Top Forex Brokerss – Forex Weekly Economic Calendar For Jan 24, 2016-Jan 30, 2016

Top Forex Brokerss – Forex Weekly Economic Calendar For Jan 24, 2016-Jan 30, 2016

(Timezone: GMT 8.0, DST off)
Date Country Event Impact Previous Consensus
Sunday Jan 25, 07:50 Japan  Merchandise Trade Balance Total Medium ¥-379.7 ¥100.0
Sunday Jan 25, 07:50 Japan  Adjusted Merchandise Trade Balance Medium ¥-3.3
Sunday Jan 25, 07:50 Japan  Exports (YoY) Medium -3.3% -6.8%
Sunday Jan 25, 07:50 Japan  Imports (YoY) Medium -10.2% -16.4%
Monday Jan 25, 13:00 Singapore  Consumer Price Index (YoY) Low -0.8
Monday Jan 25, 13:00 Japan  Leading Economic Index Medium 103.9
Monday Jan 25, 13:00 Japan  Coincident Index Medium 111.6
Monday Jan 25, 15:00 Finland  Export Prices (YoY) Low -2.9%
Monday Jan 25, 15:00 Finland  Import Prices (YoY) Low -6.6%
Monday Jan 25, 15:00 Finland  Producer Price Index (YoY) Low -3.0%
Monday Jan 25, 16:00 Austria  Industrial Production (YoY) Low 1.5%
Monday Jan 25, 17:00 Germany  IFO – Expectations Low 104.7 104.0
Monday Jan 25, 17:00 Germany  IFO – Business Climate Low 108.7 108.5
Monday Jan 25, 17:00 Germany  IFO – Current Assessment Low 112.8 112.8
Monday Jan 25, 17:00 Italy  Industrial Orders s.a (MoM) Low 4.6%
Monday Jan 25, 17:00 Italy  Industrial Orders n.s.a (YoY) Low 2.2%
Monday Jan 25, 17:00 Italy  Industrial Sales s.a. (MoM) Low 2.0%
Monday Jan 25, 17:00 Italy  Industrial Sales n.s.a. (YoY) Low 1.6%
Monday Jan 25, 18:00 Ireland  Retail Sales (MoM) Low -0.8%
Monday Jan 25, 18:00 Ireland  Retail Sales (YoY) Low 6.9%
Monday Jan 25, 18:00 Italy  Retail Sales s.a. (MoM) Low -0.3%
Monday Jan 25, 18:00 Italy  Retail Sales n.s.a (YoY) Low 1.8%
Monday Jan 25, 19:00 Germany  German Buba Monthly Report Low
Monday Jan 25, 19:00 Italy  Trade Balance non-EU Low €3.312
Monday Jan 25, 19:00 United Kingdom  CBI Industrial Trends Survey – Orders (MoM) Low -7.0 -10.0
Monday Jan 25, 20:30 Turkey  Manufacturing Confidence Low 102.2
Monday Jan 25, 20:30 Turkey  Capacity Utilization Low 75.8%
Monday Jan 25, 22:00 Belgium  Leading Indicator Low -1.4
Monday Jan 25, 22:00 Mexico  Jobless Rate s.a Low 4.1%
Monday Jan 25, 22:00 Mexico  Jobless Rate Low 3.96%
Monday Jan 25, 23:30 United States  Dallas Fed Manufacturing Business Index Medium -20.1
Monday Jan 26, 00:30 United States  6-Month Bill Auction Low 0.37%
Monday Jan 26, 00:30 United States  3-Month Bill Auction Low 0.255%
Monday Jan 26, 07:00 South Korea  Gross Domestic Product Growth (QoQ) Low 1.2%
Monday Jan 26, 07:00 South Korea  Gross Domestic Product Growth (YoY) Low 2.6%
Tuesday Jan 26, 08:00 India  Republic Day
Tuesday Jan 26, 15:00 Switzerland  Trade Balance Low 3144.0
Tuesday Jan 26, 15:00 Switzerland  Imports (MoM) Low 15119.0
Tuesday Jan 26, 15:00 Switzerland  Exports (MoM) Low 18263.0
Tuesday Jan 26, 16:30 Sweden  Producer Price Index (MoM) Low -0.1%
