Forex news and forecasts archive for 2001-11-28

28/11/2001 08:29 GOOD MORNING !

28/11/2001 08:37 Calendar for 28-29th of November

28/11/2001 08:39 : Aussie keeps key 52.50c in sight as support holds

28/11/2001 08:40 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES MORNING DOWN 169.19 PTS AT 10,779.70

28/11/2001 08:58 : Forex market views and key levels

28/11/2001 09:05 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES DOWN 324.08 PTS AT 10,624.81

28/11/2001 09:17 Japan Oct retail sales down 7.1 pct yr-on-yr vs revised fall 0.7 in Sept

28/11/2001 09:22 Australia Q3 real private capex up 0.6 pct from Q2, down 7.2 pct yr-on-yr

28/11/2001 09:26 Japan's METI leaves retail sales assessment unchanged despite sharp Oct fall

28/11/2001 09:32 :Yen up as S&P cuts Japan rating by just one notch

28/11/2001 09:45 ROUNDUP - Japan sovereign downgrade by S&P better than feared; markets stable

28/11/2001 10:07 TOKYO-BUNDESBANK PRESIDENT WELTEKE SAYS EURO UNDERVALUED VS

28/11/2001 10:08 TOKYO-BUNDESBANK PRESIDENT WELTEKE SAYS EURO UNDERVALUED VS DOLLAR

28/11/2001 10:17 : Swiss franc posts further gains

28/11/2001 10:55 UK'S BROWN SAYS 'I DON'T RULE OUT TAX RISES' TO PAY FOR HEALTH SERVICE REFORM

28/11/2001 11:01 ITALY SEPTEMBER UNADJUSTED RETAIL SALES +0.4% Y/Y

28/11/2001 11:01 ITALY SEPTEMBER RETAIL SALES RISE LOWEST SINCE MARCH 2000

28/11/2001 11:01 ITALY SEPTEMBER RETAIL SALES RISE LOWEST SINCE MARCH 2000

28/11/2001 11:02 ITALY SEPTEMBER SA RETAIL SALES -0.2% M/M

28/11/2001 11:10 Fed's Meyer: Risks Still to the Downside

28/11/2001 12:01 ECB:FULLY ADJ. OCT SA EMU M3 GROWTH 7.4% Y/Y; SEP 6.9% Y/Y

28/11/2001 12:01 ECB:SA AUG-OCT M3 GROWTH MOVING AVG 6.8% Y/Y; JUL-SEP 6.2%

28/11/2001 12:01 ECB:OCT M3 DATA STRIP OUT ALL NON-RESIDENT SHORT-TERM HOLDINGS

28/11/2001 12:02 ECB ESTIMATES MONEY MKT PAPER/DEBT DISTORTED M3 0.7 PT IN SEPT

28/11/2001 12:02 ECB ESTIMATES MONEY MKT PAPER/DEBT DISTORTED M3 0.6 PT IN OCT

28/11/2001 12:03 ECB: HIGH OCT M3 RATES DUE TO HIGH MKT UNCERTAINTY AFTER SEP11

28/11/2001 12:06 ECB:OCT EMU NSA PRIVATE CREDIT GROWTH 6.8% Y/Y;SEP 7.0% Y/Y

28/11/2001 12:08 ECB: OCT EMU TOTAL NSA CREDIT GROWTH 5.1% Y/Y; SEP 5.1% Y/Y

28/11/2001 12:09 ECB: OCT EMU NSA L-TERM CAPITAL FORMATION 2.1% Y/Y; SEP 2.1%

28/11/2001 12:18 PAN-GERMANY REAL OCT PLANT & EQUIP ORDERS -8% Y/Y: VDMA

28/11/2001 12:19 GERMANY OCT DOM. MACHINERY ORDERS -6% Y/Y, FOREIGN -10%: VDMA

28/11/2001 12:19 PAN-GERMANY AUG-OCT TOTAL MACHINERY ORDERS -15% Y/Y: VDMA

28/11/2001 12:20 GERMANY SCHROEDER WARNS ON TERROR WAR SPREAD TO OTHER STATES

28/11/2001 12:21 Forex - Dollar weaker in early London trade after dip in US confidence data

28/11/2001 12:30 Japan Downgraded By S&P

28/11/2001 12:30 Welteke: Euro Undervalued Against Dollar

28/11/2001 12:36 US Chain Stores Sales Near Plan

28/11/2001 12:41 Euro area fully adjusted Oct M3 up 7.4 pct yr-on-yr vs 6.9 in Sept

28/11/2001 12:41 Euro area/Oct M3 -- 2 (private sector credit up 6.8 pct yr-on-yr)

28/11/2001 12:45 BOJ's Hayami says end near for bad loan problem

28/11/2001 12:57 CHF sharply higher : Commerzbank AG , November 28

28/11/2001 13:37 BBK'S RECKERS: GERMANY ECONOMY HAS 'CLEARLY WEAKENED'

