Forex news and forecasts archive for 2003-01-31

31/01/2003 08:11 Good morning!

31/01/2003 08:23 Global Calendar for Friday, Jan. 31 Thru Monday Feb. 3

31/01/2003 08:25 Forex - Dollar rangebound in later morning Tokyo as Wall St, Iraq cap gains

31/01/2003 08:26 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning down 54.55 pts at 8.262.26

31/01/2003 08:31 Takenaka - No immediate new stimulus package plan, watching economy

31/01/2003 09:05 Forex - Dollar/yen eases midafternoon on report North Korea may be making bombs

31/01/2003 09:19 FINNISH JAN INDUSTRY CONFIDENCE INDEX MINUS 18 VS REVISED MINUS 8 IN DEC

31/01/2003 09:40 US economy falters in fourth quarter

31/01/2003 09:44 Australian Dollar Falls on Record Trade Deficit; Bonds Rise

31/01/2003 09:46 Yen Heads for First Losing Week in 8; Shiokawa Ready to Sell

31/01/2003 09:48 Japan's December Jobless Rate Rises to Record 5.5% (Update7)

31/01/2003 09:52 GERMANY DEC REAL WHOLESALES +2.8% YY; NOMINAL +3.6% YY

31/01/2003 09:52 GERMANY 2002 REAL WHOLESALES -3.1% YY; NOMINAL -3.7% YY

31/01/2003 09:53 GERMANY DEC REAL WHOLESALES +2.0% MM; NOMINAL +2.1% MM

31/01/2003 09:57 Koizumi, Takenaka Vow to Tackle Deflation With BOJ (Update1)

31/01/2003 11:07 ITALY DEC NON-EU TRADE SURPLUS 1.735 BLN EUR VS 2.815 YR AGO

31/01/2003 11:16 ITALY DEC NON-EU EXPORTS -3.7% YY TO E10.573 BLN

31/01/2003 11:17 ITALY DEC NON-EU IMPORTS +8.2% YY TO E8.838 BLN

31/01/2003 11:28 Italy, Dec Non-Eu Trade Surplus Lower Y/Y On Strong Euro

31/01/2003 11:52 Dutch Dec PPI +1.3% from Nov, +4.4% y/y

31/01/2003 12:03 ECB: EMU NOV CURRENT ACCT SURPLUS E10.3 BN; NOV01 SURPLUS E2.7B

31/01/2003 12:04 ECB: EMU NOV DIRECT+PORTOFOLIO INFLOW E13.6B; OCT INFLOW E19.4B

31/01/2003 13:52 ITALY REF THINK-TANK CUTS ITALY '03 GDP FRCST TO +1.8% VS +2.0%

31/01/2003 13:52 ITALY REF HIKES ITALY 2003 CPI FCST TO +2.4% Y/Y VS +2.1%

31/01/2003 14:02 EMU JAN ECO. SENTIMENT INDEX FALLS TO 98.4 FROM 98.6 IN DEC

31/01/2003 14:02 EMU JAN INDUSTRY CONFIDENCE FALLS TO -10 FROM -9 IN DEC

31/01/2003 14:02 EMU JAN CONSUMER CONFIDENCE FALLS TO -17 FROM -16 IN DEC

31/01/2003 14:03 EMU JAN CONSTRUCTION CONFIDENCE ROSE TO -22 FROM -23 IN DEC

31/01/2003 14:03 EMU JAN RETAIL SECTOR SENTIMENT FELL TO -19 FROM DEC -16

31/01/2003 14:04 EMU JAN BUSINESS CLIMATE INDICATOR FALLS TO -0.29; DEC -0.24

31/01/2003 14:04 EMU JAN SERVICE SECTOR CONFIDENCE ROSE TO -4 FROM DEC -5

31/01/2003 14:10 Japanese CPI falls while jobless rise

31/01/2003 14:12 Euro at 108c ahead of Bush/Blair meeting

31/01/2003 14:32 EU COMM: SOME DOWNSIDE RISKS TO EMU ECON HAVE MATERIALISED

31/01/2003 14:33 EU COMM: AUTUMN FCASTS REMAIN 'MAIN SCENARIO' FOR 2003 GDP

31/01/2003 14:34 EU COMM: KEEPS GROWTH FORECASTS DESPITE WEAK EURO ZONE CONFIDENCE DATA

31/01/2003 15:10 NASDAQ 100 march futures contracts up 1,00 at 988,00 at 7.09 am

31/01/2003 16:33 US DEC CONSUMER SPENDING UP 0.9 PCT VS REVISED 0.4 RISE IN NOV

31/01/2003 16:34 US DEC WAGES, SALARIES +0.3%; SAVINGS RATE +4.1% VS NOV +4.5%

31/01/2003 16:35 US 2002 PERS INC +3.0% VS +3.3% 20001; NOM PCE +5.9% VS +3.8%

31/01/2003 16:35 US DEC PERS INC +0.4%; NOM SPENDING +0.9%

31/01/2003 17:01 NAMP-NEW YORK CURRENT COND. INDEX 51.9 JAN VS 42.4 DEC

31/01/2003 17:01 NAMP-NEW YORK MANUFACTURING INDEX 55.7 JAN VS 71.8 DEC

31/01/2003 17:01 NAMP-NEW YORK NON-MANUFACTURING INDEX 51.5 JAN VS 39.1 DEC

31/01/2003 17:02 NAMP-NEW YORK PRICES AND PAID INDEX 44 JAN VS 41 DEC

31/01/2003 17:46 US MICH PRELIM CONSUMER SENT 82.4 JAN VS 86.7 DEC

31/01/2003 17:48 MICH US CURR CONDITIONS 97.2 JAN VS 96.0 DEC

31/01/2003 17:50 U MICH PRELIM US EXPECTATIONS 72.8 JAN VS 80.0 DEC