1230 GMT US Initial jobless claims expected 377k from 383k
1350 GMT US Bloomberg consumer confidence (last -39.2)
1400 GMT Canadian Ivey PMI (expected 55.0) last 52.7
1400 GMT Fed Ben Bernanke’s testimony
1430 GMT Weeekly Nat gas storage report from the EIA, expected 56 bcf, from 71Bcf last
1600 GMT US Chain stores sales y/y . Last 4%
1610 GMT Atlanta Fed’s Lockhart speaks on economy and monetary policy
1715 GMT Minne Fed’s Kockerlakota speaks on Monetary policy transparency
1900 GMT US consumer credit , expected 11 bln from 21.4 bln
1930 GMT Fed Fisher speaks on implications of Yuan internationalisation for the US and global economies
