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23/05/2002 07:59 Good Morning!

23/05/2002 08:05 TAKENAKA - ECONOMIC RECOVERY NOT SO STRONG, DESPITE RECENT A

23/05/2002 08:05 TAKENAKA - ECONOMIC RECOVERY NOT SO STRONG, DESPITE RECENT ASSESSMENT

23/05/2002 08:08 TAKENAKA - CONCERNS REMAIN OVER CYCLICAL CAPEX UPSWING

23/05/2002 08:09 TAKENAKA - GOVT NEEDS TO WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WORSENING IN ECONOMY AGAIN

23/05/2002 10:48 GERMANY 1Q02 REAL SA GDP +0.2% Q/Q; NSA -1.2% Y/Y

23/05/2002 10:48 GERMANY 1Q PRIV. CONSUMPT, INVESTMT DROP;INVENTORIES CHG DIVES

23/05/2002 10:48 GERMANY GOVT CONSUMPTION CONTRIBUTED +0.1 PCT PT TO 1Q GDP

23/05/2002 10:54 FRENCH APRIL HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION UP 0.8 PCT FROM MARCH

23/05/2002 10:56 HAYAMI - FOREX INTERVENTION AIMED AT CURBING SHARP FLUCTUATIONS

23/05/2002 10:56 BOJ'S HAYAMI - NEED TO WATCH FOREX MARKET FOR WHILE

23/05/2002 11:18 ITALY APRIL NON-EU TRADE SURPLUS E39MN (APR 01 E314MN SURP.)

23/05/2002 11:19 ITALY MARCH WORLD IMPORTS -10.8% Y/Y TO E21.265 BN, NON-EU EXPORTS -4.0% Y/Y TO E9.551 BLN

23/05/2002 11:20 ITALY MARCH EU TRADE DEFICIT E165MLN (MAR 01 E200MN SURPLUS)

23/05/2002 11:20 ITALY MARCH WORLD EXPORTS -8.3% Y/Y TO E22.608 BN

23/05/2002 11:29 Italy March trade surplus 1.343 bln eur vs 801 mln surplus yr earlier

23/05/2002 11:35 ITALY ISAE: MAY SA BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX 97.8 VS APR 96.8

23/05/2002 11:36 ITALY MAY BUSINESS CONFIDENCE AT TOP END OF MNI SURVEY RANGE

23/05/2002 11:36 ITALY ISAE: MAY SA MFG ORDERS CURRENT LEVEL -11 VS APR -13

23/05/2002 12:09 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES DOWN 170.45 PTS AT 11,624.75

23/05/2002 12:18 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: APR RETAIL SALES UP 0.4% M/M; UP 5.2% Y/Y

23/05/2002 12:30 UK APR RETAIL SALES VOLUMES UP 1.7% M/M; UP 6.9% Y/Y, SA

23/05/2002 12:32 UK MAR RETAIL SALES VOLUMES UNREV AT +0.1% M/M; REV +5.8% Y/Y

23/05/2002 12:33 UK Q1 PROVISIONAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT DN 1.1% Q/Q; DN 3.4% Y/Y

23/05/2002 12:33 UK APR RETAIL SALES ABOVE ALL FORECASTS IN MNI SURVEY

23/05/2002 12:34 UK APR RETAIL SALES M/M RISE LARGEST SINCE JAN 2000

23/05/2002 12:36 UK 3 MTHS TO APRIL RETAIL SALES VOLUME UP ADJ 1.8 PCT FROM PREVIOUS 3 MONTHS

23/05/2002 12:41 LIEBSCHER: ECB RECENTLY CONFIRMED CURRENT RATES APPROPRIATE

23/05/2002 12:43 ECB LIEBSCHER: SIGNS OF EMU ECON UPSWING HAVE BECOME STRONGER

23/05/2002 13:34 Bank of Japan have intervened in us$/jpy in the european markets taking it upti 124.80 from 123.90 a

