Forex news and forecasts archive for 2002-03-01

01/03/2002 08:02 GOOD MORNING !

01/03/2002 08:31 Forex - Dollar off lows in midafternoon Tokyo on option buying talks

01/03/2002 08:34 Calendar of events for 1st of March

01/03/2002 08:55 Shiokawa - Govt cannot forcibly inject funds into banks

01/03/2002 10:45 FRANCE SA FEB CONSUMER SENTIMENT DOWN TO -15 FROM -12 IN JAN

01/03/2002 10:46 FRANCE FEB CONSUMER SENTIMENT BELOW ALL MNI FORECASTS

01/03/2002 10:46 FRANCE FUTURE STANDARD OF LIVING -22 VS -25 IN JAN

01/03/2002 10:46 FRANCE FEB PERSONAL FINANCIAL OUTLOOK +2 VS +3 IN JAN

01/03/2002 10:47 FRANCE FEB FUTURE INFLATION WORRIES -45 VS -34 IN JAN

01/03/2002 10:47 FRANCE FEB JOBLESS WORRIES +68 VS +63 IN JAN

01/03/2002 11:00 ITALY ISTAT PRELIMINARY FEB. 'NIC' CPI +0.4% M/M, +2.5% Y/Y

01/03/2002 11:00 ITALY PRELIMINARY FEB. 'NIC' CPI IN LINE WITH CITY DATA

01/03/2002 11:26 Japan Unemployment Better Than Feared

01/03/2002 11:45 ITALY MEDIAN FORECAST: FEBRUARY SA /ADACI MFG PMI 49.9

01/03/2002 11:48 ITALY /ADACI MFG PMI PRICES 48.9 IN FEB VS 45.2 IN JAN

01/03/2002 11:48 ITALY /ADACI PMI SHOWS 1ST MFG EXPANSION SINCE MAR 2001

01/03/2002 11:51 FRANCE CDAF/ SA MFG PMI 48.4 IN FEB VS 45.8 IN JAN

01/03/2002 11:51 FRANCE CDAF/ SA MFG PMI PRICES 33.4 IN FEB VS 33.7 IN JAN

01/03/2002 11:52 FRANCE /CDAF PMI MATCHES TOP FORECAST IN MNI SURVEY

01/03/2002 11:59 ITALY FEB MANUFACTURING PMI 51.2 VS 49.4 IN JAN - SOURCES

01/03/2002 11:59 GERMANY BME/ SA MFG PMI 47.3 IN FEB VS 44.3 IN JAN

01/03/2002 12:00 ITALY PRELIM. 4Q GDP Q/Q RESULT MATCHES MNI MEDIAN, Y/Y BELOW

01/03/2002 12:00 ITALY ISTAT: 4Q01 GDP GIVES -0.1% 'ACQUIRED' GROWTH FOR 2002

01/03/2002 12:00 ITALY ISTAT: 4Q Q/Q GDP HIT BY WEAK MFG; SERVICES STABLE

01/03/2002 12:01 ITALY 2001 EXPORTS +0.8% Y/Y

01/03/2002 12:01 ITALY 2001 DEFICIT-GDP ABOVE GOVT 1.1% TGT

01/03/2002 12:01 EMU-12 SA MFG PMI 48.6 IN FEB. VS 46.3 IN JAN.:

01/03/2002 12:02 EMU-12 SA MFG PMI PRICES 43.4 IN FEB. VS 41.7 IN JAN.:

01/03/2002 12:02 EMU FEB PMI AT HIGH END OF EXPECTATIONS IN MNI SURVEY

01/03/2002 12:03 ITALY 2001 PUBLIC BUDGET DEFICIT 1.4 PCT OF GDP VERSUS 0.5 PCT IN 2000

01/03/2002 12:03 EURO ZONE FEB MANUFACTURING PMI 48.6 VS 46.3 IN JAN - SOURCES

01/03/2002 12:30 UK JAN NET CONSUMER CREDIT UP STG1.567 BN VS STG2.111 BN DEC

01/03/2002 12:31 UK JAN SA NET MORTG. LENDING UP STG5.316 BN VS STG4.96BN DEC

01/03/2002 12:32 UK JAN CONSUMER CREDIT SLIGHTLY BELOW MNI SURVEY MEDIAN

01/03/2002 12:34 UK JAN SA NET MORTG. LENDING POSTS NEW RECORD RISE IN JAN

01/03/2002 12:35 UK FEB CIPS PMI NEW ORDERS INDEX 53.4 VS JAN 47.8 -

01/03/2002 12:35 UK FEB CIPS PMI OUTPUT INDEX 53.5 VS JAN 48.0 --

01/03/2002 12:36 UK FEB CIPS PMI EMPLOYMENT INDEX 44.6 VS JAN 44.7 -

01/03/2002 12:36 UK FEB CIPS PMI EXPORT INDEX 50.7 VS JAN 47.8

01/03/2002 12:37 Forex - Euro steady in early London as strong US data offset by equity falls

01/03/2002 12:38 UK JAN FINAL M4 UNREVISED AT UP 0.4% M/M; UP 6.0% Y/Y

01/03/2002 12:38 UK JAN FINAL M4 LENDING +STG11.0 BILLION M/M

01/03/2002 12:50 Except for losses in technologies, U.S. share prices ended little changed Thursday

