08/25/08 Market Influence & History

DJIA week beginning:

07/16 -55, 07/23 -594, 07/30 -83, 08/06 +59; 08/13 -160 (5 week loss -833)

08/20 +300, 08/27 -22, 09/03 -244, 09/10 +329, 09/17 +377 (5 week gain +740)

09/24 +77, 10/01 +171, 10/08 +27, 10/15 -572, 10/22 +293 (5 week loss -4)

10/29 -212, 11/05 -553, 11/12 +127, 11/19 -196, 11/26 +391 (5 weekloss -443)

12/03 +254, 12/10 -286, 12/17 +109, 12/24 -85 12/31 -566, (5 week loss -574)

01/07 -193, 01/14 -507, 01/21 +108; 01/28 +537; 02/04 -561 (5 week loss -616)

02/11 +166, 02/18 +33, 02/25 -115, 03/03 -370, 03/10 +56 (5 week loss -230)

03/17 +410; 03/24 -145; 03/31 +396; 04/07 -255; 04/14 +524 (5 week gain +930)

04/21 +43; 04/28 +166; 05/05 -312; 05/12 +240; 05/19 -496 (5 week loss -358)

05/26 +159; 06/02 -429; 06/09 +96; 06/16 -464; 06/23 -497 (5 week loss -1136)

06/30 -59; 07/07 -188; 07/14 +396; 07/21 -126; 07/28 -46 (5 week loss -23)

08/04 +408; 08/11 -75; 08/19 -31 (3 week gain +302) since 09/19/05 DJIA +1068

Looking ahead at potential market influences:
Date Event Period Est. Prior

Aug 25 Existing Home Sales Jul - 4.95M 4.86M -
Aug 26 Consumer Confidence Aug - 53.0 51.9 -
Aug 26 New Home Sales Jul - 535K 530K -
Aug 26 FOMC Minutes Aug 5 - - - -
Aug 27 Durable Orders Jul - 0.5% 0.8% -
Aug 27 Crude Inventories 08/23 - NA 9390K -
Aug 27 2 yr note auction
Aug 28 5 yr note auction
Aug 28 Chain Deflator-Prel. Q2 - 1.1% 1.1% -
Aug 28 GDP-Prel. Q2 - 2.8% 1.9% -
Aug 28 Initial Claims 08/23 - NA 432K -
Aug 29 Personal Income Jul - -0.3% 0.1% -
Aug 29 Personal Spending Jul - 0.3% 0.6% -
Aug 29 Chicago PMI Aug - 50.5 50.8 -
Aug 29 Mich Sentiment-Rev. Aug - 63.0 NA -

Quarterly Reporting

Aug 26 Michaels, Big Lots, Tuesday Morning
Aug 27 Coldwater Creek, Dollar Tree, JoAnn's
Aug 28 Accor, Credit Agricole, Dell, Fleetwood, Sears
Aug 29 Carrefour

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