The Global Calendar Provided by Events & Indicators for May 4 through May 9, 2008 Date Time Location Description Forecast Previous 5/5/2008 12:00 AM Japan, UK Market Holiday 5/5/2008 4:30 AM E-13 May Sentix Investor Confidence Index 4.4 4.1 5/5/2008 10:00 AM US April Non-Manufacturing ISM 49.1 49.6 5/5/2008 8:30 PM US Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks on Mortgage Foreclosures 5/6/2008 12:00 AM Japan Market Holiday 5/6/2008 12:30 AM Australia RBA Rate Decision 7.25% 7.25% 5/6/2008 3:55 AM E-13 April Germany Services PMI 54.6 51.8 5/6/2008 4:00 AM E-13 April Composite PMI 51.9 51.8 5/6/2008 4:00 AM E-13 April Services PMI 51.8 51.6 5/6/2008 4:30 AM UK April Services PMI 51.6 52.1 5/6/2008 5:00 AM E-13 March PPI m/m 0.7% 0.6% 5/6/2008 5:00 AM E-13 March PPI y/y 5.6% 5.3% 5/6/2008 8:30 AM Canada March Building Permits 1.4% -1.0% 5/6/2008 10:00 AM Canada April Ivey PMI 54.5 59.0 5/7/2008 4:30 AM UK March Industrial Production m/m -0.1% 0.3% 5/7/2008 4:30 AM UK March Industrial Production y/y 0.8% 1.3% 5/7/2008 4:30 AM UK March Manufacturing Production m/m 0.0% 0.4% 5/7/2008 4:30 AM UK March Manufacturing Production y/y 1.2% 1.9% 5/7/2008 5:00 AM E-13 March Retail Sales m/m 0.2% -0.5% 5/7/2008 5:00 AM E-13 March Retail Sales y/y -0.6% -0.2% 5/7/2008 6:00 AM E-13 March Germany Industrial Orders m/m 0.3% -0.5% 5/7/2008 10:00 AM US March Pending Home Sales -1.0% -1.9% 5/7/2008 3:00 PM US March Consumer Credit $6.0b $5.16b 5/8/2008 2:00 AM E-13 March Germany Exports m/m 0.4% 0.0% 5/8/2008 2:00 AM E-13 March Germany Imports m/m 0.7% -0.4% 5/8/2008 2:00 AM E-13 March Germany Trade Balance 16.5b eur 16.4b eur 5/8/2008 6:00 AM E-13 March Germany Total Industrial Production m/m -0.5% 0.4% 5/8/2008 7:00 AM UK May BoE Rate Decision 5.0% 5.0% 5/8/2008 7:45 AM E-13 May ECB Rate Decision 4.0% 4.0% 5/8/2008 8:15 AM Canada April Housing Starts 222.5k units 254.7k units 5/8/2008 8:30 AM E-13 Trichet's Press Conference 5/8/2008 8:30 AM US Weekly Jobless Claims 377.0k 380.0k 5/8/2008 10:00 AM US March Wholesale Inventory 0.5% 1.1% 5/8/2008 10:00 AM US March Wholesale Sales n/f -0.8% 5/8/2008 12:30 PM US Former Fed Chairman Greenspan Speaks in New York 5/8/2008 9:30 PM Australia RBA Quarterly Monetary Policy Statement 5/9/2008 1:00 AM Japan March Coincidental Index n/f 70.0 5/9/2008 1:00 AM Japan March Leading Indicators n/f 54.5 5/9/2008 2:00 AM E-13 April Germany Wholesale Price Index m/m 0.3% 1.6% 5/9/2008 2:00 AM E-13 April Germany Wholesale Price Index y/y 6.6% 7.1% 5/9/2008 7:00 AM Canada April Employment Change 10.0k 14.6k 5/9/2008 7:00 AM Canada April Unemployment Rate 6.0% 6.0% 5/9/2008 8:30 AM Canada March Exports n/f C$39.32b 5/9/2008 8:30 AM Canada March Imports n/f C$34.39b 5/9/2008 8:30 AM Canada March Trade Balance C$4.5b C$4.94b 5/9/2008 8:30 AM US March International Trade $-61.3b $62.32b