01/03/2002 13:25 French Consumer Confidence Declines on Job Concerns

01/03/2002 13:46 PAN-GERMANY REAL JAN PLANT & EQUIP ORDERS -3% Y/Y: VDMA

01/03/2002 13:46 GERMANY JAN DOM. MACHINERY ORDERS -8% Y/Y, FOREIGN UNCH: VDMA

01/03/2002 13:47 PAN-GERMANY NOV-JAN TOTAL MACHINERY ORDERS -8% Y/Y: VDMA

01/03/2002 14:01 EURO ZONE DEC RETAIL SALES DOWN 0.6 PCT VS NOV, UP 0.4 PCT YR-ON-YR

01/03/2002 14:19 U.K. February Manufacturing Grew, 1st Time in a Year, CIPS Says

01/03/2002 14:24 EMU CENBANK SOURCE: PAPADEMOS NOW MOST CITED ECB VP CANDIDATE

01/03/2002 14:24 EMU CBANK SOURCE:BUT GERMANY MAY NOT BACK S.EUROPEAN CANDIDATE

01/03/2002 14:24 EMU CENBANK SOURCE: PAPADEMOS PUSHING OWN CANDIDACY AS ECB VP

01/03/2002 14:31 Euro zone Dec retail sales down 0.6 pct vs Nov, up 0.4 pct yr-on-yr

01/03/2002 15:23 Forex - Sterling firmer in early London on upturn in manufacturing data

01/03/2002 15:27 OUTLOOK BoE seen leaving rates on hold March 7

01/03/2002 15:50 OUTLOOK Euro zone data next week to show further improvement

01/03/2002 16:30 JAN US PERSONAL INCOME +0.4%; NOMINAL SPENDING +0.4%

01/03/2002 16:30 JAN US NOMINAL DURABLES CONS -2.1%; SVCS +0.5%;NON DUR +1.2%

01/03/2002 16:31 JAN US WAGES, SALARIES UNCH; SAVINGS RATE +1.8% VS DEC +0.6%

01/03/2002 16:31 JAN US DISPOSABLE PERS INCOME +1.6% VS DEC +0.2%

01/03/2002 16:31 COMMERCE: JAN US TRANSFER PAYMENTS +$26.2B VS +$7.7B IN DEC

01/03/2002 16:32 COMMERCE:JAN US PERS TAX,NONTAX PAYMENTS -$83.2B V DEC +$10.5B

01/03/2002 16:32 COMMERCE:AUTO SALES ACCOUNTED FOR MOST OF JAN DURABLE PCE DROP

01/03/2002 17:48 U MICH FINAL US CONS SENT 90.7 FEB VS 93.0 JAN: SOURCES

01/03/2002 17:48 U MICH FINAL US CURR COND 96.2 FEB VS 95.7 JAN: SOURCES

01/03/2002 17:49 U MICH FINAL US EXPECTATIONS 87.2 FEB VS 91.3 JAN: SOURCES

01/03/2002 18:00 US JAN CONSTRUCTION SPENDING +1.5%; DEC +0.5% (PREV +0.2%)

01/03/2002 18:01 US JAN PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION +0.8%, PUBLIC +3.7%

01/03/2002 18:05 US ISM (NAPM) INDEX 54.7 FEB VS 49.9 JAN

01/03/2002 18:05 US ISM (NAPM) PRICES PAID INDEX 41.5 FEB VS 43.9 JAN

01/03/2002 18:06 US ISM (NAPM) NEW ORDERS INDEX 62.8 FEB VS 55.3 JAN

01/03/2002 18:06 US ISM: FEB 'SIGNALS TURNAROUND' IN MANUFACTURING

01/03/2002 18:07 US ISM: MAIN PURCHASERS INDEX ABOVE 50 FIRST TIME SINCE JUL 00

01/03/2002 18:08 US ISM: 14 OF 20 MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SAW GROWTH IN FEB.

01/03/2002 18:10 US ISM: FEB. MFG INDEX CORRESPONDS TO 4.4% US GDP GROWTH IN 02

01/03/2002 18:11 US ISM: ORDER BACKLOGS UP IN FEB. AFTER 21 MONTHS OF DECLINE

01/03/2002 18:12 US ISM'S ORE: NEW ORDERS AND PRODUCTION DRIVING INDEX

01/03/2002 18:12 ISM'S ORE: LIQUIDATN PHASE IN INVENTORIES OVER

01/03/2002 18:12 ISM'S ORE: BUT NOT SEEING PRICING POWER DEVELOPING

01/03/2002 18:22 ISM'S ORE: BUT COULD SEE HEALTHY GROWTH IN 1QTR GOING FORWARD

01/03/2002 18:22 ISM'S ORE: EXCESS CAPACITY STILL NEEDS TO BE WORKED OUT

01/03/2002 18:22 ISM'S ORE: EMPLOY, PRICES ARE KEY INDICES NOW

01/03/2002 18:23 ISM'S ORE: EXPORTS: PROBLEMS EXIST: STRONG DLR, WEAK ECONOMIES

01/03/2002 19:12 INSIGHT: ITALY/SPAIN LIKELY LOSE ECB EXEC SEATS ON ENLARGEMT

01/03/2002 19:13 INSIGHT: ITALY/SPAIN WOULD JOIN ECB EXEC. BOARD SEAT ROTATION

01/03/2002 19:13 INSIGHT: TRICHET NOW ONLY CANDIDATE TO REPLACE DUISENBERG

01/03/2002 19:14 INSIGHT: PLENTY OF TIME FOR TRICHET TO CLEAR HIS NAME

01/03/2002 19:14 INSIGHT: PAPADEMOS AHEAD IN RACE TO REPLACE ECB VP NOYER

01/03/2002 19:14 INSIGHT: SEARCH ON FOR WOMAN TO REPLACE ECB HAMALAINEN IN 2004

01/03/2002 19:17 DUHALDE: NEED LOAN TALKS TO ADDRESS 'URGENT' SOCIAL CRISIS