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Economic Calendar – Week 14th April 2009

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Latest economic calendar for trading and investing this week. A very quiet day in Europe on the fundamental news front for today, with all the attention in the US markets, coupled with the start of the earnings season which is likely to affect all the markets. If you would like a live version of the economic calendar, then please just follow the link here to one of my Master The Markets blogs where you will find a host of live charts, live data and live news feeds, along with details and help with finding the best ECN broker.

Monday April 13th:

Bank Holiday EU/ FR/ GE/ UK

Tuesday April 14th

US – 12:30 – Retail Sales M/M.
US – 12:30 – Core Retail Sales M/M.
US – 12:30 – PPI M/M.
US – 12:30 – Core PPI M/M.
US – 14:00 – Business Inventories M/M.
US – 14:30 – FOMC Member Evans Speaks.
US – 16:00 – Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks.
UK – 23:01 – RICS House Price Balance.

Wednesday April 15th

UK – 08:30 – DCLG HPI Y/Y.
US – 12:30 – CPI M/M.
US – 12:30 – Core CPI M/M.
US – 12:30 – Empire State Manufacturing Index.
US – 13:00 – TIC Long-Term Purchases.
US – 13:15 – Capacity Utilization Rate.
US – 13:15 – Industrial Production M/M.
US – 14:30 – Crude Oil Inventories.
US – 17:00 – NAHB Housing Market Index.
US – 18:00 – Beige Book.
UK – 23:01 – BRC Retail Sales Monitor Y/Y.

Thursday April 16th

EU – 09:00 – CPI Y/Y.
EU – 09:00 – Core CPI Y/Y.
EU – 09:00 – Industrial Production M/M.
US – 12:30 – Building Permits
US – 12:30 – Unemployment Claims.
US – 12:30 – Housing Starts.
US – 14:00 – Philly Fed Manufacturing Index.
US – 14:30 – Natural Gas Storage.
US – 17:00 – FOMC Member Lockhart Speaks.

Friday April 17th

US – 00:00 – FOMC Member Yellen Speaks.
EU – 03:00 – ECB President Trichet Speaks.
EU – 09:00 – Trade Balance.
US – 13:55 – Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment.
US – 13:55 – Prelim UoM Consumer Expectations.
US – 16:00 – Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks

Trading Calendar – Week 30th March 2009

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Monday March 30th:

UK – 08:30 – Mortgage Approvals.
UK – 08:30 – Net lending to Indiviuals M/M.
EU – 09:00 – Consumer Confidence.
EU – 14:30 – ECB President Trichet Speaks.
US – 15:30 – FOMC Member Duke Speaks.
UK – 23:01 – GfK Consumer Confidence.

Tuesday March 31st

GE – 07:55 – Unemployment Change.
UK – 08:30 – Index of services Q/Q.
EU – 09:00 – CPI Flash Estimate Y/Y.
UK – 13:00 – MPC Member Tucker Speaks.
US – 13:00 – S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI Y/Y.
UK – 13:45 – Chicago PMI.
US – 14:00 – CB Consumer Confidence.

Wednesday April 1st

GE – 06:00 – Retail Sales M/M.
EU – 08:00 – Final Manufacturing PMI.
UK – 08:30 – Final Manufacturing PMI.
UK – 08:30 – Housing Equity Withdrawal Q/Q.
UK – 09:00 – Unemployment Rate.
US – 11:30 – Challenger Job Cuts Y/Y.
US – 12:15 – ADP Non-Farm Employment Change.
US – 14:00 – ISM Manufacturing PMI.
US – 14:00 – ISM Manufacturing PMI.
US – 14:00 – Pending Home Sales M/M.
US – 14:00 – Construction Spending M/M.
UK – 14:30 – Crude Oil Inventories.

