Forex news and forecasts archive for 2002-04-04

04/04/2002 08:05 GOOD MORNING !

04/04/2002 08:45 Calendar for April 4-5

04/04/2002 09:19 USD Withdraws On Non-Manufacturing Letdown by Stacey Yang

04/04/2002 09:20 SNB raises Lombard rate to 3.500 pct from 3.375

04/04/2002 10:06 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES DOWN 21.51 PTS AT 11,379.20

04/04/2002 10:31 UK NATIONWIDE: MARCH HOUSE PRICES UP 0.9% M/M; UP 13.8%

04/04/2002 10:31 UK NATIONWIDE: REVISES UP 2002 FCAST RISE TO 10% FROM 6%

04/04/2002 10:32 FRANCE FABIUS: RISING OIL PRICES COULD WEIGH ON RECOVERY

04/04/2002 10:32 Forex - Yen top-heavy vs dollar at midafternoon in Tokyo on profit-taking

04/04/2002 11:51 FRANCE /CDAF MAR PMI SERVICES INDEX 54.7 VS FEB 53.2

04/04/2002 11:56 GERMANY: MAR PMI SERVICES ACTIVITY INDEX 52.3; FEB 49.8

04/04/2002 11:57 GERMANY: MAR SERVICE INPUT PRICE INDEX 59.7; FEB 59.1

04/04/2002 11:57 GERMANY: MAR SERVICE PRICES CHARGED 52.3; FEB 51.8

04/04/2002 11:59 ITALY MARCH SERVICES PMI 53.2 VS 52.6 - SOURCES

04/04/2002 12:01 EMU MAR. PMI SERVICES ACTIVITY INDEX 53.1, FEB. 51.5

04/04/2002 12:01 EMU MAR. SERVICE INPUT PRICE INDEX 59.2; FEB. 58.7

04/04/2002 12:01 EMU MAR. SERVICE PRICES CHARGED 52.8; FEB. 52.5

04/04/2002 12:16 Forex - Dollar down in early London trade as Middle East tensions escalate

04/04/2002 12:18 European Forex Trading Preview by Jes Black

04/04/2002 12:31 UK CIPS MAR INCOMING NEW BUSINESS 54.5 VS FEB 52.3 -

04/04/2002 12:31 UK CIPS MAR OUTSTANDING BUSINESS 50.7 V FEB 47.8 -

04/04/2002 12:32 UK MARCH UNDERLYING OFFICIAL RESERVES ROSE $117 MILLION M/M

04/04/2002 12:32 UK CIPS MAR INPUT PRICES INDEX 53.2 VS FEB 52.3 -

04/04/2002 12:32 UK TREASURY SAYS NO FX INTERVENTION IN MARCH

04/04/2002 13:38 Технический анализ J.P Morgan Securities Ltd. 4 апреля

04/04/2002 14:01 EMU JAN ADJ. INDUSTRY OUTPUT UNCH. M/M, -3.2% Y/Y

04/04/2002 14:05 EMU JAN ADJ. INDUSTRY OUTPUT UNCH. M/M, -3.2% Y/Y

04/04/2002 14:06 EMU DEC IND. OUTPUT REVISED +0.4% M/M, -4.5% Y/Y (+0.8%,-4.1%)

04/04/2002 14:11 EMU JAN REAL ADJ. RETAIL SALES +0.6% M/M, +0.7% Y/Y

04/04/2002 14:11 EURO ZONE JAN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FLAT VS DEC, DOWN 3.2 PCT YR-ON-YR

04/04/2002 14:15 U.S. Shares Close Down

04/04/2002 14:34 UK MAR BRC SHOP PRICE INDEX +0.6% M/M; +0.69% Y/Y

04/04/2002 14:53 Forex - Swiss franc higher in midday London trade on safe haven flows

