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ECONOMIC CALENDAR
24.03.2008 Weekly Calendar
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Date/Time (GMT)
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Country
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Indicator
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Month / Quarter
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Consensus
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Last
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24 Mar
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14:00
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US
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Existing Home Sales
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Feb
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4.85mln
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4.89mln
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14:00
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US
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Existing Home Sales m/m
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Feb
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-0.8 %
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-0.4 %
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25 Mar
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|
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13:00
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US
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S&P CS House Price y/y
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Jan
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-10.5 %
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-9.1 %
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14:00
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US
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Consumer Confidence
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Mar
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73.5
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75.0
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23:50
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Japan
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Trade Balance
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Feb
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¥ 0.8trln
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¥ 0.86trln
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26 Mar
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|
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09:30
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Euro Area
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ECB’s Trichet Speaks at European Parliament Economic Panel
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-
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-
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-
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10:00
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Euro Area
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Industrial New Orders y/y
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Jan
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2.8 %
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2.1 %
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12:30
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US
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Durable Goods Orders
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Feb
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0.8 %
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-5.3 %
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14:00
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US
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New Home Sales
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Feb
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577k
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588k
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14:00
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US
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New Home Sales m/m
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Feb
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-2.0 %
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-2.8 %
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21:45
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N. Zealand
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Trade Balance
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Feb
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180mln
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320mln
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21:45
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N. Zealand
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Current Account Balance
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4 Q
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-3.5bln
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-5.17bln
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27 Mar
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12:30
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US
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GDP Ann.
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4 Q
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0.6 %
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0.6 %
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12:30
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US
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Initial Jobless Claims
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Mar 22
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370k
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378k
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21:45
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N. Zealand
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GDP q/q
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4 Q
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0.8 %
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0.5 %
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21:45
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N. Zealand
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GDP y/y
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4 Q
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3.4 %
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3.3 %
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23:30
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Japan
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Unemployment Rate
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Feb
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3.8 %
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3.8 %
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23:30
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Japan
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Tokyo CPI y/y
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Mar
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0.5 %
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0.4 %
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23:30
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Japan
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National CPI y/y
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Feb
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0.9 %
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0.7 %
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23:50
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Japan
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Retail Trade m/m
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Feb
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2.2 %
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1.3 %
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23:50
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Japan
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Retail Trade y/y
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Feb
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-2.4 %
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0.8 %
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28 Mar
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|
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07:00
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UK
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Nationwide House Prices y/y
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Mar
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2.0 %
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2.7 %
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09:30
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UK
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GDP q/q
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4 Q
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0.6 %
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0.6 %
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09:30
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UK
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GDP y/y
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4 Q
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2.9 %
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2.9 %
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09:30
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UK
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Current Account
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4 Q
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-£ 18.3bln
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-£ 20bln
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12:30
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US
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Personal Income
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Feb
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0.3 %
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0.3 %
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12:30
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US
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Personal Spending
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Feb
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0.2 %
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0.4 %
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12:30
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US
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PCE Core y/y
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Feb
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2.1 %
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2.2 %
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14:00
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US
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U. of Michigan Confidence
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Mar
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2.2 %
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2.2 %
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Source: Dow Jones
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