Forex news and forecasts archive for 2004-04-30

30/04/2004 00:31 US M2 +$16.3 BLN; M3 +$16.2 BLN; M1 -$8.8 BLN IN PREV WEEK

30/04/2004 00:31 US M2:SAVINGS DEPOSITS -$1.8B IN WK;SMALL-TIME DEP -$1.0B

30/04/2004 00:31 US M2 -$4.7 BLN; M3 +$2.9 BLN; M1 -$4.8 BLN IN LATEST WK

30/04/2004 09:29 Japan's March Jobless Rate Falls to 4.7 Percent; Household Spending Drops

30/04/2004 09:30 Asian stocks slide, dollar gains on US data

30/04/2004 10:07 GERMANY MAR RETAIL SALES SA -0.5% M/M, NSA +1.2% Y/Y

30/04/2004 10:07 GERMANY FEB RETAIL SALES REV +0.1% M/M, -0.9% Y/Y (+0.3%,FLAT)

30/04/2004 10:07 GERMANY 1Q REAL SA RETAIL SALES FLAT Q/Q; 4Q -0.6% Q/Q: MNI

30/04/2004 10:07 GERMANY JAN-MAR REAL UNADJ RETAIL SALES -0.4% Y/Y

30/04/2004 10:07 GERMANY MAR COPPER IMPORT PRICES +12.2% MM;OIL PRODUCTS +10.7%

30/04/2004 10:07 GERMANY MAR IMPORT CAPITAL GOODS PRICES UNCH M/M; -0.6% Y/Y

30/04/2004 10:08 GERMANY MAR IMPORT CONSUMER GOODS PRICES +0.2% M/M; -0.2% Y/Y

30/04/2004 10:08 GERMANY JAN RTL SALES REV +0.8% M/M, -1.6% Y/Y (+1.5%, -1.1%)

30/04/2004 10:08 GERMANY EX-OIL IMPORT PRICES +0.5% MM, -1.1% YY; FEB -1.8% Y/Y

30/04/2004 10:08 GERMANY MAR IMPORT BASIC GOODS PRICES +0.8% M/M; +0.2% Y/Y

30/04/2004 10:08 GERMANY MAR IMPORT PRICES +1.2% M/M, -1.6% Y/Y; FEB -3.2% Y/Y

30/04/2004 10:08 GERMANY MAR EXPORT PRICES +0.5% M/M, -0.2% Y/Y; FEB -0.7% Y/Y

30/04/2004 10:46 FRANCE MAR SA ILO JOBLESS -3,000 M/M; RATE UNCH AT 9.8%

30/04/2004 10:49 Median Forecast: France March PPI Seen Up 0.4% M/M, Flat Y/Y

30/04/2004 10:51 FRANCE MAR PPI +0.5% M/M, +0.1% Y/Y

30/04/2004 10:51 FRANCE MAR PPI EX-ENERGY/AGR +0.1% M/M; +0.2% Y/Y

30/04/2004 11:26 GERMANY 1Q TOTAL RETAIL SALES -2.2% Q/Q; 4Q -0.6% Q/Q

30/04/2004 11:26 ITALY MEDIAN FORECAST: APRIL PRELIM. HICP +0.7% M/M, +2.3% Y/Y

30/04/2004 11:31 ITALY ISAE APR NSA SERVICES CONFID. INDEX +10 VS +12 IN MAR

30/04/2004 11:31 ITALY APR NSA SERVICE ORDERS CURRENT LEVEL +13 VS MAR -1

30/04/2004 12:05 SNB's Roth - not yet time for Swiss rates to rise

30/04/2004 12:24 UK housing investment mkt trends seen unsustainable

30/04/2004 13:05 EMU APR FLASH HICP RISES TO +2.0% Y/Y FROM MAR +1.7%

30/04/2004 13:05 EMU APR RETAIL SECTOR SENTIMENT RISES TO -8; MAR -10 (UNREV.)

