Forex news and forecasts archive for 2003-10-01

01/10/2003 00:09 DJIA Ends At 9275: Dn 105 (1.1%): Alcoa Dn 4%, Leads Drop

01/10/2003 00:09 Nasdaq Ends At 1786:Dn 37(2.1%): Sun Micro Warning A Drag

01/10/2003 04:14 Tankan - Sept large manufacturer diffusion index plus 1 vs minus 5 in June

01/10/2003 08:15 Good morning!

01/10/2003 08:17 Global Calendar for Wednesday, Oct. 1

01/10/2003 08:18 Forex - US dollar recovers in morning Sydney after weak data, intervention

01/10/2003 08:34 Forex - Dollar steady after yen-weakening intervention in New York

01/10/2003 09:24 Dollar choppy after BOJ intervention and tankan

01/10/2003 09:26 Japans stocks extend gains in afternoon, banks strong

01/10/2003 09:54 US consumer confidence falls in Sept

01/10/2003 09:55 Euro continues to gain on dollar

01/10/2003 09:57 Japanese September Business Confidence Rises to Highest in 2 1/2 Years

01/10/2003 10:36 German Aug retail sales down real 0.2% m/m

01/10/2003 11:28 BBK:GERMANY AUG TOTAL REAL SA RETAIL SLS +1.9% M/M; +0.1% Y/Y

01/10/2003 11:28 BBK:GERMANY AUG RETAIL SLS EX-AUTO/PETROL +1.1% M/M; -1.9% Y/Y

01/10/2003 11:46 ITALY /ADACI SA MFG PMI 49.8 SEP VS 47.9 IN AUG

01/10/2003 11:51 FRANCE CDAF/ SA MFG PMI 48.6 IN SEP VS 49.8 IN AUG

01/10/2003 11:51 FRANCE CDAF/ SA MFG PMI PRICES 46.4 IN SEP VS 45.8 IN AUG

01/10/2003 11:56 GERMANY BME/ SA MFG PMI 50.2 IN SEP VS 48.8 IN AUG

01/10/2003 11:56 GERMANY BME/ MFG PMI PRICES 46.9 IN SEP VS 47.6 IN AUG

01/10/2003 12:01 EMU-12 SA MFG PMI 50.1 IN SEP VS 49.1 IN AUG:

01/10/2003 12:02 EMU-12 SA MFG PMI PRICES 48.7 IN SEP VS 47.2 IN AUG:

01/10/2003 12:35 GERMANY BGA: 03 IMPORTS TO RISE 4.5%; 04 TO RISE BY 4.0%

01/10/2003 12:35 GERMANY EXPORT ASSN BGA: 03 EXPORTS TO RISE 3.5%; 04 UP 4.5%

01/10/2003 12:36 GERMANY BGA: SUDDEN EURO RISE TO ABOVE $1.20 TO HIT EXPORTERS

01/10/2003 12:36 UK SEP CIPS PMI MANUFACTURING MAIN INDEX 52.9 -

01/10/2003 12:36 UK SEP CIPS PMI NEW ORDERS INDEX 56.3 VS AUG 53.8 -

01/10/2003 12:36 UK SEP CIPS INPUT PRICES INDEX 49.7 VS AUG 46.6 --

01/10/2003 12:36 UK SEP CIPS PMI EMPLOYMENT INDEX 50.7 VS AUG 49.1 -

01/10/2003 13:05 GERMANY BGA HEAD SEES EURO RISING TO $1.18-1.20 BY YEAR END

01/10/2003 13:05 GERMANY BGA HEAD SEES EURO RISING IN 1H04 TOWARDS $1.25

01/10/2003 13:05 GERMANY BGA HEAD SEES EURO RISING IN 2H04 MARKEDLY ABOVE $1.25

01/10/2003 13:05 GERMANY BGA HEAD: EURO TO RISE ALSO AGAINST ASIAN CURRENCIES

01/10/2003 13:28 Euro marches ahead against dollar

01/10/2003 13:28 Euro PMI shows manufacturing recovering

01/10/2003 14:03 UK CBI:SEP VOL OF UNDERLYING SALES BALANCE +19% VS +16% IN AUG

01/10/2003 14:03 EMU-12 AUG SA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 8.8%;JUL REVISED 8.8% VS 8.9%

01/10/2003 14:03 UK CBI: SEP ORDERS VOLUME BALANCE +9% VS +7% IN AUG

01/10/2003 14:03 UK CBI: OCT EXPECTED SALES BALANCE: +25% VS +28% IN SEP

01/10/2003 14:04 FRANCE JAN-SEPT NOM NEW CAR SALES -7.2% Y/Y; WORKDAY ADJ: -6.7%

01/10/2003 15:30 Stable forex needed to beat Japan deflation - Fukui

01/10/2003 15:32 Eurozone manufacturing back to growth in Sept - PMI

01/10/2003 16:24 ISM awaited for clues to strenght of US recovery

01/10/2003 16:34 BoE's Bean not surprised by upward UK GDP revision

01/10/2003 17:13 Europe, Japan lift recovery hopes after US gloom

01/10/2003 17:21 ECB SOURCES: FURTHER EURO RISE LIKELY INEVITABLE DUE US C/A

01/10/2003 17:21 ECB SOURCES: PACE OF ANY EURO RISE AS IMPORTANT AS ITS LEVEL

01/10/2003 17:21 SOURCE: BUT ECB WILL TAKE ACTION AGAINST ANY SHARP EURO MOVE

01/10/2003 17:21 SOURCES: ECB LIKELY TO ACCEPT EURO ABOVE $1.20 IF MOVE GRADUAL

01/10/2003 17:21 SOURCES: DIVERGENT ECB COUNCIL VIEWS ON STRENGTH OF EMU UPTURN

01/10/2003 17:30 FORMER JPN OFFICIAL: DLR TO TEST Y100 AS FUNDAMENTALS CHANGE

01/10/2003 17:30 FORMER JPN OFFICIAL: MAY BE UNSTABLE PERIOD AHEAD FOR FX MKTS

01/10/2003 17:30 FORMER JPN OFFICIAL: BOJ INTERVENTION TO BECOME LESS EFFECTIVE

01/10/2003 17:31 FORMER JPN OFFICIAL: G-7 HASN'T YET MOVED TO NEW POLICY ON FX

01/10/2003 17:32 US mortage refinancings pick up sa rates dip

01/10/2003 17:42 France's Mer promises health reform by next summer

01/10/2003 18:05 US ISM NEW ORDERS INDEX 60.4 SEPT. VS. 59.6 AUG.

01/10/2003 18:05 US ISM PRODUCTION INDEX 57.3 SEPT. VS. 61.6 AUG.

01/10/2003 18:05 US ISM NEW EXPORT ORDERS INDEX 52.9 SEPT VS. 55.3 AUG

01/10/2003 18:05 US ISM INVENTORIES INDEX 42.7 SEPT. VS. 42.5 AUG.

01/10/2003 18:06 US AUG PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION +0.1%, PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION +0.6%

01/10/2003 18:06 US AUG PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION EX RESIDENTIAL -2.7% VS JUL +0.3%

01/10/2003 18:06 US AUG CONSTRUCT SPENDING +0.2%;JULY UNREVISED AT +0.2%