Key News that could move the markets
US NON FARM Payroll(NFP)
This is released at 8.30am EST on the first Friday of every month.
If the US Employment data is weak then it could signal a dollar weakness and Commodity rally
If the US Employment data is strong then it could signal dollar Strength and Commodity weakness
This also impact the equity markets as well. If it beats markets expectation then it can signal a rally
If it does not meet the market expectation then it could signal a fall.
These numbers can move the markets so be aware of the time of the NFP
Quadruple Witching Hour
This is the last hour of the stockmarket trading session on the Third Friday of March,June,September and December.
On these days the Stock index futures,Stock Index Options,Stock Options and single stock futures expires. The Markets can get very volitile on these days so best be aware of this.
Crude Oil Inventories
This anouncement is at 3.30pm GMT every Wednesday
If the supply is low then you can expect the Crudeoil prices to rally
If the supply is High then you can expect the Crudeoil price to fall
This is worth trading if you have real time news feeds as its very tradable.Once the news comes out the price starts to move within hours
so worth keeping an eye out on this. This is released during Market hours so it means everyones on an equal footing.
Consumer Price Index(CPI)
This is the measure of the inflation. This can have a big impact on local currency and can determin the direction of future interest rate decision.
If the CPI comes above expectations then the value of that country's Currency tends to increase against other currency.
If the CPI comes below expectations then that will reduce the value of the country currency against other currency.
Key dates for 2013 for UK
