Schedule for today, Wednesday, Oct 24’2012:

00:30 Australia CPI, q/q Quarter III +0.5% +0.5% +1,4%

00:30 Australia CPI, y/y Quarter III +1.2% +1.6% +2.0%

01:45 China 49.1 (preliminary) October 47.9

07:00 France Manufacturing PMI (preliminary) October 42.7 43.7

07:00 France Services PMI (preliminary) October 45.0 45.6

07:30 Germany Manufacturing PMI (preliminary) October 47.4 48.1

07:30 Germany Services PMI (preliminary) October 49.7 50.1

08:00 Germany IFO - Business Climate October 101.4 101.7

08:00 Germany IFO - Current Assessment October 110.3 110.0

08:00 Germany IFO - Expectations October 93.2 93.7

08:00 Eurozone Manufacturing PMI (preliminary) October 46.1 46.6

08:00 Eurozone Services PMI (preliminary) October 46.1 46.5

10:00 United Kingdom CBI industrial order books balance October -8 -6

11:45 Eurozone ECB President Mario Draghi Speaks -

13:00 U.S. Manufacturing PMI (preliminary) October 51.1 51.6

14:00 Eurozone ECB President Mario Draghi Speaks -

14:00 U.S. New Home Sales September 373 386

14:30 U.S. Crude Oil Inventories - +2.9

14:30 Canada Bank of Canada Monetary Policy Report IV quarter

15:15 Canada BOC Press Conference -

18:15 U.S. Fed Interest Rate Decision - 0.25% 0.25%

18:15 U.S. FOMC Statement -

20:00 New Zealand RBNZ Interest Rate Decision - 2.50% 2.50%

20:00 New Zealand RBNZ Rate Statement -