Trade balance reports show the difference between the value of the goods and services exported by the USA and the value of the goods and services imported by the USA. It is an important fundamental indicator because the country is the world’s largest economy and its amount of trade is huge. Any rise of imports without a similar rise of exports leads to a deficit, which results in a bigger supply of the USD, which in the longer term, leads to currency depreciation. The data is prepared monthly by the US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis and is released 35 days after the month ends. The posts below contain our reports on the trade balance deficit/surplus values released to the public since 2007.
2018
- EUR/USD Flat After ADP Employment Missed Expectations
- EUR/USD Volatile After NFP, Stabilizes Above Opening Level
- EUR/USD Rallies on Soft NFP
- EUR/USD Rallies After Hawkish Comments from ECB Officials
- EUR/USD Attempts to Rally on Profit-Taking, Fails
- EUR/USD Backs Off As Trade War Fears Subside
- EUR/USD Trading Ignores US Macros
- EUR/USD Declines Despite German Coalition Deal
- EUR/USD Fails to Stage Rally on Back of Weak NFP
2017
- EUR/USD Drops Despite Slowing US Services Sector
- EUR/USD Unable to Rally on Back of Poor US NFP
- EUR/USD Drops After ECB Minutes, US Economic Data
- EUR/USD Little Changed as Traders Assess Chances of Rate Hike
- NFP Surprise Positively, EUR/USD Edges Down
- EUR/USD Rallies, Extends Move Up After ADP Employment
- Nonfarm Payrolls Miss Expectations, Reviving EUR/USD
- EUR/USD Rallies After French Election Debate
- EUR/USD Drops After US Trade Balance & Factory Orders Reports
- Disappointing US Data Doesn’t Help EUR/USD
- EUR/USD Drops for Another Day, Driven Down by Multiple Factors
- Nonfarm Payrolls Cause Volatility, Push EUR/USD Down
2016
- EUR/USD Retreats After Post-Referendum Rally
- EUR/USD Below Opening After NFP
- EUR/USD Flat After ADP Employment Disappoints
- EUR/USD Fails to Sustain Rally
- Good Nonfarm Payrolls Push EUR/USD Down
- EUR/USD Bounces from Initial Decline
- EUR/USD Up 1.6% After NFP Shock Market
- EUR/USD Trades Mostly Sideways
- EUR/USD Drops After US Services Data, Attempts to Recover
- EUR/USD Dips After NFP But Only for Short While
- Poor NFP Don’t Prevent EUR/USD from Falling
- Dollar Down vs. Euro as Fed Policy Minutes Look Dovish
2015
- EUR/USD Flat After Nonfarm Payrolls
- EUR/USD Sinks as Yellen Talks About December Hike
- EUR/USD Ends Friday on Positive Note
- Mario Draghi Sends EUR/USD into Sharp Decline
- Mixed Reports Bring Volatility to EUR/USD
- EUR/USD Bounces After Sell-Off
- EUR/USD Halts Rally After US Jobless Claims
- EUR/USD Rises, Halts Rally Upon PMI Release
- Dollar Doesn’t Feel Support from Fundamentals
- EUR/USD at Lowest Level in Decade After NFP
- Dollar Falls vs. Euro After Mixed Reports
- Economic Data & FOMC Minutes Beneficial for Dollar
2014
- Dollar Pauses Rally vs. Euro
- NFP Exceeds Expectations, EUR/USD Slumps to New Low
- EUR/USD Sinks After ECB Surprises Forex Market
- EUR/USD Shows Recovery, Does Not Mind Fundamentals
- EUR/USD Sinks After Stellar US Nonfarm Payrolls
- EUR/USD Drops as US Services PMI Rises
- Set of Positive Reports from Europe Boost EUR/USD
- EUR/USD Down as ECB Considers QE
- EUR/USD Holds Ground After NFP
- ECB Avoids Interest Rate Cut, EUR/USD Shows Solid Rally
- Dollar Strengthens on Positive Reports, Ignores Risk Appetite
2013
