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28/02/2002 08:03 GOOD MORNING !

28/02/2002 08:06 Forex - Dollar/yen eases in midmorning Tokyo ahead of BoJ policy decision

28/02/2002 08:07 BOJ VOTES TO RAISE OUTRIGHT JGB PURCHASES TO 1 TRLN YEN/MTH VS 800 BLN

28/02/2002 08:11 BOJ EXTENDS LIST OF ELIGIBLE COLLATERAL FOR MKT OPS

28/02/2002 08:17 BOJ VOTES TO RAISE CURRENT ACCOUNT RESERVE BEYOND 10-15 TRLN YEN

28/02/2002 08:17 BOJ EXTENDS PERIOD OF LOMBARD-TYPE LENDING

28/02/2002 08:41 Calendar for February 28 - Marth 1

28/02/2002 09:31 BOJ'S HAYAMI - BANKS NEED CAPITAL INJECTION, GIVEN CURRENT SITUATION

28/02/2002 09:31 BOJ'S HAYAMI - BANKS NEED TO BOOST CAPITAL TO INCREASE NPL DISPOSALS

28/02/2002 09:32 HAYAMI - BANKS FACE HARDSHIP ON EQUITY FALL, LIMITED DEPOSIT INSURANCE

28/02/2002 09:55 GERMANY JAN. CONSUMER SENTIMENT UNCH. FOR 2ND MONTH IN ROW

28/02/2002 09:55 GERMANY JAN. ICON CONSUMER SENTIMENT INDEX LOWEST SINCE JAN98

28/02/2002 09:55 West German consumer confidence remained unchanged

28/02/2002 09:56 ICON: EURO CHANGEOVER HURT GERMANY CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IN JAN

28/02/2002 09:56 GERMANY JAN REAL WHOLESALE SALES -4.7% Y/Y;NOMINAL -5.1% Y/Y

28/02/2002 09:56 GERMANY JAN SA REAL WHOLESALE SALES +2.5% M/M; NOM. +3.3% M/M

28/02/2002 10:00 GERMANY JAN PPI +0.6% M/M, -0.1% Y/Y; DEC +0.1% Y/Y

28/02/2002 10:00 GERMANY JAN PPI RISE DUE LARGELY TO TAX INCREASES:STATS OFFICE

28/02/2002 10:01 GERMANY PPI: TOBACCO +8.0% M/M; MOTOR FUELS +3.3%; ELEC. +1.6%

28/02/2002 10:01 GERMANY JAN PPI CAPITAL GOODS PRICES +0.4% M/M; +1.5% Y/Y

28/02/2002 10:01 GERMANY JAN PPI CONSUMER GOODS PRICES +0.9% M/M; +2.2% Y/Y

28/02/2002 10:28 UK FEB HOUSE PRICES UP ADJ 1.6 PCT FROM JAN; UP 14 PCT YR-ON-YR - NATIONWIDE

28/02/2002 10:40 BoJ's Hayami - Govt should inject funds into banks, highly possible in future

28/02/2002 10:46 FRANCE JAN SA REGISTERED JOB SEEKERS -3,100; -0.1% M/M

28/02/2002 11:00 ITALY JAN PPI CAPITAL GOODS +0.2% M/M, +1.1% Y/Y

28/02/2002 11:02 ITALY JAN PPI CONSUMER GOODS +0.4% M/M, +2.1% Y/Y

28/02/2002 11:02 ITALY JAN PPI INTERMEDIATE GOODS -0.1% M/M, -3.5% Y/Y

28/02/2002 11:11 French Jan unemployment 9.0 pct, unchanged vs Dec; jobless down 3,100

28/02/2002 11:19 European Forex Trading Preview by Jes Black

28/02/2002 11:30 ECB'S LIEBSCHER: IF EMU REFORM GOALS NOT MET, MAY HURT EURO

28/02/2002 11:52 Hayami Says Govt Should Inject Public Funds Into Banks Quickly

28/02/2002 12:46 BOE'S GEORGE SEES REAL POSSIBILITY OF DOMESTIC DEMAND SLOWING NATURALLY

28/02/2002 12:46 BOE GEORGE: NO AUTOMATIC LINK BETWEEN FCAST AND MON POL DEC'N

28/02/2002 12:46 BOE GEORGE: SEES US ECON PICKING UP STRONGLY TOWARDS END 2002

28/02/2002 12:47 BOE GEORGE: CHANGES IN FEB INF REPORT NUMBERS 'SMALL'

