Forex news and forecasts archive for 2003-10-28

28/10/2003 00:10 DJIA Ends At 9608: Up 25(0.3%): Alcoa Up 2.9%, Tops Gains

28/10/2003 00:11 Nasdaq Ends At 1882:Up 17 (0.9%): Airlines, Internet Gain

28/10/2003 08:08 Good morning!

28/10/2003 08:10 Global Calendar for Tuesday, Oct. 28

28/10/2003 08:11 Hang Seng Index jumps over 200 pts early on interest in banks, property

28/10/2003 08:11 HK's Hang Seng Index breaches 12,000 pt barrier mid-morning, led by banks

28/10/2003 08:12 Forex - US dollar hits 3-year low ahead of testimony by US Treasury's Snow

28/10/2003 09:38 Tokyo stocks end up, banks and real estate bought

28/10/2003 09:40 Fed officials to gather; steady US rates expected

28/10/2003 10:44 Median Forecast: France Sept PPI Seen Up 0.1% m/m, +0.4% y/y

28/10/2003 10:46 Oil prices ease as market watches OPEC moves

28/10/2003 10:51 France 3Q Housing Permits +9.9% y/y, 3Q Starts +4.9% y/y

28/10/2003 10:52 FRANCE SEP PPI -0.1% M/M, +0.2% Y/Y, AUG +0.5% Y/Y

28/10/2003 10:52 FRANCE SEP PPI EX ENERGY/AGR UNCH M/M; UNCH Y/Y

28/10/2003 10:57 ITALY MEDIAN FCAST: SEPT. PRODUCER PRICES +0.1% M/M, +1.1% Y/Y

28/10/2003 11:03 ITALY SEPTEMBER PRODUCER PRICES -0.1% M/M, +1.0% Y/Y

28/10/2003 11:03 ITALY ISTAT: SEP PPI NET OF ENERGY +0.1% M/M, +0.9% Y/Y

28/10/2003 11:03 ITALY SEP PPI CONSUMER GOODS +0.4% M/M, +1.9% Y/Y

28/10/2003 11:03 ITALY SEP PPI ENERGY GOODS -1.3% M/M, +0.1% Y/Y

28/10/2003 11:04 ITALY SEP PPI Y/Y RATE LOWEST SINCE SEPTEMBER 2002

28/10/2003 11:04 ITALY SEP PPI INTERMEDIATE GOODS +0.2% M/M, +0.6% Y/Y

28/10/2003 11:04 ITALY SEP PPI CAPITAL GOODS FLAT M/M, +0.9% Y/Y

28/10/2003 11:27 ITALY MEDIAN FCAST: ISAE OCTOBER SA BUSINESS CONFID INDEX 95.0

28/10/2003 11:32 ITALY ISAE: OCT SA BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX 94.3 VS SEP 94.6

28/10/2003 11:32 ITALY ISAE: OCT SA MFG ORDERS CURRENT LEVEL -17 VS SEP -18

28/10/2003 11:32 ITALY ISAE: OCT SA EXPORT ORDERS CURRENT LEVEL -21 VS SEP -22

28/10/2003 11:47 Euro-12 Sept. M3 Shortly; Seen +7.8% On Year

28/10/2003 11:51 W. Germany Median Fcst:IFO Oct Bus. Sent. Up To 92.3

28/10/2003 12:06 IFO OCT WEST GERMANY BUS. SENTIMENT UP TO 94.2 VS 92.0 SEP

28/10/2003 12:06 IFO OCT BUS. SENT. 6TH STRAIGHT RISE; HIGHEST SINCE FEB 2001

28/10/2003 12:06 IFO OCT W.GERMANY CURRENT CONDITIONS ROSE TO 81.1 VS 79.2 SEP

28/10/2003 12:06 IFO OCT W.GERMANY EXPECTATIONS ROSE TO 107.9 VS 105.2 SEP

28/10/2003 12:06 ECB: SEP ADJ. EMU M3 +7.4%% Y/Y; MNI MEDIAN +7.8% Y/Y

28/10/2003 12:06 ECB:SEP EMU NSA PRIVATE CREDIT GROWTH +5.5% Y/Y;AUG +5.6% Y/Y

28/10/2003 12:07 ECB:SEP EMU TOTAL NSA CREDIT GROWTH +5.5% Y/Y; AUG +5.5% Y/Y

28/10/2003 12:08 Germany's Ifo index up for 6th month in row in Oct

28/10/2003 12:11 IFO NERB: OCT INDEX RISE BACKS FCAST FOR GERMANY 04 GDP OF 1.7%

28/10/2003 12:11 IFO'S NERB: OCT DATA SHOWS GERMANY UPSWING 'VERY CERTAIN'

28/10/2003 12:11 IFO NERB: SEE GERMANY 2003 GDP 'BARELY ABOVE' 0%

28/10/2003 12:12 IFO NERB SAYS EXPECTS GERMANY BIZ SENTIMENT TO KEEP RISING

28/10/2003 12:12 IFO NERB: EURO FX NOT ON A LEVEL CONSIDERED 'DANGEROUS'

28/10/2003 12:12 IFO NERB: DOESN'T EXPECT ECB TO HIKE RATES ANY TIME SOON

28/10/2003 12:15 Eurozone private credit steady, M3 slows in Sept

28/10/2003 12:47 GERMANY IND. ASSN SEES 2004 GERMAN GDP OF 1.5% TO 1.8%

28/10/2003 14:51 Schroeder says EU must not cash over budgets

28/10/2003 14:52 EU Commission sees Eurozone 2003 GDP +0.4%

28/10/2003 15:49 US BTM-UBS WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX -0.9% W/W WK ENDED OCT 25

28/10/2003 15:49 US BTM-UBS WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX +5.8% Y/Y WK ENDED OCT 25

28/10/2003 15:50 US chain stores sales affected by fires and weather

28/10/2003 16:34 US durable goods rose modestly in Sept

28/10/2003 16:57 US REDBOOK: STORE SALES +3.3% IN WK ENDED OCT 25 VS YR AGO WK

28/10/2003 16:57 US REDBOOK: OCT STORE SALES +1.1% VS SEPT THRU WK ENDED OCT 25

28/10/2003 17:02 US stocks to open up, aided by durable goods data

28/10/2003 17:03 ECB: FOREX RESERVES FELL E0.1 BN TO E192.2 BN WK ENDED OCT24

28/10/2003 17:44 Yen storms higher ahead of US data, Fed

28/10/2003 17:48 Federal Reserve Will Probably Keep Rates Unchanged Amid Faster Expansion

28/10/2003 17:51 US consumer confidence seen rising to 79.5 in Oct

28/10/2003 18:03 US CONF BOARD PRESENT CONDITIONS OCT 66.8 VS SEP 59.7

28/10/2003 18:04 US OCT CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 81.1 VS SEP 77.0 (PREV 76.8)

28/10/2003 18:04 US CONF BOARD CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS OCT 90.7 VS SEP 88.5