Monday, August 10, 2009

DIARY - Day ahead in the FX and debt markets


This diary is a summary of key events likely to affect trading in the Forex and debt markets. All times GMT. -------------------------------------------------------------- Top FX News: Top Fixed Income News: Top Macroeconomic News: European equities: U.S. equities: FX Quotes: Treasury yields: World bourses: For full slate of G7 economic data -------------------------------------------------------------- MONDAY, AUG. 10: 1400 - U.S. EMPLOYMENT TREND INDEX FOR JULY The Conference Board releases its employment trend index for July. In the previous month, the index read 88.4 2301 - BRITAIN BRC RETAIL FIGURES FOR JULY No forecasts available yet. Retail sales rose 1.4 percent year-on-year in June. 2301 - BRITAIN RICS HOUSE PRICE SURVEY FOR JULY The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' house price balance is expected to rise to -10.0 from -18.1. DEBT AUCTIONS: WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve holds 84-day TAF auction, 1400 GMT. Treasury Dept. announces weekly sale of 4-week bills, 1500 GMT; weekly sale of 3-, 6-month bills, 1700 GMT. ----------------------------------------------------------- TUESDAY AUG. 11: 0130 - NAB JULY BUSINESS CONDITIONS INDEX FOR AUSTRALIA No forecast available. NAB business conditions index rose 12 points to -2 in June, highest level in 9 months, and confidence index rose 6 points to 4. N/A - BANK OF JAPAN POLICY MEETING CONCLUDES The BOJ looks poised to keep its overnight call rate target at 0.1 percent and refrain from any new policy initiatives at its two-day rate review that ends on Aug. 11. BOJ Governor will hold a news conference after the announcement. N/A - JAPAN MONTHLY ECONOMIC REPORT Japanese Cabinet Office releases monthly economic report; Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano and Economics Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi hold news conferences after cabinet meeting. 0500 - JAPAN CONSUMER CONFIDENCE FOR JULY No forecast available. Consumer confidence index stood at 37.6 in June vs 35.7 in May. Diary index U.S. corporate calendar European corporate earnings calendar Economic events Keywords: DIARY MARKET/SNAPSHOT COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved.

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