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Durable goods orders (Oct): Up again

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:01:52 GMT

Existing and new home sales (Oct): up due to higher affordability and tax credit rules GDP (Q3 2nd estimate): downward revision Consumer confidence indicators (Nov): slight improvement after sharp drop Durable goods orders (Oct): up again PCE core deflator (Oct): close to the lower end of the Fed’s comfort zone Existing home sales jumped by 9.4% mom in September, and they could have continued to increase in October: as the graph illustrates, pending home sales tend to lead by one to two

Week of 11/23/2009 thru 11/27/2009

sales@tradethenews.com (TradeTheNews.com) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:16:19 GMT

Monday, November 23, 2009 Economic 10:00 Oct Existing Home Sales (last 5.57M, m/m 9.4%) 13:00 Treasury's 2-year note auction Events Ex-dividend: QCOM $0.17, HSY $0.298, MHP $0.225. Earnings Before the Open: JOBS, BJS, CPB , LDK, TECD, TSN , VAL. After the Close: ADI, ATW, CTRN, DY, HPQ , NUAN. Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Economic 08:30 Preliminary Q3 GDP q/q (last 3.5%), Q3 GDP Price Index (last 0.8%), Q3Personal Consumption (last 3.4%), Q3 Core PCE q/q (last 1.4%) 09:00 Sept S&P/CS Home

PMI manufacturing index EMU (November): Up

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:28:34 GMT

German ifo business climate (November): up EMU economic sentiment and industrial confidence (November): up PMI manufacturing index EMU (November): up German CPI inflation (November): yearly rate back in positive territory M3 growth (October): decelerating further The ifo business climate for Germany will probably have improved in November . The German ZEW economic sentiment has deteriorated, but the US ISM manufacturing index has risen. German yield spreads have

Industrial production (Oct): Moderate rise

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:52:48 GMT

Retail sales (Oct): up due to a rebound in auto sales First manufacturing indices (Nov): mixed picture Industrial production (Oct): moderate rise Consumer prices (Oct): another slight increase at the core level Housing starts (Oct): modest recovery Leading indicators (Oct): seventh consecutive increase In September, vehicle sales fell significantly, but at –1.5% mom, the drop in total retail sales was not as sharp as expected. Domestic vehicle sales rebounded from 6.80 to 7.94m. We thus

Week of 11/16/2009 thru 11/20/2009

sales@tradethenews.com (TradeTheNews.com) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:52:30 GMT

Monday, November 16, 2009 Economic 8:30am Nov Empire Manufacturing (last 34.57), Oct Advance Retail Sales (last -1.5%, ex auto 0.5%) 10:00am Sept Business Inventories (last -1.5%), TAF auction Events 7:00amGM Preliminary earnings. 12:15pm Fed's Bernanke speaks on the USeconomic outlook. 1:15 Fed's Fisher speaks on the US economy. 4:15pmFed's Kohn speaks on policy changes. KO Investor Day. DV EducationDay. Trades Ex-split: WBD 4-1. Trades Ex-dividend: AFL $0.28, CVX$0.68, MRO $0.24, ED $0.59,

Harmonized consumer prices in Italy for October are unlikely to be revised significantly

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:52:51 GMT

Harmonized consumer prices in Italy for October are unlikely to be revised significantly. Final HICP inflation in the eurozone will probably be confirmed at –0.1% yoy in October ; this would correspond with a monthly inflation rate of up to 0.3%. In November, year-on-year inflation is expected to return into positive territory for the first time since April. Following their usual seasonal pattern, the EMU trade balance and current account are expected to have improved in September , just like

Import prices (Oct): annual rate much less negative

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:28 GMT

Trade balance (Sep): widening deficit Import prices (Oct): annual rate much less negative UMI consumer sentiment (Nov): slight improvement Initial jobless claims went down by 20k in the week ending 31 October. This was the lowest level since the second week of January, but jobless claims above 400k continue to signal job cuts in the US economy. We expect initial jobless claims in the week ending 7 November to have risen slightly to 515k after their marked decline. The federal government

