Forex news and forecasts archive for 2003-02-04

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04/02/2003 08:10 Good morning!

04/02/2003 08:15 Global Calendar for Tuesday, Feb. 4

04/02/2003 08:16 NIKKEI 225 closes morning up 29.89 pts at 8.530.68

04/02/2003 08:17 HANG SENG closes morning down 1.70 pts at 9.257.25

04/02/2003 08:18 Forex - Dollar/yen rangebound midafternoon Tokyo before US evidence on Iraq

04/02/2003 10:46 FRANCE SA JAN CONSUMER SENTIMENT -22; DEC UNREVISED -17

04/02/2003 10:46 FRANCE JAN JOBLESS WORRIES UP TO 11-MO-HIGH +64 VS +52 IN DEC

04/02/2003 10:46 FRANCE JAN PERSONAL FINANCIAL OUTLOOK DN TO -1 VS +2 IN DEC

04/02/2003 10:47 FRANCE JAN FUTURES INFLATION WORRIES UP TO -44 VS -49 IN DEC

04/02/2003 10:49 Bush cuts 2003 US growth forecasts

04/02/2003 10:56 U.S. December Factory Orders Seen Rising 0.3%

04/02/2003 10:59 ITALY ISTAT PREL. JAN HICP UNCH. MM, +3.1% YY

04/02/2003 11:01 ITALY ISTAT PREL. JAN 'NIC' CPI +0.3% MM, +2.7% YY

04/02/2003 11:05 ŅĀŅ-40 INDEX OPENS 23.61 PTS LOWER AT 2934.18

04/02/2003 11:05 DAX OPENS 0.95 PTS LOWER AT 2750.04

04/02/2003 11:07 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES DOWN 6.24 PTS AT 9252.71

04/02/2003 11:10 French January Consumer Confidence Declines to Five-Year Low

04/02/2003 11:13 Japanese Bonds Fall as Auction Draws Weaker-Than-Average Demand

04/02/2003 13:00 OECD: FINLAND TO OUTPERFORM EMU: 2003 GDP +3.2%, 2004 GDP +3.8%

04/02/2003 13:00 OECD: FINLAND INFL. OUTLOOK TAME: 2003 HICP 2.0%, 2004 1.8%

04/02/2003 13:18 ECB: VARIABLE REFI MARGINAL RATE 2.78% VS 2.79% LAST REFI

04/02/2003 13:37 FRANCE 2002 GOVT DEFICIT E49.3 BN -- E2.5 BN OVER TARGET

04/02/2003 13:41 US business activity slips in Jan - ISM

04/02/2003 13:42 FRANCE FINMIN: WON'T KNOW 2002 TOTAL PUBLIC DEFICIT TIL MARCH

04/02/2003 13:43 Euro gains slightly ahead of UN speech

04/02/2003 13:49 Dollar Falls Against Euro on Concern War Is Drawing Closer

04/02/2003 13:51 CORRECT: FRANCE 02 GOVT DEFICIT E2.3 BN (NOT E2.5) OVER TARGET

04/02/2003 14:01 EMU-12 JAN FLASH HICP +2.1% Y/Y AFTER DEC +2.3% Y/Y

04/02/2003 14:01 EMU-12 JAN FLASH HICP +0.3% M/M

04/02/2003 14:02 EMU NOV REAL ADJ. RETAIL SALES -0.5% M/M, -0.4% Y/Y

04/02/2003 14:02 EMU OCT RETAIL SALES REVISED +0.9% M/M, +1.9% Y/Y (+0.7%, +1.6%)

04/02/2003 14:03 EMU OCT-NOV RETAIL SALES +0.2% VS 3Q; 3Q +0.6% Q/Q

04/02/2003 15:46 Gold Soars on War Fears, But USD Steady Ahead of Powell

04/02/2003 15:57 Forex - Major currencies rangebound in thin midday trade

04/02/2003 16:34 US BTM-UBSW WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX -0.9% W/W WK ENDED FEB 1

04/02/2003 16:35 US BTM-UBSW WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX +2.7% Y/Y WK ENDED FEB 1

04/02/2003 16:51 Eurozone inflation fall builds case for rate cut

04/02/2003 16:52 UK construction activity slows in Jan

04/02/2003 16:55 US, Redbook: final jan store sales +0.7% vs dec through feb 1 wk

04/02/2003 16:56 US, Redbook: store sales +1.8% in wk ended feb 1 vs yr ago wk

04/02/2003 16:56 US, Redbook: jan 2003 store sales +1.8% vs jan 2002

04/02/2003 18:02 US DEC FACTORY PRDERS +0.4%; EX-DEFENSE +0.2%

04/02/2003 18:03 US DEC DURABLES ORDERS REV TO -0.2% (PRV +0.2%), NONDUR +1.1%

04/02/2003 18:03 US DEC FACTORY ORDERS EX-TRANS +0.9%; TRANS -2.7%

04/02/2003 18:03 US NOV FACTORY ORDERS UNREVISED AT -0.8%