Forex news and forecasts archive for 2001-03-01

01/03/2001 09:41 TODAY: Japan small enterprise survey and auto registrations for February.

01/03/2001 09:42 TODAY: 0700 GMT Germany fourth-quarter 2000 GDP

01/03/2001 09:42 TODAY: 0730 GMT U.K. nationwide house prices for February

01/03/2001 09:42 TODAY: 0745 GMT France CDAF- PMI index for February

01/03/2001 09:42 TODAY: 0800 GMT Italy producer price index for December

01/03/2001 09:43 TODAY: 0815 GMT Italy /ADACI manufacturing PMI for Feb

01/03/2001 09:43 TODAY: 0830 GMT Italy ISAE business sentiment index for Jan

01/03/2001 09:43 TODAY: 0830 GMT Germany BME/ PMI for February

01/03/2001 09:43 TODAY: 0900 GMT Euroland PMI for January

01/03/2001 09:44 TODAY: 0930 GMT U.K. consumer credit, final M4, M4 lending for January, PMI manufacturing for Februa

01/03/2001 09:45 TODAY: 1100 GMT France new car registrations for February

01/03/2001 09:45 TODAY: 1100 GMT U.K. CBI distributive trades survey for Feb

01/03/2001 09:46 TODAY: 1245 GMT European Central Bank to announce its rate decision

01/03/2001 09:46 TODAY: na GMT U.S. auto manufacturers to report domestic car and light truck sales for February

01/03/2001 09:46 TODAY: 1330 GMT U.S. personal income and spending for January

01/03/2001 09:47 TODAY: 1330 GMT U.S. jobless claims for the week ended Feb. 24

01/03/2001 09:48 TODAY: 1500 GMT U.S. National Association of Purchasing Mgmt index for February

01/03/2001 09:48 TODAY: 1500 GMT U.S. construction spending for January

01/03/2001 09:48 TODAY: na GMT U.S. chain store sales for February

01/03/2001 10:00 PAN-GERMANY 4Q00 SA REAL GDP +0.2% Q/Q; NSA +1.9% Y/Y

01/03/2001 10:01 GERMANY 4Q GDP Q/Q RISE AT LOW END OF MNI SURVEY FORECASTS

01/03/2001 10:01 GERMANY 3Q GDP REVISED TO +0.3% Q/Q (+0.6%)

01/03/2001 10:01 GERMANY 2Q GDP REVISED TO +1.2% Q/Q (+1.1%)

01/03/2001 10:01 GERMANY 2000 NSA GDP REVISED TO +3.0% FROM +3.1%; 1999 +1.6%

01/03/2001 10:02 GERMANY 2000 CALENDAR-ADJ GDP REVISED TO +3.1% FROM +3.3%

01/03/2001 10:02 PAN-GERMANY REAL 4Q00 PRIV. CONSUMPTION +0.1% Q/Q; 3Q -0.4%

01/03/2001 10:04 IFO; JAN SENTIMENT RISE DUE TO RETAIL/WHOLESALE JUMP

01/03/2001 10:04 IFO JAN W.GERMANY RETAIL SENTIMENT INDEX -8.9; DEC -19.4

01/03/2001 10:05 PAN-GERMANY REAL 4Q00 PRIV. CONSUMPTION +0.1% Q/Q; 3Q -0.4%

01/03/2001 10:05 IFO: W.GERMANY JAN RETAIL/WHOLESALE SENTIMENT PUSHES IFO UP

01/03/2001 10:06 IFO: W. GERMANY MFG STMT DOWN SECOND MONTH IN A ROW IN JAN.

01/03/2001 10:06 German employment rises 1.4% y/y in 2000 - Stats office

01/03/2001 10:25 BK: PAN-GERMANY REAL SA 4Q00 GDP E493.61 BN ; 3Q E492.59 BN

01/03/2001 10:25 FRANCE'S FABIUS: EMU 2001 GDP TO BE 'ROBUST,' CLOSE TO +3%

01/03/2001 10:26 FRANCE'S FABIUS: EMU 2001 GDP TO BE 'ROBUST,' CLOSE TO +3%

01/03/2001 10:26 FABIUS: EMU BUDGET CONSOLIDATION HELPING PRICE STABILITY

01/03/2001 10:45 FRANCE FEB. SA PMI SLIGHTLY ABOVE MNI MEDIAN FORECAST

01/03/2001 10:46 CDAF/ FRANCE SA PMI PRICES 54.4 IN FEB. VS JAN. 62.2

01/03/2001 10:52 GERMANY GOVT: GERMAN GROWTH TO GAIN PACE AS 2001 PROGRESSES

01/03/2001 10:54 Asia FX Review: Trading sluggish after BOJ action Wednesday

01/03/2001 11:19 ITALY /ADACI SA PMI 52.8 IN FEB. VS 53.2 IN JAN.

