Forex news and forecasts archive for 2001-08-31

31/08/2001 08:02 GOOD MORNING !

31/08/2001 08:32 Calendar for Friday , August 31

31/08/2001 08:38 UK AUG CONSUMER CONFIDENCE FALLS TO 0 FROM JULY'S +4 - GfK

31/08/2001 09:02 Shiokawa - Market intervention an option if dollar/yen fall accelerates

31/08/2001 09:03 Takenaka sees no major impact on macroeconomy from recent share price fall

31/08/2001 09:31 Forex - Yen higher vs dollar in midafternoon trade on exporter-led buying

31/08/2001 09:33 JAPAN Aug Bridge tankan makers DI at -37, vs -29 in July

31/08/2001 09:36 JAPAN Aug Bridge tankan non-makers DI at -10, vs -9 in July

31/08/2001 09:42 Survey reveals Japan corporate sentiment worsens in August

31/08/2001 09:47 SWISS AUG CPI DOWN 0.6 PCT FROM JULY; UP 1.1 PCT YR-ON-YR

31/08/2001 09:49 UK Consumer Confidence Falls Again in Aug - GfK

31/08/2001 09:51 IMF to Cut Germany Growth Forecasts - Financial Times

31/08/2001 10:01 HITACHI TO CUT 14,700 JOBS WORLDWIDE

31/08/2001 10:15 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES DOWN 224.94 PTS AT 10,713.51

31/08/2001 10:43 FRENCH JULY UNEMPLOYMENT 8.9 PCT VS 8.8 IN JUNE; JOBLESS UP 39,600

31/08/2001 10:56 French July unemployment rate rises to 8.9% from 8.8% June

31/08/2001 10:58 ITALY ISTAT: JLY M/M PPI FALL 'ALL DUE TO ENERGY'

31/08/2001 10:59 ITALY JULY PPI NET ENERGY UNCH. M/M, +1.4% Y/Y

31/08/2001 10:59 ITALY JULY PPI CAPITAL GOODS +0.1% M/M, +1.2% Y/Y

31/08/2001 11:00 ITALY JULY PPI CONSUMER GOODS +0.1% M/M, +2.6% Y/Y

31/08/2001 11:00 ITALY JULY PPI INTERMEDIATE GOODS -0.8% M/M, +0.7% Y/Y

31/08/2001 11:02 DAX OPENS 2.38 POINTS LOWER AT 5,160.02

31/08/2001 11:06 EUROPEAN TELECOMS RECOMMENDATIONS CUT BY MORGAN STANLEY - DEALERS

31/08/2001 11:06 SPAIN MEDIAN FORECAST: JULY PPI +0.1% M/M, +2.1% Y/Y

31/08/2001 11:12 SPAIN JUL PPI CONSUMER GOODS +0.2% M/M, +3.5% Y/Y

31/08/2001 11:13 SPAIN JUL PPI CAPITAL GOODS +0.1% M/M, +1.4% Y/Y

31/08/2001 11:13 SPAIN JULY PPI DOWN 0.2 PCT FROM JUNE; UP 2.0 PCT YR-ON-YR

31/08/2001 11:45 Nikkei Again Records Fresh 17-year Lows

31/08/2001 11:46 Deflationary Pressures Persist In Japan

31/08/2001 11:50 IMF cuts UK 2001 GDP growth forecast to 2.1 pct from 2.6 - report

31/08/2001 12:17 EURUSD: SUP - 0.9180-0.9150-0.9130-0.9060, RES - 0.9240-0.9305-0.9450-0.9595 - JPM

31/08/2001 12:17 USDCHF: SUP - 1.6450-1.6200-1.5900, RES - 1.6540-1.6580-1.6730-1.6790 - JPM

31/08/2001 12:18 USDJPY: SUP - 118.35-117.60-114.10, RES - 119.10-119.60-120.30-120.90 - JPM

31/08/2001 12:18 GBPUSD: SUP - 1.4560-1.4480-1.4430-1.4375, RES - 1.4610-1.4730-1.7800-1.5100 - JPM

31/08/2001 12:18 EURJPY: SUP - 108.80-108.65-108.50-108.30, RES - 109.65-109.90-110.50-111.00 - JPM

31/08/2001 13:12 John Lewis week to Aug 25 dept store sales up 5.8 pct; food up 6.8 pct

31/08/2001 13:24 IMF economists warn of "significant danger" of global recession - FT

31/08/2001 13:25 Japan July nationwide CPI down 0.3 pct mth-on-mth; down 0.8 pct yr-on-yr

