Forex news and forecasts archive for 2003-02-28

28/02/2003 08:07 Good morning!

28/02/2003 08:13 Global Calendar for Friday, Feb. 28 & Monday, March 3

28/02/2003 08:20 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning up 40.18 pts at 8.399.56

28/02/2003 08:20 HANG SENG index closes morning up 0.44 pts at 9.134.68

28/02/2003 09:28 Forex - Dollar/yaen stable in midafternoon Tokyo as Japan threatens to sell yen

28/02/2003 09:33 Bush's Dollar Diplomacy

28/02/2003 09:36 Japan Jobless Rate Rises to 5.5%; Retailers Cut Back

28/02/2003 09:39 Australian Current Account Gap Seen Widening: Bloomberg Survey

28/02/2003 09:40 ECB Nearing Interest Rate Cut, Policy Makers Comments Suggest

28/02/2003 09:51 GERMANY JAN REAK SA WHOLESALES SALES -0.8% Y/Y; NOM. +0.1% Y/Y

28/02/2003 09:52 GERMANY JAN REAL SA WHOLE SALES +0.1% M/M; NOM. +0.4% M/M

28/02/2003 10:07 Japan's January Output Rises 1.5%; Unemployment Gains

28/02/2003 10:08 Japan Jobless Rate Rises to 5.5%; Retailers Cut Back

28/02/2003 10:11 Tokyo stocks end mixed

28/02/2003 10:46 French Final Q4 Employment +0.2% vs Q3

28/02/2003 11:11 HANG SENG INDEX XLOSES DOWN 11.58 PTS AT 9,122.66

28/02/2003 13:12 SPAIN'S AZNAR: IRAQ HAS NOT COMPLIED WITH UN RESOLUTIONS

28/02/2003 13:12 EU'S KINNOCK: UK EURO TESTS LIKELY 'YES, BUT'; POLL DELAYED

28/02/2003 13:13 SPAIN AZNAR: HOPE PRESSURE ON IRAQ BEST WAY TO SERVE PEACE

28/02/2003 13:14 SPAIN AZNAR: CALLS SADDAM'S SLOW COOPERATION 'CRUEL GAME'

28/02/2003 13:14 UK BLAIR: HE, AZNAR AGREE HOPE TO SEE IRAQ DISARMED BY UN

28/02/2003 13:15 UK BLAIR: IF DON'T ACT NOW, WILL SIMPLY POSTPONE CONFLICT

28/02/2003 13:15 UK BLAIR: NOT TIME FOR GAMES, SADDAM KNOWS WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO

28/02/2003 13:17 IMF cuts German 03 GDP forecast to 0.7pc

28/02/2003 13:18 French employment nudges ahead in Q4

28/02/2003 13:19 Euro gains ahead of Blix report

28/02/2003 13:21 UK BLAIR: TO CARRY ON WORK FOR FULL SUPPORT FOR 2ND UN RESOLUTION

28/02/2003 13:23 ECB'S GARGANAS: EUROZONE GROWTH OUTLOOK 'NOT ENCOURAGING'

28/02/2003 13:24 ECB'S GARGANAS: EMU INFLATION OUTLOOK 'OUITE GOOD'

28/02/2003 13:39 ECB Garganas: EMU GDP Outlook Not Encouraging; Inflation Good

28/02/2003 13:47 EMU MEDIAN FORECAST FEB IND. STMT -11; CONSUMER STMT -18

28/02/2003 13:48 EMU MEDIAN FORECAST FEB FLASH HICP +2.2% Y/Y; DEC +2.1%

28/02/2003 14:07 EMU FEB FLASH HICP +2.3% Y/Y AFTER JAN +2.2% (REV FROM +2.1%)

28/02/2003 14:08 EMU FEB ECO. SENTIMENT INDEX UNCH. AT 98.2; JAN REV FROM 98.4

28/02/2003 14:08 EMU FEB IND. CONFIDENCE FALLS TO -11 FROM -10 IN JAN

28/02/2003 14:08 EMU FEB CONSUMER CONFIDENCE FALLS TO -19 FROM -18 IN JAN

28/02/2003 14:09 EMU FEB CONSTRUCTION CONFIDENCE RISES TO -21 FROM -22 IN JAN

28/02/2003 14:09 EMU FEB SERVICE SECTOR CONFIDENCE RISES TO -3 FROM -4 IN JAN

28/02/2003 14:09 EMU FEB RETAIL SECTOR SENTIMENT RISES TO -14 FROM JAN -19

28/02/2003 14:10 EMU JAN EX-ENERGY/UNPROCESSED FOOD +2.0% Y/Y; DEC +2.2% Y/Y

28/02/2003 14:11 EMU JAN EX-ENERGY/SEASONAL GOODS +1.9% Y/Y; DEC +2.2% Y/Y

28/02/2003 14:11 EMU JAN EX-ENERGY HICP +1.8% Y/Y; DEC +2.2% Y/Y

28/02/2003 14:12 EMU JAN ENERGY PRICES +3.2% M/M, ALCOHOL/NOBACCO +2.7% M/M

28/02/2003 14:12 EMU FEB BUSINESS CLIMATE INDICATOR FAKKS TO -0.36 JAN -0.32

28/02/2003 15:34 Euro inflation rises from four month low

28/02/2003 15:39 U.S. 4th-Quarter GDP Seen Rising at 1% Pace: Bloomberg Survey

28/02/2003 15:42 Inspectors Will Test Iraq's Plans to Destroy Missiles

28/02/2003 16:22 Median Forecast Foe US Prelim 4Q GDP +0.9%, Chain Index +1.8%

28/02/2003 16:23 Median Forecast Foe Revised Feb Michigan Sentiment 79.2

28/02/2003 16:23 Median Forecast For Feb US Chicago PMI 52.5

28/02/2003 16:36 US 4Q PREL GDP +1.4% (ADV +0.7%); FINAL SALES +1.2% (+1.3%)

28/02/2003 16:36 US 4Q PCE PRICE INDEX REVISED TO +1.6% RATE FROM +1.9%

28/02/2003 16:37 US 4Q PREL RESIDENTAL FIXED INVESTM +6.6% VS ADV +6.8%

28/02/2003 16:37 US 2002 REAL GDP +2.4% VS 2001 +0.3%, FINAL SALES +1.8% VS +1.5%

28/02/2003 16:38 US 4Q PREL PCE +1.5% VS ADV +1.0%; GOVT +4.9% VS ADV +4.6%

28/02/2003 16:38 US 4Q GDP UP 1.4% ANNUALIZED VS 0.7 PREV ESTIMATE

28/02/2003 16:39 US 2002 4Q/4Q REAL GDP +2.9% (PREV +2.8%) VS 2001 +0.1%

28/02/2003 17:02 NAРМ NEW YORK CURRENT COND. INDEX 34.5 FEB VS 51.9 JAN

28/02/2003 17:02 NAРМ NEW YORK MANUF. INDEX 47.6 FEB VS 55.7 JAN

28/02/2003 17:03 NAРМ NEW YORK NON-MANUF. INDEX 33.0 FEB VS 51.5 JAN

28/02/2003 17:03 NAРМ NEW YORK PRICES PAID INDEX 50 FEB VS 44 JAN

28/02/2003 17:03 NAРМ NEW YORK BUSINESS COND. INDEX 244.8 FEB VA 252.6 JAN

28/02/2003 17:22 Eurozone confidence declines further

28/02/2003 17:23 US economy better than expected in Q4