SCHEDULE 2

Thursday, 11 September 2008

all times GMT

(last release in parentheses)

0000 NZ August PMI (48.8)

0100 Australia September consumer inflation expectations (4.9%)

0130 Australia August unemployment rate (4.3%)

0130 Australia August employment, change (10,900)

0645 France Q2 non-farm payrolls

0800 Eurozone European Central Bank monthly report

0945 Eurozone European Commission economic growth forecasts

1230 US July trade balance (-US$ 56.8 billion)

1230 US August import price index (1.7% m/m)

1230 US Weekly initial jobless claims

1230 US Continuing jobless claims

1230 Canada July international merchandise trade (C$ 5.8 billion)

1230 Canada July new housing price index (0.1% m/m)

2245 NZ July retail sales (0.9% m/m)

2245 NZ July retail sales, ex-autos (0.0% m/m)

2350 Japan Q2 GDP (-0.6% q/q)

2350 Japan Q2 GDP, annualized (-2.4%)

2350 Japan Q2 GDP, deflator

Friday, 12 September 2008

all times GMT

(last release in parentheses)

0430 Japan July industrial production

0430 Japan July capacity utilization (-1.7% m/m)

0630 France August Bank of France business sentiment (92)

0645 France August consumer price index (-0.2% m/m)

0645 France August consumer price index (3.6% y/y)

0645 France August CPI, harmonized (-0.3% m/m)

0645 France August CPI, harmonized (4.0% y/y)

0800 Italy July industrial production (0.1% m/m)

0800 Italy July industrial production (-1.8% y/y)

0900 Eurozone Q2 employment (1.6% y/y)

0900 Eurozone July industrial production (0.0% m/m)

0900 Eurozone July industrial production (-0.5% y/y)

1230 US August retail sales (-0.1%)

1230 US August retail sales, ex-autos (0.4%)

1230 US August PPI (1.2% m/m)

1230 US August PPI (9.8% y/y)

1230 US August PPI, ex-food and energy (0.7% m/m)

1230 US August PPI, ex-food and energy (3.5% y/y)

1230 Canada Q2 capacity utilization (79.8%)

1400 US September University of Michigan consumer sentiment

1400 US July business inventories (0.7%)