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19/09/2002 08:09 Global Calendar for Thursday, Sept. 19 and Friday, Sept. 20

19/09/2002 08:37 NIKKEI 225 CLOSES MORNING UP 319.57 PTS AT 9,791.63

19/09/2002 08:41 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES MORNING DOWN 13.36 PTS AT 9,460.71

19/09/2002 09:06 BOJ SEES UNCERTAINTY ON GLOBAL ECONOMY STILL LOOMING LARGE

19/09/2002 09:55 Japan. Aug shipbuilding export orders 2.06 mln gross tonnes, up 199.9 pct

19/09/2002 09:55 Shiokawa tells Koizumi govt can cut taxes by net 1.5 trln yen next FY

19/09/2002 09:57 Koizumi - Govt to accelerate bad-loan disposals as planned

19/09/2002 10:04 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES UP 197.56 PTS AT 9,669.62

19/09/2002 10:11 Forex - Dollar firms in midafternoon Tokyo ahead of reform details

19/09/2002 10:15 ALL ORDS CLOSES DOWN 26.6 PTS AT 3,044.1

19/09/2002 10:32 Germany Press:Labor Ministry:Sep SA Unemployment Possibly Down

19/09/2002 10:39 Koizumi says gov't will act with BOJ to overcome deflation

19/09/2002 10:46 FRANCE JUL SA C/A SURPLUS E2.579 BN; JUN SURPLUS E4.960 MN

19/09/2002 10:47 FRANCE JAN-JUL SA C/A SURPLUS E15.805 BN; JAN-JUL01 +E11.011 BN

19/09/2002 10:53 Japan to raise FY GDP forecast to 0.2 pct growth vs flat

19/09/2002 11:06 Swiss August trade surplus 508.6 mln sfr vs revised 494.8 mln in July

19/09/2002 11:13 DAX OPENS UP 11.41 POINTS AT 3,136.33

19/09/2002 11:26 ITALY MEDIAN FCAST:ISAE SEP SA CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX 113.0

19/09/2002 11:29 European Forex Trading Preview

19/09/2002 11:30 ITALY ISAE SEP SA CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX 111.2; AUG 113.2

19/09/2002 11:31 ITALY ISAE: SEP 'GOOD TIME TO SAVE' BALANCE -19 VS -19 IN AUG

19/09/2002 11:32 ITALY ISAE SEP NSA CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX 110.8; AUG 114.7

19/09/2002 11:33 ITALY ISAE SEPT SA CONSUMER CONFIDENCE LOWEST FOR OVER 3 YEARS

19/09/2002 11:34 ITALY ISAE: 16% CONSUMERS IN SEP SEE UNEMP. FALLING; AUG 21%

19/09/2002 12:00 ECB SEP REPORT:PRICE RISKS RATHER BALANCED; RATES APPROPRIATE

19/09/2002 12:00 ECB: NO SHARP DECLINE IN M3 GROWTH RECENT MONTHS; NEED CAUTION

19/09/2002 12:03 ECB: SEE MODEST EMU H2 GDP, RETURN TO TREND IN COURSE OF 2003

19/09/2002 12:05 ECB: BUT FOR NOW, LESS RISK OF INFL. PRESSURE FROM LIQUIDITY

19/09/2002 12:07 ECB:MUST CLOSELY MONITOR RISKS TO RECOVERY IN- AND OUTSIDE EMU

19/09/2002 12:08 ECB SEES UPWARD RISKS TO FORECAST OF INFLATION AROUND 2 PCT UNTIL YR-END

19/09/2002 12:10 ECB:HICP INFL BELOW 2% IN 2003 DEPENDS ON OIL, WAGE MODERATION

19/09/2002 12:16 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES DOWN 46.28 PTS AT 9,427.79

19/09/2002 12:16 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: AUG RETAIL SALES UP 0.5% M/M; UP 4.4% Y/Y

19/09/2002 12:27 Belgian Aug PPI up 0.2 pct vs July, up 0.8 pct yr-on-yr

19/09/2002 12:28 Forex - Dollar weaker in early London on weak stocks, war fears; euro, stg up

19/09/2002 12:30 UK AUGUST RETAIL SALES VOLUMES UP 0.6% M/M; UP 5.0% Y/Y, SA

19/09/2002 12:31 UK JULY RETAIL SALES VOLUMES REV UP TO +0.5% M/M VS +0.3% M/M

19/09/2002 12:32 UK AUG PSNCR +STG2.236 BN VS -STG257 MN IN AUG 2001

19/09/2002 12:33 UK AUG BUILDING SOCIETY NEW APPROVALS ADJ 2.948 BLN STG VS 3.419 JULY

19/09/2002 12:35 UK CML:AUG GROSS MORTG. LENDING +STG19.5 BN V JUL +STG21.2 BN

19/09/2002 12:37 UK AUG RETAIL SALES: FOOD +0.4% M/M; NON-FOOD 0.8% M/M

19/09/2002 12:38 UK Aug Provisional Adj M4 +0.7% On Mo, +5.8% On Yr

19/09/2002 13:08 GERMANY SA JUL MFG ORDERS REVISED TO -0.4% M/M VS -0.9%

19/09/2002 13:09 GERMANY SA JUL DOMESTIC MFG ORDERS REVISED TO +0.4% M/M (UNCH.)

