The Week Ahead - August 23, 2010

Australasia, Japan and China 
*all times are AEST


Monday August 23

1150 Japan Supermarket Sales July (Year on year) 

Tuesday August 24

1130 Australia Government Financial estimates 2010/11     

1300 New Zealand Reserve Bank NZ 2 year inflation expectation Quarter 3     

Wednesday August 25 

1130 Australia Preliminary construction work June quarter 

1150 Japan Merchant Trade Balance  

Thursday August 26 

1000 Australia Conference Board Leading Index 

1130 Australia Private capital expenditure actual - June quarter 

1130 Australia Private expected capital Expenditure 2010/11

Friday August 27 

1130 Japan Jobless rate July   

1130 Japan National CPI, (year on year) July   

1130 Japan National CPI ex food & energy, (year on year) July   

         

North America & Europe 

*all times are London UK

Monday August 23 

08.30 Germany PMI manufacturing August

08.30 Germany PMI services August

09.00 Euro Zone PMI composite August

09.00 Euro Zone PMI manufacturing August

09.00 Euro Zone PMI services August

13.30 United States Chicago Fed national activity index July

Tuesday August 24

07.00 Germany GDP Quarter 2

13.30 Canada Retail sales June

13.30 Canada Retail sales less autos June 

15.00 United States Richmond Fed manufacturing index August

15.00 United States Existing home sales July

Wednesday August 25

Germany Consumer price index August

Germany CPI - EU harmonised August

13.30 United States Durable goods orders July

13.30 United States Durables ex transportation July

13.30 United States New home sales July

13.30 United States House price index June

13.30 United States House price purchase index Quarter 2

Thursday August 26 

11.00 United Kingdom CBI reported sales Annual 

13.30 United States Initial jobless and continuing claims August

14.00 United States RPX composite 28 day Index June

Friday August 27 

09.30 United Kingdom Total business investment Quarter 2

09.30 United Kingdom GDP Quarter 2

13.30 United States GDP (annualized) Quarter 2

13.30 United States GDP price index Quarter 2

13.30 United States Core PCE  Quarter 2

13.30 United States Personal consumption Quarter 2

14.55 United States University of Michigan confidence August

Have a great week.