2006 ECONOMIC CALENDAR FOR THE PERIOD : Dec 18 - Dec 22

Current Fundamentals

Currency

Economic Indicator

Release

Date

Release

Time

London

Release Time EST

New York

Previous Consensus Actual

USD

Current Account Balance - Qtr 3

NAHB Housing Market Index - Dec

ICSC Store Sales Index - Dec 16

Core PPI excl food & energy (MoM) - Nov

Core PPI exl food & energy (YoY) - Nov

PPI (MoM) - Nov

PPI (YoY) - Nov

Housing Starts - Nov

Building Permits - Nov

Housing Completions - Nov

Redbook Retail Sales - Dec 16

ABC Consumer Conf - Dec 17

MBA Purchase Index - Dec 5

Crude Inventories - Dec 15

Motor Gasoline Inventories -Dec 15

Initial Claims - Dec 16

State Benefits - Dec 7

GDP 2nd Final - Qtr 3 Report

Chain Deflator Final - Qtr 3 Report

Conference Board Leading Indicators - Nov

DJ-BTMU Business Barometer - Dec 9

Philadelphia Fed Business Index - Dec

Philadelphia Fed Prices Paid - Dec

Durable Orders (MoM) - Nov

Durable Orders (excl. trans.) (MoM) - Nov

Durable Shipments (MoM) - Nov

Personal Income (MoM) - Nov

Personal Spending PCE (MoM) - Nov

PCE Core (MoM) - Nov

PCE Core (YoY) - Nov

PCE Deflator (YoY) - Nov

Mich. Univer. Consumer Sent. Index Final - Dec

Dec 18

Dec 18

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

13:30

18:00

12:45

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:55

22:00

12:00

15:30

15:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

15:00

15:00

17:00

17:00

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

15:00

08:30

13:00

07:45

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:55

17:00

07:00

10:30

10:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

10:00

10:00

12:00

12:00

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

10:00

-$217.1B

33

1.0%

-0.9%

0.6%

-1.6%

-1.6%

1488Kr5

1553Kr6

1919Kr7

0.3%

+1

463.8

-4.3M

-0.1M

306Kr16

2475Kr17

2.9%

3.3%

0.2%

0.2%

5.1

26.7

-8.2%

-1.6%r24

0.6%

0.3%r25

0.3%r26

0.2%

2.4%

1.5%

92.1

-$228.0B

34

n/f

0.2%

1.1%

0.4%

-0.9%

1530K

1540M

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

310K

2423K

2.2%

2.4%

0.0%

n/f

4.1

n/f

1.2%

1.1%

n/f

0.4%

0.6%

0.2%

2.4%

1.8%

90.2

-$225.6B

32

1.6%

1.3%

1.8%

2.0%

0.9%

1588K

1506K

1915K

-1.6%

+1

436.5

-6.3M

+1.0M

315K

2520K

2.0%

1.9%

0.1%

0.3%

-4.3

20.6

1.9%

-1.1%

0.1%

0.3%

0.5%

0.0%

2.2%

1.9%

91.7

Euro

Eurozone Trade Balance n.s.a. - Oct

Eurozone Trade Balance s.a. - Oct

Germany: PPI s.a. (MoM) - Nov

Germany: PPI (YoY) - Nov

Italy: Industrial Orders s.a. (MoM) - Oct

Italy: Industrial Orders (YoY) - Oct

Italy: Industrial Sales (MoM) - Oct

Italy: Industrial Sales (YoY) - Oct

Germany: IFO Business Climate Index - Dec

Germany: IFO Business Expectations - Dec

Germany: IFO Current Conditions - Dec

Italy: Unemployment Rate s.a. - Q3

Italy: Consumer Confidence s.a. - Dec

Italy: Non-EU 25 Trade Balance - Nov

Italy: Retai Sales (MoM) - Oct

Italy: Retail Sales (YoY) - Oct

ECB Governing & General Council Meeting

Germany: Import Price Index (MoM) - Nov

Germany: Import Price Index (YoY) - Nov

France: GDP Revised (QoQ) - Qtr 3 - Get Report

France: GDP Revised (YoY) - Qtr 3 - Get Report

France: INSEE Business Climate - Dec

France: INSEE Production Outlook - Dec

France: Wage Prices Hourly Final (QoQ) - Qtr 3

France: Wage Prices Monthly Final (QoQ) - Qtr 3

France: Consumer Spending (MoM) - Nov

France: Consumer Spending (YoY) - Nov

France: Producer Price Index (MoM) - Nov

France: PPI (YoY) - Nov

Italy: Business Confidence - Nov

Eurozone: Current Account s.a. - Oct