28/02/2002 14:00 EMU JAN HICP REVISED UP TO +2.7% Y/Y FROM +2.5%; +0.5% M/M

28/02/2002 14:00 EMU JAN HICP ABOVE MOST MNI SURVEY FCASTS; HIGHEST SINCE JUN01

28/02/2002 14:01 EMU DEC HICP REVISED DOWN TO +2.0% Y/Y FROM +2.1% Y/Y

28/02/2002 14:01 EMU JAN EX-FOOD/ENERGY HICP -0.1% M/M, +2.4% Y/Y;DEC +2.3% Y/Y

28/02/2002 14:09 ECB'S QUADEN: WORST OF EUROZONE SLOWDOWN NOW OVER

28/02/2002 14:10 ECB'S QUADEN:LATEST INFO ON EMU ECONOMY 'IN GOOD DIRECTION'

28/02/2002 14:11 EURO ZONE FEB HICP EARLY ESTIMATE DELAYED TO 4.00 PM CET

28/02/2002 14:50 EU COMMISSION OFFL: STILL SEE EMU 2002 HICP AT 1.8%

28/02/2002 16:30 US JOBLESS CLAIMS +17,000 TO 378,000 IN FEB 23 WEEK

28/02/2002 16:30 4Q PREL US GDP +1.4% V ADV +0.2%;FINAL SALES +3.6% (+2.5%)

28/02/2002 16:34 4Q PREL US PCE +6.0% VS ADV +5.4%; GOVT +10.1% VS ADV +9.2%

28/02/2002 16:35 4Q PRL US EXPRT GAP $418.5B(ADV $432.6B);IMP -6.9% (ADV -3.4%)

28/02/2002 16:35 4Q PREL US NONRESIDENTIAL FIXED INVST -13.1% V ADV -12.8%

28/02/2002 16:35 4Q PREL US FIXED INVESTMENT IN STRUCTURES -32.6% V ADV -31.0%

28/02/2002 16:37 US Q4 GDP up 1.4 pct annualized vs 0.2 previous estimate

28/02/2002 16:54 Euro falls back vs dollar after sharp upward revision to US Q4 GDP

28/02/2002 17:00 NAPM-NEW YORK CURRENT COND. INDEX 63.1 FEB VS 32.6 JAN, SA

28/02/2002 18:07 EMU FEB. FLASH HICP FALLS TO +2.5% Y/Y VS +2.7% IN JAN.

28/02/2002 18:08 EMU FEB. FLASH HICP AT HIGH END OF FORECASTS IN MNI SURVEY

28/02/2002 18:08 CHICAGO FED JAN CFNAI INDEX -0.51 VS REVISED -0.82 IN DEC

28/02/2002 18:08 US CONF BOARD HELP-WANTED AD INDEX 47 IN JAN VS 47 IN DEC

28/02/2002 18:09 CHICAGO PURCHASERS NEW ORDERS INDEX 59.5 FEB VS 48.7 JAN

28/02/2002 18:34 EU'S PRODI: EMU STABILITY PACT WORKS WELL, SHOULDN'T REVAMP

28/02/2002 18:34 EU'S PRODI: PACT HAS BROUGHT BUDGET DISCIPLINE, LOWER HICP

28/02/2002 18:35 EU'S PRODI:WORKING TO TIGHTEN OVERALL ECON POLICY COORDINATION

28/02/2002 18:50 GERMANY SCHROEDER:ECON. HAS TROUGHED, DATA POINT TO RECOVERY

28/02/2002 20:31 GREENSPAN: NO DOUBT CONGRESS WOULD STEP IN IF SOC SEC DEPLETED

28/02/2002 20:31 GREENSPAN:SOC SECUR MAY NEED TO BE MORE ALIGNED W/PRIV SYSTEMS

28/02/2002 20:31 GREENSPAN:GOVT OWNING EQUITIES WOULD BE INEFFICIENT CAPITL USE

28/02/2002 20:31 GREENSPAN:'EVENTUALLY'US CURR ACCT DEFICIT MUST BE'RESTRAINED'

28/02/2002 20:31 GREENSPAN: LEVEL OF SAVINGS REMAINS KEY 'INGREDIENT' OF GROWTH