Know what's about to move the market.

The number of jobs added or lost in the US economy in the previous month, excluding farm work, private households, and a few other categories.

One of the most-watched US releases. A much stronger-than-expected number tends to support the US Dollar; a much weaker one tends to weigh on it — and because it's released monthly on a fixed schedule, it regularly causes a sharp, short-lived spike in volatility right at release time.

The percentage of the labor force that is jobless and actively looking for work, usually released alongside Non-Farm Payrolls.

A rising rate is generally read as a sign of a cooling economy and can weigh on the currency; a falling rate usually supports it — though markets often react more to the payrolls number released at the same time.

The change in the average amount employers pay per hour worked, a key read on wage growth and released alongside Non-Farm Payrolls.

Faster wage growth can point to future inflation, which can support the currency if it raises expectations of higher interest rates — and weigh on it if it raises worries about the central bank tightening too aggressively.

The change in prices paid by consumers for a broad basket of goods and services — the standard measure of inflation.

Inflation running hotter than expected often supports a currency, since it raises the odds of the central bank keeping interest rates higher for longer; a cooler-than-expected reading tends to have the opposite effect.

The same basket as CPI, but with volatile food and energy prices stripped out — considered a cleaner read on the underlying inflation trend.

Central banks lean on this figure more than headline CPI when setting policy, so a surprise here can move a currency even when the headline number doesn't.

The change in prices businesses receive for the goods and services they sell — inflation measured at the wholesale/producer level, before it reaches consumers.

Often treated as an early signal for where consumer inflation (CPI) is heading next month, so it can move a currency a little in advance of the bigger CPI release.

The total value of all goods and services produced in the economy over a quarter — the broadest single measure of economic growth.

Growth coming in above expectations generally supports a currency as a sign of economic strength; a contraction or a much weaker reading tends to weigh on it.

The change in output from factories, mines, and utilities — a monthly read on the manufacturing side of the economy.

A steady rise supports the view that the economy is expanding and can lend modest support to the currency; a sustained decline points the other way.

The change in total sales at retail stores — the most direct monthly read on consumer spending, which drives a large share of most economies.

Stronger-than-expected spending is usually taken as a healthy-economy signal and can support the currency; a sharp drop can weigh on it, especially if it breaks a recent trend.

The central bank's announcement of where it's setting its benchmark interest rate — raised, held, or cut.

Usually the single biggest scheduled mover for a currency. A rate hike (or a more hawkish tone than expected) tends to support the currency; a cut (or a more dovish tone) tends to weigh on it — and the accompanying statement often moves the market as much as the rate itself.

The written statement or live press conference that accompanies a rate decision, laying out the central bank's read on the economy and its likely next moves.

Traders often react more to the tone here — described as "hawkish" (leaning toward tighter policy) or "dovish" (leaning looser) — than to the rate decision itself, especially when the decision was already expected.

A monthly survey of purchasing managers in the manufacturing or services sector. Above 50 signals expansion; below 50 signals contraction.

Seen as a timely, forward-looking gauge of business conditions — it comes out faster than GDP, so a surprise reading can move the currency ahead of slower official growth data.

The US equivalent of PMI, published by the Institute for Supply Management — same above/below-50 expansion-contraction reading, watched closely for the US Dollar specifically.

A stronger-than-expected reading tends to support the Dollar as a sign of a resilient US economy; a weaker one tends to weigh on it.

A survey of how optimistic or pessimistic households feel about the economy and their own finances — a leading indicator, since confident consumers tend to spend more.

A rising reading is a mildly positive sign for the currency; a sharp drop can weigh on it, though the effect is usually smaller than for employment or inflation data.

The difference between what a country exports and what it imports over the month — a surplus means it exported more, a deficit means it imported more.

A widening surplus (or narrowing deficit) is generally supportive for the currency; a widening deficit can weigh on it, though this report usually moves markets less than employment, inflation, or rate decisions.

Building Permits counts approvals for new construction; Housing Starts counts projects that have actually broken ground — both read on the health of the housing market, a major driver of broader economic activity.

Stronger numbers point to a healthier economy and can lend mild support to the currency; a sharp slowdown, especially in a rate-sensitive housing market, can weigh on it.