EMU industrial production (September): Unchanged

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:20:14 GMT

German / EMU GDP (Q3): up German ZEW economic sentiment (November): slight rebound Output in the German producing sector (September): up EMU industrial production (September): unchanged The German ZEW economic sentiment is likely to have rebounded in November . The ifo business expectations and the US ISM manufacturing index have both improved. German yield spreads have widened, because long-term interest rates have increased while short-term rates have decreased slightly. Moreover, the euro

Week of 11/9/2009 thru 11/13/2009

sales@tradethenews.com (TradeTheNews.com) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:07:26 GMT

Monday, November 09, 2009 Economic 1:00pm Treasury's 3-year note auction Events 7:00pm Fed's Tarullo speaks on financial regulation. UNM Analyst Meeting. Ex-dividend: AMAT $0.06, XOM $0.42, TJX $0.12, ETR $0.75, RRD $0.26. CML and EBS to be added to the S&P600 after the close. Earnings Before the Open: AMRI, AOB, ALC, WEL, BPZ, CALP, GIB, CFSG, CHDX, CNK, CCOI, CODI, COMV, DISH, SATS , ENER, ENG, EVEP, GTXI, HWK, HPT, HWCC, NHP, NNI, NOOF, KGS, KWK, ROK, SRE, STRL, ELOS, TSO , TTI, TWP,

November 2009

enquiries@worldfirst.com (World First UK Ltd) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:33:42 GMT

November 2009 Economic Calendar

research@sucfin.com (Sucden Financial Limited) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:12:23 GMT

ISM indices (Oct): Indicating moderate expansion

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:56:19 GMT

FOMC: more favourable economic assessment, but no change in accommodative stance Labour market report (Oct): no significant improvement The first regional October manufacturing surveys painted an ambiguous picture: the Philadelphia Fed index declined by 2.6 points and the Richmond Fed index halved to 7, but the New York Empire manufacturing index jumped from 18.9 to 34.6 – its highest level since June 2004, and the Chicago PMI rebounded too, rising about eight points to 54.2. We forecast that

Week of 11/2/2009 thru 11/6/2009

sales@tradethenews.com (TradeTheNews.com) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:57:41 GMT

Monday, November 02, 2009 Economic 10:00am Oct ISM Manufacturing (last 52.6), Oct ISM Prices Paid (last 63.5),Sept Construction Spending m/m (last 0.8%), Sept Pending Home Sales(last m/m 6.4%, y/y 12.1%) Events 3:00pm Fed's Tarullo speaks on incentive pay in Washington, DC. EEI Financial Conference. Trades Ex-dividend: CNX $0.10, XLNX $0.16, FO $0.19, CYN $0.10, GLP $0.488. 10:30pm Reserve Bank of Australia cash target interest rate decision Earnings Before the Open: ASF, BPL, CSE, CNL, CLX ,

ECB council: No policy change

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:48:14 GMT

German industrial new orders (September): up ECB council: no policy change German industrial new orders will probably have increased again in September , just like the ifo assessment of the business situation and order books. The Purchasing Managers’ Indices for the German and EMU manufacturing sector in October are unlikely to be revised significantly. This week, Bundesbank president Axel Weber made some interesting remarks about the ECB’s exit strategy. He said the ECB’s liquidity

Consumer confidence indicators (Oct): No improvement

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:18:25 GMT

Durable goods orders (Sep): rising slightly after August plunge GDP (Q3): marked increase after four quarters of negative growth The Conference Board’s consumer confidence unexpectedly fell slightly by 1.4 points to 53.1. Although it is already at a relatively low level, we expect consumer confidence to have remained unchanged in October: the University of Michigan’s (UMI) preliminary consumer sentiment dropped by about 4 points to 69.4, as uncertainty about the economic outlook increased. In

Week of 10/26/2009 thru 10/30/2009

sales@tradethenews.com (TradeTheNews.com) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:28:18 GMT

