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24/02/2004 09:36 Greenspan says US consumers in good shape

24/02/2004 09:37 Japan economy turning to sustainable growth - Nomura

24/02/2004 10:05 Swiss franc eases vs dollar, unchanged vs euro

24/02/2004 10:50 FRANCE JAN SA CONSUMER SPEND ON MFG GDS +2.0% M/M, +2.0% Y/Y

24/02/2004 10:50 FRANCE DEC CONSUMER SPEND. REVISED DOWN TO FLAT M/M (VS +0.2%)

24/02/2004 10:50 FRANCE JAN SA SPEND EX-AUTOS/PARTS/DRUGS +4.1% M/M; DEC -0.7%

24/02/2004 10:51 FRANCE JAN SA AUTO SALES -4.5% M/M; DEC +2.6% M/M

24/02/2004 10:51 FRANCE JAN SA TEXTILE SALES +9.5% M/M; DEC -1.2% M/M

24/02/2004 10:51 FRANCE JAN CONS SPEND +1.2% VS 4Q AVG, 4Q +0.7% Q/Q; MNI CALC.

24/02/2004 11:03 Dollar flat in early Europe; Ifo, Greenspan ahead

24/02/2004 11:15 French consumer boost spending in January sales

24/02/2004 11:28 ITALY MEDIAN FCAST: ISAE FEB. SA CONSUMER CONFID. INDEX: 100.0

24/02/2004 11:55 Dollar steadies after recent jolt higher

24/02/2004 12:11 IFO FEB PAN-GERMANY BUS. SENTIMENT FELL TO 96.4 VS JAN 97.5

24/02/2004 12:12 IFO FEB INDEX DOWN FIRST TIME SINCE APRIL 2003

24/02/2004 12:12 IFO FEB GERMANY EXPECTATIONS FELL TO 100.4 FROM JAN 102.9

24/02/2004 12:12 IFO FEB GERMANY CURRENT CONDITIONS ROSE TO 92.6 VS JAN 92.5

24/02/2004 12:12 IFO SINN: BUT EXPORT EXPECTATIONS STILL POSITIVE DESPITE EURO

24/02/2004 12:12 IFO SINN: FEB INDEX DROP A 'SMALL WARNING SIGNAL' FOR RECOVERY

24/02/2004 12:12 IFO SINN: CONSTRUCTION SECTOR DROPPED SLIGHTLY, RETAIL ROSE

24/02/2004 12:12 IFO FEB EXPECTATIONS 1ST DROP SINCE APR03; LOWEST SINCE OCT03

24/02/2004 12:13 EMU DEC DIRECT+PORTFOLIO OUTFLOW E10.4 BN; NOV OUTFLOW E1.4BN

24/02/2004 12:13 ECB: EMU DEC PORTFOLIO INV. OUTFLOW E8.6 BN;NOV OUTFLOW E2.3BN

24/02/2004 12:13 ECB: EMU DEC BOND/NOTE INV. INFLOW E15.5 BN;NOV OUTFLOW E5.4BN

24/02/2004 12:13 ECB:EMU DEC SA CURRENT ACCT SURPLUS E2.5 BN;NOV SURPLUS E2.1B

24/02/2004 12:13 IFO FEB INDEX DROP DUE ENTIRELY TO WEAKER EXPECTATIONS

24/02/2004 12:13 ECB: EMU DEC EQUITY INVEST INFLOW E8.4 BN; NOV INFLOW E8.9 BN

24/02/2004 12:13 ECB:EMU DEC SA GOODS TRADE SURPLUS E8.2B; NOV SURPLUS E7.5BN

24/02/2004 12:14 ECB:EMU 2003 NSA CURRENT ACCT SURPLUS E27.7 BN; 2002 +E67.0 BN

24/02/2004 12:14 IFO'S SINN: STRONG EURO HURT EXPORT EXPECTATIONS IN FEB

24/02/2004 12:14 ECB: EMU DEC MONEY MKT INV. OUTFLOW E32.4BN;NOV OUTFLOW E5.9BN

24/02/2004 12:14 ECB:EMU DEC DIRECT INVEST OUTFLOW E1.8 BN; NOV INFLOW E0.9 BN

24/02/2004 12:14 ECB:EMU DEC NSA CURRENT ACCT SURPLUS E5.0 BN;NOV SURPLUS E4.7B

24/02/2004 12:14 IFO NERB: FEB INDEX FALL NOT DRAMATIC BUT WARNING SIGNAL:BBG TV

