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18/01/2001 09:09 Today: 0800 GMT Italy final and harmonized CPI for December

18/01/2001 09:10 Today: 0930 GMT U.K. retail sales for December and machine tools for Novembe

18/01/2001 09:10 Today: 0930 GMT U.K. retail sales for December and machine tools for Novembe

18/01/2001 09:12 Today: 1100 GMT U.K. BCC quarterly survey for the fourth quarter of 2000

18/01/2001 09:13 Today: 1245 GMT ECB to announce its rate decision following it Governing Council meeting

18/01/2001 09:13 Today: 1330 GMT U.S. jobless claims for week of Jan. 13 and housing starts and building permits

18/01/2001 09:14 Today: 1500 GMT U.S. Philadelphia Fed survey for January

18/01/2001 09:16 Today: 1945 GMT Federal Reserve Governor Edward Gramlich to speak at luncheon event on productivity

18/01/2001 09:17 Today: 2130 GMT U.S. M2 money supply for week of January 8

18/01/2001 10:08 Japan stocks close higher for fifth consecutive day

18/01/2001 10:09 European stocks climb on buoyant US results

18/01/2001 10:13 BRIDGE INTERVIEW: Japan CEFP's Yoshikawa: "Yellow" signals...

18/01/2001 10:20 HSBC chief economist sees yen falling 30% against euro in 01

18/01/2001 10:22 HSBC chief economist sees yen falling 30% against euro in 01

18/01/2001 10:23 IBM fourth-quarter earnings beat Wall Street estimates

18/01/2001 10:24 Industrial output drops for third straight month, CPI rises 0.2%

18/01/2001 10:24 OPEC cuts production by 1.5 million barrels per day

18/01/2001 10:26 Nasdaq higher on chip, networking earnings; Dow lower

18/01/2001 10:28 Japan Nov industrial output revised unchanged; 0.8% drop vs. Oct

18/01/2001 10:31 FOCUS Congress likely to lower Bush's 1.6 trln usd tax cut to below 1 trln

18/01/2001 10:32 OUTLOOK: UK Dec retail sales volumes up 0.4 pct from Nov; up 4.5 yr-on-yr

18/01/2001 10:33 Forex: Yen recovers in midafternoon Tokyo as U.S. fund manager takes profit

18/01/2001 10:35 OUTLOOK: ECB to leave rates steady today; rate cut expectations overdone

18/01/2001 10:36 Survey shows public sees Japan's economy weak but in better shape

18/01/2001 10:37 Brown urges EU to speed up economic reform to offset U.S. slowdown

18/01/2001 10:37 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: DEC RETAIL SALES UP 0.5% M/M; UP 4.5% Y/Y

18/01/2001 10:38 FRANCE'S FABIUS: US SLOWDOWN CAN HURT US, MUST BE VIGILANT

18/01/2001 10:39 FABIUS: MUST CONTROL GOVT/HEALTH OUTLAYS TO CUT DEFICIT/TAXES

18/01/2001 10:39 The Federal Reserve's latest beige book survey

18/01/2001 10:39 FABIUS: WELCOMES EURO RECOVERY; WANTS STABLE, SOLID EURO

18/01/2001 10:41 Asia FX Review: Dollar/yen hits 18-month high of 119.90

18/01/2001 10:52 Import and export volumes fell sharply in November and December

18/01/2001 10:55 Europe FX Opening: Summary of overnight moves and what's ahead

18/01/2001 11:00 ITALY DEC. EU-HARMONIZED CPI (HICP) +0.1% M/M; +2.8% Y/Y

18/01/2001 11:00 ITALY FINAL DEC CPI (NIC) UNREVISED AT +0.1% M/M, +2.7% Y/Y

18/01/2001 11:01 ITALY 2000 AVERAGE EU-HARMONIZED CPI (HICP) +2.6%

18/01/2001 11:01 ITALY 2000 AVERAGE CPI (NIC) +2.5%, VS GOVT TGT OF 2.3%

18/01/2001 11:02 ITALY DEC NIC CPI UP 0.1 PCT VS NOV; UP 2.7 PCT YR-ON-YR

18/01/2001 11:09 GERMANY PRESS: GOVT MAINTAINS 2.75% GROWTH FORECAST FOR 2001

18/01/2001 11:16 Italy Dec NIC CPI up 0.1 pct vs Nov; up 2.7 pct yr-on-yr

18/01/2001 12:28 Forex: Dollar firm vs yen in early London trade; euro, sterling rangebound

