Below are the main items of fundamental news for the broad markets this week, with a very quiet day in prospect on Friday. The news from the G7 and G20 meetings over the weekend seem to have had little effect on the markets, with no major announcements, or ‘foot in mouth’ gaffs from anyone!

Monday June 15th:

EU – 09:00 – Employment Change Q/Q.
EU – 11:00 – Buba President Weber Speaks.
US – 12:30 – Empire State Manufacturing Index.
US – 12:45 – FOMC Member Tarullo Speaks.
US – 13:00 – TIC Long Term Purchases.
US – 13:30 – FOMC member Evans Speaks
US – 17:00 – NAHB Housing Market Index.
US – 22:00 – FOMC Member Duke Spekas.

Tuesday June 16th:

UK – 08:30 – CPI & Core CPI Y/Y.
UK – 08:30 – RPI Y/Y.
GE – 09:00 – ZEW Economic Sentiment.
EU – 09:00 – CPI & Core CPI Y/Y.
EU – 09:00 – ZEW Economic Sentiment.
US – 12:30 – Building Permits.
US – 12:30 – PPI & Core PPI M/M.
US – 12:30 – Housing Starts.
US – 13:15 – Capacity Utilization Rate.
US – 13:15 – Industrial Production M/M.
EU – 15:30 – Buba President Weber Speaks.
US – 17:15 – FOMC Member Warsh Speaks.

Wednesday June 17th:

UK – 08:30 – Claimant Count Change
UK – 08:30 – MPC Meeting Minutes.
UK – 08:30 – Average Earnings Index Q/Y.
UK – 08:30 – Unemployment Rate.
EU – 09:00 – Trade Balance.
US – 12:30 – CPI & Core CPI M/M.
US – 12:30 – Current Account.
US – 13:00 – Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks.
US – 14:30 – Crude Oil Inventories.

Thursday June 18th:

UK – 08:30 – Retail Sales M/M.
UK – 08:30 – Public Sector Net Borrowing.
UK – 08:30 – Prelim M4 Money Supply M/M.
UK – 10:00 – 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 – Natural Gas Storage.
US – 17:30 – Treasury Sec. Geithner Speaks.

Friday June 19th:

GE – 06:00 – PPI M/M.

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