Date |
11:48pm |
Currency |
Impact |
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Detail |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous |
Chart |
Sun
May 24
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6:50pm
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JPY |
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All Industries Activity m/m
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-2.4%
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-2.3% |
-2.3%  |
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9:00pm
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JPY |
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BOJ Gov Shirakawa Speaks
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Mon
May 25
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12:00am
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JPY |
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BOJ Gov Shirakawa Speaks
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12:00am
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JPY |
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BOJ Monthly Report
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All Day
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GBP |
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Bank Holiday
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3:00am
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EUR |
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German Ifo Business Climate
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|
84.2
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85.1 |
83.7 |
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4:00am
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EUR |
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Buba President Weber Speaks
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All Day
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USD |
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Bank Holiday
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5:45pm
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NZD |
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Trade Balance
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|
276M
|
262M |
447M  |
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6:50pm
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JPY |
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CSPI y/y
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-2.4%
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-2.3% |
-2.1% |
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10:00pm
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NZD |
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Inflation Expectations q/q
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2.2%
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|
2.3% |
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Tue
May 26
|
1:00am
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CHF |
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UBS Consumption Indicator
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0.92
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0.99 |
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1:00am
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EUR |
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GfK German Consumer Climate
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2.5
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2.5 |
2.5 |
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1:00am
|
EUR |
|
German Final GDP q/q
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-3.8%
|
-3.8% |
-3.8% |
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1:00am
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EUR |
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German Import Prices m/m
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-0.8%
|
0.0% |
-0.4% |
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1:45am
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EUR |
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French Consumer Spending m/m
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0.7%
|
-0.4% |
0.6%  |
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2:15am
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CHF |
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Employment Level
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3.96M
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3.92M |
3.96M |
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3:00am
|
EUR |
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Current Account
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-6.5B
|
-7.5B |
-7.8B  |
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4:00am
|
EUR |
|
Industrial New Orders m/m
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-0.8%
|
1.0% |
0.0%  |
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8:00am
|
EUR |
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Belgium NBB Business Climate
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-27.6
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-27.0 |
-29.4 |
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8:00am
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USD |
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S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/y
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-18.7%
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-18.4% |
-18.7%  |
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9:00am
|
USD |
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CB Consumer Confidence
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|
54.9
|
42.7 |
40.8  |
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9:00am
|
USD |
|
Richmond Manufacturing Index
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|
4
|
-6 |
-9 |
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6:50pm
|
JPY |
|
Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes
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6:52pm
|
JPY |
|
Trade Balance
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|
-0.05T
|
-0.03T |
-0.51B  |
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7:23pm
|
JPY |
|
BOJ Gov Shirakawa Speaks
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7:30pm
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AUD |
|
MI Leading Index m/m
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0.3%
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-0.5%  |
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8:30pm
|
AUD |
|
Construction Work Done q/q
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-3.7%
|
-3.0% |
2.3%  |
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10:00pm
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NZD |
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NBNZ Business Confidence
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|
1.9
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-14.5 |
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Wed
May 27
|
All Day
|
EUR |
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German Prelim CPI m/m
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-0.1%
|
0.1% |
0.0% |
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3:30am
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GBP |
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BBA Mortgage Approvals
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|
27.7K
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29.1K |
26.7K  |
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7:30am
|
CAD |
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Corporate Profits q/q
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-11.8%