28/11/2001 13:38 BBK'S RECKERS: GERMANY ECONOMY HAS 'CLEARLY WEAKENED'

28/11/2001 14:24 EMU-12 2Q TOTAL HOURLY LABOR COSTS UNREVISED +2.8% Y/Y

28/11/2001 14:31 EU REPORT-EURO ZONE BUDGET DEFICITS NOT SEEN TOPPING 3 PCT OF GDP

28/11/2001 15:01 MORTGAGE BANKERS US HOME PURCH INDEX +9.6% TO 324.3 NOV 23 WK

28/11/2001 15:01 MORTGAGE BANKERS US SA MARKET INDEX -8.2% TO 905.1 NOV 23 WK

28/11/2001 15:04 Bloomberg: British Pound Little Changed; Brown `Optimistic' on Economy

28/11/2001 15:13 Bloomberg: Yen Rises After S&P Downgrades Japan by One Step Instead of Two

28/11/2001 16:09 EU'S REGLING: WOULD WELCOME GRADUAL STRENGTHENING OF EURO FX

28/11/2001 16:09 EU'S REGLING SAYS WOULD NOT BE WORRIED BY GRADUAL STRENGTHENING OF THE EURO

28/11/2001 16:41 DIW research institute sees 2002 German GDP growth 1 pct

28/11/2001 16:42 Fed's Poole: Consumer conf. held up 'pretty well'

28/11/2001 16:42 Moody's: German Bank Industry Outlook Revised To Negative

28/11/2001 16:44 : Technical analysts paint bleak picture of euro/yen

28/11/2001 18:02 US COMMERCE DEPT: 3Q E-COMMERCE +0.2% VS -1.8% IN 2Q

28/11/2001 21:17 US OMB'S DANIELS:'CONVERGING FACTORS'DAMAGING FISCAL OUTLOOK

28/11/2001 21:17 US OMB'S DANIELS: COMPOUNDED OVER TIME,'PROFOUND'FISCAL CHANGE

28/11/2001 21:17 DANIELS:'UNLIKELY'TO RETURN TO FISCAL BALANCE BEFORE '05

28/11/2001 21:17 DANIELS:TO NEED 'A NEW AGREEMENT' ON GOVERNMENT SPENDING

28/11/2001 21:21 DANIELS:PILING WAR COSTS ON TOP OF FISCAL EDIFICE

28/11/2001 21:21 DANIELS: NEED TO TAKE 'SWIFT,DECISIVE'ACTION TO FIX BUDGET

28/11/2001 21:53 DANIELS:'VERY HOPEFUL' DASCHLE CAN PRODUCE BILL BUSH CAN SIGN

28/11/2001 21:54 DANIELS: RUNNING DEFICITS IN TIMES LIKE THESE IS ACCEPTABLE

28/11/2001 21:54 DANIELS: BUT DEFICIT SPENDING SHOULD BE TEMPORARY

28/11/2001 22:00 FED BEIGE BOOK: ACTIVITY 'GENERALLY SOFT' IN OCT, EARLY NOV

28/11/2001 22:00 FED BEIGE BOOK:RETAILERS HOLIDAY SALES OUTLOOK ALSO 'MIXED'

28/11/2001 22:01 BEIGE BK: INCENTIVES DROVE AUTO SALES TO 'EXCEPTIONAL' LEVELS

28/11/2001 22:01 FED BEIGE BOOK: NONAUTO RETAIL SALES 'SPOTTY'

28/11/2001 22:01 BEIGE BOOK: SALES OF LUXURY GOODS, DEPARTMENT STORE SALES WEAK

28/11/2001 22:01 BEIGE BOOK:SOME STORES BEGINNING TO DISCOUNT TO BOOST DEMAND

28/11/2001 22:01 FED BEIGE BOOK:HOME SALES 'STEADY',BLDG PERMITS UP 'MODESTLY'

28/11/2001 22:02 FED BEIGE BOOK:FEW DISTRICTS SEEING ECON RECOVERY,MOST SLOWING

28/11/2001 22:02 FED BEIGE BOOK: MFG WEAKENED FURTHER, NEW ORDERS DOWN

28/11/2001 22:04 FED BEIGE BOOK: BIZ LENDING WEAKENED ON SOFT DMD, TIGHT STDS

28/11/2001 22:04 FED BEIGE BOOK: DEMAND FOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE 'EASED'

28/11/2001 22:04 FED BEIGE BOOK:PRICES STABLE, THOUGH DOWN FOR AUTOS, GAS, PC'S

28/11/2001 22:04 FED BEIGE BOOK: PREPARED BY RICHMOND FED ON DATA BEFORE NOV.19