Monday, March 17

Economics

8:30 Current Account Balance: -$184 bln cons

8:30 Empire Manufacturing: -6.3 cons
9:00 Net Long-term TIC Flows: $76.0 bln
9:00 Total Net TIC Flows: $85.0 bln
9:15 Industrial Production: -0.1% cons
9:15 Capacity Utilization: 81.3% cons
1:00 NAHB Housing Market Index: 20 cons

Earnings

Before: CNO, PMI, WCI

After: BSC, EXM, PERY

Events

Credit Suisse Group Asset Management Strategic Council Conference
SWIFT Regional Conference
Terrapinn Asset Allocation Summit Africa Conference
OECD-IMF Structural Reforms Conference
FirstEnergy Capital Corporation Oil Sands Conference
SOCMA GlobalChem Conference & Expo
IMN Latin American Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing Forum
Financial Research Associates Compliance & Operational Best Practices for Hard-t...
LarrainVial International Investor Conference
SourceMedia OPEB 3.0 Conference
Terrapinn Investing in 130/30 Funds USA Conference
SpeedNews Commercial Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference
Actuate Corporation EclipseCon 2008 Conference
Gartner Business Intelligence & Information Management Summit


Tuesday March 18

Economics

8:30 Producer Price Index (m/m): 0.4% cons
8:30 Core PPI:
8:30 PPI (y/y): 6.8% cons
8:30 Core PPI: 2.1% cons
8:30 Housing Starts: 995 k cons
8:30 Building Permits: 1025 k cons
2:15 FOMC Rate Decision: 2.0% cons
5:00 ABC Consumer Confidence: -30 prior

Earnings

Before: AMT, GME, GS, LEH,

After: ADBE, DRI HWAY

Events

SEMICON China 2008
Kepler Equities Healthcare Conference
Gartner Customer Relationship Management Summit
Dresdner Kleinwort Capital Goods and Aerospace & Defence Conference
Global Pacific & Partners 4th Latin Petroleum: Strategy Briefing Conference
Global Pacific & Partners 14th Annual Latin Upstream Conference
JPMorgan Aviation & Transportation Conference
Financial Times FT Global Outsourcing and Offshoring New York Conference
Financial Times View from the Top The Future of Financial Services Conference
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Insurance & Risk-Linked Se...
Standard & Poors Annual Utility Conference
Information Management Network (IMN) Distressed Residential Real Estate Confere...
Windhover Pharmaceutical Strategic Alliances Conference
Economist Conferences Insurance Leaders Roundtable Developing new strategies for...
National Bank Financial Transportation and Logistics Conference
Lawson Conference and User Exchange
IBF (Invitation Only) The Consumer MED Summit
Dow Jones Newswires Web Venture Summit
Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association Invest Northwest Conference
Wealth Advisor Institute Summit


Wednesday, March 19

Economics

7:00 MBA Mortgage Applications: -1.9% prior

Earnings

Before: ATU, AES, CHRS, DFS, GIS, MS, ROST, SOLF

After: BGP, CTAS, CPWM, DDS, GES, MLHR, HIS, MGI, NKE

Events

Richmond Events, Inc. The Digital Marketing Briefing at Savoy Place Conference
Richmond Events, Inc. Ethical Foodservice Forum
Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC Egypt: The Investors Conference
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Global Oil & Gas Conference
BB&T Capital Markets Manufacturing and Materials Conference
Government Technology Best of New York 2008 Conference
IncreMental Advantage Intellectual Property Portfolio Management Conference
New York Society of Security Analysts 18th Annual REIT Conference
The Center for Business Intelligence 4th Annual Pharmaceutical/Biotech Accountin...
The World Vaccine Congress
American Legal Media (ALM) 8th Annual Defense & Aerospace Investor & Corporate D...
NAREIT Law & Accounting Conference
Infocast Gasification 2008 Conference


Thursday, March 20

Economics

8:30 Initial jobless claims: 360 k cons
8:30 Continuing claims: 2837 k cons
10:00 Philadelphia Fed: -18.0 cons
10:00 Leading Indicators: -0.3% cons

Earnings

Before: BKS, CCL, CMRG, PLCE, CAO, FDX, KBH, NWY, SCHL, SMRT, WCG, WSM, WOR

After: COMS, CSC, PALM, NINE, SMOD, SNX, TRLG, PAY, VMC

Events

Capital Link, Inc 2nd Annual Invest in International Shipping Capital Link Forum...
IncreMental Advantage Valuation of Early-Stage Technologies Seminar
Denver Gold Group - Corporate Monthly Luncheon Conference


Friday, March 21

Economics

U.S. Markets closed due to holiday.