Forex news and forecasts archive for 2005-02-01

01/02/2005 08:55 Japan Jan new auto sales inc minis down 3%y/y at 391,953

01/02/2005 09:02 Tokkyo's NIKKEI average unofficially ends down 0.03% at 11,384.40

01/02/2005 09:34 FOREX POINTS: US Market Update

01/02/2005 10:40 Tokyo Stocks Rise; Dollar Up Vs. Yen

01/02/2005 11:17 Swiss NAtional Bank offers repo funds at 0.61%

01/02/2005 11:21 Spain Jan manufacturing PMI 53,6% vs 52,8% in Dec

01/02/2005 11:29 FTSE 100 index rose 8.00 points to 4,860.30 points

01/02/2005 11:30 САС 40 index down 0.25 points to 3,913.44 points

01/02/2005 11:31 DAX index rose 0.86 points to 4,255.71 points

01/02/2005 11:52 Italy manufacturing PMI rises to adj. 50.1 in Jan from 48.6 in Dec

01/02/2005 11:53 French Jan manufacturing PMI rises to 52.6 from 52.5 in Dec

01/02/2005 12:01 German manufacturing PMI hits seas. adj. 52.4 in Jan vs 51.7 in Dec

01/02/2005 12:02 German unadjusted PMI falls to 49.8 in Jan vs 50.0 in Dec

01/02/2005 12:07 German FY 2004 equipment orders +10%y/y

01/02/2005 12:10 German Dec plant, equipment orders -1%y/y

01/02/2005 12:11 German FY 2004 plant, equipment orders +10%y/y

01/02/2005 12:11 Eurozone Jan PMI 51.9 vs 51.4 in Dec

01/02/2005 12:12 Eurozone Jan new orders index 52.9 vs 51.6 in Dec

01/02/2005 12:12 Eurozone Jan output index 53.3 vs 52.3 in Dec

01/02/2005 12:13 Eurozone Jan employment index 48.3 vs 51.8 in Dec

01/02/2005 12:38 UK Dec consumer credit +1.524 bln Stg vs +1.359 bln Stg in Nov

01/02/2005 12:39 UK Dec mortgage lending +7.063 bln Stg vs +6.415 bln Stg in Nov

01/02/2005 12:40 UK Dec No. of mortgage approvals 83,000 vs 77,000 in Nov

01/02/2005 12:41 UK Jan manufacturing PMI 51.8 vs 53.3 in Dec

01/02/2005 12:42 UK Jan output index 53.5 vs 54.4 in Dec

01/02/2005 12:42 UK Jan new orders index 51.9 vs 54.6 in Dec

01/02/2005 12:43 UK Jan new export orders index 49.5 vs 52.6 in Dec

01/02/2005 12:43 UK Jan input prices index 72.5 vs 71.7 in Dec

01/02/2005 12:43 UK Jan output prices index 56.1 vs 56.5 in Dec

01/02/2005 12:44 UK Jan employment index 48.3 vs 48.8 in Dec

01/02/2005 13:01 European stocks - Factors to watch on Feb 1

01/02/2005 13:08 German State Hessen CPI -0.2%м/м, +1.3%y/y

01/02/2005 13:10 Eurozone Dec unemployment rate 8.9% vs 8.8% in Nov

01/02/2005 13:27 ЕСВ: allots refis at 2.06% marginal rate unch. vs last week

01/02/2005 13:28 ЕСВ: allots refis at 2.06% weighted average rate vs 2.07% last week

01/02/2005 14:03 Bank of Spain estimates Spain Q4 GDP at +0.8% Q/Q vs 0.6% in Q3

01/02/2005 14:04 Bank of Spain estimates Spain Q4 GDP at +2.7% y/y vs 2.6% in Q3

01/02/2005 14:04 Bank of Spain estimates Spain 2004 GDP at +2.6% y/y vs 2.5% in 2003

01/02/2005 14:05 Bank of Spain euro zone inflationary pressures likely to ease in coming months

01/02/2005 14:22 German Baden-Wuerttemberg Jan CPI -0.6% м/м, +1.5% y/y

01/02/2005 14:25 Dollar Little Changed Against Euro Ahead of Fed, ECB Meetings

01/02/2005 15:05 Spanish new car sales +6.1% y/y in Jan

01/02/2005 15:45 US chain store sales ICSC-UBS up 2.5% in Jan 29 week vs same year-agо week

01/02/2005 15:46 US chain store sales ICSC-UBS -1.9% in Jan 29 week vs +0.1% in prior week

01/02/2005 15:51 Dollar Moderately Stronger

01/02/2005 15:55 German prelim Jan harmonised CPI -0.5% м/м, +1.6% y/y vs +1.1% м/м and +2.2% y/y in Dec

01/02/2005 15:56 German prelim Jan CPI -0.4% м/м, +1.6% y/y vs +1.0% м/м and +2.1% y/y in Dec

01/02/2005 16:33 Dollar, Gold Up in European Trading

01/02/2005 16:55 US chain store sales +2.4% in Jan 29 week vs year ago week - Redbook

01/02/2005 16:56 US chain store sales +0.9% in Jan 29 week vs Dec - Redbook

01/02/2005 17:36 Nasdaq composite opens up 1.05 points or 0.05% at 2,063.46 points

01/02/2005 17:36 Dow industrial opens up 5.02 points or 0.05% at 10,496.66 points

01/02/2005 18:05 US Dec construction spending +1.1% to $1.032 trln rate vs Nov +0.3%

01/02/2005 18:06 US 2004 construction spending +9.0% to $998.4 bln rate vs 2003 $915.7 bln

01/02/2005 18:06 US ISM employment index Jan 58.1 vs Dec 53.3

01/02/2005 18:07 US ISM new orders index Jan 56.5 vs Feb 62.6

01/02/2005 18:08 US Jan ISM prices paid index 69.0 vs 72.0 in Feb