2012.08.20 21:55:57 Canadian Dollar Grinds Slightly Higher in Quiet Trade

US Foreign Agency Holdings 693.03B
Foreign Treasury Holdings 2.86T
2350 JPN Jul Corporate Service Price Index

Friday, August 24, 2012 Exp Prev
GMT
0830 UK Q2 Business investment provisional results
Business Investment QoQ First
Estimate +3.8%
Business Investment QoQ Second
Estimate +1.9%
Business Investment YoY First
Estimate +14.2%
Business Investment QoQ Second
Estimate +14.8%
0830 UK Jun UK monthly service sector figures
0830 UK Q2 GDP 2nd estimate
GDP Revised Quarterly -0.5% -0.7%
GDP Revised Yearly -0.6% -0.8%
1230 US Jul Advance Report on Durable Goods
Total Orders +3% +1.6%
Orders, Ex-Defense -0.7%
Orders, Ex-Transportation -1.1%
1800 CAN Bank of Canada Weekly Financial Statistics
N/A JPN Aug Monthly Economic Report
N/A JPN Bank of Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa
speech in Osaka
N/A GER German Chancellor - German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras

Saturday, August 25, 2012 Exp Prev
GMT
N/A FRA Elysee Palace - French President Francois Hollande meets
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras

Sunday, August 26, 2012 Exp Prev
GMT
2301 UK Aug Hometrack Monthly National House Prices Survey

Monday, August 27, 2012 Exp Prev
GMT
0600 JPN Jun Revised Machine Tool Orders
On Year -15.5%
0800 GER Aug Ifo Business Climate Index
Business Expectations Index 95.6
Business Sentiment Index 103.3
Current Conditions Index 111.6
Business Climate Index
Direction +2
1000 FRA Q2 OECD Quarterly National Accounts: GDP growth
1230 US Jul Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index
Manufacturing Index (MoM) +1.1%
Manufacturing Index (YoY) +11%
Auto Output Index (MoM) +0.7%
Auto Output Index (YoY) +21.9%
Machinery Output Index (MoM) +2.9%
Machinery Output Index (YoY) +12.2%
Resource Output Index (MoM) +0.5%
Resource Output Index (YoY) +2.1%
Steel Output Index (MoM) +0.4%
Steel Output Index (YoY) +11%
1430 US Aug Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Business Activity Index -13.2
Manufacturing Production Index 12
1600 FRA Jul Claimant count and job advertisements collected by Pole
emploi
Unemployed 2.95M
Unemployed Monthly % Chg +0.8%
2301 UK CBI Service Sector Survey
N/A UK UK Bank Holiday (not Scotland) - Summer Bank Holiday
N/A US Republican National Convention Committee on Arrangements -
Republican National Convention

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Exp Prev
GMT
0600 GER Jul Foreign trade price indices
0610 GER Sep GfK consumer climate survey
Consumer Confidence 5.9
0645 FRA Jul Industrial investment survey
0645 FRA Q2 New home sales
0645 FRA Jul Housing starts
0800 EU Jul Monetary developments in the euro area (M3)
M3 +3.2%
M3 (3-Month Average) +3%
Private Sector Loans -0.2%
1145 US ICSC-Goldman Sachs Chain Store Sales Index
1230 CAN Q2 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises
1255 US Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index
1300 US Jun S&P / Case-Shiller Home Price Index
SP Composite-10 MoM +2.2%
SP Composite-10 YoY -1%
SP Composite-20 MoM +2.2%
SP Composite-20 -0.7%
National QoQ -2%
National YoY -1.9%
1400 US Aug Richmond Fed Business Activity Survey
Manufacturing Index -17
Retail Revenues Index -18
Services Revenue Index -11
Shipments Index -23
1400 US Aug Consumer Confidence Index
Consumer Confidence Index 65.9
Expectation Index 79.1
Present Situation Index 46.2
2030 US API Weekly Statistical Bulletin
N/A US Republican National Convention Committee on Arrangements -
Republican National Convention day two


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August 20, 2012 16:05 ET (20:05 GMT)