Tuesday Jan 26, 16:30 Sweden  Producer Price Index (YoY) Low -1.5%
Tuesday Jan 26, 17:00 Poland  Unemployment (MoM) Low 9.6%
Tuesday Jan 26, 17:30 South Africa  Unemployment Rate (%) Low 25.5%
Tuesday Jan 26, 17:30 South Africa  Unemployment Total Low 5.4
Tuesday Jan 26, 18:45 United Kingdom  BOE’s Governor Carney speech High
Tuesday Jan 26, 20:30 Brazil  Current Account Low $-2.931
Tuesday Jan 26, 21:00 Hungary  MNB Interest Rate Decision 1.35%
Tuesday Jan 26, 21:30 Slovakia  Current Account Balance EUR Low €-10.0
Tuesday Jan 26, 21:55 United States  Redbook index (YoY) Low 1.4%
Tuesday Jan 26, 21:55 United States  Redbook index (MoM) Low -1.2%
Tuesday Jan 26, 22:00 Mexico  Retail Sales (YoY) Low 4.8%
Tuesday Jan 26, 22:00 Mexico  Retail Sales (MoM) Low 0.3%
Tuesday Jan 26, 22:00 United States  Housing Price Index (MoM) Medium 0.5%
Tuesday Jan 26, 22:00 United States  S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (YoY) Medium 5.5%
Tuesday Jan 26, 22:45 United States  Markit Services PMI Medium 54.3 54.3
Tuesday Jan 26, 22:45 United States  Markit PMI Composite Medium 54.0
Tuesday Jan 26, 23:00 United States  Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index Low 6.0
Tuesday Jan 26, 23:00 United States  Consumer Confidence High 96.5 97.0
Tuesday Jan 27, 00:30 United States  4-Week Bill Auction Low 0.25%
Tuesday Jan 27, 02:00 United States  2-Year Note Auction Low 1.056%
Tuesday Jan 27, 05:00 South Korea  Consumer Sentiment Index Low 106.0
Tuesday Jan 27, 05:30 United States  API Weekly Crude Oil Stock Medium 4.6
Tuesday Jan 27, 07:30 Australia  Westpac Leading Index (MoM) Low -0.2%
Wednesday Jan 27, 08:00 Russia  Producer Price Index (MoM) Low -0.7%
Wednesday Jan 27, 08:00 Russia  Producer Price Index (YoY) Low 13.9%
Wednesday Jan 27, 08:30 Australia  RBA trimmed mean CPI (YoY) Low 2.1% 2.1%
Wednesday Jan 27, 08:30 Australia  Consumer Price Index (QoQ) Low 0.5% 0.3%
Wednesday Jan 27, 08:30 Australia  Consumer Price Index (YoY) Low 1.5% 1.6%
Wednesday Jan 27, 08:30 Australia  RBA trimmed mean CPI (QoQ) Low 0.3% 0.5%
Wednesday Jan 27, 15:00 Germany  Import Price Index (MoM) Low -0.2%
Wednesday Jan 27, 15:00 Germany  Import Price Index (YoY) Low -3.5%
Wednesday Jan 27, 15:00 Finland  Industrial Confidence Low -11.0
Wednesday Jan 27, 15:00 Finland  Consumer Confidence Low 2.4
Wednesday Jan 27, 15:00 Finland  Unemployment Rate Low 9.2%
Wednesday Jan 27, 15:00 United Kingdom  Nationwide Housing Prices s.a (MoM) Low 0.8% 0.5%
Wednesday Jan 27, 15:00 United Kingdom  Nationwide Housing Prices n.s.a (YoY) Low 4.5% 4.7%
Wednesday Jan 27, 15:00 Switzerland  UBS Consumption Indicator Medium 1.66
Wednesday Jan 27, 15:00 Germany  Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey Medium 9.4 9.3
Wednesday Jan 27, 15:45 France  Consumer Confidence Low 96.0 97.0
