Forex news and forecasts archive for 2001-03-15

15/03/2001 09:08 TODAY: 2350 GMT Japan February reserves.

15/03/2001 09:09 TODAY: 0530 GMT Japan revised industrial production for January

15/03/2001 09:09 TODAY: na GMT Germany wholesale price index for February

15/03/2001 09:09 TODAY: 0745 GMT France fourth-quarter 2000 non-farm payrolls

15/03/2001 09:10 TODAY: 0800 GMT Italy adjusted and unadjusted industrial production for January

15/03/2001 09:10 TODAY: 0930 GMT U.K. retail sales for February

15/03/2001 09:11 TODAY: 1245 GMT European Central Bank to announce its rate decision

15/03/2001 09:12 TODAY: 1330 GMT U.S. fourth-quarter 2000 current account balance

15/03/2001 09:12 TODAY: 1330 GMT U.S. import and export price index for February

15/03/2001 09:13 TODAY: 1330 GMT U.S. jobless claims for the week ended March 10

15/03/2001 09:15 TODAY: 2130 GMT UU.S. M2 money supply for week of March 5

15/03/2001 09:59 PAN-GERMANY FEB WPI +0.9% M/M, +3.7% Y/Y; JAN +3.8% Y/Y

15/03/2001 09:59 GERMANY FEB WPI RISE MATCHES HIGH FORECAST IN THAN MNI SURVEY

15/03/2001 10:00 PAN-GERMANY FEB WPI EX-OIL +0.3% M/M, +2.6% Y/Y; JAN +3.0% Y/Y

15/03/2001 10:00 German Feb wholesale prices up 0.9% vs Dec; up 3.7% on year

15/03/2001 10:42 Treasuries reached highs after the early morning stock debacle

15/03/2001 10:55 US Stocks

15/03/2001 11:00 FRANCE 4Q FINAL NON-FARM PAYROLL JOBS +0.9% Q/Q, +3.6% Y/Y

15/03/2001 11:00 FRANCE 4Q NON-FARM JOBS REVISED UP FROM +0.8% Q/Q, +3.6% Y/Y

15/03/2001 11:01 French Q4 employment up 0.9 pct vs Q3

15/03/2001 11:01 ITALY JAN SA WORKDAY ADJ INDUST OUTPUT -1.8% M/M; DEC +2.1%

15/03/2001 11:01 ITALY JAN ADJ M/M INDUST MATCHES LOWEST FORECAST IN MNI SURVEY

15/03/2001 11:02 ITALY JAN ADJ. M/M INDUST OUTPUT FALL LOWEST SINCE DEC 98

15/03/2001 11:02 ITALY JAN WORKDAY ADJ INDUST OUTPUT +1.9% Y/Y; DEC +12.9%

15/03/2001 11:04 European bonds again take lead from equity markets

15/03/2001 11:05 European stocks close sharply lower

15/03/2001 11:05 Dow ends below 10,000, Nasdaq weak

15/03/2001 11:05 Japan stocks end morning down 1.4%

15/03/2001 11:22 US January business inventories rose 0.4%

15/03/2001 11:36 In currencies, Wednesday's close saw continued >

15/03/2001 11:48 The Federal Reserve should cut rates 75 basis points next week

15/03/2001 11:59 Former Federal Reserve Governor Lyle Gramley Wednesday afternoon said

15/03/2001 12:08 Japan Jan. Factory Usage Falls 2%, Output Drops 4.2%

15/03/2001 12:11 Hayami Hints at Return to Zero Rates; Analysts Agree

15/03/2001 12:30 UK FEB RETAIL SALES ABOVE ALL FORECASTS IN MNI SURVEY

15/03/2001 12:30 UK FEB RETAIL SALES UP 0.6% M/M; UP 5.8% Y/Y, SA

15/03/2001 12:31 UK ONS: FEB DATA SUGGEST AN INCREASE IN TREND GROWTH RATE

15/03/2001 12:32 UK February retail sales-OVERVIEW and SNAPSHOTS reaction

15/03/2001 12:33 ECB SAYS HAS NO COMMENT ON MKT TALK OF CENBANK EURO BUYING

15/03/2001 13:18 GERMANY DIW INST. HEAD SEES ECB 50BP CUT IN NEXT 3-4 MONTHS

15/03/2001 13:20 GERMANY DIW: CURRENT ECB RATES SLIGHTLY DETRIMENTAL TO EMU GDP

15/03/2001 13:21 GERMANY DIW HEAD: EMU 2001 GDP ABOUT +2.5%, BIT HIGHER IN 2002

15/03/2001 13:22 GERMANY DIW HEAD: EMU AVG HICP +1.8% IN 2001, +1.6% IN 2002

15/03/2001 13:23 GERMANY DIW HEAD EXPECTS NO EMU INFLATION PRESSURE FROM WAGES

15/03/2001 13:24 GERMANY DIW HEAD SEES ONLY GRADUAL EURO APPRECIATION THIS YEAR

15/03/2001 14:44 Fabius says French economy solid despite stock market weakness

15/03/2001 15:07 OUTLOOK: ECB to leave rates on hold today; modest easing expected from Q2

