RBA's Lowe speech

Philip Lowe replaced Glenn Stevens as governor of Australia’s central bank. Lowe was the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, a position he held since February 2012.

ECB's President Draghi speech

The European Central Bank's president Mario Draghi was born in 1947 in Rome, Italy. Graduated of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Draghi became the president of the European Central Bank in 2011. As part of his job in the Governing Council he gives press conferences in the back of how the ECB observes the current European economy. President's comments may determine positive or negative the Euro's trend in the short-term. Usually, if he shows a hawkish outlook, that is seen as positive (or bullish) for the EUR, while a dovish is seen as negative (or bearish).

Fed Monetary Policy Report

The Federal Reserve Act requires the Federal Reserve Board to submit written reports to Congress containing discussions of "the conduct of monetary policy and economic developments and prospects for the future." This report--called the Monetary Policy Report--is submitted semiannually to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and to the House Committee on Financial Services, along with testimony from the Federal Reserve Board Chair.

Fed's Clarida speech

Richard H. Clarida began a four-year term as Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on September 2018. Beyond his academic curriculum, Dr. Clarida served as the assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury for Economic Policy from February 2002 until May 2003. In that position, he served as chief economic adviser to Treasury secretaries Paul H. O'Neill and John W. Snow. Clarida is seen as a moderate, with no particularly radical view in monetary policy.

Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count

The Baker Hughes Rig Counts are an important business barometer for the drilling industry and its suppliers. When drilling rigs are active they consume products and services produced by the oil service industry. The active rig count acts as a leading indicator of demand for products used in drilling, completing, producing and processing hydrocarbons. This particular case represents the number of rigs drilling exclusively for oil.

Fed's Quarles speech

Randal Keith Quarles is a member and vice chair for supervision of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since October 2017. His term as Vice Chairman for Supervision ends on October 13, 2021.

Fed's Bullard speech

James Bullard is the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Dr. Bullard took office on April 1, 2008, as the twelfth chief executive of the Eighth District Federal Reserve Bank, at St. Louis. He is currently serving a full term that began March 1, 2011. In 2013, he serves as a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee.

CFTC AUD NC net positions

The weekly Commitments of Traders (COT) report provides information on the size and the direction of the positions taken, across all maturities, participants primarily based in Chicago and New York futures markets. Forex trades focus in "non-commercial" or speculative positions, to determinate whether a trend remains healthy or not, and also markets sentiment towards a certain asset.

CFTC EUR NC net positions

The weekly Commitments of Traders (COT) report provides information on the size and the direction of the positions taken, across all maturities, participants primarily based in Chicago and New York futures markets. Forex trades focus in "non-commercial" or speculative positions, to determinate whether a trend remains healthy or not, and also markets sentiment towards a certain asset.

CFTC JPY NC net positions

The weekly Commitments of Traders (COT) report provides information on the size and the direction of the positions taken, across all maturities, participants primarily based in Chicago and New York futures markets. Forex trades focus in "non-commercial" or speculative positions, to determinate whether a trend remains healthy or not, and also markets sentiment towards a certain asset.