WORLD ECONOMY THIS WEEK...GULP! ..(Agenda May 11 -- May 15, 2009)

(May 11 -- May 15,  2009)---Outstanding Events That May Move Global Financial Markets:

WORLD MARKETS-----Bloomberg Global Confidence (13); ----Dollar Recovery, Possible?, ----Oil, Gasoline and Food Prices---NORTH AMÉRICA: ***United States: FED's Bernanke Speaks (11); Trade Balance (12); FED's Rosengren Speaks (12); Economic Optimism (12); Monthly Budget Statement (12); ABC Consumer Confidence (12); Mortgage Applications (13); Retail Sales (13); Imports Inflation (13); Business Inventories (13); Duke Speaks (13); FED's Lockhart Speaks (13); Producer Inflation (14); Inflation (15); Empire Manufacturing (15); Net Long-Term TIC Flows (15); Industrial Production (15); Capacity Utilization (15); U. of Mich. Confidence (15);    ;   México; Inversión Fija Bruta (11); Desempleo (15);  ;      Canada ; Trade Balance (12); ;  EUROPE;EU 25 New Car Registrations   ;   Britain: House Prices (10); Retail Sales Monitor (11); RICS House Price Balance (11); Trade Balance (12); Industrial Production (12); Manufacturing production; NIESR GDP Estimate (12); Unemployment Rate (13); BOE Quarterly Inflation Report (13);      ; Switzerland; Consumer Climate (12); Retail Sales (15) ;   ;   Euro-Zone: Industrial Production (13); ECB Monthly Report (14); GDP (15); Inflation (15);   ; ; France: Industrial Production (11); BOF Business Confidence (12); Central Government Balance (12); Inflation (13); Current Account (13); GDP (15);      ;  Germany: Wholesale Inflation (10); Inflation (12); GDP (15);    ;      ; Italy: Industrial Production (11); GDP (15); Inflation (15);   ;  ---ASIA, PACIFIC: ---Japan: Machine Tool Orders (11); Leading Index (12); Coincident Index (12); Trade Balance (12); Current Account (12); Bank Lending (12);  Bankruptcies (13); Eco. Watchers Survey (13); Machine Tool Orders (13); Gov. Monthly Ec. Report (14); Machine Orders (14)  ;  ;Australia; Business Confidence (11); Business Conditions (11); Investment lending (12); Consumer Confidence (13); Inflation Expectations (14);    ; -- New Zealand: Manufacturing Index (10); Retail Sales (14); ;  ; ----: ;----

 

---OUTSTANDING--- :

United States: Trade Balance; Retail Sales; Inflation; Industrial Production; Japan; Leading & Coincident Index; Trade Balance;  Euro-Zone: GDP; Germany: GDP;  ; Australia: Business & Consumer Confidence ; México:Inversión Fija Bruta; Desempleo

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SUNDAY 10: 

United Kingdom: House Prices

Germany: Wholesale Inflation

New Zealand: Manufacturing Index 

MONDAY 11:  

México: Inversión Fija Bruta 

Australia: Business Confidence

TUESDAY 12: 

United States: Trade Balance; Monthly Budget Statement

Japan: Leading & Coincident Index; Trade Balance 

Germany: Inflation

Canada: Trade Balance 

United Kingdom: Industrial Production; GDP Estimate; Unemployment Rate; 

France: Central Government Balance

WEDNESDAY 13: 

United States: Retail Sales; 

Euro-Zone: Industrial Production

THURSDAY 14: 

United States: Producer Inflation

FRIDAY 15: 

United States: Inflation; Industrial Production

Euro-Zone: GDP; Inflation

France: GDP; Inflation

Germany: GDP

Italy: GDP; Inflation

México: Desempleo

SATURDAY 16: 

SUNDAY 17: