Calendar
Thursday, 08 May 2008
only important events
| Time | Country | Macroeconomic Indices | Period | Previous Reading | Forecast | Actual Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:45 | NZD![]() |
Unemployment rate | Q1 | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.6% |
| 04:30 | AUD![]() |
Unemployment Rate | Apr | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.2% |
| 08:45 | CH![]() |
Unemployment | Apr | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| 09:00 | GER![]() |
Trade balance SA | Mar | +Е16.4bln | +Е16.8 bln | +Е15.4bln |
| 09:00 | GER![]() |
Trade balance NSA | Mar | +Е16.9 bln | +Е16.9 bln | +Е16.7 bln |
| 09:00 | GER![]() |
Current account NSA | Mar | +Е11.4 bln | +Е16.2bln | +Е17.2bln |
| 13:00 | GER![]() |
Industrial output | Mar | 0.4% m/m, 6.1% y/y | -0.4% m/m, 4.9 y/y | -0.5% m/m, 4.7% y/y |
| 13:00 | GER![]() |
Mfg sector output | Mar | 0.3% m/m, 6.3% y/y | - | -0.2% m/m |
| 14:00 | GBR![]() |
BOE ANNOUNCES RATES | - | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| 14:45 | EU![]() |
ECB announces interest rate decision. | - | 4.00% | 4.00% | 4.00% |
| 15:30 | USA![]() |
Jobless Claims | 03-May | 380k | 370K | 365K |
| 15:30 | EU![]() |
ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet explains rate decision at press conference, in Athens. | - | - | - | - |
| 17:00 | USA![]() |
Wholesale Inventories | Mar | +1.1% | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 17:30 | USA![]() |
EIA Nat Gas Stocks | 02-May | +86 bcf to 1371 bcf | - | - |