01/03/2001 11:19 ITALY /ADACI SA PMI PRICES 56.4 IN FEB VS 57.8 IN JAN

01/03/2001 11:22 Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Michael Moskow said

01/03/2001 11:27 ITALY DATA SNAP: JAN PPI DROPS TO +5.4% Y/Y, AS EXPECTED

01/03/2001 11:31 FRANCE FEBRUARY PMI SIGNALS PAUSE IN MFG SLOWDOWN

01/03/2001 11:32 ITALY ISAE: JAN SA BUSINESS CONF. INDEX 100 VS DEC 102

01/03/2001 11:33 ITALY ISAE JAN SA BUSINESS CONFIDENCE LOWEST SINCE SEP 99

01/03/2001 11:34 ISAE: Italy Jan producer confidence index 100 vs Dec 102

01/03/2001 11:34 GERMANY BME/ SA PMI 52.8 IN FEB. VS 53.7 IN JAN.

01/03/2001 11:35 GERMANY BME/ SA PMI PRICES 56.1 IN FEB. VS 58.1 IN JAN.

01/03/2001 11:35 GERMANY BME/ PMI INDEX AT LOW END OF MNI SURVEY FCASTS

01/03/2001 11:40 UK FEB HOUSE PRICES DN ADJ 0.8 PCT FROM JAN; UP 8.1 YR-ON-YR: NATIONWIDE

01/03/2001 12:00 ITALY 2000 GDP REVISED TO +2.9% FROM 2.8%; 1999 +1.6% (1.4%)

01/03/2001 12:01 ITALY 2000 GENERAL GOVT DEFICIT/GDP RATIO 1.5%; '99 1.8%

01/03/2001 12:02 EMU-12 SA PMI PRICES 55.8 IN FEB. VS 59.0 IN JAN.:

01/03/2001 12:04 ITALY 2000 GENERAL GOVT DEBT/GDP RATIO 110.3%; 1999 114.5%

01/03/2001 12:13 ITALY 2000 PUBLIC SPENDING/GDP 47.3%; 99 48.4%

01/03/2001 12:14 Euro zone Feb manufacturing PMI 52.3 vs 52.9 in Jan

01/03/2001 12:30 UK JAN NET CONSUMER CREDIT UP STG972 MN VS STG1.019 BN DEC

01/03/2001 12:31 :UK FEB PMI MANUFACTURING MAIN INDEX 52.1 V JAN 52.0

01/03/2001 12:32 UK JAN FINAL M4 UP ADJ 1.2 PCT FROM DEC; UP 9.4 YR-ON-YR

01/03/2001 12:40 GERMANY DIHT SURVEY: FIRMS' OUTLOOK LOWEST SINCE FEB 99

01/03/2001 12:41 EMU FEB PMI DOWN 10TH MTH IN ROW; PRICES DOWN SHARPLY

01/03/2001 12:48 UK CIPS Feb manufacturing index 52.1 vs revised 52.0 in Jan: sources

01/03/2001 12:50 UK DATA SNAP: JAN CONSUMER CREDIT GROWTH SLOWS, MORTG DATA UP

01/03/2001 13:11 UK Jan net new consumer credit adj 972 mln stg vs revised 1.019 bln in Dec

