Forex news and forecasts archive for 2003-02-27

27/02/2003 08:13 Good morning!

27/02/2003 08:20 Global Calendar for Thursday, Feb. 27 and Friday, Feb. 28

27/02/2003 08:27 Forex - Dollar rangebound мы нут шт afternoon Tokyo due to lack of lends

27/02/2003 08:28 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning down 56.9 pts at 8.299.91

27/02/2003 08:29 HANG SENG index closes morning down 16.11 pts at 9.100.17

27/02/2003 08:31 GOLD at 355.00-50 USD at HONG KONG morning close

27/02/2003 09:05 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES UP 2,57 PTS AT 8359,38

27/02/2003 09:34 Yen May Decline on Speculation Japan Will Sell Its Own Currency

27/02/2003 09:35 Japan's Mizoguchi Comments on Nation's Foreign Exchange Policy

27/02/2003 09:42 Bush Economic Aide Hubbard Resigns

27/02/2003 09:45 SWISS Q4 UP 1.4 PCT FROM Q3, DOWN 0.1 PCT YR-ON-YR

27/02/2003 10:16 BBK Germany Prelim. Feb 6-Month SA CPI Rate +1.7%; Dec +1.4%

27/02/2003 10:47 FRANCE JAN PPI +0.6% M/M; +2.1% Y/Y; DEC +1.7% Y/Y

27/02/2003 10:48 FRANCE JAN PPI EX-ENERGY/AGR +0.3% M/M; +0.6% Y/Y

27/02/2003 10:48 FRANCE JAN PPI ENERGY PRICES +2.8% M/M; +10.4% Y/Y

27/02/2003 10:49 Median forecast France Feb Mfg Sentiment 97

27/02/2003 10:51 france Feb Mfg Sentiment Index 97; Jan Rev. 97 (98)

27/02/2003 10:52 France Feb General Prod. Outlook -33; Jan Unrev. -31

27/02/2003 11:12 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES UP 17.96 PTS AT 9,134.24

27/02/2003 11:36 ITALY FEB ISAE NSA SERVICES CONFID. INDEX +3 VS +10.7 IN JAN

27/02/2003 11:36 ITALY FEB NSA SERVICES ORDERS 3-MONTH OUTLOOK +12 VS JAN +38

27/02/2003 11:37 ITALY FEB NSA SERVICES CURRENT ORDERS LEVEL +7 VS JAN +3

27/02/2003 11:37 ITALY FEB NSA P-MONTH OUTLOOK FOR ECONOMY -10 VS JAN -9

27/02/2003 12:08 ECB: JAN FULLY ADJ. EMU M3 +7.4% Y/Y; MNI MEDIAN +6.8%

27/02/2003 12:09 ECB: NOV-JAN SA M3 +7.1% Y/Y; OCT-DEC +6.9% (+6.9%)

27/02/2003 12:18 ECB: JAN EMU NSA PRIVATE CREDIT GROWTH +4.8% Y/Y; DEC +4.7% Y/Y

27/02/2003 12:19 ECB: JAN EMU TOTAL NSA CREDIT GROWTH +4.2% Y/Y; DEC +4.0% Y/Y

27/02/2003 12:21 ECB: JAN SA М3 GROWTH +1,0% M/M VS DEC +0,3% M/M (+0,3%)

27/02/2003 13:09 FRANCE BUDGET MIN: 2002 DEFICIT AROUND 3.0% OF GDP

27/02/2003 13:25 OPEC READY TO PUT ADDITIONAL 4 MLN BARRELS PER DAY IF NECESSARY

27/02/2003 13:33 UK FEB GFK CONSUMER CONFIDENCE -9 VS -3 IN JAN

27/02/2003 14:27 German Feb Jobless Number Rises To 4.648 Mln

27/02/2003 15:38 UK confidence falls to three year low

27/02/2003 15:39 Oil prices still rising on US stock drop

27/02/2003 15:41 European January M3 Growth Accelerates to 7.4%

27/02/2003 15:42 U.S. January New-Home Sales Seen Slowing: Bloomberg Survey

27/02/2003 15:44 CANADA JAN CPI +0.8% FROM DEC; +4.5% Y/Y

27/02/2003 16:35 US JOBLESS CLAIMS +11K TO 417K FEB 22 WK

27/02/2003 16:36 US FEB 15 WK JOBLESS CLAIMS REVISED TO 406K FROM 402K

27/02/2003 16:37 US INITIAL CLAIMS 4-WK AVG +4.000 TO 399.750 IN FEB 22 WK

27/02/2003 16:37 US JAN DURABLE NEW ORDERS +3.3%; EX-TRANSPORTATION +2.5%

27/02/2003 16:38 US JAN DURABLE ORDERS EX-DEFENCE +3.6%; DEFENCE CAP GDS -2.3%

27/02/2003 16:38 US DEC JAN DURABLE GDS NEW ORDERS REV. DN TO -0.4% (PREV -0.2%)

27/02/2003 16:39 US INITIAL CLAIMS REV TO +25K TO 406K IN FEB 15 WK (PREV 402K)

27/02/2003 17:02 U.S. Jan. Durable Goods Orders Rise 3.3%; Ex-Trans. Up 2.5%

27/02/2003 17:03 U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Rose 11,000 to 417,000 Last Week

27/02/2003 17:56 US Jan Median Forecast New Home Sales 1.050 Mln

27/02/2003 18:03 JAN US NEW HOME SALES -15.1% TO 914.000 SAAR

27/02/2003 18:04 DEC US NEW HOME SALES REV DN TO 1.077 MLN

27/02/2003 18:04 US CONF BOARD HELP-WANTED AD INDEX 40 IN JAN VS 39 IN DEC

27/02/2003 18:05 NOV US NEW HOME SALES REV DN TO 1.035 MLN (PREV 1.045M)

27/02/2003 18:05 JAN US NEW HOME SUPPLY +2.1% TO 346.000

27/02/2003 18:06 JAN US MEDIAN NEW HOME PRICE -5.2% TO $182.300

27/02/2003 18:19 GREENSPAN'S TESTIMONY HAS NO ECON, MONETARY POL REFERENCES

27/02/2003 18:19 GREENSPAN: US BETTER ABLE TO ADJUST TO AGING THAN JAPAN, EUROPE

27/02/2003 18:20 GREENSPAN: IMMIGRATN, PRODUCTIVITY, MAIN FUTURE SUPPORT FOR SOC SECTOR

27/02/2003 18:21 GREENSPAN: LOWER SAVINGS IN EUROPE, JAPAN MAY CUT DOM INVEST

27/02/2003 18:21 GREENSPAN: LABOR SCARCITY CAN BOOST PRODUCTIVITY

27/02/2003 18:21 GREENSPAN: SOCIAL SECURITY COULD FALL SHORT BY 2017