Bernanke's press conference highlights busy economic week

Economic Reports and Events This Week

U.S. Domestic: Eastern Time Zone (GMT -5:00) (New York, Toronto)

Apr 25 10:00 AM New Home Sales Mar

Apr 26 9:00 AM Case-Shiller 20-city Index Feb
Apr 26 10:00 AM Consumer Confidence Apr

Apr 27 7:00 AM MBA Mortgage Index 04/22
Apr 27 8:30 AM Durable Orders Mar
Apr 27 8:30 AM Durable Orders -ex Transportation Mar
Apr 27 10:30 AM Crude Inventories 04/23

Apr 27 2:15 PM Fed Chief Ben Bernanke press conf./FOMC Rate Decision Apr

Apr 28 8:30 AM GDP-Adv. Q1
Apr 28 8:30 AM GDP Deflator Q1
Apr 28 8:30 AM Initial Claims 04/23
Apr 28 8:30 AM Continuing Claims 04/16
Apr 28 10:00 AM Pending Home Sales Mar

Apr 29 8:30 AM Personal Income Mar
Apr 29 8:30 AM Personal Spending Mar
Apr 29 8:30 AM PCE Prices - Core Mar
Apr 29 8:30 AM Employment Cost Index Q1
Apr 29 9:45 AM Chicago PMI Apr
Apr 29 9:55 AM Michigan Sentiment - Final Apr

International: Eastern Time Zone (GMT -4:00) (New York, Toronto)

Apr 24 20:00 AUD Conference Board Leading Index (FEB)

Apr 25 10:00 USD New Home Sales (MAR)
Apr 25 22:00 CNY Industrial Profits YTD (MAR)

Apr 26 02:00 CHF Trade Balance (MAR)
Apr 26 02:00 CHF UBS Consumption Indicator (MAR)
Apr 26 06:00 GBP CBI Business Optimism (APR)
Apr 26 10:00 USD Consumer Confidence (APR)***
Apr 26 19:50 JPY Retail Trade (MAR)
Apr 26 19:50 JPY Large Retailers' Sales (MAR)
Apr 26 21:00 NZD NBNZ Activity Outlook (APR)
Apr 26 21:00 NZD NBNZ Business Confidence (APR)
Apr 26 21:30 AUD Consumer Prices Index (1Q)***
Apr 26 21:30 AUD Consumer Prices Index RBA Trimmed Mean (1Q)
Apr 26 21:30 AUD Consumer Prices Index RBA Weighted Median (1Q)

Apr 27 EUR German Consumer Price Index (APR P)***
Apr 27 EUR German Consumer Price Index - EU Harmonized (APR P)***
Apr 27 GBP Nationwide House Prices n.s.a. (APR)
Apr 27 02:00 EUR German GfK Consumer Confidence Survey (MAY)
Apr 27 04:30 GBP Gross Domestic Product (1Q A)***
Apr 27 04:30 GBP BBA Loans for House Purchase (MAR)
Apr 27 05:00 EUR Euro-Zone Industrial New Orders s.a. (FEB)
Apr 27 08:30 USD Durable Goods Orders (MAR)
Apr 27 08:30 USD Durables Ex Transportation (MAR)
Apr 27 12:30 USD Federal Open Market Committee Rate Decision (APR 27)***
Apr 27 14:15 USD Fed's Bernanke Speaks at Fed Press Conference***
Apr 27 17:00 NZD Reserve Bank of New Zealand Rate Decision (APR 28)***
Apr 27 19:01 GBP GfK Consumer Confidence Survey (APR)
Apr 27 19:15 JPY Nomura/JMMA Manufacturing Purchasing Manager Index (APR)
Apr 27 19:30 JPY Household Spending (MAR)
Apr 27 19:30 JPY Jobless Rate (MAR)
Apr 27 19:30 JPY National Consumer Price Index (MAR)
Apr 27 19:30 JPY National Consumer Price Index Ex-Fresh Food (MAR)
Apr 27 19:30 JPY National Consumer Price Index Ex Food, Energy (MAR)
Apr 27 19:50 JPY Industrial Production (MAR P)
Apr 27 21:30 AUD Private Sector Credit (MAR)

