18-Feb 2350/1850* Japan corporate goods price index for January.
18-FebE 0800/0300 Italy final CPI/HICP data for January to be released.
18-Feb 0800/0300 Ecofin meeting of EU-15 finance ministers in Brussels.
18-Feb 0930/0430 U.K. retail priceE data for Jan. to be released.
18-Feb 0930/0430 German German Trade and Industry Association (DIHK) to release spring sentiment survey.
18-Feb 1000/0500 Germany/EMU ZEW current conditions/expectations E index for February released.
18-Feb 1100/0600 EMU industrial production data for December to be released.
18-Feb 1245/0745 U.S. BTM-UBSW store sales for Feb. 15 week.
18-Feb 1300/0E800 U.S. NY Fed Emp.State Mfg Surv for February.
18-Feb 1330/0830 Canada manufacturing survey for December.
18-Feb 1440/0940 Deadline for weekly tenders on $1 billion in U.S. Freddie Mac 1-month ReferenEce Bills and $2 billion in 2-month bills and $3 billion in 3-mo bills.
18-Feb n/a U.N. Security Council to hold open meeting for further deliberations on Iraq, iEn New York.
18-Feb 1800/1300 Deadline for weekly tenders on $17 billion in U.S. Treasury 3-month bills and $16 billion in 6-month bills and 4-week bills.
18-Feb 1800/1300 U.S. NAHB EHousing Mkt Index for February.
18-Feb 2230/1730 Treasury Assistant Secretary for Economic Poli- cy Richard Clarida to speak about the U.S. in the world economy, at Ohio State Univ. in Col- E umbus, Ohio.
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19-Feb 0930/0430 Bank of England publishes the minutes from its Feb 5-6 Monetary Policy Committee meeting.
19-Feb 1100/0600 EMU trade balanced data for December toE be released.
19-Feb 1200/0700 U.S. MBA applications survey for Feb. 14 week.
19-Feb 1330/0830 U.S. housing starts and building permits for January.
19-Feb 1330/0830 CaEnada wholesale sales and inventories for Dec.
19-Feb 1355/0855 U.S. Redbook average for Feb. 15 week.
19-Feb n/a U.S. Fannie Mae to sell $4 to $8 billion in 3-month bills and $1.5 to $4 billion in 6-moEnth bills.
19-Feb n/a ABC/Money Magazine weekly survey of U.S. consu- mer sentiment.
19-Feb 1730/1230 Treasury Secretary John Snow to speak about the EBush economic plan at the U.S. Chamber of Com- merce, in Washington.
19-Feb 1800/1300 Federal Reserve Governor Mark Olson to speak about financial system reform before the Ex- E chequer Club in Washington. Audience Q&A expec- ted.
19-Feb 1810/1310 Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert McTeer to speak about the U.S. economy, in E Dallas, Texas.
19-Feb n/a Mexico open unemployment for January.