18/01/2001 12:30 UK DEC RETAIL SALES UP 0.1% M/M; UP 4.4% Y/Y, SA

18/01/2001 12:31 UK DEC RETAIL SALES AT LOW END OF MNI SURVEY FORECASTS

18/01/2001 12:31 UK ONS:DEC DATA SHOW MUCH THE SAME U'LYING GROWTH AS MOST 2000

18/01/2001 12:32 UK ONS: DEC Y/Y SALES VALUE GROWTH 'STRONG' GIVEN DEC 99 DATA

18/01/2001 12:32 UK NOV RETAIL SALES REVISED DN TO +0.6% M/M FROM +0.7%

18/01/2001 12:41 UK December retail sales-OVERVIEW and SNAPSHOTS reaction

18/01/2001 13:10 EURUSD: SUP - 0.9260-0.9230-0.9125/10, RES - 0.9400-0.9450/70-0.9500/05-0.9530 - COBA

18/01/2001 13:11 USDCHF: SUP - 1.6300/1.6290-1.6235-1.6150-1.6065/50, RES - 1.6535-1.6575/80-1.6740/70 - COBA

18/01/2001 13:15 USDCHF: SUP - 1.6300/1.6290-1.6235-1.6150-1.6065/50, RES - 1.6535-1.6575/80-1.6740/70 - COBA

18/01/2001 13:17 GBPUSD: SUP - 1.4670/40-1.4600/1.4585-1.4530-1.4470, RES - 1.4810-1.4855-1.4925-1.5020-1.5100-1.5140

18/01/2001 13:20 USDJPY: SUP - 118.40/30-118.00-117.25-116.80, RES - 120.00-120.60-121.10/25 - COBA

18/01/2001 13:20 USDJPY: SUP - 118.40/30-118.00-117.25-116.80, RES - 120.00-120.60-121.10/25 - COBA

18/01/2001 13:39 USDJPY: SUP - 118.40/30-118.00-117.25-116.80, RES - 120.00-120.60-121.10/25 - COBA

18/01/2001 14:01 UK BCC Q4 SURVEY: SVCES GROWING STRONGLY;MANUF STILL FRAGILE

18/01/2001 14:01 UK BCC: SIGNS THAT SVCES LABOUR MKT MAY HAVE COOLED SLIGHTLY

18/01/2001 14:02 UK BCC: SIGNS THAT SVCES LABOUR MKT MAY HAVE COOLED SLIGHTLY

18/01/2001 14:02 UK BCC REPEATS CALL FOR BOE TO CUT INTEREST RATES

18/01/2001 14:02 UK'S BCC SAYS STRONG STERLING STILL WEIGHS ON MANUFACTURING

18/01/2001 14:02 UK Q4 MANUFACTURING SALES UP 15 PCT VS 12 PCT IN Q3 -BCC

18/01/2001 14:03 UK Q4 MANUFACTURING ORDERS UP 12 PCT VS 11 PCT IN Q3 - BCC

18/01/2001 14:33 UK'S BCC says strong sterling still weighs on manufacturing sector

18/01/2001 15:11 OUTLOOK French Nov industrial production up 0.3 pct vs Oct, up 2.5 yr-on-yr

18/01/2001 15:34 Forex: Euro recovers in midday London trade as dust settles on O'Neill remarks

