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18/02/2003 08:10 Good morning!

18/02/2003 08:14 Global Calendar for Tuesday, Feb. 18 and Wednesday, Feb. 19

18/02/2003 08:20 Forex - Dollar/yen sharply lower midday Yokyo on US bond-coupon repatriation

18/02/2003 08:21 Forex - US Dollar firmer in morning Sydney; trade cautions after US holiday

18/02/2003 08:23 NIKKEI 225 closes morning down 73.81 pts at 8.698.08

18/02/2003 08:23 HANG SENG closes morning down 10.92 pts at 9.372.76

18/02/2003 08:26 Shiokava - will talk to Koizumi about new BoJ governor after G7 meeting

18/02/2003 08:40 Yen spikes higher on seasonal Japanese demand

18/02/2003 08:43 G-7 Seen Ineffective as Policy Rift Widens Between U.S., Europe

18/02/2003 09:02 U.K. Inflation Rate Probably Dropped in January, Analysts Say

18/02/2003 09:03 Japan to Keep Feb. Economic Assessment Unchanged, Nikkei Says

18/02/2003 09:04 Takenaka's Advice to `Buy Japan' Brings Rebuke From Minister

18/02/2003 09:06 ECB, European Commission May Lower Growth Forecasts

18/02/2003 09:06 FINNISH JAN UNEMPLOYMENT 9.5 PCT VS 8.1 PCT IN DEC, 9.9 PCT YR EARLIER

18/02/2003 09:07 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES DOWN 78.92 PTS AT 8692.97

18/02/2003 09:08 European Economies: German Economy Contracted

18/02/2003 09:10 IMF Says Iraq War May Cut Global Growth Rate in Half

18/02/2003 10:18 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: JAN RPI -0.2% M/M; +2.8% Y/Y

18/02/2003 10:18 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: JAN RPIX -0.2% M/M; +2.6% Y/Y

18/02/2003 11:01 ITALY ISTAT FINAL JAN HICP REVISED DN TO -0.1% M/M, +3.0% Y/Y

18/02/2003 11:01 ITALY FINAL JAN CPI 'NIC' UNREVISED AT +0.3% M/M, +2.7% Y/Y

18/02/2003 11:03 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 10.05 PTS HIGHER AT 2892.17

18/02/2003 11:06 DAX OPENS 1.40 PCT LOWER AT 2707.57

18/02/2003 11:22 ECB will cut by 0.5pc in April

18/02/2003 11:27 U.K. Inflation Rate Probably Dropped in January, Analysts Say

18/02/2003 11:28 Bank of Japan Sees No Need to Boost Bond Buying, Hayami Says

18/02/2003 12:17 Euro holds at new floor of USD1.07

18/02/2003 12:34 UK JAN RPIX -0.1% M/M; +2.7% Y/Y VS DEC +2.7% Y/Y

18/02/2003 12:35 UK JAN RPI -0.1% M/M; +2.9% Y/Y VS DEC +2.9% Y/Y

18/02/2003 12:35 UK JAN RPI FOOD +0.1% M, -1.1% Y

18/02/2003 12:35 UK JAN RPI HOUSE GDS -3.7% M, +0.2% Y

18/02/2003 12:36 UK JAN RPIY UNCH. M/M; +2.9% Y/Y VS DEC +2.9% Y/Y

18/02/2003 12:36 UK JAN RPI ALL GDS -0.3% Y/Y; ALL SERVICES +4.6% Y/Y

18/02/2003 12:36 UK JAN HICP +1.4% Y/Y VS +1.7% Y/Y IN DEC

18/02/2003 12:42 GERMANY DIHK CUTS 2003 GDP FCAST TO 0% FROM 1%; SEES STAGNATION

18/02/2003 12:45 GERMANY DIHK BUSINESS EXPECTATIONS WORST SINCE 1993

18/02/2003 13:03 ZEW: FEB GERMANY EXPECTATIONS INDEX RISES 1.0 POINT TO +15.0

18/02/2003 13:03 ZEW: FEB GERMANY CURRENT CONDITIONS UNCH. AT -94.7

18/02/2003 13:03 ZEW: FEB EMU EXPECTATIONS INDEX FALLS 1.2 POINTS TO +28.7

18/02/2003 13:04 ZEW: FEB EMU CURRENT CONDITIONS FALL 1.5 POINTS TO -75.9

18/02/2003 13:20 ECB VARIABLE REFI MARGINAL RATE 2.77% VS 2.76% LAST REFI

18/02/2003 13:22 GERMANY SA DEC MFG ORDERS REVISED TO -4.4% M/M VS -4.1%

18/02/2003 13:22 ECB AVERAGE REFI RATE 2.78 PCT

18/02/2003 13:24 GERMANY DEC FOREIGN MFG ORDERS REVISED TO -9.2% M/M (-8.7%)

18/02/2003 13:52 GERMANY SA DEC DOMESTIC MFG ORDERS REVISED TO -% M/M (UNCH)

18/02/2003 13:54 UK inflation remains steady in January

18/02/2003 13:55 Germany's ZEW rises for second month

18/02/2003 14:01 Germany DIHK Cuts 2003 GDP Fcast to Stagnation from 1%

18/02/2003 14:04 EMU DEC ADJ. INDUSTRY OUTPUT -1.5% M/M, -0.5% Y/Y

18/02/2003 14:05 EMU NOV INDUSTRY OUTPUT CUT TO +0.7% M/M, +2.8% Y/Y (+1.0%, +3.0%)

18/02/2003 14:05 EMU OCT INDUSTRY OUTPUT CUT TO UNCH. M/M, +0.7% Y/Y (+0.2%, +0.7%)

18/02/2003 14:06 EMU 4Q ADJ IND. PRODUCTION -0.1% Q/Q; 3Q -0.1%

18/02/2003 16:31 ECOFIN: UK MACRO FORECAST 'OPTIMISTIC' IN SHORT TERM

18/02/2003 16:37 GERMANY EICHEL: STAB PACT TAKES ACCOUNT OF EXCEPTIONAL SHOCKS

18/02/2003 16:38 GERMANY EICHEL: EU MUST COORDINATE REACTION IF OIL PRICE SURGES

18/02/2003 16:38 GERMANY EICHEL: HIGH OIL PRICE COULD HURT EMU GROWTH BUT NO RECESSION

18/02/2003 16:39 GERMANY EICHEL: IRAQ WAR COULD TRIGGER STAB PACT 'EXCEPTIONAL' RULE

18/02/2003 16:49 EICHEL SAYS EURO GROUP BELIEVES RECESSION IS UNLIKELY

18/02/2003 16:49 EICHEL SAYS ECONOMIC WAEKNESS NOT A REASON TO WEAKEN EU STABILITY PACT

18/02/2003 16:50 EICHEL GERMANY 03 DEFICIT WON'T BE UNDER 3% IF GDP UNDER 1%

18/02/2003 16:56 EICHEL SAYS WAR IN ITSELF NOT A REASON TO SUSPEND EU BUDGETARY RULES

18/02/2003 16:57 Eurozone industrial production slumps

18/02/2003 16:58 Wal-Mart sales near USD250bn in 2002

18/02/2003 17:02 ECB: FOREX RESERVES FELL E1.2 BN TO E224.6 BN WK ENDED FEB 14

18/02/2003 17:22 European Economies: German Business Pessimism Grows

18/02/2003 17:31 US DEC PPI REVISED TO -0.1% (PREV UNCH.); NOV -0.3% (-0.4%)

18/02/2003 17:31 US DEC CORE PPI REV TO -0.5% (PREV -0.3%); NOV -0.1% (-0.3%)