- *** ECONOMIC SCHEDULE ***
- US Oct Change in Nonfarm Payrolls: 80Ke || 110K prior [8:30 et]
- US Oct Unemployment Rate: 4.7%e || 4.7% prior [8:30 et]
- US Oct Change in Manufacturing Payrolls: -15Ke || -18K prior [8:30 et]
- US Oct Average Hourly Earnings: 0.3%e || 0.4% prior [8:30 et]
- US Oct Average Weekly Hours: 33.8e || 33.8 prior [8:30 et]
- US Sep Factory Orders: -0.5%e || -3.3% prior [10:00 et]
- *** EUROPEAN NEWS OVERNIGHT ***
- SZ Oct CPI: M/M 0.9% v 0.8%e || Y/Y 1.3% v 1.2%e [highest since August 2006]
- SZ Oct CPI: M/M 0.9% v 0.8%e || Y/Y 1.3% v 1.2%e [highest since August 2006]
- FR Oct Manufacturing PMI: 50.5 v 50.0e
- GE Oct Manufacturing PMI: 51.7 v 53.5e [Lowest since September 2005] || New orders component posts first decline since August 2005
- EU Oct Final Manufacturing PMI: 51.5 v 51.5e
- UK Oct Construction PMI: 57.4 v 59.5e
- SZ Stats. Office: Forecasts 2007 avg. inflation of 0.7%
- SZ Stats. Office: Forecasts 2008 avg. inflation of 1.5%
- FR Jouyet: Dialogue between the Eurogroup and the ECB has calmed down
- FR Jouyet: The weak Dollar risks lasting
- FR Jouyet: The strong Euro helps to cap oil-linker inflation risks
- FR Jouyet: Quarrels with the ECB over interest rates are over
- ECB Mersch: Strong Euro is a result of the good growth outlook and balanced
- *** ASIAN NEWS OVERNIGHT ***
- JP Oct Monetary Base Y/Y: 0.5% v 0.6%e
- SK Oct Foreign Exchange Reserve: $260.1B v $257.3B prior
- BOJ Fukui: the Bank of Japan??™s stance is to take early policy action
- SK MOF: Gains in the KRW will not slow South Korea??™s growth
- SK MOF: Expects 2007 GDP growth of 4.8%
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