Economic Calendar of Events

August 2008

Friday, 1 August 2008

AU AiG Perf of Mfg Indx, Jul, (47)
AU TD Secur inflat, Jul, m/y%ch, (0.5/4.8)
GE PMI manufacturing, Jul, Index, 50.9 (50.9)
US Chge in nonfarm payrlls, Jul, '000, -75 (-62.0)
US Unemployment rate, Jul, %, 5.6 (5.5)
US ISM manufacturing, Jul, Indx, 49.0 (50.2)
US ISM prices paid, Jul, Indx, 88.0 (91.5)
US Construction spending, Jun, m%ch, -0.3 (-0.4)

Monday, 4 August 2008

AU House price index, QII, q/y%ch, (1.1/13.8)
AU CBA/AiG Perf of Serv Index, Jul, (45.4)
AU ANZ Job ads, Jul, m%ch, (-3.0)
NZ Labor cost private sector, QII, q%ch, 0.8
NZ Quarterly employment survey, QII
EZ PPI, Jun, m/y%ch, (1.2/7.1)
UK PMI construction, Jul, (38.8)
US Challenger job cuts, Jul, y%ch, (46.7)
US Person income, Jun, %, -0.2 (1.9)
US PCE deflator, Jun, y%ch, (3.1)
US Personal spending, Jun, %, 0.5 (0.8)
US PCE core, Jun, m/y%ch, 0.2/2.2 (0.1/2.1)
US Factory orders, Jun, %, 0.7 (0.6)

Tuesday, 5 August 2008

AU RBA cash target, Aug, %, 7.25 (7.25)
EZ PMI services/composite, Jul, (48.3/47.8)
EZ Retail sales, Jul, m%ch, (1.2)
EZ Retail sales, Jun, y%ch, (0.2)
GE PMI services, Jul, Index, (53.3)
UK Industrial production, Jun, m/y%ch, (-0.8/1.6)
UK Manufact product, Jun, m/y%ch, (-0.5/-0.8)
US ISM non-manufact composite, Jul, 48 (48.2)
US FOMC rate decision, Aug, %, 2.0 (2.0)

Wednesday, 6 August 2008

AU Housing finance, Jun, m%ch

Value of all loans, %, -1.0 (-6.1)

No. of own-occupiers, %, -3.0 (-7.9)

AU AiG Perf const indx, Jul, Indx (40.3)
JP Leading/coincident indx CI, Jun, % (92.9/103.3)
GE Factory orders, Jun, m/y%ch, (-0.9/-2.0)
UK NIESR GDP estimate, Jul, %, (0.2)
CA Ivey purchas mgers indx, Jul, indx, 65.0 (69.6)

Thursday, 7 August 2008

AU Labour force, Jul

employment, '000, 15.0 (29.8)

unemployment rate, %, 4.3 (4.2)

participation rate, %, 65.3 (65.3)

NZ Unemployment rate, QII, %, 4.3
NZ Employment change, QII, q/y%ch, -0.4/-1.1
EZ ECB announces interest rates, Aug, %, (4.25)
UK BOE announces rates, Aug, %, 5.0 (5.0)
US initial jobless claims
US Pending home sales, Jun, m%ch, -1.0 (-4.7)
US ICSC chain store sales, Jul, y%ch, (4.3)
CA Building permits, Jun, m%ch, -0.1 (1.1)

Friday, 8 August 2008

JP Eco watcher surv: current/outlk, Jul (29.5/32.1)
US Non-farm producitivity, QII, %, 2.6 (2.6)
US Unit labor costs, QII, 1.2 (2.2)
US Wholesale inventories, Jun, %, 0.6 (0.8)
CA Unemployment rate, Jul, %, 6.2 (6.2)
CA Net change in employment, Jul, '000, 10.0 (-5.0)

Monday, 11 August 2008

AU Lending finance, Jun
AU RBA Qtrly monetary policy statement
NZ QV House prices, Jul, y%ch, (0.1)
NZ Food price index, Jul
JP Machine tool orders, Jul, y%ch, (-2.5)
CH Producer price index, Jul, y%ch, (8.8)
UK PPI input, Jul, m/y%ch, (2.1/30.3)
UK PPI output, Jul, m/y%ch, (0.9/10.0)
UK Visible/total trad bal, Jun, �mn, (7,494/4,248)
CA Housing starts, Jul, '000, (217.8)

Tuesday, 12 August 2008

AU NAB Business confidence, Jul, (-9.0)
AU NAB Business conditions, Jul, (0.0)
JP Domestic CGPI, Jul, m/y%ch, (0.8/5.6)
JP Industrial production, Jun
CH CPI, July, y%ch, (7.1)
UK BRC retail sales monitor, Jul
UK RICS house price balance, Jul, %, (-88.0)
US Trade balance, Jun, $bn, (-59.8)
CA International merchandise trade, Jun, C$, (5.5)

Wednesday, 13 August 2008

AU MI Consumer sentiment, Aug, (79.0)
AU WPI, QII, q/y%ch 1.0/4.0 (0.9/4.1)
NZ Producer prices-input, QII, q%ch, (2.3)
NZ Producer prices-output, QII, q%ch, (1.8)
CH Retail sales, Jul, y%ch, (23.0)
EZ Industrial production, Jun, m/y%ch, (-1.9/0.6)
US Import price index, Jul, y%ch, (20.5)
US Business inventories, Jun, %, (0.3)
US Advanced retail sales, Jul

