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18/03/2003 08:12 Good morning!

18/03/2003 08:19 Global Calendar for Tuesday, March 18 and Wednesday, March 19

18/03/2003 08:27 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning up 167.23 pts at 8.038.87

18/03/2003 08:28 HANG SENG index closes morning up 203.18 pts at 9.007.34

18/03/2003 08:31 GOLD at 338.00-50 USD at HONG KONG morning close

18/03/2003 08:33 Koizumi - Force justified by existing UN resolution; peace depends on Saddam

18/03/2003 08:51 Dollar rally crushed

18/03/2003 08:53 Stocks, dollar rise as Iraq crisis intensifies

18/03/2003 09:14 European Economies: EU Pares Forecast, Urges Rate Cut

18/03/2003 09:16 U.S. Economy: Fed to Hold Rates as Iraq Fight Nears

18/03/2003 09:23 Forex - Dollar eases mid-afternoon Tokyo on terror threat, technical selling

18/03/2003 10:16 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: FEB RPI +0.4% M/M; +3.1% Y/Y

18/03/2003 10:16 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: FEB RPI-X +0.4% M/M; +2.9% Y/Y

18/03/2003 10:33 PRESS IFO'S SINN: IF LONG IRAQ WAR, GERMAN 2003 GDP ONLY +0.2%

18/03/2003 10:33 PRESS IFO'S SINN: IF SHORT IRAQ WAR, EMU 2003 GDP +1.1%, WORLD +2.5%

18/03/2003 10:33 PRESS IFO'S SINN: IF SHORT IRAQ WAR, GERMANY 2003 GDP +0.9%

18/03/2003 10:46 Bush gives Saddam 48-hour ultimatum

18/03/2003 11:01 SWEDEN'S RIKSBANK CUTS REPO RATE TO 3.50% FROM 3.75%

18/03/2003 11:05 Federal Reserve May Hold Rate Steady After U.S. Warning to Iraq

18/03/2003 11:09 RIKSBANK SEES SWEDEN 2003 GDP +1.7%, 2004 +2.4%, 2005 +2.4%

18/03/2003 11:11 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES +237.35 PTS AT 9041.51