18/01/2001 15:35 US FX Daily Outlook: Dlr/yen hits fresh 18-mo high, then falls

18/01/2001 15:47 ECB LEAVES VARIABLE REFI MINIMUM BID RATE UNCHANGED AT 4.75%

18/01/2001 15:47 ECB LEAVES DEPOSIT AND MARGINAL LENDING RATES UNCHANGED

18/01/2001 15:50 ECB rates unchanged

18/01/2001 16:02 BBK'S MILOW:EMU CLD SUPPLANT U.S. AS GLOBAL ECON MOTOR IN 2001

18/01/2001 16:04 MILOW: EMU STRONG ENOUGH TO SHAKE OFF MODERATE GLOBAL SLOWDOWN

18/01/2001 16:06 MILOW:TEMP. +2% HICP NO REASON FOR ECB CONCERN; EXTERNAL CAUSE

18/01/2001 16:08 MILOW:CONFIDENT OIL PRICE DECLINE TO BE REFLECTED SOON IN HICP

18/01/2001 16:29 US JOBLESS CLAIMS -37,000 TO 306,000 IN JAN 13 WEEK

18/01/2001 16:31 US JOBLESS CLAIMS -37,000 TO 306,000 IN JAN 13 WEEK

18/01/2001 16:35 DEC US HOUSING STRTS +0.3% TO 1.575M;PERMITS -6.6% TO 1.493M

18/01/2001 16:36 US Jobless Claims-OVERVIEW

18/01/2001 16:37 US Housing Starts-OVERVIEW

18/01/2001 17:27 Buba's Milow says ECB probably failed to meet stability targets in 2000

18/01/2001 17:29 U.S. week to Jan 12 crude stocks down 1.0 mln barrels to 287.3 mln -- DOE

18/01/2001 17:32 DJIA UP 0.41 PTS AT 10,584.7 AT 9.30 AM

18/01/2001 18:02 PHILA. FED BUSINESS ACTIVITY INDEX -36.8 JAN VS -4.2 DEC

18/01/2001 18:02 PHILA FED: JAN. MANUF INDEX LOWEST SINCE DECEMBER 1990

18/01/2001 18:06 PHILA. FED CURRENT PRICES PAID INDEX 12.9 JAN VS 15.8 DEC

18/01/2001 18:07 PHILA. FED CURRENT PRICES RECEIVED -5.5 JAN VS -3.2 DEC

18/01/2001 18:08 PHILADELPHIA FED NEW ORDERS INDEX -30.9 JAN VS. 4.0 DEC

18/01/2001 18:09 PHILADELPHIA FED DELIVERY TIME INDEX -22.0 JAN VS -10.3 DEC

18/01/2001 18:16 PHILADELPHIA FED EMPLOYMENT INDEX -23.5 JAN VS. -12.4 DEC

18/01/2001 18:17 PHILA FED: EMPLOYMENT INDEX LOWEST SINCE APRIL 1991

18/01/2001 18:24 PHILADELPHIA FED INVENTORIES INDEX -13.2 JAN VS -9.1 DEC

18/01/2001 18:27 FED SURVEY: Phila. Jan business index -36.8 vs Dec's revised -4.2

18/01/2001 18:32 PHILA FED'S TREBING: DECLINES WERE UNEXPECTED, WIDESPREAD

18/01/2001 18:34 PHILA FED'S TREBING: SURVEY SUGGESTS OUTRIGHT DECLINES IN MFG

18/01/2001 18:37 DOW 10571.74(-12.60/-0.12%), S&P 500 1328.78 (-0.69/-0.05%), NASDAQ 2688.69(+5.91/+0.22%) íà 18:19 Ì

18/01/2001 18:41 DOW 10571.74(-12.60/-0.12%), S&P 500 1328.78 (-0.69/-0.05%), NASDAQ 2688.69(+5.91/+0.22%) at 15:19

18/01/2001 18:41 FT-SE 6201.50(+4.10/+0.07%), CAC 5859.93(-24.16/-0.41%), DAX 6612.12 (-41.26/-0.62%) at 15:19ÌÑÊ

18/01/2001 18:50 Resent:* API: US crude stocks up 1.981 mln barrels in latest week

18/01/2001 19:34 ITALY NOV CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS 85 MLN EUR VS 478 MLN DEFICIT YR EARLIER

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