Schedule for today, Thursday, Mar 24 2011:

07:45     France     Business confidence (March)         106    106
07:58     France     PMI (March) flash         59.5    55.7
07:58     France     PMI services (March) flash         56.2    59.7
08:28     Germany     PMI (March) flash         62.0    62.7
08:28     Germany     PMI services (March) flash         58.4    58.6
08:58     EU(17)     PMI (March) flash         58.2    59.0
08:58     EU(17)     PMI services (March) flash         56.3    56.8
09:00     Italy     Consumer confidence (March)         -    106.4
09:30     UK     Retail sales (February)         -0.5%    1.9%
09:30     UK     Retail sales (February) Y/Y         2.4%    5.3%
12:30     USA     Jobless claims (week to 19.03)         373K    385K
12:30     USA     Durable goods orders (February)         1.0%    3.2%
12:30     USA     Durable goods orders excluding transportation (February)         2.0%    -3.6%
12:30     USA     Durable goods orders excluding defence (February)         0.8%    1.9%
20:30     USA     M2 money supply (14.03), bln         -    +9.7
23:30     Japan     Nationwide CPI (February)         -    -0.2%
23:30     Japan     Nationwide CPI (February) Y/Y         -    0.0%
23:30     Japan     Nationwide CPI ex fresh food (February) Y/Y         -0.3%    -0.2%
23:30     Japan     Tokyo-area CPI (March)         -    -0.1%
23:30     Japan     Tokyo-area CPI (March) Y/Y         -    -0.1%
23:30     Japan     Tokyo-area CPI ex fresh food (March) Y/Y         -0.3%    -0.4%