Forex news and forecasts archive for 2003-10-31

31/10/2003 00:11 DJIA Ends At 9786; Up 12 (0.1%); But Exxon Drops 4.0%

31/10/2003 00:16 DJIA Ends At 9786; Up 12 (0.1%); But Exxon Drops 4.0%

31/10/2003 00:17 Nasdaq Ends At 1932; Down 3 (0.2%): Software Dips

31/10/2003 00:30 US M2 -$3.2 BLN; M3 -$15.4 BLN; M1 +$12.3 BLN IN LATEST WK

31/10/2003 00:30 US M2:SAVINGS DEPOSITS -$4.6B IN WK;SMALL-TIME DEP -$1.9B

31/10/2003 00:31 US FREE RESERVES $1.344 BLN IN 2 WEEKS ENDED OCT 29

31/10/2003 00:32 US M2 -$4.4 BLN; M3 -$14.3 BLN; M1 -$18.4 BLN IN PREV WEEK

31/10/2003 02:30 Japan September Jobless Rate 5.1%; Market Expected 5.1%

31/10/2003 02:31 Japan Sep Core CPI -0.1% On Year; Mkt Expected -0.1%

31/10/2003 02:32 Japan Sep Overall CPI -0.2% On Year; +0.1% On Month

31/10/2003 02:33 Tokyo Oct Core CPI -0.1% On Year; Market Expected -0.2%

31/10/2003 02:34 Tokyo Overall Oct CPI -0.3% On Year; 0.0% On Month

31/10/2003 06:33 BOJ LEAVES MONETARY POLICY UNCHANGED

31/10/2003 08:27 Good morning!

31/10/2003 08:30 Global Calendar for Friday, Oct. 31

31/10/2003 08:31 Forex - Dollar rangebound against yen in Tokyo early afternoon trade

31/10/2003 09:16 Japan Sept housing starts up 1.2 pct yr-on-yr vs 5.4 pct drop in Aug

31/10/2003 09:28 Finnish Sept industrial output +1.4% y/y

31/10/2003 09:30 BOJ core CPI forecast -0.5% to -0.2% in FY04/05

31/10/2003 10:01 UK NATIONWIDE: OCT HOUSE PRICES +2.0% M/M; +16.1% Y/Y

31/10/2003 10:44 U.S. Personal Spending Seen Slipping in September: BN Survey

31/10/2003 10:46 FRANCE SEP SA ILO JOBLESS +37,000 M/M; RATE 9.7% VS 9.6% IN AUG

31/10/2003 10:46 FRANCE SEP REGISTERED JOBSEEKERS +25,300 M/M; +1.0% M/M

31/10/2003 10:48 Japan's September Household Spending Falls More-Than-Expected 0.9 Percent

31/10/2003 11:09 SPAIN NOMINAL SEPTEMBER RETAIL SALES +6.6% Y/Y

31/10/2003 11:19 UK NIESR Ups 2003 UK GDP Forecast To 2%; Sees Nov Rate Hike

31/10/2003 11:23 BBK:GERMANY SEP TOTAL REAL SA RETAIL SLS -0.7% M/M; -2.2% Y/Y

31/10/2003 11:24 BBK:GERMANY SEP RETAIL SLS EX-AUTO/PETROL -0.1% M/M; -3.2% Y/Y

31/10/2003 12:09 Dutch Sept PPI up 0.1 pct vs Aug, down 0.9 pct yr-on-yr

31/10/2003 12:24 ECB, finmins pursuing strong, stable euro - Trichet

31/10/2003 12:26 Dollar firmer on strong US growth, stocks soft

31/10/2003 13:01 Japan MOF Sold Y2.72T In October Forex Intervention

31/10/2003 13:36 ECB FAZIO: DOLLAR DEPRECIATION HURTING EUROPEAN INDUSTRY

31/10/2003 13:36 ECB FAZIO:ITALY 03 INVESTM'T DOWN SHARPLY;NO SIGN OF 04 PICKUP

31/10/2003 13:36 ECB FAZIO:BUT SEES ITALY SEP-OCT AVG IND.PROD. -1.5% V JUL-AUG

31/10/2003 13:37 ECB FAZIO: ITALY 20054 GROWTH UNLIKELY TO REACH GOVT +1.9% TGT

31/10/2003 13:37 ECB FAZIO SEES ITALY Q3 ADJUSTED INDUSTRY PRODUCTION +1% Q/Q

31/10/2003 13:37 ECB FAZIO REPEATS ITALY 2003 GDP GROWTH BELOW +0.5%

31/10/2003 13:49 ATTENTION !!!! HSN Dealing Desk trading system will be locked...

