SCHEDULE

Sunday, 2 September 2007
all times GMT
(last release in parentheses)

N/A Australia August performance of manufacturing index (57.4)
2350 Japan Q2 capital spending (13.6%)

Monday, 3 September 2007
all times GMT

N/A Australia Reserve Bank of Australia meets
0030 Australia August TD securities inflation (0.6% m/m)
0030 Australia August TD securities inflation (3.0% y/y)
0130 Japan July cash labour earnings (-0.9% y/y)
0130 Japan July overtime earnings (0.5% y/y)
0130 Australia August ANZ job advertisements (-0.5% m/m)
0130 Australia July building approvals (7.5% m/m)
0130 Australia Q2 inventories (1.4%)
0130 Australia July building approvals (0.9% y/y)
0730 CH August purchasing managers’ index (63)
0755 Germany August PMI, manufacturing (56.8)
0800 Eurozone August PMI, manufacturing (54.2)
0830 UK August PMI, manufacturing (55.7)
2301 UK August BRC retail sales monitor
2330 Australia August performance of service index (56)
2350 Japan August monetary base (-2.3% y/y)

Tuesday, 4 September 2007
all times GMT

0545 CH Q2 GDP (0.8% q/q)
0545 CH Q2 GDP (2.4% y/y)
0830 UK August PMI, construction (61.8)
0900 Eurozone July PPI (0.1% m/m)
0900 Eurozone July PPI (2.3% y/y)
0900 Eurozone July retail sales (0.4% m/m)
0900 Eurozone July retail sales (0.9% y/y)
0900 Eurozone Q2 GDP (0.3% q/q)
0900 Eurozone Q2 GDP (2.5% y/y)
0900 Eurozone European Commission GDP forecast
1400 US August ISM manufacturing (53.8)
1400 US August ISM, prices paid (65)
1400 US July construction spending (-0.3% m/m)
2301 UK August Nationwide consumer confidence (96)
2330 Australia September RBA cash target (6.5%)

Wednesday, 5 September 2007
all times GMT

N/A UK Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee meets
0130 Australia Q2 GDP (1.6% q/q)
0130 Australia Q2 GDP (3.8% y/y)
0755 Germany August PMI, services (58.5)
0800 Eurozone August PMI, services (57.9)
0800 Eurozone August PMI, composite (57.2)
0830 UK August PMI, services (57)
0930 UK August BRC shop price index
1100 US MBA mortgage applications
1130 US August Challenger job cuts (15.4% y/y)
1215 US August ADP employment, net change (48,000)
1300 Canada Bank of Canada interest rate decision
1400 US July pending home sales (5.0%% m/m)
1800 US Federal Reserve Beige Book
2350 Japan Net foreign stocks and bonds investment

Thursday, 6 September 2007
all times GMT

0130 Australia August employment change (21,800)
0130 Australia August unemployment rate (4.3%)
0300 NZ August ANZ commodity price index (4.7%)
0545 CH August unemployment rate (2.5%)
0600 Japan August machine tool orders (18.8% y/y)
0830 UK July industrial production (0.1% m/m)
0830 UK July industrial production (0.8% y/y)
1100 UK Bank of England MPC interest rate decision
1145 Eurozone European Central Bank interest rate decision
1500 US Federal Reserve Governor Kroszner speaks
1500 US San Francisco Fed President Yellen speaks
1600 UK St Louis Fed President Poole speaks
1625 US Richmond Fed President Lacker speaks
1800 US Dallas Fed President Fisher speaks
2301 UK August NIESR GDP, estimate (0.8%)
2330 Australia August performance of construction index (48.8)

Friday, 7 September 2007
all times GMT

0500 Japan July leading economic index (72.7)
0500 Japan July coincident index (80.0)
0600 Germany July trade balance (€16.5 billion)
0600 Germany July current account (€16.6 billion)
0730 Germany European Central Bank President Trichet speaks
0730 Germany European Central Bank members Weber and Papademos speak
1000 Germany July industrial production (5.1% y/y)
1000 Germany July industrial production (-0.4% m/m)
1100 Canada August unemployment rate (6.0%)
1100 Canada August employment, change (11,300)
1230 US August non-farm payrolls, change (92,000)
1230 US August unemployment rate (4.6%)
1230 US August average hourly earnings