Personal income and spending (personal income and outlays) reports show the monthly change in the amounts expended and earned by US consumers and together comprise an important fundamental indicator. Stronger spending leads to faster growth of the economy. Increasing income suggests rising wages. Better-than-expected readings lead to dollar appreciation. Worse-than-expected values usually trigger a fall of the USD against other currencies. Personal income and spending are reported by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis 30 days after the month ends, making it a lagging indicator. You can browse through the posts listed here and read about the reports released since 2007.
2020
- EUR/USD Edges Higher, Struggles to Keep Gains
- EUR/USD Rises as Markets Digest Powell’s Speech
- EUR/USD Drops on Income and Spending; Strengthens on Sentiment Indicators
- EUR/USD Remains Weak amid Coronavirus-Related Risk Aversion
- EUR/USD Rallies Ahead of Trump’s Press Conference
- EUR/USD Volatile After ECB Meeting, US Data
- EUR/USD Fails to Extend Rally to Sixth Session
- EUR/USD Retreats After Attempting to Extend Rally
- US Data Mixed, EUR/USD Surges
2019
- EUR/USD Crashes on Eurozone & US Data
- EUR/USD Declines After Positive Revision of US GDP
- EUR/USD Flat After Disappointing US Data, FOMC Rate Cut
- EUR/USD Rises as US Consumer Spending & Core PCE Inflation Slow
- EUR/USD Continues to Fall for Whole Week
- EUR/USD Continues to Fall After FOMC Interest Rate Cut
- EUR/USD Gains as Eurozone Inflation Accelerates
- EUR/USD Gains Despite Risk Aversion, Poor Eurozone Data
- EUR/USD Moves in Range After Attempting to Bounce
- EUR/USD Trims Gains Caused by Poor US Data
2018
- EUR/USD Declines as Risk Aversion Grabs Hold of Markets
- EUR/USD Stable, Shows Muted Reaction to FOMC Minutes
- EUR/USD Weak After Eurozone Economic Growth Slows
- EUR/USD Recovers from Drop Caused by Italian Budget
- EUR/USD Crashes After Economic Releases on Thursday
- EUR/USD Attempts to Rally on Eurozone Inflation, Retreats to Opening
- EUR/USD Strong After EU Immigration Deal
- EUR/USD Volatile amid Geopolitical Uncertainty
- EUR/USD Declines After Disappointing German Retail Sales
- EUR/USD Slows Rally Ahead of Holiday
- EUR/USD Bounces from Daily Lows After Powell’s Second Testimony
- EUR/USD Rallies After European GDP Figures
2017
- EUR/USD Drops as Catalan Separatists Win Elections
- EUR/USD Jumps Despite Positive US Data
- EUR/USD Flat as US Politics Diminish Impact of Good Economic Reports
- EUR/USD Rises After Core PCE Inflation Misses Expectations
- EUR/USD Falls, Rebounds Later
- EUR/USD Retreats, Stays Close to Multi-Year Highs
- EUR/USD Declines on Last Day of June
- EUR/USD Bounces Off Day’s Lows Despite Unfavorable Data
- EUR/USD Trades in Range During Monday’s Thin Trading
- EUR/USD Halts Decline Even as Eurozone Inflation Disappoints
- Dollar Gains on Euro After Trump’s Speech, Retreats Later
- Euro Attempts to Bounce vs. Dollar
2016
- EUR/USD Retreats from Daily High on Thursday
- EUR/USD Falls After Wednesday’s Economic Data from USA
- Dollar Gains on Euro as Impact of FBI’s Clinton Probe Fades
- EUR/USD Recovers Despite Good Data from USA
- EUR/USD Down as Dollar Retains Strength
- EUR/USD Drops After ADP Report
- EUR/USD Rises for Third Day in Row
- EUR/USD Falls Sharply to Session Opening
- Rally of EUR/USD Accelerates
- EUR/USD Ends Six -Day Decline
- EUR/USD Ends Consolidation Period with Move Down
- EUR/USD Starts Week Strong
2015
- EUR/USD Falls for First Day in Four
- EUR/USD Falls, Losses Limited
- EUR/USD Slows Advance
- Dismal US Housing Data Helps EUR/USD to Bounce
- EUR/USD Fails to Extend Rally
- EUR/USD Recovers Following Positive US Income Statistics
- Uncertainty About Greek Bailout Results in Volatile Trading for EUR/USD
- EUR/USD Halts Rally Due to Greek Talks Impasse
- Dollar Remains Subdued vs. Euro
- Dollar Regains Strength as Week Starts
- EUR/USD Starts Week with Small Gain
