WORLD ECONOMY THIS WEEK (Agenda April 27 -- May 01, 2009)

AHEAD OF  THE CURVE! 

UPCOMING THIS WEEK: POLITICS AND ECONOMY: ---EVENTS THAT MAY MOVE GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS (Update 1 of 3)--- 

 (April 27 -- May 01,  2009)---Outstanding Events That May Move Global Financial Markets:

WORLD MARKETS----Dollar Recovery, Possible?, ----Oil, Gasoline and Food Prices---NORTH AMÉRICA: ***United States: Home Price Index (28); Consumer Confidence (28); ABC Consumer Confidence (28); Mortgage Applications (29); GDP 1st quarter Advanced (29); Personal Consumption (29); FED Rate Decision (29); Personal Consumption Expenditure  Core (30); Personal Consumption Expenditure Deflator (30);  Personal Income (30); Personal Spending (30); Chicago Purchasing Manager (30); Vehicle Sales (01); ISM Manufacturing (01); U. de Mich. Consumer Confidence (01); Factory Orders (01);  ;  ;   México: Indicador Global de la Actividad Económica --IGAE-- (28); Sector Manufacturero (29); Empresas Constructoras (30); Industria Minerometalúrgica (30);  ;  ; Canada: GDP (30); Raw Material Price Index (30);  ; -----EUROPE; ;  Britain: Housing Survey (Sunday 26); House Prices (27); Consumer Confidence (28); HBOS House Prices (01) ; PMI Manufacturing (01); Net Consumer Credit (01); Mortgage Approvals (01); ; Switzerland; Consumption Indicator (28); Leading Indicator (29); ;   Euro-Zone: M3 (29); Economic Confidence (29); Consumer Confidence (29); Business Climate Indicator (29); Inflation Estimate (30); Unemployment Rate (30);   ; France: Producer Inflation (30);  ;  Germany: PMI Manufacturing (Sunday 26); PMI Services ( Sunday 26); Consumer Confidence (27); Inflation (28); Retail Sales (30); Unemployment Rate (30);    ; Italy: Trade Balance (28); Inflation (30);   ;  ;  ---ASIA, PACIFIC: ---Japan: Small Business Confidence ( Sunday 26); Retail Trade (27); Bank of Japan Policy Board Meeting (28); Bank of Japan Semi-Annual Economic Outlook Report (28); Bank of Japan Rate Decision (29); PMI Manufacturing (29); Industrial production (29); Vehicle Production (30); Household Spending (30); Jobless Rate (30); Inflation (30);   ;  ;Australia;Business Confidence (26); Leading index (30); Manufacturing Index (30); Trade Balance (Saturday 02);    ; -- New Zealand: Trade Balance (28); Business Confidence (29); RBNZ Rate Decision (29);   ; ----: ;----

---OUTSTANDING--- :

United States: FED's Rate Decision; GDP; México: Indicador Global de la Actividad Económica;Canada: GDP; Euro-Zone; Confidence; Inflation; Unemployment Rate; Germany; Unemployment Rate;Japan; Rate Decision; Unemployment Rate, Industrial Production; Inflation; New Zealand; Rate Decision 

SUNDAY 26: 

Germany: PMI Manufacturing; PMI Services 

Japan: Small Business Confidence 

MONDAY 27: 

Germany: Consumer Confidence; 

TUESDAY 28: 

United States: Consumer Confidence

Germany: Inflation; 

México: Indicador de la Actividad Económica (IGAE)

United Kingdom: Consumer Confidence

WEDNESDAY 29: 

United States: GDP 1st quarter; FED's Rate Decision

Euro-Zone: Economic & Consumer Confidence; Inflation estimate; 

Japan: Bank of Japan Rate Decision; PMI Manufacturing; Industrial Production;

Switzerland: Leading Indicator

New Zealand: RBNZ Rate Decision

THURSDAY 30: 

United States: Personal Spending

Euro-Zone: Unemployment Rate Germany: Retail Sales; Unemployment Rate;

Japan: Jobless Rate; Inflation 

Canada: GDP 

Australia: Leading Index; Trade Balance; Manufacturing Index

FRIDAY 01: 

United States: ISM Manufacturing; U. de Mich. Consumer Confidence

United Kingdom; PMI Manufacturing

SATURDAY 02: 

SUNDAY 03: