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Standard & Poors downgrades US carmakers to junk; BMW, like Daimler, warns on profits

Fri, Aug 1 2008, 06:30 GMT
by Nicole Elliott

Mizuho Corporate Bank


Quote:

‘I get too hungry for dinner at eight.

I like the theatre, but never come late.

I never bother with people I hate.

That’s why the lady is a tramp.’ Lorenz Hart (1895-1943)


The News:

Standard & Poors downgrades US carmakers to junk; BMW, like Daimler, warns on profits.


The Numbers:

British Summer Time, with expectations and previous figures in brackets.

07:00 DE June Retail Sales –1.4% M/M, -3.9% Y/Y, versus +0.5% and +0.7% May.

09:00 EZ15 July Manufacturing PMI (47.3 to 47.6 versus 49.2 June).

09:30 GB July Manufacturing PMI (44.0 to 48.5 versus 45.8 June).

13:30 US July Non-Farm Payroll (-50K to –150K, Unemployment 5.5% to 5.6%, versus –62K and 5.5% June).

13:30 US July Hourly Earnings (+0.2% to +0.3%, Workweek 33.6 to 33.8 hours, versus +0.3% and 33.7 June).

15:00 US July Manufacturing ISM (48 to 51, Prices Paid 78 to 91, versus 50.2 and 3107K June).

15:00 US June Construction Spending (-1.0% to +0.4% versus –0.4% May).


The Psychology:

Holidays in Bermuda and Switzerland today, in Canada, Croatia and Iceland Monday.


The Risk:

Partial eclipse of the sun today.


Today’s most interesting chart: Bobl future

Strongest daily close since late May.


Mizuho Corporate Bank  | 1-3-3, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8210
http://www.mizuho-cb.co.uk | Nicole.Elliot@mhcb.co.uk

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