19/09/2002 13:10 GERMANY SA JUL FOREIGN MFG ORDERS REVISED TO -1.5% M/M (-2.0%)

19/09/2002 13:50 EMU Median Forecast:Jul Ind. Prod SA -0.3% M/M; Wdadj -0.2%Y/Y

19/09/2002 14:00 EMU JUL OUTPUT DROP LARGER THAN EXPECTED: MNI MEDIAN -0.3% M/M

19/09/2002 14:00 EMU JULY ADJ. INDUSTRY OUTPUT -0.9% M/M, -0.5% Y/Y

19/09/2002 14:01 UK CBI: SEP EXPORT ORDERS BALANCE -31% VS -30% AUG

19/09/2002 14:02 EMU JUN IND. OUTPUT REVISED +1.0% M/M, -0.5% Y/Y (+0.5%,-1.2%)

19/09/2002 14:05 -UK CBI: SEP AVERAGE PRICES BALANCE -13% VS -10% AUG

19/09/2002 14:07 UK's CBI: September Business Order Books -29 Vs Aug -24

19/09/2002 16:04 SWISS NATIONAL BANK LEAVES INTEREST RATE RANGE UNCHANGED

19/09/2002 16:07 US TSY'S O'NEILL: SEE 'LOTS OF REASONS TO BE POSITIVE' ON ECON

19/09/2002 16:08 US' O'NEILL: REPEATS, SEES 3-3.5% GROWTH 'AS WE GO OUT THE YR'

19/09/2002 16:10 US' O'NEILL: 'MARKED DIFFERENCES' AMONG SECTORS IN ECON

19/09/2002 16:11 US' O'NEILL: ECON HAS 'PRACTICALLY NO INFLATION'

19/09/2002 16:14 O'NEILL: GREENSPAN HAS DONE 'FIRST RATE JOB' MANAGING MON POL

19/09/2002 16:17 O'NEILL: AGREES ITS A 'BUMPY ROAD TO RECOVERY'

19/09/2002 16:19 O'NEILL: IN 2Q, 87% OF S&P FRIMS MET,EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS

19/09/2002 16:30 US AUG HOUSING STRTS -2.2% TO 1.609M;PERMIT -2.5% TO 1.669M

19/09/2002 16:31 US JULY STARTS REVISED TO -2.8% TO 1.645 MLN (PREV 1.649 MLN)

19/09/2002 16:33 US INITIAL CLAIMS 4-WK AVG +7,250 TO 418,500 IN SEP 14 WEEK

19/09/2002 16:35 DJIA DEC FUTURES CONTRACT DOWN 100.00 PTS AT 7,995.00 AFTER DATA

19/09/2002 16:36 US JOBLESS CLAIMS -9,000 TO 424,000 IN SEP 14 WEEK

19/09/2002 16:37 NASDAQ 100 DEC FUTURES CONTRACT DOWN 10.50 PTS AT 874.50 AFTER DATA

19/09/2002 16:58 Japan calls on OPEC to take action for oil market stability

19/09/2002 17:24 US'S DAM: US UNEMPLOYMENT 'SEEMS TO HAVE PEAKED'

19/09/2002 17:26 US'S DAM: US HIGH PRODUCTIVITY GAINS ARE CONTINUING

19/09/2002 17:27 US'S DAM: JAPAN NEEDS POLITICAL WILL TO WRITE OFF BAD ASSETS

19/09/2002 18:06 HWWA INSTITUTE:GERMANY 2002 BUDGET DEFICIT 'SLIGHTLY ABOVE' 3%

19/09/2002 18:06 HWWA INSTITUTE TO CUT GERMANY 2002 GDP FORECAST FROM +0.7%

19/09/2002 18:07 HWWA INSTITUTE LIKELY TO CUT GERMANY 03 GDP BELOW 2.0% VS 2.3%

19/09/2002 20:02 PHILADELPHIA FED EMPLOYMENT INDEX -4.9 SEP VS. -13.4 AUG

19/09/2002 20:03 PHILADELPHIA FED INVENTORIES INDEX -9.7 SEP VS 8.1 AUG

19/09/2002 20:03 PHILADELPHIA FED SHIPMENTS INDEX 10.6 SEP VS. -3.3 AUG

19/09/2002 20:03 PHILADELPHIA FED 6-MO OUTLOOK INDEX 46.9 SEP VS 41.6 AUG

19/09/2002 20:03 PHILA FED: MFG INDEX SUGGESTS MFG 'GROWING ONLY SLIGHTLY'

19/09/2002 20:11 PHIL FED'S TREBING: MFG ACTIVITY GROWING 'MODESTLY'

19/09/2002 20:14 TREBING: IMPROVEMENT THIS MONTH 'GOOD NEWS' BUT STILL SLUGGISH

19/09/2002 20:15 TREBING: NUMBER OF FIRMS POLLED WAS SLIGHTLY LOWER IN SEPT

19/09/2002 20:45 IMF'S KOEHLER:EARLIER G-7 MON EASE EFFECT'STILL IN PIPELINE'

19/09/2002 20:45 KOEHLER:SHOULD REALLOCATE IMF QUOTAS;EMG MKTS UNDERREPRESENTED

19/09/2002 20:45 KOEHLER CONFIDENT BRAZIL TO REGAIN MKT CONFIDENCE,RESUME GRWTH

19/09/2002 20:45 KOEHLER:MUST DEAL WITH'EXCESSIVE VOLATILITY' IN INTL CAP FLOWS

19/09/2002 20:45 KOEHLER:GLOBAL RISKS'CLEARLY TO DOWNSIDE'BUT RECOV APT TO CONT

19/09/2002 20:46 KOEHLER:IMF 'ADEQUATE LIQUIDITY'BUT MUST BE OPEN TO QUOTA HIKE

19/09/2002 20:46 KOEHLER: ARGENTINA SHOWS 'DANGEROUS TO STOP HALFWAY' ON REFORM