Economic calendar

ECONOMIC CALENDAR

Date

GMT+01:00

Event

Value

Apr, 07 02:00

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ANZ Commodity Prices

Country:
Date:	Apr, 07 02:00
Importance:	Low
Previous:	4.2%
Forecast:	-
Actual:	-
Period:	Mar

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ)Commodity Prices Indicator, also called the Commoditiy Price Index, measures the change in the price of exported commodities. Since Australia and New Zealand depend heavily upon commodity exports, this figure acts as a primary gauge of the two nations' GDP and economic strength.

4.2%

Apr, 07 02:30

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ANZ Jobs Advertisements

Country:
Date:	Apr, 07 02:30
Importance:	Low
Previous:	3.2%
Forecast:	-
Actual:	-
Period:	Mar

The ANZ job advertisement series measures the number of jobs advertised in the major daily newspapers and Internet sites covering the capital cities each month.

3.2%

Apr, 07 04:35

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30-Year JGB Auction

Country:
Date:	Apr, 07 04:35
Importance:	Low
Previous:	3.40%; 3.7
Forecast:	-
Actual:	-
Period:	Apr

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.

3.40%; 3.7

Apr, 07 06:00

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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

Apr, 07 08:00

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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