Forex news and forecasts archive for 2001-06-01

01/06/2001 08:41 Today - 0500GMT Japan auto registrations for May.

01/06/2001 08:42 Today - 0645GMT France consumer sentiment and CDAF- PMI index for May.

01/06/2001 08:42 Today - 0715GMT Italy /ADACI manufacturing PMI for May.

01/06/2001 08:43 Today - 0730GMT Germany BME/ PMI for May.

01/06/2001 08:44 Today - 1000GMT France new car registrations for May.

01/06/2001 08:45 Today - 1000GMT Eurostat to release retail trade for March.

01/06/2001 08:46 Today - n/a U.S. automakers begin reporting domestic car and light truck sales results for May.

01/06/2001 08:46 Today - 1230GMT U.S. non-farm payrolls, unemployment rate and average hourly earnings for May.

01/06/2001 08:47 Today - 1330GMT Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Katharine Abraham to brief reporters

01/06/2001 08:47 Today - 1400GMT U.S. NAPM index and prices paid for May and construction spending for April.

01/06/2001 08:50 European stocks trade sluggish on lingering profit worries

01/06/2001 08:50 US stocks end up; tech stocks pace modest market rebound

01/06/2001 10:01 Kuroda declines comment on possibility of joint intervention to support euro

01/06/2001 10:16 Shiokawa: Forex market moving normally, govt should not intervene if so

01/06/2001 10:35 Japan May new vehicle sales up 1.4 pct yr-on-yr vs up 1.7 in April

01/06/2001 10:39 Forex: Yen continues firmer at midafternoon in Tokyo on weak euro

01/06/2001 10:44 Median Forecast: France May Consumer Confidence -1 vs April 0

01/06/2001 10:46 FRENCH MAY CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDICATOR -7 VS 0 IN APRIL

01/06/2001 10:47 CDAF/ FRANCE MAY SA PMI 48.1 VS 49.4 IN APRIL

01/06/2001 10:48 FRANCE MAY SA PMI AT LOW END OF MNI SURVEY FORECASTS

01/06/2001 10:54 French May consumer confidence indicator -7 vs 0 in April

01/06/2001 11:17 Chicago Fed April national activity index -1.09 vs -0.87

01/06/2001 11:24 ITALY /ADACI SA PMI 48.3 IN MAY VS 49.2 IN APR.

01/06/2001 11:25 ITALY MAY MANUFACTURING PMI 48.3 VS 49.2 IN APRIL

01/06/2001 11:28 Italy May manufacturing PMI 48.3 vs 49.2 in April

01/06/2001 11:30 GERMANY BME/ SA PMI 48.8 IN MAY VS 49.3 IN APR.

01/06/2001 11:31 GERMANY BME/ PMI DROP IN LINE WITH MNI SURVEY MEDIAN

01/06/2001 12:02 EMU MAY PMI 48.3 VS APRIL 49.2

01/06/2001 12:02 EMU-12 SA PMI PRICES 51.5 IN MAY VS 51.5 IN APR.:

01/06/2001 12:03 EMU MAY PMI INDEX SLIGHTLY BELOW MNI SURVEY MEDIAN

01/06/2001 12:05 Euro Zone May manufacturing PMI 48.3 vs 49.3 in April - sources

01/06/2001 12:05 French May manufacturing PMI 48.1 vs revised 49.4 for April

01/06/2001 12:30 : UK MAY PMI MANUFACTURING MAIN INDEX 46.4 V APR 47.7

01/06/2001 12:30 : UK MAY PMI OUTPUT INDEX 44.5 VS APRIL 47.8

01/06/2001 12:31 : UK MAY INPUT PRICES INDEX 49.4 VS APRIL 50.4

01/06/2001 12:34 ECB's Liebscher: Euro FX Rate Does Not Reflect Fundamentals

01/06/2001 13:08 UK CIPS May manufacturing index 46.4 vs revised 47.7 in April: sources

01/06/2001 13:47 ECB'S TRICHET: EMU MAY HICP FIGURE 'POSSIBLY NOT VERY GOOD'

01/06/2001 13:48 TRICHET:TEMP. INFL. FACTORS TO FALL SUBSTANTIALLY NEXT 12 MTHS

01/06/2001 13:49 ECB'S TRICHET: EMU MAY HICP FIGURE 'POSSIBLY NOT VERY GOOD'

01/06/2001 13:59 EURUSD: SUP - 0.8445-0.8385-0.8370-0.8300-0.8230, RES - 0.8500-0.8535-0.8560-0.8590-0.8625 - ISFX

01/06/2001 14:00 EMU MAR REAL ADJUSTED RETAIL SALES -0.4% M/M, +1.6% Y/Y

01/06/2001 14:01 EMU FEB REAL ADJ. RETAIL SALES +0.1% M/M,+1.6% Y/Y (0.1%,1.2%)

01/06/2001 14:01 EMU-12 1Q ADJ. RETAIL SALES +0.5% Q/Q, +2.1% Y/Y; MNI CALC.

