WORLD AGENDA (Feb 16 -- Feb 20, 2009)

AHEAD OF  THE CURVE!

(UPCOMING EVENTS): 

THIS WEEK:

(Feb 16 - Feb 20, 2009)---Outstanding Events That May Move Global Financial Markets:

WORLD MARKETS----Dollar Recovery, Possible?, ----Oil, Gasoline and Food Prices---NORTH AMÉRICA: ***United States: Empire Manufacturing (17); Total Net TIC Flows (17); Housing Market Index (17); FED's Bullard Speaks (17); ABC Consumer Confidence (17);Mortgage Applications (18); Imports Inflation (18); Housing Starts (18); Industrial Production (18); Capacity Utilization (18); FED's Bernanke Speaks (18); FED's Evans Speaks (18); FED's FOMC Minutes Rate Decision (18); Producer Inflation (19); Philadelphia Fed (19); Leading Indicators (19);Inflation (20); ; México: Actividad Industrial (17); Indicadores Compuestos; Coincidente y Adelantado (18); PIB (20); Política Monetaria (20); Canada: Leading Indicators (19); Inflation (20);  ; -----EUROPE;; Britain: Rightmove House Prices (16); Inflation (17); DCLG House Prices (17); Public Finances (19); Retail Sales (20);    ; Switzerland: Retail Sales (17);Bank of England Minutes (18); Trade Balance (19); ; Euro-Zone:Economic Sentiment (17); Trade Balance (17); PMI Manufacturing (20); PMI Services ( Saturday 21); PMI Composite (Saturday 21); ; France:  Business Confidence (20); ; Germany: Wholesale Inflation (16); Economic Sentiment (17); Current Situation (17);   ; Italy: Current Account (17); Trade Balance (19); ;---ASIA, PACIFIC: ---Japan: GDP (15); Tokyo Condominium Sales (16); Industrial Production (16); Department Store Sales (16); Services Sector (16); Bank of Japan Rate Decision (18); Leading & Coincident Index (18); Net Bonds & Stocks Buying (18); All Industry Activity Index (19); Supermarket Sales (20); Bank of Japan Monthly Report (20);   ;Australia; RBA Board Minutes (17); Leading Index (17); RBA Gov. Glenn Stevens Speaks (19);   ; -- New Zealand: Services Sector (15); ; ----: ;----

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AHEAD OF THE CURVE: POLITICS AND ECONOMY: ---OUTSTANDING--- 

DURING THE WEEK:

Secretary of State Hillari Clinton tours Asia (Japan, South Korea & China). She will deal with World Crisis, Environmental and Human Rights Issues.

SUNDAY: 

Venezuela:  Chávez Referendum on a new constitution to help him look for reelection indefinately (Today's limit is two 6-year term)

Japan: Growth Rate (GDP). Additional stimulus required to the $132 billion previously announced?

MONDAY: 

Japan: Industrial Production; Services

TUESDAY:

United States: GM, Chrysler face US Congress with their survival plan to win its approval; Total Net TIC Flows.

Euro-Area: Economic Sentiment; Trade Balance; 

Germany; Economic Sentiment.

México: Actividad Industrial

WEDNESDAY:

United States: Industrial Production; FED's Bernanke Speaks; FED Evans Speaks

Japan: Rate Decision; Leading & Coincident Index.

México: Indicadores Compuestos: Coincidente y Adelantado

THURSDAY:

United States: Producer Inflation; Leading Indicators; President Obama visits Canada (1st abroad)

FRIDAY:

United States: Consumer Inflation

Euro-Area: PMI Manufacturing

México: Rate Decision (Política Monetaria); Crecimiento---Growth Rate (GDP)

SATURDAY:

Euro-Area: Services; PMI Composite

SUNDAY: 

Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy Meet to Organise an April G-20 Leaders Summit in London to Fight the Global Financial (Economic)  Crisis. (Avoiding Future Crises and Surviving This One)

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