Thursday April 2nd

ALL – ALL – G20 Meeting.
UK – 08:30 – BOE Credit Conditions Survey.
UK – 08:30 – Construction PMI.
EU – 11:45 – Minimum Bid Rate.
EU – 11:45 – ECB Press Conference.
US – 12:30 – Unemployment Claims.
US – 14:00 – Factory Orders M/M.
US – 14:30 – Natural Gas Storage.

Friday April 3rd

GE – 06:00 – Import Prices M/M.
EU – 08:00 – Final Services PMI.
UK – 08:30 – Services PMI.
US – 12:30 – Non-Farm Employment Change.
US – 12:30 – Unemployment Rate.
US – 12:30 – Average Hourly Earnings M/M.
US – 14:00 – ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI.
US – 14:00 – Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks.

Economic Calendar – Week 16th March 2009

Monday, March 16th, 2009

Monday march 16th:

UK – 00:01 – Rightmove HPI M/M.
UK – 00:01 – BOE Quarterly Bulletin.
EU – 10:00 – CPI & Core CPI Y/Y.
EU – 10:00 – Employment Change.
US – 12:30 – Empire State Manufacturing Index.
US – 13:00 – TIC Long-Term Purchases.
US – 13:15 – Capacity Utilization Rate.
EU – 16:30 – ECB President Trichet Speaks.
US – 17:00 – NAHB Housing Market Index.

Tuesday March 17th

UK – 09:30 – DCLG HPI Y/Y.
GE – 10:00 – ZEW Economic Sentiment.
EU – 10:00 – ZEW Economic Sentiment.
US – 12:30 – Building Permits.
US – 12:30 – PPI M/M.
US – 12:30 – Core PPI M/M.
US – 12:30 – Housing Starts.
EU – 19:15 – ECB President Trichet Speaks.
UK – 20:10 – BOE Gov King Speaks.

Wednesday March 18th

UK – 09:30 – Claimant Count Change.
UK – 09:30 – MPC Meeting Minutes.
UK – 09:30 – Average Earnings Index Q/Y.
UK – 09:30 – Unemployment Rate.
US -12:30 – CPI & Core CPI M/M.
US – 12:30 – Current Account.
US – 14:30 – Crude Oil Inventories.
US – 18:15 – FOMC Statement.
US – 18:15 – Federal Funds Rate.

Thursday March 19th

UK – 09:30 – Public Sector Net Borrowing.
UK – 09:30 – Prelim M4 Money Supply M/M.
EU – 10:00 – Industrial Production M/M.
UK – 11:00 – CBI Industrial order Expectations.
US – 12:30 – Unemployment Claims.
US – 14:00 – Philly Fed Manufacturing Index.
US – 14:00 – CB Leading Index M/M.
US – 14:30 – FOMC Member Tarullo Speaks.
US – 14:30 – Natural Gas Storage.

Friday March 20th

GE – 07:00 – PPI M/M.
US – 16:00 – Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks.

Economic Calendar 2nd March 2009

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Monday march 2nd:

UK – 09:30 – Manufacturing PMI.
UK – 09:30 – Mortgage Approvals.
UK – 09:30 – Net Lending to Individuals M/M.
EU – 10:00 – CPI Flash Estimate Y/Y.
US – 13:30 – Core PCE Price Index M/M.
US – 13:30 – Personal Spending M/M.
US – 13:30 – Personal Income M/M.
US – 15:00 – ISM Manufacturing PMI.
US – 15:00 – ISM Manufacturing Prices.
US – 15:00 – Construction Spending M/M.
US – 17:45 – FOMC Member Lacker Speaks.

Tuesday March 3rd:

GE – 07:00 – WPI M/M.
UK – 09:30 – Construction PMI.
US – 13:00 – FOMC Member Lockhart Speaks.
US – 15:00 – Fed Chairman Bernanke Testifies.
US – 15:00 – Pending Home Sales M/M.
EU – 17:30 – ECB President Trichet Speaks.