Wednesday Jan 27, 16:00 Sweden  Consumer Confidence (MoM) Low 98.7
Wednesday Jan 27, 17:00 Italy  Consumer Confidence Low 117.6
Wednesday Jan 27, 17:00 Italy  Business Confidence Low 104.1
Wednesday Jan 27, 17:30 United Kingdom  BBA Mortgage Approvals Low 44.96
Wednesday Jan 27, 18:00 Germany  30-y Bond Auction Low 1.49%
Wednesday Jan 27, 20:00 Russia  Industrial Output Low -3.5%
Wednesday Jan 27, 20:00 United States  MBA Mortgage Applications Low 9.0%
Wednesday Jan 27, 21:00 Russia  Unemployment Rate Low 5.8%
Wednesday Jan 27, 22:00 Mexico  Trade Balance s/a, $ Low $-1.378
Wednesday Jan 27, 22:00 Mexico  Trade Balance, $ Low $-1.569
Wednesday Jan 27, 23:00 United States  New Home Sales Change (MoM) Medium 4.3%
Wednesday Jan 27, 23:00 United States  New Home Sales (MoM) High 0.49
Wednesday Jan 27, 23:30 United States  EIA Crude Oil Stocks change Medium 3.979
Wednesday Jan 28, 02:00 United States  5-Year Note Auction Low 1.785%
Wednesday Jan 28, 03:00 United States  Fed Pace of MBS Purchase Program High $0.0
Wednesday Jan 28, 03:00 United States  Fed Pace of Treasury Purchase Program High $0.0
Wednesday Jan 28, 03:00 United States  Fed’s Monetary Policy Statement High
Wednesday Jan 28, 03:00 United States  Fed Interest Rate Decision High 0.5%
Wednesday Jan 28, 03:30 United States  Fed’s Monetary Policy Statement and press conference High
Wednesday Jan 28, 04:00 New Zealand  RBNZ Interest Rate Decision High 2.5%
Wednesday Jan 28, 04:00 New Zealand  Monetary Policy Statement High
Wednesday Jan 28, 05:45 New Zealand  Trade Balance (MoM) Medium $-779.0
Wednesday Jan 28, 05:45 New Zealand  Exports Medium $4.08
Wednesday Jan 28, 05:45 New Zealand  Trade Balance (YoY) Medium $-3.678
Wednesday Jan 28, 05:45 New Zealand  Imports Medium $4.86
Wednesday Jan 28, 07:50 Japan  Foreign bond investment Medium ¥-375.2
Wednesday Jan 28, 07:50 Japan  Foreign investment in Japan stocks Medium ¥-358.3
Wednesday Jan 28, 07:50 Japan  Retail Trade (YoY) Medium -1.0% -0.1%
Wednesday Jan 28, 07:50 Japan  Retail Trade s.a (MoM) Medium -2.5%
Wednesday Jan 28, 07:50 Japan  Large Retailer’s Sales Medium 2.0%
Thursday Jan 28, 08:30 Australia  Export Price Index (QoQ) Low 0.0%
Thursday Jan 28, 08:30 Australia  Import Price Index (QoQ) Low 1.4%
Thursday Jan 28, 10:30 Singapore  Unemployment rate Low 2.0%
Thursday Jan 28, 13:00 Japan  Vehicle Production (YoY) Low 6.0%
Thursday Jan 28, 16:00 Turkey  Economic confidence index 100.81
Thursday Jan 28, 16:00 Denmark  Industrial Outlook Low -7.0
Thursday Jan 28, 16:00 Denmark  Unemployment Rate Low 3.7%
Thursday Jan 28, 16:00 Spain  Unemployment Survey Low 21.18%
Thursday Jan 28, 16:00 Spain  Retail Sales (YoY) Low 3.3%
Thursday Jan 28, 16:00 Hungary  Unemployment Rate (3M) Low 6.2%
Thursday Jan 28, 16:30 South Korea  Unemployment Rate Low 3.4%
