Archive for February 6th, 2010

 

The Long Road Ahead for Greece (and Others)

Feb 06, 2010 in Grow Financially, Investment Protection, Opportunities

Global financial markets have been rocked recently by concerns about the fiscal situation in Greece. To its credit, the Greek government has put forth an ambitious plan to sharply reduce its deficit over the next few years. Even with a significant fiscal correction, however, the debt-to-GDP ratio of the Greek…

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Weekly Review and Outlook: Dollar and Yen Soared as Worry on Sovereign Risk Intensified

Feb 06, 2010 in Grow Financially, Investment Protection, Opportunities

Markets were pretty steady last week until concern of Greece deficit contagion across Europe intensified on Thursday and rocked financial markets around the world. Credit-default swaps on the debt of Greece, Spain and Portugal rose to record highs today amid concern that European governments will struggle to fund their deficits….

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Forex Economic Calendar

Feb 06, 2010 in Grow Financially, Opportunities

Date Time* Source Description Forecast Previous
2/7/2010 11:00 NZ QV House Prices YoY% n/a 2.8%
2/7/2010 23:50 JPN Current Account Total n/a Yen1103.0B
2/8/2010 04:30 JPN Bankruptcies (YoY) n/a -16.6%
2/8/2010 05:00 JPN Eco Watchers Survey: Current n/a 35.4
2/8/2010 09:30 UK Sentix Investor Confidence n/a -3.7
2/8/2010 13:15 CA Housing Starts 177.0K 174.5K
2/9/2010 00:01 UK RICS House Price Balance n/a 30%
2/9/2010 00:30 AUS NAB Business Conditions n/a n/a
2/9/2010 06:00 JPN Machine Tool Orders (YoY) n/a 63.4%
2/9/2010 07:00 GE Trade Balance n/a 17.4B
2/9/2010 09:30 UK Total Trade Balance (GBP/Mln) n/a -GBP2912
2/9/2010 12:30 US NFIB Small Business Optimism n/a 88.0
2/9/2010 15:00 US IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism n/a 48.8
2/9/2010 21:45 NZ NZ Card Spending (MoM) n/a 0.7
2/9/2010 22:00 US ABC Consumer Confidence n/a n/a
2/9/2010 23:30 AUS Westpac Cons. Confidence Index n/a n/a
2/9/2010 23:50 JPN Machine Orders YoY% n/a -20.5%
2/10/2010 00:30 AUS Home Loans n/a -5.6%
2/10/2010 09:30 UK Industrial Production (YoY) n/a -6.0%
2/10/2010 10:30 UK Bank of England Quarterly Inflation Report n/a n/a
2/10/2010 13:30 CA Int’l Merchandise Trade n/a -0.3B
2/10/2010 13:30 US Trade Balance -$34.5B -$36.4B
2/10/2010 19:00 US Monthly Budget Statement n/a -$91.9B
2/10/2010 21:30 NZ Business NZ PMI n/a 52.9
2/10/2010 21:45 NZ Food Prices (MoM) n/a -0.3%
2/11/2010 00:00 AUS Consumer Inflation Expectation n/a 3.5%
2/11/2010 00:30 AUS Employment Change n/a 35.2K
2/11/2010 09:00 EU ECB Publishes Feb. Monthly Report n/a n/a
2/11/2010 13:30 CA New Housing Price Index MoM n/a 0.4%
2/11/2010 13:30 US Advance Retail Sales 0.4% -0.3%
2/11/2010 13:30 US Initial Jobless Claims n/a n/a
2/11/2010 13:30 US Continuing Claims n/a n/a
2/11/2010 15:00 US Business Inventories 0.4% 0.4%
2/11/2010 21:00 NZ REINZ House Sales YoY% n/a 15.2%
2/11/2010 21:45 NZ Retail Sales (MoM) n/a 0.8%
2/12/2010 05:00 JPN Consumer Confidence n/a 37.9
2/12/2010 07:00 GE GDP nsa (YoY) n/a n/a
2/12/2010 10:00 EU Euro-Zone GDP s.a. (YoY) n/a n/a
2/12/2010 13:30 CA New Motor Vehicle Sales MoM n/a -6.0%
2/12/2010 14:55 US U. of Michigan Confidence n/a 74.4

* Times listed are GMT

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