Date

GMT+01:00

Event

Forecast

Actual

Apr, 24 15:30

★★

Crude Oil Inventories

Country:
Date:	Apr, 24 15:30
Importance:	Medium
Previous:	2735K
Forecast:	1600K
Actual:	-
Period:	Apr

The actual inventories of crude oil, gasoline, and distillate, such as jet fuel, as reported on a weekly basis. The numbers are watched closely by the energy markets, and if the results differ greatly from the expected inventory levels, the market can react strongly. The inventory data can be skewed by holidays and seasonal factors. Weekly data can be unreliable and should be viewed as a part of longer-term trends, so a four-week moving average may be more useful.

2735K

1600K

Apr, 25 06:00

★

Leading Indicators

Country:
Date:	Apr, 25 06:00
Importance:	Low
Previous:	111.8
Forecast:	-
Actual:	-
Period:	Apr

This index is designed to predict the direction of the economy, but it tends to have a muted impact because most of the indicators used in the calculation are released previously. There's a revised version of this indicator released about 10 days later, but it's not included for lack of significance. Source changed series from a diffusion index to a composite index as of Jun 2008. Combined reading of 11 economic indicators related to employment, production, new orders, consumer confidence, housing, stock prices, money supply, and interest rate spreads.

111.8

Apr, 25 07:00

★

GfK Consumer Climate

Country:
Date:	Apr, 25 07:00
Importance:	Low
Previous:	-27.4
Forecast:	-25.9
Actual:	-
Period:	May

The German group GfK uses this report to show the results of their survey on business consumer confidence in order to gauge the health of the German economy. It is a leading indicator of economic strength.

-27.4

-25.9

Apr, 25 09:00

★

ECB Economic Bulletin

Country:
Date:	Apr, 25 09:00
Importance:	Low
Previous:	-
Forecast:	-
Actual:	-
Period:	-

In 2015 the Economic Bulletin replaced the Monthly Bulletin. The Economic Bulletin is published two weeks after the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the ECB. Issues published after the monetary policy meetings in March, June, September and December provide a comprehensive analysis of economic and monetary developments, including a discussion of the Eurosystem/ECB staff macroeconomic projections for the euro area. Other issues are shorter and provide an interim update on developments in key monthly indicators.

Apr, 25 11:00

★

CBI retail sales volume balance

Country:
Date:	Apr, 25 11:00
Importance:	Low
Previous:	2
Forecast:	5
Actual:	-
Period:	Apr

Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed retailers and wholesalers: above 0 indicates higher sales volume, below indicates lower. This is a survey of about 160 retail and wholesale companies which asks respondents to rate the relative level of current sales volume. It's a leading indicator of consumer spending because retailer and wholesaler sales are directly influenced by consumer buying levels.