Forex news and forecasts archive for 2003-03-14

14/03/2003 08:13 Good morning!

14/03/2003 08:20 Global Calendar for Friday, March 14

14/03/2003 08:27 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning up 138.02 pts at 8.006.58

14/03/2003 08:28 HANG SENG index closes morning up 179.48 pts at 8.996.93

14/03/2003 08:37 JAPAN Jan industrial output revised то 2,0% rise m/m versus rise 1.5

14/03/2003 08:41 Forex - Dollar falls versus yen midafternoon Tokyo after Iraq rumor-led gains

14/03/2003 08:55 Koizumi to Meet New BOJ Head Fukui; Diet Approves Job

14/03/2003 09:18 US retail sales fall sharply in February

14/03/2003 09:19 Shiokawa Says Japan Ready to Stem Yen's Speculative Rise

14/03/2003 10:04 GERMANY FINAL FEB CPI UNREVISED +0.5% M/M; +1.3% Y/Y

14/03/2003 10:04 GERMANY FINAL FEB HICP REVISED +0.6% M/M; +1.3% Y/Y (0.5%, 1.2%)

14/03/2003 10:45 France Median Forecast Feb HICP Seen +0.3% m/m; +2.1% y/y

14/03/2003 10:50 France Prel Feb HICP +0.7% m/m, +2.5% y/y: Jan +1.9% y/y

14/03/2003 10:51 France Prel Feb HICP Well Above Expected; MNI Median +2.1% y/y

14/03/2003 10:51 France Prel Feb NSA CPI +0.7% m/m; +2.6% y/y; Jan +2.0% y/y

14/03/2003 10:52 France Prel Feb SA Core CPI +0.5% m/m; +2.0% y/y; Jan +1.4% y/y

14/03/2003 11:14 GERMANY SHROEDER STILL CAN SOLVE IRAQ CRISIS PEACEFULLY

14/03/2003 11:15 GERMANY SHROEDER: GERMANY/FRANCE/RUSSIA/CHINA STILL BANK ON PEACE

14/03/2003 11:16 GERMANY SHROEDER: IRAQ CRISIS STILL WEIGHT ON FRAGILE GLOBAL ECONOMY

14/03/2003 11:17 GERMANY SHROEDER: VOWS TO CONSOLIDATE BUDGET, MEET STAB PACT CRITERIA

14/03/2003 11:17 GERMANY SHROEDER: EU HEADS OF STATE TO DISCUSS ECON SITUATION NXT WEEK

14/03/2003 11:18 GERMANY SHROEDER: MAJORITY IN UN SEC COUNCIL FAVOR PEACEFUL IRAQ RESOL.

14/03/2003 11:18 GERMANY SHROEDER: BUT GERMAN ECO WEAKNESS ALSO DUE STRUCTURAL WEAKNESS

14/03/2003 11:19 GERMANY SHROEDER: PLANS E15 BN STIMULUS PROGRAM IN LOW INTEREST LOANS

14/03/2003 11:19 GERMANY SHROEDER: TO STICK TO PLANNED 2004-05 TAX CUTS

14/03/2003 11:20 GERMANY SHROEDER: TO CUT HEALTH INS. CONTRIBUTIONS TO 13% VS 14.4%

14/03/2003 11:20 GERMANY SHROEDER: URGES OPPOSITION NOT TO BLOCK TAX HIKE BILL

14/03/2003 11:21 GERMANY SHROEDER: WORLD, DOMESTIC ECONOMIES STILL V. STRAINED

14/03/2003 11:21 GERMANY SHROEDER: NO NEW DEBT, NO HIGHER TAXES TI FINANCE PROGRAM

14/03/2003 11:22 GERMANY SHROEDER: WAFE SETTLEMENT PROCESS TO BECOME MORE BUS. FRIENDLY

14/03/2003 11:23 GERMANY SHROEDER: STAB PACT ALLOWS LEEWAY TO REACT TO CRISIS, NOT STATIC

14/03/2003 11:39 EU Parliament rejects ECB vote proposal

14/03/2003 11:41 ANALYSTS: EMU FEB HICP LIKELY +2.4% VS FLASH +2.3% Y/Y

14/03/2003 12:12 Euro plunges 2.0pc on delay to Iraq vote

14/03/2003 12:40 Soros Predicts Brief War Rally

14/03/2003 12:57 GERMANY BBK FINAL FEB SA CPI AN'LZD 6M RATE +1.7%; JAN +1.4%

14/03/2003 12:57 GERMANY BBK FINAL FEB SA CPI +0.3% M/M; +1.2% Y/Y

14/03/2003 13:20 Schroeder unveils major economic package

14/03/2003 14:02 EU's Solbes Says Shroeder Economic Reforms 'Clearly Positive'

14/03/2003 15:31 Dollar closes up

14/03/2003 15:42 Forex - Dollar rally runs out of steam in midday London, awaiting fresh news

14/03/2003 15:46 European Economies: Schroeder to Ease Dismissals, Cut Benefits

14/03/2003 16:37 US Feb. PPI +1.0%, core - 0.5; PPI y/y +3.5; core y/y +0.1%

14/03/2003 16:43 US 2002 CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT RECORD 503.4 versus 393.4 IN 2001

14/03/2003 16:50 BUSH, BLAIR, AZNAR TO MEET IN AZORES THIS WEEKEND