Forex news and forecasts archive for 2003-03-31

31/03/2003 08:10 Good morning!

31/03/2003 08:26 Global Calendar for Monday, March 31

31/03/2003 08:31 Forex - US dollar mixed in morning Sydney; bias remains to downside

31/03/2003 08:32 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning down 206.06 pts at 8.074.1

31/03/2003 08:38 Japan Feb. Industrial Output down 1.7 % m/m versus up 2.0 in Jan

31/03/2003 08:40 HANG SENG index closes morning down 239.64 pts at 8.623.72

31/03/2003 08:59 GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks, dollar down on prolonged war fears

31/03/2003 09:13 US consumer confidence at 10-yr low

31/03/2003 09:16 Euro surges close to USD1.08 on war fear

31/03/2003 09:23 Japan's February Industrial Production Falls 1.7%

31/03/2003 10:00 GERMANY FEB REAL WHOLESALES +3.1% Y/Y; NOM. +5.0% Y/Y

31/03/2003 10:00 GERMANY JAN-FEB REAL WHOLESALES +1.4% Y/Y; NOM. +3.0% Y/Y

31/03/2003 10:00 GERMANY FEB REAL WHOLESALES +0.8% M/M; NOM. +1.2% M/M

31/03/2003 10:23 Dollar At 2-week Low vs Euro, Yen on War Worries

31/03/2003 11:03 ITALY MARCH PREL. NIC CPI +0.3% FROM FEB; +2.7% Y/Y

31/03/2003 11:04 ITALY MARCH PREL. HICP +1.3% FROM FEB; +2.9% Y/Y

31/03/2003 11:06 DAX OPENS 8.85 POINTS LOWER AT 2511.99

31/03/2003 11:13 SPAIN NOMINAL FEB RETAIL SALES -15.0% M/M; +6.3% Y/Y

31/03/2003 12:00 Emerging Asia FX - Mixed On War and Economic Concerns

31/03/2003 12:11 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES DOWN 228.91 PTS AT 8634.45

31/03/2003 12:21 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: FEB NET CONSUMER CREDIT +STG1.3 BN

31/03/2003 12:35 UK FEB NET CONSUMER CREDIT +STG1.489 BN VS STG1.317 BN JAN

31/03/2003 12:36 UK MAR M0 +0.6% M/M; +6.5% Y/Y

31/03/2003 12:37 UK FEB NET CONSUMER CREDIT +0.9% M/M; +14.2% Y/Y

31/03/2003 12:37 UK FEB SA NET MORTG. LENDING +STG7.247 BN VS STG7.673BN JAN

31/03/2003 12:38 UK FEB NET MORTAGE LENDING +1.1% M/M; +13.6% Y/Y

31/03/2003 12:38 UK FEB TOTAL PERSONAL LENDING +1.0% M/M; +13.7% Y/Y

31/03/2003 12:39 UK FEB FINAL M4 +0.8% M/M; +6.8% Y/Y

31/03/2003 12:39 UK FEB FINAL M4 LENDING +STG11.6 BN M/M

31/03/2003 12:57 UK Consumer Credit Growths Strongly In Feb

31/03/2003 13:23 Euro hits two week high against dollar

31/03/2003 13:25 SPAIN FEB RETAIL SALES +6.3% Y/Y; -15% M/M

31/03/2003 13:38 Italy Inflation Speeds up to 2.7 pct in March

31/03/2003 13:40 EU Central Bankers Defend ECB Monetary Strategy

31/03/2003 13:48 EMU MEDIAN FORECAST MAR IND. STMT -12; CONSUMER STMT -20

31/03/2003 13:49 EMU MEDIAN FORECAST MAR FLASH HICP +2.3% Y/Y; FEB +2.4%

31/03/2003 14:05 EMU 12 MAR FLASH HICP +2.4% Y/Y AFTER FEB +2.4% Y/Y

31/03/2003 14:05 EMU 12 MAR IND. CONFIDENCE FALLS TO -12 FROM -11 IN FEB

31/03/2003 14:06 EMU 12 MAR BUSINESS CLIMATE INDICATOR MINUS 0.60 VS MINUS 0.27 IN FEB

31/03/2003 14:06 EMU 12 MAR RETAIL SECTOR SENTIMENT FALLS TO -18 VS FEB -13 (-14)

31/03/2003 14:07 EMU 12 MAR ECO SENTIMENT INDEX FALLS TO 97.8; FEB REV 98.4 (98.2)

31/03/2003 14:07 EMU 12 MAR CONSTRUCTION CONFIDENCE STEADY AT -21

31/03/2003 14:08 EMU 12 MAR SERVICE SECTOR CONFIDENCE FALLS TO -7 FROM FEB -4 (-3)

31/03/2003 14:13 UK mortgage demand eases in February

31/03/2003 14:16 Dollar May Extend Declines on Iraq War, U.S. Economy Concerns

31/03/2003 14:29 SPAIN JAN TRADE DEFICIT 3.2 BLN EUROS, +9.2% Y/Y

31/03/2003 15:21 Euro inflation holds at 10-month high

31/03/2003 16:21 Dollar Spirals Lower as Fear of War Damage Grow

31/03/2003 16:23 European Economies: Consumer Confidence Falls to Nine-Year Low

31/03/2003 16:26 DJIA JUNE FUTURES CONTRACT DOWN 98.00 AT 8022.00

31/03/2003 17:35 CANADA JAN GDP AT BASIC PRICES +0.4% VS +0.0% IN DEC

31/03/2003 17:35 CANADA JAN GDP SERVICES +0.3% VS +0.1%; +3.1% Y/Y

31/03/2003 17:37 CANADA JAN GDP RETAILING -0.2% VS DEC +0.6%; +0.6% Y/Y

31/03/2003 17:37 CANADA JAN GDP GOODS +0.6% VS DEC -0.1%; +4.1% Y/Y

31/03/2003 17:37 CANADA JAN GDP WHOLESALING +2.6% VS DEC -0.5%; +8.9% Y/Y

31/03/2003 17:39 CANADA JAN GDP MANUFACTURING +0.7% VS DEC -0.7%; +4.3% Y/Y

31/03/2003 18:04 NAPM NEW YORK CURRENT COND. INDEX 41.1 MAR VS 34.5 FEB

31/03/2003 18:05 NAPM NEW YORK MANUFACTURING INDEX 79.4 MAR VS 47.6 FEB

31/03/2003 18:05 NAPM NEW YORK 6-MONTH OUTLOOK INDEX 61.1 MAR VS 55.0 FEB

31/03/2003 18:05 NAPM NEW YORK NON-MANUF. INDEX 36.8 MAR VS 33.0 FEB

31/03/2003 18:06 NAPM NEW YORK PRICES PAID INDEX 50 MAR VS 50 FEB

31/03/2003 18:06 NAPM NEW YORK BUSINESS CONDITIONS INDEX 240.3 MAR VS 244.8 FEB