Fundamental Analysis

New York Empire State Index

Importance: Medium. Published by: Federal Reserve Bank of New York Frequency: Monthly. Release Time: Around the 15th of the month being reported at 8:30 ET Web: http://www.ny.frb.org/research/regional_economy/empiresurvey_overview.html Revisions: Usually not significant. The Empire

Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index – MCSI

The MCSI,conducted by the University of Michigan, is a valuable guide to changes in consumer attitudes that may influence spending behavior. The preliminary data is released on the tenth (except on weekends) of each month. A final report for the prior month is rel

International Trade Report

Importance: Moderate Volatility: Moderate Source: The Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce. Release Time: 8:30 ET around the 20th of the month. Coverage: Two months prior Web: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.html This report

Import Prices

Source: The Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce. Release Time: 8:30 ET around the 20th of the month (data for two months prior). Raw Data Available At: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.html

Export Prices

Source: The Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce. Release Time: 8:30 ET around the 20th of the month (data for two months prior). Raw Data Available At: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.html

International Energy Agency

The International Energy Agency (IEA) was founded by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1974 during the oil crisis of 1973 and 1974. The IEA aims to prevent disruptions in the supply of oil, as well as providing statistics about the international oil market and othe

OECD Composite Leading Indicators (CLI)

Importance: Moderate. Published by: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Frequency: Monthly. Release Time: 12 PM Continental Time, released the first Friday of the month and covers the activity of two months earlier. Web: www.oecd.org/std/cli

German Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Importance: High. Published by: Federal Statistics Office, Germany. Frequency: Monthly. Release Time: 7 AM Continental Time. The Preliminary CPI is published around the 25th of each month and the final numbers are released two weeks later. Coverage: Preliminary CPI covers the s

E-Commerce Retail Sales

Published by: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce Frequency: Quarterly Release Time: 10 AM ET, approximately 7 weeks after the quarter being covered Coverage: Prior Quarter Web: http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/current.html The government has been tracking e-commerce r

CPI: Consumer Price Index

Importance: Moderate Volatility: Moderate Source: Bureau of Labor statistics, U.S. Department of Labor Release Time: 8:30 ET, about the 13th of each month. Coverage: Prior Month. Web: http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.toc.htm CPI is seen by many as the most important meas