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17/04/2002 08:18 GOOD MORNING !

17/04/2002 08:54 JAPAN FEB INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT REVISED TO RISE 1.2 PCT MTH-ON-MTH VS RISE 1.1

17/04/2002 09:07 Calendar for April 17-18

17/04/2002 10:02 ECB'S ISSING: RECENT OIL PRICE RISES 'NO CAUSE FOR ALARM'

17/04/2002 10:02 ISSING: IF OIL DROPS, AS EXPECTED, EMU INFL. DOWNTREND INTACT

17/04/2002 10:02 ISSING:IF OIL PRICES DECLINE, STAY LOW, NO LASTING ECO BURDEN

17/04/2002 10:16 NIKKEI 225 CLOSES UP 197.05 PTS AT 11,543.71

17/04/2002 11:30 ITALY ISAE APR SA CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX 119.7; MAR 122.2

17/04/2002 11:35 ITALY ISAE APR SA CONSUMER CONFID BELOW ALL MNI SURVEY FCASTS

17/04/2002 11:35 ITALY ISAE APRIL SA CONSUMER CONFIDENCE LOWEST SINCE JAN. 2001

17/04/2002 12:30 BOE APR MINS: MPC VOTED 9-0 FOR UNCHANGED REPO RATE APR 4

17/04/2002 12:32 BOE MINS: ALL MPC AGREED RATE HIKE NEED 'NOT YET PRESSING'

17/04/2002 12:33 UK FEB AVERAGE EARNS EX-BONUSES 4.2% Y/Y VS 4.1% Y/Y IN JAN

17/04/2002 12:33 BOE MPC VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO HOLD REPO RATE AT 4.00 PCT ON APRIL 4

17/04/2002 12:49 U.S. Shares Closed up Tuesday on Upbeat U.S. Corp earning reports

17/04/2002 14:00 EMU MAR HICP UNREVISED AT +2.5% Y/Y; +0.6% M/M

17/04/2002 14:02 EMU-12 MAR HICP Y/Y RATE IN LINE W/ MEDIAN FORECAST MNI SURVEY

17/04/2002 15:00 MORTGAGE BANKERS US SA REFI INDEX 2.7% TO 1246.1 APR 12 WK

17/04/2002 15:01 MORTGAGE BANKERS US PURCH INDEX +1.4% TO 337.3 APR 12 WK

17/04/2002 16:31 FEB US TRADE GAP $31.5 BN V JAN $28.2B(PRV$28.5B);DEC-$24.7B

17/04/2002 16:31 FEB US IMPORTS +4.0% TO $110.7B; EXPORTS +1.2% TO $79.2B

17/04/2002 17:04 US WEEK TO APRIL 12 CRUDE STOCKS DOWN 5.6 MLN BARRELS TO 319.4 MLN - DoE

17/04/2002 17:06 CHICAGO FED'S MOSKOW: SEE SIGNS OF ECON RECOVERY UNDERWAY

17/04/2002 17:07 FED'S MOSKOW:MON POL 'CURRENTLY ACCOMMODATIVE,' RISKS BALANCED

17/04/2002 17:07 FED'S MOSKOW:RATE CUTS ABROAD SHLD BOOST WRLD GRWTH,US EXPORTS

17/04/2002 17:07 FED'S MOSKOW: BUSINESSES CAUTIOUS BUT INVEST DROP HAS SLOWED

17/04/2002 17:51 Euro Climbs to 3-Month High vs Dollar Ahead of Greenspan by Jes Black

17/04/2002 18:02 GREENSPAN:'AMPLE'TIME TO ADJUST POL ONCE EXPANSION SUSTAINED

17/04/2002 18:03 GREENSPAN:LITTLE CHANGE IN US ECON PICTURE SINCE MARCH 19 FOMC

17/04/2002 18:03 GREENSPAN:PROSPECTS FOR STRONGER FINAL DEMAND'STILL NOT CLEAR'

17/04/2002 18:04 GREENSPAN:HIGHER ENERGY COSTS'SAPPING'HSEHOLD PURCHASING POWER

17/04/2002 18:04 GREENSPAN:SOME RECOVERY,BUT CAP SPENDING'LIKELY TO BE GRADUAL'

