United States NFIB Business Optimism Index
Approximately 620 NFIB members are questioned in a survey to generate the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index in the United States. The index is composed of ten seasonally adjusted components. Plans to increase employment, plans to make capital expenditures, plans to increase inventory, expectations of an improving economy, expectations of higher real sales, current inventory, current job openings, expected credit conditions, whether now is a good time to expand, and earnings trend are some of the questions on the list.
A higher than expected figure should be seen as positive (bullish) for the USD while a lower than expected figure should be seen as negative (bearish) for the USD.
Forex Sentiment (USD)
| Symbol | Community Trend (Shorts vs Longs) | Symbol Popularity | Avg. Short Price / Distance From Price | Avg. Long Price / Distance From Price | Current Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD |
|
|
1.1182 -484 pips |
1.1619 +47 pips |
1.16658 | |
| GBPUSD |
|
|
1.3080 -315 pips |
1.3495 -100 pips |
1.33954 | |
| USDJPY |
|
|
145.8357 -226 pips |
149.9716 -188 pips |
148.095 | |
| USDCAD |
|
|
1.3724 -68 pips |
1.3921 -129 pips |
1.37916 | |
| AUDUSD |
|
|
0.6423 -97 pips |
0.6567 -47 pips |
0.65202 | |
| NZDUSD |
|
|
0.5834 -31 pips |
0.5942 -77 pips |
0.58649 | |
| USDCHF |
|
|
0.8063 +36 pips |
0.8395 -368 pips |
0.80274 | |
| USDCZK |
|
|
21.5584 +5738 pips |
22.2279 -12433 pips |
20.98462 | |
| USDHUF |
|
|
354.9432 +1646 pips |
356.8000 -1832 pips |
338.48 | |
| USDMXN |
|
|
18.3274 -4004 pips |
19.3579 -6301 pips |
18.7278 |
News (USD)
U.S. Construction Spending Unexpectedly Edges Lower In July
A report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed construction spending in the U.S. unexpectedly edged slightly lower in the month of July. The Commerce Department said construction spending slipped by 0.1 percent to an annual rate of $2.139 trillion in July after falling by 0.4 to a revised rate of $2.141 trillion in June.
RTTNews | 29 minutes ago
U.S. Manufacturing Index Inches Up In Line With Estimates In August
The Institute for Supply Management released a report on Tuesday showing a slight increase by its reading on U.S. manufacturing activity in the month of August, although the index still indicated the sixth consecutive month of contraction.
RTTNews | 44 minutes ago
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Deteriorates Slightly More Than Initially Estimated In August
The University of Michigan released a report on Friday showing consumer sentiment in the U.S. deteriorated by slightly more than previously estimated in the month of August. The report said the consumer sentiment index for August was downwardly revised to 58.2 from the preliminary reading of 58.6.
RTTNews | 4 days ago