Monday, October 26, 2009 Economic 10:30am Oct Dallas Fed Manufacturing (last -6.4%) 1:00pm Treasury's 5-yr TIPS auction Events Trades Ex-dividend: CLX $0.50, ATR $0.15, VSEC $0.05, DSFN $0.105. Earnings Before the Open: ACV, AAWW, BOH, BWP, CRNT, CYOU, GLW , BGC, LO, MHP, MNRO, NOV , ONB, PVTB, RSH , ROC, ROP, SOHU, TLAB, VZ , WRI. After the Close: ALB , AFG, ARRS, BIDU , BLDP, COG, CF , CVTI, CR, DTG, DRYS, EPIQ, EXTR, FLEX , FELE, HGR, HMA, HTLF, HXL, PODD, ININ, IVAC, KRC, MAS, MTH, MSPD,

German retail sales (September): Rebounding

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:15:32 GMT

M3 growth (September): decelerating further German CPI inflation (October): still slightly negative EMU industrial confidence and economic sentiment (October): up German adjusted unemployment (September): rising for the first time since June EMU inflation flash estimate (October): prices still falling German retail sales (September): rebounding The German GfK consumer confidence for November will probably only have stabilised, after having soared previously. However, French and Italian

Housing starts (Sep): Moderate upward trend continuing

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:41:33 GMT

L eading indicators (Sep): sharply increasing for the sixth consecutive month Existing home sales (Sep): temporary uptick because of special tax credit The NAHB homebuilders’ index has been creeping up since February, but the September level of 19 was still far below the level of 50, above which the positive answers prevail. We expect the NAHB index to have improved slightly to 20 in October. In line with the upward trend in the NAHB index, housing starts have improved somewhat since spring.

PMI manufacturing index EMU (October): Up

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:26:28 GMT

German ifo business climate (October): more or less unchanged PMI manufacturing index EMU (October): up The ifo business climate for Germany is likely to have remained more or less unchanged in October. Both the German ZEW economic sentiment and the US ISM manufacturing index have deteriorated. German yield spreads have been fluctuating, because long-term interest rates decreased initially and then recovered somewhat, while short-term rates have more or less stabilised. The DAX has improved,

Week of 10/19/2009 thru 10/23/2009

sales@tradethenews.com (TradeTheNews.com) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:33:55 GMT

Monday, October 19, 2009 Economic 10:00am TAF auction 1:00pm Oct NAHB Housing Market Index (last 19) Events BoJ minutes. 11:00am Fed Chairman Bernanke speaks on Asia and the financial crisis. DTE analyst meeting. Earnings Before the Open: BBT , ETN, GCI, HAS , MMR, PETS, WFT. After the Close: ALGT, AAPL , ATHR, BMI, BSX , BRO, ELS, ICUI, IEX, JDAS, LNCR, PKG, RLRN, RLI, SWI, STLD, TXN , UDR, VLTR, WERN , WTNY, ZION. Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Economic 8:30am Sept PPI (last m/m 1.7%, y/y -4.3%,

Retail sales (Sep): Dropping sharply after CARS ended

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:14:58 GMT

Import prices and CPI (Sep): annual rates still in negative territory First regional PMIs (Oct): indicating slower expansion in manufacturing Industrial production (Sep): upward trend slowing markedly UMI consumer sentiment (Oct prel.): decreasing slightly Import prices had risen by 2.0% mom in August, mainly due to higher petroleum prices. As they fell slightly in the statistically relevant first third of the month, we forecast that import prices will have remained stable in

Week of 10/12/2009 thru 10/16/2009

sales@tradethenews.com (TradeTheNews.com) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:01:59 GMT

Monday, October 12, 2009 Economic Recommended bond market close Events 12:15pm White House's Summers addresses economists in St. Louis. 1:15pm Treasury's Krueger addresses economists in St. Louis. Note that equity markets to remain OPEN for the Columbus Day holiday. Earnings Before the Open: FAST . After the Close: ELS. Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Economic 10:00pm Oct IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism (last 52.5) Events BoJrate decision. 8:30am White House's Romer addresses economists in St.Louis.