Apr 28 JPY BOJ Target Rate (APR 28)***
Apr 28 01:00 JPY Housing Starts (MAR)
Apr 28 01:00 JPY Annualized Housing Starts (MAR)
Apr 28 03:55 EUR German Unemployment Change (APR)***
Apr 28 03:55 EUR German Unemployment Rate s.a. (APR)
Apr 28 08:30 USD Gross Domestic Product (Annualized) (1Q A)***
Apr 28 08:30 USD Gross Domestic Product Price Index (1Q A)***
Apr 28 08:30 USD Core Personal Consumption Expenditure (1Q A)
Apr 28 08:30 USD Personal Consumption (1Q A)
Apr 28 10:00 USD Pending Home Sales (MAR)
Apr 28 18:45 NZD Trade Balance (MAR)
Apr 28 18:45 NZD Balance (YTD) (MAR)

Apr 29 05:00 EUR Euro-Zone Consumer Price Index Estimate (APR)
Apr 29 05:00 EUR Euro-Zone Business Climate Indicator (APR)
Apr 29 05:00 EUR Euro-Zone Consumer Confidence (APR F)
Apr 29 05:00 EUR Euro-Zone Unemployment Rate (MAR)
Apr 29 05:30 CHF KOF Swiss Leading Indicator (APR)
Apr 29 08:30 CAD Gross Domestic Product (FEB)***
Apr 29 08:30 USD Personal Consumption Expenditure Core (MAR)
Apr 29 08:30 USD Personal Spending (MAR)
Apr 29 08:30 USD Personal Income (MAR)
Apr 29 09:55 USD U. of Michigan Confidence (APR F)***

*** Highly influential

Notice: The Bastiat Group, Inc. has attempted to verify the information contained in this calendar, however, any aspect of such info may change without notice. Foreign economic reports included in this list are only those deemed "medium to high impact".

Key Earnings Announcements This Week:

Monday, Apr. 25, 2011
FCCY, AAN, ABBC, ACUR, ATRM, ADC, AAI, AFOP, AGNC, ANAT, AMP, AP, ANAD, ACGL, ABFS, AEC, ASTE, AWRE, BHO, BXS, BMRC, BCAR, BHB, BCSB, BEAV, BEC, BNCL, BFLY, BKBK, BFSB, BLDR, CFFI, CCC, CAC, CBKN, CCBG, CASB, CTIC, CITZ, CYOU, CHRM, CHTP, CHE, CAAS, CRTP, CSR, CQB, CLFD, CSBK, CFX, CPBC, CTGX, CBE, CXS, CMLS, CYBE, CYBI, DEAR, DEL, DMRC, DXYN, DNBF, DORM, DX, EGBN, EML, ECBE, EDUC, EFII, ELX, ENWV, EBF, ETRM, EBTC, EPIC, ESRX, FBSS, FCH, FBNC, FCAP, FCNCA, FCBC, FDEF, FFNW, FIBK, FSFG, FSGI, FSLR, FBMI, FNB, GIGM, GKK, GRNB, GSLA, GLF, HMA, HSTM, HWAY, HTLF, HL, HLX, HMNF, HOME, HFBL, HRZ, HGSI, HURN, ISSC, INSU, ININ, IBI, ITMN, ITIC, JJSF, JCI, JOUT, KSP, KMB, KND, LAB, LDSH, LKFN, LAZ, LBIX, LNBB, LPLA, MCBC, MFNC, MSFG, MAJC, HZO, MAS, MATW, MPEL, EBSB, MPB, MBRG, MSPD, NARA, NTSC, NBTB, NEOP, NFLX, NBIX, NFBK, NRIM, NWBI, OSHC, OPY, OXPS, ORIT, OMI, PCBC, PPBI, PTSI, PKBK. PATK. PTIX, ANTP, PHH, PNS, PCL, PLXT, BPOP, PRAA, PPD, PLPC, PRGX, PDEX, PBNY, PBIP, PVFC, RPC, RSH, RSYS, RGA, RCII, ROCM, RBNF, SANM, SBCF, SGEN, SLTC, SRLS, SGOC, SHBI, SIFI, BSRR, SOHU, SONO, SONA, SGB, SFG, STRZ, RGR, SNBC, SBBX, SWFT, TO, THRD, TIBB, TSBK, TLGD, TR, TRU, TOFC, TRNS, TUES, UCTT, UBSH, UIS, UBCP, UBSI, UCBA, USTR, UVSP VECO, VLTR, VSEC, WRB, WASH, WCN, WPP, WCBO, WAL, WL, WIBC, WWD, WPCS, WSB, YAVY, ZANE, ZIOP, ZRAN

Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2011
FUBC, MMM, AKR, ACW, APKT, ACPW, BIRT, ADVS, AMG, AGCO, AKS, Y, AHGP, ARLP, AOSL, ALTR, AIMC, AMZN, ACO, AMED, ACC, AMNB, AXE, ARB, ACI, AJG, ASH, AN, AVX, BGS, TBBK, BBSI, BDX, BHLB,BOKF, BPFH, BRCM, BKI, BWLD, CBT, CAP, CPLA, CSL, CRS, CAVO, CBG, CBZ, CGI, CE, CNC, CRDN, CBI, CCCL, CNR, CZNC, CHCO, COH, KO, CBAN, CVGI, CBU, CTB, CVTI, CRFN, CTS, CMI, DNBK, DDIC, DFG, DAL, DV, DWA, EWBC, ECL, EHTH, WIRE, ENTR, FBP, FMER, FBC, FFIC, FTI, F, FORM, GGP, GNMK, GSBC, GPI, HGIC, HTS, HA, HSII, HSY, HTZ, HMN, HSP, HHGP, HTCH, IACI, IBKC, IIVI, ITW, ILMN, IMN, INCB, IRBT, JEC, JAKK, JDAS, JLL, KEYN, KCI, KNOL, LARK, LCAV, LII, LXK, LRY, LIFE, LECO, LMT, LO, MNI, MHP, MRCY, MUSA, MSL, MIPS, MLI, NBR, NLC, ODP, OVBC, OSIS, PNRA, PGC, PVR, PNR, PEBO, PPDI, PCH, PVTB, QEP, KWR, STR, QCOR, RPT, RRC, RYN, RLOC, FRZ, RNR, RFMD, RKT, RCKY, ROP, R, STBA, SGMO, SBX, SFN, SHOR, SIAL, SBNY, SIMG, SSCC, SCKT, SAH, SPAR, SWK, STLY, STL, SFSF, SXL, SMCI, SNV, SKT, TCLP, TFX, TLAB, TKR, TMP, TMK, TSS, CLUB, TRH, TRMK, ULTI, UA, UPS, X, UTL, UHS, ULGX, LCC, USNA, VLO, VDSI, VICR, VIST, VSI, VOCS, GRA, WTI, WDR, WAT, WBSN, WSBC, WU, WAB, WMS, WATG, ZIXI

Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2011
ABD, ADEP, AEA, AFFX, AFL, AKAM, ALR, ATI, ALLB, ALL, EPAX, ASGR, ARII, ABCB, ANEN, ARRS, ARW, ABG, AIZ, AVB, AVY, ACLS, BIDU, BHI, BFIN, BANR, BDC, BLC, BA, BOLT, BDN, EAT, BRKL, COG, CDNS, CETV, CPF, CEVA, CINF, CIT, CTXS, COLB, CPBK, CYH, CMP, COP, GLW, OFC, CSGP, CCI, CFR, CYTK, DAN, DEST, DDR, DBD, DCOM, DPS, DTE, DUF, DNB, DYAX, DRCO, EBAY, EDAC, EDMC, ECPG, EGN, ENR, EFX, EQIX, EQR, ETH, EEFT, EVBN, RE, EXC, EXR, DAVE, FBCM, BUSE, FFBC, FR, FMBI, FPTB, FSBK, FISV, FLEX, FLS, FTNT, GD, GBCI, GGG, GTI, GSIC, HGR, HES, HRC, HBCP, HUVL, ICON, IDIX, INSP, IPHI, ISSI, IDCC, IFSIA, ICO, ISH, ISIL, SNAK, IVZ, IPCM, IRWD, ITC, ITRI, JAH, KAI, KALU, KCLI, KEX, KONA, XPRT, LCRY, TVL, LNC, LAD, LIZ, LOGM, LOOP, LSI, LZ, LL, MX, MANT, MPX, MKTX, MSO, MHH, MTSN, MBFI, MWV, MDCO, MLNX, MDP, MERU, MBLX, NOIZ, MRH, MCO, MORN, NSPH, NOV, NCI, NBTF, NKTR, EDU, NEWP, NSC, NOC, NWE, NVLS, NS, NTRI, ORLY, OII, OIS, ODFL, TIS, OSTK, OC, OI, PAR, PMTC, PKE, PH, PCTI, PDLI, PEGA, PEI, PFCB, PX, PNBC, PZN, QGEN, RA, REGN, RGS, RNOW, ROK, ROC, ROL, RES, RYL, SFE, SATC, SVVS, SCG, SCIL, SEE, SEIC, SIGI, SCI, SMED, SFLY, SLAB, SJW, SKX, SLG, SPNC, SBUX, STNR, SRCL, SUPG, SUPR, SPN, SRDX, SUSQ, SYA, TLCR, TDY, TER, TESS, TPL, JNY, SO, TMO, TOBC, TRAD, TCBK, TRN, TQNT, TBI, TUP, UMBF, USLM, USAP, VLY, VAR, VIMC, WPI, WCAA, WLP, WHR, WLL, WEX, WUHN, WYN, XLNX

