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Consumer Price Index
Jan: 0.43%




Semiconductor Billings*
Dec: -1.2%




Foreign Trade
Dec: US$3.00 bil




Producer Price Index
Dec: -2.4%




BoE Lending to Individuals
Dec: £1.2 bil




Foreign Trade
Jan: -0.17




Personal Income
Dec: 0.4%




Construction Spending (C30)
Dec: -1.2%




Moody's Economy.com Survey of Business Confidence
: 13.4




ISM Manufacturing Index
Jan: 58.4




Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey*
2010Q1: -5.5%




Monetary Policy
Feb: 3.75%

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Consumer Price Index
Jan: 6.05




Vehicle Sales - AutoData*
Jan: 10.8 mil




Foreign Trade
Dec: -US$10.1 bil




Retail Sales
Dec: 0.8%




Industrial Producer Prices
Dec: -2.9%




Industrial Production
Dec: 18.1%




Chain Store Sales Snapshot
1/30/2010: 0.1%




Pending Home Sales
Dec: 96.6




ABC News/Washington Post Consumer Comfort Index
: -49




Foreign Trade
Dec: -A$2.25 bil

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Retail Trade
Dec: 0.0%




MBA Mortgage Applications Survey
: 620.7




Challenger Report
Jan: 71,482




Monetary Policy
Feb: 1.75%




ISM Nonmanufacturing Index
Jan: 50.5




Oil and Gas Inventories
: 329.0 mil barrels




Employment
2009Q4: 7.3%




Foreign Trade
Jan: -US$1,300.0 mil




Retail Sales
Dec: -0.7%

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Consumer Price Index
Jan: 1.6%




Chain Store Sales
Jan: 3.1%




Monster Employment Index
Jan: 114




Halifax Housing Price Index
Jan: 3.6%




Manufacturing Turnover and Orders Received
Dec: -2.3%




Monetary Policy
Feb: 1%




Monetary Policy
Feb: 0.5%




Monetary Policy
Feb: 7:45 AM




Building Permits
Dec: 32.6%




Jobless Claims
1/30/2010: 480,000




Productivity and Costs
2009Q4: 6.2%




Purchasing Managers' Index
Jan: 50.8




Factory Orders (M3)
Dec: 1.0%




Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
: -115.00 bcf

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Consumer Price Index
Jan: 2.1%




Industrial Production
Dec: -1.4%




Consumer Price Index
Jan: 0.3%




Producer Price Index
Jan: 3.8%




ECRI Future Inflation Gauge-Europe
Dec: -0.2%




Foreign Trade
Dec: 12.10 Bil. Ringgit




Consumer Price Index
Jan: 4.6%




Industrial Production
Dec: -2.6%




Composite Leading Indicators
Dec: 103.1




Monthly Economic Activity Indicator
Dec: 3.9%




Labor Force Survey
Jan: 8.3% Unemployment




Employment Situation
Jan: -20,000






ECRI Future Inflation Gauge-North America
Jan: 3.9%




ECRI Weekly Leading Index
: 130.9




Consumer Credit (G19)
Dec: -$1.7 bil

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Consumer Price Index
Jan: 1.8%




Employment
Jan: 4.5%




Foreign Trade
Jan: US$2,492.8 mil




Consumer Price Index
Jan: 0.5%




Foreign Trade
Jan: $2075 million




Moody's Economy.com Survey of Business Confidence
: 14.3

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Consumer Price Index
Jan: TBA




Consumer Price Index
Jan: 0.8%




Foreign Trade
Dec: 16.7 bil euros




Consumer Price Index
Jan: 2.18%




Foreign Trade
Dec: £-7.3 billion




NFIB Small Business Economic Trends
Jan: 89.3




Chain Store Sales Snapshot
2/6/2010: 1.4%




Consumer Price Index
Jan: 10:00 AM




Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
Dec: 10:00 AM




Wholesale Trade (MWTR)
Dec: 10:00 AM




Employment Situation
2009Q3: 2:00 PM




ABC News/Washington Post Consumer Comfort Index
: 5:00 PM




Machinery Orders
Dec: 6:50 PM




Housing Finance
Dec: 7:30 PM




Trade
Jan: 11:00 PM




Industrial Production
Dec: 11:00 PM




Employment
Jan: 11:30 PM

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Monetary Aggregates
Jan: TBA