01/03/2001 13:12 UK Jan final M4 up adj 1.2 pct from Dec; up 9.4 yr-on-yr

01/03/2001 13:37 GERMANY: WEAK 2H00 HURTS 2001 GDP OUTLOOK, BUT NO ECB IMPACT

01/03/2001 14:01 UK CBI DIST TRADES: FEB SALES VOL BALANCE 32% VS 36% IN JAN

01/03/2001 14:03 UK CBI DIST TRADES: FEB SALES VOL BALANCE 32% VS 36% IN JAN

01/03/2001 14:05 UK CBI: MARCH EXPECTED SALES BALANCE: 39%

01/03/2001 14:06 UK CBI: FEB OPTIMISM BAL. 31% VS 2% IN NOV;HIGHEST SINCE MAY00

01/03/2001 14:07 UK CBI: FEB ORDERS VOLUME BALANCE 16% VS 19% IN JAN

01/03/2001 14:08 UK CBI: FEB ORDERS VOLUME BALANCE 16% VS 19% IN JAN

01/03/2001 14:08 UK CBI: FEB VOL OF STOCKS BALANCE 11% VS 4% IN JAN

01/03/2001 14:09 UK CBI: FEB SELLING PRICES BALANCE -2% VS -1% IN NOV

01/03/2001 14:17 French Feb new car registrations down 2.3 pct to 177,452 - CCFA

01/03/2001 14:52 CBI says UK retail sales remain robust, business confidence up

01/03/2001 15:17 FT-SE 5888.20(-29.70/-0.50%), CAC 5308.27(-59.21/-1.10%), DAX 6123.35(-84.89/-1.37%) at 12:01GMT

01/03/2001 15:22 EURUSD: SUP - 0.9170-0.9145-0.9105-0.9080-0.9015, RES - 0.9260-0.9290-0.9330-0.9450 - CBLX/Y

01/03/2001 15:23 USDCHF: SUP - 1.6630-1.6575-1.6485-1.6240-1.6090, RES - 1.6780-1.6815-1.6860-1.6900-1.6975 - CBLX/Y

01/03/2001 15:24 GBPUSD: SUP - 1.4410-1.4375-1.4315/05-1.4250, RES - 1.4500-1.4560-1.800/35-1.4875-1.4965-1.5020 - CB

01/03/2001 15:25 USDJPY: SUP - 116.35-115.90/80-115.60-114.50/30-113.50/25-11230, RES - 117.55-117.95-118.40/65-119.9

01/03/2001 15:29 ECB Panel Seen Keeping Key Interest Rate at 4.75%

01/03/2001 15:38 Forex: Euro higher in midday London trade ahead of U.S. data

01/03/2001 15:45 ECB LEAVES VARIABLE REFI MINIMUM BID RATE UNCHANGED AT 4.75%

01/03/2001 15:45 ECB rates unchanged

01/03/2001 16:10 ECB LEAVES ALL INTEREST RATES UNCHANGED AFTER COUNCIL MEETING

01/03/2001 16:14 Euro dips on dashed ECB rate cut hopes

01/03/2001 16:22 TODAY: ECB LEAVES RATES UNCHANGED

01/03/2001 16:23 TODAY: GERMAN GROWTH SLOWS IN Q4

01/03/2001 16:24 TODAY: EMU PMI FALLS FOR 10TH MONTH IN A ROW

01/03/2001 16:29 US JOBLESS CLAIMS +39,000 TO 372,000 IN FEB 24 WEEK

01/03/2001 16:29 US LBR DEPT:CITES HOLIDAY,WEATHER,AUTO LAYOFFS IN UNUSUAL JUMP

01/03/2001 16:30 JAN US PERSONAL INCOME +0.6%; NOMINAL SPENDING +0.7%

01/03/2001 16:31 JAN US PCE CHN WT PRICE INDEX +0.5%; EX FOOD, ENERGY +0.3%

01/03/2001 16:32 JAN US WAGES, SALARIES +0.7%; SAVINGS RATE -1.0%

01/03/2001 16:32 JAN US NOMINAL DURABLES CONS +1.9%; SVCS +0.5%; NON DUR +0.6%

01/03/2001 16:32 DEC US INCOME UNREV AT +0.4%; SPENDING REV TO +0.4% (+0.3%)

01/03/2001 16:33 US JOBLESS CLAIMS NSA +9,614 TO 356,515 IN WEEK ENDED FEB 24

01/03/2001 16:33 US INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT +118,000 TO 2.463 MLN WK ENDED FEB 17

01/03/2001 16:39 US Personal Income Report-OVERVIEW

01/03/2001 16:41 US Jobless Claims-OVERVIEW

01/03/2001 16:42 US Jan consumer spending grows as savings rate hits record low

01/03/2001 16:51 DUISENBERG:JAN DATA SHOWED M3 MODERATION CONTINUED

01/03/2001 16:53 J.C. PENNEY U.S. SAME-STORE SALES DOWN 2.1%% IN FEB VS YR AGO

01/03/2001 16:53 J.C. PENNEY U.S. SAME-STORE SALES DOWN 2.1%% IN FEB VS YR AGO

01/03/2001 16:55 DUISENBERG:EMU HICP MAY NOT FALL UNDER 2% FOR 'SOME MONTHS'

01/03/2001 17:58 DUISENBERG: TURKEY SPILLOVER EFFECTS FOR EMU NOT TO BE FEARED

01/03/2001 17:59 JAN US CONSTRUCTION SPENDING +1.5%; DEC +1.0% (PREV +0.6%)

01/03/2001 18:00 JAN US PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION +1.8%, PUBLIC +0.6%

01/03/2001 18:00 JAN US PRIV RESIDENTIAL CONSTR +1.7%; NON-RESIDENTIAL +5.8%

01/03/2001 18:00 US NAPM INDEX 41.9 FEB VS 41.2 JAN

01/03/2001 18:01 US NAPM PRICES PAID INDEX 58.1 FEB VS 65.7 JAN

01/03/2001 18:02 US NAPM PRODUCTION INDEX 39.7 FEB VS 37.9 JAN

01/03/2001 18:02 US NAPM NEW ORDERS INDEX 40.8 FEB VS 37.8 JAN

01/03/2001 18:02 US NAPM INVENTORIES INDEX 45.7 FEB VS 42.2 JAN

01/03/2001 18:03 US NAPM SUPPLIER DELIVERY INDEX 51.3 FEB VS 50.3 JAN

01/03/2001 18:04 US NAPM EMPLOYMENT INDEX 37.2 FEB VS 43.0 JAN

01/03/2001 18:05 US NAPM NEW EXPORT ORDERS INDEX 47.6 FEB VS 46.1 JAN

01/03/2001 18:30 US NAPM Report-OVERVIEW

01/03/2001 18:38 US NAPM'S ORE: SEES 5-MOS RECOVERY IF JAN WAS MFG BOTTOM

01/03/2001 20:21 US'S O'NEILL:IF MORE THAN $2TRLN DEBT CAN BE RETIRED, WILL DO

01/03/2001 21:24 ITALY TSY:FEB BUDGET DEF L12 TLN VS DEF 0.9 TLN FEB 2000