EMU industrial production (August): Up

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:36:39 GMT

German ZEW economic sentiment (October): remaining stable at best EMU industrial production (August): up The German ZEW economic sentiment is likely to have remained stable at best in October . The ifo business expectations have improved, but the US ISM manufacturing index has deteriorated. German yield spreads have narrowed recently, because long-term interest rates have decreased while short-term rates have more or less stabilised. The DAX has improved, but the euro has continued to

Trade balance (Aug): Rising slightly due to higher prices

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:34:40 GMT

ISM non-manufacturing index (Sep): reaching the growth threshold Trade balance (Aug): rising slightly due to higher prices The ISM non-manufacturing index rose by 2 points in August, but still indicated contraction, in contrast to the manufacturing index. However, as the business activity subindex had already broken through the expansion threshold and new orders had reached 49.9, the ISM non-manufacturing index could have reached 50.0 in September, for the first time since September 2008. But

ECB council: No policy change

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:28:52 GMT

German industrial new orders (August): up Output in the German producing sector (August): rebound ECB council: no policy change German industrial new orders could have soared once more in August, just like all correlated climate indicators. Output in the German producing sector is likely to have rebounded in August, as manufacturing output probably strengthened, whereas construction output might have weakened. French and Italian industrial production could also have increased somewhat in

Week of 10/5/2009 thru 10/9/2009

sales@tradethenews.com (TradeTheNews.com) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:18:02 GMT

Monday, October 05, 2009 Economic 10:00am Sept ISM Non-Manufacturing (last 48.4) Events 6:30pm Fed's Dudley to speak at Fordham Law School. JMP Securities Healthcare Conference. CRM Investor Event. Ex-dividend: FSBK $0.20. Earnings Before the Open: RPM. After the Close: MOS , RBN, TISI. Tuesday, October 06, 2009 Economic 1:00pm Treasury's 3-yr note auction Events 9:45pm Fed's Hoenig to speak in Kansas City. William Blair Emerging Growth Stock Conference. ICSC/UBSW Chain StoreSales (7:45, last

October 2009

enquiries@worldfirst.com (World First UK Ltd) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:37:55 GMT

October 2009 Economic Calendar

research@sucfin.com (Sucden Financial Limited) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:37:20 GMT

Labour market (Sep): Unemployment rate keeps rising

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:21:59 GMT

Consumer confidence (Sep): reaching the highest level since October 2008 ISM manufacturing index (Sep) : indicating expansion for the second month in a row PCE core deflator (Aug): approaching the lower limit of the Fed’s comfort zone Labour market (Sep) : unemployment rate keeps rising After two declines, the Conference Board’s consumer confidence rebounded in August, rising by 7 points. We expect it to have improved again by almost six points to 60.0 in September, as the

Week of 9/28/2009 thru 10/2/2009

sales@tradethenews.com (TradeTheNews.com) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:07:51 GMT

Monday, September 28, 2009 Economic 10:30am Sept Dallas Fed Manufacturing (last -9.1%) Events FDX Annual Meeting. Trades Ex-dividend: KFT $0.29, DE $0.28. Earnings None Seen Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Economic 9:00am July S&P/CS Home Price Index (last 141.86), July S&P/CS Composite-20 y/y (last -15.44%) 10:00am Sept Consumer Confidence (last 54.1) 4:30pm API Crude Oil/Gasoline/Distillate Inventories Events 9:50amFed's Fisher speaks on US economy. 7:00pm Fed's Plosser to speak onFed's

German retail sales (August): Unchanged

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:08:33 GMT

German CPI inflation (September): slightly negative again EMU industrial confidence and economic sentiment (September): up German adjusted unemployment (September): rising for the first time since June EMU inflation flash estimate (September): prices still falling German retail sales (August): unchanged The preliminary results for national German CPI for September are due to be released on Monday. We expect German consumer prices to have decreased month-on-month; the

UMI consumer sentiment (Aug): Downward revision of the final figures

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:08:41 GMT

Leading indicators (Aug): sharply increasing for the fifth consecutive month FOMC : not announcing a reversal of very expansive monetary policy yet Durable goods orders (Aug): temporary support from “cash for clunkers” UMI consumer sentiment (Aug): downward revision of the final figures Leading indicators are likely to have gone up significantly for the fifth consecutive month in August, by 0.7% mom. Thus the yearly rate will rise to 1.7%, and the annualised 6- month rate could even jump to

Week of 9/21/2009 thru 9/25/2009

sales@tradethenews.com (TradeTheNews.com) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:39:35 GMT

