GLOBAL ECONOMIIC CALENDAR (SEPTEMBER)

1 U.S.: August ISM manufacturing report
Germany: July employment report

2 Australia: Q2 GDP

3 France: Q2 employment report
ECB: Governing council interest-rate announcement

4 U.S.: August employment report
Canada: August employment report
LTD: September currency options; September U.S. dollar index options (ICE)

7 Labor Day holiday (U.S.)

8 Brazil: August PPI

9 U.S.: Fed beige book
Germany: August CPI
Mexico: Aug. 31 CPI; August PPI

10 U.S.: July trade balance
Australia: August employment report
Brazil: August CPI
Canada: Bank of Canada interest-rate announcement
Japan: August PPI
UK: Bank of England interest-rate announcement

11 Brazil: Q2 GDP
UK: August PPI

14 Hong Kong: Q2 PPI
LTD: September currency futures; September U.S. dollar index futures (ICE)

15 U.S.: August PPI and retail sales
France: August CPI
UK: August CPI

16 U.S.: August CPI
UK: July employment report
FDD: September currency futures; September U.S. dollar futures (ICE)

17 U.S.: August housing starts
Canada: August CPI
Hong Kong: June-August employment report
Japan: Bank of Japan interest-rate announcement

18 Germany: August PPI

21 U.S.: August leading indicators

22 U.S.: August durable goods; FOMC interest-rate announcement
Hong Kong: August CPI
Mexico: August employment report
S. Africa: August CPI

23 S. Africa: August PPI

24 Brazil: August employment report
Mexico: Sept. 15 CPI

29 Japan: August CPI
S. Africa: Q2 employment report
UK: Q2 GDP

30 Canada: August PPI
France: July and August PPI
Germany: August employment report

Calendar of main economic events of Monday, 15.06.09

Time (GMT +3)
Currency
Name of indicator
Forecast / Previous value
na - not available
11:15
CHF
PPI m / m
Producer Price Index
0.1% / -0.2%
13:00
EUR
Employment Change q / q
Changes in employment
-0.8% / -0.4%
15:00
EUR
Buba President Weber Speaks
Address by Bundesbank A. Weber
16:30
CAD
Manufacturing Sales m / m
Sales in the manufacturing industry
-1.5% / -3.1%
16:30
CAD
New Motor Vehicle Sales m / m
Sales of new cars
0.1% / 5.5%
16:30
USD
Empire State Manufacturing Index
The index of business activity in the industrial sector
-4.7 / -4.6
16:45
USD
FOMC Member Tarullo Speaks
Members of the Federal Commission for open markets Tarullo
17:00
USD
TIC Long-Term Purchases
Inflows of foreign capital according to the Treasury
58.1B / 55.4B
17:30
USD
FOMC Member Evans Speaks
Members of the Federal Commission for open markets, Evans
18:00
USD
Treasury Sec Geithner Speaks
Address by Chief Accountant U.S. Geytnera T.
21:00
USD
NAHB Housing Market Index
The index of the housing market according to the National Association of Builders
17 / 16

Calendar of main economic events of Friday, 29.05.09

Time (GMT +3)
Currency
Name of indicator
Forecast / Previous value
na - not available

03:01
GBP
GfK Consumer Confidence
The index of consumer confidence
-25 / -27
03:15
JPY
Manufacturing PMI
The index of business activity in the industrial sector
na / 41.4
03:30
JPY
Household Spending y / y
Household Expenditure
-0.7% / -0.4%
03:30
JPY
Tokyo Core CPI y / y
The core consumer price index in Tokyo
-0.6% / 0.0%
03:30
JPY
National Core CPI y / y
Consumer price index
-0.1% / -0.1%
03:30
JPY
Unemployment Rate
Unemployment rate
5.0% / 4.8%
03:50
JPY
Prelim Industrial Production m / m
Industrial production
3.3% / 1.6%
05:30
AUD
Private Sector Credit m / m
The volume of private lending
0.2% / 0.1%
09:00
JPY
Housing Starts y / y
Start of construction
-21.8% / -20.7%
10:00
EUR
German Retail Sales m / m
Retail sales
0.5% / -0.4%
12:00
EUR
M3 Money Supply y / y
Monetary aggregate M3
4.6% / 5.1%
12:00
EUR
Private Loans y / y
Private lending
2.9% / 3.2%
13:00
EUR
CPI Flash Estimate y / y
Consumer price index
0.2% / 0.6%
13:00
EUR
Italian Prelim CPI m / m
Consumer price index
0.3% / 0.2%
13:15
EUR
ECB President Trichet Speaks
Speech by Chairman of the ECB JC Trichet
13:30
CHF
KOF Economic Barometer
From the KOF Economic Barometer
-1.82 / -1.86
16:30
CAD
Current Account
Balance of payments
-10.5B /-7.5B
16:30
USD
Prelim GDP q / q
GDP growth
-5.5% / -6.1%
16:30
USD
Prelim GDP Price Index q / q
GDP deflator
2.9% / 2.9%
17:45
USD
Chicago PMI
The index of business activity in the manufacturing sector
42.3 / 40.1
17:55
USD
Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment
The index of consumer sentiment
68.0 / 67.9
17:55
USD
Revised UoM Inflation Expectations
The index of inflation expectations
na / 2.6%

