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28/03/2003 08:00 Good morning!

28/03/2003 08:06 Global Calendar for Friday, March 28 through Monday, March 31

28/03/2003 08:15 Forex - Dollar higher versus yen late morning Tokyo on rumors over NKorean action

28/03/2003 08:16 NIKKEI 225 ndex closes morning down 43.34 pts at 8.325.33

28/03/2003 08:18 HANG SENG index closes morning down 24.06 pts at 8.848.26

28/03/2003 08:41 Tokyo stocks slide at midday, U.S. dollar strengthens against yen

28/03/2003 08:43 Japan Feb. Industrial Production Probably Fell 0.8%

28/03/2003 08:57 War will hamper economic rebound: IMF

28/03/2003 08:58 US economy slowed sharply at end of 2002

28/03/2003 09:00 Yen Weakens After Shiokawa Signals Japan May Sell Its Currency

28/03/2003 09:05 Japan Feb. Industrial Production Probably Fell 0.8%: BN Survey

28/03/2003 09:06 Japan's Feb. Jobless Rate Falls to 5.2% From 5.5%

28/03/2003 10:23 FRANCE FEB SA ILO JOBLESS +19.000 M/M; RATE +9.2%; JAN 9.1%

28/03/2003 10:23 FRANCE FEB REGISTERE JOBSEEKERS +19.200 M/M; +0.8% M/M

28/03/2003 10:24 FRANCE FEB ILO JOBLESS RISE ABOVE MNI SURVEY MEDIAN (+15.000)

28/03/2003 10:30 GERMAN APRIL CONSUMER SENTIMENT INDICATOR 3.7 VS REVISED 3.7 MARCH (PVS 3.8) - GFK

28/03/2003 10:32 Oil Gains, Stocks Dip On Fear Of Drawn-Out War

28/03/2003 10:34 French Unemployment Rose In Feb

28/03/2003 10:51 FRANCE FEB PPI +0.5% M/M, +2.8% Y/Y; JAN +2.2% Y/Y

28/03/2003 10:51 FRANCE FEB PPI EX ENERGY/AGR UNCH M/M; +0.7% Y/Y

28/03/2003 10:59 GERMAN CONSUMER MORALE HIT 8-YR LOW BEFORE WAR

28/03/2003 11:01 ITALY JAN UNADJ. IND. ORDERS -1.8% Y/Y; DEC +%

28/03/2003 11:02 ITALY JAN UNADJ. IND. DOMESTIC ORDERS +0.1% Y/Y; FRGN -5.4%

28/03/2003 11:02 ITALY JAN UNADJ. IND. ORDERS +0.5% M/M; DOM. 0.0%; FRGN +1.5%

28/03/2003 11:04 DAX OPENS 3.09 POINTS LOWER AT 2580.96

28/03/2003 11:05 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 13.07 PTS HIGHER AT 2735.91

28/03/2003 11:05 ITALY JAN INDUSTRIAL SALES +1.3% Y/Y; ORDERS -1.8%

28/03/2003 11:12 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES DOWN 8.96 PTS AT 8863.36

28/03/2003 11:56 EMU MEDIAN FORECAST FEB ADJ. M3 +7.7% Y/Y; 3-MO AVG. +7.3%

28/03/2003 12:02 ECB FEB FULLY ADJ. EMU M3 +8.1%

28/03/2003 12:02 ECB DEC-FEB SA EMU M3 +7.4% Y/Y; NOV-JAN 7.0% (+7.1%)

28/03/2003 12:03 ECB FEB EMU NSA PRIVATE CREDIT GROWTH +4.8% Y/Y; JAN +4.8% Y/Y

28/03/2003 12:03 ECB FEB EMU TOTAL NSA CREDIT GROWTH +4.3% Y/Y; JAN +4.1% Y/Y

28/03/2003 12:04 ECB FEB SA M3 GROWTH +0.9% M/M VS JAN +0.9% M/M (+1.0%)

28/03/2003 13:11 US could slip into recession: World Bank

28/03/2003 13:16 British Pound Extends Decline vs Euro; War Seen Lasting Longer

28/03/2003 13:31 UK MAR GFK CONSUMER CINFIDENCE -10 VS -9 IN FEB

28/03/2003 13:35 Oil rises to highest since war began

28/03/2003 15:54 Japan Intervened In Forex Market This Week

28/03/2003 15:55 UK confidence declines again in March

28/03/2003 16:02 Japan's Feb. Jobless Rate Falls to 5.2% From 5.5%

28/03/2003 16:32 US FEB PERSONAL INCOME +0.3% VS JAN +0.4%, SPENDING UNCH VS JAN UNCH

28/03/2003 16:33 US FEB PCE PRICE INDEX +0.5% (JAN +0.2%), CORE PCE +0.1% (UNCH)

28/03/2003 17:05 U.S. Feb. Personal Spending Unchanged; Incomes Rise

28/03/2003 17:19 New York's Williamsburg bridge closed by authorotoes; 3 people in custody

28/03/2003 17:23 NYPD CHEKING OTHER NYC BRIDGES

28/03/2003 17:41 Police Close NYC Brodge, Not Terrorism-related

28/03/2003 17:49 BBK GERMANY JAN IND OUTPUT REVISED TO +3.2% M/M ÌÛ +1,6%

28/03/2003 17:50 BBK GERMANY JAN IND OUTPUT REVISED EX CONSTR. TO +3.8% M/M (+2.0%)

28/03/2003 17:50 U MICH FINAL US CONS SENT 77.6 MAR VS 79.9 FEB

28/03/2003 17:51 U MICH FINAL US CURR CONDITNS 90.0 MAR VS 95.4 FEB

28/03/2003 17:51 U MICH FINAL US EXPECTATIONS 69.9 MAR VS 69.9 FEB

28/03/2003 17:55 GERMANY WISEMAN WIEGARD SEES 03 GDP +0.6-0.7% AS REALISTIC

28/03/2003 17:56 GERMANY WISEMAN WIEGARD: GOVT 1% GDP 03 FCAST TOO OPTIMISTIC DUE IRAQ

28/03/2003 17:58 ITALY'S ISAE LOWERS GROWTH FORECAST TO 1.3 PCT IN 2003 FROM PREVIOUS 1.5 PCT

28/03/2003 17:59 ITALY'S ISAE LOWERS GROWTH FORECAST TO 2.3 PCT IN 2004 FROM PREVIOUS 2.5 PCT

28/03/2003 18:02 IF WAR LONG, MAY BE NECESSARY TO LOWER 03 GROWTH FORECAST BE 0.5%

28/03/2003 18:16 Oil, Gold Rise, Stocks Fall On Fears Of Long War

28/03/2003 18:18 US Consumer Sentoment At Near-Decade low