Economic Calendar - 7 June 2010


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Here's the Economic Calendar for the week commencing the 7th of June 2010. This week there's the monthly data release from China, with CPI, fixed asset investment, industrial production, retail sales, new loans, trade balances. On trade balances, there are also trade figures from the UK, Japan, Canada, Germany, and the US. The US also has consumer credit, retail sales, UoM consumer sentiment, and the Fed's Beige Book economic report. On the monetary policy front there are reviews by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the Bank of England, and the European Central Bank.

(More commentary follows the table)

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DayTime (GMT)CodeEvent/ReleaseForecastPrevious
MON8:30EUREuro-Zone Sentix Investor Confidence (JUN)-7-6.4
MON19:00USDConsumer Credit (APR)$0.0B$2.0B
MON22:45NZDManufacturing Activity (1Q)
0.7%
MON23:50JPYTrade Balance - BOP Basis (Yen) (APR)871.9B1074.7B
TUE5:45CHFUnemployment Rate s.a. (MAY)3.9%4.0%
TUE6:00JPYEco Watchers Survey: Outlook (MAY)
49.9
TUE6:00EURGerman Trade Balance (euros) (APR)15.0B17.2B
TUE7:15CHFConsumer Price Index (YoY) (MAY)1.2%1.4%
TUE10:00EURGerman Industrial Production s.a. (MoM) (APR)0.7%4.0%
TUE23:01GBPNationwide Consumer Confidence (MAY)7274
TUE23:50JPYMachine Orders (YoY) (APR)7.3%1.2%
TUE
CNYNew Loans
774B
TUE
CNYM2 Money Supply y/y21.3%21.5%
WED0:30AUDWestpac Consumer Confidence (JUN)
-7.0%
WED1:30AUDHome Loans (APR)-2.0%-3.4%
WED8:30GBPVisible Trade Balance (Pounds) (APR)-7.000B-7.522B
WED14:00USDFed Chairman Ben Bernanke Testifies at House Budget Committee

WED18:00USDFed Releases Beige Book Economic Report

WED21:00NZDRBNZ Interest Rate Decision2.75%2.50%
WED22:45NZDTerms of Trade Index (QoQ) (1Q)
5.7%
WED23:50JPYGross Domestic Product (QoQ) (1Q F)1.0%1.2%
WED23:50JPYGross Domestic Product Annualized (1Q F)4.2%4.9%
WED23:50JPYGross Domestic Product Deflator (YoY) (1Q F)-3.0%-3.0%
THU
CNYTrade Balance8.2B1.7B
THU1:30AUDEmployment Change (MAY)20.0K33.7K
THU1:30AUDUnemployment Rate (MAY)5.4%5.4%
THU5:00JPYConsumer Confidence Households (MAY)42.042.0
THU9:00EURItalian Gross Domestic Product (YoY) (1Q F)0.6%-3.0%
THU11:00GBPBank of England Interest Rate Decision0.50%0.50%
THU11:00GBPBank of England Asset Purchase Target200B200B
THU11:45EUREuropean Central Bank Interest Rate Decision1.00%1.00%
THU12:30CADInternational Merchandise Trade (CAD) (APR)0.7B0.3B
THU12:30USDTrade Balance (APR)-$41.0B-$40.4B
THU18:00USDMonthly Budget Statement (MAY)-$140.0B-$82.7B
THU22:00CNYCPI y/y3.0%2.8%
THU22:00CNYFixed Asset Investment25.8%26.1%
THU22:00CNYIndustrial Production (YoY)17.3%17.8%
THU22:00CNYRetail Sales y/y18.6%18.5%
FRI
GBPNIESR Gross Domestic Product Estimate
0.5%
FRI8:30GBPIndustrial Production (YoY) (APR)2.3%2.0%
FRI12:30USDAdvance Retail Sales (MAY)0.2%0.4%
FRI13:55USDU. of Michigan Confidence (JUN P)75.073.6

Starting off with China, there are new loans and money supply from the PBOC which will both be informative in terms of concerns around overheating and bubble building (obviously greater loan growth means greater potential flows into asset markets). Then there's the trade balance which will also be an interesting one given some of the recent results, consensus is for a bit of normalisation there with the median around 8 billion.

Then there are the usual stats from the NBS; CPI, which is expected to show further growth in inflation, fixed asset investment (expect continued strong growth around 26%), industrial production (expect a slight tapering off given the PMI), and retail sales (expect growth to be maintained around 18-19%).

On the monetary policy front, first up is the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, which is widely expected to lift the official cash rate to 2.75% from 2.50%, as the New Zealand economy makes a gradual recovery. Meanwhile the Bank of England is expected to hold rates and the asset purchase program unchanged; likewise the European Central Bank is expected to hold the rate steady (not that it could really do much except for a token drop to try poke around with confidence).

There could be scope for a curve ball from the ECB, but it will probably be similar to last meeting, note no change, note all the challenges, and note the previous moves taken. On a related note the US Federal Reserve will release its Beige Book economic report, which may make for some interesting bedtime reading.

Keeping with the US, first data point out will be consumer credit for April, which consensus says no change, versus the previous $2 billion increase (one might expect slow or no growth given the trend and need for deleveraging). The other key ones out will be at the end of the week with retail sales expected to make a slight improvement, and the University of Michigan consumer sentiment indicator expected to rise slightly.

The US is also set to put out its May monthly budget statement, and its April trade balance, with consensus for -$41 billion vs -$40.4 billion in March, the trade deficit trend is likely to continue on the back of energy imports, and no real trend towards a structural rebalancing towards exports.

Briefly on trade, Japan is expected to show a slightly lower trade surplus for April, the UK is expected to show a slightly improved deficit, Germany is expected to report a lower surplus, and Canada is expected to show a slightly improved surplus. Elsewhere, Japan will give an update on its GDP, with the forecast for 1% q/q growth in Q1.

There's also an update to Q1 GDP for Italy, with consensus for 0.6% y/y, and the NIESR will update on its May GDP numbers for the UK. On employment, Australia will report its employment figures, expected to show another 20k jobs added, and an unemployment rate of 5.4%.

So as always, have a great week, watch out for surprises, stay tuned for updates...

Sources
DailyFX www.dailyfx.com/calendar
Forex Pros www.forexpros.com/economic-calendar/
Forex Factory www.forexfactory.com/calendar.php
Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com
+various statistics websites and central bank websites for verification


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27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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