04:21 01Jun2006 DIARY - Day ahead in the FX and debt markets
This diary is a summary of key events likely to affect
trading in the forex and debt markets over the next 24
hours.
All times GMT.
THURSDAY, JUNE 1
N/A - OPEC MEETING, Caracas
Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
holds extraordinary meeting.
N/A - STARK JOINS ECB EXECUTIVE BOARD, Frankfurt
Juergen Stark takes up his seat on the Executive Board
of the ECB, when the bank is expected to discuss division
of responsibilities among its board members. Stark
replaces Otmar Issing on the board.
0500 - BANK OF JAPAN'S HARU TAKES QUESTIONS, Okinawa, Japan
BOJ Policy Board member Hidehiko Haru holds a news
conference after meeting business leaders in Okinawa.
0545 - SWISS CONSUMER PRICES FOR MAY
Swiss consumer price inflation is expected to have
decelerated to a rise of 0.1 percent month-on-month in
May compared with a rise of 0.8 percent in April. But
year-on-year price gains are forecast to have accelerated
to 1.3 percent in May from 1.1 percent in April.
0545 - SWISS Q1 GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
Swiss economic growth is forecast to be 0.6 percent in
the first quarter and to be 2.9 percent in the first
quarter compared with a year ago.
0730 - SWISS PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX FOR MAY
Swiss PMI forecast to be 63.3 in May, up from 63.8 in
April.
0745 - ITALIAN PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX FOR MAY
Italian component of the euro zone manufacturing sector
PMI data is forecast to be 56.8 in May, down from 57.0
in April. A figure above 50.0 indicates economic growth.
0750 - FRENCH PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX FOR MAY
French component of the euro zone manufacturing sector
PMI data is forecast to be 55.0 in May, down from 55.3 in
April.
0755 - GERMAN PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX FOR MAY
German component of the euro zone manufacturing sector
PMI data is forecast to be 57.8 in May, down from 58.1 in
April.
0800 - JAPAN VICE FINANCE MINISTER TAKES QUESTIONS, Tokyo
Vice Finance Minister Koichi Hosokawa holds a regular
news conference.
0800 - EURO ZONE PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX FOR MAY
Euro zone aggregate of the manufacturing sector PMI data
is forecast to fall to 56.5 in May, compared with 56.7 in
April.
0830 - UK PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX FOR MAY
The UK manufacturing sector PMI data is forecast to be
53.5 in May compared with 54.1 in April.
0900 - EURO ZONE Q1 GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
Euro zone first quarter GDP is forecast to have risen by
0.6 percent in the first quarter of 2006. These are
revised numbers. In first estimate quarter-on-quarter
growth was also 0.6 percent.
0900 - EURO ZONE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR APRIL
Euro zone jobless rate is forecast to be 8.1 percent,
same as in March.
1130 - CHALLENGER U.S. MAY JOB CUTS
Challenger, Gray & Christmas releases its report on
job cuts for May. Challenger reported 59,688 layoffs in
April.
1230 - ECB'S PAPADEMOS SPEAKS, Frankfurt
ECB Vice President Lucas Papademos speaks on the occasion
of the Financial Stability Review.
N/A - SNB'S HILDEBRAND SPEAKS, Zurich
Swiss National Bank's Philipp Hildebrand addresses the
Institute for Financial Services (IFZ).
N/A - MAJOR NATIONS MEET ON IRAN NUCLEAR CRISIS, Vienna
Foreign ministers from China, Russia, United States,
France, Britain and Germany meet in the Austrian capital
in a bid to resolve the Iran nuclear crisis.
1230 - U.S. REVISED Q1 NON-FARM PRODUCTIVITY
Labor Dept releases revised Q1 Productivity and Unit
Labor Costs. Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a
median increase in non-farm productivity of 3.9 percent
versus a 3.2 percent rise in the preliminary Q1 report.
