Industrial production and capacity utilization together form an important fundamental indicator, which measures the state of the US manufacturing, mining, and utilities sectors. The industrial production and capacity utilization are reported monthly, about 16 days after the month ends, by the US Federal Reserve. Increasing industrial production and high levels of capacity utilization are a part of a healthy economic growth. Positive surprises in this report tend to bolster the US dollar, while the negative ones make the dollar fall. You can see the posts with the reported values of the US industrial production and capacity utilization for the last several years here.
2020
- EUR/USD Sinks Following Surge of US Retail Sales
- EUR/USD Surges After Record Drop of US Retail Sales, Trims Gains Later
- EUR/USD Sinks Despite Awful US Data
- EUR/USD Sinks on German Economic Sentiment, General Risk Aversion
- EUR/USD Flat, Largely Ignoring Economic Data
- EUR/USD Declines During Friday’s Trading
2019
- EUR/USD Seesaws During Tuesday’s Trading
- EUR/USD Rallies After Eurozone Data, Keeps Gains After US Releases
- EUR/USD Extends Gains on Disappointing US Data
- EUR/USD Rallies on German Business Sentiment
- EUR/USD Drops After US Retail Sales Beat Expectations
- EUR/USD Sinks After German Economic Sentiment, US Retail Sales
- EUR/USD Sinks After US Retail Sales, Industrial Production
- EUR/USD Settles Flat, Recovering from Intraday Drop
- EUR/USD Rallies Intraday, Trims Gains Later
- EUR/USD Rises, Then Falls amid Directionless Trading
- EUR/USD Bounces After Mixed US Data
- EUR/USD Declines amid Speculations About US Tariffs Rollback
2018
- EUR/USD Tanks, Hurt by Weak Economic Data in Eurozone & China
- EUR/USD Jumps on Dovish Fed
- EUR/USD Retreats After Rallying Earlier on Tuesday
- EUR/USD Retreats After US Macroeconomic Releases
- EUR/USD Recovers After Touching 13-Month Low
- EUR/USD Declines Ignoring Mixed US Reports
- EUR/USD Recovers As US-China Trade War Intensifies
- EUR/USD Falls on European Politics
- EUR/USD Falls as ZEW Economic Sentiment Disappoints
- EUR/USD Declines for Third Day as Markets Prepare for Fed Hike
- EUR/USD Extends Rally, Finds No Obstacles from Mixed US Data
- EUR/USD Rises and Falls, Ignores US Macros
2017
- EUR/USD Declines as Tax Reform Overshadows Economic Data
- EUR/USD Slips Despite Disappointing US Data
- EUR/USD Dips on Prospects for Hawkish Fed Chair
- EUR/USD Goes Higher After Friday’s US Data
- EUR/USD Declines Through the Day, Recovers After US Fundamentals
- EUR/USD Reverses Losses After Soft Economic Data from USA
- EUR/USD Drops on US Data, Fed Interest Rate Hike
- EUR/USD at Highest Since November
- EUR/USD Rallies as US Economic Data Misses Expectations
- EUR/USD Pauses Rally After Two Days of Gains
- EUR/USD Bounces as US Data Turns from Positive to Negative
- EUR/USD Backs Off After Strong Move Up
2016
- EUR/USD Tanks After Fed Raises Interest Rates
- Dollar’s Post-Election Rally Continues
- EUR/USD Edges Higher as US Data Disappoints Ahead of ECB Meeting
- Dollar Gains on Euro, Overcoming Impact of Bad Data
- EUR/USD at New Post-Brexit High
- US Retail Sales and Industrial Production Help USD vs. EUR
- FOMC Lowers Interest Rate Expectations, EUR/USD Jumps
- Positive US Data Fails to Boost US Dollar
- Dollar Falls Against Euro But Not Far
- EUR/USD Soars After Fed Lowers Interest Rates Projections
- FOMC Minutes Don’t Prevent EUR/USD from Sliding
- Majority of US Reports Bad, Dollar Falls vs. Euro
2015
- EUR/USD Holds onto Gains After Fed Announcement
- EUR/USD Jittery After FOMC Minutes
- Dollar Extends Bounce
- EUR/USD Heads Lower Ahead of FOMC Decision
- EUR/USD Falls on Good US Data, Rises on Poor Sentiment
- EUR/USD Falls After US Data, Yellen’s Comments
- EUR/USD Rallies on Monday, Remains Under Pressure
- Second Day of Losses for EUR/USD
- EUR/USD Rescued After Initial Drop
- Dollar Retreats Ahead of Fed Meeting
- EUR/USD Bounces After FOMC Minutes
- EUR/USD Pushed Down by Poor US Fundamentals