31/08/2001 13:26 Japan July salaried household spending down 0.4 pct yr-on-yr

31/08/2001 13:26 Tokyo-area Aug CPI up 0.4 pct mth-on-mth, down 0.9 pct yr-on-yr

31/08/2001 13:27 UK Aug consumer confidence falls - GfK

31/08/2001 13:27 IMF asks Japan to agree to special assessment of financial system

31/08/2001 14:16 ECB'S WELTEKE SEES GERMANY ECONOMIC PICKUP IN 2H THIS YEAR

31/08/2001 14:18 ECB'S WELTEKE: PRICE PRESSURES EASING, WILL BOOST CONSUMPTION

31/08/2001 14:19 ECB'S WELTEKE: NOTES JULY IFO INDEX RISE, HIGHER CONST. ORDERS

31/08/2001 14:24 FABIUS SAYS FORECAST OF 2.3 PCT FRENCH GDP RISE SHOWS RESISTANCE TO SLOWDOWN

31/08/2001 14:24 ECB TRICHET: SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE 2.3% FRENCH GROWTH IN 2001

31/08/2001 14:25 FABIUS SAYS RISE IN FRENCH JOBLESS DOESN'T CHANGE BETTER EMPLOYMENT TREND

31/08/2001 14:25 GERMANY'S EICHEL:FRANCE,GERMANY AGREE EMU STAB. PACT INTACT

31/08/2001 14:26 GERMANY'S EICHEL:FED'L GOVT TO ACHIEVE BUDGET BALANCE IN 2006

31/08/2001 14:34 ECB'S WELTEKE: ECB CUT RATES BECAUSE OF IMPROVED PRICE OUTLOOK

31/08/2001 14:34 ECB'S WELTEKE:WEAKER EMU GROWTH REDUCED INFLATION OUTLOOK

31/08/2001 14:57 Fabius says forecast of 2.3 pct French GDP rise shows resistance to slowdown

31/08/2001 14:57 Eichel says in favour of strengthening stability pact, not weakening it

31/08/2001 14:58 Forex - Euro drifts lower in midday London ahead of Greenspan speech

31/08/2001 16:29 CANADA JUNE GDP AT FACTOR COST -0.2% VS +0.3% IN MAY

31/08/2001 16:29 CANADA JUNE GDP GOODS-PRODUCING SECTOR -0.7% VS -0.1% IN MAY

31/08/2001 16:29 CANADA JUNE GDP SVCES-PRODUCING SECTOR UNCH VS +0.5% IN MAY

31/08/2001 16:30 CANADA JUNE GDP MANUFACTURING -1.0% VS +0.7% IN MAY

31/08/2001 16:30 CANADA JUNE GDP RETAILING UNCH VS -0.1% IN MAY

31/08/2001 16:30 CANADA JUNE GOVERNMENT SERVICES -0.8% VS +1.3% IN MAY

31/08/2001 16:30 CANADA Q2 GDP UP 0.1% VS 0.5% IN Q1

31/08/2001 16:31 CANADA Q2 ANNUALIZED CHANGE +1.9% VS 6.1% IN Q1

31/08/2001 16:36 CANADA 2Q CONSUMER SPENDING +0.3% VS +0.8% IN 1Q

31/08/2001 18:28 US Factory Orders-OVERVIEW

31/08/2001 18:30 Greenspan says stock profits lead to more spending than home sales

31/08/2001 18:32 Chicago Purchasers' Report-OVERVIEW

31/08/2001 19:05 EMU AUG. PMI RISES TO 47.6 FROM 47.3 IN JULY

31/08/2001 19:05 EMU AUG. PMI POSTS FIRST RISE SINCE APRIL 2001

31/08/2001 19:13 CORRECT: EMU AUG. PMI RISES FOR 1ST TIME SINCE AUG. 00

31/08/2001 20:59 WHITE HOUSE:BUSH TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN MONDAY

31/08/2001 21:00 WHITE HOUSE:TAX INCREASES WOULD MAKE THE ECONOMY WORSE

31/08/2001 21:04 WHITE HOUSE:FURTHER TAX CUTS TO HELP ECONOMY ARE POSSIBILITY

31/08/2001 21:08 WHITE HOUSE:UNUSUAL FOR SLOWDOWNS TO GO BEYOND 1 1/2 YEARS

31/08/2001 22:00 TRICHET SAYS GLOBAL ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN 'SUBSTANTIAL', 'VISIBLE' IN EUROPE

31/08/2001 22:00 TRICHET SEES EURO ZONE GDP GROWTH 2 PCT IN 2001

31/08/2001 22:01 TRICHET SEES FRENCH GDP GROWTH 'A BIT MORE' THAN 2 PCT IN 2001