Forex news and forecasts archive for 2002-05-31

31/05/2002 08:20 GOOD MORNING !

31/05/2002 08:34 JAPAN YEN-BASED DEBT RATINGS CUT TO A2 VS AA3 - MOODY'S

31/05/2002 09:03 Japan April Construction Orders Down 8.2% On Year

31/05/2002 09:04 Japan April Housing Starts Down 0.6% On Year

31/05/2002 09:05 Japan April nationwide CPI up 0.3 pct from March; down 1.1 yr-on-yr

31/05/2002 09:05 Shiokawa orders MoF officials to give forex full attention

31/05/2002 09:05 Forex - Yen stable against the dollar after Moody's rating downgrade

31/05/2002 09:11 Calendar for May 31

31/05/2002 09:37 Moody's downgrade of Japan rating to have little impact -- HSBC

31/05/2002 09:57 GERMANY APR REAL WHOLESALE SALES +2.4% Y/Y;NOMINAL +1.6% Y/Y

31/05/2002 09:57 GERMANY APR SA REAL WHOLESALE SALES +1.2% M/M; NOM. +0.8% M/M

31/05/2002 09:58 GERMANY JAN-APR REAL WHOLESALE SALES -3.2% Y/Y; NOM. -3.6% Y/Y

31/05/2002 10:08 DOLLAR-YEN JUMPS TO Y124.05, DEALERS CITE INTERVENTION

31/05/2002 10:11 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES DOWN 6.33 PTS AT 11,763.70

31/05/2002 10:15 JAPAN MOF INTERVENES IN FOREX MARKET, MOVEMENTS TOO RAPID

31/05/2002 10:18 JAPAN MOF TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR MARKET, TAKE ACTION IF NEEDED

31/05/2002 10:31 Japan MoF intervenes in forex market, to take more action if needed

31/05/2002 10:48 FRANCE APR SA ILO JOBLESS +9,000; RATE UNCH FROM MAR AT 9.1%

31/05/2002 10:48 FRANCE APR SA REGISTERED JOB SEEKERS -10,400; -0.5% M/M

31/05/2002 10:51 FRANCE APR PPI +0.4% M/M, -0.7% Y/Y; MAR -0.8% Y/Y

31/05/2002 10:51 FRANCE APR PPI EX ENERGY/AGR +0.1% M/M, -0.2% Y/Y

31/05/2002 10:52 FRANCE APR PPI M/M IN LINE WITH MNI MEDIAN FORECAST

31/05/2002 10:54 European Forex Trading Preview by Jes Black

31/05/2002 11:21 Japan Unemployment Rate Steady as Job Seekers Give Up

31/05/2002 11:47 GERMANY ECOMIN MUELLER SEES GERMAN 2003 GDP OF UP TO +3%

31/05/2002 11:49 Tokyo Consumer Prices Decline for Second Month in May

31/05/2002 12:01 ECB: APR. FULLY ADJ. EMU M3 +7.5% Y/Y; MNI MEDIAN +7.1%

31/05/2002 12:03 ECB: APR. FULLY ADJ. EMU M3 +7.5% Y/Y; MNI MEDIAN +7.1%

31/05/2002 12:04 ECB: FEB-APR SA M3 +7.4% Y/Y; JAN-MAR +7.6% (+7.5%)

31/05/2002 12:06 JOHN LEWIS WEEK TO MAY 25 DEPT STORE SALES UP 12.2 PCT, FOOD DOWN 3.6 PCT

31/05/2002 12:08 GERMANY'S MUELLER SEES 0.9-1.0 PCT GDP GROWTH THIS YEAR, 2.5-3.0 PCT IN 2003

31/05/2002 12:32 GERMAN JOBLESS SEEN BELOW 4 MLN IN MAY - LABOUR MINISTER RIESTER

31/05/2002 12:36 ECB'S FAZIO SEES EMU GDP GROWING ANNUALISED 2.5% AT END 2002

31/05/2002 12:39 Euro area April M3 up 7.5 pct yr-on-yr vs 7.3 in March

31/05/2002 12:44 Japan MOF intervenes to rein in robust yen

31/05/2002 13:17 Lindsey says US still favours strong dollar -WSJ

31/05/2002 13:25 Forex - Yen slips in early London trade after intervention

31/05/2002 14:01 EMU-12 MAY FLASH HICP +2.0% Y/Y; APRIL +2.4% Y/Y

31/05/2002 14:01 EMU-12 MAY FLASH HICP +2.0% Y/Y; APRIL +2.4% Y/Y

31/05/2002 14:02 EMU MAY FLASH HICP Y/Y RATE LOWEST SINCE DEC01 (ALSO +2.0%)

