Overview Another huge week for local earnings. Among the big names reporting are OneSteel and Boral on Tuesday; Woodside Petroleum, Lend Lease and Leighton Holdings on Wednesday; Qantas, AMP and Perpetual Trustees on Thursday; and IAG, Billabong and James Hardie on Friday. The economic calendar is lighter, though given the strength of the jobs market, the ABS' labour price index on Wednesday might cause some hearts to flutter. Former Treasury boss Ted Evans unloads on RBA governance on Wednesday. The offshore highlight should be the US CPI mid-week.
Australia diary
Financial news diary for this week. Aug 15 Monday Corporate/Equities Earnings: Bendigo Bank, United Group, Austal Group.
Economics/Money
Nothing major scheduled. Aug 16 Tuesday Corporate/Equities Earnings: Boral, OneSteel, Computershare, Cochlear, APN News & Media, GWA International, Hutchison Telecom, JB Hi-Fi, Nylex. Full-year Sales: Coles Myer.
Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings, Q2, ABS, 1130 AEST. Ex-Treasury Secretary Ted Evans speaks on RBA governance, 1230 AEST. RBA monthly bulletin, 1500 AEST. Aug 19 Friday Corporate/Equities Earnings: IAG, Billabong, James Hardie Industries (1Q), UNiTAB, Mirvac Group, Baycorp Advantage.
Economics/Money
Nothing major scheduled. World diary
Aug 15 Monday NY Fed manufacturing index, Aug. Aug 16 Tuesday US CPI, July. US housing starts, July. US industrial production, July. Aug 17 Wednesday Bank of England minutes from August meeting. US producer price index, July. Aug 18 Thursday Philly Fed manufacturing index, Aug. Aug 19 Friday Nothing major scheduled.
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