Forex news and forecasts archive for 2001-10-31

31/10/2001 08:01 GOOD MORNING !

31/10/2001 08:20 Calendar for October 31- November 1

31/10/2001 08:23 UK consumer confidence fell in October

31/10/2001 08:51 Extra working hours at makers

31/10/2001 08:51 Stronger yen could undermine Japan economy - BoJ director

31/10/2001 08:52 Forex - Yen slightly higher after weak US data, upside capped by mth-end deals

31/10/2001 08:52 SHIOKAWA - MOF MULLS WHETHER TO SPEED UP SALES OF NTT, JAPAN TOBACCO STOCKS

31/10/2001 08:53 BOJ to maintain easy monetary policy until deflationary trend reverses

31/10/2001 08:53 Hayami - Unsure if BoJ to maintain current-account balance at 9 trln yen

31/10/2001 08:53 Dollar at standstill against yen in Tokyo morning deals

31/10/2001 08:55 Asahi Mutual to hasten plan to sell 500 bil. yen

31/10/2001 08:56 JAPAN SEPT HOUSING STARTS DOWN 7.1 PCT YR-ON-YR VS RISE 1.1 IN AUG

31/10/2001 08:59 Forex - Dollar rangebound in midafternoon Tokyo ahead of US GDP data

31/10/2001 09:03 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES DOWN 146.48 PTS AT 10,366.34

31/10/2001 09:14 BOE Rate Survey: Economists See 25bps Repo Rate Cut Next Week

31/10/2001 09:38 SNB's Gehrig: 2002 Swiss GDP around 1%, Eyeing Forex

31/10/2001 09:39 SNB Gehrig: SWFR To Play Key Role In Swiss 2002 GDP

31/10/2001 09:40 ECB Issing:HICP Below 2% In 02, Taking Longer Than Wanted

31/10/2001 09:41 SNB sets Lombard rate at 4.250 pct, unchanged

31/10/2001 09:44 Forex Traders squared short dollar positions

31/10/2001 09:51 SWISS OCT CPI DOWN 0.2 PCT FROM SEPT; UP 0.6 PCT YR-ON-YR

31/10/2001 09:53 SWISS 2001, 2002 CPI FORECAST UP 1.1 PCT - STATISTICS OFFICE

31/10/2001 09:57 GERMANY SEP REAL WHOLESALE SALES -9.2% Y/Y;NOMINAL -9.1% Y/Y

31/10/2001 09:59 GERMANY SEP SA REAL WHOLESALE SALES -3.6% M/M; NOM. -3.6% M/M

31/10/2001 09:59 GERMANY JAN-SEP REAL WHOLESALE SALES -2.1% Y/Y; NOM. +0.5% Y/Y

31/10/2001 10:07 Standard & Poor's Tuesday lowered its long-term sovereign credit

31/10/2001 10:15 U.S. share prices were sharply lower

31/10/2001 10:22 FRANCE SEP SA ILO JOBLESS +31,000; RATE RISES TO 9.1% VS 9.0%

31/10/2001 10:48 ECB'S NOYER: ECB TO CUT RATES WHEN AND IF INFL. OUTLOOK BETTER

31/10/2001 10:51 FRANCE SEPTEMBER PPI +0.1% M/M, -0.2% Y/Y

31/10/2001 10:51 FRANCE SEP PPI M/M RISE ABOVE MEDIAN IN MNI SURVEY

31/10/2001 11:00 ITALY ISTAT PRELIMINARY OCTOBER HICP +0.2% M/M, +2.5% Y/Y

31/10/2001 11:00 ITALY ISTAT: IF CONFIRMED, OCT Y/Y HICP IS LOWEST SINCE MAY 00

31/10/2001 11:00 ITALY ISTAT PRELIMINARY OCTOBER 'NIC' CPI +0.2% M/M, +2.5% Y/Y

31/10/2001 11:00 ISTAT: IF CONFIRMED, OCT Y/Y 'NIC' CPI IS LOWEST SINCE MAY '00

31/10/2001 11:07 DAX OPENS 17.13 POINTS LOWER AT 4,526.85

31/10/2001 11:36 Techanalysis -Сommerzbank AG, October 31

31/10/2001 12:00 SPAIN SEP PPI +0.1% M/M, +0.6% Y/Y

31/10/2001 12:00 ITALY SEPT. HOURLY GENL CONTRACT WAGES UNCH. M/M, +2.4% Y/Y

31/10/2001 12:01 ITALY SEPTEMBER WAGES POST LOWEST Y/Y RISE SINCE LAST MARCH

31/10/2001 12:01 SPAIN SEP. PPI M/M RISE ABOVE MNI MEDIAN; Y/Y IN LINE

31/10/2001 12:01 SPAIN SEP. PPI M/M RISE ABOVE MNI MEDIAN; Y/Y IN LINE

31/10/2001 12:01 TOKYO, Oct. 31 (Kyodo) - The Japanese corporate sector is likely