Eurozone: Current Account n.s.a. - Oct

Italy: Hourly Wages (MoM) - Nov

Italy: Hourly Wages (YoY) - Nov

Eurozone: Industrial New Orders (MoM) - Oct

Eurozone: Industrial New Orders (YoY) - Oct

Germany: CPI Prel. EU Harmonised (MoM) - Dec

Germany: CPI Prel. EU Harmonised (YoY) - Dec

Germany: CPI Prel. (MoM) - Dec

Germany: CPI Prel. (YoY) - Dec

Dec 18

Dec 18

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 20

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

Dec 22

10:00

10:00

07:00

07:00

09:00

09:00

09:00

09:00

09:00

09:00

09:00

09:00

08:30

09:00

10:00

10:00

12:45

07:00

07:00

07:40

07:40

07:45

07:45

07:45

07:45

07:45

07:45

07:50

07:50

08:30

09:00

09:00

09:00

09:00

10:00

10:00

15:00

15:00

15:00

15:00

05:00

05:00

02:00

02:00

04:00

04:00

04:00

04:00

04:00

04:00

04:00

05:00

03:30

04:00

04:00

04:00

07:45

02:00

02:00

02:40

02:40

02:45

02:45

02:45

02:45

02:45

02:45

02:50

02:50

03:30

04:00

04:00

04:00

04:00

05:00

05:00

10:00

10:00

10:00

10:00

ˆ2.1Br1

€2.4B

0.3%

4.6%

-5.2%

8.8%

-5.9%

4.4%

106.8

100.1

113.9

6.9%r11

109.3

- ˆ1.04B

0.1%

1.8%

-

-0.3%

3.0%

1.2%

2.6%

108r16

13r17

0.6%

0.6%

0.8%r18

4.2%

-0.1%

2.4%

96.7r19

ˆ1.1Br20

ˆ0.5Br21

0.3%

3.3%

-1.4%r22

7.3%r22

-0.1%

1.5%

-0.1%

1.5%

€2.2B

n/f

0.1%

4.8%

2.0%

14.4%

2.5%

10.2%

106.6

99.4

114.5

7.0%

109.0

- €1.15B

0.0%

1.3%

-

-0.1%

3.1%

0.0%

1.9%

105

13

0.8%

n/f

0.2%

3.7%

0.1%

2.7%

95.9

€0.9B

€0.2B

0.1%

3.4%

0.4%

10.5%

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

€2.4B

€1.7B

0.0%

4.7%

-0.2%

16.0%

1.1%

13.4%

108.7

102.5

115.3

6.8%

113.6

- €0.71B

-0.1%

0.4%

-

-0.4%

2.8%

0.0%

1.8%

106

-1

1.0%

0.8%

0.9%

4.3%

-0.1%

2.6%

96.7

ˆ0.0B

- ˆ0.4B

0.1%

3.3%

-0.6%

12.5%

0.8%

1.4%

1.0%

1.5%

GBP

RICS House Prices (MoM) - Nov

M4 Sterling Lending (Change) Prel. - Nov

M4 Money Supply Prel. (MoM) - Nov

M4 Money Supply Prel. (YoY) - Nov

Public Finances (PSNCR) - Nov

Public Sector Net Borrowing - Nov

BBA Net Consumer Credit s.a. - Nov

BBA Net Mortgage Lending s.a. - Nov

CML Gross Mortgage Lending - Nov
Business Investment (QoQ) Final - Qtr 3

Business Investment (YoY) Final - Qtr 3

CBI Distributive Trades Survey Realised - Dec

CBI Distributive Trades Survey Expected - Jan

GDP Final (QoQ) - Qtr 3 Release - pdf

GDP Final (YoY) - Qtr 3 Release - pdf
Current Account Final - Qtr 3

Car Production (3M/3M) - Nov !3

Car Production (3M/Y) - Nov !3

Index of Services (QoQ) - Qtr 3

Dec 19

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 22

00:30

09:30

09:30

09:30

09:30

09:30

09:30

09:30

09:30

09:30

09:30

11:00

11:00

09:30

09:30

09:30

09:30

09:30

09:30

19:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

06:00

06:00

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

47.7%

£8.3Br8

0.9%

14.0%

-£8.4B

-£1.6B

£0.8B

£5.6Br9

£30.5Br10

1.6%

4.8%

-9

9

0.7%

2.6%

-£8.3Br15

-6.7%

-15.6%

0.3%r23

48.0%

£5.4B

0.6%

8.5%

£8.3B

£9.2B

n/f

n/f

n/f

3.1%

6.9%

-5

8

0.7%

2.7%

-£7.5B

n/f

n/f

n/f

47.4%

£24.6B

0.5%

13.1%

£7.1B

£9.9B

£0.0B

£6.5B

£33.1B

3.1%

8.2%

+25

4

0.7%

2.9%

-£9.4B

-3.5%

-13.1%

0.2%

Yen

Nationwide Department Store Sales (YoY) - Nov

Tokyo Department Store Sales (YoY) - Nov

BOJ Rate Announcement - Get Statement

All Industry Activiy Index (MoM) - Oct

Merchandise Trade Balance n.s.a - Nov

Supermarket Sales (YoY) - Nov

Dec 18

Dec 18

Dec 19

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 22