15/03/2001 15:33 FT-SE + 0.50% , CAC 40 + 0.52% , DAX + 0.48% at 12:16 GMT

15/03/2001 15:39 Forex:Dollar firms in midday London trade on hopes of aggressive U.S. rate cut

15/03/2001 15:50 ECB LEAVES VARIABLE REFI MINIMUM BID RATE UNCHANGED AT 4.75%

15/03/2001 15:51 ECB LEAVES ALL INTEREST RATES UNCHANGED AFTER COUNCIL MEETING

15/03/2001 16:20 MEDIAN FORECAST FOR US FEB IMPORT PRICES: UNCH, EXPORTS UNCH

15/03/2001 16:26 MEDIAN FORECAST FOR US FEB IMPORT PRICES: UNCH, EXPORTS UNCH

15/03/2001 16:29 FEB US IMPORT PRICES +0.1%; NON-PETRO -0.1%; PETROLEUM +1.7%

15/03/2001 16:30 FEB US EXPORT PRICES -0.2%; NON-AG -0.1%; AGRICULTURE -1.7%

15/03/2001 16:32 US JOBLESS CLAIMS UNCHANGED AT 375,000 IN MARCH 10 WEEK

15/03/2001 16:42 US Jobless Claims-OVERVIEW

15/03/2001 16:45 4Q US CURR ACCT GAP $115.3 BN VS 3Q $113.1 BN(PREV $113.8BN)

15/03/2001 17:06 U.S. Q4 current account deficit record 115.3 bln usd vs revised 113.1 in Q3

15/03/2001 17:09 US Current Account balance-OVERVIEW

15/03/2001 18:00 Индекс деловой активности США Фед. банка Филадельфии за март -23,5 против -30,5 в феврале

15/03/2001 18:00 PHILA. FED BUSINESS ACTIVITY INDEX -23.5 MAR VS -30.5 FEB

15/03/2001 18:00 PHILA. FED CURRENT PRICES PAID INDEX 15.2 MAR VS 13.1 FEB

15/03/2001 18:06 PHILA FED: THOUGH IMPROVED IN MAR, MANUF CONTINUES TO DECLINE

15/03/2001 18:10 PHILA FED: THOUGH IMPROVED IN MAR, MANUF CONTINUES TO DECLINE

15/03/2001 18:16 EUR/USD fell to a 2 1/2-week low of 0.9045 on early weakness in EUR/JPY.

15/03/2001 18:16 USD/JPY carved out yet another 20-month high of 121.97.

15/03/2001 18:16 EUR/JPY recouped losses made in the previous range of 108.40 to 110.81.

15/03/2001 18:18 GBP/USD sagged to a 15-day low of 1.4418 alongside the EUR/USD.

15/03/2001 18:23 Philadelphia Fed March business activity index -23.5 vs -30.5 in Feb

15/03/2001 18:25 FED SURVEY: Phila. Fed Mar business index at -23.5 vs Feb -30.5

15/03/2001 18:41 EX-FED'S GRAMLEY: FED SHOULD CUT 75 BPS TO STAY AHEAD

15/03/2001 18:47 US TSY'S O'NEILL WORKS SENATE FOR SUPPORT ON TAX CUT

15/03/2001 19:14 11.03 AM: DJIA UP 18.91 PTS AT 9,992.37 NASDAQ COMPOSITE UP 28.63 PTS AT 2,000.72

15/03/2001 21:15 MAR US HOME BUILDERS INDEX AT 59; UP FROM 57 IN FEB

15/03/2001 21:57 US HOUSE REPS INTRODUCE WAVE OF TAX CUT BILLS IN OPEN SEASON

15/03/2001 21:59 SOURCE: BOJ LIKELY TO MOVE O/N RATE BACK TO ZERO MONDAY

15/03/2001 23:06 OPEC oil output cut talks focus on 1 mln bpd figure - Venezuela