The Employment Situation Report is a monthly indicator which contains two major parts. One part is the unemployment and new jobs created, the report reveals the unemployment rate and the change in the unemployment rate. The second part of the report indicates things like average weekly hours worked and average hourly earnings.

Until the advent of the internet-Forex age at the end of the 1990’s, Forex trading was conducted via phone orders (or fax, or in-person), posted to brokers or banks. Most of the trading could be executed only during business hours.

GDP Price Deflator. BEA (Bureau of Economic Analysis); last day of the quarter, 8:30am EST, covers previous quarter data.