Forex news and forecasts archive for 2001-07-26

26/07/2001 08:04 GOOD MORNING !

26/07/2001 08:09 Calendar for Thursday , July 26

26/07/2001 08:11 JAPAN JUNE VEHICLE OUTPUT DOWN 7.8 PCT YR-ON-YR VS DOWN 2.4 PCT IN MAY

26/07/2001 08:12 JAPAN JUNE MOTORCYCLE OUTPUT DOWN 8.3 PCT YR-ON-YR VS DOWN 1.6 PCT IN MAY

26/07/2001 08:13 The Nikkei 225 index closed the morning up 6.39 points at 11,898.00, off a high of 11,962.73.

26/07/2001 08:15 Forex - Euro tests resistance against dollar in midmorning Tokyo

26/07/2001 08:28 Hayami - weak demand may put further pressure on prices

26/07/2001 08:35 Japan June retail sales down 1.9 pct yr-on-yr vs fall 3.2 in May

26/07/2001 08:36 ABC/MONEY US CONSUMER COMFORT INDEX 6 IN WK VS. 4 PREV WEEK

26/07/2001 08:44 European stocks lower amid earnings woes

26/07/2001 08:44 US stocks end higher after three-day sell-off

26/07/2001 09:28 OUTLOOK Euro area M3 growth to accelerate in June, but ECB unconcerned

26/07/2001 09:34 Forex - Major currencies rangebound in midafternoon Tokyo on lack of leads

26/07/2001 10:00 PAN-GERMANY JUN IMPORT PRICES -0.3% M/M, +3.6% Y/Y;MAY +4.0%

26/07/2001 10:01 GERMANY JUNE IMPORT PRICE Y/Y RATE LOWEST SINCE SEP 1999

26/07/2001 10:04 IFO 2Q W.GERMANY MFG CAPACITY UTILIZATION 85.7; 1Q 87.1

26/07/2001 10:17 German Jun annual import price inflation lowest since Sep 1999

26/07/2001 10:24 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES DOWN 33.05 PTS AT 11,858.56

26/07/2001 10:56 Former US Treasury Secretary Rubin urges continuation of strong dollar policy

26/07/2001 11:01 ITALY MAY UNADJUSTED RETAIL SALES +1.8% Y/Y BELOW ALL MNI SURVEY FCASTS

26/07/2001 11:30 ITALY ISAE JLY NSA CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX 126.4; JUN 127.6

26/07/2001 11:31 ITALY ISAE: JLY CONSUMER OUTLOOK FOR ECON. +24 VS +24 IN JUN

26/07/2001 11:58 ADVISORY: ECB TO RELEASE JUNE M3 DATA SHORTLY

26/07/2001 12:01 ECB: EMU JUN PARTLY ADJ. M3 +6.1% Y/Y; MAY +5.1% Y/Y (+5.4%)

26/07/2001 12:08 EURO AREA ADJUSTED APRIL-JUNE M3 UP 5.3 PCT YR-ON-YR VS 4.8 IN MARCH-MAY

26/07/2001 12:08 ECB: JUN EMU PRIVATE CREDIT GROWTH +8.4% Y/Y; MAY +8.6% Y/Y

26/07/2001 12:12 ITALY IRS THINK-TANK CUTS 2001 GDP FORECAST TO 2.1% VS 2.3%

26/07/2001 12:12 ITALY IRS THINK-TANK RAISES 2001 CPI FORECAST TO 2.8% VS 2.6%

26/07/2001 12:13 ITALY IRS RAISES 2001 DEFICIT-TO-GDP FORECAST TO 1.8% VS 1.6%

26/07/2001 12:13 ITALY IRS RAISES 2001 DEBT-TO-GDP FORECAST TO 106.7% VS 106.1%

26/07/2001 12:17 ITALY IRS: GOVT POLICIES POINT TO 1.6% 2003 DEFICIT-TO-GDP

26/07/2001 12:17 ITALY IRS: GOVT POLICIES BAD FOR DEFICIT; NO 2003 BALANCED BGT

26/07/2001 12:34 UK banks June gross mortgage lending 10.35 bln stg vs 9.323 in May - BBA