Thursday Jan 28, 16:30 Sweden  Unemployment Rate Low 6.2%
Thursday Jan 28, 16:30 Sweden  Retail Sales (YoY) Low 5.2%
Thursday Jan 28, 16:30 Sweden  Retail Sales (MoM) Low 0.4%
Thursday Jan 28, 17:00 Austria  Purchasing Manager Index Low 51.4
Thursday Jan 28, 17:00 Iceland  Consumer Price Index (YoY) Low 2.0%
Thursday Jan 28, 17:00 Iceland  Consumer Price Index (MoM) Low 0.3%
Thursday Jan 28, 17:00 Italy  Wage Inflation (YoY) Low 1.3%
Thursday Jan 28, 17:00 Italy  Wage Inflation (MoM) Low 0.2%
Thursday Jan 28, 17:00 Turkey  Foreign Arrivals Low -0.53%
Thursday Jan 28, 17:30 United Kingdom  Index of Services (3M/3M) Low 0.5%
Thursday Jan 28, 17:30 South Africa  Producer Price Index (YoY) Low 4.3%
Thursday Jan 28, 17:30 South Africa  Producer Price Index (MoM) Low 0.1%
Thursday Jan 28, 17:30 United Kingdom  Gross Domestic Product (YoY) Medium 2.1% 1.9%
Thursday Jan 28, 17:30 United Kingdom  Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) Medium 0.4% 0.5%
Thursday Jan 28, 18:00 Brazil  Inflation Index/IGP-M Low 0.49%
Thursday Jan 28, 18:00 European Monetary Union  Consumer Confidence Low -6.3 -6.3
Thursday Jan 28, 18:00 European Monetary Union  Services Sentiment Low 13.1 12.8
Thursday Jan 28, 18:00 European Monetary Union  Economic Sentiment Indicator Low 106.8 106.6
Thursday Jan 28, 18:00 European Monetary Union  Business Climate Low 0.41 0.39
Thursday Jan 28, 18:00 European Monetary Union  Industrial Confidence Low -2.0 -2.4
Thursday Jan 28, 18:00 Italy  10-y Bond Auction Low 1.59%
Thursday Jan 28, 18:30 Belgium  Consumer Price Index (YoY) Low 1.5%
Thursday Jan 28, 18:30 Belgium  Consumer Price Index (MoM) Low -0.13%
Thursday Jan 28, 19:00 Portugal  Business Confidence Low 0.7
Thursday Jan 28, 19:00 Portugal  Consumer Confidence Low -14.1
Thursday Jan 28, 19:00 United Kingdom  CBI Distributive Trades Survey – Realized (MoM) Low 19.0
Thursday Jan 28, 19:30 Brazil  Unemployment Rate Low 7.5%
Thursday Jan 28, 21:00 Germany  Consumer Price Index (YoY) Low 0.3% 0.5%
Thursday Jan 28, 21:00 Germany  Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) Low 0.0% -1.0%
Thursday Jan 28, 21:00 Germany  Consumer Price Index (MoM) Low -0.1% -0.8%
Thursday Jan 28, 21:00 Germany  Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (YoY) Low 0.2% 0.5%
Thursday Jan 28, 21:30 United States  Continuing Jobless Claims Medium 2.208
Thursday Jan 28, 21:30 United States  Initial Jobless Claims High 293.0
Thursday Jan 28, 21:30 United States  Durable Goods Orders ex Transportation High -0.1% -0.3%
Thursday Jan 28, 21:30 United States  Durable Goods Orders High 0.0% -1.0%
Thursday Jan 28, 23:00 United States  Pending Home Sales (YoY) Medium 2.7%
Thursday Jan 28, 23:00 United States  Pending Home Sales (MoM) Medium -0.9%
Thursday Jan 28, 23:30 United States  EIA Natural Gas Storage change Low -178.0