Wednesday March 4th:

UK – 00:01 – Nationwide Consumer Confidence.
UK – 09:00 – Final Services PMI.
UK – 09:30 – Services PMI.
UK – 10:30 – BRC Shop Price Index Y/Y.
US – 12:30 – Challenger Job Cuts Y/Y.
US – 13:15 – ADP Non-Farm Employment Change.
US – 15:00 – ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI.
US – 15:30 – Crude Oil Inventories.
US – 17:00 – FOMC Member Lockhart Speaks.
US – 19:00 – Beige Book.

Thursday March 5th

GE – 10:00 – Retail Sales M/M.
EU – 10:00 – Revised GDP Q/Q.
UK – 12:00 – MPC Rate Statement.
UK – 12:00 – Official Bank Rate.
EU – 12:45 – Minimum Bid Rate.
EU – 13:30 – ECB Press Conference.
US – 13:30 – Unemployment Claims.
US – 13:30 – Revised Nonfarm Productivity Q/Q.
US – 13:30 – Revised Unit Labor Costs Q/Q.
US – 15:00 – FOMC Member Kohn Speaks.
US – 15:00 – Factory Orders M/M.
US – 15:00 – Treasury Sec Geithner Speaks.
US – 15:30 – Natural Gas Storage.
US – 17:45 – FOMC Member Lockhart Speaks.

Friday March 6th:

GE – 07:00 – PPI M/M.
UK – 09:30 – PPI Input & Output M/M.
US – 13:30 – Non-Farm Employment Change.
US – 13:30 – Unemployment Rate.
US – 13:30 – Average Hourly Earnings M/M.
US – 16:15 – FOMC Member Dudley Speaks.
US – 20:00 – Consumer Credit M/M.

Economic Calendar – Week Starting 23rd February 2009

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Monday February 23rd:

EU – 08:10 – ECB President Trichet Speaks.
US – 17:40 – FOMC Member Lockhart Speaks.

Tuesday February 24th:

FR – 07:45 – Consumer Spending M/M.
GE – 09:00 – Ifo Business Climate.
EU – 09:00 – Current Account.
UK – 09:30 – BBA Mortgage Approvals.
UK – 09:30 – Prelim Business Investment Q/Q.
UK – 09:40 – MPC Member Sentance Speaks.
EU – 10:00 – Industrial New Orders M/M.
UK – 14:00 – S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI Y/Y.
US – 15:00 – CB Consumer Confidence.
US – 15:00 – Fed Chairman Bernanke Testifies.
US – 15:00 – HPI M/M.
US – 15:00 – Richmond Manufacturing Index.
US – 17:00 – FOMC Member Duke Speaks.

Wednesday February 25th:

GE – 07:00 – Final GDP Q/Q.
UK – 09:30 – Revised GDP Q/Q.
UK – 09:30 – Index of Services Q/Q.
US – 15:00 – Existing Home Sales.
US – 15:00 – Fed Chairman Bernanke Testifies.
US – 15:30 – Crude Oil Inventories.
US – 17:30 – MPC Member Blanchflower Speaks.

Thursday February 26th:

GE – 07:00 – GfK German Consumer Climate.
UK – 07:00 – Nationwide HPI M/M.
GE – 08:55 – Unemployment Change.
EU – 09:00 – M3 Money Supply Y/Y.
EU – 09:00 – Private Loans Y/Y.
EU – 10:00 – Consumer Confidence.
UK – 10:30 – BOE Gov King Speaks.
EU – 13:00 – ECB President Trichet Speaks.
US – 13:30 – Durable & Core Durable Goods Orders M/M.
US – 13:30 – Unemployment Claims.
US – 15:00 – New Home Sales.
US – 15:30 – Natural Gas Storage.

Friday February 27th:

UK – 00:01 – GfK Consumer Confidence.
EU – 10:00 – CPI & Core CPI Y/Y.
EU – 10:00 – Unemployment Rate.
US – 13:30 – Prelim GDP Q/Q.
US – 13:30 – Prelim GDP Price Index Q/Q.
US – 14:45 – Chicago PMI.
US – 14:55 – Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment.
US – 14:55 – Revised UoM Consumer Expectations.
UK – 15:00 – FOMC Member Yellen Speaks.

