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  • Positive employment data lift US stocks February 3, 2012
    US stocks hit six-month high on news that unemployment fell to a three-year low in January with banks among the main beneficiaries […]
  • Stocks surge on strong US jobs data February 3, 2012
    Equities and commodities benefit from robust US employment data with the FTSE All-World index at its best levels since start of August […]
  • Volatile banks push Europe higher February 3, 2012
    Rapid gains for Société Générale and Crédit Agricole helped the FTSE Eurofirst rise for the fourth consecutive session on Friday […]

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  • Stocks surge on strong US jobs data February 3, 2012
    Equities and commodities benefit from robust US employment data with the FTSE All-World index at its best levels since start of August […]
  • Dollar rises as jobs boost dents QE3 speculation February 3, 2012
    The dollar strengthens after US data show a larger than expected rise in employment with investors taking this as a positive signal on the economy […]
  • Riot halts Egypt bourse rally February 3, 2012
    Stock exchange index drops 2.2 per cent following deadly riots, following 28 per cent rise on January. […]

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Weekly Fundamental News – 15th June 2009

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Monday, June 15th, 2009

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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Trading Calendar – Week 30th March 2009

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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.

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Economic Calendar – Week 16th March 2009

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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.

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Economic Calendar 2nd March 2009

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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.

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Weekly Economic Calendar – February 16th 2009

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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.

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Weekly Trading Calendar – 9th February 2009

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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.

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