30/04/2004 13:06 EMU 2Q MFG CAPACITY UTILISATION 80.4% VS 1Q 80.6%

30/04/2004 13:06 EMU 2Q MFG NEW ORDERS INDEX +13 VS 1Q +9; 4Q03 ZERO

30/04/2004 13:06 EMU APR BUSINESS CLIMATE INDICATOR RISES TO +0.38; MAR -0.07

30/04/2004 13:06 EMU APR ECO. SENTIMENT INDEX RISES TO 96.6 VS MAR 96.1 (96.0)

30/04/2004 13:06 EMU APR CONSUMER CONFIDENCE STEADY AT -14; MARCH UNREVISED

30/04/2004 13:06 EMU APR SERVICE SECTOR SENTIMENT FALLS TO +10; MAR +11 (UNREV)

30/04/2004 13:06 EMU 2Q MFG EXPORT ORDERS INDEX +16 VS 1Q +11; 4Q03 +9

30/04/2004 13:07 EMU APR INDUSTRY CONFIDENCE RISES TO -5 FROM MARCH -7 (UNREV.)

30/04/2004 13:07 EMU 2Q MFG BACKORDERS LEVEL STEADY AT 3.2 MONTHS OF OUTPUT

30/04/2004 13:07 EMU APR BUSINESS CLIMATE INDICATOR HIGHEST SINCE MARCH 2001

30/04/2004 13:07 EMU APR CONSTRUCTION CONFIDENCE RISES TO -17; MAR -19 (UNREV.)

30/04/2004 14:37 Yen dips on China woes, dollar recovers from GDP

30/04/2004 15:31 GERMANY GOVT CUTS 2004 GDP FORECAST TO 1.5% VS 1.7%: ECOMIN

30/04/2004 15:31 GERMANY GOVT CUTS 2005 GDP FORECAST TO 1.8% VS 2.25%: ECOMIN

30/04/2004 15:52 Clement sees Germany under 2005 EU deficit limit

30/04/2004 16:35 US MAR PERS INCOME +0.4%;NOMINAL PCE +0.4%,CHAINED PCE +0.1%

30/04/2004 16:35 US COMMERCE: MAR CORE PRICE INDEX Y/Y RISE HIGH SINCE FEB 2003

30/04/2004 16:35 US MAR PCE CHN WT PRICE INDEX EX FOOD, ENERGY +0.2%; +1.4% Y/Y

30/04/2004 16:35 US FEB PERS INC REV TO +0.5% (PREV +0.4%);NOM PCE +0.4%(+0.2%)

30/04/2004 16:35 US MAR PCE CHN WT PRICE INDEX +0.3%, +1.6% YEAR/YEAR

30/04/2004 16:35 US MAR WAGES, SALARIES +0.2%; SAVINGS RATE 1.9% VS FEB 1.9%

30/04/2004 17:02 US NAPM-NY BUSINESS CONDTNS INDEX 282.2 APR VS 271.8 MAR,SA

30/04/2004 17:02 US NAPM-NY 6-MONTH OUTLOOK INDEX 85.7 APR VS. 62.5 MAR, NSA

30/04/2004 17:02 US NAPM-NY MANUFACTURING INDEX 80.3 APR VS. 74.6 MAR, SA

30/04/2004 17:02 US NAPM-NY CURRENT COND INDEX 70.9 APR V 59.2 MAR, SA

30/04/2004 17:02 US NAPM-NY PRICES PAID INDEX 71 APR VS. 62 MAR, NSA

30/04/2004 17:35 Eurozone outlook brightens as sentiment improves

30/04/2004 17:37 US stocks higher after previous session losses

30/04/2004 17:48 U MICH US CONS SENT 94.2 APR FINAL VS. MARCH 95.8: SOURCE

30/04/2004 17:50 U MICH US CURR CONDITNS 105.0 APR FINAL VS MAR 106.8: SOURCES

30/04/2004 17:50 U MICH US EXPECTATIONS 87.3 APR FINAL VS. MAR 88.8: SOURCES

30/04/2004 18:01 CHICAGO PURCHASERS INDEX 63.9 APR VS. 57.6 MAR, SEAS ADJ

30/04/2004 18:01 CHICAGO PURCHASERS NEW ORDERS INDEX 65.1 APR VS. 60.4 MAR

30/04/2004 18:01 CHICAGO PURCHASERS PRODUCTION INDEX 64.8 APR VS. 59.1 MAR

30/04/2004 18:02 CHICAGO PURCHASERS EMPLOYMENT INDEX 50.9 APR VS. 49.2 MAR

30/04/2004 18:02 CHICAGO PURCHASERS SUPPLIER DELIVERY 69.7 APR VS. 57.7 MAR