18/03/2003 11:17 ITALIAN JAN TRADE DEFICIT EUR1.96B VS EUR1.64B JAN 2002

18/03/2003 11:35 DUTCH JAN TRADE SURPLUS 2.4 BN EUR VS 3.0 BN IN DEC

18/03/2003 12:01 GERMANY SCHROEDER: NO JUSTIFICATION OF IRAQ WAR

18/03/2003 12:01 GERMANY SCHROEDER: NO REASON TO STOP UN INSPECTIONS OF IRAQ

18/03/2003 12:33 UK FEB RPIX +0.5% M/M; +3.0% Y/Y VS JAN +2.7% Y/Y

18/03/2003 12:33 UK FEB RPI +0.5% M/M; +3.2% Y/Y VS JAN +2.9% Y/Y

18/03/2003 12:33 UK FEB RPIY +0.5% M/M; +3.1% Y/Y VS JAN +2.9% Y/Y

18/03/2003 12:34 UK FEB RPI FOOD +0.6% M/M; -0.5% Y/Y; SEAS FOOD +1.6% M/M; -3.9% Y/Y

18/03/2003 12:34 UK FEB RPI HOUSE GDS +0.9% M/M; +0.1% Y/Y; CLOTHING +2.3% M/M, -1.9% Y/Y

18/03/2003 12:35 UK FEB RPI ALL GDS +0.1% Y/Y; ALL SERVICES +4.5% Y/Y

18/03/2003 12:35 UK FEB YARMONISED CPI +1.6% Y/Y VS +1.4% Y/Y IN JAN

18/03/2003 12:47 GERMANY MEDIAN FORECAST ZEW MAR BUS. EXPECTATION DOWN TO +12.0

18/03/2003 13:02 ZEW: MAR GERMANY EXPECTATIONS INDEX RISES 2.7 POINTS TO +17.7

18/03/2003 13:02 ZEW: MAR GERMANY CURRENT CONDITIONS FALL 1.4 POINTS TO -96.1

18/03/2003 13:03 ZEW: MAR EMU EXPECTATIONS INDEX RISE 0.9 POINT TO +29.6

18/03/2003 13:03 ZEW: MAR EMU CURRENT CONDITIONS FALL 6.7 POINTS TO -82.6

18/03/2003 13:24 Germany bussiness groups: Germany on edge of recession

18/03/2003 13:25 Germany bussiness groups: Zero growth possible in 2003

18/03/2003 13:26 Germany bussiness groups: SCHROEDER reform plan not sufficient

18/03/2003 13:39 ECB average refi rate 2.59 points; marginal rate 2.58

18/03/2003 13:51 GERMANY BUSINESS GROUPS: GERMANY ON EDGE OF RECESSION

18/03/2003 13:51 GERMANY BUSINESS GROUPS: ZERO GROWTH POSSIBLE IN 2003

18/03/2003 13:51 GERMANY BUSINESS GROUPS: SCHROEDER REFORM PLAN NOT SUFFICIENT

18/03/2003 13:52 EMU MEDIAN FORECAST JAN IND. PROD SA +1.1% M/M; WADJ +0.8% Y/Y

18/03/2003 14:05 EMU FINAL FEB HICP REVISED UP TO +2.4% FROM +2.3%; JAN +2.2%

18/03/2003 14:05 EMU FINAL FEB EX-ENERGY/FOOD/ALC/TOB. HICP +1.9% Y/Y; JAN +1.9%

18/03/2003 14:06 EMU FINAL FEB EX-ENERGY HICP +1.9% Y/Y; JAN +1.8% Y/Y

18/03/2003 14:06 EMU FINAL FEB ENERGY PRICES +1.8% M/M, ALCOHOL/TOBACO +0.7% M/M

18/03/2003 14:07 EMU FEB FOOD +0.3% M/M; RECREATION +0.9%; CLOTHING -0.6%

18/03/2003 14:07 EMU JAN ADJ. IND. OUTPUT +1.1% M/M, +0.7% Y/Y

18/03/2003 14:07 EMU JAN ADJ. IND. OUTPUT +0.2% VS 4Q AVG.

18/03/2003 14:07 EMU JAN ADJ. IND. OUTPUT +0.2% VS 4Q AVG.

18/03/2003 14:08 EMU DEC IND. OUTPUT CUT TO -1.6% M/M, -0.8% Y/Y (-1.5%, -0.5%)

18/03/2003 14:08 EMU 4Q IND. OUTPUT REV. TO -0.2% Q/Q FROM -0.1%

18/03/2003 14:14 Swedish central bank cuts rates again

18/03/2003 14:15 Oil declines on talk of swift Iraqi war

18/03/2003 14:16 UK inflation jumps to near five year high

18/03/2003 14:34 British Pound Advances Against Euro as War in Iraq Seen Short

18/03/2003 14:35 European Inflation Reaches 11-Month High of 2.4% in February

18/03/2003 14:43 EU COMMISSION: DIFFICULT FOR EU TO HELP IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

18/03/2003 14:55 German Business Assns Warn Germany On Edge Of Recession

18/03/2003 15:09 DJIA MARCH FUTURES CONTRACT UP 93.00 AT 8195.00

18/03/2003 15:09 NASDAQ 100 MARCH FUTURES CONTRACT UP 11.00 AT 1085.00

18/03/2003 16:36 US Feb. Housing strts - 11.0% to 1.622m; permits +0.4% to 1.786m

18/03/2003 16:57 US REDBOOK: MARCH STORE SALES -1.2% VS FEB THRU WK ENDED 3/15

18/03/2003 16:57 US REDBOOK: STORE SALES -1.3% IN WEEK ENDED 3/15 VS YR AGO WK

18/03/2003 16:58 US REDBOOK: MARCH 2003 STORE SALES -1.0% VS MARCH 2002

18/03/2003 17:01 ECB: FOREX RESERVES FELL E2.7 BN TO E220.4 BN WK ENDED MAR14

18/03/2003 17:23 U.S. February Home Starts Fell 11% to 1.622 Mln Pace

18/03/2003 18:14 WHITE HOUSE: NOT LEAVING COULD BE SADDAM'S 'FINAL MISTAKE'

18/03/2003 18:15 WHITE HOUSE: NO SIGN YET SADDAM TO LEAVE IRAQ

18/03/2003 18:15 WHITE HOUSE: REPEATS SADDAM HAS UNTIL 8 PM EST WED TO LEAVE

18/03/2003 18:16 WHITE HOUSE: 'NOTHING NEW, NOTHING DIFFERENT' ON WAR SPENDING

18/03/2003 18:17 WHITE HOUSE: WANT SADDAM TO GO 'AWAY' NOT NAMING DESTINATION