31/10/2001 12:02 Dollar eases against yen, euro ahead of U.S. GDP release

31/10/2001 12:02 ECB wants to be certain rate cuts will not jeopardize price stability - Noyer

31/10/2001 12:55 ECB's Noyer says rate changes depend on inflation

31/10/2001 12:55 ECB'S DOMINGO SOLANS SAYS ECB POLICY NOT HURTING ECONOMIC

31/10/2001 13:20 FX Technical Strategist JPMorgan Securities Ltd. October 31

31/10/2001 14:57 EURUSD: SUP - 0.9010-0.9000-0.8975-0.8955, RES - 0.9110-0.9135-0.9155-0.9170-0.9200-0,9240 - COBA

31/10/2001 14:59 USDCHF: SUP - 1.6150-1.6125-1.6090-1.6060-1.6000-1.5925, RES - 1.6260-1.6360-1.6410-1.6445-1.6575 -

31/10/2001 14:59 GBPUSD: SUP - 1.4500-1.4415-1.4355-1.4305-1.4270-1.4220, RES - 1.4625-1.4670-1.4750-1.4840 - COBA

31/10/2001 15:00 MORTGAGE BANKERS US SA MARKET INDX -6.0% TO 843.5 OCT 26 WK

31/10/2001 15:00 USDJPY: SUP - 121.00-120.45-119.70-118.65-118.45, RES - 122.20-122.60-123.55-123.90 - COBA

31/10/2001 15:01 MORTGAGE BANKERS US HOME PURCH INDEX +0.7 TO 265.9 OCT 26 WK

31/10/2001 15:02 MORTGAGE BANKERS US REFI INDEX -8.2% TO 4203.5 OCT 26 WK

31/10/2001 15:31 British Pound Little Changed; U.K. Economy Seen Outpacing U.S.

31/10/2001 16:09 ABC/MONEY US CONSUMER COMFORT INDEX -5 IN WK VS. -3 PREV WEEK

31/10/2001 16:09 ABC/MONEY US CON STATE OF ECON INDX -26 IN WK VS. -22 PREV WEEK

31/10/2001 16:10 ABC/MONEY US CON PERS FINANCES INDEX 24 IN WK VS. 24 PREV WEEK

31/10/2001 16:10 ABC/MONEY US BUYING CLIMATE INDEX -12 IN WK VS. -12 PREV WEEK

31/10/2001 16:11 GDP Report Due Out Today

31/10/2001 16:35 3Q ADV US GDP -0.4% V 2Q +0.3%;FINAL SALES FLAT (2Q +0.7%)

31/10/2001 16:36 3Q ADV US PCE SERVICES PRICE INDEX +0.6% VS 2Q +1.7%

31/10/2001 16:36 US COMMERCE: PRICE INDEX DROP ON LOWER NET INSURANCE PREMIUMS

31/10/2001 16:37 3Q ADV US CHN PCE DEFL EX FOOD, ENERGY +0.3% VS 2Q +0.7%

31/10/2001 16:37 3Q ADV US CHG IN INVENTORIES -$50.4B VS 2Q -$38.3B

31/10/2001 16:38 US Q3 GDP down 0.4 pct annualized vs 0.7 rise in Q2

31/10/2001 16:39 US GDP-OVERVIEW

31/10/2001 17:00 Euro falls vs dollar on US GDP data release

31/10/2001 17:01 NAPM-NEW YORK CURRENT COND. INDEX 23.5 OCT VS 44.9 SEP, SA

31/10/2001 17:06 NAPM-NEW YORK NON-MANUFACT. INDEX 22.3 OCT VS 42.4 SEP, SA

31/10/2001 17:06 NAPM-NEW YORK NON-MANUFACT. INDEX 22.3 OCT VS 42.4 SEP, SA

31/10/2001 17:06 NAPM-NEW YORK PRICES PAID INDEX 42 OCT VS. 45 SEP, NSA

31/10/2001 17:07 OCT CURR CONDITIONS LOWEST IN SURVEY HISTORY: JPM's GOLOVEN

31/10/2001 17:08 US WEEK TO OCT 26 CRUDE STOCKS UP 2.5 MLN BARRELS TO 308.3 MLN - DOE

31/10/2001 17:09 ECB'S DOMINGO SOLANS: EURO TO REMAIN STRONG, STABLE CURRENCY

31/10/2001 17:09 ECB'S DOMINGO SOLANS:INTL INVESTORS HAVEN'T LOST FAITH IN EURO

31/10/2001 17:10 ECB'S DOMINGO SOLANS: EURO INTRO TO BOOST MEDIUM-TERM GDP

31/10/2001 17:13 ECB'S DOMINGO SOLANS: SHORT-TERM PRICE EFFECTS OF EURO MINIMAL

31/10/2001 17:27 US SOLBES:US 3Q GDP MAY BE SIGN SITUATION BETTER THAN EXPECTED