| Date | Time | | Details | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
Wed
Feb 22
| 10:00am | Existing Home Sales |
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Effect:
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Actual > Forecast = Good for currency
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Note
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While this is monthly data, it's reported in an annualized format (monthly figure x12). Existing homes make up the majority of total sales and therefore tend to have more impact than New Home Sales
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| | 4.66M | 4.61M |
Thu
Feb 23
| 10:30am | Natural Gas Storage |
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Effect:
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No consistent effect - there are both inflationary and growth implications
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Note
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While this is a US indicator, it most affects the loonie due to Canada's sizable energy sector
|
| | | -127B |
| 8:30am | Unemployment Claims |
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Effect:
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Actual < Forecast = Good for currency
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Note
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This is the nation's earliest economic data. The market impact fluctuates from week to week - there tends to be more focus on the release when traders need to diagnose recent developments, or when the reading is at extremes
|
| | 350K | 348K |
| 10:00am | OFHEO HPI m/m |
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Effect:
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Actual > Forecast = Good for currency
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Note
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Source began m/m frequency in Mar 2008
|
| | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| 10:30am | Crude Oil Inventories |
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Effect:
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No consistent effect - there are both inflationary and growth implications
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Note
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While this is a US indicator, it most affects the loonie due to Canada's sizable energy sector
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| | | -0.2M |
Fri
Feb 24
| 9:55am | Revised UoM Inflation Expectations |
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Effect:
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Actual > Forecast = Good for currency
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Note
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The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Preliminary release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this data released about 15 days apart – Preliminary and Revised. The Preliminary release is the earliest and thus tends to have more impact
|
| | | 3.2% |
| 10:45am | FOMC Member Williams Speaks |
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Effect:
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More hawkish than expected = Good for currency
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Note
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2012 FOMC voting member
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| 9:55am | Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment |
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Effect:
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Actual > Forecast = Good for currency
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Note
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The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Preliminary release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 2 versions of this data released about 15 days apart – Preliminary and Revised. The Preliminary release is the earliest and thus tends to have more impact
|
| | 72.6 | 72.5 |
| 10:00am | New Home Sales |
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Effect:
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Actual > Forecast = Good for currency
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Note
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While this is monthly data, it's reported in an annualized format (monthly figure x12)
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| | 316K | 307K |