GDP
2009Q4: TBA




Industrial Production
Dec: 2:45 AM




Industrial Production
Dec: 4:00 AM




Industrial Production
Dec: 4:30 AM




MBA Mortgage Applications Survey
: 7:00 AM




International Merchandise Trade
Dec: 8:30 AM




International Trade (FT900)
Dec: 8:30 AM




Oil and Gas Inventories
: 10:30 AM




Industrial Production
Dec: 11:00 AM




Treasury Budget*
Jan: 2:00 PM




Employment Situation
Jan: 7:30 PM




Monetary Policy
Feb: 8:00 PM




Consumer Price Index
Jan: 9:00 PM




Producer Price Index
Jan: 9:00 PM

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Consumer Price Index
Jan: 3:15 AM




Monetary Policy
Feb: 3:30 AM




Jobless Claims
2/6/2010: 8:30 AM




Retail Sales
Jan: 8:30 AM




Industrial Production
Dec: 10:00 AM




Business Inventories (MTIS)
Dec: 10:00 AM




NAR Metro Prices
2009Q4: 10:00 AM




Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
: 10:30 AM




Monetary Policy
Feb: 3:00 PM




Retail Trade
Dec: 4:45 PM




Monetary Policy
Feb: 6:00 PM

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Industrial Production
Dec: TBA




Consumer Confidence Survey
Jan: TBA




Retail Sales
Dec: TBA




GDP
2009Q4: 2:45 AM




GDP
2009Q4: 3:00 AM




Consumer Price Index
Jan: 3:00 AM




Consumer Price Index
Jan: 3:00 AM




GDP
2009Q4: 3:30 AM




Industrial Production
Dec: 6:00 AM




University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey
Feb: 10:00 AM




ECRI Weekly Leading Index
: 10:30 AM




Consumer Price Index
Jan: 4:00 PM

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Labor Market: Unemployment
Jan: TBA




Consumer Price Index
Jan: 8:00 AM




New Motor Vehicle Sales
Dec: 8:30 AM




Moody's Economy.com Survey of Business Confidence
: 10:00 AM




MBA Delinquency Rates
2009Q4: 10:00 AM

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Consumer Price Index
Jan: 4:30 AM




ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment
Feb: 5:00 AM




Monthly Survey of Manufacturing
Dec: 8:30 AM




NY Empire State Manufacturing Survey
Feb: 8:30 AM




Treasury International Capital Flows
Dec: 9:00 AM




Monetary Policy
Feb: 12:00 PM




NAHB Housing Market Index
Feb: 1:00 PM




ABC News/Washington Post Consumer Comfort Index
: 5:00 PM




Industry Activity Indexes
Dec: 6:50 PM

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Foreign Trade
Jan: TBA




GDP
2009Q4: TBA




GDP
2009Q4: 3:00 AM




Bank of England Minutes
Feb: 4:30 AM




Employment Situation
Jan: 4:30 AM




Foreign Trade
Dec: 5:00 AM




MBA Mortgage Applications Survey
: 7:00 AM




Chain Store Sales Snapshot
2/13/2010: 7:45 AM




Wholesale Trade
Dec: 8:30 AM




Import and Export Prices
Jan: 8:30 AM




New Residential Construction (C20)
Jan: 8:30 AM




Industrial Production
Jan: 9:15 AM




Oil and Gas Inventories
: 10:30 AM




FOMC Minutes
Jan: 2:00 PM

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Monetary Policy
Feb: TBA




GDP
2009Q4: TBA




Consumer Price Index
Jan: 3:30 AM




GDP
2009Q4: 4:00 AM




International Transactions in Securities
Dec: 8:30 AM




Jobless Claims
2/13/2010: 8:30 AM




Producer Price Index
Jan: 8:30 AM




Internet Sales (E-Commerce Sales)*
2009Q4: 10:00 AM




The Conference Board Leading Indicators
Jan: 10:00 AM




Philadelphia Fed Survey
Feb: 10:00 AM




Risk of Recession
Jan: 10:00 AM




Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
: 10:30 AM




Industrial Production - Advance
Jan: 3:00 PM




SEMI Book-to-Bill Ratio
Jan: 6:00 PM




GDP
2009Q4: 7:00 PM

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Producer Price Index
Jan: 2:00 AM




