BIG event 11/05/09 - 15/05/09

Mon 11 May
GMT
2330
USD Bernanke speaks on Stress Tests at Jekyll Island, Georgia

What this guys comment on the Stress test is going to affect the market... Likely he will say some positive information, and further increase the risk sentiment on the decline of USD and

Tue 12 May
GMT Expected Previous
0600
EUR German Consumer Price index(MOM) 0.0% -0.1%
EUR German Consumer Price index(YOY) 0.7% 0.5
EUR German Consumer Price index- EU 0.0% -0.1%
Harmonised (MOM)

0600
EUR German Consumer Price index- EU 0.0% -0.1%
Harmonised (YOY)

0830
GBP Visible Trade Balance -£7200 -£7315
GBP Total Trade Balance -£3000 -£3248
GBP Total Trade Balance Non EU -£4200 -£3964

1230 USD Trade Balance -$29.2B -$26.0B

2350 JYP Trade Balance - BOP Basis ¥137.1B ¥202.1B

Wed 13 May
GMT Expected Previous
0830
GBP Claimant Count Rate 4.7% 4.5%
GBP Jobless Claims Changes 85K 73.7K
GBP ILO Unemployment Rate 6.9% 6.7%

1230
USD Advance Retail Sales 0.0% -1.2%
USD Retail Sales less auto 0.0% -1.0%

Thurs 14 May
GMT Expected Previous
1230 USD Producer Price index(MoM) 0.1% -1.2%
USD Producer Price index(YoY) -3.9% -3.5%
USD Producer Price index EX Food & 0.1% 0.0%
Energy (MoM)
USD Producer Price index EX Food & 3.4% 3.8%
Energy (YoY)
USD initial Jobless Claims 601k
USD Continuing Claims 6351k

2245
NZD Retail Sales 0.2%
NZD Retail Sales Ex-Auto -0.1%

Friday 15 May
GMT Expected Previous
0600
EUR German Gross Domestic Product s.a (QoQ)(1QP) -3.0% -2.1%
EUR German Gross Domestic Product w.d.a (YoY)(1QP) -6.0% -1.7%
EUR German Gross Domestic Product n.s.a (YoY)(1QP) -6.2% -1.6%

0900
EUR Euro-Zone Gross Dosmestic Product s.a (QoQ)(1QA) -2.1% -1.6%
EUR Euro-Zone Gross Dosmestic Product s.a (YoY)(1QA) -4.1% -1.5%
EUR Euro-Zone Consumer Price Index (MoM) 0.4% 0.4%
EUR Euro-Zone Consumer Price Index (YoY) 0.6% 0.6%
EUR Euro-Zone Consumer Price Index-core (YoY) 1.6% 1.5%

1230
USD Consumer Price Index (MoM) 0.0% -0.1%
USD Consumer Price Index (YoY) -0.6% -0.4%
USD Consumer Price Index Ex food & energy(YoY) 0.1% 0.2%
USD Consumer Price Index Ex food & energy(YoY) 1.8% 1.8%