WORLD ECONOMY THIS WEEK...GULP!..(Agenda May 25 -- May 29, 2009)

AHEAD OF  THE CURVE! 

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

(May 25 -- May 29,  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 (26); Consumer Confidence (26); Richmond FED Manufacturing Index (26); ABC Consumer Confidence (26); Mortgage Applications (27);Existing Home Sales (27); House Price Index (27);Durable Orders (28); New Home Sales (28); GDP (29);Personal Consumption (29); Chicago Purchasing Manager (29); UdeMich Confidence (29); Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index (29);     ;   México; PIB Precios Corrientes (25); Desempleo (26); IGAE (27); Sector Manufacturero (28); Construcción (29); Industria Minerometalúrgica (29);   ;      Canada; Current Account (29) ;  EUROPE;;   Britain: House Prices (25); Consumer Confidence (28);   ; Switzerland; Consumption Indicator (25); Employment Level (26); Trade balance (28); Leading Indicator (29);     ;   Euro-Zone: Current Account (26); Industrial New Orders (26); Economic Confidence (28);Consumer Confidence (28); Business Climate Indicator (28); Inflation (29); Unemployment Rate (29);      ; France: Consumer Spending (26); Consumer Confidence (27); Business Confidence (27); Total Job Seekers (29);    ;  Germany: Expectations (25), Business Climate (25); Current Assessment (25); GDP (26); Private Consumption (26); Consumer Confidence (26);Capital Investment (26); Inflation (27);Unemployment Rate (28);      ; Italy: Inflation (29);  ;  ---ASIA, PACIFIC: ---Japan: All Industry Activity Index (Sunday 24); Bank of Japan's Shirakawa Speaks (25); Bank of Japan Monthly Economic Report (25); BoJ Montary Policy Minutes (26); Trade Balance (26); Retail Trade (27); PMI Manufacturing (28); Household Spending (28);Unemployment Rate (28); Inflation (28); Industrial Production (28);   ;Australia; Leading Index (27);Conference Board Leading Index (28); RBA Battelino Speaks (28); Private Capital Expenditure (28);   ; -- New Zealand: RBNZ "-Year Inflation Expectation (26); Business Confidence (27); Annual Budget (28);    ; ----: ;----

---OUTSTANDING--- :

SUNDAY 24:  

Japan: All Industry Activity Index

MONDAY 25:  

Germany: Expectations; Business Climate Indicator; Current Assessment.

TUESDAY 26:

Japan: Trade Balance; 

Germany: GDP; Consumer Confidence 

France: Consumer Spending

México: Desempleo

WEDNESDAY 27: 

Germany: Inflation

France: Consumer & Business Confidence 

México: Índice Global de la Actividad Económica (IGAE)

THURSDAY 28: 

United States: Durable Orders

Euro-Zone: Economic & Consumer Confidence, Business Climate Indicator 

Japan: Unemployment Rate; Inflation; Industrial Production

Germany: Unemployment Rate

United Kingdom: Consumer Confidence 

Switzerland: Trade Balance

Australia: Conference Board Leading Index

México: Sector Manufacturero 

FRIDAY 29: 

United States: GDP; US Bloomberg Financial Conditions Index

Euro-Zone: Inflation; Unemployment Rate 

Italy: Inflation

SATURDAY 30: 

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