- EUR/USD Drops on ADP Employment, Rebounds
- EUR/USD Attempts to Recover on US Data, Yellen’s Comments
- EUR/USD Resumes Rally to New Highs
- EUR/USD Slumps as ECB Plans to Keep Rates Low
- Good Data from Europe Makes EUR/USD Stronger
- EUR/USD Drops on Data & Portugal, Erases Losses
- EUR/USD Advances as ADP Report Trails Forecasts
- EUR/USD Reverses Drop After ECB Cuts Interest Rates
- EUR/USD Climbs on Meager Nonfarm Payrolls Growth
- EUR/USD Jumps as ECB Sees Signs of Stabilization
- EUR/USD Extends Drop as Market Digest Draghi’s Comments
- EUR/USD Extends Rally, Caused by ECB
2012
- EUR/USD Climbs on German Economic Sentiment & Spanish Bond Auction
- EUR/USD Falls as ECB Refrains from Cutting Rates
- EUR/USD Rebounds After Falling on Spain’s Downgrade
- EUR/USD Rises as Traders Wait for Decision of German Court
- EUR/USD Continues Move Down as ECB Predicts Recession
- EUR/USD Dips After FOMC Minutes
- EUR/USD Falls as Spain Expected to Require Rescue
- EUR/USD Rises as Situation in Greece Improves
- EUR/USD Climbs for Second Day
- EUR/USD Drops on Better-Than-Expected Nonfarm Payrolls
- EUR/USD Slips as Greece Doesn’t Receive Rescue
- EUR/USD Drops to Lowest Since August 2010
2011
- EUR/USD is Waiting for Outcome of Summit
- EUR/USD Climbs, Fundamentals Still Point to Downside
- EUR/USD Rebounds, Resumes Decline
- EUR/USD Sharply Drops on Pessimistic Speech of ECB President
- EUR/USD Slips Down with Unemployment Claims
- US Trade Balance Deficit Helps EUR/USD Erase Losses
- EUR/USD Weakens as ECB Keeps Rates on Hold
- Greece Continues to Threaten Stability of Euro
- EUR/USD Rises as US Trade Balance Deficit Exceeds Forecasts
- EUR/USD Falls as Spain’s Rating Goes Down
- EUR/USD Declines on Egyptian Unrest
- US Jobless Claims Increases, EUR/USD Advances
2010
- EUR/USD Fluctuates, Heading to Weekly Drop
- EUR/USD Near Opening Level After Dropping Previously
- Dollar Extends Losses as Fundamentals Aren’t Supportive
- Reports from US are Good, Euro Manages to Outperform Dollar
- EUR/USD Drops to Lowest Level Since July 23rd
- EUR/USD Goes Up as Focus of Concerns Shift from E.U. to U.S.
- Euro Outperforms Dollar for Third Day
- EU Loan Package Boosts EUR/USD
- Dollar Consolidates on Trade Balance Deficit Growth
- USD Consolidates on Improved Trade Balance
- Dollar Rebounds Despite Trade Balance Drop
- EUR/USD Fluctuates on Declining U.S. Optimism
2009
- EUR/USD Falls Slowly, Fundamentals Are Pro Dollar
- EUR/USD Climbs on Germany Growth, Trade Balance Deficit
- Week of Strong Bullish Rally for EUR/USD
- EUR/USD Up on Trade Balance Deficit and Fed Decision Expectations
- U.S. Trade Balance Continues Improving, Dollar Gains
- EUR/USD Falls Despite U.S. Trade Balance Deficit Gain
- EUR/USD Fails to Break Through Resistance on Global Trade Decline
- Euro Posts Small Gain as Economic Conditions Improve
- January Trade Balance Report Doesn’t Help Dollar vs. Euro
- Trade Balance Deficit Shrinks, Budget Deficit Grows, Dollar Strengthens
- EUR/USD Falls for 3rd Day After Budget and Trade Deficit Reports
2008
- EUR/USD Posts Biggest Weekly Gain in Years
- U.S. Dollar Weakens on Bad Jobless Data
- Good Trade Balance and Treasury Budget Reports Fail to Stop Correction on EUR/USD
- Dollar Falls on Trade Balace and Budget Deficit Decrease
- USD Rises on Better Fundamentals
- U.S. Trade Balance Improves
- EUR/USD Grows on Trade Balance News
- Dollar Steady Even After Trade Balance Deficit Widens