Schedule for today, Friday, Nov 8’2013:

00:30 Australia RBA Monetary Policy Statement Quarter IV

02:00 China Trade Balance, bln October 15.2 23.5

06:45 Switzerland Unemployment Rate October 3.2% 3.2%

07:00 Germany Current Account September 9.4 15.0

07:00 Germany Trade Balance September 15.6 17.2

07:45 France Industrial Production, m/m September +0.2% +0.4%

07:45 France Industrial Production, y/y September -2.9% -1.3%

08:15 Switzerland Retail Sales Y/Y September +2.4% +2.6%

09:30 United Kingdom Trade in goods September -9.6 -9.2

13:15 Canada Housing Starts October 194 192

13:30 Canada Unemployment rate October 6.9% 7.0%

13:30 Canada Employment October 11.9 15.3

13:30 U.S. Average workweek October 34.5 34.5

13:30 U.S. Personal Income, m/m September +0.4% +0.3%

13:30 U.S. Personal spending September +0.3% +0.3%

13:30 U.S. PCE price index ex food, energy, m/m September +0.2% +0.1%

13:30 U.S. PCE price index ex food, energy, Y/Y September +1.2% +1.3%

13:30 U.S. Average hourly earnings October +0.1% +0.2%

13:30 U.S. Unemployment Rate October 7.2% 7.3%

13:30 U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls October 148 126

14:55 U.S. Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (Preliminary) November 73.2 74.6

20:30 U.S. Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks