Date
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 Event Previous Forecast Actual
Apr, 07 06:00
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 Leading Indicators
Leading Indicators
Country:
Date: Apr, 07 06:00
Importance: Low
Previous: 112.1
Forecast: 112.3
Actual: -
Period: Feb
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.
 112.1 112.3 -
Apr, 07 08:00
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 Foreign Currency Reserves
Foreign Currency Reserves
Country:
Date: Apr, 07 08:00
Importance: Low
Previous: 710
Forecast: -
Actual: -
Period: Mar

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.

 710 - -
Apr, 07 08:15
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 PMI Services
PMI Services
Country:
Date: Apr, 07 08:15
Importance: Low
Previous: 51.9
Forecast: 50.5
Actual: -
Period: Mar

Gauge for the overall performance of the country's service sector. The Services PMI interviews executives on the status of sales, employment, and their outlook. Because the performance of the country's service sector is extremely consistent over time, services does not impact final GDP figures as much as the more volatile figure on the manufacturing sector. For this reason Services PMI usually causes little market movement. The survey results are quantified and presented as an index on a 1-100 scale. The headline figure is the percentage change in the index.

 51.9 50.5 -
Apr, 07 08:15
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 Composite PMI
Composite PMI
Country:
Date: Apr, 07 08:15
Importance: Low
Previous: 51.5
Forecast: -
Actual: -
Period: Mar
An index level of 50 denotes no change since the previous month, while a level above 50 signals an increase or improvement, and below 50 indicates a decrease or deterioration.
 51.5 - -
Apr, 07 08:45
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 PMI Services
PMI Services
Country:
Date: Apr, 07 08:45
Importance: Low
Previous: 52.3
Forecast: 50.8
Actual: -
Period: Mar

Gauge for the overall performance of the country's service sector. The Services PMI interviews executives on the status of sales, employment, and their outlook. Because the performance of the country's service sector is extremely consistent over time, services does not impact final GDP figures as much as the more volatile figure on the manufacturing sector. For this reason Services PMI usually causes little market movement. The survey results are quantified and presented as an index on a 1-100 scale. The headline figure is the percentage change in the index.

 52.3 50.8 -