Forex news and forecasts archive for 2003-04-25

25/04/2003 08:05 Good morning!

25/04/2003 08:09 Global Calendar for Friday, April 25

25/04/2003 08:10 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning down 169.29 pts at 7.685.28

25/04/2003 08:12 Forex - Dollar recovers slightly in midmorning Tokyo after losses on jobs data

25/04/2003 08:56 HANG SENG index closes morning down 22.36 pts at 8.419.75

25/04/2003 08:57 Forex - Dollar firms in afternoon Tokyo as NKorea admits has nuclear bomb

25/04/2003 09:06 JAPAN CONSUMER SENTIMENT INDEX DOWN 2.0 POINTS AT 36.1 IN MARCH

25/04/2003 09:13 OPEC raise oil quota but cuts output

25/04/2003 09:24 Japan's March Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.4 Percent, More Than Expected

25/04/2003 09:35 Japan consumer confidence down in March

25/04/2003 10:19 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: PREL. Q1 GDP +0.3% Q/Q; +2.4% Y/Y

25/04/2003 10:33 GERMAN FINMIN SAYS JAN-MAR TAX REVENUES DOWN 5.1 PCT Y/Y, AT 36.2 BLN EUROS

25/04/2003 10:36 GERMAN FINMIN SAYS JAN-MAR FEDERAL SPENDING +4% Y/Y TO 72.4 BN EUROS

25/04/2003 10:36 GERMAN FINMIN SAYS JAN-MAR TOTAL TAX REVENUE DOWN 2.9 % Y/Y AT 89.1 BN EUROS

25/04/2003 11:00 SPAIN MEDIAN FORECAST: MARCH PRODUCER PRICES +0.3% M/M; +2.7% Y/Y

25/04/2003 11:02 SPAIN MAR PPI +0.6% M/M; +.0% Y/Y

25/04/2003 11:05 Spain's March producer prices rose 0.6% m/m

25/04/2003 11:31 GERMAN GOVT Q1 BUDGET DEFICIT 9.089 BLN EUR VS 2.774 BLN

25/04/2003 11:32 SWEDISH C. BANK SAYS LEAVES REPO RATE INTERST RATE UNCHANGED AT 3.5 PCT

25/04/2003 11:42 Chicago Fed's Moskow Says Recovery Will Probably Pick Up in Second Half

25/04/2003 11:53 Swedish central bank sees slower growth

25/04/2003 12:04 GERMANY BAVARIA APR CPI -0.2% M/M, +1.4% Y/Y; MAR +1.45 Y/Y

25/04/2003 12:34 UK Q1 PREL. GDP +0.2% Q/Q; +2.3% Y/Y (CONS +0.3% Q/Q) WEAKEST QQ IN A YEAR

25/04/2003 12:34 UK Q1 SERVICES GDP +0.3% Q/Q; +2.6% Y/Y

25/04/2003 13:09 GERMANY SAXONY APR CPI -0.4% M/M, +0.4% Y/Y; MAR +0.8% Y/Y

25/04/2003 13:16 UK Q1 GDP rises at weakest pace in a year

25/04/2003 13:20 GERMANY EMPLOYERS ASSN: GERMAN 2003 GROWTH NO MORE THAN +0.5%

25/04/2003 13:21 GERMANY EMPLOYERS ASSN: GERMAN ECONOMY 'CLOSE TO RECESSION'

25/04/2003 13:34 GERMANY PREL. APR HICP -0.2% M/M, +1.1% Y/Y; MAR +1.2% Y/Y

25/04/2003 13:34 GERMANY APR CPI -0.2% M/M, +1.1% Y/Y; MAR +1.2% Y/Y

25/04/2003 13:35 SWEDISH MARCH TRADE SURPLUS 12.3 BN SKR VS 13.2

25/04/2003 13:37 German April CPI eases on cheap oil, food dearer

25/04/2003 13:54 Euro eases, but dollar weakness remains

25/04/2003 13:58 U.K. Economy Grows at Slowest Pace in 12 Months as Manufacturing Shrinks

25/04/2003 14:08 Gold lower in Europe ahead of US data

25/04/2003 16:37 US 1Q ADV GDP +1.6% (4Q +1.4%); FINAL SALES +2.1% (+1.1%)

25/04/2003 16:37 US 1Q ADV PCE +1.4% VS 4Q +1.7%

25/04/2003 16:38 US 1Q ADV NONRESIDENTIAL FIXED INVEST -4.2% V Q4 +2.3%

25/04/2003 16:38 US 1Q ADV SERVICE PCE +0.5% VS Q4 +2.2%

25/04/2003 16:39 US 1Q ADV RESIDENTIAL FIXED INVESTMENT +12.0% VS Q4 +9.4%

25/04/2003 16:39 US 1Q FINL GDP EX MTR VEH OUTPUT +1.8% (4Q +1.9%); MTR VEH -3.0%

25/04/2003 16:40 US 1Q ADV CHAIN PCE DEFLATOR +2.8% VS 4Q +1.8%

25/04/2003 16:50 US economy grew at anemic 1.6 percent in Q1