Consumer credit, Austrailian rate decision top next week's reports

Economic Reports and Events This Week

U.S. Domestic:

Eastern Time Zone (GMT -5:00) (New York, Toronto)

May 7    3:00 PM   Consumer Credit                          Mar

May 8    7:00 AM   MBA Mortgage Index                 05/04
May 8  10:30 AM   Crude Inventories                         05/04

May 9    8:30 AM   Initial Claims                                05/04
May 9    8:30 AM   Continuing Claims                       04/27
May 9  10:00 AM   Wholesale Inventories                  Mar
May 9  10:30 AM   Natural Gas Inventories               05/04

May 10   2:00 PM  Treasury Budget                           Apr

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

Sunday, May 5, 2013
20:30   AUD TD Securities Inflation (APR)
21:30   AUD Retail Sales s.a. (MAR)
21:30   AUD Retail Sales Ex Inflation (1Q)
21:45   CNY HSBC Services PMI (APR)

Monday, May 6, 2013
03:45   EUR Italian Purchasing Manager Index Services (APR)
03:50   EUR French Purchasing Manager Index Services (APR F)
03:55   EUR German Purchasing Manager Index Services (APR F)
04:00   EUR Euro-Zone Purchasing Manager Index Services (APR F)
04:00   EUR Euro-Zone Purchasing Manager Index Composite (APR F)
04:30   EUR Euro-Zone Sentix Investor Confidence (MAY)
05:00   EUR Euro-Zone Retail Sales (MAR) ***
10:00   CAD Ivey Purchasing Managers Index SA (APR)
18:45   NZD Average Hourly Earnings (1Q)
19:01   GBP Lloyds Employment Confidence (APR)
19:30   AUD AiG Performance of Construction Index (APR)
21:30   AUD Trade Balance (MAR)
21:30   AUD House Price Index (1Q)

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
00:30   AUD Reserve Bank of Australia Rate Decision (MAY 7) ***
01:45   CHF Unemployment Rate (APR)
01:45   CHF SECO Consumer Confidence (APR)
06:00   EUR German Factory Orders n.s.a. (MAR)
15:00   USD Consumer Credit (MAR)

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
            CNY Trade Balance (APR)
03:15   CHF Consumer Price Index (APR)
03:15   CHF Consumer Price Index - EU Harmonised (APR)
06:00   EUR German Industrial Production n.s.a. and w.d.a. (MAR)
08:15   CAD Housing Starts (APR)
18:45   NZD Unemployment Rate (1Q)
18:45   NZD Employment Change (1Q)
21:30   CNY Consumer Price Index (APR) ***
21:30   CNY Producer Price Index (APR)
21:30   AUD Employment Change (APR) ***
21:30   AUD Unemployment Rate (APR) ***
21:30   AUD Full Time Employment Change (APR)
21:30   AUD Part Time Employment Change (APR)

Thursday, May 9, 2013
01:00   JPY Leading Index (MAR P)
04:00   EUR ECB Publishes Monthly Report
04:30   GBP Industrial Production (MAR)
04:30   GBP Manufacturing Production (MAR)
07:00   GBP Bank of England Rate Decision (MAY 9) ***
07:00   GBP BOE Asset Purchase Target (MAY) ***
08:30   USD Initial Jobless Claims (MAY 3)
10:00   GBP NIESR Gross Domestic Product Estimate (APR)
18:45   NZD NZ Card Spending - Retail (APR)
18:45   NZD NZ Card Spending (APR)
19:50   JPY Trade Balance - BOP Basis (MAR)

Friday, May 10, 2013
            New Yuan Loans (APR) ***
            G-8 Finance Ministers, Central Bank Chiefs Meet in U.K.
00:30   JPY Bankruptcies (APR)
01:00   JPY Eco Watchers Survey: Current (APR)
01:00   JPY Eco Watchers Survey: Outlook (APR)
02:00   EUR German Trade Balance (MAR)
04:30   GBP Visible Trade Balance (MAR)
04:30   GBP Construction Output (MAR)
08:30   USD Fed's Bernanke Speaks at Chicago Fed Conference
08:30   CAD Unemployment Rate (APR) ***
08:30   CAD Net Change in Employment (APR) ***
08:30   CAD Full Time Employment Change (APR)
08:30   CAD Part Time Employment Change (APR)
08:30   CAD Participation Rate (APR)
14:00   USD Monthly Budget Statement (APR)

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".