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Economic Calendar August 25th to 29th 2008
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Date/Time (GMT)
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Country
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Indicator
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Month / Quarter
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Consensus
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Last
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25 August
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14:00
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US
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Existing Home Sales
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Jul
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4.9mln
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4.86mln
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14:00
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US
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Existing Home Sales m/m
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Jul
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0.8 %
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-2.6 %
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|
22:45
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N. Zealand
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Trade Balance
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Jul
|
-538mln
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-223mln
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26 August
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07:00
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UK
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Nationwide House Prices m/m
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Aug
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-1.6 %
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-1.7 %
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07:00
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UK
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Nationwide House Prices y/y
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Aug
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-9.6 %
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-8.1 %
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|
08:00
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Germany
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IFO Business Climate
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Aug
|
97.2
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97.5
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08:00
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Germany
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IFO Expectations
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Aug
|
90.5
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90.0
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13:00
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US
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S&P CS House Price y/y
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Jun
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-16.2 %
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-15.8 %
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|
14:00
|
US
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Consumer Confidence
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Aug
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53.0
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51.9
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14:00
|
US
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New Home Sales
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Jul
|
525k
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530k
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14:00
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US
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New Home Sales m/m
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Jul
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-0.9 %
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-0.6 %
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18:00
|
US
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FOMC Minutes
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-
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-
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-
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27 August
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12:30
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US
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Durable Goods Orders
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Jul
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0.1 %
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0.8 %
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|
15:30
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Swiss
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SNB's Hildebrand Holds Speech in Zurich
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-
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-
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-
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28 August
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08:00
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Euro Area
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Money Supply M3 y/y
|
Jul
|
9.0 %
|
9.5 %
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|
12:30
|
US
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GDP Ann.
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2 Q
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2.8 %
|
1.9 %
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|
12:30
|
US
|
Initial Jobless Claims
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Aug 23
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n/a
|
432k
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|
23:30
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Japan
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Unemployment Rate
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Jul
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4.1 %
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4.1 %
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|
23:30
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Japan
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Tokyo CPI y/y
|
Aug
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1.6 %
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1.6 %
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|
23:30
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Japan
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National CPI y/y
|
Jul
|
2.2 %
|
2.0 %
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|
23:50
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Japan
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Industrial Production m/m
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Jul
|
-0.5 %
|
-2.2 %
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|
23:50
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Japan
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Industrial Production y/y
|
Jul
|
0.6 %
|
0.0 %
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|
23:50
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Japan
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Retail Sales m/m
|
Jul
|
1.3 %
|
0.3 %
|
|
23:50
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Japan
|
Retail Sales y/y
|
Jul
|
0.1 %
|
0.0 %
|
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29 August
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01:30
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Australia
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Private Sector Credit m/m
|
Jul
|
0.5 %
|
0.4 %
|
|
01:30
|
Australia
|
Private Sector Credit y/y
|
Jul
|
11.0 %
|
11.7 %
|
|
05:00
|
Japan
|
Housing Starts y/y
|
Jul
|
15.0 %
|
-16.7 %
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|
09:00
|
Euro Area
|
Unemployment Rate
|
Jul
|
7.3 %
|
7.3 %
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|
09:00
|
Euro Area
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CPI Estimate y/y
|
Aug
|
4.0 %
|
4.1 %
|
|
09:30
|
Swiss
|
KOF Leading Indicator
|
Aug
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
|
12:30
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Canada
|
GDP m/m
|
Jun
|
0.2 %
|
-0.1 %
|
|
12:30
|
US
|
Personal Income
|
Jul
|
0.0 %
|
0.1 %
|
|
12:30
|
US
|
Personal Spending
|
Jul
|
0.3 %
|
0.6 %
|
|
12:30
|
US
|
PCE Core y/y
|
Jul
|
2.4 %
|
2.3 %
|
|
14:00
|
US
|
U. of Michigan Confidence
|
Aug
|
62
|
61.7
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