How to Read Economic Indicators in Forex trading ?

As a forex trader, you need to know which Economic Indicator result will generate bullish and bearish some currency trends. You need to understand how Major Economic Releases and economic indicators affect the currency pair prices. this table below will help you to get a simple answer :
If economic indicator rise or falls will currency go up or down (bullish or bearish)?

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This table is a simple answer to this question and we hope it will help you to understand better Forex Fundamental Analysis.

Average Hourly Earnings A high value
the number is also positive for the US dollar
currency, although a low-value number is
negative.
Average
Weekly Hours
A high-value number is positive (will point
to bullish trend for currency) for the US dollar
currency, although a low-value number is
negative.
Bank of
England (BOE) Minutes
The comments may determine a short-term
positive or negative trend. If they show a
hawkish outlook, that is seen in this case
as positive (will point to bullish trend for
currency) for that currency, otherwise, it is
seen in this case as negative (will point to
the bearish trend for currency).
BOE
Inflation Letter
A high-value number is seen positive
(bullish) for the GBP, whereas a low value
the number is seen in this case as negative
(bearish). It is worth noting that this
the tentative letter is only published when the CPI
(YoY) is above 3.0%.
Central
Bank Chairman/
If they show a hawkish outlook, that is seen
in this case as positive (will point to bullish
the trend for currency) for that currency, otherwise
it is seen in this case as negative (will point
to bearish trend for currency).
Construction Spending A high-value number is seen in this case
as positive, will point to a bullish trend for
currency for the US dollar currency, although a
low-value number is seen in this case as
negative will point to a bearish trend for
currency.
Consumer
Confidence
A high-value number is positive (will point
to bullish trend for currency) for that
currency, although a low-value number is
negative (will point to bearish trend for
currency).
Consumer
Confidence House Holds
A index above 50 is positive (will point to
bullish trend for currency) for the JPY, whereas
a index below 50 is seen in this case as bearish.
Consumer
Price Index (CPI)
A high-value number is seen in this case
as positive will point to a bullish trend for
currency for that currency, although a low value
the number is seen in this case as negative.
Consumer
Price Index (CPI) Ex Food & Energy
A high-value number is seen in this case
as positive (will point to bullish trend for
currency) for the US dollar currency, although a
low-value number is seen in this case as
negative (will point to bearish trend for
currency).
Core
Consumer Price Index
A high-value number is seen in this case
as positive (will point to bullish trend for
currency) for the GBP, although a low value
the number is seen in this case as negative (will
point to bearish trend for currency).
Current
Account
A high-value number is seen in this case
as positive (will point to bullish trend for
currency) for the currency, whereas a low value
the number is seen in this case as negative (will
point to bearish trend for currency).
Durable
Goods Orders
A high-value number is positive (will point
to bullish trend for currency) for the US dollar
currency, although a low-value number is
negative will point to a bearish trend for
currency.
Empire
State Business Conditions Index
A positive index indicates bullish for US
Dollar, although a negative index shows poor
growth of the US Dollar.
FOMC
Meeting Minutes
If they show a hawkish outlook, that is seen
in this case as positive (will point to bullish
the trend for currency) for that currency, otherwise
it is seen in this case as negative (will point
to bearish trend for currency).
Gross
Domestic Product
A rising trend has a positive effect on the
currency, although a falling trend is seen in
this case as negative (will point to bearish
trend for currency).
Gross
Domestic Purchase price Index
A high-value number is seen in this case
as positive, will point to a bullish trend for
currency for the US dollar currency, although a
low-value number is seen in this case as
negative will point to a bearish trend for
currency.
Housing
Price Index
A high-value number is seen in this case
as positive (will point to bullish trend for
currency) for the US dollar currency, although a
low-value number is seen in this case as
negative (will point to bearish trend for
currency).
Housing
starts
A high-value number is seen in this case
as positive (will point to bullish trend for
currency) for that currency, although a low
value number is seen in this case as negative
