Forex news and forecasts archive for 2002-10-31

31/10/2002 08:16 Good morning!

31/10/2002 08:16 Global Calendar for Thursday, Oct. 31 and Friday, Nov. 1

31/10/2002 08:28 Forex - Dollar easier in midafternoon Tokyo ahead of US data

31/10/2002 08:28 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES MORNING DOWN 41.33 PTS AT 9,519.13

31/10/2002 08:28 S&P/ASX 200 CLOSES UP 36.7 PTS AT 3,042.9

31/10/2002 08:29 ALL ORDS CLOSES UP 35.0 PTS AT 2,995.0

31/10/2002 08:29 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES MORNING DOWN 97.48 PTS AT 8,659.11

31/10/2002 08:50 JAPAN SEPT HOUSING STARTS DOWN 5.1 PCT YR-ON-YR VS DOWN 6.7 IN AUG

31/10/2002 08:52 JAPAN SEPT CONSTRUCTION ORDERS DOWN 5.8 PCT YR-ON-YR VS DOWN 17.1

31/10/2002 08:53 S&P/ASX 200 CLOSES UP 36.7 PTS AT 3,042.9

31/10/2002 08:53 ALL ORDS CLOSES UP 35.0 PTS AT 2,995.0

31/10/2002 09:03 FINNISH SEPT INDUSTRY OUTPUT DOWN 0.5 PCT FROM AUG, UP 0.8 PCT YR-ON-YR

31/10/2002 09:04 NIKKEI 225 CLOSES DOWN 116.11 PTS AT 8,640.48

31/10/2002 09:11 FINNISH OCT CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX 7.8 VS 10.6 IN SEPT

31/10/2002 09:12 FINNISH OCT INDUSTRIAL CONFIDENCE INDEX MINUS 7 VS PLUS 1 IN SEPT

31/10/2002 09:52 SWISS OCT CPI UP 0.6 PCT FROM SEPT; UP 1.2 PCT YR-ON-YR

31/10/2002 09:54 GERMANY SEP REAL WHOLESALE SALES +0.2% Y/Y;NOMINAL -0.3% Y/Y

31/10/2002 09:55 GERMANY JAN-SEP REAL WHOLESALE SALES -3.4% Y/Y; NOM. -4.4% Y/Y

31/10/2002 09:56 GERMANY SEP REAL SA WHOLESALE SALES -0.3% M/M; NOM. -0.3% M/M

31/10/2002 10:09 Japan Waters Down Plan to Reduce Banks' Bad Loans (Update1)

31/10/2002 10:29 UK OCT NATIONWIDE HOUSE PRICES +1.4% M/M; +24.0% Y/Y

31/10/2002 10:30 NATIONWIDE: UK OCT MONTH-ON-MONTH RISE LOWEST SINCE MARCH

31/10/2002 10:41 Median Forecast: France Sept ILO Jobless Seen +15k, Rate 9.1%

31/10/2002 10:45 FRANCE SEP ILO JOBLESS RISE BELOW ALL FORECASTS IN MNI SURVEY

31/10/2002 10:46 FRANCE SEP ILO REGISTERED JOBSEEKERS +700 M/M

31/10/2002 10:50 FRANCE SA OCT CONSUMER SENTIMENT RISES TO -16 FROM -18 IN SEP

31/10/2002 10:52 FRANCE OCT CONSUMER SENTIMENT HIGHEST SINCE JUNE 2002 (-14)

31/10/2002 11:00 ITALY SEP. HOURLY GENL CONTRACT WAGES UNCH. M/M, +2.5% Y/Y

31/10/2002 11:02 DAX OPENS 2.17 POINTS HIGHER AT 3,115.76

31/10/2002 11:03 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 8.37 PTS LOWER AT 3,075.85

31/10/2002 11:10 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES DOWN 119.21 PTS AT 9,441.25

31/10/2002 11:21 HANG SENG NOV CONTRACT CLOSES AT 9,401 PTS

31/10/2002 11:28 EU SOURCES:COMMISSION STILL MULLING BUDGET WARNING TO FRANCE

31/10/2002 11:29 EU SOURCES: COMMISSION STILL SEES FRANCE 2003 DEFICIT SUB 3%

31/10/2002 11:31 EU SOURCES: COMMISSION GERMANY 2002 GDP FORECAST AROUND 0.4%

31/10/2002 11:32 EU SOURCES: COMMISSION 2002 EMU GDP FORECAST LIKELY 0.8-0.9%

31/10/2002 11:33 EU SOURCES: EXCESS DEFICIT PROCEDURES VS GERMANY 'INEVITABLE'

