2012.05.04 22:44:19 G7 Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

All dates are in GMT. Sunday, May 6, 2012 Exp Prev GMT 2350 JPN Apr Bank of Japan - Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes N/A GER German state election N/A FRA Sarkozy v Hollande in French presidential election run-off N/A ITA Italy: municipal elections Monday, May 7, 2012 Exp Prev GMT 1000 GER Mar Manufacturing orders Domestic Orders (Adjusted) -1.4% Foreign Orders (Adjusted) +1.7% Total Manufacturing Orders (Adjusted) Monthly, Del +0.3% Total Manufacturing Orders (Unadjusted) -4.5% 1230 CAN Mar Stocks of Canadian grain at March 31 1230 CAN Mar Building permits Build Permits +7.5% 1400 US Apr Employment Trends Index US Employment Trends Index (ETI) 107.28 US Employment Trends Index (ETI) MoM Change -0.18% 1900 US Mar Consumer Credit Monthly Net Change - Revised +8.5B +8.73B 2301 UK CBI SME Trends Survey reveals sharp rise in business sentiment 2301 UK Apr Shop Price Index 2301 UK Apr RICS UK Housing Market Survey House Prices -10 2315 US Richmond Fed Pres Lacker speaks on 'Technology, Unemployment and Workforce Development' in Greensboro, N.C. N/A FRA French presidential election result expected N/A ITA Italy: municipal elections N/A US World Bank - World Bank's Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) N/A US Americas Society/Council of the Americas - Annual Washington Conference on the Americas Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Exp Prev GMT 0200 JPN Apr Imported Vehicle Sales 1000 GER Mar Industrial Production Index Industrial Output (Adjusted) MoM -1.3% Industrial Output (Adjusted) YoY -1% Construction Output Pct Chg MoM -17.1% Industrial Output Pct Chg YoY +1.2% Manufacturing Output Pct Change MoM -0.4% 1130 US Apr NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism Small Business Optimism Index 92.5 1145 US May 5 ICSC-Goldman Sachs Chain Store Sales Index Chain Store Sales Index - WoW -0.3% Chain Store Sales Index - YoY +4.2% 1215 CAN Apr Housing Starts Housing Starts 205000 215600 Housing Starts (Change Pct) +5% 1230 EU European Central Bank - ECB President Mario Draghi speech in Frankfurt 1255 US May 5 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index MoM % Change -0.2% 12MonChgPct +3.2% 52WkChgPct +2.9% 1345 US Richmond Fed Pres Lacker holds roundtable discussion in Greensboro, N.C. 1400 US ISM Semiannual Report On Business & Economic Forecast 1400 US May IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index Economic Optimism Index 49.3 6-Month Economic Outlook 52.1 1400 US Mar Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey 1645 US Dallas Fed Pres Fisher speaks in Dallas. 2030 US May 4 API Weekly Statistical Bulletin Crude Stocks (Net Change) +2.04M Gasoline Stocks (Net Change) -3.9M Distillate Stocks (Net Change) -4.18M Refinery Runs 83.9% 2301 UK Apr BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor Same Store +1.3% Total +3.6% 2301 UK Apr REC & KPMG Report on Jobs 2350 JPN Apr International Reserves / Foreign Currency Foreign Reserves (US dollars) 1.29T Foreign Reserves (on-month change) -14.17B N/A US Americas Society/Council of the Americas - Annual Washington Conference on the Americas day two N/A US State of Indiana - Indiana presidential primary election N/A US State of North Carolina - North Carolina presidential primary election and vote on same-sex marriage amendment N/A US State of West Virginia - West Virginia presidential primary election N/A UK UK Prime Minister - Cameron to unveil plans for donations to charity during every visit to a cash machine Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Exp Prev GMT 0500 JPN Mar Indexes of Business Conditions - Preliminary Release Leading Indicators 90 88.9 Leading Indicators Net Chg in Pts +2.1 Coincident Index Net Chg in Pts +1 0600 GER Mar Manufacturing turnover 0600 GER Mar Foreign Trade 0645 FRA Mar Foreign trade 1100 US May 4 MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey Market Composite Index 698.2 Market Composite Index Cur Chg +0.1% Purchase Index (S.A.) 190.7 Purchase Index (S.A.) Cur Chg +2.9% Refinance Index 3687.7 Refinance Index Cur Chg -0.7% 1300 US Minneapolis Fed Pres Kocherlakota speaks on 'Toward a More Transparent Monetary Policy' in Minneapolis, Minn. 1400 US Mar Monthly Wholesale Trade Inventories +0.6% +0.9% 1430 US May 4 EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report Crude Oil Stocks 375.86M Crude Oil Stocks (Net Change) +2.84M Gasoline Stocks 209.72M Gasoline Stocks (Net Change) -2.01M Distillate Stocks 124.02M Distillate Stocks (Net Change) -1.9M Refinery Usage 86% Total Products Supplied 18.54M Total Products Supplied (Net Change) -0.21M 1445 US Cleveland Fed Pres Pianalto speaks on 'Leadership' in Lexington, Kentucky. 1600 US Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia - Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser speech at community development conference 2350 JPN Apr Provisional Trade Statistics for 1st 20 days of Month 2350 JPN Apr Bank Lending Bank Lending (on year) +0.9% 2350 JPN Mar Balance of Payments Current Account Balance (value in yen) 1.4T +1.7T Current Account Balance (on-year change) -30.7% Goods and Services Balance (value in yen) -28.3B Trade Balance (value in yen) 102.1B Trade Balance (on-year change) -85.8% 2350 JPN Apr International Transactions in Securities Japanese Net Buyers/Sellers Foreign Bonds (yen) 933.1B Japanese Net Buyers/Sellers Foreign Stock (yen) -465.8B Foreigners Net Buyers/Sellers Japanese Bonds (yen) -1816.9T Foreigners Net Buyers/Sellers Japanese Stock (yen) 309.7B N/A UK May Bank of England - Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee meeting N/A UK House of Lords - Queen's Speech at State Opening of Parliament shows 'squeeze' on coalition agenda Thursday, May 10, 2012 Exp Prev GMT 0430 JPN Apr Corporate Insolvencies On Year -0.1% 0500 JPN Apr Economy Watchers Survey 0645 FRA Mar Industrial production index Industrial Production +0.3% 0800 ITA Mar Industrial Production (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires May 04, 2012 16:44 ET (20:44 GMT)