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15/01/2003 08:10 Good morning!

15/01/2003 08:13 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning down 38.1 pts at 8.514.96

15/01/2003 08:16 HANG SENG index closes morning up 79.83 pts at 9.876.14

15/01/2003 08:19 Global Calendar for Wednesday, Jan. 15 and Thursday, Jan. 16

15/01/2003 09:10 US import prices jump 0.7pc in Dec

15/01/2003 09:10 US retail sales disappoint in Dec

15/01/2003 09:11 UK GDP up by 0.4pc in Q4 says think tank

15/01/2003 09:13 Australian Consumer Confidence Rises for Third Month

15/01/2003 09:14 France and Germany Urge Patience on Iraq; Bush Warns Hussein

15/01/2003 10:17 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: DEC CLAIMANT COUNT UNEMPLOYMENT UNCH. M/M

15/01/2003 10:17 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: NOV HEADLINE AVERAGE EARNINGS +3.7%

15/01/2003 11:02 ŅAC-40 INDEX OPENS 24.71 PTS HIGHER AT 3,198.74

15/01/2003 11:03 DAX OPENS 8.89 POINTS HIGHER AT 3,107.61

15/01/2003 11:09 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES UP 77.18 PTS AT 9,873.49

15/01/2003 11:31 DANISH NOV BALANCE OF PAYMENTS SURPLUS 0.7 BLN DKR VS 3.2 IN OCT

15/01/2003 11:32 DANISH NOV TRADE SURPLUS 4.9 BLN DKR VS 4.4 IN OCT

15/01/2003 11:42 DUTCH NOV RETAIL SALES UP 0.9 PCT YR-ON-YR

15/01/2003 11:49 British Pound May Fall vs Dollar; Iraq War May Be Pushed Back

15/01/2003 12:03 NORWAY DEC TRADE DEFICIT 7.2 BLN NKR VS DEFICIT 6.1 IN NOV

15/01/2003 12:35 UK DEC CLAIMANT COUNT UNEMPLOYMENT DN 5,800 M/M, RATE 3.1%

15/01/2003 12:35 UK NOV SINGLE-MONTH AVERAGE EARNINGS UP 3.9% Y/Y VS OCT 3.7%

15/01/2003 12:36 UK NOV HEADLINE AVERAGE EARNINGS UP 3.8% Y/Y VS OCT 3.7%

15/01/2003 12:36 UK SEP-NOV EMPLOYMENT UP 107,000 Q/Q; RATE 74.6%

15/01/2003 12:37 UK NOV CLAIMANT AOUT UNEMPLOYMENT REVSD TO -6,300 FROM -6,200

15/01/2003 12:37 UK NOV HEADLINE PRIVATE SECTOR AVERAGE EARNINGS +3.7% Y/Y

15/01/2003 12:38 UK NOV HEADLINE SERVICE SECTOR AVERAGE EARNINGS +4.0% Y/Y

15/01/2003 12:38 UK SEP-NOV UNEMPLOYMENT DN 5,000 Q/Q; RATE 5.2%

15/01/2003 12:39 UK NOV AVERAGE EARN. EX-BONUSES +4.3% Y/Y VS +4.1% Y/Y IN OCT

15/01/2003 12:39 UK NOV HEADLINE PUBLIC SECTOR AVERAGE EARN. +4.7% Y/Y

15/01/2003 12:40 UK DEC CLAIMANT COUNT JOBLESS DN ADJ 5,800 AT 928,300; RATE 3.1 PCT

15/01/2003 12:41 UK NOV HEADLINE MANUFACTURING AVERAGE EARNINGS +4.0% Y/Y

15/01/2003 12:41 UK NOV UNIT WAGE COSTS +0.7% 3-MONTH Y/Y VS +1.4% IN OCT

15/01/2003 12:42 ECB TRICHET: HOPE EMU GDP TO APPROACH POTENTIAL IN COURSE OF 03

15/01/2003 13:01 HSN Dealing Desk trading system will be locked for the deals and orders for REAL acco unts from 13-0