01/06/2001 14:01 FRANCE MAY NOM. NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS UP 3.8% Y/Y--CCFA

01/06/2001 14:01 FRANCE MAY WORKDAY-ADJ. NEW CAR REGS UP 8.9% Y/Y--CCFA

01/06/2001 14:02 FRANCE JAN-MAY NEW CAR REGS UP 4.3% Y/Y; WKDAY ADJ +5.3%

01/06/2001 14:02 EURO ZONE MARCH RETAIL SALES DOWN 0.4 PCT VS FEB, UP 1.6 PCT YR-ON-YR

01/06/2001 14:03 Euro Zone March retail sales down 0.4 pct from Feb, up 1.6 pct yr-on-yr

01/06/2001 14:04 USDCHF: SUP - 1.7905-1.7875-1.7790-1.7755-1.7715, RES - 1.7985-1.8000-1.8050-1.8170-1.8295 - ISFX

01/06/2001 14:05 USDJPY: SUP - 118.45-118.00-117.15-116.00-114.60, RES - 119.35-119.75-119.95-120.50-120.60 - ISFX

01/06/2001 14:07 EURJPY: SUP - 100.25-99.45-98.40-96.85-96.80, RES - 100.95-101.15-101.50-102.00-102.45 - ISFX

01/06/2001 14:08 GBPUSD: SUP - 1.4180-1.4155-1.4115-1.4100-1.4075, RES - 1.4225-1.4265-1.4290-1.4350-1.4415 - ISFX

01/06/2001 15:35 Median Forecast For US April Payrolls: -10,000; 4.6% Rate

01/06/2001 15:36 Median Forecast For US April Payrolls: -10,000; 4.6% Rate

01/06/2001 15:36 Median Forecast For US May NAPM: 43.8

01/06/2001 15:36 Median Forecast For US April Construction: +0.2%

01/06/2001 15:36 US Data Forecast Focus: Analysts See May Payrolls Down On Mfg

01/06/2001 15:38 US Data Forecast Focus: May NAPM To Show More Mfg Contraction

01/06/2001 15:49 OUTLOOK: 34 of 38 economists see ECB rates unchanged June 7; cut seen by July

01/06/2001 16:19 US FX Daily Outlook: Dollar slips ahead of key US statistics

01/06/2001 16:20 ECOFIN Eurogroup set to examine budget impact of economic slowdown

01/06/2001 16:22 SOURCE:JAPAN MORE RELUCTANT ON EURO INTERVENTION THAN IN 2000

01/06/2001 16:22 OUTLOOK: BoE seen leaving rates on hold on June 6

01/06/2001 16:22 OUTLOOK: BoE seen leaving rates on hold on June 6

01/06/2001 16:23 OUTLOOK: UK May M0 money supply up 0.2 pct from April; up 7.3 pct yr-on-yr

01/06/2001 16:30 MAY US PAYROLLS -19K;MFG -124K;SERVICES +42K;UNEMP RATE 4.4%

01/06/2001 16:36 MAY US AVG HRLY EARNGS +0.3% VS APRIL +0.4%; +4.3%Y/Y

01/06/2001 16:41 US Jobs Report-OVERVIEW

01/06/2001 16:51 Fall in U.S. unemployment means Fed may not cut rates further - analyst

01/06/2001 17:00 OUTLOOK: UK April industrial output dn 0.1 pct from Mar; manufacturing dn 0.2

01/06/2001 17:06 U.S. May unemployment decline masks underlying weakness - analyst

01/06/2001 17:55 US May jobs leave door open to 25-bp Fed cut in Jun

01/06/2001 18:00 APR US CONSTRUCTION SPENDING +0.3%; MAR +1.1% (PREV +1.3%)

01/06/2001 18:00 US APR RET SALES REV TO +1.1%(PRV+0.8%);EX AUTO +0.8%(+0.7%)

01/06/2001 18:03 US Construction Spending-OVERVIEW

01/06/2001 18:09 US NAPM May index at 42.1 vs Apr's 43.2

01/06/2001 18:40 US NAPM PRICES PAID INDEX 45.2 MAY VS 48.9 APR

01/06/2001 18:44 US NAPM May employment index at 35.0 vs Apr's 38.1

01/06/2001 18:44 US NAPM May inventory index 38.7 vs Apr's 39.6

01/06/2001 18:44 US NAPM PRODUCTION INDEX 42.7 MAY VS 42.9 APR

01/06/2001 18:45 US NAPM NEW ORDERS INDEX 45.5 MAY VS 45.9 APR

01/06/2001 18:45 US NAPM NEW EXPORT ORDERS INDEX 45.6 MAY VS 47.3 APR

01/06/2001 18:45 US NAPM IMPORT ORDERS INDEX 46.6 MAY VS 47.2 APR

01/06/2001 18:46 US NAPM: 17 OF 20 INDUSTRIES REPORT SLOWER GROWTH IN MAY

01/06/2001 18:46 US NAPM: EMPLOYMENT LOWEST SINCE MARCH 1991

01/06/2001 18:49 US TSY'S TAYLOR:MONITORING US,GLOBAL SLOWDOWN WILL BE PRIORITY

01/06/2001 18:50 US TSY'S TAYLOR: MON,FISCAL POL HAS BEEN RESPONSIVE TO SLOWDWN

01/06/2001 18:50 US TSY'S TAYLOR:DON'T SEE INFL MOVING IN'UNFAVORABLE'DIRECTION

01/06/2001 18:50 US TSY'S TAYLOR:MUST ALWAYS WATCH INFL, BUT POLICY DOING THAT

01/06/2001 18:51 US' TAYLOR:NO 'DIRECT COORDINATION'ON INT'L ECON POL NECESSARY

01/06/2001 18:54 US NAPM Report-OVERVIEW

01/06/2001 19:19 ECRI US FUTURE INFLATION INDEX 106.1 IN MAY VS 107.3 IN APRIL

01/06/2001 19:19 ECRI US INFL INDEX SMOOTHED RATE -15.7% IN MAY VS -15.9% APRIL