Weekly Economic Calendar – February 16th 2009

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Monday February 16th:

US – ALL – President’s Day. Bank Holiday.
UK – 00:01 – Rightmove HPI M/M.
UK – 14:00 – MPC Member Bean Speaks.
UK – 14:00 – FOMC Member Duke Speaks.

Tuesday February 17th:

UK – 09:30 – CPI Y/Y.
UK – 09:30 – Core CPI Y/Y.
UK – 09:30 – DCLG HPI Y/Y.
UK – 09:30 – RPI Y/Y.
GE – 10:00 – ZEW Economic Sentiment.
EU – 10:00 – ZEW Economic Sentiment.
EU – 10:00 – Trade Balance.
US – 13:30 – Empire State Manufacturing Index.
US – 14:00 – TIC Long-Term Purchases.
US – 18:00 – NAHB Housing Market Index.
UK – 18:30 – MPC Member Besley Speaks

Wednesday February 18th:

UK – 09:30 – MPC Meeting Minutes.
UK – 11:00 – CBI Industrial Order Expectations.
US – 13:30 – Building Permits.
US – 13:30 – Housing Starts.
US – 13:30 – Import Prices M/M.
US – 14:15 – Capacity Utilization Rate.
US – 14:15 – Industrial Production M/M.
US – 18:00 – Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks.
US – 18:30 – FOMC Member Evans Speaks.
US – 19:00 – FOMC Meeting Minutes.

Thursday February 19th:

UK – 09:30 – Public Sector Net Borrowing.
UK – 09:30 – Prelim M4 Money Supply M/M.
US – 13:30 – PPI M/M.
US – 13:30 – Core PPI M/M.
US – 13:30 – Unemployment Claims.
US – 15:00 – Philly Fed Manufacturing Index.
US – 15:00 – CB Leading Index M/M.
US – 15:30 – Natural Gas Storage.
US – 16:00 – Crude Oil Inventories.
UK – 17:00 – MPC Member Gieve Speaks.
US – 18:15 – FOMC Member Lockhart Speaks.

Friday February 20th:

FR – 07:45 – CPI M/M.
FR – 08:00 – Flash Manufacturing PMI.
FR – 08:00 – Flash Services PMI.
GE – 08:30 – Flash Manufacturing PMI.
GE – 08:30 – Flash Services PMI.
EU – 09:00 – Flash Manufacturing PMI.
EU – 09:00 – Flash Services PMI.
UK – 09:30 – Retail Sales M/M.
US – 13:30 – Core CPI M/M.
US – 13:30 – CPI M/M.

Weekly Trading Calendar – 9th February 2009

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Monday February 9th:

GE – 07:00 – Trade Balance.
EU – 09:30 – Sentix Investor Confidence.

Tuesday February 10th:

UK – 00:01 – BRC Retail Sales Monitor Y/Y.
UK – 00:01 – RICS House Price Balance.
FR – 07:45 – French Industrial Production M/M.
UK – 09:30 – Trade Balance.
UK – 10:00 – CB Leading Index M/M
US – 14:00 – FOMC Member Dudley Speaks.
US – 15:00 – Treasury Sec Geithner Speaks.
US – 15:00 – IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism.
US – 15:00 – Wholesale Inventories M/M.
US – 18:00 – Fed Chairman Bernanke Testifies.

Wednesday February 11th:

GE – 07:00 – Final CPI M/M.
UK – 09:30 – Claimant Count Change.
UK – 09:30 – Average Earnings Index Q/Y.
UK – 09:30 – Unemployment Rate.
UK – 10:30 – BOE Gov King Speaks.
UK – 10:30 – BOE Inflation Report.
US – 13:30 – Trade Balance.
US – 14:50 – FOMC Member Duke Speaks.
US – 15:30 – Crude Oil Inventories.
US – 18:30 – FOMC Member Evans Speaks.
US – 19:00 – Federal Budget Balance.

