Publication of the monthly report 'The Bank's View' for May 2013 of the Bank of Japan (BoJ)

Publication of the German development of the building industry ('Bauhauptgewerbe') for March 2013

Month-on-month the number of employees in the German construction industry fell by 3.5 % to 717,000 in March, while the total of hours work

Publication of the German data on aviation ('Luftverkehr') for the 1st quarter of 2013

In the first three months of 2013 the number of passengers fly away from German airports dropped 2.5 % or 0.5 bln persons to 20.4 bln.

Publication of the German road traffic accidents ('Straßenverkehrsunfälle') for March 2013

In March the number of persons killed in Germany's road accidents was 230 and thus 19 or 7.6 % lower than in the same month a year ago. At the same t

1st Publication of the French manufaturing purchasing managers index (PMI) for May 2013

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The French manufacturing PMI for May rose to 45.5. This compares to 44.4 released a month ago. Economists expected a rise t

1st Publication of the French service purchasing managers index (PMI) for May 2013

actual:

The French Service PMI is unchanged at 44.3 in May as released in the preceding month, too. However, economists expected a gain

1st publication of the German manufacturing PMI for May 2013

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The German preliminary manufacturing PMI was released with 49.0 for May following a reading of 48.1 a month ago. Economists expected a reading of 48.5

1st Publication of the German service purchasing managers index (PMI) for May 2013

actual:

The German Service PMI rose to 49,8 in May. This follows a reading of 49.6 in the preceding month. Economists expected a gain to

1st publication of the Composite Purchasing Manager Index (Composite PMI) for the Euro zone for May 2013

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The preliminary composite PMI for the Euro zone advanced to 47.7 in May following a reading of 46.9 a mont

1st publication of the manufacturing PMI for the Euro zone for May 2013

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The preliminary manufacturing PMI for the Euro zone was released with 47.8 for May, following a reading of 46.7 a month ago. Economists exp

1st publication of the non-manufacturing PMI for the Euro zone for May 2013

The preliminary non-manufacturing PMI for the Euro zone fell to 47.5 in May following the 47.0 a month ago.

Publication of the Italian retail sales ('Commercio al dettaglio') for March 2013

The Italian retail sales fell 0.3 % in March. This compares to a decline of 0.2 % in the preceding month. Economists expected a plus of 0.3 %. Year-on-year

Publication of the revised data of the U.K. gross domestic product (GDP) for the 1st quarter 2013

The U.K. GDP rose 0.3 % from the previous quarter in the 1st quarter of 2013.

Year-on-year GDP advanced by just 0.6 %.

Publication of the U.K index of services for March 2013

U.K index of services increased by 1.5 in the three months to March to 105.1.

Publication of the weekly U.S. initial jobless claims

Economists expect 350,000 new claims following 360,000 the week before.

Publication of the U.S. housing price index of the Federal Housing Finance Agency for March 2013

Economists expect a reading of 0.9 after 0.7 in the preceding month.

Announcement of 2-year U.S. notes

Publication of the U.S. new home sales for April 2013

Economists expect 425,000 U.S. new home sales. This compares to 417,000 released the month before.

Announcement of 3- and 6-month U.S. treasury bills

Publication of the weekly U.S. nat gas inventories data by the Energy Information Administration (EIA)

In last week's release nat gas stocks rose by 99 Bcf.

Announcement of 5-year U.S. Notes

Auction of 10-year TIPS

Announcement of 52-week bills

Publication of the weekly U.S. money supply