DATE GMT/EDT EVENT
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31-Jul 0500/0100 Japan housing starts for June.
31-Jul n/a Bank of England begins its Monetary Policy Committee meeting in London. Rate decision August 1.
31-Jul 0600/0200 German wholesale sales for June.
31-Jul 0645/0145 France Jun-02 ILO jobless rate; chg (m/m)
31-Jul 0650/0150 France Jul-02 Industry demand outlook
31-Jul 0700/0200 Italy Jul-02 Prelim CPI (NIC) m/m; prelim HICP m/m/ y/y
31-Jul 1000/0600 Eurozone Jul-02 Flash HICP y/y
31-Jul 1000/0600 U.K. Jul-02 CBI Distributive Trades
31-Jul 1200/0800 U.S. Treasury Under Secretary Peter Fisher, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Glenn Hubbard, Fannie Mae Chairman Franklin Raines participate in a day-long symposium on risk management sponsored by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Fisher speaks at 2pm.
31-Jul 1230/0830 U.S. 2Q-02 Gross Domestic Product, final sales, chain price index.
31-Jul 1230/0830 Canada May-02 Real GDP at factor cost
31-Jul 1300/0900 U.S. Treasury to announce quarterly refunding details, in Washington. Media briefing follows at 9:30 a.m. EDT.
31-Jul n/a U.S. Fannie Mae to sell $4 to $8 billion in 3- month bills, $1.5 to $4 billion in 6-month bills and $1.5 to $4 billion in 12-month bills.
31-Jul 1400/1000 U.S. July-02 Chicago PMI, prices paid
31-Jul n/a ABC/Money Magazine survey of U.S. consumer confidence.
31-Jul 1630/1230 Assistant Treasury Secretary for Economic Affairs Richard Clarida speaks to a National Economists Club luncheon on the administration's economic forecast.
31-Jul n/a ABC/Money Magazine survey of U.S. consumer confidence.
31-Jul 1800/1400 Federal Reserve to release periodic beige book survey of U.S. economic conditions, in Washing- ton.
31-Jul 1800/1400 Federal Reserve reports "Beige Book" survey of economic conditions in Fed districts
31-Jul 1900/1500 U.S. July-02 Farm Prices Received.
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01-Aug 2350/1950* Japan capital flows data for week of July 26.
01-Aug 0645/0245 France consumer sentiment for July.
01-Aug 0745/0345 Italy manufacturing PMI for July.
01-Aug 0750/0250 France CDAF- manufacturing PMI for July
01-Aug 0755/0355 Germany BME/ manufacturing PMI for July.
01-Aug 0800/0400 Eurozone manufacturing PMI for July.
01-Aug 0830/0430 U.K. PMI manufacturing for July.
01-Aug 0900/0500 Germany's IFO Institute releases its latest economic forecasts in Dresden.
01-Aug 1000/0600 U.K. BRC shop price index for July.
01-Aug 1000/0600 France new car registrations for July.
01-Aug 1100/0700 Bank of England to announce rate decision.
01-Aug 1145/0745 European Central Bank announces rate decision after its Governing Council meeting, to be held by teleconference. No press briefing scheduled.
01-Aug n/a U.S. auto manufacturers to report domestic auto and light truck sales for July.
01-Aug 1230/0830 U.S. jobless claims for week ended July 27.
01-Aug 1330/0930 International Monetary Fund spokesman Thomas Dawson holds regular biweekly briefly.
01-Aug 1400/1000 U.S. Institute for Supply Management index for July and construction spending for June.
01-Aug 1830/1430 Treasury Deputy Secretary Kenneth Dam to test- ify before Senate Banking Committee on terror financing, in Washington.
01-Aug 2030/1630 U.S. M2 money supply for week of July 22.