Jay Hawk | Feb 07, 2014 02:15PM ET
The following table lists the key economic data and other events that came out during the week of February 3rd through February 7th, with release times displayed for the GMT time zone.
The list also indicates how much each release deviated from the market consensus forecast upon release, as well as what the affected major currency pair or pairs did after each event or set of events.
h3 Monday, February 3rd/h3EUR/USD:
Forecast: Lower
Actual: Higher from a 1.3485 open to a 1.3612 close.
USD/JPY:
Forecast: Higher
Actual: Mildly higher from a 102.13 open to a 102.20 close.
GBP/USD:
Forecast: Mildly Lower
Actual: Mildly lower from a 1.6428 open to a 1.6391 close.
AUD/USD:
Forecast: Lower
Actual: Higher from a 0.8761 open to a 0.8961 close.
USD/CAD:
Forecast: Mildly Higher
Actual: Lower from a 1.1118 open to a 1.1013 close.
NZD/USD:
Forecast: Lower
Actual: Higher from a 0.8104 open to a 0.8283 close.
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