen as negative, or bearish.

Building Permits s.a. (MoM) Link

The Building Permits s.a. released by the Statistics New Zealand show the number of permits for new construction projects. It is considered as a leading indicator for the housing market. The more growing number of permits, the more positive (or bullish) for the NZD, while a low reading is seen as negative, or bearish.

Commonwealth Bank Composite PMI Link

The PMI monthly Composite Reports on Manufacturing and Services, released by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Markit Economics, are based on a large number of business executives in private sector manufacturing and services companies. Data is usually released on the third working day of each month. Each response is weighted according to the size of the company and its contribution to total manufacturing or services output accounted for by the sub-sector to which that company belongs. Replies from larger companies have a greater impact on the final index numbers than those from small companies. Results are presented by question asked, showing the percentage of respondents reporting an improvement, deterioration or no change since the previous month. From these percentages, an index is derived: a level of 50.0 signals no change since the previous month, above 50.0 signals an increase (or improvement), below 50.0 a decrease (or contraction).

Commonwealth Bank Services PMI Link

The PMI service released by both the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Markit Economics is an indicator of the economic situation in the Australian services sector. It captures an overview of the condition of sales and employment. Traders want the highest possible reading as that will be taken as positive for the AUD. Any reading above 50 signals expansion, while a reading under 50 shows contraction.

Foreign Bond Investment Link

Securities investment, released by Ministry of Finance, referrers to bonds issued in a domestic market by a foreign entity in the domestic market’s currency. The report is released by the Ministry of Finance, detailing the flows from the public sector excluding Bank of Japan. The net data shows the difference of capital inflow and outflow. A positive difference indicates net sales of foreign securities by residents (capital inflow), and a negative difference indicates net purchases of foreign securities by residents (capital outflow).

Foreign Investment in Japan Stocks Link

Securities investment, released by Ministry of Finance, referrers to bonds issued in a domestic market by a foreign entity in the domestic market’s currency. The report is released by the Ministry of Finance, detailing the flows from the public sector excluding Bank of Japan. The net data shows the difference of capital inflow and outflow. A positive difference indicates net sales of foreign securities by residents (capital inflow), and a negative difference indicates net purchases of foreign securities by residents (capital outflow).

ANZ Commodity Price Link

ANZ commodity prices released by National Bank ANZ are considered an early indicator of change. exchange prices of exported goods. The change in the price of exported goods affects the GDP and the exchange rate. Rising export prices may indicate the strength of NZD, while falling prices may indicate the weakness of NZD. A high index is considered positive (or uptrend) for NZD, while a low index is considered negative (or a downtrend).

Home Loans Link

The Home Loans released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics presents the number of home loans. It indicates the housing market trend in Australia and a level of consumer confidence as large housing loans are taken out. A high reading is seen positive (or bullish) for the AUD, while a low reading is seen negative (or bearish).