| Date | Time | Currency | Economic Event | Importance | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
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Sun Mar 7 | GMT 11:00 |  | NZD QV House Prices (YoY) (FEB) |  | 5.5% | | 4.4% |
| GMT 21:45 |  | NZD Manufacturing Activity (4Q) |  | 0.7% | | 0.7% (R+) |
| GMT 23:50 |  | JPY Trade Balance - BOP Basis (Yen) (JAN) |  | 197.2B | 152.9B | 631.2B |
| GMT 23:50 |  | JPY Adjusted Current Account Total (Yen) (JAN) |  | 1712.8B | 1249.5B | 1302.2B (R+) |
| GMT 23:50 |  | JPY Current Account Total (Yen) (JAN) |  | 899.8B | 783.9B | 900.8B |
| GMT 23:50 |  | JPY Bank Lending Banks ex-Trust (FEB) |  | -1.6% | | -1.7% |
| GMT 23:50 |  | JPY Bank Lending incl Trusts (YoY) (FEB) |  | -1.5% | -1.7% | -1.5% |
| GMT 23:50 |  | JPY Bank Lending Banks Adjustments (YoY) (FEB) |  | -1.3% | | -1.4% |
| GMT 23:50 |  | JPY Japan Money Stock M2+CD (YoY) (FEB) |  | 2.7% | 2.8% | 3.0% (R+) |
| GMT 23:50 |  | JPY Japan Money Stock M3 (YoY) (FEB) |  | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.2% (R+) |
Mon Mar 8 | GMT 04:30 |  | JPY Bankruptcies (YoY) (FEB) |  | -17.3% | | -21.8% |
| GMT 05:00 |  | JPY Eco Watchers Survey: Outlook (FEB) |  | 44.8 | | 41.9 |
| GMT 05:00 |  | JPY Eco Watchers Survey: Current (FEB) |  | 42.1 | 40.1 | 38.8 |
| GMT 06:45 |  | CHF Unemployment Rate s.a. (FEB) |  | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| GMT 06:45 |  | CHF Unemployment Rate (FEB) |  | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| GMT 07:30 |  | EUR Bank of France Business Sentiment (FEB) |  | 102 | 104 | 104 |
| GMT 08:15 |  | CHF Retail Sales (Real) (YoY) (JAN) |  | 4.4% | 2.3% | 4.4% (R-) |
| GMT 09:30 |  | EUR Euro-Zone Sentix Investor Confidence (MAR) |  | -7.5 | -8.8 | -8.2 |
| GMT 11:00 |  | EUR German Industrial Production s.a. (MoM) (JAN) |  | 0.6% | 1.0% | -1.0% (R+) |
| GMT 11:00 |  | EUR German Industrial Production n.s.a. and w.d.a. (YoY) (JAN) |  | 2.2% | 0.9% | -5.7% (R+) |
| GMT 14:00 |  | CAD Housing Starts (FEB) |  | 196.7K | 190.0K | 188.3K |
| GMT 15:00 |  | NZD New Zealand Manpower Survey (2Q) |  | 17% | | 14% |
| GMT 21:00 |  | JPY Japan Manpower Survey (2Q) |  | -1% | | -1% |
| GMT 21:45 |  | NZD NZ Card Spending (MoM) (FEB) |  | -0.4% | | 0.4% (R-) |
| GMT 22:00 |  | USD Fed's Sack Speaks to Economists in Arlington, Virginia |  | | | |
| GMT 23:01 |  | EUR Germany Manpower Employment Outlook (2Q) |  | 3% | | 1% |
Tue Mar 9 | GMT
|  | USD 2010 NABE Economic Policy Conference |  | | | |
| GMT 00:01 |  | GBP RICS House Price Balance (FEB) |  | 17% | 30% | 31% (R-) |
| GMT 00:01 |  | GBP BRC February Retail Sales Monitor (YoY) |  | 2.2% | | -0.7% |
| GMT 00:30 |  | AUD NAB Business Confidence (FEB) |  | 19 | | 15 |
| GMT 00:30 |  | AUD NAB Business Conditions (FEB) |  | 8 | | 3 |
| GMT 00:30 |  | AUD ANZ Job Advertisements (MoM) (FEB) |  | 19.1% | | -8.1% |
| GMT 05:00 |  | JPY Leading Index (JAN P) |  | 97.1 | 96.6 | 94.3 |
| GMT 05:00 |  | JPY Coincident Index (JAN P) |  | 99.9 | 99.6 | 97.4 |
| GMT 06:00 |  | JPY Machine Tool Orders (YoY) (FEB P) |  | 217.3% | | 189.4% |