23/05/2002 14:02 UK CBI TRENDS: MAY VOL OF OUTPUT BALANCE +4% VS +14% APR

23/05/2002 14:02 UK CBI: MAY EXPORT ORDERS BALANCE -28% VS -34% APR

23/05/2002 14:03 UK CBI: MAY TOTAL ORDERS BALANCE -26% VS -28% APR

23/05/2002 14:03 EURO ZONE MARCH TRADE SURPLUS 9.1 BLN EUR VS 2.8 BLN SURPLUS YR EARLIER

23/05/2002 14:03 UK CBI: MAY AVERAGE PRICES BALANCE -11% VS -10% APR

23/05/2002 14:03 EURO ZONE FEB TRADE SURPLUS REVISED TO 5.5 BLN EUR FROM 4.1 BLN SURPLUS

23/05/2002 14:04 EMU-12 MAR EXPORTS -3% Y/Y, IMPORTS -10% Y/Y

23/05/2002 14:05 UK CBI EXPECTS UK RPIX AT 2.2 PCT END 2002, 2.3 PCT END 2003

23/05/2002 14:05 UK CBI EXPECTS INTEREST RATES TO HIT 5.25 PCT BY END 2003

23/05/2002 14:05 UK CBI SAYS UK MANUFACTURING RECOVERY SLOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT

23/05/2002 14:06 ECB LIEBSCHER:ECB TO BE 'VERY, VERY VIGILANT' ON INFLATION

23/05/2002 14:06 LIEBSCHER:EMU PRICE OUTLOOK LESS FAVOURABLE THAN END 2001

23/05/2002 14:07 LIEBSCHER:BUT PART OF INFL DETERIORATION DUE TEMPORARY FACTORS

23/05/2002 16:02 CITIBANK sell 100 euro/$

23/05/2002 16:43 GERMANY: NRW MAY CPI UNCH M/M, +0.9% Y/Y; APR +1.4% Y/Y

23/05/2002 16:44 US APR DURABLE NEW ORDERS +1.1%; EX-TRANSPORTATION +2.9%

23/05/2002 16:44 US APR DURABLE ORDERS EX-DEFENSE +3.4%; DEFENSE -33.3%

23/05/2002 16:45 US MAR DURABLE GDS NEW ORDERS REVISED TO +0.2% (PREV -0.5%)

23/05/2002 16:45 COMMERCE: ANNUAL REVISIONS TO US FACTORY ORDERS DATA JUNE 19

23/05/2002 16:45 US INITIAL CLAIMS REV TO +8K TO 425K IN MAY 11 WK (PREV 418K)

23/05/2002 16:45 US NSA JOBLESS CLAIMS -14,243 TO 344,482 IN MAY 18 WEEK

23/05/2002 16:46 US APR DURABLES NON-DEFENSE CAP GOODS NEW ORDERS +1.9%

23/05/2002 16:47 US WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS DOWN 9,000 TO 416,000

23/05/2002 17:01 BELGIAN CBANK: BELGIAN ECON CLEARLY IN PHASE OF UPSWING

23/05/2002 17:01 BELGIAN CBANK MAY MFG INDICATOR -1.6 VS -8.3 IN APRIL

23/05/2002 17:01 BELGIAN CBANK MAY CONSTRUCTION IND -8.4 VS -9.4 IN APRIL

23/05/2002 18:29 FED'S MCTEER:SUSPECTS Q2 US GDP WILL BE OKAY,NOT SPECTACULAR

23/05/2002 18:29 FED'S MCTEER:US RECOVERY ON TRACK,BUT NOT 'SPECTACULAR'

23/05/2002 18:31 FED'S MCTEER:'HUNCH'&'HOPE' US UNEMPLOYMENT WON'T EXCEED 6%

23/05/2002 18:31 FED'S MCTEER:US UNEMPLOYMENT HAS STAYED SURPRISINGLY LOW

23/05/2002 18:32 FED'S MCTEER:EXPECTS US PRODUCTIVITY TO REMAIN STRONG

23/05/2002 18:32 FED'S MCTEER:NEW ECONOMY STRENGTHS,EFFICIENCIES STILL THERE

23/05/2002 18:35 FED'S MCTEER Q&A:DOESN'T KNOW WHEN FED TO HIKE,INEVITABLY WILL

23/05/2002 18:40 FED'S MCTEER:FED POLICY,RATE HIKES DIDN'T CREATE US RECESSION

23/05/2002 18:40 FED'S MCTEER:SHOULD FOCUS MORE ON PRODUCTIVITY THAN JOB COUNT

23/05/2002 18:46 GERMANY BADEN-WUERTTBG MAY CPI +0.1% M/M, +1.5% Y/Y;APR +1.8%

23/05/2002 18:46 BADEN-WUERTTBG MAY HOTELS, CAFES +1.1% M/M; LEISURE +0.8% M/M

23/05/2002 18:46 GERMANY:BADEN-WUERTTBG MAY CPI M/M LOW END FCASTS MNI SURVEY

23/05/2002 18:46 BADEN-WUERTTBG MAY CPI EX-SEASONAL FOOD +0.1% M/M; +1.6% Y/Y

23/05/2002 18:47 BADEN-WUERTTBG MAY MOTOR FUELS -1.9% M/M; TRANSPORT -0.5% M/M

23/05/2002 18:49 FED'S MOSKOW Q&A:RE STEEL,MULTILAT PACTS BEST WAY TO OPEN MKTS

23/05/2002 18:49 FED'S MOSKOW:NEED RULES IN PLACE ON TRADE TO MOVE FORWARD

23/05/2002 18:56 FED'S MOSKOW:EMPLOYMENT KEY TO UNDERSTANDING CONSUMER CONFID

23/05/2002 18:57 FED'S MOSKOW:EMPLOY KEY TO FINAL DEMAND,CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

23/05/2002 18:57 FED'S MOSKOW:SEES NO CHANGE NEAR TERM FOR CONSUMER CONFIDENCE