SCHEDULE

all times GMT (last release in parentheses)

Sunday, 26 August 2007

1500 Japan Bank of Japan Governor Fukui speaks

Monday, 27 August 2007

N/A UK Financial markets closed
1300 Hungary European Central Bank President Trichet speaks
1400 US July existing home sales (5.75 million)
1400 US July existing home sales (-3.80% m/m)
1500 China Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Muto speaks
2350 Japan Bank of Japan Policy Board meeting minutes, July

Tuesday, 28 August 2007

0000 Australia June leading index (0.20%)
0645 France July housing starts (-3.9%)
0645 France July housing permits (-4.8%)
0800 CH July UBS consumption indicator (2.309)
0800 Eurozone July M3 money supply (10.9% y/y)
0800 Germany August Ifo, business climate (106.4)
0800 Germany August Ifo, current assessment (111.3)
0800 Germany August Ifo, expectations (101.8)
0830 UK July BBA house purchase loans
1255 US Redbook retail sales (-0.7%)
1400 US August consumer confidence (112.6)
1400 US August Richmond Fed manufacturing index (4)
1800 US Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes, 7 August

Wednesday, 29 August 2007

N/A Australia July HIA new home sales (-0.8%)
0130 Australia Q2 work done (2.7%)
0610 Germany September GfK consumer confidence (8.7)
0630 France July Bank of France business sentiment (108)
0645 France July industrial investment
0700 Austria European Central Bank member Tumpell-Gugerell speaks
0930 CH August KOF leading indicator (2.13)
1100 US MBA mortgage applications (-5.5%)
1430 US EIA crude oil stocks
2245 NZ July building permits (15.8% m/m)
2350 Japan Net foreign investments
2350 Japan July large retailers’ sales (0.9%)
2350 Japan July retail trade (-0.8% m/m)
2350 Japan July retail trade (-0.4% y/y)

Thursday, 30 August 2007

0100 Japan Bank of Japan Policy Board member Mizuno speaks
0130 Australia Q2 private capital expenditure (9.1%)
0130 Australia Q2 current account (-A$ 15.381 billion)
0300 NZ July M3 money supply
0300 NZ August NBNZ business confidence (-38.5)
0430 Japan Bank of Japan Policy Board member Mizuno speaks
0500 Japan August small business confidence (48.4)
0600 Germany July ILO unemployment rate (6.3%)
0600 UK August Nationwide house prices (0.1% m/m)
0600 UK August Nationwide house prices (9.9% y/y)
0755 Germany August unemployment change (-45,000)
0755 Germany August unemployment rate (9.0%)
0800 France August PMI, retail (46.7)
0800 Germany August PMI, retail (45.9)
0800 Italy August PMI, retail (46.1)
0800 Eurozone August PMI, retail (46.2)
0830 UK July M4 money supply (1.0% m/m)
0830 UK July M4 money supply (13.0% y/y)
0830 UK July mortgage approvals (114,000)
0830 UK July M4 sterling lending (?24.8 billion)
0830 UK July net consumer credit (?900 million)
0830 UK July net lending secured on dwellings (?9.6 billion)
1000 UK August CBI distributive trades
1230 US Q2 GDP, annualized (3.4%)
1230 US Q2 GDP price index (2.7%)
1230 US Q2 personal consumption expenditures, core (1.4% q/q)
1230 US Weekly initial jobless claims (322,000)
1230 US Continuing jobless claims (2.572 million)
1230 Canada Q2 current account (C$ 6.5 billion)
1230 Canada July industrial product prices (-1.3% m/m)
1230 Canada July raw materials price index (0.6% m/m)
1400 France July unemployment rate (8.0%)
1400 France July unemployment change (-34,000)
1400 US Q2 house price index (0.5% q/q)
2330 Japan July jobless rate (3.7%)
2330 Japan August PMI, manufacturing (49)
2330 Japan July overall household spending (0.1% y/y)
2330 Japan August Tokyo consumer price index (-0.1% y/y)
2330 Japan August Tokyo CPI, core (-0.1% y/y)
2330 Japan July national consumer price index (-0.2% y/y)
2330 Japan July national consumer price index, core (-0.1% y/y)
2350 Japan July industrial production (1.3% m/m)
2350 Japan July industrial production (1.1% y/y)

Friday, 31August 2007

0130 Australia July retail sales (1.4%)
0130 Australia July trade balance (-A$ 1.751 billion)
0130 Australia July private sector credit (1.8% m/m)
0130 Australia July private sector credit (15.4% y/y)
0500 Japan July housing starts (6% y/y)
0500 Japan July housing starts, annualized (1.354 million)
0500 Japan July construction orders (26.4% y/y)
0545 CH August CPI (-0.6% m/m)
0545 CH August CPI (0.7% y/y)
0600 Germany July retail sales (0.7% m/m)
0600 Germany July retail sales (-0.8% y/y)
0900 Eurozone August consumer confidence (-2)
0900 Eurozone August industrial confidence (5)
0900 Eurozone August business climate indicator (1.35)
0900 Eurozone August CPI, flash (1.8% y/y)
0900 Eurozone August economic confidence (111)
0900 Eurozone August services confidence (21)
0930 UK August GfK consumer confidence (-6)
1230 US July personal income (0.4%)
1230 US July personal spending (0.1%)
1230 US July PCE deflator (2.3% y/y)
1230 US July PCE, core (0.1% m/m)
1230 US July PCE, core (1.9% y/y)
1230 Canada June GDP (0.3%)
1230 Canada June GDP, annualized (3.7%)
1345 US August Chicago PMI (53.4)
1400 US Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke speaks
1400 US July factory orders (0.6%)
1400 US August University of Michigan consumer sentiment (83.3)