MNI BRIEF: BOJ Offers To Buy JPY9 Trln JGBs To Lower Repo Rates

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MNI: US DEC FACTORY ORDERS +0.2%; EX-TRANSPORT NEW ORDERS +0.4%

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Bond Supply Calendar: EFSF Synd Upcoming; SK, EU-bond auct Mon

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MNI BRIEF: BOJ Offers To Buy JPY9 Trln JGBs To Lower Repo Rates

MNI TRANSCRIPT: Powell's Interview With 60 Minutes

MNI: POWELL-MARCH RATE CUT NOT 'MOST LIKELY OR BASE CASE'

MNI: US DEC FACTORY ORDERS +0.2%; EX-TRANSPORT NEW ORDERS +0.4%

EZ/UK T-Bill Calendar: Germany, Netherlands, France Due Monday

Bond Supply Calendar: EFSF Synd Upcoming; SK, EU-bond auct Mon

MNI BRIEF: Stabilizing Prices Helps BOC Turn Neutral-Freeland

MNI BRIEF: Canada Needs CAD1 Trln To Fix Housing Squeeze- CMHC

MNI BRIEF: Canada Shows No Progress Closing Housing Shortfall

Global Data Calendar 

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 20:01 GMT Mar 16/16:01 EST Mar 16
--Rating: *** most market sensitive, * least market sensitive
Date   GMT /Local                                             Prior  Est.
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19-Mar 2350/0850 **  Feb    JP Trade balance                   -944 -70.1 b JPY
19-Mar 2350/0850 **  Feb    JP Trade balance y/y              -13.5    --   %
19-Mar 2350/0850 **  Feb    JP Exports y/y                    +12.3  -1.4   %
19-Mar 2350/0850 **  Feb    JP Imports y/y                     +7.9 +17.4   %
19-Mar 0900/1000 *   Jan    IT industrial production m/m        1.6    --   %
19-Mar 0900/1000 *   Jan    IT industrial production y/y wda    4.9    --   %
19-Mar 1000/1100 *   Jan    EU trade balance                   23.8    -- b E
19-Mar 1000/1100 *   Jan    EU trade balance nsa               25.4    -- b E
19-Mar 1000/1100 **  Jan    EU construction prod m/m            0.1    --   %
19-Mar 1000/1100 **  Jan    EU construction prod y/y wda        0.5    --   %
19-Mar 1500/1100 **  Feb    US Kansas City Fed LMCI              --    --
20-Mar     -     *          CH GDP forecast 2018                1.0    --   %
20-Mar     -     *          CH GDP forecast 2019                2.3    --   %
20-Mar 2230/0930 **  18-Mar AU ANZ-RM Consumer Confidence        --    --   %
20-Mar 0030/1130 *** Mar    AU RBA board meeting minutes         --    --
20-Mar 0030/1130 *   Q4     AU House price index q/q             --    --   %
20-Mar 0030/1130 *   Q4     AU House price index y/y             --    --   %
20-Mar 0700/0800 **  Feb    DE PPI m/m                          0.5    --   %
20-Mar 0700/0800 **  Feb    DE PPI y/y                          2.1    --   %
20-Mar 0930/0930 *** Feb    UK CPI m/m                         -0.5     0   %
20-Mar 0930/0930 *** Feb    UK CPI y/y                          3.0    --   %
20-Mar 0930/0930 *** Feb    UK core CPI y/y                     2.7    --   %
20-Mar 0930/0930 *** Feb    UK PPI output y/y                   2.8    --   %
20-Mar 0930/0930 *** Feb    UK PPI input y/y                    4.7    --   %
20-Mar 0930/0930 *   Feb    UK ONS House Price Index y/y         --    --   %
20-Mar 1000/1100 *** Mar    DE ZEW Current Expectations Index  17.8    --
20-Mar 1000/1100 *** Mar    DE ZEW Current Conditions Index    92.3    --
20-Mar 1230/0830 **  Jan    CA Wholesale sales                 -0.5    --   %
20-Mar 1230/0830 **  Mar    US Philadelphia Fed Nonmfg Index   31.0    --
20-Mar 1255/0855 **  17-Mar US Redbook retail sales m/m        -0.3    --   %
20-Mar 1500/1600 **  Mar    EU consumer confidence (p)          0.1    --
21-Mar 2145/1045 *   Feb    NZ Net migration                     --    -- k 
21-Mar 2330/1030 *   Feb    AU Westpac-MI leading index       97.79    --
21-Mar 0930/0930 *** Feb    UK Central Govt Net Cash Requirmt -27.71   -- b GBP
21-Mar 0930/0930 *** Feb    UK Public Sector Net Borrowing    11.62    -- b GBP
21-Mar 0930/0930 *** Jan    UK ILO unemployment rate            4.4    --   %
21-Mar 0930/0930 *** Jan    UK unemployment claimant count     -7.2    -- k 
21-Mar 0930/0930 *** Jan    UK avg weekly earnings 3m/3m y/y    2.5    --   %
21-Mar 0930/0930 *** Jan    UK awe  inc bonus 3m/3m y/y         2.5    --   %
