Fundamental Analysis
Economic Indicators:
Employment
The Employment Report Nonfarm Payrolls
Initial Claims, Monster Employment Index
Regional Federal Reserve Bank Surveys
Beige Book Philadelphia Fed Index New York Empire State Index
Consumer Spending and Confidence
Personal Income and Consumption Retail Sales
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Consumer Credit
Consumer Confidence Auto and Truck Sales
E-Commerce Retail Sales
Prices, Productivity and Wages
Consumer Price Index Producer Price Index
Yield Curve Export Prices Import Prices
Productivity and Costs
International Economic Indicators
German Industrial Production German IFO Business Survey
German Consumer Price Index Japan's Tankan Survey
Japan Industrial Production France Monthly Business Survey
Eurozone Purchasing Managers Index OECD Composite Leading Indicators
China Industrial Production Brazil Industrial Production
National Output and Inventories
Gross Domestic Product Durable Goods Orders Business Inventories
Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Survey Factory Orders
The Purchasing Managers Index Industrial Production
Wholesale Inventories Leading Indicators Regional Manufacturing Surveys
Chicago PMI EIA Inventory Reports
Foreign Trade
Trade Balance Current Account Balance
International Trade Report
Housing and Construction
New Home Sales Construction Spending
Housing Starts and Building Permits Existing Home Sales
Standard & Poor/Case-Shiller Indices
Other
Treasury Budget FOMC Policy Announcements
Technical Traders Should Still Examine Fundamentals Those who have read my features know I base the vast majority of my trading decisions on technical indicators and chart analysis--and also on market psychology. However, I do not ignore certain fundamentals that could impact the markets I'm trading. Neither should you. By Jim Wyckoff
Government Reports Since I am not much of a fundamentals trader, I tend to stay away from government statistics. To me, they have very little value. As far as I can see, they are full of errors. Let me explain. By Joe Ross
Federal Reserve Policy In order to better understand the markets, traders must understand the inner workings of the Fed.