05:30

05:30

04:30

23:50

23:50

05:00

00:30

00:30

23:30

18:50

18:50

00:00

-1.9%

-1.3%

0.25%

-0.9%

Y614.7B

-3.1%

n/f

n/f

0.25%

1.3%

Y599B

n/f

-0.2%

-0.7%

0.25%

1.7%

Y915.9B

-2.7%

CHF

Industrial Production (QoQ) - Qtr 3

Industrial Production (YoY) - Qtr 3

Industrial New Orders (QoQ) - Qtr 3

Industrial New Orders (YoY) - Qtr 3

Trade Balance in CHF - Nov !2

Producer Prices (MoM) - Nov

Producer Prices (YoY) - Nov

Import Prices (MoM) - Nov

Import Prices (YoY) - Nov

PPI & Import Prices (MoM) - Nov

PPI & Import Prices (YoY) - Nov

Dec 18

Dec 18

Dec 18

Dec 18

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

08:15

08:15

08:15

08:15

07:15

08:15

08:15

08:15

08:15

08:15

08:15

03:15

03:15

03:15

03:15

02:15

03:15

03:15

03:15

03:15

03:15

03:15

0.5%

4.3%

4.3%

8.9%

1.58B

0.1%

2.0%

-0.4%

3.1%

-0.1%

2.5%

-2.2%

5.3%

n/f

n/f

1.42B

0.1%

2.9%

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

2.3%

8.2%

-4.8%

10.1%

1.30B

0.0%

2.0%

-0.1%

4.2%

0.0%

2.8%

AUD

New Home Sales (MoM) - Nov

Westpac Leading Index (MoM) - Oct

DEWR Skilled Vacancies - Dec

ABS Vehicle Sales s.a. (MoM) - Nov

ABS Vehicle Sales s.a. (YoY) - Nov

Conference Board Leading Indicator - Nov

Dec 18

Dec 19

Dec 20

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

00:30

23:30

00:00

00:30

00:30

23:30

19:30

18:30

19:00

19:30

19:30

18:30

1.3%

241.1

-0.1%

0.0%

2.9%

0.0%

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

-5.3%

242.3

0.9%

-0.9%

-0.4%

0.3%

CAD

Intl. Security Transactions (in CAD) - Oct

Leading Indicator (MoM) - Nov

Consumer Price Index (MoM) - Nov

CPI (YoY) - Nov

CPI Core exlc. 8 (MoM) - Nov

CPI Core excl. 8 (YoY) - Nov

Job Insurance Claims (MoM) - Oct

Wholesale Sales (MoM) - Nov

Wholesale Sales (YoY) - Nov

Wholesale Inventories (MoM) - Nov

Wholesale Inventories (YoY) - Nov

Retail Sales (MoM) - Oct

Retail Sales (YoY) - Oct

Retail Sales excl. Autos (MoM) - Oct

Retail Sales excl. Autos (YoY) - Oct
Average Weekly Earnings (MoM) - Oct

Average Weekly Earnings (YoY) - Oct

GDP by Industry (MoM) - Oct


Dec 18

Dec 18

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 19

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

13:30

13:30

12:00

12:00

12:00

12:00

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

08:30

08:30

07:00

07:00

07:00

07:00

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

-$2.9Br3

0.3%r4

-0.2%

0.9%

0.1%

2.3%

3.9%

-1.6%

5.7%

0.1%

9.5%

-1.2%

7.2%

-0.9%

4.8%

-0.1%

3.1%

-0.4%r18

$0.3B

0.4%

0.3%

1.5%

0.1%

2.0%

3.4%

-0.1%

n/f

n/f

n/f

-0.5%

n/f

-0.2%

n/f

0.2%

n/f

0.6%

- $5.0B

0.5%

0.2%

1.4%

0.3%

2.2%

-1.7%

-0.2%

3.0%

0.7%

9.1%

-0.7%

5.7%

-0.7%

4.5%

1.0%

3.1%

0.0%

NZD

NZ NBNZ Business Confidence - Dec

Visitor Arrivals (MoM) - Nov

Visitor Arrivals (YoY) - Nov

NZ Current Account (in NZD) - Qtr 3

GDP Real by Production (QoQ) - Qtr 3

GDP Real by Production (YoY) - Qtr 3

GDP Annualised - Q3

Westpac Consumer Confidence - Qtr 4 !1

Credit Card Billings s.a. (MoM) - Sep

Credit Card Billings (YoY) - Sep

Dec 18

Dec 18

Dec 18

Dec 19

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 20

Dec 21

Dec 21

Dec 21

12:00

21:45

21:45

22:45

21:45

21:45

21:45

00:00

02:00

02:00

07:00

16:45

16:45

17:45

16:45

16:45

16:45

19:00

21:00

21:00

-14.0%

1.0%

6.0%

-$3.08B

0.5%r12

1.4%r13

1.6%r14

111.7

0.4%

8.9%

n/f

n/f

n/f

-$4.95B

0.7%

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

-7.7%

0.6%

