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IG Markets: The Week Ahead Economic Diary

The Week Ahead from IG Markets keeps you in touch with scheduled events in the financial markets for the coming week. Data highlighted in red is likely to have a higher influence on index, equity or currency markets.

For the week commencing 9 August 2010

Monday 09/08/2010	Country	Time (AEST)	Description
Economic Figures	AU	11:30	ANZ Job Ads, Home Loans, NAB Business Confidence
Company Announcements	AU	-	Earnings - BEN, JBH
Public Holiday	Singapore	-	National Day
ASX 200 Cash Ex- dividend	AU	16:00	3.6 points (CRG 22c, TAH 25c and WDC 32c)
Tuesday 10/08/2010	Country	Time (AEST)	Description
Economic Figures	China	Tentative	China New Yuan Loans , Trade Balance
	JP	Tentative	Monetary Policy Statement and Cash Rate
	UK	18:30	Trade Balance
Company Announcements	AU	-	Earnings - AWC, BKN, CDI, COH, NAB (trading update), OKN
ASX 200 Cash Ex- dividend	AU	16:00	1 point (BKN pays 17c and RIO 49c)
Wednesday 11/08/2010	Country	Time (AEST)	Description
Economic Figures	US	0:00	Wholesale Inventories
	US	4:15	FOMC Statement
	JP	9:50	Core Machinery Orders
	AU	10:30	Westpac Consumer Sentiment
	China	12:00	CPI / PPI / Retail Sales / Industrial Production / Fixed Asset Investment
	UK	18:30	Unemployment Rate
	UK	19:30	BOE Inflation Report/ Governor King Speaks
	US	22:30	Trade Balance
Company Announcements	AU	-	Earnings - CBA, CPU, SGP, TSI
ASX 200 Cash Ex- dividend	AU	16:00	0.03 points (ALS 9c)
Thursday 12/08/2010	Country	Time (AEST)	Description
Economic Figures	US	4:00	Federal Budget Balance
	AU	11:00	MI Inflation Expectations
	AU	11:30	Unemployment Change/ Rate
	US	22:30	Weekly Jobless Claims
Company Announcements	AU	-	Earnings - AEO, BWP, CCL, JHX, QAN, SGT, TCL, TLS
Friday 13/08/2010	Country	Time (AEST)	Description
Economic Figures	JP	9:50	Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes
	EU	16:00	Germany GDP
	EU	19:00	Flash GDP / Trade Balance
	US	22:30	Core CPI / Retail Sales
	US	23:55	Preliminary UoM Consumer Sentiment
Company Announcements	AU	-	Earnings - EQN
ASX 200 Cash Ex- dividend	AU	16:00	10.9 points (AXA 9.3C, CBA 153c and CCL 19c)

Please note that this information is for guidance only and no liability is accepted for its accuracy or otherwise.

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