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-16.3% |
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8:46am
|
USD |
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HPI m/m
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-1.1%
|
0.2% |
0.2%  |
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9:00am
|
USD |
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Existing Home Sales
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|
4.68M
|
4.65M |
4.55M  |
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11:00am
|
USD |
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Treasury Sec Geithner Speaks
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6:50pm
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JPY |
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Retail Sales y/y
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-2.9%
|
-3.2% |
-3.9% |
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7:00pm
|
AUD |
|
CB Leading Index m/m
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|
0.4%
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|
0.2% |
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All Day
|
CNY |
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Bank Holiday
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|
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8:10pm
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AUD |
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RBA Deputy Gov Battellino Speaks
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8:25pm
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GBP |
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MPC Member Tucker Speaks
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8:30pm
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AUD |
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Private Capital Expenditure q/q
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-8.9%
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-6.0% |
7.3%  |
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9:00pm
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NZD |
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Annual Budget Release
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Thu
May 28
|
1:15am
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CHF |
|
Trade Balance
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|
2.56B
|
0.11B |
0.15B  |
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All Day
|
ALL |
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OPEC Meetings
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|
|
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|
|
2:55am
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EUR |
|
German Unemployment Change
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|
1K
|
66K |
57K  |
|
4:00am
|
EUR |
|
Consumer Confidence
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|
-31
|
-30 |
-31 |
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5:00am
|
GBP |
|
CBI Realized Sales
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|
-17
|
-10 |
3 |
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7:30am
|
USD |
|
Core Durable Goods Orders m/m
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|
0.8%
|
-0.4% |
-2.7%  |
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7:30am
|
USD |
|
Unemployment Claims
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|
623K
|
628K |
636K  |
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7:30am
|
USD |
|
Durable Goods Orders m/m
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1.9%
|
0.1% |
-2.1%  |
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9:00am
|
USD |
|
New Home Sales
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|
352K
|
363K |
351K  |
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9:15am
|
EUR |
|
Buba President Weber Speaks
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|
|
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9:30am
|
USD |
|
Natural Gas Storage
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|
106B
|
114B |
102B  |
|
10:00am
|
USD |
|
Crude Oil Inventories
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|
-5.4M
|
-0.1M |
-2.1M |
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5:45pm
|
NZD |
|
Building Consents m/m
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|
11.2%
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|
-1.7%  |
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6:01pm
|
GBP |
|
GfK Consumer Confidence
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|
-27
|
-25 |
-27 |
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6:15pm
|
JPY |
|
Manufacturing PMI
|
|
46.6
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|
41.4 |
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6:30pm
|
JPY |
|
Household Spending y/y
|
|
-1.3%
|
-0.7% |
-0.4% |
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6:30pm
|
JPY |
|
Tokyo Core CPI y/y
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|
-0.7%
|
-0.6% |
0.0% |
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6:30pm
|
JPY |
|
National Core CPI y/y
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-0.1%
|
-0.1% |
-0.1% |
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6:30pm
|
JPY |
|
Unemployment Rate
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|
5.0%
|
5.0% |
4.8% |
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6:50pm
|
JPY |
|
Prelim Industrial Production m/m
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|
5.2%
|
3.3% |
1.6% |
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All Day
|
CNY |
|
Bank Holiday
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|
|
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|
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8:30pm
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AUD |
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Private Sector Credit m/m
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0.1%
|
0.2% |
0.1% |
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Fri
May 29
|
12:00am
|
JPY |
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Housing Starts y/y
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-32.4%
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-21.8% |
-20.7% |
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1:00am
|
EUR |
|
German Retail Sales m/m
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|
0.5%
|
0.3% |
-0.4%  |
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1:00am
|
GBP |
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Nationwide HPI m/m
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|
1.2%
|
-0.9% |
-0.3%  |
|
3:00am
|
EUR |
|
M3 Money Supply y/y
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4.9%
|
4.5% |
5.0%  |
|
3:00am
|
EUR |
|
Private Loans y/y
|
|
2.4%
|
2.9% |
3.2% |
|
4:00am
|
EUR |
|
CPI Flash Estimate y/y
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|
0.0%
|
0.2% |
0.6% |
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4:00am
|
EUR |
|
Italian Prelim CPI m/m
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|
0.2%
|
0.2% |
0.2%  |
|
4:15am
|
EUR |
|
ECB President Trichet Speaks
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|
|
4:30am
|
CHF |
|
KOF Economic Barometer
|
|
-1.86
|
-1.80 |
-1.86 |
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7:30am
|
CAD |
|
Current Account
|
|
-9.1B
|
-10.4B |
-7.8B  |
|
7:30am
|
USD |
|
Prelim GDP q/q
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|
-5.7%
|
-5.5% |
-6.1% |
|
7:30am
|
USD |
|
Prelim GDP Price Index q/q
|
|
2.8%
|
2.9% |
2.9% |
|
8:45am
|
USD |
|
Chicago PMI
|
|
34.9
|
42.1 |
40.1 |
|
8:55am
|
USD |
|
Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment
|
|
68.7
|
68.0 |
67.9 |
|
8:55am
|
USD |
|
Revised UoM Inflation Expectations
|
|
2.8%
|
|
2.6% |
|
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