Thursday February 12th:

EU – 09:00 – ECB Monthly Bulletin.
EU – 09:00 – Industrial Production M/M.
US – 13:30 – Core Retail Sales M/M.
US – 13:30 – Retail Sales M/M.
US – 13:30 – Unemployment Claims.
US – 15:00 – Business Inventories M/M.
US – 15:30 – Natural Gas Storage.
EU – 18:00 – ECB President Trichet Speaks.

Friday February 13th:

ALL – ALL – G7 Meetings.
GE- 07:00 – Prelim GDP Q/Q.
FR – 07:45 – Prelim Non-Farm Payrolls Q/Q.
FR – 07:45 – Gov Budget Balance.
FR – 07:45 – French Prelim GDP Q/Q.
EU – 10:00 – Flash GDP Q/Q.
US – 14:55 – Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment.
US – 14:55 – Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations.

Weekly Economic Calendar – 26th January 2009

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Monday January 26th:

UK – 09:30 – BBA Mortgage Approvals.
US – 15:00 – Existing Home Sales.
US – 15:00 – CB Leading Index M/M.

Tuesday January 27th:

GE – 09:00 – Ifo Business Climate.
EU – 09:00 – Current Account.
UK – 11:00 – CBI Realized Sales.
US – 14:00 – S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI Y/Y.
US – 15:00 – CB Consumer Confidence.
US – 15:00 – Richmond Manufacturing Index.

Wednesday January 28th:

GE – 07:00 – GfK Consumer Climate.
GE – 07:00 – Prelim CPI M/M.
US – 15:30 – Crude Oil Inventories.
US – 19:15 – FOMC Statement.
US – 19:15 – Federal Funds Rate.

Thursday January 29th:

UK – 00:01 – Nationwide HPI M/M.
GE – 08:55 – Unemployment Change.
EU – 09:00 – M3 Money Supply Y/Y.
EU – 09:00 – Private Loans Y/Y.
EU – 10:00 – Consumer Confidence Y/Y.
US – 13:30 – Core Durable Goods Orders M/M.
US – 13:30 – Durable Goods Orders M/M.
US – 13:30 – Unemployment Claims.
US – 15:00 – New Home Sales.
US – 15:30 – Natural Gas Storage.

Friday January 30th:

UK -00:01 – GfK Consumer Confidence.
UK – 09:30 – Net Lending to Individuals M/M.
UK – 09:30 – Mortgage Approvals.
EU – 10:00 – CPI Flash Estimate Y/Y.
EU – 10:00 – Unemployment Rate.
US – 13:30 – Advance GDP Q/Q.
US – 13:30 – Advance GDP Price Index Q/Q.
US – 13:30 – Employment Cost Index Q/Q.
US – 14:45 – Chicago PMI.
US – 14:55 – Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment.
US – 14:55 – Revised UoM Inflation Expectations.

Weekly Economic Data – January 19th 2009

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Monday January 19th:

US – ALL – Holiday – Martin Luther King Day.
UK – 00:01- Rightmove HPI M/M.
EU – 11:50 – ECB President Trichet Speaks.

Tuesday January 20th:

UK – 09:30 – CPI Y/Y.
UK – 09:30 – Core CPI Y/Y.
UK – 09:30 – RPI Y/Y.
GE – 10:00 – ZEW Economic Sentiment.
EU – 10:00 – ZEW Economic Sentiment.
UK – 20:20 – BOE Gov King Speaks.

Wednesday January 21st:

GE – 07:00 – PPI M/M.
EU – 09:30 – ECB President Trichet Speaks.
UK – 09:30 – Claimant Count Change.
UK – 09:30 – MPC Meeting Minutes.
UK – 09:30 – Average Earnings Index Q/Q.
UK – 09:30 – Prelim M4 Money Supply M/M.
UK – 09:30 – Public Sector Net Borrowing.
UK – 09:30 – Unemployment Rate.
UK – 09:45 – MPC Member Tucker Speaks.
US – 18:00 – NAHB Housing Market Index.

