Forex news and forecasts archive for 2001-08-28

28/08/2001 07:59 GOOD MORNING !

28/08/2001 08:16 Calendar for Tuesday , August 28

28/08/2001 08:19 Japan's July adjusted jobless rate at 5.0%, hitting record high

28/08/2001 08:25 Japan's Shiokawa says firms' restructuring plans must heed societal conditions

28/08/2001 08:31 Japan July labor supply-demand ratio at 0.60 vs 0.61 in June

28/08/2001 08:51 US' CONRAD: WILL BE 'REAL CONSEQUENCES' DUE TO FALLING SURPLUS

28/08/2001 08:53 OUTLOOK Euro zone July M3 to remain high, will not prevent ECB rate cut

28/08/2001 08:53 US stocks end lower in light volume session

28/08/2001 08:54 Home sales fall as hiring slowdown spreads to service sector

28/08/2001 08:57 Takenaka says 5 pct jobless rate expected, no plan for new emergency scheme

28/08/2001 09:13 Forex - Dollar higher in midafternoon Tokyo on Shiokawa comments

28/08/2001 09:14 Shiokawa - Govt aims to weaken yen vs dollar; no plan to discuss issue at G7

28/08/2001 10:44 France May-July Housing Permits -1.8% y/y; Starts +7.0% y/y

28/08/2001 11:01 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 14.23 PTS LOWER AT 4,891.56

28/08/2001 11:02 DAX OPENS 0.21 POINTS HIGHER AT 5,406.26

28/08/2001 11:04 U.S. stocks fell in slow trading

28/08/2001 11:35 TECHNICALS-Forex market outlook and key levels

28/08/2001 11:36 MNI SURVEY: 22 OF 30 ANALYSTS SEE ECB RATE CUT AUG 30

28/08/2001 11:37 MNI SURVEY MEDIAN: ANALYSTS SEE 60% CHANCE OF ECB CUT AUG. 30

28/08/2001 11:37 MNI SURVEY: SOME SEE ECB WAITING TO SEP TO BETTER PREPARE MKT

28/08/2001 11:38 MNI SURVEY: 29 OF 30 ANALYSTS SEE ECB RATE CUT BY END SEP

28/08/2001 11:43 Extra budget should be decided in early Sept.: LDP's Aso

28/08/2001 11:50 Forex - Euro weaker in early London ahead of euro zone M3 figures

28/08/2001 11:57 BOJ'S HAYAMI - CURRENT DOLLAR/YEN MOVES REFLECT US ECONOMIC WEAKNESS

28/08/2001 12:00 ECB: JULY SA EMU M3 GROWTH +6.4% Y/Y; JUNE +6.1% Y/Y (+6.1%)