Thursday Jan 29, 00:00 United States  Kansas Fed manufacturing activity Low -8.0
Thursday Jan 29, 02:00 United States  7-Year Note Auction Low 2.161%
Thursday Jan 29, 05:00 South Korea  BOK Manufacturing BSI Low 71.0
Thursday Jan 29, 05:45 New Zealand  Building Permits s.a. (MoM) Medium 1.8%
Thursday Jan 29, 07:00 South Korea  Industrial Output (YoY) Low -0.3%
Thursday Jan 29, 07:00 South Korea  Industrial Output Growth Low -2.1%
Thursday Jan 29, 07:00 South Korea  Service Sector Output Low 0.1%
Thursday Jan 29, 07:30 Japan  Tokyo Consumer Price Index (YoY) Low 0.0%
Thursday Jan 29, 07:30 Japan  Tokyo CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY) Low 0.7%
Thursday Jan 29, 07:30 Japan  Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY) Low 0.6%
Thursday Jan 29, 07:30 Japan  National CPI Ex Food, Energy (YoY) Medium 0.9%
Thursday Jan 29, 07:30 Japan  National Consumer Price Index (YoY) Medium 0.3%
Thursday Jan 29, 07:30 Japan  National CPI Ex-Fresh Food (YoY) Medium 0.1% 0.1%
Thursday Jan 29, 07:30 Japan  Unemployment Rate Medium 3.3% 3.3%
Thursday Jan 29, 07:30 Japan  Jobs/applicants ratio Medium 1.25 1.26
Thursday Jan 29, 07:30 Japan  Overall Household Spending (YoY) Medium -2.9% -2.4%
Thursday Jan 29, 07:50 Japan  Industrial Production (MoM) Medium -0.9% -0.3%
Thursday Jan 29, 07:50 Japan  Industrial Production (YoY) Medium 1.7%
Friday Jan 29, 08:05 United Kingdom  Gfk Consumer Confidence Medium 2.0
Friday Jan 29, 08:30 Australia  Private Sector Credit (YoY) Low 6.6%
Friday Jan 29, 08:30 Australia  Private Sector Credit (MoM) Low 0.4%
Friday Jan 29, 08:30 Australia  Producer Price Index (QoQ) High 0.9%
Friday Jan 29, 08:30 Australia  Producer Price Index (YoY) High 1.7%
Friday Jan 29, 11:00 New Zealand  M3 Money Supply (YoY) Low 8.4%
Friday Jan 29, 11:00 Japan  BoJ Interest Rate Decision High 0.1%
Friday Jan 29, 11:00 Japan  BoJ Monetary Policy Statement High
Friday Jan 29, 13:00 Japan  Annualized Housing Starts Low 0.8
Friday Jan 29, 13:00 Japan  Housing Starts (YoY) Low 1.7% 0.5%
Friday Jan 29, 13:00 Japan  Construction Orders (YoY) Low 5.7%
Friday Jan 29, 14:00 Colombia  Interest rate Low 5.75%
Friday Jan 29, 14:00 South Africa  M3 Money Supply (YoY) Low 9.35%
Friday Jan 29, 14:00 South Africa  Private Sector Credit Low 9.53%
Friday Jan 29, 14:30 France  Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) Low 0.3% 0.2%
Friday Jan 29, 14:30 France  Gross Domestic Product (YoY) Low 1.1%
Friday Jan 29, 14:30 India  Infrastructure Output (YoY) Low -1.3%
Friday Jan 29, 15:45 France  Producer Prices (MoM) Low 0.1%
Friday Jan 29, 15:45 France  Consumer Spending (MoM) Low -1.1% 0.4%
Friday Jan 29, 16:00 Austria  Producer Price Index (YoY) Low -2.0%
Friday Jan 29, 16:00 Austria  Producer Price Index (MoM) Low -0.2%
Friday Jan 29, 16:00 Spain  HICP (YoY) Low -0.1% 0.0%
