Key Economic Indicators & Events: Aug 6 – 12, 2012
Mon 6 Gov auctions Norway sells bills (11.00), France sells bills (15.00)
Canadian and Icelandic markets closed
09.30 SWE Service production Jun --- 2.3%, 1.9% y/y
15.00 US Fed Chairman Bernanke speaks
15.30 EMU ECB announces bond purchases (SMP) --- EUR 211 bn
Tue 7 Gov auctions US sells USD 32bn in 3y bonds (19.00)
Q2 reports Danske Bank (08.00)
06.30 AUS RBA rate announcement 3.50%* (cons 3.50%) 3.50%
07.45 SWI Unemployment, sa Jul 2.9% 2.9%
09.15 SWI CPI / HICP Jul -0.6%, -0.8% y/y -0.3%,-1.1% y/y/-0.2%, -1.2% y/y
09.30 SWE Budget balance Jul --- SEK -28.1bn
10.00 ITA GDP Q2, p -0.7%, -2.5% y/y -0.8%, -1.4% y/y
10.00 ITA Industrial production Jun -6.5% y/y -6.9% y/y
10.00 NOR Manufacturing production / industrial Jun --- 0.5%, 1.7% y/y / 1.5%, 13.0% y/y
10.30 UK Industrial / manufacturing production Jun -3.1%, -4.9% y/y/-4.1%, -5.5%y/y 1.0%, -1.6% y/y / 1.2%, -1.7% y/y
12.00 GER Factory orders Jun -0.8%, -7.0% y/y 0.6%, -5.4% y/y
16.00 CAN Ivey PMI, sa Jul --- 49.0
20.30 US Fed Chairman Bernanke speaks
Wed 8 Gov auctions Germany sells EUR 4bn in 10y bonds (11.30), US sells USD24bn in 10y bonds (19.00)
Q2 reports SAS (08.00), Securitas (08.00)
07.45 SWI SECO consumer confidence Q3 -3 -8
08.00 GER Trade balance / Current account Jun EUR 14.6bn EUR 15.3bn / EUR 9.0bn
10.00 SPA Industrial production Jun -5.7% y/y -6.1% y/y
11.30 UK BoE’s Inflation Report
12.00 GER Industrial production Jun -0.8%, 0.3% y/y 1.6%, 0.0% y/y
14.30 US Non-farm productivity / ULC Q2, p 1.4% / 0.3% -0.9% / 1.3%
Thu 9 Gov auction UK sells GBP 1.5bn in 2y bonds (11.30), US sells USD 16bn in 30y bonds (19.00)
Q2 reports Deutsche Telecom (10.00), Commerzbank
JAP BoJ rate announcement 0.10%* (cons. 0.10%) 0.10%
03.30 CHI CPI / PPI Jul 1.7% y/y / -2.6% y/y 2.2% y/y / -2.1% y/y
03.30 AUS Unemployment / employment change Jul 5.3% / 10k 5.2% / -27k
07.00 JAP Consumer confidence Jul --- 40.4
07.30 CHI Industrial production / Retail sales Jul 9.7% y/y / 13.6% y/y 9.5% y/y / 13.7% y/y
09.30 SWE Average house prices Jul --- -3% 3m y/y
10.00 EMU ECB releases monthly bulletin
10.30 UK Trade balance Jun GBP -3.0bn / --- GBP -2.7bn
12.30 WLD OPEC releases monthly oil market report
14.30 US Initial claims 4 Aug 370k 365k
14.30 US Trade balance Jun USD -47.3bn USD -48.7bn
16.00 US Wholesale inventories / sales Jun 0.3% / -0.1% 0.3% / -0.8%
Fri 10 Gov auction Belgium could sell bonds through ORI (11.30)
08.00 GER CPI / HICP Jul f 0.4%, 1.7% y/y / 0.4%, 2.0% y/y 0.4%, 1.7% y/y / 0.4%, 2.0% y/y
08.45 FRA Industrial production Jun 0.3%, -1.5% y/y -1.9%, -3.5% y/y
10.00 NOR CPI Jul -0.5%, 0.2% y/y* -0.5%, 0.5% y/y
10.00 NOR CPI-ATE Jul -0.2%, 1.1% y/y* -0.3%, 1.2% y/y
10.00 NOR C2 credit growth / households Jun --- 6.7% y/y / 7.1% y/y
10.30 UK PPI input / output Jul 1.0%, -2.0% y/y / -0.1%, 2.0% y/y -2.2%, -2.3% y/y/-0.4%, 2.3% y/y
14.30 CAN Unemployment / employment change Jul 7.2% / 9.0k 7.2% / 7.3k