Calendar
Economic data from Thomson Reuters
Thursday, May 29, 2008
| Time | Country | Macroeconomic Indicator | Period | Previous Level | Forecast | Actual Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03:50 | JP![]() |
Retail Sales | Apr | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| 10:00 | GBR![]() |
Nationwide House Prices | May | -1.1% m/m, -1.0% y/y | -0.5% m/m, -2.1% y/y | -2.5% m/m, -4.4% y/y |
| 10:00 | GER![]() |
ILO unemployment rate | Apr | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.4% |
| 11:30 | DKK![]() |
Unemployment | Apr | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| 11:55 | GER![]() |
Unemployment rate | Mar | 7.9% | 7.8% | 7.9% |
| 12:00 | NOK![]() |
Unemployment Rate | May | - | - | - |
| 12:00 | NOK![]() |
Retail Sales | Apr | -0.4% | - | 0.4% |
| 12:00 | EU![]() |
Loans to private sector | Apr | 10.8% | 10.6% | 10.6% |
| 12:00 | EU![]() |
M3 ECB 3M moving avg. | Apr | 11.1% | 10.7% | 10.7% |
| 12:00 | EU![]() |
M3 (ECB) | Apr | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.6% |
| 13:00 | EU![]() |
EMU Bus climate indicator | May | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.54 |
| 13:00 | EU![]() |
EMU Consumer confidence | May | -12 | -13 | -15 |
| 13:00 | EU![]() |
EMU Industry confidence | May | -2 | -2 | -2 |
| 13:00 | EU![]() |
EMU Economic sent. index | May | 97.1 | 96.6 | 97.1 |
| 13:30 | ZAR![]() |
PPI | Apr | 11.9% | - | 12.4% |
| 14:00 | GBR![]() |
CBI Distributive Trades Survey (Reported Volume of Sales) | May | -26 | -20 | -14 |
| 16:30 | CAD![]() |
Current Account (BOP) | Mar | -С$0.5B | С$2.9B | С$5.56B |
| 16:30 | CAD![]() |
Payroll employment | Mar | -0.1% m/m | - | 0.0% m/m |
| 16:30 | CAD![]() |
Average weekly earnings | Mar | +0.6% m/m, +3.1% y/y | - | +0.3% m/m, +3.2% y/y |
| 16:30 | USA![]() |
Jobless Claims | 24-May | 365k | 370k | 372k |
| 16:30 | USA![]() |
Chain Price Index | 1Q-08 | +2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| 16:30 | USA![]() |
GDP | 1Q-08 | +0.6% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| 18:00 | USA![]() |
Help-wanted Index | Apr | 19 | - | 19 |
| 18:30 | USA![]() |
EIA Crude Oil Stocks | 23-May | -5.4m to 320.4 m | - | -3.3to 317.1 m |
| 18:30 | USA![]() |
EIA Nat Gas Stocks | 23-May | +85 bcf to 1614 bcf | - | - |
| 19:00 | USA![]() |
Kansas City Fed Production | May | 7 | - | - |
| 22:30 | USA![]() |
Fed's Bernanke to Speak | - | - | - | - |