Monday, September 21, 2009 Economic 10:00am Aug Leading Indicators (last 0.6%), TAF auction Events 5:30pm Fed's Cumming speaks on economic recovery. Bank of America Smid Cap Conference. CIBC Energy InfrastructureConference. UBS Global Life Science Conference. NKE annual meeting. GISannual meeting. Ex-dividend: FLS $0.27, HOO $0.09. Earnings Before the Open: LEN . After the Close: SNX. Tuesday, September 22, 2009 Economic 10:00am July House Price Index m/m (last 0.5%), Sept Richmond Fed

M3 growth (Aug): Decelerating further

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:18:33 GMT

German ifo business climate (September): up PMI manufacturing indices Germany and EMU (September): up M3 growth (Aug): decelerating further The ifo business climate for Germany is likely to have continued improving in September , but probably not as much as in August. The US ISM manufacturing index has improved substantially again, but the German ZEW economic sentiment only slightly. The DAX has rallied and crude oil prices were slightly lower. German yield spreads have been fluctuating, as

Week of 9/14/2009 thru 9/18/2009

sales@tradethenews.com (TradeTheNews.com) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:30:38 GMT

Monday, September 14, 2009 Economic None Seen Events PresidentObama to speak on the financial crisis in New York. 8:35am Fed's Dukespeaks at conference in Washington, DC. 12:30pm Fed's Lacker speaks onfinancial regulation. 3:50pm Fed's Yellen speak on economic outlook. Deutsche Bank Technology Conference. Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference. Ex-dividend: HPQ $0.08. Earnings Before the Open: SCMR. After the Close: PLL. Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Economic 8:30am Aug PPI (last m/m -0.9%,

Retail sales (August): sharp increase due to vehicles

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:02:25 GMT

PPI & CPI (August): further decline in yearly core inflation rates Retail sales (August): sharp increase due to vehicles First regional manufacturing indices (Sep): indicating growth for the second month in a row Industrial production (August): growth accelerates due to temporary impact of CARS Housing starts (August): continuing to stabilise Producer prices declined by 0.9% mom in July, as food and energy prices in particular fell. In August, however, oil prices went up by about 17% mom

EMU industrial production (July): Down slightly

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:45:21 GMT

German ZEW economic sentiment (September): remaining stable EMU industrial production might have declined slightly in July , as the corresponding national figures sent mixed signals. The German ZEW economic sentiment is likely to have remained more or less stable in September . The ifo business expectations and the US ISM manufacturing index have both improved. German yield spreads have widened somewhat and the DAX has improved, too. However, as the ZEW index jumped by more than 16 points to

Week of 9/7/2009 thru 9/11/2009

sales@tradethenews.com (TradeTheNews.com) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:40:57 GMT

Monday, September 07, 2009 Economic None Seen Events Bond and equity markets in the US closed for the Labor Day holiday. Earnings None Seen Tuesday, September 08, 2009 Economic 10:00am TAF auction 1:00pm Treasury's 3-yr note auction 3:00pm July Consumer Credit (last -$10.3B) Events ICSC/UBSW Chain Store Sales (7:45, last -2%). Redbook Retail Sales (8:55, last -4.1%). ABC Consumer Confidence (last -45). After the close, ARG to be added to S&P500, KEX to be added to S&P400, EXPO to be

Trade balance (Jul): Imports lifted by temporary surge in car demand

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:56:24 GMT

Import prices (Aug): noticeable increase due to higher petroleum prices UMI consumer sentiment (Sep): improving after favourable economic data The Beige Book is likely to paint a brighter picture of the economy than at the end of July, when economic activity was still described as weak or sluggish. Whereas in the last report, the pace of decline was said to be moderating, the Fed could now state that the economy has leveled out, with the manufacturing sector beginning to expand, and retail

Italian GDP (Q2): Down

corp-comm@bhf-bank.com (BHF-Bank) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:27:57 GMT

German industrial new orders (July): up Output in the German producing sector (July): rebound Italian GDP (Q2): down German industrial new orders could have continued to soar in July , because all correlated indicators improved. For similar reasons, output in the German producing sector is likely to have rebounded in July . Likewise, French and Italian industrial production will probably have increased in July . Following their usual seasonal pattern, the German trade balance and current