Date
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 Event Previous Forecast Actual
Jul, 07 04:35
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 30-Year JGB Auction
30-Year JGB Auction
Country:
Date: Jul, 07 04:35
Importance: Low
Previous: 3.86%; 2.9
Forecast: -
Actual: -
Period: Jul
Yields are set by bond market investors, and therefore they can be used to decipher investors' outlook on future interest rates. The bid-to-cover ratio represents bond market liquidity and demand, which can be used to gauge investor confidence.
 3.86%; 2.9 - -
Jul, 07 06:00
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 Leading Indicators
Leading Indicators
Country:
Date: Jul, 07 06:00
Importance: Low
Previous: 116.1
Forecast: 116.9
Actual: -
Period: May
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.
 116.1 116.9 -
Jul, 07 07:00
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 Industrial Production
Industrial Production
Country:
Date: Jul, 07 07:00
Importance: Low
Previous: 0.4%; -0.5%
Forecast: 0.4%
Actual: -
Period: May

Measures the per volume change in output from mining, quarrying, manufacturing, energy and construction sectors in Germany. Industrial production is significant as a short-term indicator of the strength of German industrial activity. High or rising Industrial Production figures suggest increased production and economic expansion, healthy for the Euro. However, uncontrolled levels of production and consumption can spark inflation.

The report is only a preliminary estimate figure that does not move the markets much. The figure is released in headlines as a monthly percent change.

 0.4%; -0.5% 0.4% -
Jul, 07 07:45
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 Trade Balance
Trade Balance
Country:
Date: Jul, 07 07:45
Importance: Low
Previous: -5.6
Forecast: -5.2
Actual: -
Period: May

A country's trade balance reflects the difference between exports and imports of goods and services. The trade balance is one of the biggest components of the Balance of Payment, giving valuable insight into pressures on country's currency.

 -5.6 -5.2 -
Jul, 07 08:00
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 Foreign Currency Reserves
Foreign Currency Reserves
Country:
Date: Jul, 07 08:00
Importance: Low
Previous: 711
Forecast: -
Actual: -
Period: Jun

This is the amount of foreign currency reserves that are held by the Central Bank of a country. In general use, foreign currency reserves also include gold and IMF reserves. Also, people may take into account liquid assets that can easily be converted into foreign currency.

 711 - -