Schedule for today, Thursday, Mar 21’2013:

00:30 Australia RBA Bulletin Quarter I

01:45 China HSBC Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) March 50.4 51.2 51.7

04:30 Japan All Industry Activity Index, m/m January +1.8% -1.1% -1.4%

07:00 Switzerland Trade Balance February 2.13 1.87

08:00 France Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) March 43.9 44.4

08:00 France Services PMI (Preliminary) March 42.7 44.1

08:30 Germany Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) March 50.3 50.8

08:30 Germany Services PMI (Preliminary) March 54.1 54.9

09:00 Eurozone Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) March 47.9 48.2

09:00 Eurozone Services PMI (Preliminary) March 47.3 48.2

09:30 United Kingdom Retail Sales (MoM) February -0.6% +0.5%

09:30 United Kingdom Retail prices, Y/Y February -0.6% +0.5%

09:30 United Kingdom PSNB, bln February -9.9 8.4

11:00 United Kingdom CBI industrial order books balance March -14 -16

12:30 Canada Retail Sales, m/m January -2.1% +0.6%

12:30 Canada Retail Sales ex Autos, m/m January -0.9% +0.4%

12:30 U.S. Initial Jobless Claims March 332 343

13:00 U.S. Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) March 54.3 55.1

14:00 U.S. Leading Indicators February +0.2% +0.3%

14:00 U.S. Existing Home Sales February 4.92 5.03

14:00 U.S. Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey March -12.5 -3.1

18:00 Switzerland Gov Board Member Fritz Zurbrugg Speaks March

21:00 New Zealand ANZ Job Advertisements (MoM) February -1.5%

23:00 Australia Conference Board Australia Leading Index January -0.1%