DIARY - France to January 31

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Paris local time is GMT + 1 hour.

MACRO
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DATE GMT LOCAL INDICATOR PERIOD MEDIAN PRIOR
TIME FORECAST
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23/01 0745 0845 Business morale Jan 94
25/01 1700 1800 Unemployment (gvt) Dec +29,900
26/01 0745 0845 INSEE demand survey Q4
0745 0845 Consumer morale Jan
31/01 0745 0845 Consumer spending Dec
0745 0845 Producer prices Dec +0.4 pct
0745 0845 Housing starts Dec +16.5 pct
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POLITICAL/ECONOMIC/GENERAL EVENTS

-------------------Monday January 16, 2012---------------------
PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1350 GMT).
MADRID, Spain - President Nicolas Sarkozy meets Spanish
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
PARIS - Finance Minister Baroin addresses country risk
conference organised by French export credit insurer Coface
(1130 GMT).

-------------------Wednesday January 18, 2012------------------
PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy meets unions to
discuss reforms to boost employment and competitiveness.

-------------------Thursday January 19, 2012-------------------
PARIS - Auction of BTAN medium-term treasury notes (0950
GMT).
PARIS - Auction of OATi index-linked treasury notes (1050
GMT).
PARIS - OECD hosts annual global forum on public debt
management.
PARIS - Bank of France Governor Christian Noyer addresses
market professionals at a conference organised by the French
association for debt and foreign exchange professionals (1400
GMT).

-------------------Saturday January 21, 2012-------------------
FRENCH GUIANA - President Nicolas Sarkozy starts two-day
visit of French Overseas Departments and territories.

-------------------Sunday January 22, 2012---------------------
PARIS - Socialist presidential candidate Francois Hollande
formally launches his election campaign.

-------------------Monday January 23, 2012---------------------
PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1350 GMT).

-------------------Monday January 30, 2012---------------------
PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1350 GMT).
BRUSSELS - President Nicolas Sarkozy attends European
Council meeting.

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