DATE GMT/EDT EVENT
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13-Aug 2350/1950* Japan revised retail sales for June.
13-Aug 0645/0245 France preliminary HICP, CPI for July.
13-Aug 0700/0300 Spain consumer prices and harmonized CPI for July.
13-Aug n/a Germany capital account balance for June.
13-16-Aug n/a Germany ICON consumer confidence for July.
13-Aug 0830/0430 U.K. RPI, RPIX, RPIY for July.
13-Aug 1145/0745 U.S. BTM-UBSW store sales for Aug. 10 week.
13-Aug 1230/0830 U.S. retail & food sales for July.
13-Aug 1255/0855 U.S. Redbook for Aug. 10 week.
13-Aug 1300/0900 Federal Open Market Committee to decide key interest rates. Announcement expected around 2:15 p.m. EDT, in Washington.
13-Aug 1300/0900 ZEW German current conditions for August.
13-Aug 1300/0900 ZEW EMU current conditions survey for August.
13-Aug 1340/0940 Deadline for weekly tenders on $1 billion in U.S. Freddie Mac 3-month Reference Bills and $1 billion in 12-month bills. Freddie to sell $5 billion in 3-year notes.
13-Aug 1400/1000 U.S. Richmond Fed shipments for July.
13-Aug 1300/0900 President Bush to host domestic economic forum in Waco, Texas, during annual summer retreat.
13-Aug 1400/1000 Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill to speak about economic recovery and job creation at the President's Economic Forum in Waco, Texas.
13-Aug 1600/1200 Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill takes part in the President's Economic Forum wrap-up session, in Waco, Texas.
13-Aug 1700/1300 Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill takes part in economic forum participant luncheon in Waco, Texas. Closed to press.
13-Aug 1700/1300 Deadline for weekly tenders on $26 billion in U.S. Treasury 4-week bills.
13-Aug 1930/1530 US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and Commerce Secretary Don Evans brief the news media on the economic forum in Waco, Texas.
13-Aug 2100/1700 U.S. API crude oil stocks for Aug. 9 week.
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14-Aug 0500/0100 Bank of Japan minutes from the July 15-16 mtg.
14-Aug 0645/0245 France monthly salaries, hourly wages for the second quarter of 2002.
14-Aug 0650/0250 France manufacturing and industry production for June.
14-Aug 0700/0300 Germany final CPI and HICP for July.
14-Aug 0830/0430 Bank of England to release minutes of its July 31-Aug 1 Monetary Policy Committee meeting.
14-Aug 0830/0430 U.K. claimant count unemployment for July, headline average earnings and manufacturing unit wage costs for June.
14-Aug 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.
14-Aug n/a SEC deadline for most U.S. corporations to certify their financial statements.
14-Aug 1230/0830 U.S. business inventories for June.
14-Aug 1230/0830 Canada new motor vehicle sales for June.
14-Aug n/a ABC/Money Magazine weekly survey of U.S. consumer sentiment.