WORLD ECONOMY THIS WEEK....Agenda (April 20 -- April 24, 2009)

AHEAD OF  THE CURVE! 

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

 (April 20 -- April 24,  2009)---Outstanding Events That May Move Global Financial Markets:

WORLD MARKETS----Dollar Recovery, Possible?, ----Oil, Gasoline and Food Prices---NORTH AMÉRICA: ***United States: Leading Indicators (20); ABC Consumer Confidence (21); Mortgage Applications (22); House Price Index (22); Existing home Sales (23); Durable Goods Orders (24); New Home Sales (24); ;  ;   México: Desempleo (22); Balanza Comercial (23);  Establecimientos Comerciales (24); Sector Servicios (24);  ; Canada: Bank of Canada Rate Decision (21); Leading Indicators (22); Retail Sales (23); Bank of Canada Monetary Policy Report (23);    ;  ; -----EUROPE; ;  Britain: House Prices (Sunday 19); Inflation (21); Bank of England Rate Decision Minutes (22); Unemployment Rate (22); Public Finances (22); Chancellor of the Exchequer makes Budget Statement (22); GDP (24);  Retail Sales (24); Services (24);Switzerland: Trade Balance (23);  Euro-Zone: PMI Services (21); PMI Composite (21); PMI Manufacturing (21); Economic Sentiment (21); Government Debt-GDP Ration (22); Current Account (23); Industrial New Orders (23);    ; France: Business Confidence Indicator (23); Consumer Spending (24);  ;  Germany: Producer Inflation (21); Economic Sentiment (21); PMI Manufacturing (24); PMI Services (24);  Expectations (24); Business Climate (24); Current Assesment (24);  ; Italy: Trade Balance (21);  ;  ---ASIA, PACIFIC: ---Japan: Leading Index (20); Coincident Index (20); Shirakawa Speaks (20); Trade Balance (21); Bonds and Shares Net Sales (22); PMI Manufacturing (23); Small Business Confidence (23); All Industry Activity Index (23);   ;     ;  ;Australia; Producer Inflation (20); Inflation (22); New Motor Vehicle Sales (23);    ; -- New Zealand: Credit Card Spending (23);  ;  ; ----: ;----

---OUTSTANDING--- :

United States: Durable Goods; United Kingdom: GDP; Unemployment Rate; Canada: Rate Decision; Euro-Zone: Confidence Index; México: Unemployment Rate

SUNDAY 19: 

United Kingdom: House Prices

MONDAY 20: 

United States: Leading Indicators

Japan: Leading Index; Coincident Index

TUESDAY 21: 

Euro- Zone: PMI Services; PMI Composite; PMI Manufacturing; Economic Sentiment 

Japan: Trade Balance

Canada: Bank of Canada Rate Decision 

WEDNESDAY 22: 

Euro-Zone: Government Debt-GDP Ratio

United Kingdom: Bank of England Last Rate Decision Minutes; Unemployment Rate; Public Finances 

México: Desempleo

THURSDAY 23: 

United States: Existing Home Sales

Japan: PMI Manufacturing; All Industry Activity Index

Euro Zone: Current Account

Switzerland: Trade Balance 

México: Balanza Comercial

FRIDAY 24: 

United States: Durable Goods Orders; New Home Sales 

Germany: Business Climate; PMI Manufacturing; PMI Services

United Kingdom: GDP; Retail Sales; Services

SATURDAY 25: 

SUNDAY 26: