Forex news and forecasts archive for 2003-08-26

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26/08/2003 08:11 Good morning!

26/08/2003 08:12 Global Calendar for Tuesday, August 26

26/08/2003 08:12 Forex - US well supported in afternoon Tokyo on intervention fears

26/08/2003 08:52 HANG SENG INDEX ENDS MORNING DOWN 89.04 PTS AT 10,675.18

26/08/2003 09:44 US existing home sales hit record

26/08/2003 09:44 Euro nudges up in dull rangebound trade

26/08/2003 09:47 Asian stocks fall on Wall St, dollar firm

26/08/2003 10:25 BBK: Germany Aug 6-Month CPI Rate Rises To +0.6%; Jul +0.4%

26/08/2003 10:47 France May-July Housing Permits +6.6% Y/Y, Starts -1.7% Y/Y

26/08/2003 11:03 DAX OPENS 1.20 POINTS LOWER AT 3,498.89

26/08/2003 11:04 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 11.65 PTS HIGHER AT 3,303.01

26/08/2003 11:07 German Ifo seen up in August, focus on conditions

26/08/2003 11:52 W. Germany Median Fcst:IFO Aug Bus. Sent. Up To 90.0

26/08/2003 12:03 IFO AUG WEST GERMANY BUS. SENTIMENT UP TO 90.8 VS 89.3 JUL

26/08/2003 12:04 IFO AUG WEST GERMANY BUS CONDITIONS INDEX 79.9 VS 78.7 IN JULY

26/08/2003 12:05 IFO AUG WEST GERMANY BUS EXPECTATIONS INDEX 102.1 VS 100.2 IN JULY

26/08/2003 12:05 IFO AUG EAST GERMANY BUS CLIMATE INDEX 104.1 VS 103.1

26/08/2003 12:33 German August Ifo index rise boosts recovery hopes

26/08/2003 12:41 IFO NERB: SEES AT LEAST ONE MORE INTEREST RATE CUT FROM ECB

26/08/2003 12:59 Strong housing data fails to lift Wall St

26/08/2003 13:14 IFO'S NERB EXPECTS GERMANY 3Q GDP TO BE POSITIVE

26/08/2003 13:14 IFO'S NERB: GERMANY EXPORT EXPECTATIONS IMPROVED IN AUG.

26/08/2003 13:17 IFO'S NERB: EXPECT ECB TO CUT 25BP RATE CUT LATER THIS YEAR

26/08/2003 13:21 ECB AVERAGE REFI RATE 2.08 PCT; MARGINAL RATE 2.08 PCT

26/08/2003 15:33 ECB VANHALA SEES ALL 2003-4 EMU GDP FCASTS BEING REVISED DOWN

26/08/2003 15:33 VANHALA SAYS EMU Q2 GDP DATA 'WORSE THAN I HAD EXPECTED'

26/08/2003 15:33 VANHALA: MONETARY POLICY IS NOT THE KEY TO EMU RECOVERY

26/08/2003 15:33 VANHALA: KEY TO EMU RECOVERY IS STRUCTURAL AND FISCAL REFORM

26/08/2003 15:33 VANHALA: EUROPE HAS NO REASON TO COMPLAIN ON EURO FX THIS YEAR

26/08/2003 15:34 VANHALA:EMU UPTURN TO BE VERY SLOW, MORE GRADUAL THAN EXPECTED

26/08/2003 15:34 VANHALA:MED-TERM EMU INFL. VERY MODERATE IF NO EXTERNAL SHOCKS

26/08/2003 15:38 EURO DOWN 0.3% VS DOLLAR, BREAKS BELOW $1.08 TO $1.0789

26/08/2003 15:38 DOLLAR UP 0.2 PERCENT VS. YEN AT 117.50 YEN

26/08/2003 15:46 US BTM-UBS WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX +0.2% W/W WK ENDED AUG 23

26/08/2003 15:46 US BTM-UBS WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX +4.5% Y/Y WK ENDED AUG 23

26/08/2003 16:18 Prodi unconcerned over euro fluctuations

26/08/2003 16:33 US JULY DURABLE NEW ORDERS +1.0%; EX-TRANSPORTATION +1.7%

26/08/2003 16:34 US JULY DURABLE ORDERS EX-DEFENSE +1.4%;DEFENSE CAP GDS -12.2%

26/08/2003 16:35 U.S. JULY CORE CAPITAL GOODS ORDERS 0.4% VS. 2.1% JUNE

26/08/2003 16:38 US durable goods orders rise in July

26/08/2003 16:57 US REDBOOK:AUGUST STORE SALES +1.0% VS JULY THRU WK ENDED 8/23

26/08/2003 16:57 US REDBOOK: AUGUST 2003 STORE SALES +3.5% VS AUGUST 2002

26/08/2003 16:57 US REDBOOK:STORE SALES +4.1% IN WEEK ENDED AUG 23 VS YR AGO WK

26/08/2003 17:03 ECB: FOREX RESERVES FELL E0.7 BN TO E195.3 BN WK ENDED AUG22

26/08/2003 17:05 US CBO PROJECTS FISCAL YEAR 2003 BUDGET DEFICIT OF $401BLN

26/08/2003 17:05 US CBO PROJECTS FISCAL YEAR 2004 BUDGET DEFICIT OF $480 BLN

26/08/2003 17:17 Euro dips below USD1.08 despite Ifo

26/08/2003 18:04 US JULY NEW HOME SALES -2.9% TO 1.165 MLN SAAR

26/08/2003 18:09 July new home sales dip from record high

26/08/2003 18:10 US durable goods orders rise again

26/08/2003 18:14 US August consumer confidence