Unemployment rate Link

The unemployment rate, released by Census and Statistics Department, represents the number of unemployed people expresses as a percentage of the labour force. Unemployed people refer to the those people who have not had a job and have not performed any work for pay or profit, and have been available for work during the 7 days before enumeration.

Retail Sales (MoM) Link

The retail Sales released by the National Statistics measures the total receipts of retail stores. Monthly percent changes reflect the rate of changes of such sales. Changes in Retail Sales are widely followed as an indicator of consumer spending. Generally speaking, a high reading is seen as positive, or bullish for the GBP, while a low reading is seen as negative or bearish.

Retail Sales ex-Fuel (MoM) Link

The Retail Sales ex-fuel released by the National Statistics is a measure of changes in sales of the British retail sector excluding fuel. It shows the performance of the retail sector in the short term. Percent changes reflect the rate of changes of such sales. The changes are widely followed as an indicator of consumer spending. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the Pound, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

Retail Sales (YoY) Link

The retail Sales released by the National Statistics measures the total receipts of retail stores. Monthly percent changes reflect the rate of changes of such sales. Changes in Retail Sales are widely followed as an indicator of consumer spending. Generally speaking, a high reading is seen as positive, or bullish for the GBP, while a low reading is seen as negative or bearish.

Retail Sales ex-Fuel (YoY) Link

The Retail Sales ex-fuel released by the National Statistics is a measure of changes in sales of the British retail sector excluding fuel. It shows the performance of the retail sector in the short term. Percent changes reflect the rate of changes of such sales. The changes are widely followed as an indicator of consumer spending. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the Pound, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

3-y Bond Auction Link

Displayed in the calendar is the average yield on the Bonos del Tesoro auctioned by Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda. Spanish bonds have maturities of above two years. The yield on the bonos represents the return an investor will receive by holding the bond until maturity. Investors monitor the yield volatility and compare the average rate at auction to the rate at previous auctions of the same security as an indicator of the government debt situation.

5-y Bond Auction Link

Displayed in the calendar is the average yield on the Bonos del Tesoro auctioned by Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda. Spanish bonds have maturities of above two years. The yield on the bonos represents the return an investor will receive by holding the bond until maturity. Investors monitor the yield volatility and compare the average rate at auction to the rate at previous auctions of the same security as an indicator of the government debt situation.

10-y Obligaciones Auction Link

Displayed in the calendar is the average yield on the Bonos del Tesoro auctioned by Tesoro Público. Spanish bonds have maturities of above then five years The yield on the bonos represents the return an investor will receive by holding the bond until maturity. Investors monitor the yield volatility and compare the average rate at auction to the rate at previous auctions of the same security as an indicator of the government debt situation.

ADP Employment Change Link

The Employment Change released by the Automatic Data Processing, Inc is a measure of the change in the number of employed people in Canada. Generally speaking, a rise in this indicator has positive implications for consumer spending, stimulating economic growth. So a high reading is traditionally seen as positive, or bullish for the CAD, while a low reading is seen as negative, or bearish.

Continuing Jobless Claims Link

The Counting Jobless Claims released by the US Department of Labor measure the number of individuals who are unemployed and are currently receiving unemployment benefits. It presents the strength in the labor market. A rise in this indicator has negative implications for consumer spending which discourage economic growth. Generally speaking, a high reading is seen as negative, or bearish for the USD, while a low reading is seen as positive, or bullish.