Category Archives: Forex Glossary

The Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) assesses the business conditions of the manufacturing and service sectors of a country. The PMI is used to measure the change in the spending of business firms.

The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment is a monthly survey of economists and analysts. They assess the economic conditions of Germany as well as several regions and nations. Ad. If the resulting index is greater than zero, sentiment is positive.

When a person or group with lots of money buy a bunch of coins at market value, driving the price of the coins up.

A leading indicator of economic health based on surveyed institutional investors and analysts. The survey asks respondents to rate the 6-month economic outlook for the nation. A reading above 0.0 indicates optimism while a reading below 0.0 implies pessimism.