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Monday, 26 May 2008
| Time | Country | Macroeconomic Indices | Period | Previous Reading | Forecast | Actual Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:45 | NZD![]() |
Overseas Merchandise Trade | Apr | -nzd50.0M | -nzd150.0M | -nzd334.0M |
| 08:00 | SGD![]() |
Industrial Production Index | Apr | -0.6% m/m, +16.9% y/y | - | -16.2% m/m, +5.7% y/y |
| 10:30 | SE![]() |
Foreign trade | Apr | sek12.5B | - | sek11.8B |
| 11:37 | GBR![]() |
Spring Bank Holiday | - | - | - | - |
| 15:17 | USA![]() |
Memorial Day | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
| Time | Country | Macroeconomic Indices | Period | Previous Reading | Forecast | Actual Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02:50 | JP![]() |
CSPI | Apr | +0.4% | +0.7% | +0.5% |
| 09:00 | GER![]() |
Detailed GDP | 1Q | 0.3% q/q, 1.8% y/y | 1.5% q/q, 2.6% y/y | 1.5% q/q, 2.6% y/y |
| 09:10 | GER![]() |
GfK consumer confidence | Jun | 5.9 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| 09:15 | CH![]() |
Trade Balance | Apr | chf1.25B | - | chf1.57B |
| 10:30 | SE![]() |
PPI | Apr | 0.1% m/m, 3.1% y/y | - | 0.4% m/m, 3.1% y/y |
| 11:30 | GBR![]() |
BBA Net Mortgage Lending | Apr | stg5.1 bln | - | stg5.4 bln |
| 12:30 | ZAR![]() |
GDP | Q1 | 5.3% | - | 2.1% |
| 17:00 | USA![]() |
Consumer Confidence (CB) | May | 62.3 | 60.0 | 57.2 |
| 17:00 | USA![]() |
New Home Sales | Apr | 526k | 522k | 526k |
| 17:00 | USA![]() |
Richmond Fed Mfg Index | May | - | 1 | -3 |
| 18:50 | USA![]() |
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen to speak about the U.S. economic outlook, in San Francisco, California. Q&A expected. | - | - | - | - |
Wednesday, 28 May 2008
| Time | Country | Macroeconomic Indices | Period | Previous Reading | Forecast | Actual Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03:30 | AUD![]() |
Westpac Leading Index | Mar | 0.0% | - | 0.2% |
| 04:30 | AUD![]() |
Construction Work Done | Q1 | -2.2% q/q, -1.6% y/y | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| 10:30 | SE![]() |
Retail Sales | Apr | 0.4% m/m, 3.9% y/y | - | - |
| 11:00 | EU![]() |
Direct+portfolio flows (ECB) | Mar | +E21.0 bn | - | -E17.5 bn |
| 11:00 | EU![]() |
Current account SA (ECB) | Mar | +E4.3 bn | - | -E15.3 bn |
| 11:00 | EU![]() |
Current account NSA (ECB) | Mar | +E5.0 bn | - | -E7.8 bn |
| 11:00 | NOK![]() |
Norges Bank announces rate decision. | - | 5.50% | - | 5.50% |
| 12:30 | ZAR![]() |
CPI | Apr | 10.6% | - | 11.1% |
| 14:00 | USA![]() |
MBA Mortgage Application Index | 24-May | -7.8% to 621.6 | - | -4.6% to 593.3 |
| 15:30 | USA![]() |
Durable Goods Orders | Apr | -0.3% | -1.1% | -0.5% |
| 15:30 | USA![]() |
Durable Goods excl Defense | Apr | +0.3% | - | -0.3% |
| 15:30 | USA![]() |
Durable Goods excl Trans | Apr | +1.5% | -0.7% | +2.5% |
| 18:45 | GER![]() |
Prel CPI | May | -0.2% m/m, 2.4% y/y | 0.5% m/m, 2.9% y/y | 0.6% m/m, 3.0% y/y |
| 18:45 | GER![]() |
Prel HICP | May | -0.3% m/m, 2.6% y/y | 0.5% m/m, 2.9% y/y | 0.6% m/m, 3.0% y/y |
Thursday, 29 May 2008
| Time | Country | Macroeconomic Indices | Period | Previous Reading | Forecast | Actual Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02:50 | JP![]() |
Retail Sales | Apr | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| 09:00 | GER![]() |
ILO unemployment rate | Apr | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.4% |
| 09:00 | GBR![]() |
Nationwide House Prices | May | -1.1% m/m, -1.0% y/y | -0.5% m/m, -2.1% y/y | -2.5% m/m, -4.4% y/y |
| 10:30 | DKK![]() |
Unemployment | Apr | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| 10:55 | GER![]() |
Unemployment rate | Mar | 7.9% | 7.8% | 7.9% |
| 11:00 | EU![]() |
