Forex news and forecasts archive for 2001-09-07

07/09/2001 08:03 GOOD MORNING !

07/09/2001 09:14 Calendar for Thyrsday September 6

07/09/2001 09:14 ROUNDUP - Japan's Q2 GDP in line with expectations, little market reaction

07/09/2001 09:16 Shiokawa says Koizumi asked him to prepare for extra Japan budget

07/09/2001 09:19 Japan July household spending down 1.6 pct yr-on-yr

07/09/2001 09:23 Asia FX Midday: Yen heading weaker, before US job report

07/09/2001 09:24 Japan stocks fall 2.1% after US shares tumble

07/09/2001 11:09 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 4.32 PTS HIGHER 4,485.07

07/09/2001 11:34 LDP'S ASO - GOVT SPENDING ON JOBS MEASURES MAY EXCEED 30 TRLN YEN LIMIT

07/09/2001 11:40 Forex subdued in advance of data

07/09/2001 11:40 In U.S. stocks Thursday, share prices were sharply lower

07/09/2001 11:42 Canada is unlikely to need further interest rate cuts

07/09/2001 12:12 EURUSD: SUP - 0.8890-0.8845-0.8825-0.8785-0.8740, RES - 0.8965-0.9000-0.9030-0.9060-0.9080-0.9125-0.

07/09/2001 12:13 EURUSD: SUP - 0.8890-0.8845-0.8825-0.8785-0.8740, RES - 0.8965-0.9000-0.9030-0.9060-0.9080-0.9125 -

07/09/2001 12:13 USDCHF: SUP - 1.6820-1.6795-1.6700-1.6600-1.6565, RES - 1.6970-1.7125-1.7225-1.7285 - COBA

07/09/2001 12:16 USDJPY: SUP - 120.60-120.10-119.70-118.60-118.25, RES - 121.65-121.95-122.335-123.20 - COBA

07/09/2001 12:27 US Initial claims still around 400k

07/09/2001 12:33 Bank of Italy's Fazio sees signs of improvement in euro zone

07/09/2001 12:33 JOHN LEWIS WEEK TO SEPT 1 DEPT STORE SALES UP 1.2 PCT; FOOD UP 7.7 PCT

07/09/2001 12:34 JOHN LEWIS WEEK TO SEPT 1 TOTAL SALES UP 4.3 PCT

07/09/2001 12:34 FOCUS Weak UK manufacturing figures raise rate cut prospects in coming months

07/09/2001 12:35 Prodi says euro zone stability pact must not be changed

07/09/2001 12:49 Japan Q2 GDP in line, to raise pressure on BoJ, govt for action - BNP analyst

07/09/2001 12:50 Takenaka - Japan to compile reform timetable in Sept; action plan in Oct

07/09/2001 12:50 SG may downgrade Japan 2001 GDP forecast to flat-minus 0.5 pct vs plus 0.2

07/09/2001 12:50 Japan Q2 GDP in line, market focus shifting to policy response - ML analyst

07/09/2001 12:51 Supplementary budget unlikely to support Japanese economy - Aozora economist

07/09/2001 12:51 Shiokawa - recieves order to compile supplementary budget from Koizumi

07/09/2001 12:51 Shiokawa - ministry to study regulating speculative equity margin selling

07/09/2001 12:53 Japan Q2 GDP hit by sluggish domestic demand Cabinet Office

07/09/2001 12:53 Japan end-Aug forex reserves 372.2 bln usd

07/09/2001 13:02 Japan Q2 GDP down 0.8 pct vs rise 0.1 pct in Q1; down 3.2 pct annualised

07/09/2001 13:02 Japan 16 public corps post FY net losses; combined total around 1 trln yen

07/09/2001 13:02 Trichet agrees that French 2001 growth likely to be 2.3 pct

07/09/2001 13:58 W.GERMANY JUL SA INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT -1.5% M/M; JUN +0.2%

07/09/2001 13:59 EMU-12 JUNE TRADE SURPLUS E5.0 BN VS JUNE 2000 +E2.5 BN

07/09/2001 13:59 German July industrial production dn workday-adj 2.9% on yr

07/09/2001 14:00 EMU MAY TRADE REVISED TO +E0.6 BN (+E1.7 BN);MAY 2000 +E1.0 BN

07/09/2001 14:45 Japan ruling parties to decide on economic, employment measures today - report

07/09/2001 16:31 AUG US PAYROLLS -113K;UNEMP RATE 4.9%;MFG -141K;SERVICE +72K

07/09/2001 16:31 AUG US AVG HRLY EARNGS +0.3% VS JULY +0.2%; +4.2%Y/Y

07/09/2001 16:32 JULY US JOBS REV TO +13K VS -42K;JUNE -99K VS -93K;NET +49K

07/09/2001 16:32 AUG US HSHOLD SURVY: LABR FORCE -424K; EMP -986K; UNEMP +562K

07/09/2001 16:33 AUG US PRIVATE PAYROLLS -110K VS JULY -82K; GOVT -3K

07/09/2001 16:34 3Q US PAYROLLS AVG -50K VS 2Q -74K; PRIVATE -96K VS -113K

07/09/2001 16:35 AUG US RETAIL PAYROLLS -26K;CONSTR +5K; WHOLESALE -2K

07/09/2001 16:36 AUG US EMPLOYMENT DIFFUSION INDEX 43.6 VS. JULY 45.3

07/09/2001 16:36 AUG US SA POOL OF AVAIL WORKERS +891K TO 11.815M

07/09/2001 16:37 AUG US AGGR HRS INDEX -0.4%; AVG WORKWK UNCH AT 34.1 HRS

07/09/2001 16:37 AUG US MFG AGGR HRS -1.3%; HRS -0.2 TO 40.7; OT +0.2 TO 4.2

07/09/2001 16:37 US BLS: UNUSUALLY LARGE DIVERGENCE IN HOUSEHOLD, BIZ SURVEYS

07/09/2001 16:38 US BLS: HELP SUPPLY LOSSES DIMINISHING TO NEAR ZERO

07/09/2001 16:38 US BLS: JULY REVISION WIDESPREAD, BUT LOCAL EDUCATION BIGGEST

07/09/2001 16:38 US'S ABRAHAM: COMPUTER SERVICES DECLINE FIRST SINCE FEB. 1988

07/09/2001 16:39 US BLS: AUG UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HIGHEST SINCE SEPT. 1997 (4.9%)

