Forex news and forecasts archive for 2003-12-23

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23/12/2003 08:30 Good morning!

23/12/2003 08:35 Global Calendar for Tuesday, Dec. 23

23/12/2003 09:27 ECB's Padoa-Schioppa relaxed about stronf euro

23/12/2003 09:29 Asian stocks track Wall Street rally, dollar steady

23/12/2003 10:27 EU's Lamy says euro rate "not yet worrying"

23/12/2003 10:46 FRANCE NOV SA CONSUMER SPEND ON MFG GDS -2.8% M/M, +1.4% Y/Y

23/12/2003 10:46 FRANCE OCT CONSUMER SPEND. REVISED DOWN TO +0.9% M/M (VS +1.6%)

23/12/2003 10:47 France Sept-Nov Housing Permits +11.6% Y/Y, Starts +3.9% Y/Y

23/12/2003 10:56 Median Forecast: France Nov PPI Seen Flat M/M, +0.6% Y/Y

23/12/2003 11:03 FRANCE NOV PPI EX ENERGY/AGR +0.1% M/M, +0.2% Y/Y

23/12/2003 11:03 ITALY OCT SA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 8.5% VS. 8.6% IN JLY

23/12/2003 11:03 ITALY OCT SA UNEMPLOYMENT LOWEST SINCE SERIES BEGAN IN OCT 92

23/12/2003 11:03 ITALY OCT NSA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 8.5% VS. 8.9% IN OCT '02

23/12/2003 11:03 ITALY OCT SA NUMBER UNEMPLOYED -2.2% VS JLY, AT 2.041 MLN

23/12/2003 11:03 ITALY OCT SA NUMBER EMPLOYED FLAT VS JLY, AT 22.071 MLN

23/12/2003 11:09 French November consumer spending falls sharply

23/12/2003 12:33 UK Q3 CHAIN GDP REVISED HIGHER TO UP 0.8% Q/Q; UP 2.1% Y/Y

23/12/2003 12:33 UK Q3 CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT STG8.803BN VS STG7.782BN Q2

23/12/2003 12:33 UK Q3 HOUSEHOLD SPENDING UP 0.9% Q/Q; UP 2.5% Y/Y

23/12/2003 12:33 UK Q3 GDP DEFLATOR +3.2% Y/Y

23/12/2003 12:34 UK Q3 MANUFACTURING OUTPUT UP 0.1% Q/Q; -0.2% Y/Y

23/12/2003 12:34 UK Q3 MANUFACTURING OUTPUT UP 0.1% Q/Q; -0.2% Y/Y

23/12/2003 12:34 UK Q3 GROSS FINAL EXPENDITURE UP 0.7% Q/Q; UP 0.9% Y/Y

23/12/2003 12:34 UK Q3 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION -0.1% Q/Q; -0.6% Y/Y

23/12/2003 12:34 UK Q3 CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT UP 2.0% Q/Q; UP 6.7% Y/Y

23/12/2003 12:51 Euro nudges up in thin pre-holiday trade

23/12/2003 12:52 London market down in early deals

23/12/2003 12:54 French Consumer Spending Falls Most in Seven Years Amid Rising Joblessness

23/12/2003 13:33 Dollar lacks holiday cheer, dips versus euro

23/12/2003 15:27 European stocks, dollar flat ahead of data

23/12/2003 15:47 US ICSC-UBS WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX +0.6% W/W WK ENDED DEC 20

23/12/2003 15:47 US ICSC-UBS WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX +5.7% YR/YR WK ENDED DEC 20

23/12/2003 16:13 UK house price growth to slow to 6% in 2004 - RICS

23/12/2003 16:24 UK Q3 growth revised up but c/a gap widens

23/12/2003 16:34 US NOV PERS INCOME +0.5%;NOMINAL PCE +0.4%,CHAINED PCE +0.5%

23/12/2003 16:34 US OCT PERS INC REV TO +0.2% (PREV +0.4%); NOM PCE +0.1%(UNCH)

23/12/2003 16:35 US 3Q FINAL GDP +8.2% (PREL +8.2%);FINAL SALES +8.3% (+8.0%)

23/12/2003 16:35 US NOV WAGES, SALARIES +0.3%; SAVINGS RATE 1.8 VS OCT 1.7%

23/12/2003 16:35 US 3Q FINAL PCE +6.9% VS PREL +6.4%; GOVT +1.8% VS PREL +1.3%

23/12/2003 16:53 US stocks set for flat start; economic data ahead

23/12/2003 16:57 US REDBOOK: DEC STORE SALES -1.2% VS NOV THRU WK ENDED DEC 20

23/12/2003 16:57 US REDBOOK: DEC 2003 STORE SALES +3.0% VS DEC 2002

23/12/2003 16:57 US REDBOOK: STORE SALES +2.9% IN WK ENDED DEC 20 VS YR AGO WK

23/12/2003 17:02 ECB FOREX resreves down 1.6 bn euros to 188.4 bn in wk to dec 19

23/12/2003 17:35 US economy surges in third quarter

23/12/2003 17:51 U MICH US CONSUMER SENT 92.6 DEC FINAL VS 93.7 NOV: SOURCES

23/12/2003 17:51 U MICH US CURR CONDITNS 97.0 DEC FINAL VS 102.5 NOV: SOURCES

23/12/2003 17:51 U MICH US EXPECTATIONS 89.8 DEC. FINAL VS. 88.1 NOV: SOURCES