M3 (ECB) | Apr | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.6% |
| 11:00 | EU![]() |
M3 ECB 3M moving avg. | Apr | 11.1% | 10.7% | 10.7% |
| 11:00 | EU![]() |
Loans to private sector | Apr | 10.8% | 10.6% | 10.6% |
| 11:00 | NOK![]() |
Retail Sales | Apr | -0.4% | - | 0.4% |
| 11:00 | NOK![]() |
Unemployment Rate | May | - | - | - |
| 12:00 | EU![]() |
EMU Economic sent. index | May | 97.1 | 96.6 | 97.1 |
| 12:00 | EU![]() |
EMU Industry confidence | May | -2 | -2 | -2 |
| 12:00 | EU![]() |
EMU Consumer confidence | May | -12 | -13 | -15 |
| 12:00 | EU![]() |
EMU Bus climate indicator | May | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.54 |
| 12:30 | ZAR![]() |
PPI | Apr | 11.9% | - | 12.4% |
| 13:00 | GBR![]() |
CBI Distributive Trades Survey (Reported Volume of Sales) | May | -26 | -20 | -14 |
| 15:30 | USA![]() |
GDP | 1Q-08 | +0.6% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| 15:30 | USA![]() |
Chain Price Index | 1Q-08 | +2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| 15:30 | USA![]() |
Jobless Claims | 24-May | 365k | 370k | 372k |
| 15:30 | CAD![]() |
Average weekly earnings | Mar | +0.6% m/m, +3.1% y/y | - | +0.3% m/m, +3.2% y/y |
| 15:30 | CAD![]() |
Payroll employment | Mar | -0.1% m/m | - | 0.0% m/m |
| 15:30 | CAD![]() |
Current Account (BOP) | Mar | -С$0.5B | С$2.9B | С$5.56B |
| 17:00 | USA![]() |
Help-wanted Index | Apr | 19 | - | 19 |
| 17:30 | USA![]() |
EIA Nat Gas Stocks | 23-May | +85 bcf to 1614 bcf | - | - |
| 17:30 | USA![]() |
EIA Crude Oil Stocks | 23-May | -5.4m to 320.4 m | - | -3.3to 317.1 m |
| 18:00 | USA![]() |
Kansas City Fed Production | May | 7 | - | - |
| 21:30 | USA![]() |
Fed's Bernanke to Speak | - | - | - | - |
Friday, 30 May 2008
| Time | Country | Macroeconomic Indices | Period | Previous Reading | Forecast | Actual Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02:30 | JP![]() |
Core National CPI | Apr | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| 02:30 | JP![]() |
Core Central Tokyo CPI | May | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| 02:30 | JP![]() |
Unemployment Rate | Apr | 3.8% | 3.9% | 4.0% |
| 02:30 | JP![]() |
Household Spending | Apr | -1.6% | -0.7% | -2.7% |
| 02:50 | JP![]() |
Pre Industrial Output | Apr | -3.4% | -0.5% | -0.3% |
| 08:00 | JP![]() |
Housing Starts | Apr | -15.6% | -11.8% | -8.7% |
| 08:00 | JP![]() |
Construction Orders | Apr | +6.4% | - | +1.6% |
| 09:00 | ZAR![]() |
Money Supply | Apr | - | - | 21.09% |
| 09:00 | GER![]() |
Retail Sale | Apr | -6.3% m/m, -0.1% y/y | 0.6% m/m, -2.0% y/y | -1.7% m/m, -1.0% y/y |
| 10:30 | SE![]() |
GDP | Q1 | - | - | +0.4% q/q, +2.2% y/y |
| 12:00 | EU![]() |
Flash HICP | May | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| 12:00 | EU![]() |
Unemployment rate | Apr | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% |
| 15:00 | ZAR![]() |
Trade Balance | Apr | - | - | - |
| 15:30 | CAD![]() |
Industrial product prices | Apr | +1.7% m/m, -0.3% y/y | 1.0% | +1.4% m/m, +1.0% y/y |
| 15:30 | CAD![]() |
Raw materials price | Apr | +6.6% m/m, +20.4% y/y | 2.5% | +5.1% m/m, +23.0% y/y |
| 15:30 | CAD![]() |
Real GDP at basic prices | Mar | -0.2% | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 15:30 | USA![]() |
Personal Income | Apr | +0.3% | +0.2% | +0.2% |
| 15:30 | USA![]() |
Personal Expenditures | Apr | +0.4% | +0.2% | +0.2% |
| 15:30 | USA![]() |
PCE Chain Wt Price Index | Apr | +0.3% | - | +0.2% |
| 15:30 | USA![]() |
PCE Core Chain Wt Price Index | Apr | +0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 16:00 | USA![]() |
NY NAPM | May | 419.6 | - | 419.8 |
| 16:45 | USA![]() |
Chicago Purchasers Index | May | 48.3 | 48.5 | 49.1 |
| 16:55 | USA![]() |
Consumer Sentiment (UM) | May | 59.5 | 59.5 | 59.8 |





