21-Mar 1100/0700 **  16-Mar US MBA Mortgage Applications        0.9    --   %
21-Mar 1100/1100 **         UK CBI order books balance           10    --
21-Mar 1100/1100 **         UK CBI price intentions balance      25    --
21-Mar 1230/0830 *   Q4     US current account balance        -100.6-124.0b USD
21-Mar 1400/1000 *** Feb    US existing home sales             5.38  5.41 m 
21-Mar 1430/1030 **  16-Mar US crude oil stocks ex. SPR w/w    5.02    -- m bbl
22-Mar 2000/0900 ***        NZ RBNZ OCR decision               1.75  1.75   %
22-Mar 0030/1130 *** Feb    AU Unemployment rate                 --    --   %
22-Mar 0030/1130 *** Feb    AU Employed persons m/m              --    -- k 
22-Mar 0030/1130 *** Feb    AU Labor participation rate          --    --   %
22-Mar 0745/0845 **  Mar    FR Manufacturing Sentiment        112.0    --
22-Mar 0745/0845 *   Mar    FR Business Climate Indicator     109.0    --
22-Mar 0745/0845 *   Mar    FR Services Sentiment             106.0    --
22-Mar 0800/0900 **  Mar    FR Markit Services PMI (p)         57.4    --
22-Mar 0800/0900 **  Mar    FR Markit Manufacturing PMI (p)      --    --
22-Mar 0830/0930 **  Mar    DE Markit Services PMI (p)         55.3    --
22-Mar 0830/0930 **  Mar    DE Markit Manufacturing PMI (p)      --    --
22-Mar 0900/1000 **  Jan    EU current account                 29.9    -- b E
22-Mar 0900/1000 **  Jan    EU current account nsa             45.8    -- b E
22-Mar 0900/1000 *** Mar    DE IFO Business Climate Index     115.4    --
22-Mar 0900/1000 **  Mar    EU Markit Services PMI (p)         56.2    --
22-Mar 0900/1000 **  Mar    EU Markit Composite PMI (p)        57.1    --
22-Mar 0930/0930 *** Feb    UK retail Sales m/m                 0.1    --   %
22-Mar 0930/0930 *** Feb    UK retail sales ex-fuel m/m         1.6    --   %
22-Mar 1200/1200 ***        UK Bank of England Bank Rate        0.5    --   %
22-Mar 1200/1200 ***        UK BOE Asset Purchase Prog amount   435    -- b GBP
22-Mar 1230/0830 **  17-Mar US jobless claims                   226   225 k 
22-Mar 1300/0900 **  Jan    US FHFA Home Price Index            0.3    --   %
22-Mar 1345/0945 *** Mar    US Markit Services Index (flash)   55.9    --
22-Mar 1345/0945 *** Mar    US Markit Mfg Index (flash)        55.3    --
22-Mar 1345/0945 *   18-Mar US Bloomberg comfort index           --    --
22-Mar 1400/1000 **  Feb    US leading indicators               1.0   0.4   %
22-Mar 1400/1500 **  Mar    BE BNB Business Sentiment           1.9    --
22-Mar 1430/1030 **  16-Mar US natural gas stocks w/w           -93    --   Bcf
22-Mar 1500/1100 **  Mar    US Kansas City Fed Mfg Index         17    --
22-Mar 1900/1500 *   Mar    US Treasury Allotments (p)           --    -- b USD
22-Mar 2030/1630 **  21-Mar US Fed weekly securities holdings    --    -- t USD
23-Mar 2330/0830 *** Feb    JP Core national CPI y/y           +0.9  +1.0   %
23-Mar 0700/0800 *   Jan    DE construction orders m/m         16.8    --   %
23-Mar 0800/0900 **  Feb    ES PPI m/m                          0.2    --   %
23-Mar 0800/0900 **  Feb    ES PPI y/y                          0.1    --   %
23-Mar 1230/0830 *** Feb    CA Headline CPI m/m                +0.7  +0.5   %
23-Mar 1230/0830 *** Feb    CA Headline CPI y/y                 1.7  +2.0   %
23-Mar 1230/0830 *** Jan    CA Retail sales                    -0.8  +1.0   %
23-Mar 1230/0830 *** Jan    CA Retail sales ex autos           -1.8  +0.9   %
23-Mar 1230/0830 **  Feb    US durable goods new orders        -3.6   1.7   %
23-Mar 1230/0830 **  Feb    US durable new orders ex           -0.3   0.5   %
                                 transport
23-Mar 1400/1000 *** Feb    US new home sales                 0.593 0.620 m 
23-Mar 1400/1000 *   Feb    US bldg permits revision             --    -- m 
23-Mar 1400/1000 *   Feb    US BLS state payrolls               172    -- k 
23-Mar 1500/1100 **  Q1     US St. Louis Fed Real GDP Nowcast  3.78    --   %
23-Mar 1515/1115 **  Q1     US NY Fed GDP Nowcast               2.7    --   %
--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 202-371-2121; email: holly.stokes@marketnews.com
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