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24/04/2002 08:03 Good morning!

24/04/2002 08:39 Calendar for today (24th of April)

24/04/2002 10:02 GERMAN MARCH PPI UP 0.3 PCT VS FEB; DOWN 0.2 PCT YR-ON-YR

24/04/2002 10:24 Japan February Services Demand Unexpectedly Falls

24/04/2002 10:48 *FRENCH MARCH FINAL CPI UP 0.5 PCT FROM FEB, UNCHANGED VS PROVISIONAL

24/04/2002 11:01 ITALY FEBRUARY UNADJUSTED RETAIL SALES +2.1% Y/Y

24/04/2002 11:02 ITALY FEBRUARY SA RETAIL SALES -0.1% M/M

24/04/2002 11:35 ITALY ISAE:APR SA BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX 96.8 VS MAR 94.4

24/04/2002 11:35 ITALY ISAE: APR SA MFG ORDERS CURRENT LEVEL -13 VS MAR -13

24/04/2002 11:35 ITALY ISAE: APR SA EXPORT ORDERS CURRENT LEVEL -21 VS MAR -21

24/04/2002 11:35 ITALY ISAE: APR SA MFG PRODUCTION OUTLOOK +22 VS MAR +18

24/04/2002 11:37 ITALY ISAE: APR SA PRODUCER PRICE OUTLOOK +10 VS MAR +9

24/04/2002 14:13 Saxony April CPI up 0.1 pct vs March, up 1.4 pct yr-on-yr

24/04/2002 15:56 BOJ's Ueda: Sees Bright Spots In Economy

24/04/2002 16:36 US MARCH DURABLE GOODS ORDERS DOWN 0.6 PCT FROM FEB

24/04/2002 16:36 *US FEB DURABLE GOODS ORDERS REVISED TO 2.7 PCT RISE FROM RISE 1.8

24/04/2002 18:02 MAR US NEW HOME SALES -3.1% TO 878,000 SAAR, 890K EXPECTED

24/04/2002 18:02 FEB US NEW HOME SALES REV UP TO +6.2% TO 906,000(PRV 875,000)

24/04/2002 18:02 MAR US HOMES: NE -4.4%; MDWST -19.3%; STH -0.2%; WST +3.3%

24/04/2002 18:02 MAR US NEW HOMES SUPPLY +0.3% TO 311,000; 4.3-MOS VS 4.1 FEB

24/04/2002 18:04 MAR US UNADJUSTED NEW HOME SALES 86K VS. 81K IN FEBRUARY

24/04/2002 18:04 MAR US 1Q02 NEW HOME SALES AVG 879K, -5.3% FROM 928K IN 4Q01

24/04/2002 18:05 FED'S FERGUSON:PROSPECTS FOR EXPANSION'BRIGHTENED SIGNIF'LY'

24/04/2002 18:05 FED'S FERGUSON: US ECON BEEN 'EXPANDING AT SIGNIFICANT PACE'

24/04/2002 18:06 FED'S FERGUSON:ECON OUTLOOK 'BRIGHTENED' BUT RECOV NOT CERTAIN

24/04/2002 18:06 FERGUSON: FED FOCUSED ON'FOSTERING BALANCED NON-INFL'RECOV

24/04/2002 18:06 FERGUSON: FED MONETARY POLICY 'REMAINS ACCOMMODATIVE'

24/04/2002 18:07 FERGUSON: 'NO GUARANTEE' SUSTAINED EXPANSION 'GAINED TRACTION'

24/04/2002 18:07 FERGUSON: STRENGTH OF DEMAND STILL NOT CERTAIN

24/04/2002 18:07 FERGUSON: NO SIGN OF 'FINANCIAL HEADWINDS' FOR SMALL BIZ

24/04/2002 18:08 FERGUSON: FIRMS USED LOW INT LOANS TO STRENGTHEN BAL. SHEETS

24/04/2002 18:08 FERGUSON: FACTORY ORDERS,ACTIVITY HAVE 'BRIGHTENED'

24/04/2002 18:09 FERGUSON: BANK CREDIT TIGHTENING DUE TO WEAKER ECON ACTIVITY

24/04/2002 18:32 BANK OF CANADA: SEES 2002 1H GROWTH 3.5%-4.5%

24/04/2002 18:32 BOC: SEES CANADA 2002 2H GROWTH 3.0% TO 4.0%; SAME FOR 2003

24/04/2002 18:32 BOC: SEES 'TIMELY AND MEASURED' RATE CUTS TO REDUCE MON STIM

24/04/2002 18:32 BOC: 'ROBUST RECOVERY IS UNDERWAY' IN CANADA

24/04/2002 18:36 BOC: SEES 2003 US GROWTH 3.5%; EUROPE +1.25% IN 2002,3.0% '03

24/04/2002 18:36 BOC: EXPECTS US GROWTH 4.0% 1H 2002, +3.25% IN 2H

24/04/2002 18:37 BOC: CANADA CORE INFL TO AVG UNDER 2% FOR 2H 2002-1H 2003

24/04/2002 18:41 BBK: GERMANY FEB IND OUTPUT REVISED TO +0.5% M/M VS +0.9%

24/04/2002 18:41 GERMANY FEB IND. PROD EX CONSTR. REVISED TO -0.5% M/M (-0.1)

