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15/05/2002 08:11 Good morning!

15/05/2002 08:52 Calendar of events for today (15th of May)

15/05/2002 09:11 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES MORNING UP 141.49 PTS AT 11,831.80

15/05/2002 09:33 JAPAN APRIL DEPT STORE SALES DOWN 4.8 PCT YR-ON-YR VS RISE 0.6 PCT IN MARCH

15/05/2002 10:05 PAN-GERMANY APR WPI -0.1% M/M, -0.5% Y/Y; MAR UNCH Y/Y

15/05/2002 10:05 GERMANY APR WPI RISE AT LOW END OF MNI SURVEY

15/05/2002 10:06 GERMANY DIW INSTITUTE SEES GERMAN Q1 GDP -0.1% Q/Q, -1.5% Y/Y

15/05/2002 10:08 DIW SEES GERMANY Q2 GDP TO ACCELERATE TO +0.5% Q/Q, +2.0% Y/Y

15/05/2002 10:08 CMG SAYS YET TO SEE SIGNS OF ANY MATERIAL RECOVERY IN DEMAND LEVELS

15/05/2002 10:09 CMG SAYS CURRENT TRADING 'BROADLY' IN LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS

15/05/2002 10:09 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES UP 286.78 PTS AT 11,642.97

15/05/2002 10:45 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: APR CLAIMANT COUNT UNEMPLOYMENT -5,000

15/05/2002 10:45 FRANCE MAR MFG OUTPUT +0.2% M/M;FEB REVISED +1.1% M/M (+0.9%)

15/05/2002 10:45 FRANCE MAR MFG OUTPUT +0.2% M/M;FEB REVISED +1.1% M/M (+0.9%)

15/05/2002 10:46 FRANCE MAR MFG OUTPUT SLIGHTLY ABOVE MNI MEDIAN FCAST (+0.1%)

15/05/2002 10:46 FRENCH MARCH TOTAL INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT UP 0.5 PCT FROM FEB

15/05/2002 10:46 FRENCH MARCH INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT EXCLUDING FOOD/ENERGY UP 0.2 PCT FROM FEB

15/05/2002 10:47 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: MAR UNIT WAGE COSTS +4.3% 3M Y/Y

15/05/2002 11:08 ITALY MAR IND. OUTPUT WELL BELOW ALL MNI SURVEY FORECASTS

15/05/2002 11:08 ITALY MAR. WORKDAY ADJ INDUST OUTPUT -4.1% Y/Y; FEB -2.9%

15/05/2002 11:09 ITALY MARCH INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT DOWN 7.6 PCT YR-ON-YR

15/05/2002 12:04 Italian GDP rose 0.2 pct in the first quarter of 2002

15/05/2002 12:33 UK APRIL CLAIMANT COUNT JOBLESS UP ADJ 5,400 AT 0.953 MLN; RATE 3.2 PCT

15/05/2002 12:35 UK 3 MONTHS TO MARCH ILO JOBLESS DN ADJ 19,000 AT 1.54 MLN; RATE 5.1 PCT

15/05/2002 12:35 UK 3 MONTHS TO MARCH MANUFACTURING UNIT WAGE COSTS UP ADJ 4.9 PCT YR-ON-YR

15/05/2002 12:35 UK 3 MTHS TO MARCH HEADLINE AVG EARNINGS UP ADJ 2.9 PCT YR-ON-YR

15/05/2002 13:30 BOE: RPIX INFL TO RISE SLIGHTLY ABOVE 2.5% IN 2 YEARS' TIME

15/05/2002 13:31 BOE: UPSIDE RISKS TO INFLATION GREATER THAN IN FEBRUARY

15/05/2002 13:31 BOE: 68% PROBABILITY RPIX INFL 2.5% OR ABOVE IN 2 YEARS

15/05/2002 13:31 BOE: GDP GROWTH OVER TWO YEAR HORIZON STRONGER THAN IN FEB

15/05/2002 13:31 BOE: GDP GROWTH TO RECOVER TO ABOVE TREND RATE

15/05/2002 13:31 BOE: UK SURVEY EVIDENCE POINTS TO MUCH STRONGER Q2 GROWTH

15/05/2002 13:32 BOE: HIGHER NATIONAL INSURANCE SEEN LEADING TO HIGHER PRICES

15/05/2002 13:32 BOE: RISKS TO GDP GROWTH SEEN TO THE DOWNSIDE

15/05/2002 13:32 BOE: DOWNSIDE GDP RISKS REFLECT POSS WEAKER GLOBAL/DOM. DEMAND

15/05/2002 13:32 BOE: WORLD OUTPUT GROWTH IN Q1 HIGHER THAN EXPECTED

15/05/2002 13:33 BOE: STG ERI SEEN FALLING TO 104.1 BY Q2 04 FROM 106.8 NOW

15/05/2002 13:33 BOE: BUDGET LIKELY TO AUGMENT DEMAND GROWTH NEXT YEAR

15/05/2002 13:34 BOE: RPIX LIKELY TO REMAIN BELOW TARGET IN NEAR TERM

15/05/2002 13:34 BOE: US GDP TO RISE TO AROUND TREND OVER NEXT 2 YRS

15/05/2002 13:34 BOE: PROSPECTS FOR EURO AREA GROWTH LITTLE CHANGED SINCE FEB

15/05/2002 13:34 BOE: HOUSE PRICES RISEN MORE QUICKLY THAN ASSUMED IN FEB

15/05/2002 13:35 BOE KING: UK, US DOM. DEMAND WEAKNESS REMAINS A RISK

15/05/2002 13:35 KING: HOUSEH'D CONSUMPT'N SHOWS FEW SIGNS OF SUSTAINED SLOWD'N

15/05/2002 13:35 BOE KING NOTES RPIX INF RISING MORE STEEPLY AT FCAST HORIZON

15/05/2002 13:35 BOE KING: MPC READY TO COUNTER INF PRESSURE AS AND WHEN EMERGE

15/05/2002 16:31 MAR US BUSINESS INVENTORIES -0.3%; SALES +0.3%; I/S 1.38

15/05/2002 16:31 MAR US BUSINESS INVENTORIES EX RETAIL AUTO -0.3%

15/05/2002 16:31 MAR US RETAIL INVENTORIES -0.1%; RETAIL INV EX-AUTOS -0.1%

15/05/2002 16:32 MAR US RET INV: AUTOS UNCH; CLOTHING -0.6%; DEPT STORES -0.9%

15/05/2002 16:32 MAR US RET INV:FURNITURE +0.2%; FOOD -0.4%;BLDG MATERIAL +1.4%

15/05/2002 16:32 US APR CPI +0.5%, CORE +0.3%; CPI Y/Y +1.6%, CORE Y/Y +2.5%

15/05/2002 16:32 US APR CPI: GASOLINE +10.1% (NSA +12.8%), NATURAL GAS +2.4%

15/05/2002 16:33 FEB US BUSINESS INVENTORIES REVISED TO -0.2% (PREV -0.1%)

15/05/2002 17:15 APR US INDUSTRIAL PROD +0.4%; CAP UTIL +0.2 TO 75.5%

15/05/2002 17:22 GERMANY EICHEL:GIVEN FUNDAMENTALS, EURO HAS POTENTIAL TO RISE

15/05/2002 17:22 GERMANY EICHEL:EMU INFL. UNDER CONTROL, ECB HAS SUCCEEDED

15/05/2002 17:22 GERMANY EICHEL: EMU INTEREST RATES LOW, HELPFUL TO INVESTMENT

15/05/2002 18:11 ABC/MONEY US CONS COMFORT INDEX -7 IN MAY 12 WK VS -4 PREV WK

15/05/2002 18:11 ABC/MONEY US STATE OF ECON INDX -20 MAY 12 WK VS -16 PREV WEEK

15/05/2002 18:11 ABC/MONEY US PERS FIN INDX 16 IN MAY 12 WK VS 20 IN PREV WEEK

15/05/2002 18:12 ABC/MONEY US BUY CLIMATE INDX -18 IN MAY 12 WK VS -16 PREV WK

15/05/2002 21:00 MAY US HOME BUILDERS INDEX AT 61, UNCHANGED FROM APR