Forex news and forecasts archive for 2003-03-25

25/03/2003 08:14 Global Calendar for Tuesday, March 25 and Wednesday, March 26

25/03/2003 08:20 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning down 58.37 pts at 8.376.7

25/03/2003 08:21 HANG SENG index closes morning down 83.23 pts at 9.025.22

25/03/2003 08:24 Forex - US dollar weaker in midday Sydney on receding hopes of short war

25/03/2003 08:26 Gold higher on risk aversion, receding hopes for quick war

25/03/2003 08:39 Tokyo stocks down, U.S. dollar down against yen

25/03/2003 08:55 ECB's Issing Says War Alone Won't Prompt Lower Rates

25/03/2003 08:57 U.S. March Consumer Confidence Seen Falling: Bloomberg Survey

25/03/2003 08:58 Bank of Japan Increases Stock Purchases From Banks

25/03/2003 10:13 Economists See War As Main Threat To U.S. Economy

25/03/2003 10:47 FRANCE DEC-FEB HOUSING PERMITS -0.9% Y/Y; STARTS -5.0% Y/Y

25/03/2003 10:47 FRANCE FEB MEDIAN FORECAST CONSUMER SPENDING -0.4% M/M

25/03/2003 10:48 SPAIN MEDIAN FORECAST FEB PPI +0.5% M/M, +2.9% Y/Y

25/03/2003 10:50 FRENCH FEB CONSUMER SPENDING -0.5% M/M; +2.1% Y/Y; JAN REVISED +0.6% M/M

25/03/2003 10:53 FRANCE JAN-FEB CONSUMER SPENDING -0.1% VS 4Q AVG

25/03/2003 10:53 FRANCE FEB SA AUTO SALES -0.5% M/M; JAN -4.7% M/M

25/03/2003 11:01 ITALY FEB NON-EU TRADE SURPLUS 434 VLN EURO VS 413 MLN SURP. FEB 2002

25/03/2003 11:03 SWISS NATIONAL BANK SETS REPO AT 0.13% VS 0.13%

25/03/2003 11:03 SPAIN'S FEB PPI +0.6% M/M

25/03/2003 11:03 SPAIN'S FEB PPI +2.9% Y/Y

25/03/2003 11:08 ITALY FEB NON-EU IMPORTS +1.7% Y/Y TO E9185 BLN

25/03/2003 11:08 ITALY FEB NON-EU EXPORTS +1.8% Y/Y TO E9619 BLN

25/03/2003 11:08 DAX OPENS 6.58 POINTS LOWER AT 2541.79

25/03/2003 11:09 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 19.39 POINTS LOWER AT 2707.46

25/03/2003 11:09 CORRECT FRANCE JAN-FEB CONSUMER SPENING +0.8% VS 4Q AVG

25/03/2003 11:10 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES DOWN 46,30 PTS AT 9062,15

25/03/2003 11:16 SWISS Q4 INDUSTRY ORDERS +1.3% PCT Y/Y

25/03/2003 11:22 British Pound May Gain vs Dollar as Optimism Dims for Quick War

25/03/2003 11:26 ITALY MEDIAN FORECAST MAR ISAE SA BUSINESS CONFID INDEX 93.5

25/03/2003 11:33 ITALY ISAE: MAR SA BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX 92.8 VS FEB 93.7

