Forex news and forecasts archive for 2004-02-27

27/02/2004 00:16 US TOTAL DEALER POSITIONS +$13.4B FEB 18 WK FROM PREV WEEK

27/02/2004 00:16 US DEALER POSITIONS IN AGENCIES +$1.1B FEB 18 WK FROM PREV WK

27/02/2004 00:16 US DEAL POSITIONS IN US CORPORATE SECS -$1.9B FEB 18WK VS PREV

27/02/2004 00:16 US DEALER POSITIONS IN US TSYS +$14.4B FEB 18 WK FROM PREV WK

27/02/2004 00:17 US DEAL POSITIONS IN MORTGAGE BACKED -$0.2B FEB 18 WK VS PREV

27/02/2004 00:45 US M2 +$4.5 BLN; M3 +$14.8 BLN; M1 -$2.9 BLN IN PREV WEEK

27/02/2004 00:45 US M2 +$32.1 BLN; M3 +$36.8 BLN; M1 +$24.7 BLN IN LATEST WK

27/02/2004 00:46 US M2:SAVINGS DEPOSITS +$12.6B IN WK;SMALL-TIME DEP -$1.0B

27/02/2004 03:09 Japan Jan unemployment rate 5.0 pct vs 4.9 pct in Dec

27/02/2004 03:10 The male unemployment rate rose to 5.2 pct from an unrevised 5.0 pct the previous month

27/02/2004 03:10 The female rate declined to 4.6 pct from 4.7 pct the previous month

27/02/2004 03:12 Tokyo Feb core CPI falls 0.1 pct mth-on-mth

27/02/2004 03:43 Japan Jan industrial output rises 3.4 pct mth-on-mth; up 5.0 pct yr-on-yr

27/02/2004 04:18 Australia Jan private credit up 1.3 pct vs Dec, up 15.7 pct yr-on-yr

27/02/2004 10:06 Nikkei ends at one-month high on upbeat econ news

27/02/2004 10:06 IMF says may upgrade 2004 world growth forecast

27/02/2004 10:08 Dollar firm near recent peaks as euro concerns grow

27/02/2004 10:09 German Feb unadj. jobless up 20.000 m/m

27/02/2004 10:51 FRANCE JAN PPI +0.3% M/M, +0.2% Y/Y

27/02/2004 10:51 FRANCE JAN PPI EX-ENERGY/AGR +0.2% M/M; +0.1% Y/Y

27/02/2004 11:26 Japanese output rises but jobless rate inches up

27/02/2004 11:27 ITALY MEDIAN FORECAST: FEB PRELIM HICP -0.4% M/M, +2.2% Y/Y

27/02/2004 11:31 ITALY ISTAT PRELIMINARY FEB HICP -0.3% M/M, +2.3% Y/Y

27/02/2004 11:31 ITALY ISTAT PRELIMINARY FEB 'NIC' CPI +0.3% M/M, +2.4% Y/Y

27/02/2004 12:27 ITALY MEDIAN FORECAST: JANUARY PPI +0.1% M/M, +0.2% Y/Y

27/02/2004 12:51 Dollar sreadies near one-month peak versus euro

27/02/2004 13:06 JAPAN FX INTERVENTION AT Y3.342 TRILLION IN FEBRURAY - MOF>

27/02/2004 13:11 European Stocks Rise; Shares of Roche, Air Liquide, Corus Gain

27/02/2004 13:58 EMU Median Forecast: Feb Flash HICP +1.8% Y/Y;Final Jan +1.9%

27/02/2004 13:59 EMU Median Forecast: Feb Industry Stmt -6; Consumer Stmt -16

27/02/2004 14:06 EMU FEB FLASH HICP +1.6% Y/Y AFTER JAN REVISED +1.9% (+2.0%)

27/02/2004 14:06 EMU JAN EX-ENERGY/UNPROCESSED FOOD +1.9% Y/Y; DEC +1.9% Y/Y

27/02/2004 14:06 EMU JAN FOOD PRICES +0.7% M/M, ALCOHOL/TOBACCO +1.1% M/M

27/02/2004 14:07 EMU FEB ECON. SENTIMENT INDEX STEADY AT 96.0; JAN. REVISED UP

27/02/2004 14:07 EMU FEB INDUSTRY CONFIDENCE STEADY AT -6; JAN REVISED UP VS -7

27/02/2004 14:07 EMU FEB CONSUMER CONFIDENCE UP TO -14; JAN REV. UP TO -15(-16)

27/02/2004 14:07 EMU JAN EX-ENERGY/FOOD/ALC/TOB. HICP +1.7% Y/Y; DEC +1.6% Y/Y

27/02/2004 14:07 EMU JAN CLOTHING PRICES -7.2% M/M, PACKAGE HOLIDAYS -15.4% M/M

27/02/2004 14:07 EMU FEB CONSTRUCTION CONFIDENCE FALLS TO -21; JAN -19 (UNREV.)