Thursday, Apr. 28, 2011
TDSC, ATX, ABAX, ACIW, ADLR, ANX, AEGR, AET, AGEN, ALSK, ALGT, AIQ, AFAM, ASPS, DOX, ADPI, AM, ARGN, ABC, AME, AMKR, ACOM, ANNB, APA, AMCC, ARBA, ART, AHL, AACC, ATHN, AVEO, AVT, AXS, BLL, BYI, BARI, BELFA, BMS, BHE, BRY, BBND, BWA, EPAY, BBNK, BGG, CELL, BCO, BMY, BVSN, BRKR, BC, BMTC, BG, CAB, CCMP, CLMS, CAMP, CALX, ELY, CPT, CAM, CRR, CAH, CATM, CRI, CAVM, CBL, CDI, CRA, CELG, CNBC, CLFC, CERN, CERS, CHG, CTHR, CBAK, CHNR, CHH, CRUS, CRBC, CKSW, CLF, CME, CMS, CCE, CSTR, CL, CLP, COLM, SCOR, CNMD, CNX, CTCT, CRAI, CROX, CRY, CRIS, CW, DWCH, DECK, DLA, DLX, XRAY, DSX, DHX, DLR, DRIV, DISCA, DLLR, D, DDE, DVD, DOW, DPL, DRC, DSPG, DRE, BOOM, ELNK, EMN, EK, EFUT, RDEN, EME, EDE, EEQ, ENDP, EXXI, EFSC, EPIQ, EQT, EVR, EXPE, EXTR, XOM, FALC, FDML, FSS, FII, FOE, FNF, FISI, FAF, FCAL, FFCH, FRME, FPO, FSCI, FVE, FNBN, FORR, FXCB, BEN, FURX, GPRO, GWR, GERN, GFIG, GRT, GNC, GOLF, GRC, GRM, GB, GDOT, GMCR, GPRE, GIFI, HAR, HLIT, HPOL, HSC, HHS, HBIO, HLS, HS, HP, HERO, HTBK, HEOP, HITT, HEP, HFBC, HST, HGT, IKAN, IMGN,INFN, IM, INOD, IART, INAP, IP, INPH, IPG, IVC, ISBC, IRM, SFI, JMP, JBSS, KBR, KBW, KMT, KEG, KTEC, KLAC, KOPN, LANC, LAWS, LEGC, LEG, LMAT, LPS, LBY, LPTH, LINE, LKQX, LYTS, MHO, CLI, MTW, MTRN, MXL, MXWL, MJN, MHS, WFR, MBVT, MTH, MEA, MCRS, MSCC, MSFT, MOFG, MSA, MTX, MNRK, MGI, MPWR, MWW, MOSY, MMI, MSI, NANO, NAFC, NATI, BABY, NLS, NCR, NTGR, NTCT, N, NEI, NURO, NR, NIHD, NOAH, NBL, NST, NMRX, NUTR, OXY, OCLR, OMX, ORI, OLN, OCR, ASGN, OPWV, OSK, PACR, PMTI, PSTB, PTEN, PDFS, PEB, PAG, PEP, PNK, PLBC, PMCS, PRM, PG, PROV, PFS, PHM, QLIK, QDEL, RADS, RDWR, RTN, O, RGC, RS, FRBK, RSG, RMD, REV, RIMG, RCL, RTIX, SWY, SAIA, SBAC, SCBT, SIMO, SSD, SWKS, SOMH, SOFO, SWN, SPAN, CODE, S, SPSC, STMP, SPF, SR, SXI, SRT, HOT, STEL, STC, STRA, SSBI, SUI, SPRT, SURW, XRS, TAL, TAYC, TSYS, TNAV, TSRA, THRX, TWC, TWI, TORM, TRS, TRMB, TRLG, TYC, TYL, UFI, UCBI, UTHR, UAM, UTMD, VCI, VSEA, WOOF, VRSN, VPFG, VPHM, VPRT, VC, WBNK, WBCO, WRE, WM, WSTG, WTBA, WMAR, WST, WFD, WRLD, WSFS, XEL, ZMH, ZOLL

Friday, Apr. 29, 2011
ALE, AXL, AGP, AON, AIV, BOCH, B, BBGI, BDGE, BEXP, CPN, CSE, CAT, CVCO, CVM, GTLS, CVX, SUR, COBR, CCBD, CTBC, CVH, DHIL, DSCO, DHI, EBTX, ETR, FBMS, THFF, FLIR, HNRG, HMSY, IMKTA, ITT, JRCC, KFFB, KVHI, LG, LEA, LPNT, LOCM, LYB, MGLN, MPET, MLVF, MI, MASC, MRK, MCBI, MSTR, NPK, NGSX, NWL, NEE, NVE, OMCL, OB, OFG, PVSA, PERF, PPC, PNW, PBI, RAS, ROMA, RUTH, SAL, SNMX, SIFY, SPG, SCMF, SFST, SF, SMMF, TNCC, GT, TRIT, UACL, VFC, VVI, WVFC, WBC, WEYS, WY

Note: All economic numbers and earnings reports are in line with those compiled by Briefing.com. Occasionally changes will occur that are made after the posting of this column and some companies have not confirmed their time, so always double check when taking positions overnight during earnings season! (?) = Not yet confirmed at the time the list was compiled. © 1998-2010 All information presented is property of TradingFromMainStreet.com and Bastiat Group, Inc.

Toni Hansen is president and co-founder of the Bastiat Group, Inc., DBA Trading From Main Street. Toni is one of the most respected technical analysts and traders in the industry. She has been trading and educating new traders, money managers, professional market analysts and traders throughout the boom and bust of the last decade. She has worked in conjunction with some of the world's top financial exchanges. Learn more about Toni Hansen and the educational services she provides through her website at http://www.tonihansen.com.

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