17/04/2002 18:05 GREENSPAN:INFL'SHOULD REMAIN CONTAINED'EVEN W/PRICNG POWR RISE

17/04/2002 18:06 GREENSPAN:PRODUCTVY GAINS AUGUR WELL FOR WAGES, STABLE PRICES

17/04/2002 18:06 G-SPAN:LOWER MORT RATES TO UNDERPIN HSG,DOWNPLAYS BUBBLE FEARS

17/04/2002 18:07 G-SPAN:AS BIZ PROFITS RISE, CAP SPNDG RECOVERY MORE NOTICEABLE

17/04/2002 18:12 США: индекс климата покупок ABC/Money на 14 апреля -10 против -12 на пред. неделе

17/04/2002 18:36 GREENSPAN:PRODUCTIVITY PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN EXTRAORDINARY

17/04/2002 18:36 GREENSPAN:OBVIOUSLY NO LONGER WORRIED ABOUT EARLY DEBT PAYDOWN

17/04/2002 18:36 GREENSPAN:MUST BE'VERY CAREFUL'ABOUT GOING BACK TO BDG DEFICIT

17/04/2002 18:36 GREENSPAN:BUDGET DEFICITS RUN RISK OF AFFECTING LONG-TRM RATES

17/04/2002 18:37 UK BROWN KEEPS INFLATION TARGET AT 2.5%

17/04/2002 18:37 UK BROWN SEES GDP 2.0-2.5% IN 2002

17/04/2002 18:40 GREENSPAN:NOT CONCERNED ABOUT HIGH LEVELS OF UNEMPLOYMENT

17/04/2002 18:41 UK TSY PUBLIC FINANCES FCAST BASED ON 2.5% GROWTH RATE

17/04/2002 18:41 UK BROWN: RAISES TREND RATE OF GROWTH FOR PUB. FINANCE FCAST

17/04/2002 18:41 GREENSPAN:TAX CUTS LEAVE COUNTRY W/GREATER FUTURE BDGT DEFICTS

17/04/2002 18:41 UK BROWN: SMALL TIGHTENING OF FISCAL STANCE OVER NXT 2 YRS

17/04/2002 18:42 UK BROWN SEES CURRENT SURPLUS STG3 BN IN 2002/03

17/04/2002 18:42 UK BROWN SEES PSNB STG11 BN IN 2002/03

17/04/2002 18:46 UK BROWN SEES PSNB STG13 BN IN 2003/04, STG13 BN 04/05

17/04/2002 18:46 UK BROWN SEES PSNB STG17 BN IN 2005/06, STG18 BN 06/07

17/04/2002 18:47 UK BROWN: CURRENT SURPLUS STG7 BN IN 03/04,STG9 BN 04/05

17/04/2002 18:47 UK BROWN: CURRENT SURPLUS STG7 BN IN 05/06,STG9 BN 06/07

17/04/2002 18:47 UK BROWN: ABLE TO RELEASE EXTRA STG4 BLN FOR PUB SVCES NEXT YR

17/04/2002 18:47 US TSY OFFICIAL: CURRENT DEBT LIMIT CRISIS PASSED

17/04/2002 18:47 US'S O'NEILL LETTER:EXPECTS COULD HIT DEBT LIMIT 2ND HALF JUNE

17/04/2002 18:48 US TSY OFFL:NEED TO HAVE PERMANENT DEBT LIMIT HIKE BY SUMMER

17/04/2002 18:48 US TSY OFFL: TOOLS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR NEXT DEBT LIMIT CRISIS

17/04/2002 18:48 US TSY OFFL: HAVE PAID BACK G-FUND PRINCIPAL WITH INTEREST

17/04/2002 18:48 GREENSPAN:HARD TO KNOW WHAT PART OF PRODUCTVTY GAINS FROM TECH

17/04/2002 18:48 UK BROWN: TO CUT SMALL CO'S TAX RATE TO 19P FROM 20P

17/04/2002 18:49 GREENSPAN:INFO TECH POSSIBILITIES'ONLY PARTIALLY EXPLOITED'

17/04/2002 18:49 UK BROWN: TO CUT SMALL BUS. CORPORATION TAX TO 0 FROM 10P

17/04/2002 18:49 GREENSPAN:'NO EVIDENCE'TECH SURGE IS PETERING OUT

17/04/2002 18:54 GREENSPAN:MOST PEOPLE 'PRESUME' TAX CUTS ARE PERMANENT

17/04/2002 18:54 GREENSPAN:MOST BIZ INVESTMENT PROBABLY SEES TAX CUTS AS PERM.