26/07/2001 13:00 GERMANY IFO REVISES UP EMU 2001 GDP F'CAST TO +2.0% VS +1.9%

26/07/2001 13:55 IFO LEIBFRITZ SEES GRADUAL EURO FX RISE TO $0.95 BY END-2002

26/07/2001 13:56 EURUSD supp 0.8785-0.8720-0.8670-0.8650-0.8575 ress0.8830-0.8880-0.8920-0.8970-0.9000

26/07/2001 14:33 IFO LEIBFRITZ SEES GRADUAL EURO FX RISE TO $0.95 BY END-2002

26/07/2001 14:36 USDCHF supp 1,7105-1,7060-1,6850-1,6770-1,6400 ress1,7250-1,7330-1,7390-1,7435

26/07/2001 14:39 USDJPYsupp 123.15-122.25-121.35-120.10-118.35 ress123.70-124.50-125.45-126.10-126.85

26/07/2001 14:40 EURJPYsupp 108.60-108.30-107.95-106.90-106.35 ress108.75-109.70-110.60-112.15-113.70

26/07/2001 14:42 GBPUSD supp 1.4250-1.4225-1.4190-1.4140-1.4090 ress1.4315-1.4330-1.4350-1.4395-1.4415

26/07/2001 14:44 EURGBP supp 0.6140-0.6130-0.6090-0.6075-0.6050 ress0.6170-0.6180-0.6200-0.6260-0.6315

26/07/2001 14:58 Germany's Ifo still sees 1.2 pct 2001 GDP growth, might hit bottom this summer

26/07/2001 16:35 UK'S BROWN IN NY: 'I AM PRO EURO'

26/07/2001 16:41 US Q2 employment cost index up 0.9 pct from Q1; up 3.9 pct yr-on-yr

26/07/2001 16:57 US Jobless Claims Plunge 51K to 366K

26/07/2001 17:34 NASDAQ COMPOSITE DOWN 7.76 AT 1,976.56 AT 9.32 AM

26/07/2001 18:00 US CONF BOARD HELP-WANTED AD INDEX 58 IN JUN VS 60 IN MAY

26/07/2001 18:02 UK's Brown reiterates position of 'pro-euro realism'

26/07/2001 18:25 FOCUS Fed to cut 25 basis points in Aug as no upturn in US capex seen in data

26/07/2001 18:31 US FX Daily Outlook: Euro torpedoed by large euro-zone M3 data (part 1)

26/07/2001 18:34 US FX Daily Outlook: Euro torpedoed by large... - Part 2

26/07/2001 19:12 US SEN DASCHLE:SHOULD TAKE TIME TO TAKE SOC SEC 'CORRECTLY'

26/07/2001 19:12 US'S DASCHLE: OPPOSES 'RADICAL REDIRECTION' FOR SOCIAL SEC

26/07/2001 19:12 US'S DASCHLE: PRIVATIZATION 'IS A MISTAKE' FOR SOC SEC

26/07/2001 19:45 US'S O'NEILL,COMMERCE'S EVANS ENCOURAGED BY RUSSIA DEVELOPMENT

26/07/2001 21:32 UK EQUITABLE LIFE REFUTES MARKET RUMOURS OF INSOLVENCY

26/07/2001 21:34 USTR ZOELLICK:ADMIN'REVIEWING ITS OPTIONS'ON EU FSC DISPUTE

26/07/2001 21:34 USTR ZOELLICK:ANY REMEDY TO EU FSC MUST BE IN US INTERESTS

26/07/2001 21:34 USTR ZOELLICK:CONSULTING W/CONGRESS ON EU/FSC SANCTION THREAT

26/07/2001 21:43 USTR ZOELLICK:'DON'T KNOW'IF HOUSE FAST TRACK VOTE BEFORE AUG

26/07/2001 21:44 USTR ZOELLICK:'SOME GOOD PROGRESS MADE'IN HOUSE ON FAST TRACK

26/07/2001 22:50 MOODY'S: ARGENTINA'S FOREIGN CURRENCY RATING CUT TO 'CAA1'