7.4%

-$4.58B

0.3%

1.3%

1.4%

119.7

0.0%

5.9%

Source: TodayFx.com - Red denotes interest rate indicators and monetary policy releases while green denotes key GDP indicators. Release dates and times have been known to change, so please review regularly.

n/f = no forecast.

Prel = Preliminary and not final. P = Provisional and not final. N/A = Not available or not released - return for update.

r = revised from previous release.

 

!1 Released early on December 19.

!2 Released on December 21

!3 Released early on December 19.

 

 

r1 Eurozone Trade Balance n.s.a. for September was revised from ˆ2.0B to ˆ2.1B

r2 US Current Account Balance for Qtr 2 was revised from -$218.4B to -$217.1B

r3 Canada's Intl. Security Transactions (in CAD) for September were revised from -$3.08B to -$2.9B

r4 Canada's Leading Indicator (MoM) for October was revised from 0.2% to 0.3%

r5 US Housing Starts for October were revised from 1486K to 1488K

r6 US Building Permits for October were revised from 1535K to 1453K

r7 US Housing Completions for October were revised from 1953K to 1919K

r8 UK M4 Sterling Lending (Change) for October was revised from £7.5B to £8.3B

r9 UK BBA Net Mortgage Lending s.a. for October was revised from £5.5B to £5.5B

r10 UK CML Gross Mortgage Lending for October was revised from £30.33B to £30.5B

r11 Italy's Unemployment Rate s.a. for Q2 was revised from 7.0% to 6.9%

r12 NZ GDP in Quarter 2 revised downwards from 0.5% to 0.4%.

r13 NZ Year on Year GDP for quarter 2 revised downwards from 1.4% to 1.1%.

r14 Annualised GDP in Quarter 2 revised downwards from 1.9% to 1.6%

r15 UK Current Account Final for Q2 was revised from -£7.5B to -£8.3B

r16 France: INSEE Business Climate for November was revised from 107 to 108

r17 France: INSEE Production Outlook for November was revised from 14 to 13

r18 France: Consumer Spending (MoM) for October was revised from 0.9% to 0.8%

r19 Italy: Business Confidence for October was revised from 96.6 to 96.7

r20 Eurozone: Current Account s.a. for September was revised from - ˆ0.3B to ˆ1.1B

r21 Eurozone: Current Account n.s.a. for September was revised from - ˆ0.8B to ˆ0.5B

r22 Eurozone: Industrial New Orders for September were revised: (MoM) from -1.3% to -1.4%; (YoY) from 7.6% to 7.3%

r23 UK Index of Services (QoQ) for Q2 was reviswed from 0.8% to 0.3%

r24 US Durable Orders (excl. trans.) (MoM) for October were revised from -1.7% to -1.6%

r25 US Personal Income (MoM) for October was revised from 0.4% to 0.3%

r26 US Personal Spending (MoM) for October was revised from 0.2% to 0.3%

 

Key Speeches/Announcements/Meetings to note this week (times are London time):

WLD: Dec 18 - OPEC Release Monthly Oil Market Report

JPY: Dec 19 - BoJ Interest Rate Announcement and Release of Monthly Report

JPY: Dec 19 at 06:30 - BoJ's Fukui gives Press Conference after rate announcement.

USD: Dec 19 at 18:00 - Fed's Lacker speaks on economy in Texas.

EUR: Dec 20 at 08:00 - ECB President Trichet Speaks in European Parliament.

GBP: Dec 20 at 09:30 - BoE Release Minutes from Prior (7th Dec) Meeting Get Minutes

AUD: Dec 21 at 00:30 - RBA Release Monthly Bulletin

GBP: Dec 21 at 01:30 - BoE Governor King speaks in Australia.

EUR: Dec 21 at 07:00 - German Finance Ministry to Release Monthly Report.

EUR: Dec 21 at 13:30 - ECB Governing Council meeting *No Press Conference*

USD: Dec 21 at 18:30 - Fed's Lacker speaks on economic outlook in North Carolina

JPY: Dec 22 - BoJ Release minutes from prior (16th Nov) meeting Get Minutes.

 

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