Schedule for today, Wednesday, Dec 5’2012:

00:30 Australia Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) Quarter III +0.6% +0.6% +0.5%

00:30 Australia Gross Domestic Product (YoY) Quarter III +3.7% +3.1% +3.1%

01:45 China HSBC Services PMI November 53.5 52.1

07:00 Australia RBA Assist Gov Lowe Speaks -

08:00 United Kingdom Halifax house price index November -0.7% +0.2%

08:00 United Kingdom Halifax house price index 3m Y/Y November -1.7% -1.9%

08:50 France Services PMI (finally) November 46.1 46.1

08:55 Germany Services PMI (finally) November 48.0 48.0

09:00 Eurozone Services PMI (finally) November 45.7 45.7

09:30 United Kingdom Purchasing Manager Index Services November 50.6 51.1

10:00 Eurozone Retail Sales (MoM) October -0.2% -0.1%

10:00 Eurozone Retail Sales (YoY) October -0.8% -0.8%

12:30 United Kingdom Autumn Forecast Statement December

13:15 U.S. ADP Employment Report November 158 127

13:30 U.S. Nonfarm Productivity, q/q (finally) Quarter III +1.9% +2.7%

15:00 U.S. ISM Non-Manufacturing November 54.2 53.8

15:00 U.S. Factory Orders October +4.8% +0.1%

15:30 U.S. Crude Oil Inventories - -0.3

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

20:00 New Zealand RBNZ Rate Statement -

20:00 New Zealand RBNZ Press Conference -