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May 2012 Economic Statistics
and Other Economic Influences

TUESDAYS:
                Weekly Chain Store Sales*
                 Average Hourly Earnings*
                 API Weekly Gas/Oil Stockpiles Report*  **
(4:30p.m.)
    WEDNESDAYS:
                
Mortgage Applications  Data
                 EIA Weekly Report on Gas & Oil Stockpiles* (10a.m.)
    THURSDAYS:
                 Weekly Unemployment Report*
                  Weekly Mutual Fund Flows*
                   Natural Gas Storage Levels* (a.m.)

 *Except Holidays    ** As of 1/09         All Dates Subject to Change:
Monday, May, 14 Pres. Obama Commencement Address @Barnard Collge
US Treasury Auctions $30B of 3- & $27B 6-month Bills
Tuesday, May 15 US April CPI
US April Retail Sales
France Inaugurates Hollande
Peterson Foundation 2012 Fiscal SUmmit
March Business Inventories/Sales
May NAHB Housing Market Index
Empire State May Mnftg Survey
Senate Aging Cmte Hearing on Long Term Unemployment
France Nat'l Stats Office Releases Assessment of Economy
Pres. Obama guests on ABC's "The View"
Wed.       May 16 FOMC Minutes of the 04/24--25/12 Meeteing
Fed's Bullard Speaks  on US Economy & Monetary Policy
MBA Purchase Mortgage Apps
April Housing Starts/Building Permits
April Industrial Production/Capacity Utilization
House Hearing on Impact of Dodd-Frank Act & SIFI's
House Ag Cmte Hearing on Subsidies
Senate Commerce Cmt Hearing on FCC oversight
EIA Petroleum Stats
Thurs.,     May 17 Weekly Jobless Claims
Fed's Bullard Speaks On Economy & Monetary Policy, then to Media
Philly Fed May Survey
1Q12 eCommerce Retail Sales
Ass't Energy Sec'y Senate Hearing on Clean Energy Act
US Treasury Refunding Announcement for 2, 5, & 7-yr Notes
US Auctions $13B reopened 1/31/12 10-yr TIPS
Fed Balance Sheet
Money Supply
Friday,     May 18 Options Expire
G8 Meets @Camp David (switched from Chicago)
Chiina's Reserve Requirements cut as of today, by 0.5% to 20%, the third cut since November
Saturday, May 19 G8 Meeting ends
Sunday,  May 20 NATO Summit Chicago www.nato.org
Monday, May 21 Fed's Lockhart Speaks in Tokyo on Risk
FINRA Annual Conference (3-days in D.C.)
Chicago Fed May Nat'l Activity Index
NATO Summit Ends
US Treasury Auctions $27B in six- & $30B in reopened 3-month Bills maturing 8/23/12
Tuesday, May 22 Fed's Lockhart Speaks (again) in Hong Kong on Risk
NAR April Existing Home Sales
SEC's Schapiro & CFTC's Gensler testify on Derivatives Reform, @ Senate Banking Cmte
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index
Senate Hearing on US-China Strategic & Economic Dialog
US Treasury Auctions $35B of 2-yr Notes
Wed.,     May 23 Fed's Kocherlakota Speaks @Data Forum Lunch wQ&A in ND
NAHB April New Home Sales
FHFA March Home Price Index
EIA Petroleum Stats
EU Summit on Growth
US Treasury Auctions $35B of 5-yr Notes
Thurs.    May 24 Weekly Jobless Claims
April Durable Goods Orders/Shipments
BIS Conference: Banks-How Big is Big Enough (Basel Suisse thru 25th)
Senate hearing on Mortgage Refinance Proposals
US Treasury Auctions $29B of 7-yr Notes
Friday,   May 25 US Treasury Markets close at 2pm
US Equity Markets Trade Regular 4pm Close
U.M. Final May Consumer Sentiment
EU Head of State Summit
Monday, May 28 US Markets Closed for Memorial Day
       WEEKS AHEAD:   05/31        Irish Referendum on EU Fiscal Pact
                                        06/10         French run-off Parliamentary Elections
                                        06/14         Eurogroup meeting
                                        06/17         2nd Greek Election for Prime Minister & for local officials
                                        06/18--19 G20 Leaders Meet (Mexico)
                                        06/22        EcoFin Meeting
                                        06/28        EU Gov't Heads Meet to discuss growth & sovereign-members' budgets
                                        07/01        EU Stops Buying Iranian Oil
              *Int'l Markets Info courtesy of Rockefeller Strategic Currency Briefing

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