Friday Jan 29, 16:00 Spain  Gross Domestic Product – Estimated (QoQ) Low 0.8% 0.8%
Friday Jan 29, 16:00 Spain  Gross Domestic Product – Estimated (YoY) Low 3.4% 3.5%
Friday Jan 29, 16:00 Hungary  Producer Price Index (YoY) Low -0.8%
Friday Jan 29, 16:00 Turkey  Trade Balance Low -4.2
Friday Jan 29, 16:00 Switzerland  KOF Leading Indicator Medium 96.6 96.0
Friday Jan 29, 17:00 Czech Republic  M2 Money Supply (YoY) Low 8.6%
Friday Jan 29, 17:00 European Monetary Union  Private loans (YoY) Low 1.4%
Friday Jan 29, 17:00 European Monetary Union  M3 Money Supply (3m) Low 5.1% 5.2%
Friday Jan 29, 17:00 European Monetary Union  M3 Money Supply (YoY) Low 5.1%
Friday Jan 29, 17:00 Italy  Producer Price Index (MoM) Low -0.5%
Friday Jan 29, 17:00 Italy  Producer Price Index (YoY) Low -3.3%
Friday Jan 29, 17:00 Norway  Registered Unemployment s.a Low 99.94
Friday Jan 29, 17:00 Norway  Registered Unemployment n.s.a Low 3.0%
Friday Jan 29, 17:00 Norway  Credit Indicator Low 5.4%
Friday Jan 29, 18:00 Greece  Retail Sales (YoY) Low -3.9%
Friday Jan 29, 18:00 Greece  Producer Price Index (YoY) Low -8.5%
Friday Jan 29, 18:00 India  Federal Fiscal Deficit, INR Low 4835.23
Friday Jan 29, 18:00 European Monetary Union  Consumer Price Index (YoY) High 0.2% 0.4%
Friday Jan 29, 18:00 European Monetary Union  Consumer Price Index – Core (YoY) High 0.9%
Friday Jan 29, 20:00 Chile  Unemployment rate Low 6.1%
Friday Jan 29, 20:00 Colombia  National Jobless Rate Low 7.3%
Friday Jan 29, 20:00 South Africa  Trade Balance (in Rands) Low 1.77
Friday Jan 29, 20:30 Brazil  Nominal Budget Balance Low -43.05
Friday Jan 29, 20:30 Brazil  Primary Budget Surplus Low -19.567
Friday Jan 29, 21:30 Canada  Raw Material Price Index Low -4.0%
Friday Jan 29, 21:30 Canada  Industrial Product Price (MoM) Low -0.2%
Friday Jan 29, 21:30 United States  Employment cost index Low 0.6% 0.6%
Friday Jan 29, 21:30 Canada  Gross Domestic Product (MoM) Medium 0.0%
Friday Jan 29, 21:30 United States  Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ) Medium 1.3%
Friday Jan 29, 21:30 United States  Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ) Medium 1.4%
Friday Jan 29, 21:30 United States  Gross Domestic Product Annualized High 2.0%
Friday Jan 29, 21:30 United States  Gross Domestic Product Price Index High 1.3% 1.3%
Friday Jan 29, 21:30 United States  Goods Trade Balance High $-60.5
Friday Jan 29, 22:00 Belgium  Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) Low 0.2%
Friday Jan 29, 22:45 United States  Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Index Medium 42.9
Friday Jan 29, 23:00 United States  Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index High 93.3 93.5
Friday Jan 30, 02:00 United States  Baker Hughes U.S. Rig Count Medium 510.0

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