Forex news and forecasts archive for 2004-02-26

26/02/2004 09:49 Japanese stocks gain as exporters rise on yen

26/02/2004 09:50 BOJ keeps policy unchanged, mulls JGB facility

26/02/2004 10:11 UK NATIONWIDE: FEB HOUSE PRICES +3.1% M/M; +17.1% Y/Y

26/02/2004 10:23 UK house prices up 3.1% in Feb - Nationwide

26/02/2004 11:34 ITALY ISAE FEB NSA SERVICES CONFID. INDEX +14 VS +5 IN JAN

26/02/2004 11:34 ITALY FEB NSA SERVICE ORDERS CURRENT LEVEL -3 VS JAN +9

26/02/2004 12:08 ECB: EMU JAN. ADJ. M3 +6.4% Y/Y; MNI MEDIAN +6.6% Y/Y

26/02/2004 12:09 ECB: NOV-JAN SA M3 7.0% Y/Y; OCT-DEC 7.5% (+7.6%)

26/02/2004 12:09 ECB:JAN EMU SA PRIVATE CREDIT GROWTH +5.8% Y/Y; DEC +5.8% Y/Y

26/02/2004 12:10 ECB:JAN EMU TOTAL SA CREDIT GROWTH +5.9% Y/Y; DEC +5.9% Y/Y

26/02/2004 13:00 France's Raffarin Calls for ECB Cut to Stem Euro's Appreciation

26/02/2004 14:04 CBI FORECASTS UK GDP GROWTH 3.0% IN 2004; 2.8% IN 2005

26/02/2004 14:04 CBI FORECASTS UK MANUF. OUTPUT 3.0% 2004; 2.3% IN 2005

26/02/2004 14:04 CBI FORECASTS UK CPI 1.6% IN 2004; 1.6% IN 2005

26/02/2004 14:04 UK CBI TRENDS: FEB EXPORT ORDERS BALANCE -22% VS -27% JAN

26/02/2004 14:05 UK CBI TRENDS: FEB STOCKS BALANCE +14% VS +6% IN JAN

26/02/2004 14:05 UK CBI TRENDS: FEB TOTAL ORDERS BALANCE -15% VS -18% JAN

26/02/2004 14:05 UK CBI TRENDS: FEB AVERAGE PRICES BALANCE -2% VS +1% JAN

26/02/2004 14:23 Swiss money rates stay low as Q4 payrolls slip

26/02/2004 15:25 UK manufacturers' orders improve in Feb - CBI

26/02/2004 15:26 Gold softer in Europe after dollar-led selling

26/02/2004 16:39 US JOBLESS CLAIMS +6,000 TO 350,000 FEB 21 WK;345K EXPECTED

26/02/2004 16:39 US DEC DURABLE GDS NEW ORDERS REV UP TO +1.6% (PREV +0.3%)

26/02/2004 16:39 US JAN TRANSPORTATN EQUIP -10.4%; MOTOR VEHICLES, PARTS -5.1%

26/02/2004 16:40 US NSA JOBLESS CLAIMS -14,281 TO 327,147 IN FEB 21 WEEK

26/02/2004 16:40 US CONTINUING CLAIMS -62,000 TO 3.102M IN FEB 14 WK;-34K NSA

26/02/2004 16:40 US JAN DURABLE NEW ORDERS -1.8%; EX-TRANSPORTATION +2.0%

26/02/2004 16:40 US JAN DUR NEW ORDERS EX DEFENSE AND CIV AIR -0.4% V DEC +1.4%

26/02/2004 16:40 US JAN DURABLE ORDERS EX-DEFENSE -1.0%;DEFENSE CAP GDS -13.7%

26/02/2004 16:40 US JAN MACHINERY NEW ORDERS -1.9%; FABRICATED METALS +2.4%

26/02/2004 16:40 US INITIAL CLAIMS UNREVISED AT -24K TO 344K IN FEB. 14 WEEK

26/02/2004 16:41 CANADA DECEMBER RETAIL SALES -1.2% VS -0.2% IN NOVEMBER

26/02/2004 16:41 US INITIAL CLAIMS 4-WK AVG +2,750 TO 354,750 IN FEB 21 WEEK

26/02/2004 16:41 CANADA DEC RETAIL SALES EX-AUTOS -0.1% VS +0.7% IN NOV

26/02/2004 16:41 CANADA DEC WHOLESALE SALES + 0.8%; +2.2% YR/YR

26/02/2004 16:41 US DEC DUR NEW ORDERS EX TRANSPORT REV UP TO +1.7%(PREV -0.4%)

26/02/2004 16:41 CANADA 2003 RETAIL SALES +3.1%; EX-AUTOS +4.4%

26/02/2004 17:02 US stocks poised for a soft start

26/02/2004 17:03 Euro slips below $1.24 as dollar firms on durables

26/02/2004 17:57 ECB STAFF FORECAST CUTS 2004 EMU HICP TO 1.7% FROM 1.8%: SRCE

26/02/2004 17:57 ECB STAFF FORECAST CUTS 2004 EMU GDP TO 1.5% FROM 1.6%: SOURCE

26/02/2004 17:58 ECB STAFF HICP FORECASTS BASED ON CONSTANT EURO-DLR RATE $1.26

26/02/2004 17:58 ECB STAFF FORECAST CUTS 2005 EMU HICP TO 1.5% FROM 1.6%: SOURCE

26/02/2004 17:58 ECB STAFF FORECAST LEAVES 2005 EMU GDP AT 2.4%: SOURCE

26/02/2004 18:03 US JAN NEW HOME SALES -1.7% TO 1.106 MLN SAAR

26/02/2004 18:03 US CONF BD: JAN HELP AD VOLUME UP IN 57% OF MKTS VS DEC 29%

26/02/2004 18:03 US NOV NEW HOME SALES REVISED DN TO 1.111M (PREV 1.117M)

26/02/2004 18:04 US CONF BOARD HELP-WANTED AD INDEX 38 IN JAN VS 37 IN DEC

26/02/2004 18:04 US DEC NEW HOME SALES REVISED UP TO 1.125M (PREV 1.060M)

26/02/2004 18:04 US JAN UNADJUSTED NEW HOME SALES 84,000 VS 76,000 IN NOV

26/02/2004 18:04 US COMMERCE:JAN NEW HOMES SUPPLY HIGH LEVEL SINCE DEC'95(370K)

26/02/2004 18:04 US JAN MEDIAN NEW HOME PRICE +0.6% TO $197,000; +8.4% YR/YR

26/02/2004 18:04 US JAN NEW HOMES SUPPLY +0.8% TO 370,000; 4.1-MOS VS 4.0 DEC