07/07/08 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 week loss -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 (1 week loss -59) since 09/19/05 DJIA +730

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

Jul 08 Pending Home Sales May - - 6.3% -
Jul 08 Wholesale Inventories May - 0.7% 1.3% -
Jul 08 Consumer Credit May - $5.0B $8.9B -
Jul 09 Crude Inventories 07/05 - NA -1982K -
Jul 10 BOE Rate Announcement
Jul 10 Initial Claims 07/05 - NA 404K -
Jul 10 10 yr Tips Auction
Jul 11 Export Prices ex-ag. Jun - NA 0.4% -
Jul 11 Import Prices ex-oil Jun - NA 0.5% -
Jul 11 Trade Balance May - -$61.0B -$60.9B -
Jul 11 Mich Sentiment-Prel. Jul - 55.0 56.4 -
Jul 11 Treasury Budget Jun - NA $27.5B -

Quarterly Reporting

Jul 07 Alcoa
Jul 11 GE