31/10/2002 11:35 DUTCH JULY CONSUMER SPENDING UP 2.0 PCT YR-ON-YR

31/10/2002 11:36 DUTCH AUG CONSUMER SPENDING UP 1.5 PCT YR-ON-YR

31/10/2002 11:37 SWEDISH OCT CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDICATOR 2.2 VS 8.3 IN SEPT

31/10/2002 11:38 DUTCH SEPT PPI UP 1.3 PCT FROM AUGUST, UP 0.9 PCT YR-ON-YR

31/10/2002 11:47 UK house market tentatively cooling

31/10/2002 13:21 ECB FAZIO SEES 2H 2002 EMU GDP ABOUT IN LINE WITH 1H GROWTH

31/10/2002 13:22 ECB FAZIO SEES US RECOVERY ACCELERATING THROUGH 2003

31/10/2002 13:26 ECB FAZIO: WORLD GROWTH SHOULD RECOVER SLOWLY FROM EARLY 2003

31/10/2002 13:52 EMU Median Forecast:Oct Flash HICP +2.2% Y/Y After Sep +2.1%

31/10/2002 13:55 FOREX-Dollar under pressure on U.S. data nerves

31/10/2002 13:59 EMU OCT HICP IN LINE WITH MNI MEDIAN FORECAST

31/10/2002 14:00 EMU OCT ECO. SENTIMENT INDEX RISES TO 98.9 VS SEP 99.0 (98.9)

31/10/2002 14:02 EMU OCT CONSUMER CONFIDENCE FALLS TO -12 FROM -9 IN SEP

31/10/2002 14:03 EMU OCT RETAIL SECTOR SENTIMENT RISES TO -16 FROM SEP -17

31/10/2002 14:04 EMU 4Q MFG EXPORT VOLUME OUTLOOK FALLS TO +4 FROM 3Q +5

31/10/2002 14:05 EMU OCT BUSINESS CLIMATE INDICATOR RISES TO -0.42; SEP -0.49

31/10/2002 14:06 EMU OCT INDUSTRY CONFIDENCE RISES TO -10 FROM -12 IN SEP

31/10/2002 14:07 EURO ZONE OCT PROVISIONAL HICP UP 2.2 PCT YR-ON-YR, VS UP 2.1 IN SEPT

31/10/2002 14:09 EURO ZONE AUG RETAIL SALES UP 0.8 PCT FROM JULY, UP 1.5 PCT YR-ON-YR

31/10/2002 14:09 GERMANY ECON RECOVERY TO CONTINUE, WILL BE MORE BROADLY BASED

31/10/2002 14:10 GERMANY CUTS OFFICIAL 2003 GDP FORECAST TO +1.5% FROM +2.5%

31/10/2002 14:12 GERMANY METAL ASSN CUTS 2002 PROD FCAST TO -4% VS -2.5%

31/10/2002 14:13 CORRECT:EMU OCT ECO SENT. FALLS (NOT RISES) TO 98.9

31/10/2002 14:14 NORWAY OCT JOBLESS 76,800, UP 16.900 OR 28 PCT YR-ON-YR

31/10/2002 15:47 DJIA DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UP 18.00 AT 8,428.00 AT 7.29 AM

31/10/2002 15:48 NASDAQ 100 DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UP 1.50 AT 992.50 AT 7.30 AM

31/10/2002 16:12 Euro steady as dollar nervously awaits US data

31/10/2002 16:13 Eurozone business confidence higher in Oct

31/10/2002 16:14 Eurozone inflation rises to 2.2pc in October

31/10/2002 16:29 US 3Q ADV GDP EX MTR VEHICLE OUTPUT +2.0%; MTR VEHICLES +42.2%

31/10/2002 16:30 US 3Q ADV GDP +3.1% V 2Q +1.3%;FINAL SALES +3.2% (2Q -0.1%)

31/10/2002 16:31 US 3Q ADV CHG IN INVENTORIES +$1.9B VS 2Q +$4.9B

31/10/2002 16:32 US 3Q ADV RESIDENTIAL FIXED INVESTMENT -0.8% VS 2Q +2.7%

31/10/2002 16:33 US 3Q ADV NONRES FIXED INVST EQUIP, SOFTWARE +6.5%(2Q +3.3%)

31/10/2002 16:35 US 3Q WAGES AND SALARIES +0.5% VS 2Q +1.0%; 3Q Y/Y +3.2%

31/10/2002 16:36 US 3Q ADV NONRESIDENTIAL FIXED INVST +0.6% V 2Q -2.4%

31/10/2002 16:36 US 3Q ADV CHN WT PRICE +1.1% V 2Q +1.2%;DEFLTR +1.1%(+1.2%)

