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Rules:
1) We will be predicting the 4 majors (USDJPY, USDCHF, EURUSD, GBPUSD)
2) All you need to do is to predict whether the following pairs are going to be upclose or downclose for the week.
3) If you include your analysis, points will be doubled.
4) Everyone starts off with 20 points every month. Correct predictions for each pair are worth 1 points each. 1 additional point per pair if analysis is included and prediction is correct.
5) Each wrong prediction or non-entry will result in a deduction of 1 point per pair. Predictions with analysis will not have any deductions.
6) Each entry has to be submitted by every Sunday at 23:59 HRS. Contestents who have a good reason to miss the week (like going off to Japan) shall be waived of the deduction penalty.
7) Scores will be concluded at the end of every month (tentatively) and the winner shall receive a treat from the rest of the contestants during one of our FOMC meeting.
8) To register for this game, please leave your name under the comments. You can quit this game anytime, just leave a comment.

Global Events Calendar [02-06-2008] - [06-06-2008]

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Hello everyone,

A few things to take note of this week.

Thursday [05--06-2008]
-(1) GBP will be having their interest rate statement at 7:00pm. They are looking to hold.
-(2) EUR will be having their interest rate statement at 7:45pm. They are also looking to hold.

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Global Events Calendar [02-06-2008] - [06-06-2008]
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Monday [02-06-2008]
[Whole Day Event]---Day NZD Holiday: Queen's Birthday
7:30am---AUD Manufacturing PMI
8:30am---AUD TDMI Inflation Gauge m/m
9:30am---AUD Retail Sales m/m
9:30am---AUD Company Gross Operating Profits q/q
9:30am---JPY Average Cash Earnings y/y
1:45pm---CHF GDP q/q
2:30pm---AUD Index of Commodity Prices y/y
3:30pm---CHF SVME PMI
4:00pm---EUR Manufacturing PMI (r)
4:30pm---GBP Manufacturing PMI
4:30pm---GBP Mortgage Approvals
4:30pm---GBP Net Lending to Individuals m/m
9:30pm---EUR ECB President Trichet Speaks
10:00pm--USD ISM Manufacturing Index
10:00pm--USD ISM Manufacturing Prices
10:00pm--USD Construction Spending m/m

Tuesday [03-06-2008]
7:50am-----------JPY Monetary Base y/y
9:30am-----------AUD Building Approvals m/m
9:30am-----------AUD Current Account
12:30pm----------AUD RBA Rate Statement
12:30pm----------AUD Cash Rate
1:45pm-----------CHF CPI m/m
[Time Unknown]---GBP Halifax House Price Index m/m
4:30pm-----------GBP Construction PMI
5:00pm-----------EUR PPI m/m
5:00pm-----------EUR Revised GDP q/q
9:00pm-----------EUR ECB President Trichet Speaks
9:00pm-----------JPY BOJ Governor Shirakawa Speaks
9:00pm-----------USD Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks
10:00pm----------USD Factory Orders m/m

Wednesday [04-06-2008]
[Time Unknown]---USD Domestic Vehicle Sales
7:01am-----------GBP Consumer Confidence Index
7:30am-----------AUD Services PMI
7:50am-----------JPY Capital Spending q/q
9:30am-----------AUD GDP q/q
11:00am----------NZD ANZ Commodity Price Index
3:30pm-----------EUR ECB President Trichet Speaks
4:00pm-----------EUR Services PMI (r)
4:30pm-----------GBP Services PMI
5:00pm-----------EUR Retail Sales m/m
5:30pm-----------GBP BRC Shop Price Index y/y
7:30pm-----------USD Challenger Job Cuts y/y
8:15pm-----------USD ADP Nonfarm Employment Change
8:30pm-----------USD Nonfarm Productivity q/q (r)
8:30pm-----------USD Unit Labor Costs q/q (r)
10:00pm----------USD ISM Non-Manufacturing Composite
10:30pm----------USD Crude Oil Inventories

Thursday [05-06-2008]
2:45am-----------USD Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks
5:00am-----------NZD Monetary Policy Statement
5:00am-----------NZD Official Cash Rate
9:30am-----------AUD Trade Balance
6:00pm-----------EUR German Factory Orders m/m
[Time Unknown]---GBP MPC Rate Statement
7:00pm-----------GBP Official Bank Rate
7:45pm-----------EUR Minimum Bid Rate
8:30pm-----------CAD Building Permits m/m
8:30pm-----------EUR ECB Press Conference
8:30pm-----------USD Unemployment Claims
10:00pm----------CAD Ivey PMI
10:30pm----------USD Natural Gas Storage

Friday [06-06-2008]
12:00am--USD Philadelphia Fed President Plosser Speaks
7:30am---AUD Construction PMI
2:45pm---EUR French Government Budget Balance
2:45pm---EUR French Trade Balance
5:00pm---CHF SNB Board Member Jordan Speaks
6:00pm---EUR German Industrial Production m/m
7:00pm---CAD Employment Change
7:00pm---CAD Unemployment Rate
8:30pm---USD Nonfarm Employment Change
8:30pm---USD Unemployment Rate
8:30pm---USD Average Hourly Earnings m/m
8:45pm---USD Fed Governor Kroszner Speaks
10:00pm--USD Wholesale Inventories m/m

[After Friday's Midnight]
3:00am---USD Consumer Credit m/m
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