WORLD ECONOMY (Weekly Agenda Aug. 03 — 05, 2011)

AHEAD OF THE CURVE!

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(Aug. 03 — 05, 2011)

WORLD:  ; NORTH AMÉRICA: ***United States: MBA Mortgage Applications (03); ADP Employment Change (03); Services (03); Factory Orders (03); DOE Oil Inventories (03);ICSC Chain Store Sales (04); Weekly Jobless (04); Bloomberg Consumer Comfort (04); Unemployment Rate (05); Avg. Hourly Earnings (05); Consumer Credit (05);   ; México;  Manufacturing Expectations (03); Producer Confidence (03); Factory Orders (03); Consumer Confidence (04); Coincident and Leading Indexes (05); Public Safety Perception (05);    ; Canada; Unemployment Rate (05); Building Permits (05); IVEY PMI (05);    ;EUROPE;    ; Britain:  PMI Services (03); New Car Registrations (04); BoE Asset Purchase Target (04);  BoE Rate Decision (04); Employment Confidence (04); Producer Prices (05);    ; Switzerland:  Real Estate Bubble Index (03); Consumer Prices (05);     ;EURO-ZONE: PMI Services (03); Composite (03);Retail Sales (03); ECB Rate Decision (04);   ; Germany:  PMI Services (03); Factory Orders (04); Industrial Production (05);   ; France : Trade Balance (05);    ;Italy:  Industrial Production (05); GDP (05);    ;—ASIA, PACIFIC:—Japan:  BoJ Rate Decision (04); Coincident and Leading Indexes (05);  ; Australia: Construction Index (04); New Zealand; Unemployment Rate (03);China:  Services PMI (03);

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DOLLAR : OBAMA U.S. BONDS PROVED WORLD BEATERS !

Obama Bonds Proved World Beaters as Congress Played Chicken With U.S. Debt - Bloomberg: "Obama Bonds Proved World Beaters as Congress Played Chicken With U.S. Debt"

WORLD CRISIS : GOLD HITS RECORD, STOCKS 2011 NEGATIVE!

Stocks negative on the year, gold hits record | Reuters: "Stocks negative on the year, gold hits record"

DOLLAR : OBAMA SIGNS U.S. DEBT BILL, ENDS CRISIS !

Obama signs debt ceiling bill, ends crisis - CNN.com: "Obama signs debt ceiling bill, ends crisis"

EURO CRISE : L' ITALIE SOUS PRESSION !

L'Italie sous pression, la crise de la dette s'�tend: "L'Italie sous pression, la crise de la dette s'�tend"

MÉXICO ¿CÓMO VA HOY? (Martes, ago. 02, 2011)

MERCADOS MEXICANOS-�Qu�dicen los analistas? 2 de agosto | Titulares | Reuters: "MERCADOS MEXICANOS-�Qu�dicen los analistas? 2 de agosto"

RUPEE : INDIA NEEDS TO RAISE RATES!

India Needs to Raise Rates to Slow Inflation - Bloomberg: "India Needs to Raise Rates to Slow Inflation"

WORLD CRISIS : ASIAN STOCKS FALL !...EYES ON YEN

Asian stocks fall on weak data; eyes on yen | Reuters: "Asian stocks fall on weak data; eyes on yen"

EURO CRISE : LA GRÈCE PESE SUR BNP PARIBAS !

BNP Paribas p�nalis�au 2�me trimestre notamment par la Gr�ce: "La Gr�ce a pes�sur le r�sultat de BNP Paribas"

WORLD CRISIS : FACTORIES WEAKEN FROM CHINA TO U.S. TO EUROPE !

Factories Weaken From China to U.S. to Europe - Bloomberg: "Factories Weaken From China to U.S. to Europe"

YEN : JAPAN READYING INTERVENTION ?

Japan readying intervention to reverse yen - report | Reuters: "Japan readying intervention to reverse yen - report"

EURO CRISE : LE MARCHÉ AUTOMOBILE FRANÇAIS PLONGE !

Le march�automobile fran�ais plonge: "Le march�automobile fran�ais plonge"

MÉXICO ¿CÓMO VA HOY? (Lunes, ago. 01, 2011)

MERCADOS MEXICANOS-�Qu�dicen los analistas? 1 de agosto | Titulares | Reuters: "MERCADOS MEXICANOS-�Qu�dicen los analistas? 1 de agosto"

EURO CRISIS : WORST EARNINGS HITTING INDUSTRIALS !

Worst Europe Earnings Hitting Industrials - Bloomberg: "Worst Europe Earnings Hitting Industrials"

EURO CRISIS : SPAIN ELECTION.....MORE AUSTERITY ?

Spain Election May Mean More Austerity - Bloomberg: "Spain Election May Mean More Austerity"

YUAN : CHINA FACTORY GROWTH AT 28-MONTH LOWS!

China July factory growth at 28-month lows | Reuters: "China July factory growth at 28-month lows"

EURO CRISE : LES DATES CLÉS !

Zone euro : les dates cl�s de la crise

U.S. ECONOMY THIS WEEK (Agenda, Aug. 01--05, 2011)

U.S. Jobless Rate Probably Unchanged in July - Bloomberg: "U.S. Jobless Rate Probably Unchanged in July"

MÉXICO ESTA SEMANA (Agenda, ago. 01-05, 2011)

MERCADOS MEXICANOS-Vol�tiles y nerviosos, atentos a deuda EEUU | Negocios | Reuters: "MERCADOS MEXICANOS-Vol�tiles y nerviosos, atentos a deuda EEUU"

LE MONDE CETTE SEMAINE (Agenda Août 01--05, 2011)

Agenda �conomique: "A suivre cette semaine, la dette am�ricaine, les taux de la BCE..."