Date |
10:30pm |
Currency |
Impact |
|
Detail |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous |
Chart |
Sun
Dec 2
|
5:30pm
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AUD |
|
AIG Manufacturing Index
|
|
53.8
|
|
53.3 |
|
6:30pm
|
AUD |
|
MI Inflation Gauge m/m
|
|
0.3%
|
|
0.3% |
|
6:50pm
|
JPY |
|
Capital Spending q/y
|
|
-1.2%
|
-2.5% |
-4.9% |
|
7:30pm
|
AUD |
|
Trade Balance
|
|
-2.98B
|
-1.88B |
-1.92B  |
|
7:30pm
|
AUD |
|
Company Operating Profits q/q
|
|
-2.1%
|
1.9% |
1.7%  |
|
8:30pm
|
JPY |
|
Average Cash Earnings y/y
|
|
0.0%
|
0.0% |
-0.6%  |
|
9:30pm
|
CNY |
|
HSBC Manufacturing PMI
|
|
52.8
|
|
55.2 |
|
Mon
Dec 3
|
12:30am
|
AUD |
|
Commodity Prices y/y
|
|
2.0%
|
|
5.4%  |
|
All Day
|
ALL |
|
GCC Summit, Day 1
|
|
|
|
|
|
3:30am
|
CHF |
|
SVME PMI
|
|
63.4
|
59.5 |
60.7 |
|
4:00am
|
EUR |
|
Final Manufacturing PMI
|
|
52.8
|
52.6 |
52.6 |
|
4:30am
|
EUR |
|
ECB President Trichet Speaks
|
|
|
|
|
|
4:30am
|
GBP |
|
Manufacturing PMI
|
|
54.4
|
52.5 |
52.8  |
|
5:00am
|
EUR |
|
Unemployment Rate
|
|
7.2%
|
7.3% |
7.3% |
|
8:00am
|
USD |
|
Boston Fed President Rosengren Speaks
|
|
|
|
|
|
10:00am
|
USD |
|
ISM Manufacturing PMI
|
|
50.8
|
50.5 |
50.9 |
|
10:00am
|
USD |
|
ISM Manufacturing Prices
|
|
67.5
|
65.5 |
63.0 |
|
10:30am
|
USD |
|
Treasury Sec Paulson Speaks
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Day
|
USD |
|
Total Vehicle Sales
|
|
16.2M
|
16.1M |
16.1M |
|
11:30am
|
CHF |
|
Gov Board Member Hildebrand Speaks
|
|
|
|
|
|
6:50pm
|
JPY |
|
Monetary Base y/y
|
|
1.0%
|
0.7% |
0.5% |
|
7:01pm
|
GBP |
|
BRC Retail Sales Monitor y/y
|
|
1.2%
|
|
1.0% |
|
7:30pm
|
AUD |
|
Building Approvals m/m
|
|
-2.8%
|
-1.9% |
8.6%  |
|
7:30pm
|
AUD |
|
Retail Sales m/m
|
|
0.2%
|
0.6% |
0.7%  |
|
Tue
Dec 4
|
All Day
|
ALL |
|
GCC Summit, Day 2
|
|
|
|
|
|
4:30am
|
GBP |
|
Construction PMI
|
|
54.3
|
57.1 |
57.4 |
|
5:00am
|
EUR |
|
PPI m/m
|
|
0.6%
|
0.4% |
0.4% |
|
9:00am
|
CAD |
|
BOC Rate Statement
|
|
|
|
|
|
9:00am
|
CAD |
|
Overnight Rate
|
|
4.25%
|
4.50% |
4.50% |
|
10:45am
|
USD |
|
FOMC Member Evans Speaks
|
|
|
|
|
|
5:30pm
|
AUD |
|
Cash Rate
|
|
6.75%
|
6.75% |
6.75% |
|
5:30pm
|
AUD |
|
Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes
|
|
|
|
|
|
5:30pm
|
AUD |
|
RBA Rate Statement
|
|
|
|
|
|
5:30pm
|
AUD |
|
AIG Services Index
|
|
56.4
|
|
53.2 |
|
7:01pm
|
GBP |
|
Nationwide Consumer Confidence
|
|
86
|
94 |
98 |
|
7:30pm
|
AUD |
|
GDP q/q
|
|
1.0%
|
1.0% |
0.7%  |
|
9:00pm
|
NZD |
|
ANZ Commodity Prices m/m
|
|
0.8%
|
|
1.8% |
|
Wed
Dec 5
|
All Day
|
ALL |
|
OPEC Meetings
|
|
|
|
|
|
3:00am
|
GBP |
|
Halifax HPI m/m
|
|
-1.1%
|
0.0% |
-0.7%  |
|
3:30am
|
EUR |
|
ECB President Trichet Speaks
|
|
|
|
|
|
4:00am
|
EUR |
|
Final Services PMI
|
|
54.1
|
53.7 |
53.7 |
|
4:30am
|
GBP |
|
Services PMI
|
|
51.9
|
53.0 |
53.1 |
|
5:00am
|
EUR |
|
Retail Sales m/m
|
|
-0.7%
|
-0.2% |
0.2%  |
|
5:30am
|
GBP |
|
BRC Shop Price Index y/y
|
|
1.1%
|
|
1.1% |
|
7:30am
|
USD |
|
Challenger Job Cuts y/y
|
|
-8.8%
|
|
-28.5% |
|
8:15am
|
USD |
|
ADP Non-Farm Employment Change