(will point to bearish trend for currency).
IFO-
Business Climate and Expectations
The positive economic growth anticipates
bullish movements for the EUR, although a low
value number is seen in this case as negative
(will point to bearish trend for currency).
Import
Price Index
A high-value number is seen in this case
as positive (will point to bullish trend for
currency), although a low value number is seen
in this case as negative (will point to bearish
the trend for currency).
Industrial
Production
high-value number is positive (will point to
the bullish trend for currency), although a low value
the number is negative (will point to bearish trend
for currency)
Interest
Rate Decision
Raising the interest rate is positive, will
point to a bullish trend for that
currency, although if interest rate cuts is
negative then it will point to a bearish trend for
that currency.
ISM
Manufacturing Index
If this index ist positive (will point to
the bullish trend for currency) for the US dollar
currency, the index below 50 is seen in this case as
negative (will point to bearish trend for
currency).
Michigan
Consumer Sentiment Index
Mortgage
Bank Association (MBA) Mortgage Applications
A high-value number is seen in this case
as positive (will point to bullish trend for
currency) for the US dollar currency, although a
low-value number is seen in this case as
negative (will point to bearish trend for
currency).
New Home
Sales
A high-value number is seen in this case
as bullish for the US dollar currency, whereas a
low-value number is seen in this case as bearish.
Non-Farm
Employment Rate
A high-value number is seen in this case
as positive (will point to bullish trend for
currency) for the US dollar currency, although a
low-value number is seen in this case as
negative (will point to bearish trend for
currency).
Personal
Consumption Expenditure -Price Index, Core
A high-value number is bullish for the US
dollar currency, although a low-value number is
bearish.
Personal
Income
A high-value number is positive for the US
dollar currency, whereas a low-value number is
negative.
Personal
Spending
A high-value number is seen in this case
as positive (will point to bullish trend for
currency), although a low-value number is seen
in this case as negative (will point to bearish
the trend for currency) for USD.
Producer
Price Index (PPI)
A high-value number is seen in this case
as positive (will point to bullish trend for
currency) for that currency, whereas a low value
the number is seen in this case as negative (will
point to bearish trend for currency).
Purchasing
Managers’ Index
An index above 50 signals are bullish for that
currency, whereas an index below 50 is seen in
this case as bearish.
Retail
Price Index
A high-value number is seen in this case
as positive (will point to bullish trend for
currency) for the GBP, whereas a low value
the number is seen in this case as negative (will
point to bearish trend for currency).
Retail
Sales
A high-value number is seen in this case
as positive (will point to bullish trend for
currency), although a low-value number is seen
in this case as negative (will point to bearish
trend for currency).
Retails
Sales Ex Autos
A high-value number is seen in this case
as positive (will point to bullish trend for
currency), although a low-value number is seen
in this case as negative (will point to bearish
the trend for currency) for USD.
Reuters/ A high-value number anticipates positive
(will point to bullish trend for currency) for
the US dollar currency, although a low value
the number is seen in this case as negative (will
point to bearish trend for currency).
Tankan
Index
A index above the 0 levels is seen in this
the case as positive (will point to bullish trend for
currency) for the JPY, whereas a index below 0 is
seen in this case as negative (will point to
the bearish trend for currency).
Trade
Balance
A high-value number is positive will point
to bullish trend for currency, although a low
value number is negative (will point to bearish
the trend for currency). Trade balance generally
creates more volatility for USD.
Treasury
International Capital (TIC)
A high-value number is positive (will point
to bullish trend for currency) for the US dollar
currency, although a low-value number is
negative (will point to bearish trend for
currency).
Unemployment Rate (Jobless Rate) A decrease in the figure is seen in this
the case as positive (will point to bullish trend for
currency) for that currency, although an
the increase is seen in this case as negative (will
point to bearish trend for currency).
ZEW Survey An optimistic view is considered a positive
(will point to bullish trend for currency) for
the EUR, whereas a pessimistic view is
considered as negative (will point to bearish
trend for currency).

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