15/01/2003 13:55 UK unemployment declines in December

15/01/2003 13:56 Euro slips as market watches US earnings

15/01/2003 14:21 GERMANY WISEMAN: NO NEED FOR IMMEDIATE ECB RATE CUT

15/01/2003 14:22 GERMANY WISEMAN: 2003 GERMAN GDP LIKELY BELOW +1.0%

15/01/2003 14:22 GERMANY WISEMAN: PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE DEAL TOO HIGH FOR GERMAN ECON

15/01/2003 14:23 GERMANY WISEMAN: EURO TO FLUCTUATE AROUND CURRENT LEVEL IN 2003

15/01/2003 14:23 GERMANY WISEMAN: BUT ECONOMY MAY PROMPT ECB CUT IN NEXT 6 MTHS

15/01/2003 14:23 GERMANY WISEMAN: EURO RISE UNLIKELY TO HIT GERMAN EXPORT GROWTH

15/01/2003 14:24 GERMANY WISEMAN: WARNS OF DEFLATION RISK IN GERMANY

15/01/2003 14:59 DJIA MARCH FUTURES CONTRACT DOWN 15.00 AT 8,795.00 AT 6.58 AM

15/01/2003 15:01 MORTAGE BANKERS US MARKET INDEX -2.4% TO 1154.3 JZN 10 WK

15/01/2003 15:01 MORTAGE BANKERS US REFI INDEX -1.4% TO 5786.4 JAN 10 WK

15/01/2003 15:01 MORTAGE BANKERS US PURCH INDEX -4.8% TO 358.0 JAN 10 WK

15/01/2003 15:03 NASDAQ 100 MARCH FURURES CONTRACT DOWN 2,00 AT 1094,00 AT 7.03 AM

15/01/2003 15:04 SWEDISH NOV IND. ORDERS UP 3.9 PCT OCT, DOWN 7.3 PCT Y/Y

15/01/2003 15:04 SWEDISH NOV IND. OUTPUT UP 0.4 PCT OCT, DOWN 0.5 PCT Y/Y

15/01/2003 15:30 BELGIAN Q3 GDP UP 0.4 PCT VS Q2

15/01/2003 15:35 Median Forecast For US Nov Business Invent. +0.1%

15/01/2003 16:38 US NOV BUSINESS INVENTORIES +0.2%; SALES +0.3%; I/S 1.36

15/01/2003 16:38 US NOV RETAIL INVENTORIES: AUTOS +1.7%; DEPT STORES +1.8%

15/01/2003 16:39 US NOV RETAIL INVENTORIES: FURNITURE +0.3%; BLDG MATL'S -0.6%

15/01/2003 16:39 US NOV RETAIL INVENTORIES +0.8%; RETAIL INV EX-AUTOS +0.5%

15/01/2003 16:40 US DEC PPI FLAT, CORE -0.3%; PPI Y/Y +1.2%; CORE Y/Y -0.4%

15/01/2003 16:40 US DEC PPI EX-ENERGY -0.2%; PPI EX-FOOD -0.1%

15/01/2003 16:41 US DEC PPI: HEATING OIL +4.7%; LIQUEFIED PETRO GAS +7.0%

15/01/2003 16:41 US OCT BUSINESS INVENTORIES REVISED TO +0.1% (PREV +0.2%)

15/01/2003 16:42 US DEC PPI: CARS -2.0% (NSA -2.6%); LIGHT TRUCKS -1.6% (-2.5%)

15/01/2003 16:42 US DEC PPI: COMPUTERS -2.0%; TELEFONE EQUIPMENT -1.3%

15/01/2003 16:43 US DEC PPI: CORE INTERMED -0.1%; CORE CRUDE +0.2%

15/01/2003 16:43 US DEC PPI UNCHANGED FROM NOV; UP 1.2 PCT Y/Y

15/01/2003 16:44 US DEC PPI: FOOD +0.4%; BEEF +5.7%; CHIKEN +3.0%; FRUIT -8.5%

15/01/2003 16:44 US DEC PPI: ENERGY +0.9% (NSA -0.8%); GASOLINE +1.6%

15/01/2003 16:45 US DEC PPI: INTERMEDIATE GOODS -0.1%; CRUDE GOODS +1.9%

15/01/2003 16:45 US DEC PPI CORE RATE DOWN 0.3 PCT FROM NOV; DN 0.4 Y/Y

15/01/2003 16:46 US 4Q PPI +2.6% VS 3Q -0.3%, 4Q CORE PPI -0.5% VS 3Q -1.3%

15/01/2003 16:47 US NOV BUSINESS INVENTORIES UP 0.2 PCT VS REVISED 0.1 RISE IN OCT

15/01/2003 16:47 US NOV BUSINESS SALES UP 0.3 PCT VS REVISED 0.5 FALL IN OCT

15/01/2003 17:24 U.S. Nov. Business Inventories Rise 0.2%; Sales, 0.3%

15/01/2003 17:25 U.S. December Producer Price Index Unchanged; Core Falls 0.3%

15/01/2003 18:19 US ABC/MONEY MAG CONS CONF INDEX -21 JAN 12 WEEK VS -19 PREV

15/01/2003 18:20 US ABC/MONEY MAG STATE OF ECON -48 JAN 12 WEEK VS -44 PREV

15/01/2003 18:20 US ABC/MONEY BUYING CLIMAT -26 JAN 12 WEEK VS -26 PREV

15/01/2003 18:46 US wholesale inflation steady in December