07/09/2001 16:39 TSY PRICES SURGE HIGHER ON AUG PAYROLLS DATA

07/09/2001 17:39 US LABOR'S CHAO: AUG EMPLOYMENT REPORT 'SOBERING'

07/09/2001 17:40 ECRI US FUTURE INFLATION INDEX 99.1 AUG VS 102.2 JULY

07/09/2001 17:40 ECRI US INFLA. INDEX SMOOTHED RATE -19.5% AUG VS -16.9% JULY

07/09/2001 17:40 ECRI: AUGUST RATE FELL TO NINE YEAR LOW

07/09/2001 17:41 ECRI: INFLATIONARY PRESSURES DROP AT FASTEST RATE IN 20 YRS

07/09/2001 17:41 FIBER US LEADING INFL INDEX 93.7 IN AUG VS 95.5 JUL, 8YR LOW

07/09/2001 17:41 FIBER US INFLATION INDEX ANNUAL RATE -11.2% AUG VS -9.4% JUL

07/09/2001 17:41 FIBER: US 'INFLATION PRESSURES CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE'

07/09/2001 17:42 US'S CHAO: JOB LOSSES IN AUG 'LAARGER THAN WE EXPECTED'

07/09/2001 17:42 US'S CHAO ON CNBC: SERVICE, CONST. JOBS 'POCKETS OF GOOD NEWS'

07/09/2001 17:42 US'S CHAO: NO PREDICTION ON FED; BUT 'WE DON'T NEED TAX HIKE'

07/09/2001 17:50 ECRI GERMANY FUTURE INFLATION INDEX 84.6 IN JULY VS 88.3 JUNE

07/09/2001 17:52 ECRI JAPAN FUTURE INFLATION INDEX 97.5 IN JULY VS 97.5 JUNE

07/09/2001 17:56 ECRI UK FUTURE INFLATION INDEX 105.9 IN JULY VS 106.7 JUNE

07/09/2001 18:00 JUL US WHLSALE INV/SALES RATIO 1.32 VS 1.33 JUN; JUL00 1.29

07/09/2001 18:00 JUL US WHLESLE AUTO INV +0.3%;SALES +0.3%;I/S 1.51 V JUN 1.51

07/09/2001 18:02 JUL US WHLESLE COMPUTR INV +1.7%, SALES -3.3%;I/S 0.85 V 0.81

07/09/2001 18:09 US Wholesale Trade-OVERVIEW (part 1)

07/09/2001 18:10 US Wholesale Trade-OVERVIEW (part 2)

07/09/2001 22:44 FED'S PARRY:ECONOMY STILL HAS A LOT GOING FOR IT

07/09/2001 22:44 FED'S PARRY:RISKS AT MOMENT STILL TO DOWNSIDE

07/09/2001 22:45 FED'S PARRY:SPENDING HAS HELD UP DESPITE STOCK DROP,SLOWDOWN

07/09/2001 22:46 PARRY:RISK IS CONSUMERS MIGHT'PULL IN THEIR HORNS'MORE

07/09/2001 22:47 PARRY:STOCK MARKET SLIDE COULD UNDERMINE CONSUMER SPENDING

07/09/2001 22:47 PARRY:GLOBAL SLOWDOWN POSES RISKS TO US ECONOMY

07/09/2001 22:47 PARRY: ECONOMY'STILL HAS A LOT GOING FOR IT'

07/09/2001 22:47 PARRY: 'WE ARE SEEING SIGNS OF EASING IN CREDIT MARKETS'

07/09/2001 22:47 PARRY: TAX REBATES TO ADD STRENGTH TO ECON BEFORE YEAR'S END

07/09/2001 22:47 PARRY: CAPITAL OVERHANG'WILL CORRECT ITSELF WITH TIME'

07/09/2001 22:48 PARRY: SLIDE IN CONSUMER CONFIDENCE COULD UNDERMINE SPENDING

07/09/2001 22:50 PARRY: PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TREND 'STILL A REAL STRENGTH'

07/09/2001 23:09 BUSH:HAVE PLAN TO 'GET OUR ECONOMY MOVING AGAIN'

07/09/2001 23:09 BUSH:INTEND TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT JOBLESS RATE;VERY CONCERNED

07/09/2001 23:48 FED'S PARRY:SURPRISED BY 4.9% JOBLESS FIGURE,SHOULD COME DOWN

07/09/2001 23:50 FED'S PARRY:CAN'T GIVE TOO MUCH CREDENCE TO ONE NUMBER

07/09/2001 23:51 FED'S PARRY:NON-HIGH TECH AREAS SHOULD IMPROVE AHEAD

07/09/2001 23:51 FED'S PARRY:INVENTORIES SUFFICIENTLY DRAWN DOWN OUTSIDE HITECH

07/09/2001 23:53 FED'S PARRY:NAPM,JOBLESS FIGS MAKE ECON ASSESSMENT TRICKY

07/09/2001 23:58 FED'S PARRY:REFUSES TO COMMENT ON POSS INTERMTG MOVE OR 50 BPS