eries of accounting scandals - South China Morning Post EFTA00435927 Key Events This Week Thursday: Consumer Credit, Bloomberg Consumer Comfort, BOE & ECB rate announcement, Earnings (STZ) Friday: USDA Crop Report, Wholesale Inventories This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential a

so lower on the session. Volumes tracking 120% of 3m average. German factory orders are due out in a few minutes (6am EST). Tomorrow we will get the BOE & ECB which are expected to be non-events. We will also get a look at December holiday season comps for US retailers tomorrow. On the macro front in the U

nges effective on the close Nov 27 — Italy Senate to vote on expelling Berlusconi from Parliament Nov 28 — US Thanksgiving (market closed) Dec 5 — BOE & ECB rate decisions EFTA00379411 Dec 18 — FOMC rate decision Jan 15 — Current CR runs out Feb 7 — Debt ceiling deadline (Treasury can use extraordina

ruction Spending, Global Vehicle Sales, Earnings (CVX, NEE, WPO, BLT) Saturday: China NBS non-manufacturing PMI Key Events on the Horizon Nov 7 — BOE & ECB rate decisions Nov 28 — US Thanksgiving (market closed) Dec 5 — BOE & ECB rate decisions Dec 18 — FOMC rate decision Jan 15 — Current CR runs out

s probably tighter than some of the recent polls have suggested and the odds of Romney being elected moved from 25.0% to 33.4% on Intrade overnight. BOE & ECB decisions later this morning and no one is expecting any changes or material policy updates (focus will be on Draghi Q&A and any commentary around

ay: China November manufacturing PMI Sunday: China November HSBC manufacturing PMI Key Events on the Horizon Dec 4 — OPEC meets in Vienna Dec 5 — BOE & ECB rate decisions Dec 13 — Congress budget deal deadline Dec 18 — FOMC rate decision Jan 15 — Current CR runs out Jan 21 — State of the Union Addres

(est 52.8), Italy 50.4 (est 49.7), Spain 49.8 (est 50.6), Sweden 51.3 (est 53.0). Note that Switzerland is closed for holiday today (National Day). BOE & ECB coming up @ 7am & 7:45am respectively. No changes expected for the BOE although Mark Carney and team will present their review of introducing forwa