| GMT 07:45 |  | EUR French Trade Balance (euros) (JAN) |  | -3.7B | -4.0B | -4.2B (R+) |
| GMT 08:15 |  | CHF Consumer Price Index (MoM) (FEB) |  | 0.1% | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| GMT 08:15 |  | CHF Consumer Price Index (YoY) (FEB) |  | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| GMT 10:30 |  | GBP Visible Trade Balance (Pounds) (JAN) |  | -7987 | -7000 | -7010 (R+) |
| GMT 10:30 |  | GBP Trade Balance Non EU (Pounds) (JAN) |  | -4834 | -3350 | -3428 (R+) |
| GMT 10:30 |  | GBP Total Trade Balance (Pounds) (JAN) |  | -3768 | -3000 | -2599 (R+) |
| GMT 12:30 |  | USD NFIB Small Business Optimism (FEB) |  | 88.0 | 90.0 | 89.3 |
| GMT 15:00 |  | USD IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism (MAR) |  | 45.4 | | 46.8 |
| GMT 21:30 |  | USD API U.S. Crude Oil Inventories (MAR 5) |  | 6500K | | 2665K |
| GMT 21:30 |  | USD API U.S. Gasoline Inventories (MAR 5) |  | -3181K | | 909K |
| GMT 21:30 |  | USD API U.S. Distillate Inventory (MAR 5) |  | -2796K | | -4074K |
| GMT 22:00 |  | USD ABC Consumer Confidence (MAR 7) |  | -49 | -48 | -49 |
| GMT 22:00 |  | RBA Deputy Bank Governeor Lowe speaks in Sydney |  | | | |
| GMT 22:45 |  | NZD Terms of Trade Index (QoQ) (4Q) |  | 5.7% | | -1.6%(R-) |
| GMT 23:30 |  | AUD Westpac Consumer Confidence (MAR) |  | 0.2 | | -2.6% |
| GMT 23:30 |  | AUD Westpac Consumer Confidence Index (MAR) |  | 117.3 | | 117 |
| GMT 23:50 |  | JPY Machine Orders (MoM) (JAN) |  | -3.7% | -3.5% | 20.1% |
| GMT 23:50 |  | JPY Machine Orders (YoY) (JAN) |  | -1.1% | -0.6% | -1.5% |
| GMT 23:50 |  | JPY Domestic Corporate Goods Price Index (MoM) (FEB) |  | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| GMT 23:50 |  | JPY Domestic Corporate Goods Price Index (YoY) (FEB) |  | -1.5% | -1.5% | -2.1% |
Wed Mar 10 | GMT 00:30 |  | AUD Home Loans (JAN) |  | -7.9% | 2.0% | -5.1%(R+) |
| GMT 00:30 |  | AUD Investment Lending (JAN) |  | 0.9% | | 1.6%(R-) |
| GMT 00:30 |  | AUD Value of Loans (MoM) (JAN) |  | -5.0% | | -4.2%(R+) |
| GMT 08:00 |  | EUR German Trade Balance (euros) (JAN) |  | 8.0B | 14.5B | 13.4B (R-) |
| GMT 08:00 |  | EUR German Current Account (euros) (JAN) |  | 3.6B | 15.0B | 19.9B (R-) |
| GMT 08:00 |  | EUR German Imports s.a. (MoM) (JAN) |  | 6.0% | 1.2% | 5.0% (R+) |
| GMT 08:00 |  | EUR German Exports s.a. (MoM) (JAN) |  | -6.3% | 0.5% | 3.4% (R+) |
| GMT 08:00 |  | EUR German Consumer Price Index (MoM) (FEB F) |  | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| GMT 08:00 |  | EUR German Consumer Price Index (YoY) (FEB F) |  | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| GMT 08:45 |  | EUR French Industrial Production (MoM) (JAN) |  | 1.6% | 0.1% | -0.2% (R-) |
| GMT 08:45 |  | EUR French Industrial Production (YoY) (JAN) |  | 3.5% | 1.7% | -1.8% (R+) |
| GMT 08:45 |  | EUR French Manufacturing Production (MoM) (JAN) |  | 0.8% | 0.2% | -0.9% (R-) |
| GMT 08:45 |  | EUR French Manufacturing Production (YoY) (JAN) |  | 4.4% | | -1.4% (R+) |
| GMT 09:00 |  | EUR Italian Industrial Production s.a. (MoM) (JAN) |  | 2.6% | 0.7% | -0.2% (R+) |