31/10/2003 14:08 EMU-12 OCT FLASH HICP +2.1% Y/Y AFTER SEP +2.1% Y/Y

31/10/2003 14:08 EMU OCT ECON. SENT. INDEX UP TO 95.6 VS SEP 95.4, AUG 95.0

31/10/2003 14:08 EMU OCT CONSUMER CONFIDENCE UNCH AT -17 VS SEP, AUG

31/10/2003 14:08 EMU OCT CONSTRUCTION CONFIDENCE UP AT -21 VS -23 IN SEP, AUG

31/10/2003 14:08 EMU OCT SERVICE SECTOR CONFIDENCE UP TO +9 VS SEP +7, AUG +6

31/10/2003 14:08 EMU Q4 MFG SECTOR CAP. UTIL. 81.2% VS 80.7% IN 3Q: EU COMM.

31/10/2003 14:08 EMU SEP PPI EX-ENERGY +0.1 M/M; +0.7% Y/Y; AUG +0.6% Y/Y

31/10/2003 14:09 EMU SEP ENERGY GOODS PPI -0.7% M/M; +2.3% Y/Y; AUG +4.4% Y/Y

31/10/2003 14:09 EMU OCT BUSINESS CLIMATE INDICATOR RISES TO -0.18; SEP -0.42

31/10/2003 14:09 EMU-12 OCT FLASH HICP +0.3% M/M; MNI CALCULATIONS

31/10/2003 14:09 EMU OCT INDUSTRY CONFIDENCE UP TO -8 VS SEP -9, AUG -11

31/10/2003 14:09 EMU SEP INDUSTRIAL PPI UNCH M/M; +1.1% Y/Y; AUG +1.4% Y/Y

31/10/2003 14:09 EMU OCT RETAIL SECTOR SENT. RISES TO -10 VS SEP -12, AUG -14

31/10/2003 14:10 EMU AUG PPI UNREVISED +0.2% M/M, +1.4% Y/Y

31/10/2003 16:32 US SEP PERS INCOME +0.3%;NOMINAL PCE -0.3%,CHAINED PCE -0.6%

31/10/2003 16:33 US SEP DISPOSABLE PERS INCOME -1.0%; TAX PAYMENTS +11.8%

31/10/2003 16:33 US SEP WAGES, SALARIES +0.1%; SAVINGS RATE 2.9% VS AUG 3.5%

31/10/2003 16:33 US SEP PCE CHN WT PRICE INDEX +0.2%,EX FOOD, ENERGY +0.1%

31/10/2003 16:34 Canada August GDP data

31/10/2003 17:07 NAPM-NEW YORK NON-MANUFACT. INDEX 54.7 OCT VS 46.8 SEP, SA

31/10/2003 17:07 NAPM-NEW YORK-BUSINESS CONDTNS INDX 226.4 OCT VS 222.2 SEP, SA

31/10/2003 17:07 NAPM-NEW YORK PRICES PAID INDEX 50 OCT VS. 43 SEP, NSA

31/10/2003 17:07 NAPM-NEW YORK CURRENT COND. INDEX 58.2 OCT VS 51.1 SEP, SA

31/10/2003 17:08 NAPM-NEW YORK 6-MONTH OUTLOOK INDX 62.5 OCT VS 62.5 SEP, NSA

31/10/2003 17:08 NAPM-NEW YORK MANUFACTURING INDEX 90.0 OCT VS. 90.2 SEP, SA

31/10/2003 17:50 U MICH US CONSUMER SENT 89.6 OCT FINAL VS 87.7 SEPT: SOURCES

31/10/2003 17:50 U MICH US CURR CONDITNS 99.9 OCT FINAL VS 98.4 SEPT: SOURCES

31/10/2003 17:50 U MICH US EXPECTATIONS 83.0 OCT FINAL VS. 80.8 SEPT: SOURCES

31/10/2003 18:01 CHICAGO PURCHASERS INDEX 55.0 OCT. VS. 51.2 SEPT., SEAS ADJ

31/10/2003 18:01 CHICAGO PURCHASERS NEW ORDERS INDEX 59.2 OCT. VS. 53.2 SEPT.

31/10/2003 18:02 CHICAGO PURCHASERS PRODUCTION INDEX 62.0 OCT. VS. 55.8 SEPT.

31/10/2003 18:02 CHICAGO PURCHASERS PRICES PAID INDEX 61.5 OCT. VS 51.8 SEPT.

31/10/2003 18:03 CHICAGO PURCHASERS SUPPLIER DELIVERY 49.2 OCT. VS. 45.8 SEPT.

31/10/2003 18:03 CHICAGO PURCHASERS EMPLOYMENT INDEX 53.1 OCT. VS. 45.3 SEPT.

31/10/2003 18:03 CHICAGO PURCHASERS ORDER BACKLOG INDEX 47.3 OCT. VS 50.7 SEPT.

31/10/2003 18:03 CHICAGO PURCHASERS INVENTORIES INDEX 38.1 OCT. VS. 52.8 SEPT.