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12/03/2003 08:08 Good morning!

12/03/2003 08:17 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning up 63.62 pts at 7.926.05

12/03/2003 08:19 HANG SENG index closes morning up 26.52 pts at 8.886.45

12/03/2003 08:35 Forex - Dollar/yen firms midafternoon Tokyo on threat of intervention

12/03/2003 08:35 Global Calendar for Wednesday, March 12 and March, 13

12/03/2003 08:37 Dollar Finds Reprieve but Outlook Heavy

12/03/2003 09:07 ECB cuts eurozone growth forecasts

12/03/2003 09:31 Japan Ready to Act on Yen as Needed, Watanabe Says

12/03/2003 09:32 Japan's January Current Account Surplus Falls 3.9%

12/03/2003 10:06 Germany Feb WPI +0.6% m/m, +1.6% y/y; jan +1.2% y/y

12/03/2003 10:06 Germany Feb WPI y/y rate highest since july 2001 (+2.2%)

12/03/2003 10:06 Germany Feb WPI ex oil +0.3% m/m; unch. y/y; jan -0.2% y/y

12/03/2003 10:52 France Jan MFG Output +0.6% m/m; Dec Unrevised -1.8% m/m

12/03/2003 10:53 France Jan Ind Output Ex-Const +1.5% m/m; Dec unrevised -1.7%

12/03/2003 10:53 France Jan Semi-Finished Goods -0.3% m/m; Capital Goods +0.3%

12/03/2003 10:54 France Jan Constr. Output -1.0% m/m; Food +0.5%; Energy +6.8%

12/03/2003 10:55 France Jan Auto Output +1.8% m/m; Consumer Goods +2.3% m/m

12/03/2003 11:00 Italy median forecast jan PPI +0.5% m/m, +2.0% y/y

12/03/2003 11:03 Italy Jan Producer Prices +0.7% m/m; +2.5% y/y

12/03/2003 11:04 Italy Jan PPI Net Of Energy +0.3% m/m, +1.6% y/y

12/03/2003 11:04 Italy Jan PPI Capital Goods +0.2% m/m; +0.7% y/y

12/03/2003 11:04 Italy Jan PPI Consumer Goods +0.3% m/m; +1.9% y/y

12/03/2003 11:05 Italy Jan PPI Intermediate Goods +0.5% m/m; +2.3% y/y

12/03/2003 11:05 Italy Jan PPI Energy Goods +2.0% m/m; +5.7% y/y

12/03/2003 11:17 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES +15.06 PTS AT 8874,99

12/03/2003 11:32 IMF cuts US growth to 2.4pc for 2003

12/03/2003 11:33 OPEC decides to leave quotas unchanged

12/03/2003 11:37 U.S. Trade Deficit Seen Narrowing in January: Bloomberg Survey

12/03/2003 11:39 French January Industrial Production Rose 1.5 Percent

12/03/2003 12:09 IEA FEB GLOBAL OIL OUTPUT +1.95 MBD M/M TO 79.4 MBD

12/03/2003 12:09 IEA FEB OPEC OUTPUT +1.5 MBD TO 27.16 MBD; NON-OPEC +340 KBD

12/03/2003 12:11 IEA global 2003 demand forecast unchanged from feb at 78.0 mb

12/03/2003 13:31 Euro slips as dollar firms on UN hopes

12/03/2003 15:05 MORTAGE BANKERS US MARKET INDEX +26.7% AT 1603.1 MAR 7 WK

12/03/2003 15:05 MORTAGE BANKERS US REFI INDEX +34.9% AT 8920.9 MAR 7 WK

12/03/2003 15:06 MORTAGE BANKERS US PURCH INDEX -0.3% AT 345.0 MAR 7 WK

12/03/2003 15:09 UK BLAIR: INTEND TO PUT 2ND RESOLUTION TO VOTE IN UN

12/03/2003 15:09 UK BLAIR: DETERMINED TO HOLD FIRM TO EXISTING COURSE ON IRAQ

12/03/2003 15:46 Median Forecast For US Jan Trade Deficit $43.5 Bln

12/03/2003 16:37 US JAN TRADE GAP $41.1 BN VS DEC $4.9 BN (PRV $44.2B)

12/03/2003 16:38 US JAN IMPORTS -2.0% TO $123.0B; EXPORTS +1.6% TO $81.9B

12/03/2003 16:38 US JAN SERVICES SURPLUS $3.7BN VS $3.6 BN IN DEC

12/03/2003 16:39 US JAN CAP GOODS IMPORTS -$270M

12/03/2003 16:39 US JAN CONSUMER GOODS IMPORTS -$1.1B; AUTO IMPORTS -$863M

12/03/2003 16:39 US JAN EXPORTS CAPITAL GOODS +$553B

12/03/2003 16:40 JAN US/JAPAN NSA GAP $5.2B VS DEC $7.1B; JAN01 $4.8B

12/03/2003 16:56 U.S. January Trade Gap Narrows to $41.1 Bln as Imports Fall