| GMT 09:00 |  | EUR Italian Industrial Production w.d.a. (YoY) (JAN) |  | 0.1% | -3.4% | -5.4% (R+) |
| GMT 09:00 |  | EUR Italian Industrial Production n.s.a. (YoY) (JAN) |  | -3.3% | -1.5% | -2.2% (R+) |
| GMT 09:30 |  | GBP Industrial Production (MoM) (JAN) |  | -0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| GMT 09:30 |  | GBP Industrial Production (YoY) (JAN) |  | -1.5% | -0.8% | -3.7% (R-) |
| GMT 09:30 |  | GBP Manufacturing Production (MoM) (JAN) |  | -0.9% | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| GMT 09:30 |  | GBP Manufacturing Production (YoY) (JAN) |  | 0.2% | 1.4% | -1.9% |
| GMT 10:00 |  | EUR Italian Gross Domestic Product s.a. and w.d.a. (QoQ) (4Q F) |  | -0.3% | -0.2% | 0.5% (R+) |
| GMT 10:00 |  | EUR Italian Gross Domestic Product s.a. and w.d.a. (YoY) (4Q F) |  | -3.0% | -2.8% | -4.8% (R-) |
| GMT 10:00 |  | EUR Italian Private Consumption (4Q) |  | -0.1% | 0.2% | 0.6% (R+) |
| GMT 10:00 |  | EUR Italian Government Spending (4Q) |  | -0.2% | 0.1% | -0.4% (R-) |
| GMT 10:00 |  | EUR Italian Total investments (4Q) |  | -1.0% | -0.3% | 0.0% (R-) |
| GMT 10:00 |  | EUR Italian Exports (4Q) |  | 0.1% | -0.1% | 2.6% (R+) |
| GMT 10:00 |  | EUR Italian Imports (4Q) |  | 3.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% (R+) |
| GMT 12:00 |  | USD MBA Mortgage Applications (MAR 5) |  | 0.5% | | 14.6% |
| GMT 12:00 |  | USD Bloomberg Global Confidence (MAR) |  | 53.78 | | 54.89 |
| GMT 15:00 |  | GBP NIESR GDP Estimate (FEB) |  | 0.3% | | 0.6% (R+) |
| GMT 15:00 |  | USD Wholesale Inventories (JAN) |  | -0.2% | 0.2% | -1.0% (R-) |
| GMT 15:30 |  | USD DOE U.S. Crude Oil Inventories (MAR 5) |  | 1432K | 2000K | 4034K |
| GMT 15:30 |  | USD DOE U.S. Gasoline Inventories (MAR 5) |  | -2959K | 0K | 773K |
| GMT 15:30 |  | USD DOE U.S. Distillate Inventory (MAR 5) |  | -2217K | -1000K | -843K |
| GMT 19:00 |  | USD Monthly Budget Statement (FEB) |  | -$220.9B | -$222.0B | -$193.9B |
| GMT 20:00 |  | NZD Reserve Bank of New Zealand International Rate Decision |  | 2.50% | 2.50% | 2.50% |
| GMT 21:30 |  | NZD Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (FEB) |  | 53.3 | | 52.1 (R+) |
| GMT 22:45 |  | NZD Food Prices (MoM) (FEB) |  | -1.3% | | 2.1% |
| GMT 23:50 |  | JPY Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) (4Q F) |  | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| GMT 23:50 |  | JPY Gross Domestic Product Annualized (4Q F) |  | 3.8% | 4.0% | 4.6% |
| GMT 23:50 |  | JPY Nominal Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) (4Q F) |  | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| GMT 23:50 |  | JPY Gross Domestic Product Deflator (YoY) (4Q F) |  | -2.8% | -3.0% | -3.0% |
Thu Mar 11 | GMT 00:00 |  | AUD Consumer Inflation Expectation (MAR) |  | 3.2% | | 3.2% |
| GMT 00:30 |  | AUD Employment Change (FEB) |  | 0.4K | 15.0K | 56.5K (R+) |
| GMT 00:30 |  | AUD Unemployment Rate (FEB) |  | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.2% (R-) |
| GMT 00:30 |  | AUD Full Time Employment Change (FEB) |  | 11.4K | | 12.0K (R-) |