31/10/2002 16:37 US INITIAL CLAIMS REV TO -20K TO 394K IN OCT 19 WK (PREV 389K)

31/10/2002 16:39 US Q3 GDP PRICE INDEX UP 1.1 PCT VS 1.2 RISE IN Q2

31/10/2002 16:40 US 3Q EMPL COST INDEX +0.8% VS 2Q +1.0%; 3Q Y/Y +3.7%

31/10/2002 16:41 CANADA AUGUST GDP MANUFACTURING +0.1% VS JULY+1.5%;+4.5%YR/YR

31/10/2002 16:42 CANADA AUGUST GDP SERVICES +0.3% VS JULY +0.2%; +3.4% YR/YR

31/10/2002 16:43 DJIA DEC FUTURES CONTRACT DOWN 40.00 AT 8,370.00 AFTER Q3 GDP, JOB DATA

31/10/2002 16:43 NASDAQ 100 DEC FUTURES CONTRACT DOWN 8.00 AT 983.00 AFTER Q3 GDP, JOB DATA

31/10/2002 16:46 DJIA DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UP 15.00 AT 8,425.00 AT 8.46 AM

31/10/2002 16:47 NASDAQ 100 DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UP 7.00 AT 998.00 AT 8.47 AM

31/10/2002 17:00 NAPM-NEW YORK MANUFACTURING INDEX 51.4 OCT VS. 50.5 SEP, SA

31/10/2002 17:01 NAPM-NEW YORK NON-MANUFACT. INDEX 49.0 OCT VS 46.6 SEP, SA

31/10/2002 17:02 NAPM-NEW YORK-BUSINESS CONDTNS INDX 251.6 OCT VS 252.0 SEP, SA

31/10/2002 17:30 NASDAQ COMPOSITE UP 4.00 AT 1,330.73 AT 9.30 AM

31/10/2002 17:31 DJIA UP 2.91 AT 8,430.32 AT 9.30 AM

31/10/2002 18:00 CHICAGO PURCHASERS INDEX 45.9 OCT VS 48.1 SEPT, SEAS ADJ

31/10/2002 18:01 CHICAGO PURCHASERS PRICES PAID INDEX 62.0 OCT VS 57.6 SEPT

31/10/2002 18:02 IMF: WOULD NOW LOWER GERMANY 2003 GDP F'CAST TO 1.75% FROM 2%

31/10/2002 18:03 IMF: GERMANY RECOVERY 'FRAGILE,' DOWNSIDE RISKS 'CONSIDERABLE'

31/10/2002 18:03 IMF: NOW SEE GERMANY 2002 BUDGET DEFICIT CLOSE TO 3.5% OF GDP

31/10/2002 18:05 IMF: SEE GERMANY 2002 GDP MARGINALLY LOWER BUT STILL NEAR 0.5%

31/10/2002 18:06 CHICAGO PURCHASERS EMPLOYMENT INDEX 41.6 OCT VS 46.6 SEPT

31/10/2002 18:08 IMF: GERMANY 2003 DEFICIT COULD FALL 'SIGNIFICANTLY' BELOW 3%

31/10/2002 18:09 IMF CUTS GERMANY 2003 GDP FORECAST TO 1.75 PCT RISE FROM RISE 2.0

31/10/2002 18:10 IMF SEES GERMANY 2002 FISCAL DEFICIT 'CLOSE TO 3.5 PCT' OF GDP

31/10/2002 18:11 MANY IMF DIRECTORS URGE GERMANY AGAINST BIG FISCAL CORRECTION IN 2003

31/10/2002 18:13 DJIA DOWN 28.09 AT 8,399.32 AFTER OCT CHICAGO PURCHASING MANAGERS INDEX

31/10/2002 18:13 NASDAQ COMPOSITE UP 4.67 AT 1,331.40 AFTER CHICAGO PURCHASING INDEX READING

31/10/2002 19:13 US BLS: AUG JOB OPENINGS RATE 2.6% VS JULY 2.6%, AUG01 2.8%

31/10/2002 19:13 US BLS: AUG HIRING RATE 3.7% VS JULY 3.6%, AUG01 4.0%

31/10/2002 19:14 US BLS: AUG QUIT RATE 2.5% VS JULY 2.0%, AUG01 2.7%

31/10/2002 19:14 US BLS: AUG LAYOFFS RATE 1.4% VS JULY 1.1%, AUG01 1.5%