These are the releases that often drive significant movements for currencies, indices, commodities and more: tune in for surprises and the potential for new trends.

The average earnings index is an indicator of the increase (or decrease) in average salaries including bonuses for the month it’s released.

Higher readings suggest higher incomes and higher inflation, positive for the pound and somewhat positive for the FTSE 100, while lower readings suggest the opposite.

Claimant count change measures the change in the number of people receiving unemployment benefit in the UK.

Higher numbers mean a weaker labour market and so likely lower consumer spending, bad for the pound and the FTSE 100, while lower numbers mean the opposite.

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Every month, the ZEW in Germany releases its measure of economic outlook for the next six months.

The data come from a range of German institutions and analysts.

Positive figures indicate better sentiment, good for the euro, DAX and German shares, while negative figures indicate the opposite.

The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) is a measure by the American government of the number of open jobs on the last day of the month for which it’s released.

Higher numbers than expected are positive for the dollar and generally positive for American indices and shares but somewhat negative for gold and silver, while lower numbers generally have the opposite effect.

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