25/03/2003 11:33 ITALY ISAE: MAR SA EXPORT ORDERS CURRENT LEVEL -22 VS FEB -19

25/03/2003 11:34 ITALY ISAE: MAR CURRENT INVENTORU LEVELS -6 VS FEB -2

25/03/2003 11:35 ITALY ISAE: MAR SA MFG ORDERS CURRENT LEVEL -18 VS FEB -17

25/03/2003 12:32 UK DEC-FEB CAR PRODUCTION -4.0% VS PREVIOS 3 MONTHS

25/03/2003 13:01 GERMANY SAXONY MAR CPI +0.1% M/M, +0.8% Y/Y; FEB +0.8% Y/Y

25/03/2003 13:08 French consumer spending declines

25/03/2003 13:23 FEARS OF LONG WAR HIT MARKETS, PUSH UP OIL

25/03/2003 14:06 Dollar Falls Against Yen, Euro on View Iraq War Won't End Soon

25/03/2003 14:10 ECB's Mersch Says Volatility Not Good For Economy

25/03/2003 14:46 GERMANY PREL. MAR HICP +0.25 M/M, +1.3% Y/Y; FEB +1.3% Y/Y

25/03/2003 14:46 GERMANY PREL. MAR CPI +0.1% M/M, +1.2% Y/Y; FEB +1.3% Y/Y

25/03/2003 15:23 NASDAQ 100 JUNE FUTURES CONTRACT UP 7,0 AT 1057.00

25/03/2003 15:23 DJIA JUNE FUTURES CONTRACT UP 18.0 AT 8208.00

25/03/2003 15:31 EU'S SOLBES: SHORT-TERM OUTLOOK FOR EUROPIAN ECONOMY NOT FAVOURABLE

25/03/2003 15:31 EU'S SOLBES: EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYMENT EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING

25/03/2003 15:32 EU'S SOLBES: ENERGY INFLATION UNLIKELY TO DECELERATE BEFORE H2 2003

25/03/2003 15:32 EU'S SOLBES: LOW GROWTH RATES, EURO'S FX SHOULD HELP REDUCE PRICE PRESSURES

25/03/2003 15:44 US, UBSW-BTM: store sales in Mar 22 wk +0.1% w/w

25/03/2003 15:45 US, UBSW-BTM: wkly chain store index +1,3% y/y wk ended Mar 22

25/03/2003 16:57 US REDBOOK: MARCH STORE SALES -1.3% VS FEB THRU WK ENDED 3/22

25/03/2003 16:57 US REDBOOK: MARCH 2003 STORE SALES -1.0% VS MARCH 2002

25/03/2003 16:58 US REDBOOK: STORE SALES -1.1% IN WEEK ENDED 3/22 МЫ НК AGO WK

25/03/2003 17:05 ECB FOREX RESERVES FELL E0.9 BN TO E219.6 BN WK ENDED MAR21

25/03/2003 17:24 BERNANKE SAYS U.S. STILL IN WEAK RECOVERY, MONETARY POLICY VERY ACCOMODATIVE

25/03/2003 17:25 BERNANKE SAYS U.S. ECONOMIC SITUATION IS EXTRAORDINARILY UNCERTAIN

25/03/2003 17:31 European Economies: Italy, France Show Signs of Stagnation

25/03/2003 17:34 BERNANKE REPEATS WOULD LIKE INFLATION TARGET OF 1-2 PCT IN CORE PCE INDEX

25/03/2003 17:35 BERNANKE 2003 BUDGET GAP NOT CONCERN, BUT WORRIED ON LONG-TERM FISCAL PICTURE

25/03/2003 17:37 Blair Says Allies Nearing Baghdad, War Unfolding `As Planned'

25/03/2003 17:52 US FEB DURABLE GDS ORDERS SEEN -1.2%

25/03/2003 17:52 US FEB NEW HOME SEEN AT 935.000 VS 914.000

25/03/2003 17:53 US MARCH CONSUMER CONFIDENCE SEEN 62.4 VS 64.0

25/03/2003 18:02 US CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX MAR 62.5 VS FEB 64.8 (PREV 64.0)

25/03/2003 18:02 US CONSUMER PRESENT SITUATION INDEX MAR 62.4 VS FEB 63.5 (PREV 61.6)

25/03/2003 18:03 US CONSUMER EXPECTATION INDEX MAR 62.5 VS FEB 65.7 (PREV 65.6)

25/03/2003 18:03 US FEB EXISTING HOME SALES 5.84 MLN UNIT ANNUAL RATE

25/03/2003 18:03 US FEB EXISTING HOME SALES -4.3%