Forex news and forecasts archive for 2003-03-26

26/03/2003 08:14 Good morning!

26/03/2003 08:18 Global Calendar for Wednesday, March 26

26/03/2003 08:23 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning up 134.17 pts at 8.372.93

26/03/2003 08:24 HANG SENG index closes morning down 19.49 pts at 9.042.66

26/03/2003 08:49 US consumer confidence falls in March

26/03/2003 08:51 February Existing Homes Sell at 5.84 Mln Rate

26/03/2003 08:52 Bush Tax Cut Sliced by More Than Half in Senate Vote

26/03/2003 09:06 Tokyo stocks up, U.S. dollar higher against yen

26/03/2003 09:47 ECB PAPDEMOS: IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW IF RECENT RATE CUT ENOUGH IN CURRENT CONTEXT

26/03/2003 09:47 ECB PAPDEMOS: SAYS RAPID END TO WAR IN IRAQ WOULD REDUCE ECONOMIC UNCERTAINITY

26/03/2003 10:00 Blair Flies To US For War Summit With Bush

26/03/2003 10:56 IYALY MEDIAN FORECAST: JAN SA JOBLESS RATE 9.0%

26/03/2003 10:59 Dollar May Fall After Rumsfeld Says War May Last for Months

26/03/2003 11:00 German Business Confidence Seen Little Changed

26/03/2003 11:02 ITALY JAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 9.0% VS 8.9% IN OCT

26/03/2003 11:03 ITALY JAN NUMBER ENPLOYED +0.1% VS OCT, AT 21.909 MLN

26/03/2003 11:03 ITALY JAN NUMBER UNEMPLOYED +0.9% VS OCT, AT 2.166 MLN

26/03/2003 11:04 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 3.84 PTS LOWER AT 2791.95

26/03/2003 11:14 DAX OPENS 1.21 POINTS LOWER AT 2634.89

26/03/2003 11:15 HANG SENG index closes down 15,06 pts at 9047,09

26/03/2003 11:25 IFO Seen Unchenged In March As Firms Watch Iraq

26/03/2003 11:34 ITALY ISAE MAR NSA SERVICES CONFID. INDEX +7.0 VS +3.0 IN FEB

26/03/2003 11:35 ITALY ISAE MAR NSA SERVICE ORDERS 3-MONTH OUTLOOK +22 VS FEB +12

26/03/2003 11:35 ITALY ISAE MAR NSA SERVICE ORDERS CURRENT LEVEL +7 VS FEB +7

26/03/2003 11:35 ITALY ISAE MAR NSA 3-MONTH OUTLOOK FOR ECONOMY -7 VS FEB -10

26/03/2003 11:39 SWEDISH KI INST. CUTS 2003 GDP GROWTH FORECAST TO 1.4% FROM 1.8

26/03/2003 11:39 SWEDISH MARCH CINSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX -6.4 VS -1.5 IN FEB

26/03/2003 11:49 Oil Firms, Europian Stocks Down On War Fears

26/03/2003 12:03 IFO MAR WEST GERMANY BUS. SENTIMENT FELL TO 88.1 VS 88.9 FEB

26/03/2003 12:04 IFO MAR WEST GERMANY CURRENT CONDITIONS FELL TO 79.2 VS 79.6 FEB

26/03/2003 12:04 IFO MAR EAST GERMANY BUS. SENTIMENT FELL TO 100.8 VS 102.0 FEB

26/03/2003 12:05 EURO ZONE JAN CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT 6.4 BLN EUR VS CLOSE BALANCE YR-AGO

26/03/2003 12:05 IFO MAR W. GERMANY EXPECTATIONS FELL TO 97.2 FROM 98.4 FEB

26/03/2003 12:06 EMU JAN CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT E6.4 BN, JAN02 DEFICIT E0.1 BN

