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28/01/2003 08:14 Good morning!

28/01/2003 08:21 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning down 86.68 pts at 8.522.79

28/01/2003 08:22 HANG SENG index closes morning up 5.23 pts at 9.303.9

28/01/2003 08:25 Forex - Dollar stable late morning Tokyo ahead of speeches by Bush, Snow

28/01/2003 08:37 Forex - Dollar rangebound midafternoon Tokyo ahead of Bush address

28/01/2003 09:07 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES DOWN 84,08 PTS AT 8525,39

28/01/2003 10:26 US home sales jump 5.2pc in December

28/01/2003 10:30 Euro marches on after mid-session slip

28/01/2003 10:32 Dollar Rises vs Euro on Expectations Snow to Back U.S. Currency

28/01/2003 10:36 Koizumi Says Simply Lifting Prices Isn't Enough to Spur Economy

28/01/2003 10:38 German Business Confidence Probably Rose in January (Update1)

28/01/2003 11:03 ŅĀŅ-40 INDEX OPENS 28,27 PTS HIGHER AT 2824,05

28/01/2003 11:08 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES UP 26,93 PTS AT 9325,60

28/01/2003 11:31 ITALY ISAE: SA 4Q02 DERVICE FIRMS CURRENT ORDERS -16 VS 3Q -5

28/01/2003 11:31 ITALY ISAE: SA 4Q02 DERVICE JOBS OUTLOOK +7 VS 3Q +16

28/01/2003 11:32 ITALY ISAE: SA 4Q02 SERVICE PRICE OUTLOOK +2 VS 3Q +2

28/01/2003 12:04 W. GERMAN JAN IFO UP TO 87.4 VS 87.3 IN DEC

28/01/2003 12:05 W. GERMAN JAN IFO CURRENT CONDITIONS INDEX 77.1 VS 76.9

28/01/2003 12:05 W. GERMAN JAN IFO EXPECTATIONS INDEX 98.1 VS 98.0

28/01/2003 12:05 ECB DEC FULLY ADJ. EMU M3 +6.8% YY

28/01/2003 12:06 ECB OCT-DEC SA M3 +6.9% YY, SEP-NOV +7.1%

28/01/2003 12:06 ECB DEC EMU TOTAL NSA CREDIT GROWTH +4.0% YY; NOV +3.9% YY

28/01/2003 12:33 UK BBA DEC NSA MORTAGE APPROVALS +STG4.75BN V NOV +STG7.01 BN

28/01/2003 12:33 UK BBA DEC SA MORTAG. LEND +STG5.078BN V NOV +STG5.761 BN

28/01/2003 12:34 UK BBA DEC SA NET CREDIT CARD LEND +STG306MN V NOV +STG310 MN

28/01/2003 12:35 UK BBA DEC SA NET CONSUMER CREDIT +STG1.25BN V NOV +STG726 MN

28/01/2003 12:37 ECB'S PAPADEMOS: RATE CUT ROOM IF WEAK DEMAND LOWERS INFL.

28/01/2003 12:38 ECB'S PAPADEMOS: SAYS STRONG EURO 'IN INTEREST OF EUROPE'

