Forex news and forecasts archive for 2002-03-14

14/03/2002 08:06 GOOD MORNING !

14/03/2002 09:32 Calendar for March 14-15

14/03/2002 09:37 Japan February Corp Bankruptcy Cases Up 18.2% On Year

14/03/2002 09:37 Japan February Corp Bankruptcy Debt Up 14.0% On Year

14/03/2002 09:37 JAPAN LDP'S AIZAWA - HEARD SHIOKAWA WANTS 10 TRLN YEN TAX CUT IN FUTURE

14/03/2002 09:50 The Nikkei 225 index closed at 11,382.76, down 32.55

14/03/2002 09:59 U.S. Shares Fell on Wednesday

14/03/2002 10:45 FRANCE FINAL 4Q EMPLOYMENT REVISED UP TO +0.3% Q/Q, +1.5% Y/Y

14/03/2002 10:46 FRANCE PRELIM. 4Q EMPLOYMENT WAS +0.2% Q/Q, +1.4% Y/Y

14/03/2002 10:50 FRANCE JAN MFG OUTPUT +0.9% M/M; DEC REVISED -1.5% (-1.3%)

14/03/2002 10:50 FRANCE JAN MFG OUTPUT AT HIGH END OF MNI SURVEY FORECASTS

14/03/2002 10:50 FRANCE JAN SEMI-FINISHED GOODS +1.2% M/M; CAPITAL GDS +0.3%

14/03/2002 10:51 FRANCE JAN CONSTR. OUTPUT -0.5% M/M; ENERGY -1.1%; AG +0.7%

14/03/2002 11:00 ITALY JAN. SA WORKDAY ADJ INDUST OUTPUT +0.2% M/M; DEC +1.5%

14/03/2002 11:00 ITALY JAN. WORKDAY ADJ INDUST OUTPUT -3.4% Y/Y; DEC -8.4%

14/03/2002 11:00 ITALY JAN. NSA, NON-WKDAY ADJ IND OUTPUT -3.4% Y/Y; DEC -4.2%

14/03/2002 11:00 ITALY JAN. SA WORKDAY ADJ CONSUMER GOODS OUTPUT -0.7% M/M

14/03/2002 11:01 ITALY JAN. SA WORKDAY ADJ CAPITAL GOODS OUTPUT -0.1% M/M

14/03/2002 11:01 ITALY JAN. SA WORKDAY ADJ INTERMEDIATE GOODS OUTPUT +1.0% M/M

14/03/2002 11:15 Greenspan: 'Further Evidence of Improvement in Labor Market'

14/03/2002 11:53 JAPAN CABINET UPGRADES OUTPUT ASSESSMENT ON INVENTORIES, EXPORTS

14/03/2002 11:53 JAPAN CABINET DOWNGRADES BUSINESS INVESTMENT; "DECLINING SIGNIFICANTLY"

14/03/2002 11:56 BOJ'S HAYAMI - DOES NOT BELIEVE YEN RISE IS SHARP

14/03/2002 12:16 Forex - Euro up in early directionless London trade ahead of EU summit

14/03/2002 12:17 BoJ's Hayami - Does not believe yen rise is sharp

14/03/2002 13:13 GERMANY KIEL INSTITUTE: SEES EMU GDP +1.7% IN 2002, +3.0% 2003

14/03/2002 13:14 GERMANY KIEL INSTITUTE SEES EMU HICP +1.9% IN 2002, +1.8% 2003

14/03/2002 13:18 Japan Cabinet upgrades economic assessment; exports bottoming

14/03/2002 13:37 BANK OF FRANCE SURVEY: FRANCE 2Q GDP FORECAST +0.5% Q/Q

14/03/2002 13:38 BANK OF FRANCE SURVEY:FRANCE 1Q GDP FCAST +0.2% Q/Q, UNREVISED

14/03/2002 13:53 US Retail Sales +0.3% in Feb, Ex-Autos +0.2%

14/03/2002 14:20 ECB says improving business sentiment reflects real conditions, not just hopes