1230 - U.S. WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS
Labor Dept releases first-time claims for jobless
benefits for the week ended May 27. Economists in a
Reuters survey forecast a median total of 320,000 new
filings compared with 329,000 in the prior week.
1400 - ISM U.S. MANUFACTURING INDEX FOR MAY
The Institute for Supply Management releases its May
manufacturing index. Economists in a Reuters survey
expect a median reading of 55.5 versus 57.3 in April.
1400 - U.S. APRIL CONSTRUCTION SPENDING
Commerce Dept releases April construction spending.
Economists in a Reuters survey expect construction
spending to be unchanged compared with a 0.9 percent
rise March.
1400 - U.S. PENDING HOME SALES INDEX FOR APRIL
National Association of Realtors issues Pending Home
Sales Index for April. Economists in a Reuters survey
expect a reading of 115.3 versus a March reading of
116.2.
1400 - TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT SPEAKS, Berlin
Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt speaks on the
German-American role in the transatlantic economic
partnership before the CDU Business Council.
N/A - ICSC MAY CHAIN STORE SALES
ICSC releases chain store sales for May. In April,
chain store sales rose 6.6 percent.
N/A - U.S. VEHICLE SALES FOR MAY
U.S. automakers release May vehicle sales. Economists
in a Reuters survey expect median annualized sales of
5.50 million for domestic cars and 7.30 million for
trucks. In April, 5.64 million cars and 7.26 million
trucks were sold.
2350 - JAPAN MONETARY BASE IN MAY, Tokyo
The Bank of Japan releases data for the monetary base in
May. The base fell 7.2 percent in April from a year
earlier, declining for the second straight month.
DEBT AUCTIONS
PARIS - Auction of up to 3 bln euros of April 2016 OATs.
Bids close at 0900 GMT.
MADRID - Auction. Bids close around 0900 GMT.
WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. announces weekly 3- and
6-month bill sale offerings, 1500 GMT.
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
c0000- JAPAN CABINET MEETS, Tokyo
Meeting is followed by news conferences with Finance
Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki and Economics Minister Kaoru
Yosano.
This diary is a summary of key events likely to affect
trading in the forex and debt markets over the next 24
hours.
All times GMT.
THURSDAY, JUNE 1
N/A - OPEC MEETING, Caracas
Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
holds extraordinary meeting.
N/A - STARK JOINS ECB EXECUTIVE BOARD, Frankfurt
Juergen Stark takes up his seat on the Executive Board
of the ECB, when the bank is expected to discuss division
of responsibilities among its board members. Stark
replaces Otmar Issing on the board.
0500 - BANK OF JAPAN'S HARU TAKES QUESTIONS, Okinawa, Japan
BOJ Policy Board member Hidehiko Haru holds a news
conference after meeting business leaders in Okinawa.
0545 - SWISS CONSUMER PRICES FOR MAY
Swiss consumer price inflation is expected to have
decelerated to a rise of 0.1 percent month-on-month in
May compared with a rise of 0.8 percent in April. But
year-on-year price gains are forecast to have accelerated
to 1.3 percent in May from 1.1 percent in April.
0545 - SWISS Q1 GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
Swiss economic growth is forecast to be 0.6 percent in
the first quarter and to be 2.9 percent in the first
quarter compared with a year ago.
0730 - SWISS PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX FOR MAY
Swiss PMI forecast to be 63.3 in May, up from 63.8 in
April.
0745 - ITALIAN PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX FOR MAY
Italian component of the euro zone manufacturing sector
PMI data is forecast to be 56.8 in May, down from 57.0
in April. A figure above 50.0 indicates economic growth.
0750 - FRENCH PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX FOR MAY
French component of the euro zone manufacturing sector
PMI data is forecast to be 55.0 in May, down from 55.3 in
April.
0755 - GERMAN PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX FOR MAY
German component of the euro zone manufacturing sector
PMI data is forecast to be 57.8 in May, down from 58.1 in
April.
