Traders watch FOMC minutes, retail sales and PPI next week

Economic Reports and Events This Week

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

Apr 9     10:00 AM   Wholesale Inventories                        Feb

Apr 10     7:00 AM   MBA Mortgage Index                       04/06
Apr 10   10:30 AM   Crude Inventories                            04/06
Apr 10      2:00 PM  Treasury Budget                              Mar
Apr 10      2:00 PM  FOMC Minutes                                3/20

Apr 11      8:30 AM   Initial Claims                                    04/06
Apr 11      8:30 AM   Continuing Claims                           03/30
Apr 11      8:30 AM   Export Prices ex-ag.                        Mar
Apr 11      8:30 AM   Import Prices ex-oil                          Mar
Apr 11    10:30 AM   Natural Gas Inventories                   04/06

Apr 12      8:30 AM   Retail Sales                                  Mar
Apr 12      8:30 AM   Retail Sales ex-auto                      Mar
Apr 12      8:30 AM   PPI                                              Mar
Apr 12      8:30 AM   Core PPI                                      Mar
Apr 12      9:55 AM   Mich Sentiment                             Apr
Apr 12    10:00 AM   Business Inventories                      Feb

International: ET (Toronto/New York) (GMT -5)

Sunday, April 7, 2013
19:30   AUD   AiG Performance of Construction Index (MAR)
19:50   JPY     Trade Balance - BOP Basis (FEB)

Monday, April 8, 2013
           JPY      Eco Watchers Survey: Current (MAR)
           JPY      Eco Watchers Survey: Outlook (MAR)
00:30   JPY      Bankruptcies (MAR)
03:15   CHF     Industrial Production (4Q)
04:30   EUR     Euro-Zone Sentix Investor Confidence (APR)
06:00   EUR     German Industrial Production n.s.a. and w.d.a. (FEB)
10:30   CAD    Bank of Canada Senior Loan Officer Survey (1Q)
10:30   CAD    Business Outlook Future Sales (1Q)
19:01   GBP     RICS House Price Balance (MAR)
19:15   USD     Fed's Bernanke Speaks at Atlanta Fed Conference in Georgia
21:30   AUD    NAB Business Confidence (MAR)
21:30   CNY    Consumer Price Index (MAR) ***
21:30   CNY    Producer Price Index (MAR)

Tuesday, April 9, 2013
01:45  CHF   Unemployment Rate s.a. (MAR)
02:00   EUR   German Trade Balance (FEB)
02:00   JPY    Machine Tool Orders (MAR P)
03:15   CHF   Consumer Price Index (MAR)
03:15   CHF   CPI - EU Harmonised (MAR)
03:15   CHF   Retail Sales (Real) (FEB)
04:30   GBP   Industrial Production (FEB)
04:30   GBP   Manufacturing Production (FEB)
04:30   GBP   Visible Trade Balance (FEB)
08:15   CAD   Housing Starts (MAR)
10:00   GBP    NIESR Gross Domestic Product Estimate (MAR)
18:45   NZD    NZ Card Spending - Retail (MAR)
18:45   NZD    NZ Card Spending (MAR)
20:30   AUD   Westpac Consumer Confidence (APR)

Wednesday, April 10, 2013
            CNY   Trade Balance (MAR)
            CNY   Foreign Exchange Reserves (MAR)
            CNY   New Yuan Loans (MAR) ***
            CNY   Aggregate Financing (MAR)
02:45   EUR    French Manufacturing Production (FEB)
14:00   USD    Monthly Budget Statement (MAR)
14:00   USD    Fed Releases Minutes from Mar 19-20 FOMC Meeting ***
18:30   NZD    Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (MAR)
19:50   JPY     Machine Orders (FEB)
21:00   AUD   Consumer Inflation Expectation (APR)
21:30   AUD   Employment Change (MAR) ***
21:30   AUD   Unemployment Rate (MAR) ***
21:30   AUD   Full Time Employment Change (MAR)
21:30   AUD   Part Time Employment Change (MAR)

Thursday, April 11, 2013
02:00   EUR   German Consumer Price Index (MAR F) ***
02:00   EUR    German Consumer Price Index - EU Harmonised (MAR F) ***
08:30   CAD    New Housing Price Index (FEB)
08:30   USD    Initial Jobless Claims (APR 6)
19:50   JPY     Tertiary Industry Index (FEB)

Friday, April 12, 2013
04:30   EUR    Italian General Government Debt (FEB)
05:00   EUR    Euro-Zone Industrial Production w.d.a. (FEB)
08:30   USD    Producer Price Index (MAR)
08:30   USD    Advance Retail Sales (MAR) ***
08:30   USD    Retail Sales Less Autos (MAR)
08:30   USD    Producer Price Index Ex Food & Energy (MAR) ***
08:30   USD    Retail Sales Ex Auto & Gas (MAR)
09:55   USD    U. of Michigan Confidence (APR P)
10:00   USD    Business Inventories (FEB)

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."

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