"Thursday will unquestionably be the most exciting day this short week in Hungary, as the Central Statistics Office (KSH) is scheduled to publish August's retail trade figures, which will show the impact of the government's austerity measures.Jobless figures will also be released on this day and the outcome of the monthly poll of analysts by Reuters will also be brought to light on Thursday.
24 October, Wednesday
12:00 Auction of 3-month discount T-bills - Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK)
Offered amount: HUF 25 bn
Previous auction - Bids: HUF 155.1 bn; Average yield: 7.34%
25 October, Thursday
09:00 Employment and unemployment, July-September - Central Statistics Office (KSH)
Forecast: 7.3% yr/yr jobless rate; Previous: 7.2%
09:00 Retail trade, August - Central Statistics Office (KSH)
Forecast: 4.4% yr/yr; Previous: -4.2% yr/yr
12:00 Reuters monthly poll of analysts
12:00 Auction of 5-year bond (2012/C)- Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK)
Offered amount: HUF 45 bn
Previous auction - Bids: HUF 71.9 bn; Average yield: 7.00%
12:00 Auction of 10-year bond (2017/B) - Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK)
Offered amount: HUF 40 bn
Previous auction - Bids: HUF 52.2 bn; Average yield: 6.64%
??:?? Debate starts in Parliament on 2008 Budget
26 October, Friday
No key macro data/release on this day."
Source:
Portfolio Online Financial Journal
24.10.2007