28/08/2001 12:01 ECB:JLY M3 MAY REFLECT FLAT YIELD CURE, RECENT STOCK WEAKNESS

28/08/2001 12:04 ECB:JUL EMU NSA PRIVATE CREDIT GROWTH +8.2% Y/Y;JUN +8.4% Y/Y

28/08/2001 12:06 ECB: JUL EMU TOTAL NSA CREDIT GROWTH +6.2% Y/Y; JUN +6.1% Y/Y

28/08/2001 12:06 ECB: JUL EMU NSA L-TERM CAPITAL FORMATION +2.8% Y/Y; JUN +3.4%

28/08/2001 12:10 Margin stock buying in Japan down for 2nd week

28/08/2001 12:30 UK BBA:JUL NSA MORTGAGE APPROVALS STG7.623BN VS JUN STG7.988BN

28/08/2001 12:31 UK BANKS' JULY GROSS MORTGAGE LENDING 10.979 BLN STG VS 10.35 IN JULY - BBA

28/08/2001 13:17 EURUSD: SUP - 0.9080-0,9005-0,8917, RES - 0.9165-0,9200-0,9237/53 - SOCGEN

28/08/2001 13:18 USDJPY: SUP - 119,60-119.48-119,05, RES - 120.53-120,95-121,15 - SOCGEN

28/08/2001 13:18 GBPUSD: SUP - 1.4414-1.4350-1.4280, RES - 1.4480-1.4517-1.4561 - SOCGEN

28/08/2001 13:18 USDCHF: SUP - 1.6572-1.6507-1.6400, RES - 1.6747-1.6846-1.6954 - SOCGEN

28/08/2001 13:19 ECB: VARIABLE REFI MARGINAL RATE 4.50% VS 4.50% LAST REFI

28/08/2001 13:23 EMU Snap: M3 Strong Again; 3M Rate Above Reference Value

28/08/2001 13:31 BBK'S ZEITLER:DEBATE ON WEAKENING EMU STAB. PACT MAY HURT EURO

28/08/2001 13:55 Most Analysts: Jly M3 Data No Cause For ECB To Delay Rate Cut

28/08/2001 14:51 Euro area adjusted July M3 up 6.4 pct yr-on-yr vs 6.1 in June

28/08/2001 14:52 Euro area July M3 -- 2 (private sector credit up 8.2 pct yr-on-yr)

28/08/2001 16:42 German Wholesale Assn Cuts GDP Forecast

28/08/2001 16:58 BTM-UBSW: US SAME-STORE SALES 0.1% AUG 25 WK VS +0.6 AUG 18

28/08/2001 16:59 BTM-UBSW: US SAME-STORE SALES +4.0% AUG 25 WK VS YR-AGO WK

28/08/2001 16:59 BTM-UBSW: SALES AGAIN 'ON TO ABOVE PLAN' IN AUG 25 WEEK

28/08/2001 16:59 BANK OF CANADA REDUCES OVERNIGHT RATE 25 BP TO 4.00%

28/08/2001 16:59 ECB: FOREX RESERVES FELL E0.1 BN TO E273.6 BN WK ENDED AUG24

28/08/2001 17:00 BANK OF CANDA LOWERS BANK RATE BY 25 BP TO 4.25%

28/08/2001 17:00 BANK OF CANADA EXPECTS Q3 & Q4 ECON GROWTH 'BELOW POTENTIAL'

28/08/2001 17:00 BANK OF CANADA CITES 'ONGOING WEAKNESS' IN US CAPITAL SPENDING

28/08/2001 17:01 BANK OF CANADA SAYS CANADA INVENTORIES NOT FALLING AS EXPECTED

28/08/2001 17:05 US CBO SEES 2001 US GDP UP 1.7 PCT

28/08/2001 17:05 US CBO SEES 2002 US GDP UP 2.6 PCT

28/08/2001 18:01 AUG. US CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 114.3 V JULY 116.3(PREV 116.5)

28/08/2001 18:01 CONF BOARD US PRESENT CONDITIONS AUG. 145.8 VS JULY 151.3

28/08/2001 18:02 CONF BOARD US CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS AUG. 93.3 VS JULY 92.9

28/08/2001 18:02 CONF BOARD: US JOBS PLENTIFUL IN AUG. 33.4% VS JULY 35.6%

28/08/2001 18:02 CONF BOARD: US JOBS HARD-TO-GET IN AUG. 15.9% VS JULY 14.1%

28/08/2001 18:07 EURO RISES TO 0.9063 USD VS 0.9051 AFTER US CONSUMER CONFIDENCE DATA

28/08/2001 19:14 US FX Daily Outlook: Dollar rises on European data; yen slips

28/08/2001 19:37 US CBO STAFF:NEW ECON ESTIMATES ASSUMED NO FURTHER FED CUTS

28/08/2001 20:03 US REP SPRATT:HAVE'STRUCTURAL'BUDGET PROBLEM,NOT JUST CYCLICAL

28/08/2001 20:03 US SEN CONRAD:URGES BUSH TO'STOP MINIMIZING' FISCAL PROBLEM

28/08/2001 20:03 US SEN CONRAD:WALL ST FISCAL CONCERNS KEEPING L-TRM RATES HIGH

28/08/2001 20:03 US SEN CONRAD:CBO SAYS BUSH TO TAP TRUST FUNDS BY $500B 11 YRS

28/08/2001 22:55 JOSPIN: WANTS EU TO PROPOSE INTERNAT'L 'TOBIN' FIN TRANS TAX