Business Survey
Feb: 2:45 AM




Balance of Payments
Dec: 4:00 AM




Retail Sales
Jan: 4:30 AM




Leading Indicators
Jan: 8:30 AM




Retail Trade
Dec: 8:30 AM




Consumer Price Index
Jan: 8:30 AM




Monetary Policy
Feb: 10:00 AM




ECRI Weekly Leading Index
: 10:30 AM




Economic Activity Indicator
Dec: 2:00 PM




Retail Sales
Nov: 11:00 PM

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GDP
2009Q4: 12:30 AM




Business and Consumer Confidence
Feb: 3:15 AM




Monetary Policy
Feb: 8:00 AM




Chicago Fed National Activity Index
Jan: 8:30 AM




Mexico Economic Activity Index
Dec: 10:00 AM




GDP
2009Q4: 10:00 AM




Moody's Economy.com Survey of Business Confidence
: 10:00 AM




Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Feb: 10:30 AM

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Foreign Trade
Feb: TBA




Nationwide Housing Price Index
Feb: 2:00 AM




Consumer Price Index
Jan: 2:45 AM




Household Consumption Survey
Jan: 2:45 AM




Ifo Business Climate Index
Feb: 4:00 AM




Consumer Prices Index - Final
Jan: 4:00 AM




Retail Sales Index
Dec: 7:00 AM




Chain Store Sales Snapshot
2/20/2010: 7:45 AM




Personal Income
Jan: 8:30 AM




Business Survey Indicators
Feb: 9:00 AM




S&P/Case-Shiller® Home Price Indexes
Dec: 9:00 AM




Retail & Wholesale Sales
Dec: 10:00 AM




Trade Balance
Jan: 10:00 AM




Business Employment Dynamics
2009Q2: 10:00 AM




The Conference Board Consumer Confidence
Feb: 10:00 AM




Mass Layoffs
Jan: 10:00 AM




Richmond Fed Manufacturing Survey
Feb: 10:00 AM




Consumer Sentiment Index
Feb: 4:00 PM




ABC News/Washington Post Consumer Comfort Index
: 5:00 PM




Foreign Trade
Jan: 6:50 PM




GDP
2009Q4: 10:00 PM

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Industrial Production
Dec: TBA




GDP
2009Q4: 2:00 AM




Retail Sales
Dec: 4:00 AM




GDP
2009Q4: 5:00 AM




MBA Mortgage Applications Survey
: 7:00 AM




Monetary Policy
Feb: 8:00 AM




New-Home Sales (C25)
Jan: 10:00 AM




Oil and Gas Inventories
: 10:30 AM




Retail Sales Index
Jan: 4:00 PM




Retail Sales
Jan: 9:00 PM




Industrial Production
Dec: 10:30 PM

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Consumer Confidence
Feb: 2:45 AM




Producer Price Index
Jan: 2:45 AM




Producer Price Index
Jan: 3:00 AM




Foreign Trade
Jan: 3:30 AM




Employment Situation
Feb: 3:50 AM




ECB Monetary Development (Monetary Aggregates)
Jan: 4:00 AM




Business and Consumer Survey
Feb: 5:00 AM




Employment Situation
Jan: 7:00 AM




Employment, Earnings and Hours
Dec: 8:30 AM




Jobless Claims
2/20/2010: 8:30 AM




Durable Goods (Advance)
Jan: 8:30 AM




Employment Situation
Jan: 10:00 AM




FHFA Purchase-Only House Price Index
Dec: 10:00 AM




Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
: 10:30 AM




Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey
Feb: 11:00 AM




Foreign Trade
Jan: 4:45 PM




Industrial Production
Dec: 5:00 PM




Consumer Price Index
Jan: 6:30 PM




Industrial Production
Jan: 6:50 PM




Commercial Sales
Jan: 6:50 PM




Consumer Confidence
Feb: 7:05 PM

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Monetary Policy
Feb: TBA




Consumer Price Index
Jan: TBA




GDP*
2009Q4: TBA




Housing Starts
Jan: TBA




Industrial Production
Jan: TBA




Private Consumption
Jan: 2:30 AM




Industrial Production
Jan: 2:30 AM




Foreign Trade
Jan: 2:30 AM




Domestic Trade
Jan: 3:00 AM




Industrial Production
Jan: 3:00 AM




GDP
2009Q4: 3:30 AM




Producer Price Index
Jan: 5:00 AM




KOF Leading Indicator
Feb: 5:30 AM




Consumer Price Index
Jan: 6:00 AM




Employment
Jan: 7:00 AM




Industrial Production
Jan: 7:00 AM




Retail Sales
Jan: 7:00 AM




Balance of International Payments
2009Q4: 8:30 AM




GDP
2009Q4: 8:30 AM




ISM - NY Report
Feb: 8:30 AM




ISM-Chicago
Feb: 9:45 AM




University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey
Feb: 10:00 AM




Existing-Home Sales
Jan: 10:00 AM




ECRI Weekly Leading Index
: 10:30 AM




Agricultural Prices
Feb: 3:00 PM




GDP
2009Q4: 5:05 PM


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