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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 |
|
|
1.0931 -361 pips |
1.1297 -5 pips |
1.12916 | |
| GBPUSD |
|
|
1.2969 -436 pips |
1.3345 +60 pips |
1.34047 | |
| USDJPY |
|
|
141.4206 -277 pips |
148.2642 -407 pips |
144.195 | |
| USDCAD |
|
|
1.3785 -124 pips |
1.4116 -207 pips |
1.39090 | |
| AUDUSD |
|
|
0.6315 -120 pips |
0.6522 -87 pips |
0.64351 | |
| NZDUSD |
|
|
0.5820 -117 pips |
0.6040 -103 pips |
0.59366 | |
| USDCHF |
|
|
0.8328 +69 pips |
0.8586 -327 pips |
0.82595 | |
| USDCZK |
|
|
22.3973 +3483 pips |
22.9229 -8739 pips |
22.04897 | |
| USDHUF |
|
|
355.0929 -122 pips |
369.3521 -1304 pips |
356.32 | |
| USDMXN |
|
|
18.3686 -9020 pips |
19.6282 -3576 pips |
19.2706 |
News (USD)
U.S. Leading Economic Index Slumps More Than Expected In April
The Conference Board released a report on Monday showing its reading on leading U.S. economic indicators slumped by more than expected in the month of April. The report said the leading economic index tumbled by 1.0 percent in April after sliding by a downwardly revised 0.8 percent in March.
RTTNews | 1 day ago
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Unexpectedly Continues To Deteriorate In May
Consumer sentiment in the U.S. has unexpectedly continued to deteriorate in the month of May, according to preliminary data released by the University of Michigan on Friday. The University of Michigan said its consumer sentiment index dipped to 50.8 in May after slumping to 52.2 in April. Economists had expected the index to inch up to 53.4.
RTTNews | 4 days ago
U.S. Import, Export Prices Unexpectedly Inch Higher In April
The Labor Department released a report on Friday unexpectedly showing modest increases by both U.S. import and export prices in the month of April. The report said import prices crept up by 0.1 percent in April after falling by a downwardly revised 0.4 percent in March.
RTTNews | 4 days ago