Calendar of main economic events of Thursday, 21.05.09

Time (GMT +3)
Currency
Name of indicator
Forecast / Previous value
na - not available

03:50
JPY
Tertiary Industry Activity m / m
The index of business activity in the services sector
-1.5% / -0.8%
05:00
AUD
MI Inflation Expectations
Inflationary expectations
na / 2.4%
05:30
AUD
New Motor Vehicle Sales m / m
Sales of new cars
na / -3.2%
05:30
AUD
RBA Monthly Bulletin
Monthly Bulletin of the Reserve Bank of Australia
11:00
EUR
French Flash Manufacturing PMI
The index of business activity in the manufacturing sector
40.9 / 40.1
11:00
EUR
French Flash Services PMI
The index of business activity in the services sector
46.7 / 46.5
11:30
EUR
German Flash Manufacturing PMI
The index of business activity in the manufacturing sector
37.0 / 35.4
11:30
EUR
German Flash Services PMI
The index of business activity in the services sector
44.3 / 43.8
12:00
EUR
Flash Manufacturing PMI
The index of business activity in the manufacturing sector
38.4 / 36.8
12:00
EUR
Flash Services PMI
The index of business activity in the services sector
44.6 / 43.8
12:30
GBP
Retail Sales m / m
Retail sales
0.5% / 0.3%
12:30
GBP
Prelim Business Investment q / q
Preliminary data on capital investments
-4.0% / -1.5%
12:30
GBP
Public Sector Net Borrowing
Net borrowings of the state. sector
7.4B / 19.1B
12:30
GBP
Prelim M4 Money Supply m / m
Preliminary data on the monetary aggregate M4
0.5% / 0.2%
16:30
CAD
Foreign Securities Purchases
Purchase of securities by foreign investors
4.12B / 6.11B
16:30
CAD
Wholesale Sales m / m
Wholesale sales
-0.8% / -0.6%
16:30
USD
Unemployment Claims
Number of applications for unemployment benefits
630K / 637K
18:00
USD
Philly Fed Manufacturing Index
The index of business activity FRB Philadelphia
-19.2 / -24.4
18:00
USD
Treasury Sec Geithner Speaks
18:00
USD
CB Leading Index m / m
The index of leading indicators
0.7% / -0.3%
18:30
CAD
BOC Review
Report of the Bank of Canada
18:30
USD
Natural Gas Storage
Natural gas reserves
95B / 95B

Calendar of main economic events, Tuesday 12.05.09

Time (GMT +3)
Currency
Name of indicator
Forecast / Previous value
na - not available

03:01
GBP
BRC Retail Sales Monitor y / y
Monitor retail sales
na / -1.2%
03:01
GBP
RICS House Price Balance
The balance of the price of the house
-70.2% / -73.1%
03:30
USD
Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks
Speech by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke
05:30
AUD
Home Loans m / m
Credits for housing
4.5% / 0.4%
09:00
JPY
Leading Indicators
The index of leading indicators
77.1% / 75.0%
10:00
EUR
German Final CPI m / m
Consumer price index
0.0% / 0.0%
10:00
EUR
German WPI m / m
The index of wholesale prices
0.0% / -0.9%
10:45
EUR
French Gov Budget Balance
Budget balance France
na /-29.9B
12:30
GBP
Manufacturing Production m / m
Manufacturing
-0.8% / -0.9%
12:30
GBP
Trade Balance
Trade Balance
-7.2B /-7.3B
12:30
GBP
DCLG HPI y / y
The price index for houses
-12.5% / -12.3%
12:30
GBP
Industrial Production m / m
Industrial production
-0.7% / -1.0%
13:30
AUD
Annual Budget Release
Annual budget report
16:20
USD
FOMC Member Lockhart Speaks
Speech by Fed officials Lockhart
16:30
CAD
Trade Balance
Trade Balance
0.5B / 0.1B
16:30
USD
Trade Balance
Trade Balance
-29.2B /-26.0B
18:00
USD
IBD / TIPP Economic Optimism
The index of economic optimism
49.7 / 49.1
22:00
USD
Federal Budget Balance
Federal budget balance
-60.5B /-192.3B