27/02/2004 14:07 EMU FEB SERVICES SECTOR SENTIMENT UP TO +11; JAN +10 (UNREV.)

27/02/2004 14:08 EMU JAN HEALTH CARE PRICES +6.0% M/M, ENERGY PRICES +0.9% M/M

27/02/2004 14:08 EMU FEB BUSINESS CLIMATE INDICATOR FALLS TO +0.01; JAN +0.11

27/02/2004 14:08 EMU FEB RETAIL SECTOR SENTIMENT FALLS TO -11; JAN -10 (-11)

27/02/2004 14:29 Euro near 1-mth low vs dlr on soft inflation data

27/02/2004 14:30 Eurozone economic sentiment stabilities in February

27/02/2004 15:19 Gold drifts down in Europe, glued to dollar

27/02/2004 16:35 US 4Q PREL GDP +4.1% (ADV +4.0%);FINAL SALES +3.2% (+3.4%)

27/02/2004 16:36 US 4Q PREL PCE +2.7% VS ADV +2.6%; GOVT +0.8% VS ADV +0.8%

27/02/2004 16:36 US 4Q PREL NONRESIDENTIAL FIXED INVST +9.6% V ADV +6.9%

27/02/2004 16:36 US 4Q PREL RESIDENTIAL FIXED INVESTMENT +8.6% VS ADV +10.6%

27/02/2004 16:36 US 4Q PREL CHAIN INDEX EX FOOD AND ENERGY +1.1% V ADV +1.0%

27/02/2004 16:36 US 4Q PREL GDP CHAIN PCE DEFLATOR +0.7% VS ADV +0.6%

27/02/2004 16:36 CANADA DECEMBER GDP GOODS +0.9% VS NOV +0.4%; +2.6% YR/YR

27/02/2004 16:36 CANADA DEC GDP MANUFACTURING +1.4% VS NOV +0.1%; +1.0% YR/YR

27/02/2004 16:37 CANADA DEC GDP WHOLESALING +1.0% VS NOV -0.0%; +6.4% YR/YR

27/02/2004 16:37 US 4Q PREL NONDURABLES PCE +5.2% VS ADV +4.4%

27/02/2004 16:37 CANADA DEC GDP RETAILING -1.0% VS NOV -0.4%; +0.3% YR/YR

27/02/2004 16:37 US 4Q PREL GDP PCE DEFLATOR EX FOOD,ENERGY +0.7% VS ADV +0.7%

27/02/2004 16:37 CANADA Q4 2003 GDP AT MARKET PRICES +0.9% VS +0.3% IN Q3

27/02/2004 17:10 US NAPM-NY CURRENT COND INDEX 69.8 FEB V 79.4 JAN, SA

27/02/2004 17:11 US NAPM-NY MANUFACTURING INDEX 75.4 FEB VS. 87.6 JAN, SA

27/02/2004 17:11 US NAPM-NY 6-MONTH OUTLOOK INDEX 78.6 FEB VS. 88.9 JAN, NSA

27/02/2004 17:11 US NAPM-NY NON-MANUFACTURING INDEX 69.2 FEB VS. 78.5 JAN, SA

27/02/2004 17:11 US NAPM-NY PRICES PAID INDEX 57 FEB VS. 55 JAN, NSA

27/02/2004 17:11 US NAPM-NY BUSINESS CONDITNS INDEX 267.2 FEB VS 257.3 JAN, SA

27/02/2004 17:50 U MICH US CONSUMER SENT 94.4 FEB FINAL V PRELIM 93.1: SOURCE

27/02/2004 17:51 U MICH US CONS SENT 94.4 FEB FINAL V JAN FINAL 103.8: SOURCE

27/02/2004 17:53 Dollar musters modest gains after US GDP data