DATE GMT/EDT EVENT
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28-Aug 0700/0300 Italy Aug'02 Prelim CPI (NIC) m/m,y/y; prelim HICP m/m,y/y
28-Aug 0700/0300 Spain 2Q-02 GDP (real, SA) q/q,y/y
28-Aug 0800/0400 Eurozone Jul'02 EMU-12 M3 (ECB) y/y,3M ave y/y
28-Aug 0800/0400 Gmny Aug'02 IFO bus sent indexes (W,SA)(E,SA)
28-30-Aug n/a Germany VDMA machinery orders for July.
28-Aug 0830/0430 U.K. Jul-02 BBA mortgage lending
28-Aug 1230/0830 Canada June average hourly earnings, payroll employment.
28-Aug n/a ABC/Money Magazine weekly survey of consumer sentiment.
28-Aug n/a U.S. Fannie Mae to sell $4 to $8 billion in 3- month bills, $1.5 to $4 billion in 6-month bills and $1.5 to $4 billion in 12-month bills.
28-Aug 1400/0900 National Assoc. of Manufacturers presents survey of directors on economic outlook.
28-Aug 1700/1300 Deadline for weekly tenders on $27 bln U.S. Treasury 2-year bills.
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29-Aug 2350/1950* Japan capital flows data for Aug. 23 week.
29-Aug 0700/0300 Italy retail sales for June.
29-Aug n/a U.K. Gfk consumer confidence for August.
29-Aug n/a European Central Bank's Governing Council meets. No policy announcement expected.
29-Aug 1230/0830 U.S. GDP, final sales, chain price index and corporate profits for the second quarter of 2002.
29-Aug 1330/0930 IMF External Relations Director Thomas Dawson to hold regular briefing in Washington.
29-Aug 1400/1000 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to announce preliminary second-quarter 2002 earnings for U.S. commercial banks, in Washing- ton.
29-Aug 1400/1000 Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Roger Ferguson to participate in panel with manufacturers in Rockford, Illinois, before touring a machine tool plant.
29-Aug 1400/1000 U.S. help-wanted index for July 2002.
29-Aug n/a Mexico maquiladora employment and manhours for May.
29-Aug 2030/1630 U.S. M2 money supply for week of Aug. 19.
29-Aug 2115/1715 Bank of England Governor Edward George speaks at the annual dinner of the Pakistani Bankers Association, in London.