Monday, April 19, 2010

Catalysts to Watch April 19-23 $SPY

Catalysts to Watch
· Financial regulatory review - the Senate could start action on the financial regulatory
overhaul legislation (Majority Leader Reid had said he would like to start action by the end of
the week)
· Greece - a delegation from the IMF, EU, and ECB will visit Athens on Wed to discuss the
activation of the rescue package for Greece (the meeting was delayed from Mon due to the
Icelandic volcano eruption).
· Greece debt sale on Tues - Greece will try to raise 1.5 billion euros ($2.0 billion) via an
auction of 3-month T-bills on April 20 (Reuters)
· The International Monetary Fund and World Bank said on Sunday they expect to go
ahead with meetings of global finance chiefs in Washington this week despite air travel
disruptions caused by Iceland's volcanic ash – Reuters
· There will be a bunch of Fed speakers, inc. by Bernanke (he be appearing before a House
hearing discussing Lehman on Tues Apr 20).
· Obama will travel to NYC on Thurs to speak on financial regulatory reform.
Economics Calendar – Week of Apr 19 – daily view

· Tuesday, Apr. 20th: US (ABC Consumer Confidence); Eurozone (UK CPI, Eurozone ZEW);
Other (Japan Machine Tool Orders, Bank of Canada Meeting & Interest Rate Decision).
· Wednesday, Apr. 21st: US (MBA Mortgage Applications); Eurozone (UK Employment Stats,
BoE Meeting Minutes); Other (Japan Merchandise Trade Balance).
· Thursday, Apr. 22nd: US (PPI, Jobless Claims, Existing Home Sales, House Price Index);
Eurozone (UK Mortgage Approvals, CBI Industrial Trends, Eurozone Consumer Confidence);
Other (Switzerland ZEW and Trade Balance).
· Friday, Apr. 23rd: US (Durable Goods, New Home Sales); Eurozone (German IFO, UK
GDP, Eurozone Industrial New Order); Other (Canada CPI, Retail Sales, Japan All Industry
Activity index).
Corporate Calendar – Week of Mon Apr 19
· Mon Apr 19: Earnings after the close (IBM, BRO, ZION, ATHR, PKG, CCK, CR).
· Tues Apr 20: earnings before the open (NVS, Burberry, ETN, FRX, COH, USB, APH,
HOG, STT, NTRS, BK, AOS, JRN, BIIB, WWW, RF, KO, SVU, EAT, AMTD, PH, LAB, UNH,
DAL, OMC, JEF, WFT, PCAR, JNJ, MICC, ITW, GS, AKS); earnings after the close (AAPL,
YHOO, SNV, PLXS, JNPR, STX, VMW, WCN, INFN, EW, TSFG, ALTR, NBR, CREE, SYK,
TSS). Analyst meetings (JCP).
· Wed Apr 21: earnings before the open (Heineken, BHP, MCO, MAN, LH, MEG, CMA, FCX,
TIN, PJC, UTX, HBAN, AMB, MCD, TNB, STI, COV, LMT, EMC, GENZ, T, R, KEY, ABT,
NITE, MO, BA, STJ, NYB, MS, WFC). Earnings after the close (LRCX, EQIX, NVLS,
EBAY, FNF, CTXS, PTV, HUBG, SNDK, CNS, ACF, ISIL, NTGR, AMGN, MLNX, SLM,
HCBK, ETFC, PTP, SBUX, LPL, CMG, FFIV, QCOM, NFLX, PLCM, AF, TER).
· Thurs Apr 22: earnings before the open (AUO, NOK, Anglo American, BTU, HSY, ESV,
TXT, MAR, VLY, BBT, JNS, SY, PLD, SHW, WNS, ALK, CY, DO, APD, MNI, LLL, GR, DLX,
DHR, ABC, NYT, PENN, BX, PNC, TCB, NUE, BAX, KMB, CAL, LUV, CS, ABB, Nestle,
RTN, PM, AN, PEP, FITB, DHR, WBS, VZ, APD, UMPQ). Earnings after the close (WIT,
LSCC, DOX, BXS, MSFT, INFA, IGT, TCO, SYNA, CYMI, WDC, PMCS, AMZN, NCR, BUCY,
RVBD, STM, FII, CB, AJG, BCR, AXP, COF, LPS, OSIP, HITT, CAKE)
· Fri Apr 23: earnings before the open (E, XRX, JCI, TRV, HON, SNWL, IR, COL, SLB).
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