24/02/2004 12:14 IFO SINN: CONCERN ECON UPSWING CLD BE SLOWER THAN FOCAST

24/02/2004 12:15 IFO NERB: TOO EARLY TO TALK ABOUT REVISIONS TO 04 GROWTH FCAST

24/02/2004 12:15 IFO NERB: BUT DATA IN COMING MONTHS KEY FOR GERMANY ECO OUTLOOK

24/02/2004 12:15 IFO SINN: ECB SHOULD NOT RAISE RATES NOW; KEEP EURO CONTROLLED

24/02/2004 12:15 IFO SINN: REITERATES ECB SHLD INTERVENE IN EURO IF AT $1.30

24/02/2004 12:15 IFO NERB: IF EURO OVERSHOOTS, THEN ECB SHLD ACT: $1.30 KEY LVL

24/02/2004 12:15 IFO NERB: BUT FOR NOW ECB SHOULD KEEP ITS POWDER DRY

24/02/2004 12:33 UK Q4 BUSINESS INVESTMENT +1.3% Q/Q; +0.6% Y/Y

24/02/2004 12:51 Uk business investment rises 1.3% in Q4

24/02/2004 12:56 German Ifo index drops for first time in 10 months

24/02/2004 14:03 GERMANY: SAXONY FEB CPI +0.2% M/M, +0.8% Y/Y; JAN +1.1% Y/Y

24/02/2004 14:03 GERMANY SAXONY FEB PACKAGE VACATION +10.3% M/M, LODGING +2.9%

24/02/2004 14:03 GERMANY SAXONY FEB HEATING OIL -7.6% M/M;SEASONAL FOOD -3.3%

24/02/2004 14:03 GERMANY SAXONY FEB HEATING OIL -7.6% M/M;SEASONAL FOOD -3.3%

24/02/2004 14:04 EMU DEC ADJ. INDUSTRIAL ORDERS +5.7% M/M, +13.3% Y/Y

24/02/2004 14:04 GERMANY SAXONY FEB MOTOR FUELS +2.5% M/M, HEALTH CARE +0.7%

24/02/2004 14:04 EMU 4Q SA INDUSTRY ORDERS +4.9% Q/Q, 3Q +0.9% Q/Q; MNI CALC.

24/02/2004 14:46 IFO SINN:RISK TO GERMANY UPSWING ONLY IF IFO DROPS 3MNTH IN ROW

24/02/2004 14:46 IFO SINN: SEES 80% PROBABILITY GERMANY UPSWING TO CONTINUE

24/02/2004 14:46 IFO SINN:RPTS ECB SHLD INTERVENE ON FX IF NEEDED;$1.30 CRITICAL

24/02/2004 15:36 German inflation eases as strong euro cheapens oil

24/02/2004 15:47 US ICSC-UBS WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX -0.2% W/W WK ENDED FEB 21

24/02/2004 15:47 US ICSC-UBS WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX +8.1% Y/Y WK ENDED FEB 21

24/02/2004 16:57 US REDBOOK:FEB STORE SALES +1.0% VS JAN THRU WEEK ENDED FEB 21

24/02/2004 16:58 US REDBOOK: FEBRUARY 2004 STORE SALES +5.1% VS FEBRUARY 2003

24/02/2004 16:58 US REDBOOK:STORE SALES +5.6% IN WK ENDED FEB 21 VS YR AGO WEEK

24/02/2004 17:03 BELGIAN FEB BIZ SENTIMENT FALLS BACK TO -5.9 VS -4.4 IN JAN

24/02/2004 17:04 BELGIAN FEB MFG SENTIMENT FALLS TO -6.8 VS -5.6 IN JAN

24/02/2004 17:04 BELGIAN FEB MFG SENTIMENT FALLS TO -6.8 VS -5.6 IN JAN

24/02/2004 17:04 BELGIAN FEB BIZ SERVICES SENTIMENT +6.8 VS +8.8 IN JAN

24/02/2004 17:04 BELGIAN FEB RETAIL/WHOLESALE SENTIMENT -5.8 VS -2.3 IN JAN

24/02/2004 17:17 Germany's Clement - ECB should take heed of Ifo drop

24/02/2004 17:42 US stocks open down on prices worries