Economic Calendar Summary 9/1 - 9/5

Monday, Sep 1, 2008 GMT Ccy Events Consensus Previous 0:30 AUD TD Securities Inflation (MoM) (AUG) -- 0.4% 0:30 AUD TD Securities Inflation (YoY) (AUG) -- 4.6% 1:30 AUD Current Account Balance (Australian dollar) (2Q) -11.650B -19.492B 1:30 AUD Company Operating Profit (QoQ) (2Q) 2.3% 2.2% 1:30 AUD Inventories (2Q) 0.6% 0.9% 1:30 JPY Labor Cash Earnings (YoY) (JUL) 0.3% -0.6% 5:00 JPY Vehicle Sales (YoY) (AUG) -- 5.4% 6:30 AUD Reserve Bank of Australia Commodity Index SDR (YoY) (AUG) -- 41.1% 7:30 CHF SVME-Purchasing Managers Index (AUG) 53.2 54.1 7:45 EUR Italian Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing (AUG) 46.3 45.3 7:50 EUR French Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing (AUG F) 45.1 45.1 7:55 EUR German Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing (AUG F) 49.9 49.9 8:00 EUR Euro-Zone Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing (AUG F) 47.5 47.5 8:00 EUR Italian Large Company Employment n.s.a. (YoY) (JUN) -- -0.1% 8:30 GBP Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing (AUG) 44.1 44.3 8:30 GBP M4 Money Supply (MoM) (JUL F) -- 0.9% 8:30 GBP M4 Money Supply (YoY) (JUL F) -- 11.2% 8:30 GBP M4 Sterling Lending (Pounds) (JUL F) -- 14.3 8:30 GBP Net Consumer Credit (Pounds) (JUL) 0.8B 0.9B 8:30 GBP Net Lending Sec. on Dwellings (Pounds) (JUL) 3.1B 3.1B 8:30 GBP Mortgage Approvals (JUL) 36K 36K 9:00 EUR Italian Hourly Wages (MoM) (JUL) 0.2% 0.3% 9:00 EUR Italian Hourly Wages (YoY) (JUL) 3.7% 3.6% 13:30 USD Fed's Kroszner Speaks in Buenos Aires on the Financial System -- -- 16:00 EUR Italian New Car Registrations (YoY) (AUG) -10.9% 17:00 EUR Italian Budget Balance (euros) (AUG) -- 2.2B 17:00 EUR Italian Budget Balance (euros) (YTD) (AUG) -- -21.1B 18:45 USD Fed's Hoenig Speaks in Argentina on Financial Turmoil -- -- 23:50 JPY Monetary Base (YoY) (AUG) -- -0.7% Tuesday, Sep 2, 2008 GMT Ccy Events Consensus Previous 1:00 JPY Bank of Japan Governor Shirakawa to Speak in Nagoya -- -- 1:30 AUD Building Approvals (MoM) (JUL) 0.5% -0.7% 1:30 AUD Building Approvals (YoY) (JUL) -6.4% -7.8% 4:30 AUD Reserve Bank of Australia Rate Decision 7.00% 7.25% 5:45 CHF Consumer Price Index (MoM) (AUG) -0.1% -0.4% 5:45 CHF Consumer Price Index (YoY) (AUG) 3.1% 3.1% 5:45 CHF Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) (2Q) 0.2% 0.3% 5:45 CHF Gross Domestic Product (YoY) (2Q) 2.4% 3.0% 8:30 GBP Purchasing Manager Index Construction (AUG) 36.0 36.7 9:00 EUR Euro-Zone Producer Price Index (MoM) (JUL) 1.3% 0.9% 9:00 EUR Euro-Zone Producer Price Index (YoY) (JUL) 9.1% 8.0% 14:00 USD ISM Manufacturing (AUG) 49.7 50.0 14:00 USD ISM Prices Paid (AUG) 82.5 88.5 14:00 USD Construction Spending (MoM) (JUL) -0.5% -0.4% 21:00 USD ABC Consumer Confidence (AUG 31) -49 -50 23:01 GBP Nationwide Consumer Confidence (AUG) 49 51 23:30 AUD AiG Performance of Service Index (AUG) -- 42.8 Wednesday, Sep 3, 2008 GMT Ccy Events Consensus Previous -- USD Domestic Vehicle Sales (AUG) 9.4M 9.1M -- USD Total Vehicle Sales (AUG) 13.0M 12.5M 01:30 AUD Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) (2Q) 0.40% 0.60% 01:30 AUD Gross Domestic Product (YoY) (2Q) 2.90% 3.60% 03:00 NZD ANZ Commodity Price (AUG) -- 1.80% 07:30 EUR Italian Business Confidence (AUG) 84 83.5 07:45 EUR Italian Purchasing Manager Index Services (AUG) 46.5 45.6 07:50 EUR French Purchasing Manager Index Services (AUG F) 48.5 48.5 07:55 EUR German Purchasing Manager Index Services (AUG F) 50.6 50.6 08:00 EUR Euro-Zone Purchasing Manager Index Services (AUG F) 48.2 48.2 08:00 EUR Euro-Zone