|
|
189K
|
50K |
119K  |
|
8:30am
|
USD |
|
Revised Nonfarm Productivity q/q
|
|
6.3%
|
5.7% |
4.9% |
|
8:30am
|
USD |
|
Revised Unit Labor Costs q/q
|
|
-2.0%
|
-1.0% |
-0.2% |
|
10:00am
|
USD |
|
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI
|
|
54.1
|
55.0 |
55.8 |
|
10:00am
|
USD |
|
Factory Orders m/m
|
|
0.5%
|
0.1% |
0.3%  |
|
10:30am
|
USD |
|
Crude Oil Inventories
|
|
-7.9M
|
-1.3M |
-0.5M |
|
11:45am
|
USD |
|
Treasury Sec Paulson Speaks
|
|
|
|
|
|
3:00pm
|
NZD |
|
Official Cash Rate
|
|
8.25%
|
8.25% |
8.25% |
|
3:00pm
|
NZD |
|
RBNZ Press Conference
|
|
|
|
|
|
3:00pm
|
NZD |
|
RBNZ Rate Statement
|
|
|
|
|
|
3:00pm
|
NZD |
|
RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement
|
|
|
|
|
|
3:30pm
|
CAD |
|
BOC Advisor Carney Speaks
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thu
Dec 6
|
12:00am
|
JPY |
|
Leading Indicators
|
|
20.0%
|
20.0% |
0.0% |
|
1:00am
|
JPY |
|
Prelim Machine Tool Orders y/y
|
|
13.0%
|
|
16.6%  |
|
1:45am
|
CHF |
|
Unemployment Rate
|
|
2.6%
|
2.6% |
2.6% |
|
4:30am
|
GBP |
|
Manufacturing Production m/m
|
|
0.3%
|
0.2% |
-0.6% |
|
4:30am
|
GBP |
|
Industrial Production m/m
|
|
0.4%
|
0.2% |
-0.4% |
|
6:00am
|
EUR |
|
German Factory Orders m/m
|
|
4.0%
|
0.9% |
-1.6%  |
|
7:00am
|
GBP |
|
MPC Rate Statement
|
|
|
|
|
|
7:00am
|
GBP |
|
Official Bank Rate
|
|
5.50%
|
5.75% |
5.75% |
|
7:30am
|
USD |
|
FOMC Member Kroszner Speaks
|
|
|
|
|
|
7:45am
|
EUR |
|
Minimum Bid Rate
|
|
4.00%
|
4.00% |
4.00% |
|
8:30am
|
CAD |
|
Building Permits m/m
|
|
6.8%
|
0.7% |
-1.1%  |
|
8:30am
|
EUR |
|
ECB Press Conference
|
|
|
|
|
|
8:30am
|
USD |
|
Unemployment Claims
|
|
338K
|
335K |
353K  |
|
10:00am
|
CAD |
|
Ivey PMI
|
|
58.7
|
55.0 |
57.1 |
|
10:30am
|
USD |
|
Natural Gas Storage
|
|
-88B
|
-79B |
-12B |
|
11:00am
|
CAD |
|
BOC Governor Dodge Speaks
|
|
|
|
|
|
1:45pm
|
USD |
|
Treasury Sec Paulson Speaks
|
|
|
|
|
|
5:30pm
|
AUD |
|
AIG Construction Index
|
|
53.2
|
|
57.4 |
|
6:50pm
|
JPY |
|
Final GDP q/q
|
|
0.4%
|
0.6% |
0.6% |
|
6:50pm
|
JPY |
|
Final GDP Price Index y/y
|
|
-0.4%
|
-0.3% |
-0.3% |
|
7:01pm
|
GBP |
|
NIESR GDP Estimate
|
|
0.6%
|
|
0.7% |
|
Fri
Dec 7
|
1:45am
|
EUR |
|
French Trade Balance
|
|
-3.6B
|
-3.5B |
-3.2B  |
|
2:45am
|
EUR |
|
French Gov Budget Balance
|
|
-52.2B
|
|
-51.7B |
|
6:00am
|
EUR |
|
German Industrial Production m/m
|
|
-0.3%
|
-0.4% |
0.1%  |
|
7:00am
|
CAD |
|
Employment Change
|
|
42.6K
|
8.0K |
63.0K |
|
7:00am
|
CAD |
|
Unemployment Rate
|
|
5.9%
|
5.9% |
5.8% |
|
8:30am
|
USD |
|
Non-Farm Employment Change
|
|
94K
|
75K |
170K  |
|
8:30am
|
USD |
|
Unemployment Rate
|
|
4.7%
|
4.8% |
4.7% |
|
8:30am
|
USD |
|
Average Hourly Earnings m/m
|
|
0.5%
|
0.3% |
0.1%  |
|
10:00am
|
USD |
|
Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment
|
|
74.5
|
75.0 |
76.1  |
|
10:00am
|
USD |
|
Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations
|
|
3.5%
|
|
3.4% |
|
12:00pm
|
EUR |
|
ECB President Trichet Speaks
|
|
|
|
|
|
3:00pm
|
USD |
|
Consumer Credit m/m
|
|
4.7B
|
6.0B |
3.2B  |
|
|
|
|