DATE GMT/EST EVENT
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08-Jan 2350/1850* Japan capital flows for Dec. 27 week.
08-Jan n/a Japanese Minister of Financial Services, Econo- mic and Fiscal Policy Heizo Takenaka to visit Washington. Agenda includes meetings with Treasury Secretary nominee John Snow and chief White House economic adviser Stephen Friedman.
08-Jan* n/a Germany Nov VDMA machinery orders data possible release date.
08-Jan 0745/0245 France Nov Govt budget deficit data released.
08-Jan n/a Germany to sell E8 billion in 10-year Bunds at 4.25% maturing Jan 2013.
08-Jan n/a Spain to sell 3-year Bonos.
08-Jan 1100/0600 EMU Oct Retail Trade data released.
08-Jan n/a U.K. BOE begins Monetary Policy Committee meeting. Rate decision 09-Jan.
08-Jan 1200/0700 U.S. MBA applications survey for Jan. 3 week.
08-Jan n/a U.S. Fannie Mae to sell $4 billion in 5-year notes, $4 to $8 billion in 3-month notes and $1.5 to $4 billion in 6-month notes.
08-Jan 1330/0830 Treasury Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Peter Fisher to testify at first meeting of the President's Commission on the U.S. Postal Ser- vice, in Washington.
08-Jan n/a ABC/Money Magazine weekly survey of U.S. consu- mer confidence.
08-Jan 1800/1300 Deadline for tenders on $6 billion in U.S. Treasury 10-year TIPS.
08-Jan 2000/1500 U.S. consumer credit outstanding for November.
08-Jan 0230/2130 Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Gary Stern to speak at annual business days event in Helena, Montana. No Q&A expected. Repeats Octo- ber education speech.
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09-Jan 0001/1701* U.K. Nov Housing starts data released.
09-Jan n/a Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to visit Russia, meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
09-Jan 0500/0000 Japan leading and coincident indicators for November.
09-Jan 0850/0350 Germany Dec Unemployment data released.
09-Jan n/a France to sell E4.5 billion Oct 2012 4.75% OAT; E5.0 billion Oct 2032 5.75% OAT; E1.5 billion July 2009 3.00% OATi; E2.0 billion July 2032 3.15% OATEi.
09-Jan n/a Spain to sell 10 & 30-year Bonos.
09-Jan 1100/0600 U.K. Nov BRC shop price index data released.
09-Jan 1100/0600 EMU 3Q-02 GDP data (2nd read) released.
09-Jan 1100/0600 EMU 1Q-03 GDP indicator data released.
09-Jan 1200/0700 U.K. BOE MPC interest rate decision.
09-Jan 1245/0745 European Central Bank announces rate decision following its Governing Council. Press conference by President Wim Duisenberg to follow at 1330 GMT (0830 EDT).
09-Jan 1330/0830 U.S. jobless claims for week ended Jan. 4.
09-Jan 1330/0830 Canada help-wanted index for December and building permits for November.
09-Jan 1400/0900 Energy Information Administration to release its 2003 U.S. energy outlook, in Washington.
09-Jan 1430/0930 Treasury Secretary nominee John Snow to appear on Conference Board blue-ribbon panel on cor- porate governance at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
09-Jan 1500/1000 U.S. wholesale inventories for November.
09-Jan 2030/1530 Mexico CPI and PPI for December.
09-Jan n/a Mexico revised trade deficit for November.
09-Jan 2130/1630 U.S. M2 money supply for Dec. 30 week.