Purchasing Manager Index Composite (AUG F) 48 48 08:30 GBP Purchasing Manager Index Services (AUG) 47 47.4 08:30 GBP Official Reserves (Changes) (AUG) -- -$60M 09:00 EUR Euro-Zone Retail Sales (MoM) (JUL) -0.10% -0.60% 09:00 EUR Euro-Zone Retail Sales (YoY) (JUL) -2.10% -3.10% 09:00 EUR Euro-Zone Gross Domestic Product s.a. (QoQ) (2Q P) -0.20% -0.20% 09:00 EUR Euro-Zone Gross Domestic Product s.a. (YoY) (2Q P) 1.50% 1.50% 09:00 EUR Euro-Zone Gross Fixed Capital Formation (QoQ) (2Q P) -0.60% 1.60% 09:00 EUR Euro-Zone Household Consumption (QoQ) (2Q P) -0.10% 0.20% 09:00 EUR Euro-Zone Government Expenditure (QoQ) (2Q P) 0.40% 0.40% 09:30 GBP BRC Shop Price Index (AUG) -- -- 11:00 USD MBA Mortgage Applications (AUG 29) -- 0.50% 11:30 USD Challenger Job Cuts (YoY) (AUG) -- 140.80% 13:00 CAD Bank of Canada Rate Decision 3.00% 3.00% 14:00 USD Factory Orders (JUL) 1.00% 1.70% 16:30 USD Boston Fed's Rosengren Speaks in Manchester New Hampshire -- -- 18:00 USD Fed's Beige Book -- -- 23:50 JPY Foreign Buying Japan Stocks (Yen) (AUG 29) -- -214.5B 23:50 JPY Foreign Buying Japan Bonds (Yen) (AUG 29) -- 557.9B 23:50 JPY Japan Buying Foreign Stocks (Yen) (AUG 29) -- -82.8B 23:50 JPY Japan Buying Foreign Bonds (Yen) (AUG 29) -- -1.4196B Thursday, Sep 4, 2008 GMT Ccy Events Consensus Previous -- USD ICSC Chain Store Sales (YoY) (AUG) -- 2.6% 1:30 AUD Trade Balance (Australian dollar) (JUL) 50M 411M 6:45 EUR French ILO Unemployment Rate (2Q) -- 7.5% 6:45 EUR French ILO Mainland Unemployment Rate (2Q) 7.2% 7.2% 6:45 EUR French Mainland Unemployment Change (2Q) -50K -77K 7:30 EUR Italian Retailers' Confidence General (AUG) -- 98.4 7:30 EUR Italian Services Survey (AUG) -- -8 10:00 EUR German Factory Orders s.a. (MoM) (JUL) 0.0% -2.9% 10:00 EUR German Factory Orders n.s.a. (YoY) (JUL) -3.4% -6.1% 11:00 GBP Bank of England Rate Decision 5.00% 5.00% 11:45 EUR European Central Bank Rate Decision 4.25% 4.25% 12:15 USD ADP Employment Change (AUG) -20K 9K 12:30 EUR ECB President Trichet Holds Press Conference -- -- 12:30 USD Nonfarm Productivity (2Q F) 3.0% 2.2% 12:30 USD Unit Labor Costs (2Q F) 0.6% 1.3% 12:30 USD Initial Jobless Claims (AUG 30) 430K 425K 12:30 USD Continuing Claims (AUG 23) -- 3423K 14:00 USD ISM Non-Manufacturing Composite (AUG) 49.5 49.5 17:40 USD Fed's Fisher Speaks in Houston on U.S. Economic Challenges -- -- 18:30 USD Fed's Yellen Speaks in Salt Lake City on U.S. Economy -- -- 23:30 AUD AiG Performance of Construction Index (AUG) -- 41.6 23:50 JPY Capital Spending (2Q) 0.2% -4.9% 23:50 JPY Capital Spending excl Software (2Q) -1.0% -5.3% Friday, Sep 5, 2008 GMT Ccy Events Consensus Previous 6:30 AUD Foreign Reserves (Australian dollars) (AUG) -- 37.4B 6:45 EUR French Central Government Balance (euros) (JUL) -- -32.8B 8:00 EUR Italian Trade Balance (Total) (euros) (JUN) -- -59.0M 8:00 EUR Italian Trade Balance EU (euros) (JUN) -- 1713.0M 10:00 EUR German Industrial Production s.a. (MoM) (JUL) -0.3% 0.2% 10:00 EUR German Industrial Production n.s.a. and w.d.a. (YoY) (JUL) 0.9% 1.7% 11:00 CAD Net Change in Employment (AUG) 5.0K -55.2K 11:00 CAD Unemployment Rate (AUG) 6.2% 6.1% 12:30 USD Change in Nonfarm Payrolls (AUG) -71K -51K 12:30 USD Unemployment Rate (AUG) 5.7% 5.7% 12:30 USD Change in Manufacturing Payrolls (AUG) -33K -35K 12:30 USD Average Hourly Earnings (MoM) (AUG) 0.3% 0.3% 12:30 USD Average Hourly Earnings (YoY) (AUG) 3.4% 3.4% 12:30 USD Average Weekly Hours (AUG) 33.6 33.6 14:00 CAD Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (AUG) 62.0 65.5 19:55 USD Fed's Yellen Speaks in Los Angeles on U.S. Economy -- --