- Dollar Loses Ground to Euro After Disappointing US Data
2014
- EUR/USD Continues Rally to New Lows
- Dollar Retreats After Wave of Reports
- Dollar Gains on Euro for Third Session
- EUR/USD Recovers on Moderate US Data
- EUR/USD Lacks Direction
- NFP Disappoint, EUR/USD Surges Erasing Weekly Losses
- EUR/USD Loses Ground amid Quiet Trading
- EUR/USD Jumps, Erasing Weekly Loss
- EUR/USD Fails to Keep Gains
- EUR/USD Halts Decline, Unsure Where to Go
- EUR/USD Dips, Driven Down by Data from USA
- EUR/USD Extends Losses as Eurozone Inflation Unexpectedly Slows
2013
- EUR/USD Moves Higher for Second Session
- NFP Surprises Positively, EUR/USD Reaction Surprises Too
- Another Surprise: Nonfarm Payrolls Surges
- EUR/USD Reverses Losses
- EUR/USD Drops with Slower Pace as Fears Ease
- Nonfarm Payrolls Smaller than Expected, EUR/USD Climbs
- EUR/USD Rises on Improving Economic Confidence, Gives Up Gains
- EUR/USD Tanks as European Fundamentals Disappoint
- EUR/USD Maintains Rally as US Data Continues to Disappoint
- EUR/USD Maintains Yesterday’s Gains During Holiday
- EUR/USD Drops as Fundamentals Spark Risk Aversion
- EUR/USD Maintains Gains
2012
- EUR/USD Halts Rally amid Deadlock in US Political Negotiations
- EUR/USD Rallies as Germany Approves Bailout for Greece
- EUR/USD Erases Losses as Market Sentiment Turns Positive
- EUR/USD Gains Ground
- EUR/USD Rises Ahead of Monetary Policy Meeting of Fed & ECB
- EUR/USD Surges as Summit Boosts Optimism of Traders
- EUR/USD Bounces from 22-Month Low
- EUR/USD Trades Sideways, Erasing Earlier Losses
- EUR/USD Rallies on Increase of Bailout Fund, Can It Keep Gains?
- EUR/USD Fluctuates, US Fundamentals Worse Than Expected
- EUR/USD Drops Sharply After Rally
2011
- Durable Goods Orders Grow, EUR/USD Falls
- EUR/USD Slumps After German Bond Auction
- Optimism Leaves FX Market, EUR/USD Down
- EUR/USD Goes Down on US Statistics and Global Pessimism
- EUR/USD Advanced as Home Sales Decline
- EUR/USD Fluctuates on Mixed Reports
- Second Day of Gains of EUR/USD as Traders Hope for Better
- EUR/USD Rises on Poor US Pending Homes Sales, Gains Limited by Consumer Sentiment
- EUR/USD Growth Reverses on Dollar-Positive News
- EUR/USD Crawls Back to Friday’s Closing
- EUR/USD Advances as US Spending & Homes Sales Decline
- EUR/USD Advances as Inflation in Eurozone Accelerates
2010
- EUR/USD Erases Gains as Fitch Downgrades Hungary’s Rating
- EUR/USD Rebounds as Demand for Safety Wanes
- EUR/USD Falls as US PMI & Construction Spending Grows
- Second Day of Better-Than-Expected Data from US, EUR/USD Up
- EUR/USD Falls on Rising Home Prices and Consumer Confidence
- USD Rises vs. Euro, But May Reverse Trend on Bad Reports
- EUR/USD Fall, but U.S. Consumer Confidence Threatens Dollar
- Volatile Moves of EUR/USD Caused by Bad News for Euro & Dollar
- Dollar Up vs. Euro Following Good Fundamentals
- EUR/USD Corrects After Setting Local High
- Dollar Benefits from U.S. Expansion
- EUR/USD Rebounds on Equities Optimism
2009
- EUR/USD Up on Negative U.S. Housing Data
- EUR/USD at New Max Since August 2008
- EUR/USD Shows Record Weekly Fall Since April
- USD Gains vs. Euro on Positive Income & Spending
- EUR/USD Grows Positive Income/Spending Data
- Small Correction in EUR/USD on Low Personal Income
- EUR/USD Rises for Third Day as GM Goes Bankrupt
- EUR/USD Fails to Remain on Top
- EUR/USD Drops Extraordinarily Fast, Fundamental News Don’t Change Anything
- EUR/USD Fell on Growing U.S. Income and Spending
- EUR/USD Rises as Manufacturing ISM Grows
2008
- Abundance of Fundamental Reports from U.S. Causes EUR/USD to Correct
- Dollar Returns to Bullish Trend Despite Previous Losses
- EUR/USD Trading Mostly Sideways Before FOMC Meeting Day
- EUR/USD Faces a Slight Correction
- Dollar Stalls against Euro Today
- Jobs and Income Fall in United States
- Personal Income Sends Dollar Up
- Dollar a Bit Stronger at the Week’s End
- U.S. Dollar Regains Positions on Mixed Fundamentals
- EUR/USD Close to 1.4 on Weak U.S. Fundamentals