| GMT 00:30 |  | AUD Part Time Employment Change (FEB) |  | -11.0K | | 44.5K (R+) |
| GMT 00:30 |  | AUD Participation Rate (FEB) |  | 65.2% | 65.3% | 65.3% |
| GMT 07:45 |  | EUR French Central Government Balance (euros) (JAN) |  | -9.2B | -140.0B | -138.0B |
| GMT 07:45 |  | EUR French Non-Farm Payrolls (QoQ) (4Q F) |  | -0.1% | -0.4% | -0.4% |
| GMT 10:00 |  | EUR European Central Bank Monthly Report |  | | | |
| GMT 13:00 |  | CHF Swiss National Bank Interest Rate Decision |  | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| GMT 13:30 |  | CAD Capacity Utilization Rate (4Q) |  | 70.9% | 70.0% | 68.7% (R+) |
| GMT 13:30 |  | CAD International Merchandise Trade (Canadian dollar) (JAN) |  | 0.8B | 0.2B | 0.1B |
| GMT 13:30 |  | CAD New Housing Price Index (MoM) (JAN) |  | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| GMT 13:30 |  | USD Trade Balance (JAN) |  | -$37.3B | -$41.0B | -$39.9B |
| GMT 13:30 |  | USD Initial Jobless Claims (MAR 6) |  | 462K | 460K | 468K (R-) |
| GMT 13:30 |  | USD Continuing Claims (FEB 27) |  | 4558K | 4500K | 4521K (R+) |
| GMT 19:00 |  | USD New York Fed's Dudley Speaks to London Economists |  | | | |
| GMT 21:00 |  | NZD REINZ Housing Price Index (FEB) |  | 3214.8 | | 3201.8 |
| GMT 21:00 |  | NZD REINZ Housing Price Index (MoM) (FEB) |  | 0.4% | | -1.6% |
| GMT 21:00 |  | NZD REINZ House Sales (YoY) (FEB) |  | -3.8% | | -1.1% |
| GMT 21:45 |  | NZD Retail Sales (MoM) (JAN) |  | 0.8% | 0.5% | -0.4% (R-) |
| GMT 22:45 |  | NZD Retail Sales Ex-Auto (MoM) (JAN) |  | 0.3% | 0.7% | -2.0% (R-) |
Fri Mar 12 | GMT 04:30 |  | JPY Industrial Production (MoM) (JAN F) |  | 2.75 | | 2.5% |
| GMT 04:30 |  | JPY Industrial Production (YoY) (JAN F) |  | 18.5% | | 18.2% |
| GMT 04:30 |  | JPY Capacity Utilization (MoM) (JAN F) |  | 3.9% | | 1.4% |
| GMT 07:00 |  | EUR German Wholesale Price Index (MoM) (FEB) |  | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.3% |
| GMT 07:00 |  | EUR German Wholesale Price Index (YoY) (FEB) |  | 2.1% | 2.3% | 1.9% |
| GMT 07:45 |  | EUR French Current Account (euros) (JAN) |  | -3.4B | -3.9B | -3.3B (R+) |
| GMT 09:00 |  | EUR Italian Labor Costs (QoQ) (4Q) |  | 0.6% | | 0.5% |
| GMT 09:00 |  | EUR Italian Labor Costs (YoY) (4Q) |  | 3.4% | | 1.4% (R-) |
| GMT 10:00 |  | EUR Euro-Zone Industrial Production s.a. (MoM) (JAN) |  | 1.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% (R+) |
| GMT 10:00 |  | EUR Euro-Zone Industrial Production w.d.a. (YoY) (JAN) |  | 1.4% | -1.6% | -4.1% (R+) |
| GMT 12:00 |  | CAD Net Change in Employment (FEB) |  | 20.9K | 15.5K | 43.0K |
| GMT 12:00 |  | CAD Unemployment Rate (FEB) |  | 8.2% | 8.3% | 8.3% |
| GMT 13:30 |  | USD Advance Retail Sales (FEB) |  | 0.3% | -0.2% | 0.1% (R-) |
| GMT 13:30 |  | USD Retail Sales Less Autos (FEB) |  | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.5% (R-) |
| GMT 13:30 |  | USD Retail Sales Ex Auto & Gas (FEB) |  | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.5% (R-) |
| GMT 14:55 |  | USD U. of Michigan Confidence (MAR P) |  | 72.5 | 74 | 73.6 |
| GMT 15:00 |  | USD Business Inventories (JAN) |  | 0.0% | 0.2% | -0.3% (R-) |