24/04/2002 18:41 GERMANY FEB IND. OUTPUT INDEX REVISED TO 110.9 VS 111.4

24/04/2002 18:41 GERMANY FEB IND. PROD EX CONSTR INDEX REVISED TO 114.6 VS 115.1

24/04/2002 18:45 CORRECT:BOC:SEES TIMELY,MEASURED RATE MOVES TO REDUCE STIMULUS

24/04/2002 18:58 FED'S FERGUSON:'VERY HARD TO PARSE OUT"CAUSE OF L-T RATE HIKES

24/04/2002 18:59 FED'S FERGUSON:'WIDE VARIETY'OF FACTORS INFLUENCE L-T RATES

24/04/2002 18:59 FED'S FERGUSON:'ALWAYS INTERESTED'IN NEW ECONOMIC DATA

24/04/2002 19:04 ABC/MONEY US CONS COMFORT INDEX -5 IN APR 21 WEEK VS 1 PREV WK

24/04/2002 19:04 ABC/MONEY US STATE OF ECON INDX -18 APR 21 WK VS -12 PREV WEEK

24/04/2002 19:05 ABC/MONEY US PERS FIN INDX 20 IN APR 21 WK VS 26 IN PREV WEEK

24/04/2002 19:05 ABC/MONEY US BUY CLIMATE INDX -18 IN APR 21 WK VS -10 PREV WK

24/04/2002 19:09 UK BROWN: MOVING TOWARDS MORE BALANCED ECONOMIC GROWTH

24/04/2002 19:09 UK BROWN: WANT STABLE AND COMPETITIVE POUND

24/04/2002 19:09 UK BROWN: BELIEVES EURO WEAKNESS WILL CHANGE OVER TIME

24/04/2002 19:17 UK BROWN: SYMMETRICAL INFL TARGET HAS BEEN GOOD FOR UK

24/04/2002 21:16 RICHMOND FED'S BROADDUS:MON POL PLAYED KEY TURNAROUND ROLE

24/04/2002 21:17 FED'S BROADDUS:STRONG PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH KEY RECOVERY FACTOR

24/04/2002 21:17 FED'S BROADDUS:LOWER RATES HELPED BUYER INCENTIVES IN AUTOS

24/04/2002 21:19 BROADDUS:LIKELY TO SEE 'ROBUST'STATISTICS IN FIRST HALF

24/04/2002 21:24 BROADDUS: EXPECTATIONS FOR CONTINUED PROD GROWTH WELL FOUNDED

24/04/2002 21:25 BROADDUS: IN MORE OPTIMISTIC CAMP ON ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

24/04/2002 21:27 BROADDUS:FED ACTION DEPENDS ON WHICH RECOV SCENARIO UNFOLDS

24/04/2002 21:31 BROADDUS:PRICE STABILITY DID ALLOW AGGRESSIVE EASING LAST YR

24/04/2002 21:31 BROADDUS:'QUITE OPTIMISTIC' ON LONG-TERM ECONOMIC PROSPECTS

24/04/2002 21:41 BROADDUS Q&A:WOULD BE MORE CONFIDENT IF MORE STRENGTH GLOBALLY

24/04/2002 21:43 BROADDUS:SOFTNESS IN WORLD ECON WILL NOT BE DRAG ON U.S.

24/04/2002 21:46 BROADDUS: CONTINUING US RECOVERY TO HELP EUROPE;ARGY A PROBLEM

24/04/2002 21:55 BROADDUS: LOOKING FOR TURN IN BUSINESS SPENDING, OPTIMISM

24/04/2002 21:55 BROADDUS: THINK RECOVERY 'MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION'

24/04/2002 21:56 BROADDUS: FIRST QUARTER GDP DATA IS GOING TO BE 'INSTRUCTIVE'

24/04/2002 21:57 BROADDUS: JAPANESE ECONOMY 'HAS BEEN SOFT FOR A NUMBER OF YRS'

24/04/2002 21:58 BROADDUS: HAVE ADJUSTED TO JAPAN SOFTNESS'REASONABLY WELL'

24/04/2002 22:00 FED'S BEIGE BK: ALMOST ALL DISTRICTS REPORT ECON IMPROVEMENT

24/04/2002 22:00 BEIGE BOOK:ONLY BOSTON DISTRICT REPORTED 'MIXED' ECON ACTIVITY

24/04/2002 22:00 BEIGE BOOK: LABOR MKTS REMAIN SLACK, WAGES AND PRICES IN CHECK

24/04/2002 22:01 BEIGE BOOK: LABOR DEMAND FIRMING IN SOME PLACES;WEAK IN OTHERS

24/04/2002 22:01 BEIGE BOOK: MANUFACTURERS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT 2002 SECTOR OUTLOOK

24/04/2002 22:01 BEIGE BOOK: RETAIL SALES STEADY OR HIGHER IN MOST DISTRICTS

24/04/2002 22:01 BEIGE BOOK: DALLAS AUTO DEALERS CONCERNED ABOUT HIGHER RATES

24/04/2002 22:01 BEIGE BOOK: RESIDENTIAL SECTOR STRONG; SALES, CONSTRUCTION UP

24/04/2002 22:01 BEIGE BOOK COMPILED BY KANSAS CITY FED ON DATA BEFORE APRIL 16

24/04/2002 22:50 EX IMF CHIEF ECON MUSSA:ARGY 'STUCK' WITH FISCAL PROB FOR NOW

24/04/2002 22:50 EX IMF'S MUSSA: IF DLR TAKES HIT,COULD COMPLICATE US MON POL

24/04/2002 22:50 EX IMF'S MUSSA: SEES FED LESS ACCOMMODATIVE LATER THIS YR

24/04/2002 22:51 EX IMF'S MUSSA: FED POSSIBLY MOVING TO NEUTRAL NEXT YEAR

24/04/2002 22:51 EX IMF'S MUSSA: US CURR ACCT DEFICIT CANNOT GO ON FOREVER