Forex news and forecasts archive for 2002-04-26

26/04/2002 08:12 GOOD MORNING !

26/04/2002 08:38 Calendar for April 26

26/04/2002 08:39 ALL US BUSINESS SECTORS SHOW ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN Q1 - NABE

26/04/2002 08:39 Nearly all US business sectors show economic recovery in Q1 - NABE

26/04/2002 08:40 Japan March unemployment 5.2 pct vs 5.3 pct in Feb

26/04/2002 08:41 Japan March nationwide CPI up 0.2 pct from Feb; down 1.2 yr-on-yr

26/04/2002 08:41 Tokyo April CPI up 0.2 pct mth-on-mth, down 1.3 pct yr-on-yr

26/04/2002 08:47 Japan March Auto Exports +7.4% From Year Earlier

26/04/2002 09:20 Forex - Dollar rangebound in midafternoon Tokyo on uncertainty over Wall St

26/04/2002 09:56 GERMANY MAR REAL WHOLESALE SALES -7.4% Y/Y;NOMINAL -7.2% Y/Y

26/04/2002 09:57 GERMANY MAR SA REAL WHOLESALE SALES -0.7% M/M; NOM. UNCH M/M

26/04/2002 10:12 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES DOWN 107.33 PTS AT 11,541.39

26/04/2002 10:45 FRANCE:APR OVERALL MFG SENTIMENT INDEX ABOVE MNI SURVEY MEDIAN

26/04/2002 10:45 FRANCE:APR OVERALL MFG SENTIMENT INDEX 97; MAR UNREVISED 95

26/04/2002 10:48 FRENCH Q4 GDP REVISED TO 0.3 PCT FALL FROM 0.2 PCT FALL

26/04/2002 10:50 FRANCE FINAL 4Q 2001 GDP REVISED DOWN TO -0.3% Q/Q VS -0.1%

26/04/2002 10:50 FRANCE FINAL 2000 GDP REVISED UP TO +4.1% FROM +3.6%

26/04/2002 10:53 FRANCE FINAL 1999 GDP REVISED UP TO +3.2% FROM +3.0%

26/04/2002 10:53 FRANCE 4Q GDP REVISION DUE LARGELY TO INVENTORY REVISION

26/04/2002 10:54 European Forex Trading Preview by Jes Black

26/04/2002 11:01 SWEDEN'S RIKSBANK RAISES REPO RATE TO 4.25% FROM 4.0%

26/04/2002 12:02 ECB: MAR. FULLY ADJ. EMU M3 +7.3% Y/Y; FEB +7.4% Y/Y (+7.4%)

26/04/2002 12:02 ECB: JAN-MAR SA M3 +7.5% Y/Y; DEC-FEB +7.8% (+7.8%)

26/04/2002 12:02 ECB:M3 STILL REFLECTS FALL 2001 LIQUIDITY RISE DUE UNCERTAINTY

26/04/2002 12:13 SNB ROTH:LIMIT TO MON. POL. VS STRONG CHF IF PRICE STAB. RISK

26/04/2002 12:14 SNB ROTH:LIMIT TO MON. POL. VS STRONG CHF IF PRICE STAB. RISK

26/04/2002 12:15 ROTH: ILLUSION TO BELIEVE SNB CAN ENSURE SWISS COMPETITIVENESS

26/04/2002 12:15 ROTH: BUT SNB WATCHES CHF FX EXTREMELY CLOSELY; ESP. VS EURO

26/04/2002 12:17 ROTH: EXPECT SWISS GDP GROWTH TO FIRM GRADUALLY COMING MONTHS

26/04/2002 12:35 JOHN LEWIS WEEK TO APRIL 20 DEPT STORE SALES UP 10.6 PCT, FOOD UP 25.5

26/04/2002 12:35 UK Q1 PRELIMINARY GDP +0.1% Q/Q; +1.0% Y/Y

26/04/2002 12:35 UK Q1 SERVICE SECTOR OUTPUT +0.5% Q/Q; +2.4% Y/Y

26/04/2002 12:35 UK NS ESTIMATES Q1 INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT 'FELL SHARPLY'

26/04/2002 12:36 UK MARCH GROSS MORTGAGE LENDING 10.9 BLN STG VS 9.19 BLN IN FEB - BBA

26/04/2002 12:36 UK 1Q GDP Was Forecast +0.4% On Qtr, +1.3% On Yr

26/04/2002 12:37 JOHN LEWIS WEEK TO APRIL 20 TOTAL SALES UP 18.6 PCT

26/04/2002 13:26 Japan's Consumer Spending Falls In March

26/04/2002 13:26 Deflation Persists In Japan Economy

26/04/2002 13:26 Japan Retail Sales Lower

26/04/2002 13:28 U.S. Shares Managed to Erase Intraday Losses

26/04/2002 14:50 U.K. GDP Grew 0.1% in 1st Quarter, 1% From Year Ago

26/04/2002 15:43 Forex - Dollar claws back some lost ground in midday London ahead of US data

26/04/2002 15:45 Dollar Treads Water as Dealers Await Key US GDP by Jes Black

26/04/2002 16:30 1Q ADV US GDP +5.8% V 4Q +1.7%;FINAL SALES +2.6% (+3.8%)

26/04/2002 16:33 1Q ADV US CHG IN INVENTORIES -$36.2B VS 4Q -$119.3B

26/04/2002 16:34 1Q ADV US RESIDENTIAL FIXED INVESTMENT +15.7% (4Q -4.6%)

26/04/2002 16:35 1Q ADV US PCE SERVICES PRICE INDEX +1.9% VS 4Q +3.4%

26/04/2002 16:36 CAC-40 CLIMBS SHARPLY AFTER US Q1 GPD RISE OF 5.8 PCT ANNUALIZED

26/04/2002 16:39 DOLLAR STEADY TO FIRM AFTER STRONG GDP;NEGATIVE US NEWS WEIGHS

26/04/2002 16:50 Euro dips sharply vs dollar on surge in US Q1 GDP

26/04/2002 17:52 U MICH FINAL US CONS SENT. 93.0 APRIL VS 95.7 MARCH: SOURCES

26/04/2002 17:52 U MICH FINAL US CURR COND 99.2 APRIL VS 100.4 MARCH: SOURCES

26/04/2002 17:53 U MICH FINAL US EXPECTATIONS 89.1 APRIL VS 92.7 MARCH:SOURCES

26/04/2002 20:55 US TSY: NO SURPRISE TAX REVENUES LOWER DURING A RECESSION

26/04/2002 20:55 US TSY: TAX REVENUE SLOWDOWN REFLECTS LAST YEAR'S ECONOMY

26/04/2002 20:55 US TSY: STILL TOO EARLY TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT REVENUES TO BE

26/04/2002 20:55 US TSY: TAX PAYMENTS STILL COMING IN SO NUMBERS INCOMPLETE