17/04/2002 18:54 GREENSPAN:FED RELIES HEAVILY ON CBO,OMB FOR LONG-RUN BDGT ESTS

17/04/2002 18:54 US'S O'NEILL: EXPECTS US TO RETURN TO SURPLUSES 'FAIRLY SOON'

17/04/2002 18:55 US'S O'NEILL Q&A:WITH 3.5% GROWTH,WOULD HAVE'SUBSTANTIAL'SURPL

17/04/2002 18:55 US'S O'NEILL: TAX CUTS THAT EXPIRE 'AN ABSURDITY'

17/04/2002 18:55 GREENSPAN:PROBABLY WOULD BE BETTER OFF W/LOWER CORP TAX RATES

17/04/2002 18:55 US'S O'NEILL:EXPECTS'LUXURY'OF ALLOCATING SURPLUS BEFORE LONG

17/04/2002 19:01 GREENSPAN:US ECON MORE'A SINGLE ECONOMY'THAN ANY OTHER TIME

17/04/2002 19:03 GREENSPAN:PRODUCTIVITY HAS BEEN STRONGEST IN MANUFACTURING SEC

17/04/2002 19:04 UK BROWN: AGE-RELATED PERSONAL ALLOWANCES RAISED OVER INFLAT'N

17/04/2002 19:10 GREENSPAN:NEXT 2-4 MONTHS SHOULD DECIDE INVENTORY/PROD CYCLE

17/04/2002 19:10 UK BROWN: PROPOSES EXTRA STG2.5 BLN FOR FAMILIES W/CHILDREN

17/04/2002 19:10 GREENSPAN:REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF INVENTORY SHIFT AFFECTS DEMAND

17/04/2002 19:14 GREENSPAN:DESPITE RISING MORT DEBT,HOME EQUITY STILL CLIMBING

17/04/2002 19:14 GREENSPAN:SEEING MORT DELINQUENCIES GO UP,LIKELY MORE EROSION

17/04/2002 19:14 UK BROWN: PLEDGES SIGNIFICANT RISE IN SPENDING ON EDUCATION

17/04/2002 19:14 GREENSPAN:HIGHER MORT DEBT NOT SIGNIFICANT IMPEDIMENT TO ECON

17/04/2002 19:25 GREENSPAN:TAX,MON POL WERE'REASONABLY WELL CALIBRATED'IN 2001

17/04/2002 19:28 GREENSPAN:DOESN'T SEE LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS GLOBALLY,US,EU OR JPN

17/04/2002 19:29 GREENSPAN:'FIRST INKLINGS' JAPAN ECON BEGINNING TO STABILIZE

17/04/2002 19:29 GREENSPAN:US, EUROPE ECONOMIES IMPROVING, HELPS JAPAN

17/04/2002 19:32 UK BUDGET: CYCLICALLY ADJUSTED PSNB/GDP RATIO 0.9% IN 02/03

17/04/2002 19:32 UK BUDGET: CYC ADJ PSNB/GDP RATIO 1.2% 03/04, 1.2% IN 04/05

17/04/2002 19:32 UK BUDGET: CYC ADJ PSNB/GDP RATIO 1.4% 05/06, 1.4% IN 06/07

17/04/2002 19:32 UK BUDGET: CYC ADJ CURRENT SURPLUS/GDP RATIO 0.5% 02/03

17/04/2002 19:32 UK BUDGET: CYC ADJ CURR.SURP/GDP RATIO 0.6% 03/04,0.7% 04/05

17/04/2002 19:33 GREENSPAN:SEES BIGGER OVERCAPACITY PROB IN TELECOM THAN STEEL

17/04/2002 19:33 UK DMO: NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO FUNDING REMIT 02/03

17/04/2002 19:33 UK BUDGET: CYC ADJ CURR.SURP/GDP RATIO 0.6% 05/06,0.7% 06/07

17/04/2002 19:33 GREENSPAN ENDS Q&A BEFORE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS