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30/04/2003 08:08 Good morning!

30/04/2003 08:11 Global Calendar for Wednesday, April 30

30/04/2003 08:17 Forex - US dollar mixed in morning Sydney; euro extends gains

30/04/2003 08:18 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES MORNING UP 139.81 PTS AT 7.747.69

30/04/2003 08:49 HANG SENG index closes morning + 13.23 pts at 8.757.45

30/04/2003 09:07 BOJ: GLOBAL ECON OUTLOOK UNCERTAIN, SARS WORRY FOR ASIA

30/04/2003 09:10 JAPAN MARCH HOUSING STARTS DOWN 1.9 PTS YR-ON-YR VERSUS DOWN 2.8 IN FEB

30/04/2003 09:10 JAPAN MARCH CONSTRUCTION ORDERS DOWN 9.3 PTS YR-ON-YR VERSUS DOWN 11.4 IN FEB

30/04/2003 09:56 Forex - Yen weakens briefly midafternoon Tokyo after BoJ eases monetary policy

30/04/2003 10:07 Japan March industrial output slips, outlook dim

30/04/2003 10:08 BOJ surpruses with easing, cities global outlook

30/04/2003 10:09 US consumer confidence surprises to the upside

30/04/2003 10:18 ALL ORDS CLOSES DOWN 0.3 PTS AT 2970.9

30/04/2003 10:28 BOJ's Fukui says easing due to econ uncertainty

30/04/2003 10:53 FRENCH APRIL CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX -29 VS -32 IN MAR

30/04/2003 10:54 Greenspan, refunding, Chicago PMI

30/04/2003 10:56 Deutsche Bank says to benefit from mkt recovery

30/04/2003 11:03 ITALY ISTAT PREL. APRIL HICP +0.8% M/M; +3.0% Y/Y

30/04/2003 11:04 ITALY ISTAT PREL. APRIL 'NIC' CPI +0.2% M/M, +2.7% Y/Y

30/04/2003 11:32 Euro hits four-year highs, Tokyo stocks jump

30/04/2003 11:37 ITALY ISAE APR NSA SERVICES CONFID. INDEX -2 VS +7 IN MAR

30/04/2003 11:37 ITALY ISAE APR NSA SERVICES ORDERS 3-MONTH OUTLOOK 0 VS MAR +22

30/04/2003 11:38 ITALY ISAE MAR SA RETAIL CONFIDENCE INDEX 99.2 VS FEB 99.2

30/04/2003 11:38 ITALY ISAE MAR SA RETAIL CURRENT INVENTORY LEVEL +19 VS FEB +14

30/04/2003 11:38 ITALY APR NSA SERVICE ORDERS CURRENT LEVEL -10 VS MAR +7

30/04/2003 11:39 SPAIN NOMINAL MAR RETAIL SALES +9.6% M/M, +5.1% Y/Y

30/04/2003 11:58 ITALY MEDIAN FORECAST MARCH PPI +0.2% M/M, +2.7% Y/Y

30/04/2003 12:04 ITALY MARCH PRODUCER PRICES +0.3% M/M, +2.8% Y/Y

30/04/2003 12:05 ITALY MARCH PRODUCER PRICES NET OF ENERGY +0.1% M/M, +1.5% Y/Y

30/04/2003 12:05 ITALY MARCH PRODUCER PRICES CONSUMER GDS FLAT M/M, +1.6% Y/Y

30/04/2003 12:05 ITALY MARCH PRODUCER PRICES ENERGY GDS +1.3 M/M, +8.1% Y/Y

30/04/2003 12:05 ITALY MARCH PRODUCER PRICES INTERMEDIATE GDS +0.1 M/M, +2.5% Y/Y

30/04/2003 12:06 ITALY MARCH PRODUCER PRICES CAPITAL GDS +0.1 M/M, +0.6% Y/Y

30/04/2003 12:20 Solbes: OECD agreed on boost to growth

30/04/2003 12:29 UK BROWN: GLOBAL OPTIMISM HAS PICKED UP SINCE END OF IRAQ WAR

30/04/2003 12:30 UK BROWN: LESS UNCERTAINITY ABOUT GLOBAL ECONOMY NOW

30/04/2003 12:30 UK BROWN: SEES UK GROWTH FORECAST BEING RAISED TO TSY VIEW

30/04/2003 12:55 UK's Brown defends upbeat growth forecast

30/04/2003 13:49 Dollar Falls to Four-Year Low vs Euro; Economy Seen Faltering

30/04/2003 13:51 French jobless numbers rise further

30/04/2003 13:54 EMU MEDIAN FORECAST APR INDUSTRY STMT -11; CONSUMER STMT -20

30/04/2003 13:54 EMU MEDIAN FORECAST APR FLASH HICP +2.2% Y/Y; MAR +2.4%

30/04/2003 14:07 EMU APR ECO. SENTIMENT INDEX ROSE TO 97.9 FROM 97.8 IN MAR

30/04/2003 14:07 EMU 2Q MFG CAPACITY UTILISATION 80.8; 1Q 81.1

30/04/2003 14:08 EMU APR INDUSTRY CONFIDENCE FALLS TO -13 FROM -12 IN MAR

30/04/2003 14:08 EMU APR CONSUMER CONFIDENCE RISES TO -19 FROM -21 IN MAR

30/04/2003 14:08 EMU APR CONSTRUCTION CONFIDENCE UNCH AT -21 FROM MAR

30/04/2003 14:09 EMU APR RETAIL SECTOR SENTIMENT RISES TO -17 FROM MAR -18

30/04/2003 14:09 EMU APR BUSINESS CLIMATE INDICATOR FALLS TO -0.70; MAR -0.58

30/04/2003 14:10 EMU APR FLASH HICP +2.1% Y/Y AFTER MAR +2.4% Y/Y

30/04/2003 14:10 EMU APR SERVICE SECTOR CONFIDENCE ROSE TO -4 FROM MAR -7

30/04/2003 14:14 French consumer morale off lows but jobless higher

30/04/2003 15:40 Dollar nudges three-year highs

30/04/2003 15:56 Forex - Euro holds above 1.11 usd midday London but stalls ahead of Greenspan