Confidence and Sentiment Reports by Country

Overview - Confidence & sentiment reports give insight into business and consumer sentiment. Central banks, analysts and traders use these reports to suggest futures trends in spending, employment, production, economic growth and inflation.

Any true insight into these economic aspects is valued by market participants. Many of the reports below are released by central banks and governments to help determine their actions and have a history of moving markets upon release, making them all the more valued.

Country
United States
Euro-Zone
Japan
United Kingdom
Canada
Switzerland
Australia
New Zealand

Rarely affects markets
Moderate market impact
Tends to move markets on release

 

United States - USD
Consumer Confidence Tends to move markets on release
University of Michigan Sentiment Tends to move markets on release
ABC Consumer Comfort Index Rarely affects markets
Fed Beige Book Rarely affects markets
Leading Indicators Rarely affects markets
ISM Non-Manufacturing Rarely affects markets
Empire State Manufacturing Survey Tends to move markets on release
Chicago PMI ISM Non-Manufacturing Rarely affects markets
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Survey Rarely affects markets
Philadelphia Fed Survey Tends to move markets on release

 

Euro-Zone - EUR
ZEW Survey
OECD Euro-zone Leading Indicator
Euro-zone Confidence and Sentiment Indicators
Euro-zone Manufacturing PMI
Euro-zone Services PMI
German IFO Business Climate Survey
German GfK Consumer Confidence
German PMI Manufacturing
German PMI Services
French Business Confidence Indicator
French Consumer Confidence

 

Japan - JPY
Japanese Tankan Survey - Report also covers Capex, Manufacturer and Non- Manufacturer Conditions and Outlook
Tertiary Industry Index
Leading Economic Index
Eco Watchers Survey
Japanese Consumer Confidence
Small Business Confidence

 

United Kingdom - GBP
Nationwide Consumer Confidence - UK
Business Investment - UK
CBI Industrial Trends Survey
Manufacturing PMI - UK
Services PMI - UK
Construction PMI - UK

 

Canada - CAD
Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)
Leading Indicators - Canada

 

Switzerland - CHF
KoF Leading Indicators - Switzerland

 

Australia - AUD
Westpac Consumer Confidence
Conference Board Leading Index - Australia
National Australia Bank Business Survey

 

New Zealand - NZD
NBNZ Business Outlook
Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI)
Manufacturing Activity Report - New Zealand