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- Germany: NRW Feb CPI +0.6% M/M, Above Pan-German Median Fcast
- Eurozone Jan M3 Growth Unexpectedly Slows; Private Loans Up
- UK Analysis: GDP Revised Down In Q4; Household Spending Falls
- UK DATA: Q4 GDP revised down to -0.6% q/q; +1.5% y/y.
- UK Q4 GDP revised down to -0.6% q/q, +1.5% y/y
- UBS has put out a EUR/CHF buy recommendation
- Germany: Brandenburg February CPI +0.6% M/M, Hesse +0.6% M/M
- Euro zone January M3 annual growth 1.5%
- London stock exchange: Trading paused due to technical problem
- Finland parliament bank supervisory committee recommends Bank of Finland Governor Liikanen for second term
- Germany: Saxony Feb CPI +0.5% M/M; In Line W/Pan-German Fcast
- Libyan government raises wages, increases food subsidies, orders special allowance for all families – State TV
- French January consumer spending -0.5% m/m
- Russia CBank says raises all rates by 25 bps
- Budapest: Nato Secretary General says convened emergency Nato council meeting for Friday afternoon on Libya
- ECB’s Draghi: Monetary policy “should first and foremost be geared towards price stability” -Newspaper
- France, Britain plan to ask UN for Libyan arms embargo, financial sanctions, and to go to ICC for humanity crimes
- USD/JPY slips slightly as European trading gets underway
- Cable steady during Asian trade; Q4 GDP awaited
- JAPAN DATA: Housing starts in Japan are expected to..
| Germany: NRW Feb CPI +0.6% M/M, Above Pan-German Median Fcast Posted: North-Rhine Westphalia CPI February: +0.6% m/m, +2.1% y/y January: -0.5% m/m, +2.0% y/y --- Pan-German CPI MNI median forecast: +0.5% m/m, +2.1% y/y MNI forecast range: +0.4% to +0.7% m/m January: ...    |
| Eurozone Jan M3 Growth Unexpectedly Slows; Private Loans Up Posted: January sa M3: +1.5% y/y M3 sa 3-mo avg: +1.7% y/y SA private loans: +2.4% y/y MNI survey median: January sa M3: +2.1% y/y M3 sa 3-mo avg: +2.0% y/y SA private loans: +2.1% y/y MNI survey range: January sa M3: +1.3% to +2.5% y/y M3 ...  |
| UK Analysis: GDP Revised Down In Q4; Household Spending Falls Posted: --Q4 GDP revised down to -0.6% q/q; +1.5% y/y --Q4 GDP below median forecast of -0.5% q/q; +1.7% y/y --Q4 Household Spending -0.1% q/q; +0.4% y/y LONDON (MNI) - UK economic growth was revised lower in the final quarter of last year, with household spending falling for the ...  |
| UK DATA: Q4 GDP revised down to -0.6% q/q; +1.5% y/y. Posted: UK DATA: Q4 GDP revised down to -0.6% q/q; +1.5% y/y --Q4 GDP below median forecast of -0.5% q/q; +1.7% y/y --Q4 household spending -0.1% q/q; +0.4% y/y ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GDP was revised down in Q4 due to weaker manuf and services, with the latter now down 0.7% q/q vs previous 0.5% fall. NS said ...  |
| UK Q4 GDP revised down to -0.6% q/q, +1.5% y/y Posted: From preliminary -0.5%, +1.7% respectively. Cable lower, presently at 1.6110. Biggest Q/Q fall since Q2 2009. ONS says downward revision due to lower production, services output. Bad weather impact still seen subtracting 0.5% points from quarterly GDP. UK Treasury: Downward revision to Q4 GDP figures does not change need to deal with deficit. ...  |
| UBS has put out a EUR/CHF buy recommendation Posted: Cross up at 1.2815 from early 1.2785. Haven't got details as yet. Details: long at 1.2800. Stop 1.2400. Target 1.3500. UPDATE: PLEASE NOTE I'VE ADJUSTED TARGET, TO 1.3500 FROM 1.3800.  |
| Germany: Brandenburg February CPI +0.6% M/M, Hesse +0.6% M/M Posted: Brandenburg CPI February: +0.6% m/m, +1.8% y/y January: -0.5% m/m, +1.5% y/y --- Hesse CPI February: +0.6% m/m, +1.8% y/y January: ...  |
| Euro zone January M3 annual growth 1.5% Posted: 3-month moving average November-Janauary 1.7% vs 1.6% October-December. EUR/USD touch easier in very slow trade, presently at 1.3800. Talk of stops through 1.3780. Looks like a little pre-weekend profit taking as much as anything, after more hawkish comments from ECB's Draghi failed to ignite a rally extension.  |
| London stock exchange: Trading paused due to technical problem Posted: No firm time for restart May cancel some "uncrossing" trades (whatever that means)  |
| Posted: Congratulations to Erkki. One of my favourite ECB council members. Only another five hours to go........ EUR/USD sits at 1.3825, , 5 pips firmer from when I sat down. Oh well, giving me time to tidy up the house. Just been sweeping the kitchen floor..... Talk of barrier option interest at 1.3850. I was ...  |
| Germany: Saxony Feb CPI +0.5% M/M; In Line W/Pan-German Fcast Posted: Saxony CPI February: +0.5% m/m, +2.2% y/y January: +0.5% m/m, +1.9% y/y --- Pan-German CPI MNI median forecast: +0.5% m/m, +2.1% y/y MNI forecast range: +0.4% to +0.7% m/m January: ...  |
| Posted: After the big stick, the carrot. One has to think it's a little late in the day to be trying to appease the masses (that's British understatement by the way)  |
| French January consumer spending -0.5% m/m Posted: Stronger than median forecast of -0.7% m/m. On the flip side December's data revised downward, from initial rise of +0.6% to +0.4%.  |
| Russia CBank says raises all rates by 25 bps Posted: Including the benchmark refinancing rate Reserve requirements raised 50 bps Decision taken due to high inflation expectations Future rate moves to depend on balance of high inflation pressure versus slowing economic growth  |
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| USD/JPY slips slightly as European trading gets underway Posted: USD/JPY down at 81.82 from around 81.95 when I sat down. US treasury yields are lower in that time and that fact will obviously be weighing on the currency pairing. Buy orders 81.50/60, stops below. Trailing buy stops now seen through 82.10  |
| Cable steady during Asian trade; Q4 GDP awaited Posted: Cable sits at 1.6145, pretty much exactly where it closed off Thursday in North America. We've the second read of Q4 UK GDP due today at 09:30 GMT. Expected to come in unchanged at -0.5% q/q, +1.7% y/y. Stops seen through 1.6080. Sell orders clustered up at 1.6190/00.  |
| JAPAN DATA: Housing starts in Japan are expected to.. Posted: JAPAN DATA: Housing starts in Japan are expected to have risen 5.9% on year in January, which would be the eighth consecutive monthly increase, according to the median forecast of analysts surveyed by Market News International. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will release the data at ...  |
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