| US Initial Jobless Claims |
An initial claim is a claim filed by an unemployed individual after a separation from an employer. The claim requests a determination of basic eligibility for the Unemployment Insurance program. |
Every Thursday at 7:30 AM |
| US Unemployment Rate |
The unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the labor force. |
Typically the first Friday of each month at 7:30 AM |
| US Retail Sales Monthly |
The sales estimates represent total sales and receipts of all establishments primarily engaged in retail trade. They do not include sales at retail by manufacturers, wholesalers, service establishments, and others whose primary activity is other than retail trade. |
Around the 15th day of each month at 6:30 AM |
| US Building Permits |
Building Permits refer to the approvals given by a local jurisdictions before the construction of a new or existing building can legally occur. Not all areas of the United States require a permit for construction. |
Around the 16th of each month at 6:00 AM |
| US Payroll Employment |
Nonfarm payroll is the measure of the number of workers in the U.S. excluding farm workers and workers in a handful of other job classifications. |
Typically the first Friday of each month at 7:30 AM |
| US Consumer Price Index |
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. |
Around the 12th day of each month at 7:30 AM |
| US Consumer Sentiment |
The US Index of Consumer Sentiment (ICS), as provided by the University of Michigan, tracks consumer sentiment in the US, based on surveys on random samples of US households. |
Typically the last Friday of each month at 9:00 AM |
| US Fed Funds Target Rate |
The federal funds rate is the target interest rate range set by the FOMC. This is the rate at which commercial banks borrow and lend their excess reserves to each other overnight. The FOMC sets a target federal funds rate eight times a year, based on prevailing economic conditions. |
Meets 8 times yearly, announces federal funds rate at 1:00 PM |
| US Housing Starts |
Housing starts is an economic indicator that reflects the number of privately owned new houses (technically housing units) on which construction has been started in a given period. |
Around the 12th Day of each month at 7:30 AM |
| US Real GDP |
Real GDP measures the value of the final goods and services produced in the United States (without double counting the intermediate goods and services used up to produce them). Changes in Real GDP are the most popular indicator of the nation's overall economic health. |
Quarterly around two months after the last day of the referenced quarter at 7:30 AM |
| US Corporate Profits |
Corporate profits represents the portion of the total income earned from current production that is accounted for by U.S. corporations. |
Quarterly around two months after the last day of the referenced quarter at 7:30 AM |
| US National Debt |
The national debt is composed of distinct types of debt, similar to an individual whose debt may consist of a mortgage, car loan, and credit cards. The different types of debt include non-marketable or marketable securities and whether it is debt held by the public or debt held by the government itself (known as intragovernmental). |
Yearly on Oct 1 |
| Global Temperature |
The NOAA Merged Land Ocean Global Surface Temperature Analysis (NOAAGlobalTemp) combines long-term sea surface (water) temperature (SST) and land surface (air) temperature datasets to create a complete, accurate depiction of global temperature trends. |
Yearly in January |
| US Temperature |
NOAA Contiguous U.S. Average Temperature comes from the U.S. Climate Division Database using the nClimDiv dataset. |
Yearly in January |
| Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide |
The Global Monitoring Laboratory has measured carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases for several decades at a globally distributed network of air sampling sites. Data are reported as a dry air mole fraction defined as the number of molecules of carbon dioxide divided by the number of all molecules in air, including CO2 itself, after water vapor has been removed. The mole fraction is expressed as parts per million (ppm). |
Yearly in January |
| US Government Shutdown |
A partial or full shutdown of the US Government occurs when Congress is unable to pass one or more appropriations bills before the date that the previous appropriations expire. When a shutdown occurs, many agency actions cease and all non-essential personnel of the Federal Government are furloughed. |
As Appropriate |
| US Debt Ceiling |
The Debt Ceiling is the total amount of monies that the US Government is authorized to borrow. Raising or suspending the debt ceiling requires a public law to be enacted by Congress. |
As Appropriate |
| US Social Security Retirement Age |
The full retirement age is the age at which a US citizen receives full social security benefits when they retire. The full retirement age is set by public laws enacted by the United States Congress. |
Every Four Years |
| Hong Kong Real GDP |
The Revised Figures on Gross Domestic Product are published by the Hong Kong Census & Statistics Department ("C&SD"). |
Quarterly around two months after the last day of the referenced quarter at 2:30 AM Central |
| Hong Kong Consumer Price Index |
The Consumer Price Index ("CPI") is published by Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department ("C&SD"). |
Monthly between the 20th-23rd for the previous month, at 2:30 AM Central |
| Singapore Real GDP |
The Singapore Real GDP is published by the Singapore Department of Statistics ("DOS"). |
No later than 8 weeks following the end of each quarter, at 6:00 PM Central |
| Singapore Consumer Price Index |
The Consumer Price Index ("CPI") is published by the Singapore Department of Statistics ("DOS"). |
Monthly around the 23rd for the previous month, at 6:00 PM Central |
| Singapore Overnight Rate Average |
The Singapore Overnight Rate Average is published by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. |
Typically the final business date of each month, at 8:00 PM Central |
| Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index |
The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index is the value of the goods and services purchased by, or on the behalf of, U.S. residents. PCE is a key metric that measures the trajectory of personal spending and future economic growth. The index is used by economists to measure inflation in the US economy. |
Typically the final Friday of each month, at 7:30 AM Central |
| US Recession |
A Recession is considered to have occurred when an economy experiences two or more consecutive quarters of negative real Gross Domestic Product growth. |
Quarterly around two months after the last day of the referenced quarter at 7:30 AM |
| US Core CPI |
Core CPI is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services, excluding food and energy. CPI data is widely used by financial market participants to gauge inflation and by the Federal Reserve to calibrate its monetary policy. |
Around the 12th day of each month at 7:30 AM |
| US Producer Price Index |
PPI is a leading indicator of inflation and is a measure of the average change in the prices that domestic producers receive for their goods and services. |
Around the 9th business day of each month at 7:30 AM |
| US Oil Production |
Oil Production is the daily average of oil produced, reported in thousands of barrels per day, in the United States over the targeted month. The amount of oil produced is crucial for the economy due to its widespread use as a primary energy source in transportation, industry, and residential sectors. |
On the last business day of each month at 8:30 AM |
