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Another Week- Another Hurricane
Volatility in the Oil markets will be front and center as Hurricane Ike is expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday. This coincides with OPEC’s meeting where production cuts are expected to be talked about and possibly implemented. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be the topic of the day Monday.
Greenback Poised to Give Back this Week?
The currency markets seem poised to retrace some of the US Dollars recent gains - but the trend is with the US Dollar as larger geo-political issues are taking place off most people radar screens.
Below is a Consolidated Summary of Scheduled News Events that I am watching for the “Week Ahead”
Note: All times are listed in US Eastern Time Zone and there are other scheduled events that I may not have listed.
Jerry’s List: US Scheduled Events Watch for:Sept 8 -12
| Date | Time | Scheduled Event |
| Mon - 9-8 | 15:00 | Consumer Credit |
| Tue 9-9 | 7:45 8:55 10:00 |
UBS Store Sales Redbook Wholesale Trade and Pending Home Sales |
| Wed 9-10 | 7:00 10:35 |
Mortgage Applications Petroleum Status Reports |
| Thu 9-11 | 8:30 9:00 10:35 |
Import-Export Trade Reports - Weekly Jobless Claims Household Consumer Spending and Attitude report Natural Gas Report |
| Fri 9-12 | 8:30 10:00 |
PPI: Producer Price Index - Retail Sales Consumer Sentiment - Business Inventories |
Jerry’s List: International Scheduled Events Watch for:Sept 8-12
| Date | Time | FX | Scheduled Event |
| Mon 9-8 | All Day 4:30 8:30 19:01 21:30 |
ALL GBP CAD GBP AUD |
Oil - Watch: OPEC Meeting - Hurricane Ike PPI: Producer Price Index Building Permits Housing Data Home Loans - Retail Sales reports |
| Tue 9-9 | All Day 2:00 4:30 8:15 18:45 19:50 20:30 |
ALL EUR GBP CAD NZD JPY AUD |
OIL: Watch: OPEC Meeting - Hurricane Ike German Trade Balance Mfg Production Housing Starts Trade data Import Export Data - GPI Data Consumer Sentiment |
| Wed 9-10 | All Day 2:45 3:00 4:30 17:00 21:00 21:30 |
ALL EUR EUR GBP NZD AUD AUD |
Oil Watch - OPEC Meeting - Hurricane Ike French Trade Balance Trichet Testimony to EU Parliament in Brussels Trade Balance Interest Rate Announcement Inflation Expectations Employment Data |
| Thu 9-11 | 4:00 4:45 8:30 14:00 14:45 18:45 19:50 |
EUR GBP CAD EUR USD NZD JPY |
ECB Notes on Previous Interest Rate Decision BOE Treasury Committee Trade Balance ECB - Trichet Speaks FOMC - Kohn Speaks Retail Sales GDP Data |
| Fri 9-12 | 5:00 | EUR | Employment Data - Industrial Production |
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