31/05/2002 14:02 EMU-12 MAY FLASH HICP Y/Y IN LINE WITH MNI MEDIAN FORECAST

31/05/2002 15:50 Forex - Major currencies rangebound in midday London trade

31/05/2002 16:30 1Q REV US NONFARM PRODUCTIVITY +8.4% (PREV +8.6%); Y/Y +4.2%

31/05/2002 16:31 1Q REV US IMPLICIT PRICE DEFLTR -0.6% (PREV -0.8%); Y/Y +0.5%

31/05/2002 16:31 1Q REV US UNIT LABOR COSTS -5.2% VS PREV -5.4%; Y/Y -0.8%

31/05/2002 16:31 1Q REV US MFG OUTPUT +2.9% (PREV +3.2%);HRS -5.9% (PREV -5.9%)

31/05/2002 16:31 1Q REV US OUTPUT +6.1% (PREV +6.5%),HRS WORKED -2.1%(-1.9%)

31/05/2002 16:31 1Q REV US MFG PROD +9.4%(PREV +9.7%);MFG LBR CSTS -6.4%(-6.5%)

31/05/2002 16:32 CANADA MARCH GDP AT FACTOR COST +0.1% VS +0.5% IN FEB

31/05/2002 16:32 CANADA 2002 Q1 GDP AT FACTOR COST +1.5% VS +0.7% Q4 2001

31/05/2002 16:32 CANADA Q1 CURRENT ACCOUNT +C$1.5 BN TO C$5.9 BN

31/05/2002 16:33 CANADA MARCH GDP RETAILING -0.7% VS -0.6% IN FEB

31/05/2002 16:33 CANADA MARCH GDP GOODS +O.2% VS FEB +1.5%; SVCS UNCHANGED

31/05/2002 16:33 CANADA MARCH GDP WHOLESALING +0.1% VS 0.0% IN FEB

31/05/2002 17:00 NAPM-NEW YORK CURRENT COND. INDEX 57.9 MAY VS 57.5 APRIL, SA

31/05/2002 17:01 NAPM-NEW YORK NON-MANUFACT. INDEX 56.3 MAY VS 54.2 APRIL, SA

31/05/2002 17:01 NAPM-NEW YORK PRICES PAID INDEX 55 MAY VS. 50 APRIL, NSA

31/05/2002 17:01 NAPM-NEW YORK-BUSINESS CONDTNS INDX 260.2 MAY VS 256.2 APR, SA

31/05/2002 17:51 U MICH FINAL US CONS SENT. 96.9 MAY VS 93.0 APRIL: SOURCES

31/05/2002 17:51 U MICH FINAL US CURR COND 103.5 MAY VS 99.2 APRIL: SOURCES

31/05/2002 17:52 U MICH FINAL US EXPECTATIONS 92.7 MAY VS 89.1 APRIL: SOURCES

31/05/2002 18:00 CHICAGO PURCHASERS INDEX 60.8 MAY VS 54.7 APR, SEAS ADJ

31/05/2002 18:01 MAR US FACTORY ORDERS REVISED TO +1.0% (PREV +0.4%)

31/05/2002 18:01 CHICAGO PURCHASERS NEW ORDERS INDEX 65.6 MAY VS 59.0 APR

31/05/2002 18:01 APR US NONDEF CAP GOODS EX. AIRCRAFT SHIPMENTS +0.8%

31/05/2002 18:02 CHICAGO PURCHASERS SUPPLIER DELIVERY 57.4 MAY VS 51.8 APR

31/05/2002 18:02 COMMERCE: APR US NONDURABLES RISE LED BY PLASTICS AND RUBBER

31/05/2002 18:02 APR US MFG INVENT -0.2%; SHIPMENTS +2.4%; UNFILLED ORDRS -0.4%

31/05/2002 18:02 CHICAGO PURCHASERS INVENTORIES INDEX 43.2 MAY VS 37.6 APR

31/05/2002 18:02 CHICAGO PURCHASERS: INDEX OVER 60 FOR FIRST TIME SINCE APR '99

31/05/2002 18:03 CHICAGO: PRODUCTION INDX LARGEST GAIN SINCE DEC '95

31/05/2002 18:03 CHICAGO: NEW ORDERS HIGHEST LEVEL IN THREE YEARS

31/05/2002 18:03 CHICAGO: SUPPLIER DEL HIGHEST SINCE AUGUST '97

31/05/2002 18:03 CHICAGO: PRICES PAID HIGHEST SINCE MARCH '01