0800 - JAPAN VICE FINANCE MINISTER TAKES QUESTIONS, Tokyo
Vice Finance Minister Koichi Hosokawa holds a regular
news conference.
0800 - EURO ZONE PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX FOR MAY
Euro zone aggregate of the manufacturing sector PMI data
is forecast to fall to 56.5 in May, compared with 56.7 in
April.
0830 - UK PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX FOR MAY
The UK manufacturing sector PMI data is forecast to be
53.5 in May compared with 54.1 in April.
0900 - EURO ZONE Q1 GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
Euro zone first quarter GDP is forecast to have risen by
0.6 percent in the first quarter of 2006. These are
revised numbers. In first estimate quarter-on-quarter
growth was also 0.6 percent.
0900 - EURO ZONE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR APRIL
Euro zone jobless rate is forecast to be 8.1 percent,
same as in March.
1130 - CHALLENGER U.S. MAY JOB CUTS
Challenger, Gray & Christmas releases its report on
job cuts for May. Challenger reported 59,688 layoffs in
April.
1230 - ECB'S PAPADEMOS SPEAKS, Frankfurt
ECB Vice President Lucas Papademos speaks on the occasion
of the Financial Stability Review.
N/A - SNB'S HILDEBRAND SPEAKS, Zurich
Swiss National Bank's Philipp Hildebrand addresses the
Institute for Financial Services (IFZ).
N/A - MAJOR NATIONS MEET ON IRAN NUCLEAR CRISIS, Vienna
Foreign ministers from China, Russia, United States,
France, Britain and Germany meet in the Austrian capital
in a bid to resolve the Iran nuclear crisis.
1230 - U.S. REVISED Q1 NON-FARM PRODUCTIVITY
Labor Dept releases revised Q1 Productivity and Unit
Labor Costs. Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a
median increase in non-farm productivity of 3.9 percent
versus a 3.2 percent rise in the preliminary Q1 report.
1230 - U.S. WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS
Labor Dept releases first-time claims for jobless
benefits for the week ended May 27. Economists in a
Reuters survey forecast a median total of 320,000 new
filings compared with 329,000 in the prior week.
1400 - ISM U.S. MANUFACTURING INDEX FOR MAY
The Institute for Supply Management releases its May
manufacturing index. Economists in a Reuters survey
expect a median reading of 55.5 versus 57.3 in April.
1400 - U.S. APRIL CONSTRUCTION SPENDING
Commerce Dept releases April construction spending.
Economists in a Reuters survey expect construction
spending to be unchanged compared with a 0.9 percent
rise March.
1400 - U.S. PENDING HOME SALES INDEX FOR APRIL
National Association of Realtors issues Pending Home
Sales Index for April. Economists in a Reuters survey
expect a reading of 115.3 versus a March reading of
116.2.
1400 - TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT SPEAKS, Berlin
Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt speaks on the
German-American role in the transatlantic economic
partnership before the CDU Business Council.
N/A - ICSC MAY CHAIN STORE SALES
ICSC releases chain store sales for May. In April,
chain store sales rose 6.6 percent.
N/A - U.S. VEHICLE SALES FOR MAY
U.S. automakers release May vehicle sales. Economists
in a Reuters survey expect median annualized sales of
5.50 million for domestic cars and 7.30 million for
trucks. In April, 5.64 million cars and 7.26 million
trucks were sold.
2350 - JAPAN MONETARY BASE IN MAY, Tokyo
The Bank of Japan releases data for the monetary base in
May. The base fell 7.2 percent in April from a year
earlier, declining for the second straight month.
DEBT AUCTIONS
PARIS - Auction of up to 3 bln euros of April 2016 OATs.
Bids close at 0900 GMT.
MADRID - Auction. Bids close around 0900 GMT.
WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. announces weekly 3- and
6-month bill sale offerings, 1500 GMT.
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
c0000- JAPAN CABINET MEETS, Tokyo
Meeting is followed by news conferences with Finance
Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki and Economics Minister Kaoru
Yosano.