04/04/2002 15:01 BANK OF ENGLAND LEAVES REPO UNCHANGED AT 4.00%

04/04/2002 15:37 EU'S DE PALACIO: HOPE OPEC WILL STICK TO $22-28 OIL PRICE

04/04/2002 15:37 EU'S DE PALACIO: OIL OVER $28 WOULD HAMPER GLOBAL RECOVERY

04/04/2002 15:37 EU'S DE PALACIO: OPEC WON'T USE OIL AS A WEAPON IN MID EAST

04/04/2002 15:47 ECB RATES UNCHANGED

04/04/2002 16:23 Japan economy to recover slightly in H2 - OECD

04/04/2002 17:02 Euro long-run downtrend breakout

04/04/2002 17:07 Duisenberg says recent data strengthened expectation of recovery this year

04/04/2002 17:37 US JOBLESS CLAIMS +64,000 TO 460,000 IN MAR 30 WEEK

04/04/2002 18:26 BOE PLENDERLEITH TO RETIRE FROM BOE AND MPC AT END OF MAY

04/04/2002 18:26 BOE PAUL TUCKER TO JOIN MPC AT END OF MAY

04/04/2002 21:48 RICHMOND FED'S BROADDUS:ECON OUTLOOK'CONSIDERABLY BRIGHTER'

04/04/2002 21:48 BROADDUS: CONFIDENT TO SEE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT IN ECON STATS

04/04/2002 21:48 BROADDUS: PACE OF INVENTORY LIQUIDATION LIKELY DIMINISHING

04/04/2002 21:48 BROADDUS:INVENTORY LIQUIDATION TO BOOST ECON STATS IN 1H

04/04/2002 21:49 BROADDUS: 1Q GDP LIKELY TO BE 'RELATIVELY STRONG;'ALSO 2Q

04/04/2002 21:49 BROADDUS:TWO VIEWS NOW ARE 'OPTIMISTIC' AND 'LESS OPTIMISTIC'

04/04/2002 21:54 BROADDUS:LESS OPTIMISTIC VIEW IS 'DISTINCTLY A MINORITY VIEW'

04/04/2002 22:30 ST LOU FED'S POOLE:COULD BE 'UPSIDE SURPRISES'IN COMING QTRS

04/04/2002 22:30 POOLE:PROSPECTS TYPICAL POST-RECESS BOOM'NOT TERRIBLY FAVORABL

04/04/2002 22:30 POOLE: TIMING OF RATE HIKES CAN'T 'BE PLANNED IN DETAIL'

04/04/2002 22:31 POOLE: HOUSING LIKELY SLOWER THAN TYPICAL IN RECOVERY

04/04/2002 22:31 POOLE:INVENTORY LIQUIDATE EXTENT'QUITE REMARKABLE'FOR MILD REC

04/04/2002 22:31 POOLE: ECON 'STABLE AND POISED FOR HIGHER GROWTH'

04/04/2002 22:31 POOLE: FED CAN'T 'FALL ASLEEP' ON INFLATION WATCH

04/04/2002 23:04 FED'S MCDONOUGH: SEES CURRENT ACCOUNT DEF 4.5% - 5.0% IN '02

04/04/2002 23:04 MCDONOUGH: JAPANESE AUTHORITIES MAKING PROGRESS ON BANK REFORM

04/04/2002 23:04 BROADDUS Q&A: SEES LONG-TERM BENEFITS FROM ENRON

04/04/2002 23:04 BROADDUS: MIDDLE EAST CRISIS PUSHING UP FUEL PRICES

04/04/2002 23:04 BROADDUS:IF MIDEAST CRISIS ESCALATES ECON IMPACT WILL BE MIXED

04/04/2002 23:21 BROADDUS:'STILL A GOOD DEAL OF MARGIN YET' ON US INFLATION

04/04/2002 23:22 BROADDUS:ECONOMY HAS 'CONSIDERABLE EXCESS CAPACITY'

04/04/2002 23:22 BROADDUS:NEED TO SEE STRONGER BIZ INVESTMENT FOR SUSTAINED EXP

04/04/2002 23:22 BROADDUS:HOUSEHOLD DEBT'NOT HUGE ELEMENT' IN ECONOMIC PICTURE

04/04/2002 23:22 BROADDUS:'MORE OPTIMISTIC' IN WAKE OF ISM SURVEY DATA

04/04/2002 23:23 BROADDUS:'MY SENSE IS THAT THE LABOR MARKET IS IMPROVING'