Thursday January 22nd:

FR – 07:45 – Consumer Spending M/M.
EU – 09:00 – ECB Monhtly Bulletin.
EU – 10:00 – Industrial New Orders M/M.
UK – 11:00 – CBI Industrial Order Expectations.
US – 13:30 – Building Permits.
US – 13:30 – Housing Starts.
US – 13:30 – Unemployment Claims.
US – 15:00 – HPI M/M..
US – 16:00 – Crude Oil Inventories.

Friday January 23rd:

FR -08:00- Flash Manufacturing PMI.
FR – 08:00 – Flash Services PMI.
GE – 08:30 – Flash Manufacturing PMI.
GE – 08:30 – Flash Services PMI.
EU – 09:00 – Flash Manufacturing PMI.
EU – 09:00 – Flash Services PMI.
UK – 09:30 – Prelim GDP Q/Q.
UK – 09:30 – Retail Sales M/M.
UK – 09:30 – Index of Services Q/Q.
EU – 14:00 – Belgium NBB Business Climate.
US – 15:30 – Natural Gas Storage.

Trading Data This Week

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Below are the key trading announcements for this coming week -for oil traders watch out for the Crude Oil Inventory figures on Wednesday, and CPI figures in Europe and the US.

Monday January 12th:

EU – 07:00 – ECB President Trichet Speaks.
US – 17:40 – FOMC Member Lockhart Speaks.

Tuesday January 13th:

UK – 00:01 – BRC Retail Sales Monitor Y/Y.
UK – 00:01 – RICS House Price Balance.
GE – 07:00 – WPI  M/M.
FR – 07:45 – Gov Budget Balance.
EU -  09:00 – ECB President Trichet Speaks.
UK – 09:30 – Trade Balance.
UK – 09:30 – DCLG HPI Y/Y.
UK – 10:00 – CB Leading Index M/M.
US – 13:00 – Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks.
US – 13:30 – Trade Balance.
US – 15:00 – IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism.
US – 19:00 – Federal Budget Balance.
US – 22:00 – FOMC Member Lacker Speaks.

Wednesday January 14th:

FR – 07:45 – CPI M/M.
EU- 10:00 – Industrial Production.
US – 13:30 – Retail Sales M/M.
US – 13:30 – Core Retail Sales M/M.
US – 13:30 – Import Prices M/M.
US – 13:30 – FOMC Member Plosser Speaks.
US – 15:00 – Business Inventories M/M.
US – 15:30 – Crude Oil Inventories.
US – 19:00 – Beige Book.

Thursday January 15th:

GE – 07:00 – Final CPI M/M.
EU – 10:00 – CPI Y/Y
EU – 10:00 – Core CPI Y/Y.
EU – 10:00 – GDP Q/Q.
EU – 12:45 – Minimum Bid Rate.
EU – 13:30 – ECB Press Conference.
US – 13:30 – PPI M/M.
US – 13:30 – Core PPI M/M.
US – 13:30 – Unemployment Claims.
US – 13:30 – Empire State Manufacturing Index.
US – 15:00 – Philly Fed Manufacturing Index.
US – 15:30 – Natural Gas Storage.
US – 18:40 – FOMC Member Evans Speaks.
US – 18:40 – FOMC Member Lockhart Speaks.

Friday January 16th:

UK – 08:30 – MPC Member Gieve Speaks.
EU – 10:00 – Trade Balance.
US – 13:30 – CPI M/M.
US – 13:30 – Core CPI M/M.
US – 14:00 – TIC Long-Term Purchases.
US – 14:15 – Capacity Utilisation Rate.
US – 14:15 – Industrial Production M/M.
US – 14:55 – Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment.
US – 14:55 – Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations.
US – 17:15 – Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations.