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AUD: MI Leading Index m/m, it measures Change in the level of a composite index based on 9 economic indicators.
GBP: CPI y/y, it measures Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers.
GBP: Core CPI y/y, it measures Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding the volatile food, energy, alcohol, and tobacco items.
GBP: PPI Input m/m, it measures Change in the price of goods and raw materials purchased by manufacturers.
GBP: PPI Output m/m, it measures Change in the price of goods sold by manufacturers.
GBP: RPI y/y, it measures Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers for the purpose of consumption.
GBP: 10-y Bond Auction, it measures Average yield on 10-year bonds the government sold at auction, and the bid-to-cover ratio of the auction.
CAD: CPI m/m, it measures Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers.
CAD: Median CPI y/y, it measures Change in the median price of goods and services purchased by consumers.
CAD: Trimmed CPI y/y, it measures Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding the most volatile 40% of items.
CAD: Common CPI y/y, it measures Change in the price of goods and services, purchased by consumers, which have similar price variations over time.
CAD: Core CPI m/m, it measures Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding the 8 most volatile items.
CAD: IPPI m/m, it measures Change in the price of goods sold by manufacturers.
CAD: RMPI m/m, it measures Change in the price of raw materials purchased by manufacturers.
USD: Building Permits, it measures Annualized number of new residential building permits issued during the previous month.
USD: Housing Starts, it measures Annualized number of new residential buildings that began construction during the previous month.
AUD: CB Leading Index m/m, it measures Change in the level of a composite index based on 7 economic indicators.
USD: Crude Oil Inventories, it measures Change in the number of barrels of crude oil held in inventory by commercial firms during the past week.
GBP: MPC Member Mann Speaks, BOE MPC members vote on where to set the nations key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy.
GBP: Beige Book, Anecdotal evidence supplied by the 12 Federal Reserve banks regarding local economic conditions in their district
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