Thursday, 14 August 2008

AU MI Cons inflat expect, Aug, % (5.9)
AU MI Unemployment expectation, Aug
AU AWE, May, q/y%ch, 1.2/4.3 (1.1/4.8)
NZ Business PMI, Jul, Index, (45.7)
CH Industrial production, Jul, y%ch, (16.0)
EZ CPI, Jul, m/y%ch, (0.4/4.0), Core, y%ch, (1.8)
EZ GDP, QII, q/y%ch, (0.7/2.1)
GE GDP and CPI, QII
US initial jobless claims
US CPI, Jul, m/y%ch, (1.1/5.0)

Friday, 15 August 2008

AU CBA/HIA house afford, QII, (103.1)
NZ Retail sales, Jun, m%ch, -0.8
NZ Retail sales ex inflation, Jun, q%ch, 0.3
US Empire manufacturing, Aug, (-4.9)
US Net long-term TIC flows, Jun, $bn, (67.0)
US Total net TIC flows, Jun, $bn, (-2.5)
US Industrial production, Jul, %, (0.5)
US Capacity utilisation, Jul, %, (79.9)
US Uni of Michigan confidence, Aug, (61.2)
CA New motor vehicle sales, Jun, m%ch, (1.1)

Monday, 18 August 2008

NZ Performance of Services Index, Aug
EZ trade balance, Jun, $bn, (-1.5)
US NAHB housing market index, Aug, Index, (16.0)

Tuesday, 19 August 2008

AU Prelim BoP imports, Jul, m%ch, (-2.0)
AU RBA Board minutes, Aug
AU MI Wages quarterly report, QIII
NZ PPI & capital goods price index, QII
GE ZEW survey (eco sentt), Aug, m%ch, (-63.9)
US PPI, Jul, m/y%ch, (1.8/9.2)
US PPI ex food & energy, Jul, m/y%ch, (0.2/3.0)
US Housing starts, Jul, '000, (1,066)
US Building permits, Jul, '000, (1,091)
US NAHB housing market index, Aug, 16

Wednesday, 20 August 2008

AU Leading index, Jun, m%ch, (0.0)
AU DEWR skilled vacancy, Aug
CA Retail sales, Jun, m%ch, (0.4)

Thursday, 21 August 2008

AU New motor veh, Jul, m/y%ch (1.0/1.4)
AU RBA Bulletin
NZ Visitor arrivals, Jul, %m/m-12 (0.0)
NZ Electronic card transactions, Jul
US Philadelphia Fed. Aug, (-16.3)
US Leading indicators, Jul, %, (-0.1)
US initial jobless claims
CA CPI, Jul, m/y%ch, (0.7/3.1)
CA CPI core, Jul, m/y%ch, (0.1/1.5)

Friday, 22 August 2008

NZ Linked employer-employee data
UK GDP, QII, q/y%ch, (0.3/1.6)
UK Private consumption, QII, %, (1.3)
UK Govt spending, QII, %, (1.0)
UK Gross fixed capital formation, QII, %, (-1.6)
UK Exports/imports, QII, %, (0.0/-0.6)
UK Index of services (3mth/3mth), Jun, %, (0.4)
EZ Industrial new orders, Jun, m/y%ch, (-3.5/-4.4)
EZ Current account, $bn, (-7.3)

Monday, 25 August 2008

NZ Food prices, Jul, m%ch, (1.3)
US Existing home sales, Jul, $mn, (4.9)
US Existing home sales, Jul, m%ch, (-2.6)

Tuesday, 26 August 2008

NZ Trade balance, Jul, $mn, (-223.0)
NZ Imports/exports, Jul, $bn, (3.8/3.6)
NZ RBNZ 2yr inflation expectation, QIII
US Consumer confidence, Aug
US New home sales, Jul, '000, (530), m%ch, (-0.6)
US Existing home sales, Jul
US house price index, Jun, m%ch, (-0.3)
US House price purchase index, QII
US Case-Shiller house prices, Jun/QII

Wednesday, 27 August 2008

AU Construct work done, QII, %, 2.0 (2.3)
US Durable goods orders, Jul, %, (0.8)
US Durables ex transportation, Jul, (2.0)

Thursday, 28 August 2008

AU CAPEX, QII, q%ch, 4.0 (-1.8)
NZ NBNZ Business outlook survey, Aug
US GDP, QII
US initial jobless claims
US Personal consumption
CA Current account (BOP), QII, $bn, (5.6)

Friday, 29 August 2008

AU RBA private sector credit, Jul
AU HIA home sales, m%ch, (4.0)
NZ Building consents, Jul
US PCE Deflator/core, Jul
US Uni of Michigan confidence
CH Govt expenditure/revenue, Jul
CA Industrial price index, Jul
CA GDP, Jun

28 August 2008 - AEST 8.30am - USD ended European and US sessions only modestly firmer from the Asian close - Euro eased from levels around US$1.4775 in European trade to around US$1.4670 ending US trade near US$1.4730 - AUD fell from highs of US86.35c to US85.35c ending US trade near US85.85c - JPY weakened from 108.70 yen per US dollar to JPY109.90 ending at JPY109.50 - US share markets posted solid gains on Wednesday investors comforted by solid business spending data - The Dow Jones index rose by almost 90pts or 0.8pct - The Nasdaq lifted by 20pts or 0.9pct - Trading in Fannie Mae was halted and an announcement was made - US 10yr yields eased 1pt to 3.77pct while US 2yr yields fell by 4pts to 2.29pct - The September Nymex crude oil quote rose by US$1.88 or 1.6pct to US$118.15 - London Brent rose by US$1.59 to US$116.22 a barrel - base metal prices posted solid gains on the London Metal Exchange on Wednesday - The price of gold was also higher on Wednesday benefiting from a renewed investor push into commodities.

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