2014
- Dollar Gains as Industrial Production Expands
- EUR/USD Unable to Maintain Rally
- EUR/USD Drops on US Data, Attempts to Regain Strength
- EUR/USD Dips as Traders Wait for FOMC Statement
- EUR/USD Rises on Poor TIC Flows and Consumer Sentiment
- Yellen’s Comments Drive EUR/USD Down for Second Day
- Good Data from USA Doesn’t Prevent Rally of EUR/USD
- EUR/USD Sinks on Disappointing GDP Figures, Recovers
- EUR/USD Halts Rally, Attempts to Recover
- EUR/USD Ignores Crimea & Eurozone CPI, Rises
- Dollar Extends Losses as Industrial Production Contracts
- US Housing Data Does Not Prevent Drop of EUR/USD
2013
- Week Begins Favorably for EUR/USD
- Poor Data Supports Case for Stimulus, EUR/USD Rises
- Poor US Data Does Not Prevent Drop of EUR/USD
- EUR/USD Opens Sharply Higher
- EUR/USD Falls with US Jobless Claims
- EUR/USD Jumps as CPI Beats Forecasts
- First Drop of EUR/USD This Week
- EUR/USD Down on GDP Reports from Eurozone
- EUR/USD Erases Drop as Fear Wanes
- EUR/USD Rises as Traders Anticipate Stimulus to Persist
- EUR/USD Flat as G20 Meeting Proceeds
- EUR/USD Drops on Juncker’s Comments
2012
- EUR/USD Attempts to Rally, Looks for Direction
- EUR/USD Gives Ground as Negativity Persists
- EUR/USD at Monthly High Amid Traders’ Optimism
- EUR/USD at 4-Month High
- EUR/USD Stable After Sharp Drop
- Euro/Dollar Falls on ZEW Report, Almost Unchanged by US News
- EUR/USD Down Ahead of Greek Elections
- EUR/USD Fluctuates as Fundamentals Drag Down Both Currencies
- Industrial Production Disappoints Dollar Bulls
- EUR/USD Rises as US Data Worse Than Expected
- EUR/USD Falls as Greece Argue with EU on Bailout
- EUR/USD Rises as IMF Seeks Increase of Lending Capability
2011
- EUR/USD Ends Decline on Spanish Bond Auction
- EUR/USD Declines Further, Loses Downward Momentum
- EUR/USD Loses Its Earlier Gains as Optimism Caused by G20 Meeting Wanes
- EUR/USD Rises as ECB Boosts Liquidity
- EUR/USD Down as European Fundamentals Show Slowdown
- Weakening US Economy Can’t Help EUR/USD Stop Decline
- EUR/USD Tumbles as Europe’s Crisis Worsens
- US Economy Slows in April, EUR/USD Goes Up and Down
- EUR/USD Falls as Moody’s Downgrades Ireland’s Credit Rating
- EUR/USD Declines, Yet Remains Stronger Than Yesterday
- EUR/USD Trades Flat After Release of US Economic Reports
- US Inflation Data Helps Euro, Not Dollar
2010
- EUR/USD Declines as Spain’s Credit Rating May Be Downgraded
- EUR/USD Declines After It Rose on Talks About Ireland’s Bailout
- EUR/USD Attempts to Erase Today’s Losses
- EUR/USD Goes Up on Sing of Slower US Economic Growth
- Euro Rises vs. Dollar as Stock Markets Gain
- EUR/USD Extends Rally with Slowdown of U.S. Economic Growth
- EUR/USD Heads Down After Rebound
- EUR/USD Drops Below 1.25 Sparking Talks About Euro’s Collapse
- EUR/USD Falls Before Macroeconomics Released
- Euro Falls vs. Dollar on Greek Problems
- Dollar Up on Excellent Domestic Data
- EUR/USD Down on China Lendings, Greek Deficit
2009
- EUR/USD Continues to Fall on U.S. Optimism
- EUR/USD Down Despite Disappointing U.S. Data
- EUR/USD Posts Bearish Day on Better Treasury Flows
- EUR/USD Gains for 4th Day on Continuing Optimism
- Dollar Down Against Euro on Zero CPI
- EUR/USD Goes Up as Stocks Rally
- Rebound in EUR/USD after Housing Data Release
- EUR/USD Trades in Red After European GDP, Mixed U.S. Fundamentals
- EUR/USD Falls for 2nd Day as News Extend Recession Expectations
- EUR/USD Grows on Declining Demand for U.S. Treasuries
- EUR/USD Stagnates as Housing and Industrial Production Declines
- EUR/USD Up on Negative CPI, Industrial Production Drop
2008
- EUR/USD Hits 2-Month High as Foreign Purchases Barely Cover U.S. Domestic Sale
- EUR/USD Up on Mixed U.S. Fundamentals
- EUR/USD Slightly Down after a Series of U.S. Macroeconomic Releases
- EUR/USD Down Despite U.S. Manufacturing Decline
- EUR/USD Slides to New Monthly Lows
- Dollar Stronger after TIC and CPI Data
- U.S. Dollar Continues to on Fall Weak News
- Dollar Steady During a Wave of Macroeconomical Releases