Forex news and forecasts archive for 2002-09-11

11/09/2002 04:01 JAPAN Q2 GDP REVISED TO 0.6 PCT RISE QTR-ON-QTR VS 0.5 RISE

11/09/2002 04:01 JAPAN Q2 GDP REVISED TO ANNUALISED RISE 2.6 PCT VS 1.9 RISE

11/09/2002 06:24 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES UP 93.73 PTS AT 9,403.04

11/09/2002 08:10 Global Calendar for Wednesday, Sept. 11

11/09/2002 08:59 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES MORNING DOWN 3.42 PTS AT 9,882.35

11/09/2002 09:00 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES UP 93.73 PTS AT 9,403.04

11/09/2002 09:13 Stocks close morning higher, dollar higher against yen

11/09/2002 09:18 Japan Raises Second-Qtr GDP Growth Estimate to 0.6%

11/09/2002 09:36 Forex - Dollar slightly higher vs yen in midafternoon Tokyo

11/09/2002 10:00 German Jul Trade Surplus EUR12.1B Vs Jun EUR10.8B

11/09/2002 10:02 GERMANY JUL TRADE SURPLUS E12.1B; JUN02 +E10.8B; JUL01 +E9.4B

11/09/2002 10:02 GERMANY JULY EXPORTS E55.1B, -0.4% Y/Y; IMPORTS E43.0B, -6.3%

11/09/2002 10:04 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES UP 90.77 PTS AT 9,400.08

11/09/2002 10:08 Forex - Dollar choppy in midmorning Tokyo on Sept 11 caution; GDP helps yen

11/09/2002 10:13 S&P/ASX 200 CLOSES UP 37.9 PTS AT 3,148.0

11/09/2002 10:13 ALL ORDS CLOSES UP 37.0 PTS AT 3,097.6

11/09/2002 10:16 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: JULY UNIT WAGE COSTS +3.9% 3M Y/Y

11/09/2002 10:17 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: JULY HEADLINE AVERAGE EARNINGS +3.9%

11/09/2002 11:03 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 26.06 PTS HIGHER AT 3,325.70

11/09/2002 11:10 FINNISH PRELIMINARY JULY TRADE SURPLUS 675 MLN EUR VS 787 MLN YR EARLIER

11/09/2002 11:47 USD stable

11/09/2002 12:01 SWEDISH JULY RETAIL TRADE UP 4.7 PCT YEAR-ON-YEAR

11/09/2002 12:03 IEA: OIL PRODUCT STOCKS COMFORTABLY IN MIDDLE OF 5-YR RANGE

11/09/2002 12:04 IEA: AUG OPEC OUTPUT -250 KBD TO 23.4 MBD DUE TO IRAQ DROP

11/09/2002 12:30 UK JUL HEADLINE AVERAGE EARNINGS +4.0% VS +3.9% IN JUN

11/09/2002 12:31 UK AUG CLAIMANT COUNT UNEMPLOYMENT DN 6,400; RATE 3.1%

11/09/2002 12:33 UK MAY-JUL ILO UNEMPLOYMENT UP 7,000 Q/Q; RATE +5.2%

11/09/2002 12:34 UK JUL HEADLINE AVGE EARNINGS ABOVE MNI MEDIAN F'CAST

11/09/2002 12:35 UK JUL HEADLINE PRIV. SECTOR SERVICES EARNINGS +4.3% Y/Y

11/09/2002 12:36 UK 3 MONTHS TO JULY MANUFACTURING UNIT WAGE COSTS UP ADJ 3.8 PCT YR-ON-YR

11/09/2002 12:49 ITALY 2002 GDP SEEN UP 0.6 PCT; UP 2.2 PCT IN 2003

11/09/2002 12:52 ITALY FY PUBLIC BUDGET DEFICIT SEEN 1.8 PCT/GDP; 1.4 IN 2003

11/09/2002 13:40 EU SOURCES: GERMANY BUDGET BALANCE DELAY IN PLAY ON WEAK GDP

11/09/2002 14:09 SWEDISH JULY CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS 3.4 BLN SKR VS 8.1 BLN IN JUNE

11/09/2002 14:57 ITALY TREMONTI:EU AGREED AGAINST RESTRICTIVE STEPS IF ECO WEAK

11/09/2002 14:59 EU COMMISSION SAYS NO AGREEMENT TO DELAY BUDGET BALANCE GOALS

11/09/2002 16:02 GERMANY EICHEL: REPEATS EXPECTS RECOVERY TO CONTINUE

11/09/2002 16:04 GERMANY EICHEL STILL SEES GERMANY 2002 GDP GROWTH AT +0.75%

11/09/2002 16:05 GERMANY EICHEL: LOW GERMANY INFL HELPS ECB KEEP PRICE STAB.

11/09/2002 16:17 USD Steady on 911, Markets Await Speeches and Data

11/09/2002 17:16 GERMAN GOVT CUTS 2003 GDP GROWTH FORECAST TO 2.0 PCT VS 2.5

11/09/2002 17:25 GERMANY GOVT STICKING TO 2003 GDP FORECAST OF +2.5%

11/09/2002 19:47 ABC/MONEY US CONS COMFORT INDEX -12 IN SEP 8 WK VS -13 PREV WK

11/09/2002 19:47 ABC/MONEY US PERS FIN INDX 18 IN SEPT 8 WK VS 14 IN PREV WEEK

11/09/2002 19:47 ABC/MONEY US STATE OF ECON INDX -36 SEPT 8 WK VS -36 PREV WEEK

11/09/2002 19:48 ABC/MONEY US BUY CLIMATE INDX -18 IN SEPT 8 WK VS -18 PREV WK

11/09/2002 20:00 BEIGE BOOK: STRONG DEMAND FOR CONSUMER LOANS, MORTGAGES

11/09/2002 20:01 FED'S BEIGE BOOK: NOTES 'SLOW, UNEVEN' US ECON GROWTH

11/09/2002 20:01 BEIGE BOOK:MOST DISTRICTS SEE 'LITTLE OR NO' JOB GAINS JUL,AUG

11/09/2002 20:01 BEIGE BOOK: RETAILERS 'CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC' ABOUT FALL SALES