Catalysts to Watch-ECB meeting Thurs morning-Corporate Events Calendar

· ECB meeting Thurs morning (recall after last meeting sp500 sold off 3.2% due to a failure to address investor worries on sovereign debt; it will be critical for stocks to see if Trichet & Co have found religion by this meeting & press conf);preview from JPMorgan’s Greg Fuzesi - At the moment, we are expecting only a modest set of measures from the central bank at next Thursday’s meeting, but the situation could change in the coming week.  All we are likely to get is an announcement of further unlimited threeand possibly six-month tenders, and possibly an extension of the commitment to offer unlimited weekly and monthly tenders beyond the autumn.  Meanwhile, the controversial sovereign bond purchases continue, albeit at a more moderate pace.  The ECB will also publish the new staff forecasts for GDP growth and inflation (ECB to revise up near-term growth and inflation forecast and make few changes for next year).

· Financial regulatory reform - first formal meeting of House/Senate brokers due to start on Thurs June 10.  DJ

· earnings – NSM is the first company w/a May-end Q to post earnings (they come on Thurs)

· Treasury Sales – 30s on Thurs June 10.  http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/domestic-finance/debt-management/auctions/auctions.pdf

· JPMorgan conferences – we will be hosting an Industrials conf June 8-9 and a China conf June 9-11 (given that the resource/industrials have been some of the weakest US sectors of late and people are very concerned about China slowing more than expected, these events are very timely).

Corporate Events Calendar

· Wed June 9: Earnings after the close (SHFL, MW).  Analyst meetings (TEN)

· Thurs June 10: earnings before the open (LULU, DLM); earnings after the close (NSM, FNSR, ARST); analyst meetings (MCO, AHL, JCI, IRF).

· Fri June 11: analyst meetings (Swiss Re)

Economics Calendar – Daily View

· Thursday, June 10th: US (Trade Balance, Jobless Claims, Monthly Budget Statement); Eurozone (German CPI, BoE & ECB Meetings); Other (China – Trade Balance, PPI, CPI, Retail Sales, Industrial Production, Australia Unemployment Rate, Japan Consumer Confidence).

· Friday, June 11th: US (Retail Sales, U. of Michigan Confidence, Business Inventories); Eurozone (UK NIESR May GDP est, UK IP); Other (n/a).