28/01/2003 12:42 ECB'S PAPADEMOS: SEE EMU INFL. FALLING BELOW 2% IN COURSE OF '03

28/01/2003 12:44 PAPADEMOS: STRONG EURO CAN ACCELERATE EMU STRUCTURAL REFORMS

28/01/2003 12:56 EU'S SOLBES: FRANCE MUST CUT STRUCTURAL DEFICIT BY 0.5% IN '03

28/01/2003 12:56 EU'S SOLBES SEES 'HIGH RISK' OF FRANCE DEFICIT OVER 3% IN 2003

28/01/2003 12:57 EU'S SOLBES SEES GERMANY 2003 DEFICIT OVER 3% WITHOUT STEPS

28/01/2003 13:23 ECB: VARIABLE REFI MARGINAL RATE 2.79% VS 2.80% LAST REFI

28/01/2003 13:23 ECB: AVERAGE REFI RATE 2.81%

28/01/2003 14:00 EU'S SOLBES: EURO'S RISE TOO RAPID, TOO VOLATILE

28/01/2003 14:00 EU'S SOLBES: SATISFIED WITH CURRENT EURO-DOLLAR EXCHANGE RATE

28/01/2003 14:00 EU'S SOLBES: FRANCE MUST MAKE EXTRA EFFORT TO CUT DEFICIT NEXT YEAR

28/01/2003 16:33 US DURABLE NEW ORDERS +0.2%; EX-TRANSPORTATION +1.1%

28/01/2003 16:33 US DEC TRANSPORTATION EQUIP -1.9%; MOTOR VEHICLES, PARTS -4.5%

28/01/2003 16:34 US DEC DUR INVENTORIES +0.9%; SHIPMNTS -1.5%; UNFILLD GDS -0.2%

28/01/2003 16:34 US DEC DURABLE ORDERS EX-DEFENSE -0.2%; DEFENSE CAP GDS +17.4%

28/01/2003 16:35 US DEC DURABLE GOODS ORDERS UP 0.2 PCT VS REVISED 1.3 FALL IN NOV

28/01/2003 16:35 US DEC MACHINERY +0.5%; ELECTRICAL EQUIPT NEW ORDERS +1.0%

28/01/2003 16:36 US DEC COMMUNICATION EQUIPT NEW ORDERS -21.1%; COMPUTERS +12.1%

28/01/2003 16:37 COMMERCE: US 2002 DUR ORDERS -0.2% VS -11.6% 2001, +3.4% 2000

28/01/2003 16:38 US NOV DURABLENEW GDS ORDERS REVISED UP TO -1.3% (PREV -1.5%)

28/01/2003 16:38 US DEC PRIMARY METALS NEW ORDERS -1.7%; FABRICATED METALS -1.1%

28/01/2003 16:55 US REDBOOK: JAN STORE SALES +0.7% VS DEC THROUGH JAN 25 WEEK

28/01/2003 16:55 US REDBOOK: JAN 2003 STORE SALES +1.8% VS JAN 2002

28/01/2003 16:56 US REDBOOK: STORE SALES +1.9% IN WK ENDED JAN 25 VS YR AGO WK

28/01/2003 17:00 ECB: FOREX RESERVES FELL E0.3 BN TO E225.9 BN WK ENDED JAN 24

28/01/2003 17:19 German business confidence edges higher

28/01/2003 17:21 U.S. Dec. Durables Orders Rise 0.2%; Ex-Trans. 1.1%

28/01/2003 17:32 VANHALA: WLD BE 'PRETTY WORRISOME' IF EMU ECON DOESN'T PICK UP

28/01/2003 17:33 VANHALA: EXPECT INFL. TO MODERATE IN FUTURE, BUT GRADUALY

28/01/2003 17:34 VANHALA: EURO'S RISE 'NOT A FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM' FOR ECB

28/01/2003 17:34 VANHALA: IF ECONOMY STAYS WEAK, INFL. LIKELY SOFTER THAN FORECAST

28/01/2003 17:35 VANHALA: DOLLAR FALL SHLD HELP GLOBAL ECON, ADJUST IMBALANCES

28/01/2003 17:35 VANHALA: DOLLAR'S FALL HAS BEEN MODERATE, ORDERLY

28/01/2003 17:36 VANHALA: STRONGER EURO FX HELPING EMU PRICE STABILITY OUTLOOK

28/01/2003 17:37 SNOW: US 'ECONOMY IS NOT GROWING FAST ENOUGH'

28/01/2003 17:37 SNOW: DESPITES PROBLEMS ECON RECOVERING BUT'CAN, MUST DO BETTER

28/01/2003 17:38 SNOW: NEED POLICIES FOR MORE US GROWTH, JOBS

28/01/2003 17:41 Snow Faces Test in U.S. Senate Over Plan to Cut Taxes

28/01/2003 17:42 Oil rises ahead of Bush address

28/01/2003 17:53 GERMANY ECONMIN: UNEMPLOYMENT AT END-2003 TO BE BELOW END-2002

28/01/2003 17:53 GERMANY ECONMIN: 1% 2003 GDP GROWTH WLD LEAD TO 2.8% DEFICIT

28/01/2003 17:54 GERMANY ECONMIN: BUT CAN'T RULE OUT 2003 DEFICIT OVER 3%/GDP

28/01/2003 18:05 JAN US CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 79.0 VS DEC 80.7 (PREV 80.3)

28/01/2003 18:05 CONF BOARD US PRESENT CONDITIONS JAN 75.4 VS DEC 69.6

28/01/2003 18:06 DEC US HOME SALES +3.5% TO RECORD 1.082 MLN SAAR

28/01/2003 18:06 CONF BOARD US CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS JAN 81.4 VS DEC 88.1

28/01/2003 18:07 DEC US MEDIAN NEW HOME PRICE +7.2% TO $186,400; +7.2% YY