Forex news and forecasts archive for 2001-08-21

21/08/2001 07:58 GOOD MORNING !

21/08/2001 08:12 Calendar for Tuesday , August 21

21/08/2001 08:17 FED OUTLOOK: 25-bp rate cut seen Tuesday, more possible by

21/08/2001 08:26 US posts July $2.5 bln budget surplus vs $5.1 bln surplus yr ago

21/08/2001 08:27 UK housing market strong but tentative signs of easing seen - RICS

21/08/2001 08:28 Japan stocks 0.2% lower despite Wall St gains

21/08/2001 08:29 US stocks end higher after recent weakness, ahead of Fed

21/08/2001 08:29 Asia FX Midday: Consolidations set in pre-FOMC dull trading

21/08/2001 08:30 Forex - Dollar firmer at noon in Tokyo ahead of FOMC

21/08/2001 09:11 Forex - Dollar easier in midafternoon trade in Tokyo ahead of FOMC meeting

21/08/2001 10:05 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES UP 22.44 PTS AT 11,280.38

21/08/2001 10:14 Japan April-June GDP seen down 0.9%

21/08/2001 10:32 US Primary Dealers Agree on 25 BPS FOMC Cut

21/08/2001 10:33 No Dollar Rebound

21/08/2001 11:02 DAX OPENS 7.37 POINTS HIGHER AT 5,215.20

21/08/2001 11:08 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 15.47 PTS HIGHER AT 4,806.90

21/08/2001 11:11 US Monthly Surplus $2.52 Billion

21/08/2001 12:32 UK Q2 PROVISIONAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT UP 0.8% Q/Q; UP 2.1% Y/Y

21/08/2001 12:48 EURUSD: SUP - 0.9120-0.9105-0.9095-0.9010, RES - 0.9205-0.9250-0.9300-0.9360 - JPM

21/08/2001 12:49 USDCHF: SUP - 1.6535-1.6445-1.6400-1.5900, RES - 1.6640-1.6690-1.6830-1.6950 - JPM

21/08/2001 12:49 USDJPY: SUP - 119.60-119.05-118.35-117.60, RES - 120.95-121.30-122.50-123.15 - JPM

21/08/2001 12:49 GBPUSD: SUP - 1.4410-1.4355-1.4170-1.4140, RES - 1.4485-1.4520-1.4560-1.4750 - JPM

21/08/2001 12:49 GBPUSD: SUP - 1.4410-1.4355-1.4170-1.4140, RES - 1.4485-1.4520-1.4560-1.4750

21/08/2001 12:51 Forex - Dollar soft in early London trade ahead of FOMC; Swedish krona down

21/08/2001 13:07 UK Data Snap: Q2 Business Investment Up But Manuf. Inv. Falls

21/08/2001 13:18 ECB: VARIABLE REFI MARGINAL RATE 4.50% VS 4.50% LAST REFI

21/08/2001 13:50 German wise man Siebert says ECB should not cut rates in response to Fed

21/08/2001 14:21 ITALY MEDIAN FCAST: AUG. PRELIM CPI (NIC) UNCH. M/M, +2.8% Y/Y

21/08/2001 14:33 ITALY AUG CPI SEEN UNCH TO +0.1% M/M,2.8-2.9% Y/Y ON CITIES

21/08/2001 16:30 UK Business Investment Up

21/08/2001 16:58 ECB: FOREX RESERVES ROSE E0.6 BN TO E273.8 BN WK ENDED AUG17

21/08/2001 16:58 US REDBOOK AUGUST STORE SALES +0.2% MO/MO VS JULY

21/08/2001 16:59 BTM-UBSW: US SAME-STORE SALES 0.6% AUG 18 WK VS UNCH AUG 11

21/08/2001 16:59 REDBOOK: US STORE SALES +2.7% IN AUG. 18 WEEK VS YR AGO

21/08/2001 16:59 REDBOOK: US STORE SALES +2.5% IN AUGUST 2001 VS AUGUST 2000

21/08/2001 16:59 BTM-UBSW: US SAME-STORE SALES +3.7% AUG 18 WK VS YR-AGO WK

21/08/2001 16:59 BTM-UBSW: SALES GENERALLY 'ON TO ABOVE PLAN' IN AUG 18 WEEK

21/08/2001 17:01 ECB: GOLD RESERVE REDUCTION IN LINE/W SEP99 CBANK AGREEMENT

21/08/2001 18:21 BUSH:CONFIRMS OMB TO SHOW NON-SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLS IN RPRT

21/08/2001 18:22 BUSH:BUDGET IN 'STRONG FINANCIAL SHAPE'DESPITE ECON SLOWDOWN

21/08/2001 18:22 BUSH:BUDGET SURPLUS TO BE 2ND LARGEST EVER DESPITE SLOWDOWN

21/08/2001 18:23 BUSH:TAX CUTS TO ENSURE WEAK ECONOMY GROWS

21/08/2001 18:24 BUSH:MUST RESIST EXCESSIVE FEDERAL SPENDING

21/08/2001 23:19 FED CUTS FED FUNDS 25 BP, DISC RATE 25BP;KEEPS EASING BIAS

21/08/2001 23:20 FED FUNDS RATE AT 3.50%, DISCOUNT RATE AT 3.00%

21/08/2001 23:20 FED: 'HOUSEHOLD DEMAND HAS BEEN SUSTAINED'

21/08/2001 23:20 FED: 'BUSINESS PROFITS, CAPITAL SPENDING CONTINUE TO WEAKEN'

21/08/2001 23:20 FED:WORLD ECON SLOWING,INFL REMAIN CONTAINED ON LBR MKT EASE

21/08/2001 23:22 FED: VOTE ON DISCOUNT RATE CUT WAS UNANIMOUS

21/08/2001 23:22 LANSTON'S JONES:'WE'RE GETTING NEAR THE END' OF EASING

21/08/2001 23:23 JONES:50-50 CHANCE OF ONE MORE 25 BASIS POINT CUT

21/08/2001 23:23 US MORGAN STANLEY'S BERNER:BEST GUESS FUNDS RATE NOW AT BOTTOM

21/08/2001 23:23 BANK ONE CUTS PRIME RATE TO 6.5% FROM 6.75%, EFFECTIVE WED

21/08/2001 23:23 CHASE MANHATTAN, MORGAN GUARANTY CUTS PRIME TO 6.5% FROM 6.75%