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Economic Events 13/06/2008 – JSE Shell Shocked

June 13, 2008

 South African Company Calendar for the day ending 13/06 

Company Announcement
SPANJAARD AGM
COUNTRY Interim results
CALGRO AGM
KIWARA Final results
LABAT Final results

South African Announcements for the day ending 13/06

No major announcement for the day ending 13/06

Foreign Events for the day ending 13/06

Time Country Announcement Forecast Previous
00:00 Japan June BOJ Rate Decision n/f 0.50%
00:30 Japan April Industrial Capacity n/f -3.50%
00:30 Japan April Industrial Production m/m (revalued) n/f -0.30%
01:00 Japan May Confidence Index n/f 35.2
02:00 Japan May Germany HICP y/y 3.00% 2.60%
02:00 European Monetary Union May Germany HICP m/m 0.60% -0.30%
02:00 European Monetary Union May Germany CPI y/y 3.00% 2.40%
02:00 European Monetary Union May Germany CPI m/m 0.60% -0.20%
02:00 Japan June BOJ Monthly Report    
08:30 United States May CPI m/m 0.50% 0.20%
08:30 United States May Core CPI m/m 0.20% 0.10%
08:30 United States May CPI Index n/f 214.4
08:30 United States May Real Earnings -0.30% -0.50%
08:30 United States May CPI y/y 3.90% 3.90%
08:30 United States May Core CPI y/y 2.30% 2.30%
08:30 Canada Q1 Labor Productivity Rate n/f -0.80%
08:30 Canada April Manufacturing Sales n/f -1.60%
09:55 United States June University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment 59 59.8
11:30 United States May Cleveland CPI n/f 0.20%
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Economic Events 12/06/2008 – Interest Rate Announcement

June 12, 2008

South African Company Calendar for the day ending 12/06 

Company Announcement
BJM Final results
HYPROP AGM

S.A. Announcements for the day ending 12/06

Announcement Date Time
Interest Rates Announcement 12/06(Thursday) 15h00

Foreign Events for the day ending 12/06

Time Country Announcement Forecast Previous
05:00 European Monetary Union April Industrial Production y/y 3.00% 2.00%
05:00 European Monetary Union April Industrial Production m/m 0.20% 0.20%
08:30 United States May Import Prices 2.00% 1.80%
08:30 United States May Export Prices 0.50% 0.30%
08:30 United States Weekly Jobless Claims n/f 357
08:30 United States Weekly Contingent Jobless Claims n/f 3.093m
08:30 United States May Retail Sales m/m 0.40% 0.20%
08:30 United States May Core Retail Sales m/m 0.50% 0.50%
10:00 United States April Business Inventories 0.30% 0.10%
19:30 United Kingdom June RICS Housing Survey    

 

 

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Economic Events – 11/06/2008

June 11, 2008

 ZA Company Calendar for the day ending 11/06 

Company Announcement
PICKNPAY AGM
PIKWIK AGM
TELKOM Final results

S.A. Announcements for the day ending 11/06

Announcement Date Time
Start of MPC meeting 11 (Wednesday) 09:00
Manufacturing: Production and sales April 2008 11 (Wednesday) 13:00

Foreign Events for the day ending 11/06

Time Country Announcement Forecast Previous
04:30 United Kingdom May Claimant Count n/f 7.2k
04:30 United Kingdom April Trade Balance n/f -7.437b stg
04:30 United Kingdom April Unemployment n/f 5.20%
08:30 Canada April New Housing Price Index n/f 0.20%
08:30 Canada Q1 Capacity Utilization n/f 81.80%
14:00 United States May Federal Budget $-137.5b $-67.7b
14:00 United States Fed’s Beige Book Economic Report    

 

 

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 Economic News & Market Data – 04/06/2008 

June 4, 2008

 South African Company Calendar for the day ending 04/06 

Company Announcement
INDEQTY  Interim Results
SANLAM  AGM
YORKCOR  AGM
WINHOLD Interim Results 
WESCO Final Results 
EASTPLATS  AGM 

 S.A. Announcements for the day ending 04/06

Announcement

Date Time
No Major Announcements for today. —————- ——-

 Foreign Events for the day ending 04/06

Time

Country

Event

Forecast Previous
03:55 European Monetary Union May Germany Services PMI 53.7 54.9
04:00 European Monetary Union May Composite PMI n/f 51.9
04:00 European Monetary Union May Services PMI 50.6 52
04:30 United Kingdom May Services PMI n/f 50.4
05:00 European Monetary Union April Retail Sales y/y -0.70% -1.60%
05:00 European Monetary Union April Retail Sales m/m 0.30% -0.40%
07:30 United States May Layoffs n/f 90.015k
08:15 United States Q1 Labor Cost 1.10% 2.20%
08:15 United States May ADP Employment -30.0k 10.0k
20:30 United States Atlanta Fed’s Lockhart Speaks on Japanese Trade, Investment    
08:30 United States Q1 Productivity 2.50% 2.20%
10:00 United States May Non-Manufacturing ISM 51 52
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Economic News & Market Data – 03/06/2008

June 3, 2008

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Market Open – 02/06/2008

June 2, 2008

8:55, Monday the 2nd of June. Near dated, all share futures are currently trading 250 points higher this morning. This, as data released by the Reserve Bank on Friday, showed that credit growth in South Africa slowed sharply over the 12 months to April. A decreasing trend in Credit extended to the household sector shows that interest rate hikes over the past two years are finally starting to work. Unfortunately for some however, the market is pricing in something between a 100 to 200 basis point rise in interest rates, on June 12th.


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