14/03/2002 15:28 Dollar steps back, euro seizes chance

14/03/2002 16:01 JPY Up on Record Surplus, EUR Eyes Further Gains Vs USD by Jes Black

14/03/2002 16:30 JAN US BUSINESS INVENTORIES +0.2%; SALES +1.1%; I/S 1.38

14/03/2002 16:31 4Q US CURR ACCT GAP $98.8 BN VS 3Q $98.5 BN(PREV $95.0BN)

14/03/2002 16:32 JAN US RETAIL INVENTORIES +1.4%; RETAIL INV EX-AUTOS +0.6%

14/03/2002 16:32 US JOBLESS CLAIMS -3,000 TO 377,000 IN MAR 9 WEEK

14/03/2002 16:33 FEB US IMPORT PRICES -0.1%; EX-PETRO -0.5%; PETROLEUM +2.9%

14/03/2002 16:35 U.S. Inventories-OVERVIEW

14/03/2002 16:38 US weekly jobless claims down 3,000 to 377,000

14/03/2002 20:57 US OMB'S DANIELS:'RESPONSIBLE' TO RAISE DEBT CEILING IN MARCH

14/03/2002 20:58 US OMB'S DANIELS:O'NEILL WANTS TO AVOID FINANCING 'GIMMICKS'

14/03/2002 20:58 US OMB'S DANIELS:APPLAUDS DASCHLE FOR PUSH OF CLEAN DEBT BILL

14/03/2002 22:00 BOE CLEMENTI: 'QUITE POSSIBLE' UK RATES STABLE FOR SOME TIME

14/03/2002 22:00 BOE CLEMENTI: BUT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE QUICKLY

14/03/2002 22:01 CLEMENTI:NOT TOO SURE WORLD RECOVERY TO OFFSET CONSUMER SLOWDN

14/03/2002 22:01 CLEMENTI: DEBT-LED CONSUMPTION GROWTH HAS CONSIDERABLE RISKS

14/03/2002 22:01 CLEMENTI: MPC FCASTS NO SERIOUS UK SLOWDN AT CURRENT REPO RATE

14/03/2002 22:01 BOE CLEMENTI: STILL VERY SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL ECON UNCERTAINTIES

14/03/2002 22:01 BOE CLEMENTI: RECENT US ECONOMIC NEWS HAS BEEN 'ENCOURAGING'

14/03/2002 22:02 BOE CLEMENTI: SOME RECENT SIGNS OF IMBALANCES UNWINDING

14/03/2002 23:29 US TSY'S O'NEILL:ECONOMY'S SLOWEST PERIOD WAS LAST MARCH/APRIL

14/03/2002 23:29 US'S O'NEILL:Q4 PRODUCTIVITY SURGE CAME FROM TIMELY BIZ ACTION

14/03/2002 23:29 US'S O'NEILL:WAS 'RIGHT' ABOUT POSITIVE Q4 GROWTH

14/03/2002 23:29 US'S O'NEILL:CURRENTLY CONTINUING TO MOVE AWAY FROM LOW PERIOD

14/03/2002 23:29 US'S O'NEILL:Q4 WAS LIKELY LOW POINT FOR CORPORATE EARNINGS

14/03/2002 23:30 US'S O'NEILL:Q1'ALMOST CERTAIN'TO BE BETTER THAN Q4

14/03/2002 23:30 US'S O'NEILL:SEES 3.0%-3.5% REAL GROWTH BY FOURTH QUARTER

14/03/2002 23:30 US'S O'NEILL:NOT CONCERNED ABOUT US TRADE DEFICIT

14/03/2002 23:52 MEXICO JAN INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY DOWN 3.3%

14/03/2002 23:52 MEXICO JAN MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY DOWN 4.5% YEAR-OVER-YEAR