Schedule for today, Thursday, Dec 20’2012:

00:30 Australia RBA Bulletin IV quarter

02:00 China Leading Index November +1.6% +1.1%

03:00 Japan BoJ Interest Rate Decision - 0.10% 0.10% 0.10%

03:00 Japan BoJ Monetary Policy Statement -

07:00 Switzerland Trade Balance - 2.82 2.17

07:00 Germany Producer Price Index (MoM) November 0.0% -0.1%

07:00 Germany Producer Price Index (YoY) November +1.5% +1.4%

07:20 Japan BOJ Press Conference -

09:30 United Kingdom Retail Sales (MoM) November -0.8% +0.3%

09:30 United Kingdom Retail Sales (YoY) November +0.6% +1.5%

13:30 Canada Retail Sales, m/m October +0.1% +0.1%

13:30 Canada Retail Sales ex Autos, m/m October 0.0% +0.2%

13:30 U.S. Initial Jobless Claims - 343 350

13:30 U.S. GDP, q/q (finally) Quarter III +2.7% +2.8%

13:30 U.S. PCE price index, q/q Quarter III +1.4% +1.6%

13:30 U.S. PCE price index ex food, energy, q/q Quarter III +1.1% +1.1%

14:00 Belgium Business Climate December -13.4 -14.3

15:00 Eurozone Consumer Confidence December -26.9 -26.5

15:00 U.S. Existing Home Sales November 4.79 4.85

15:00 U.S. Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey December -10.7 -1.8

15:00 U.S. Leading Indicators November +0.2% -0.1%

15:00 U.S. Housing Price Index, m/m October +0.2% +0.2%

15:00 U.S. Housing Price Index, y/y October +4.4%