26/03/2003 12:07 EMU JAN GOODS TRADE SURPLUS E1.1B; JAN02 GDS SURPLUS E3.1B

26/03/2003 12:09 EURO STEADY VS DOLLAR AFTER MARCH IFO INDEX FALLS

26/03/2003 14:11 Dollar Stuck in Range, Awaits Iraq News

26/03/2003 15:02 Bundesbank 2002 profit E5.437 billions versus E11.238 in 2001

26/03/2003 15:06 Dollar steadies as war fears ease

26/03/2003 15:13 Global Markets Follow Conflict

26/03/2003 15:16 Dollar Mixed, Gold Down in Europe

26/03/2003 15:28 Welteke: Can`t be satisfied with Germany econ. performance

26/03/2003 15:29 Welteke: ECB interest rates excepionally low

26/03/2003 15:30 Welteke: ECB must focus on entire EUROZONE, not just Germany

26/03/2003 15:31 Welteke: ECB monetary policy can`t help Germany growth problem

26/03/2003 15:32 Welteke: Germany govt. must continue budget consolidation course

26/03/2003 15:33 Welteke: Germany govt. cant use Iraq war as excuse for deficit

26/03/2003 15:36 Welteke: Germany needs structural reforms, not S-term stimulus

26/03/2003 15:38 ECB SHOULDN`T CHANGE RATES NEXT WEEK IF IRAQ CONFLICT STILL UNCLEAR

26/03/2003 16:02 GERMAN IFO MARCH INDEX FALLS AMID IRAQ UNCERAINTLY

26/03/2003 16:35 US FEB DURABLE ORDERS EX-DEFENSE -2.7%; DEFENSE CAP GDS +28.0%

26/03/2003 16:36 US FEB TRANSPORTATION EQUUIP +0.9%; MOTOR VECHICLES, PARTS -1.5%

26/03/2003 16:36 US JAN DURABLE GOODS REVISED TO 1.9% RISE FROM RISE 2.9

26/03/2003 16:37 US FEB DURABLES NON-DEF GOODS EX AIRCRAFT NEW ORDERS -2.8%

26/03/2003 16:39 IMF KOEHLER: 2003 GERMANY GDP LIKELY 'VERY CLEARY BELOW' 1%

26/03/2003 16:40 IMF KOEHLER: CAN'T RULE OUT GLOBAL RECESSION IF LONG IRAQ WAR

26/03/2003 16:41 IMF KOEHLER: STILL LEEWAY FOR FURTHER CENTRAL BANK RATE CUTS

26/03/2003 16:41 IMF KOEHLER: GERMANY 03 DEFICIT OVER 3% NOT STAB. PACT BREACH

26/03/2003 16:42 IMF KOEHLER: GERMANY GOVT REFORM PLAN GOES IN RIGHT DDIRECTION

26/03/2003 16:46 Oil reserves losses after 'limited' Basra uprising

26/03/2003 16:54 ОПЕК в марте увеличила добычу нефти на 1,3 млн баррелей в день

26/03/2003 17:11 US ABC/MONEY MAG CONS CONF INDEX -28 MAR23 WK VS -26 PREV

26/03/2003 17:12 US ABC/MONEY MAG STATE OF ECON -58 MAR23 WK VS -56 PREV

26/03/2003 17:12 US ABC/MONEY MAG BUYING CLIMATE -34 MAR23 WK VS -32 PREV

26/03/2003 17:12 US ABC/MONEY MAG PERSONAL FIN 8 MAR23 WK VS 10 PREV

26/03/2003 17:37 BUBA SEES GERMAN 2003 GDP GROWTH AROUND 0.5 PCT

26/03/2003 17:38 BUBA SEES 'GREAT DANGER' GERMANY WILL BREACH EU 3 PCT DEFICIT LIMIT IN 2003

26/03/2003 17:38 BUBA SAYS STRONGER EURO IS CONTRIBUTING TO SLOWER GERMAN ECONOMIC GROWTH

26/03/2003 18:05 FEB US NEW HONE SALES -8.1% TO 854.000

26/03/2003 18:06 DEC US NEW HONE SALES REV DN TO 1.063 MLN (PREV 1.077M)

26/03/2003 18:07 FEB US MEDIAN NEW HOME PRICE +5.1% TO $188.800; -1.2% Y/Y

26/03/2003 18:07 JAN US NEW HOME SALES КУМ ГЗ TO 929K (PREV 914K)