The Global Calendar Provided by Events & Indicators for March 7 through March 12, 2010 Date Time Location Description Forecast Previous 3/7/2010 6:50 PM Japan January Current Account Balance 783.9b yen 900.8b yen 3/8/2010 12:00 AM Japan February Economic Watch DI n/f 38.8 3/8/2010 4:30 AM E-16 March Sentix Investor Confidex Index -9.0 -8.2 3/8/2010 6:00 AM E-16 January Germany Total Industrial Production m/m 1.0% -2.6 3/8/2010 8:15 AM Canada February Housing Starts 190.0k 186.3k 3/8/2010 7:01 PM UK February RICS Housing Survey 30.0 32.0 3/8/2010 7:01 PM UK FebruaryBRC Retail Sales y/y n/f -0.7% 3/9/2010 12:00 AM Japan January Coincident Indicator m/m n/f 1.6 3/9/2010 12:00 AM Japan January Leading Indicator n/f 3.0 3/9/2010 4:30 AM UK January Trade Balance -7.0b stg -7.278b stg 3/9/2010 6:50 PM Japan February CGPI y/y -1.5% -2.1% 3/9/2010 6:50 PM Japan February CGPI m/m 0.1% 0.3% 3/9/2010 6:50 PM Japan January Machnery Orders m/m -4.1% 20.1% 3/10/2010 2:00 AM E-16 February Germany CPI m/m 0.2% -0.6% 3/10/2010 2:00 AM E-16 February Germany CPI y/y 0.4% 0.8% 3/10/2010 2:00 AM E-16 February Germany HICP m/m 0.2% -0.6% 3/10/2010 2:00 AM E-16 February Germany HICP y/y 0.3% 0.8% 3/10/2010 2:00 AM E-16 January Germany Trade Balance 16.0b eur 16.7b eur 3/10/2010 2:00 AM E-16 January Germany Exports m/m 0.8% 3.0% 3/10/2010 2:00 AM E-16 January Germany Imports m/m 1.2% 4.5% 3/10/2010 4:30 AM UK January Industrial Production m/m 0.3% 0.5% 3/10/2010 4:30 AM UK January Industrial Production y/y -0.8% -3.6% 3/10/2010 4:30 AM UK January Manufacturing Production m/m 0.3% 0.9% 3/10/2010 4:30 AM UK January Manufacturing Production y/y 1.4% -1.9% 3/10/2010 10:00 AM US January Wholesale Inventory 0.3% -0.8% 3/10/2010 10:00 AM US January Wholesale Sales 0.8% 0.8% 3/10/2010 2:00 PM US February Fed Budget $-200.00b $-193.86b 3/10/2010 6:50 PM Japan Q4 GDP q/q 1.0% 1.1% 3/10/2010 6:50 PM Japan Q4 GDP y/y 4.1% 4.6% 3/11/2010 8:30 AM Canada January Exports C$32.6b C$32.19b 3/11/2010 8:30 AM Canada January Imports C$32.6b C$32.44b 3/11/2010 8:30 AM Canada January New Housing Price Index 0.4% 0.4% 3/11/2010 8:30 AM Canada January Total Trade Balance C$0.1b C$-0.25b 3/11/2010 8:30 AM Canada Q4 Capacity Utilization 69.9% 67.5% 3/11/2010 8:30 AM US January International Trade $-40.3b $-40.18b 3/11/2010 8:30 AM US Weekly Continuing Jobless Claims 4.49m 4.5m 3/11/2010 8:30 AM US Weekly Jobless Claims 460.0k 469.0k 3/11/2010 9:00 AM Switzerland SNB International Rate Decision 0.25% 0.25% 3/11/2010 11:30 PM Japan January Industrial Capacity m/m n/f 1.4% 3/11/2010 11:30 PM Japan January Industrial Production m/m (revalued) n/f 1.9% 3/12/2010 2:00 AM E-16 February Germany WPI m/m 0.3% 1.3% 3/12/2010 2:00 AM E-16 February WPI y/y 2.3% 1.9% 3/12/2010 5:00 AM E-16 January Industrial Production m/m 0.7% -1.7% 3/12/2010 5:00 AM E-16 January Industrial Production y/y -1.9% -5.0% 3/12/2010 7:00 AM Canada February Unemployment Rate 8.3% 8.3% 3/12/2010 8:30 AM US February Core Retail Sales m/m 0.2% 0.6% 3/12/2010 8:30 AM US February Retail Sales m/m 0.0% 0.5% 3/12/2010 9:55 AM US March University of Michigan Confidence (current situation) 82.0 81.8 3/12/2010 9:55 AM US March University of Michigan Confidence (expectations) 68.0 68.4 3/12/2010 9:55 AM US March University of Michigan Confidence (preliminary) 73.5 73.6 3/12/2010 10:00 AM US January Business Inventories 0.2% -0.2%