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Economic Events
| Date (GMT) | Country | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Dec 5 | 12:00 | CA | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.2% |
| 13:30 | US | Average Hourly Earnings (MoM) (Nov) | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| 13:30 | US | Average Hourly Earnings (YoY) (Nov) | 2.8% | 2.9% | ||
| 13:30 | US | Average Weekly Hours (Nov) | 33.5 | 33.6 | 33.6 | |
| 13:30 | US | Nonfarm Payrolls (Nov) | -533K | -325K | 320K |
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| 13:30 | US | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 6.7% | 6.8% | 6.5% | |
| 20:00 | US | Consumer Credit (Oct) | $1.5B | $6.9B | ||
| Dec 7 | 23:50 | JP | Adjusted Current Account (Oct) | ¥970.5B | ||
| 23:50 | JP | Money Supply M2+CD (YoY) (Nov) | 1.8% | |||
| 23:50 | JP | Trade Balance - BOP Basis (Oct) | ¥247.1B | |||
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GERMANY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION S.A.
| Date (GMT) | Event | Cons. | Previous | |
| Dec 8 | 11:00 | Industrial Production s.a. (MoM) | - | -3.6% |
| Dec 8 | 11:00 | Industrial Production s.a. w.d.a. (YoY) | - | -2.1% |
Friday Notes - Industrial Production Punging by HVB Group
The UniCredit-Reuters tool for forecasting German industrial production, which is based on manufacturing activity in NRW and Bavaria, signals a decline of 0.4%. Although this drop seems to be a rather mild one, there can be little doubt what will happen in the next six to nine months.
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US NONFARM PAYROLLS
| Date (GMT) | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Dec 5 | 13:30 | Nonfarm Payrolls | -533K | -325K | 320K |
| Dec 5 | 13:30 | Unemployment Rate | 6.7% | 6.8% | 6.5% |
November Non-Farm Preview: Jobs Losses Could Near -400k by GFT (Global Forex Trading)
The US economy has officially entered a recession and the labor market numbers that are due on Friday will confirm that. Not only do we expect the US economy to report its eleventh consecutive month of job losses but the job losses will probably be the largest in 26 years.
[ Full Story ]- Read the Employment data at Labor Department
- WRAPUP 2-US job losses worst since 1974 as downturn deepens (Thomson Financial News)
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Fri, Dec 5 2008, 16:02 GMT
Euroland: Terrifying slump in German manufacturing orders by Danske Bank A/S
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Interest Rates
Euroland: ECB cut rates by 75 bp - and ready to cut again in January by Danske Bank A/S
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Sweden: Riksbank cuts from 3.75% to 2%! by Danske Bank A/S
Thu, Dec 4 2008, 12:43 GMT
UK: Interest Rates Forecast to Crash to 1% by Marketoracle.co.uk
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