Forex news and forecasts archive for 2003-05-13

13/05/2003 08:05 Good morning!

13/05/2003 08:08 Global Calendar for Tuesday, May 13

13/05/2003 08:16 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning up 80.54 at 8.301.66

13/05/2003 09:02 HANG SENG index closes morning down 19.75 at 9.135.82

13/05/2003 09:04 Japan March Privat Machinery Orders up 11.7 points yr-on-yr

13/05/2003 09:05 Japan March Private Machinery Orders up 3.8 points from Feb.

13/05/2003 09:49 Forex - Dollar weak midafternoon Tokyo on more Snow comments

13/05/2003 10:16 Germany APR HICP REVISED TO -0.3 M/M; +1.0% Y/Y (-0.2%, +0.1%)

13/05/2003 10:18 Germany APRIL FINAL CPI DOWN 0.3% VERSUS MARCH, UP 1.0 YR-ON-YR

13/05/2003 11:12 Japan machinery orders up, but tumble seen ahead

13/05/2003 11:14 France's Mer - ECB sees room for monetary manoeuvre

13/05/2003 11:18 Euro hovers off highs at USD1.1555

13/05/2003 11:18 US unlikely to intervene in forex market

13/05/2003 11:26 BOJ SEEN BUYING DOLLARS, EUROS FOR YEN: DEALERS

13/05/2003 11:28 ECB HAS NO COMMENT ON REPORTED BOJ INTERVENTION IN FX MARKET

13/05/2003 13:03 ZEW MAY EXPECTATIONS INDICATOR FOR GERMANY UP 0.3 POINTS AT 18.7

13/05/2003 13:04 GERMAN ZEW SAYS MAY EURO ZONE INDICATOR UP 0.6 POINTS TO 35.5

13/05/2003 13:19 German ZEW index edges up in May

13/05/2003 13:24 ECB: VARIABLE REFI MARGINAL RATE 2.53%; AVERAGE REFI RATE 2.54% VS 2.53%

13/05/2003 13:30 GERMANY IND ASSN HEAD SAYS WORRIED ABOUT EURO FX RISE

13/05/2003 13:31 GERMANY IND ASSN HEAD CALLS ON ECB TO CUT RATES 25-50 BPS ASAP

13/05/2003 13:31 GERMANY IND ASSN HEAD: ECB CUT NEEDED TO STOP EURO FX OVERSHOOT

13/05/2003 13:32 GERMANY IND ASSN CUTS 03 GDP FCAST TO +0.3% VS MAX. OF +0.5%

13/05/2003 13:32 GERMANY IND ASSN SEES 04 GERMANY GDP OF +1.0% TO +1.5%

13/05/2003 13:34 GERMANY IND ASSN: IF EURO RISE COUNTINUES THEN THREAT TI FIRMS

13/05/2003 14:35 EU ministers meet as euro keeps rising

13/05/2003 14:39 U.S. Stocks Drop in Europe; Home Depot Leads Dow Shares Lower

13/05/2003 15:43 Eichel upbeat on recovery, hints ECB should help

13/05/2003 15:48 US BTM-UBSW WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX -0.2% W/W WK ENDED MAY 10

13/05/2003 15:48 US BTM-UBSW: SEVERE WEATHER IN PARTS OF US CUT INTO SALES

13/05/2003 15:49 US BTM-UBSW: WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX +2.7% Y/Y WK ENDED MAY 10

13/05/2003 16:36 US MAR IMPORTS +2.9% TO $126.3B; EXPORTS +0.6+% TO $82.8B

13/05/2003 16:37 US MAR TRADE DEFICIT 43.5 BN USD VS REV. 40.4 BN IN FEB

13/05/2003 16:37 US MAR TRADE DEFICIT WITH JAPAN 5.8 BN USD VS 5.7 BN YR EARLIER

13/05/2003 16:38 US MAR CAP GDS IMPORTS -$21M

13/05/2003 16:38 US MAR EXPORTS: CONSUMER GDS +$387M

13/05/2003 16:52 US trade gap widens in March to $43.5 bn

13/05/2003 17:03 ECB FX RESERVES FELL E0.6 BN TO E210.4 BN IN WK ENDED MAY 9

13/05/2003 17:06 Oil prices jump after Saudi attack

13/05/2003 17:12 IMF'S KOEHLER SAYS WEAKNESS OF DOLLAR NO SURPRISE

13/05/2003 17:13 US stocks seen down, caution follows Monday rally

13/05/2003 17:55 ECB'S WELTEKE SAYS ECB MAY HAVE ROOM TO CUT IF LOW OIL, STRONG EURO PROVE SUSTAINABLE

13/05/2003 17:56 ECB'S WELTEKE: INTEREST RATE LOW, LIQUIDITY AMPLE, ECB CANNOT GENERATE RECOVERY

13/05/2003 18:07 US RICHMOND FED: APR MFG SHIPMENTS INDEX -18 VS -4 MAR

13/05/2003 18:07 US RICHMOND FED: APR MFG PRICES PAID INDEX 0.99 VS MAR 1.45

13/05/2003 18:08 US RICHMOND FED: APR MFG NEW ORDERS INDEX -20 VS MAR -10

13/05/2003 18:08 US RICHMOND FED: APR SVC-SECTOR REVENUES INDEX -6 VS MAR -12

13/05/2003 18:08 US RICHMOND FED: APR RETL SALE REVENUES INDEX -29 VS MAR -39

13/05/2003 18:10 IMF'S KOEHLER SAYS US DOLLAR WEAKENING STILL WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS