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30/09/2003 00:19 DJIA Ends At 9380: Up 67 (0.7%): Intel Up 4%, Leads Gains

30/09/2003 00:19 Nasdaq Ends At 1824: Up 32 (1.8%): Semis, Software Strong

30/09/2003 03:31 Japan Aug Wage Earner Spending +2.2% Y/Y; -2.9% Expected

30/09/2003 03:33 Japan Aug Adj Propensity To Consume 74.0%, Vs July 73.4%

30/09/2003 03:34 Japan's August Jobless Rate 5.1%; Market Expected 5.3%

30/09/2003 03:51 Japan Aug Indus Output -0.5% On Mo; Mkt Expected +1.0%

30/09/2003 03:53 METI Forecasts Sep Industrial Output +2.7% On Mo

30/09/2003 05:33 Australian Aug Retail Sales +1.0% Vs +0.3% Consensus

30/09/2003 08:37 Forex - Dollar firms to 112.10 yen on BoJ intervention rumor

30/09/2003 08:39 Global Calendar for Tuesday, September 30

30/09/2003 08:40 Forex - US dollar weaker after jumping to 120.10 yen on BoJ intervention talk

30/09/2003 09:03 Japan August Housing Starts Down 5.4% On-Year

30/09/2003 09:03 Japan August Construction Orders Down 1.7% On-Year

30/09/2003 09:08 Japan's Sept tankan to show slight improvement

30/09/2003 09:10 Japan output sags, strong yen casts shadow

30/09/2003 09:20 French Aug Unemployment Rate 9.6%

30/09/2003 09:22 French Aug Number Of Unemployed +11,300

30/09/2003 09:46 FRANCE AUG ILO JOBLESS -13,000 M/M; RATE STEADY AT 9.6%

30/09/2003 09:46 FRANCE AUG REGISTERED JOBSEEKERS +11,300 M/M

30/09/2003 10:01 UK NATIONWIDE: SEP HOUSE PRICES +1.0% M/M; +15.5% Y/Y

30/09/2003 10:05 UK house prices +1.0% in Sept - Nationwide

30/09/2003 10:46 French August jobless rate unchanged at 9.6%

30/09/2003 10:54 FRANCE 1Q REAL GDP REVISED TO +0.1% Q/Q FROM +0.2% Q/Q

30/09/2003 10:54 FRANCE 2Q HOUSEHOLD SPENDING REVISED TO UNCH. Q/Q FROM -0.2%

30/09/2003 10:54 FRANCE 2Q DOMESTIC DEMAND REVISED UP TO -0.1% Q/Q FROM -0.2%

30/09/2003 10:54 FRANCE 2Q EXPORTS UNREVISED AT -0.6% Q/Q

30/09/2003 10:54 FRANCE 2Q REAL GDP UNREVISED AT -0.3% Q/Q

30/09/2003 10:54 FRANCE 2Q GOV'T SPENDING REVISED TO +0.2% Q/Q FROM +0.1% Q/Q

30/09/2003 10:55 FRANCE 2Q CAPITAL INVESTMENT REVISED TO UNCH. Q/Q FROM -0.2%

30/09/2003 10:55 FRANCE 2Q IMPORTS REVISED UP TO +0.2% Q/Q FROM UNCH. Q/Q

30/09/2003 10:55 FRANCE 2Q FINAL DOMESTIC DEMAND ADDED GDP 0.1 PCT PT (VS -0.1)

30/09/2003 11:14 SPAIN NOMINAL AUGUST RETAIL SALES +3.1% Y/Y

30/09/2003 11:51 Dollar falls to 3-yr low va yen on Japan optimism

30/09/2003 12:28 Oil prices steady ahead of US stocks data

30/09/2003 12:35 UK Q2 HOUSEHOLD SPENDING UP 0.7% Q/Q; UP 2.4% Y/Y

30/09/2003 12:35 UK 2002 ANNUAL GDP GROWTH REVISED DOWN TO UP 1.7% FROM UP 1.9%

30/09/2003 12:36 UK Q2 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION UP 0.2% Q/Q; DN 0.7% Y/Y

30/09/2003 12:36 UK Q2 TOTAL DOMESTIC SPENDING UP 0.5% Q/Q; UP 2.6% Y/Y

30/09/2003 12:36 UK Q2 CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT STG8.611 BN VS STG2.319BN Q1

30/09/2003 12:37 UK Q2 SERVICES OUTPUT UP 0.2% Q/Q; UP 2.2% Y/Y

30/09/2003 12:37 UK Q2 CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT UP 4.4% Q/Q; UP 6.2% Y/Y

30/09/2003 12:37 UK Q2 AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT UP 0.6% Q/Q; UNCH. Y/Y

30/09/2003 12:37 UK Q2 GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE UP 0.5% Q/Q; UP 3.9% Y/Y

30/09/2003 12:37 UK Q1 GDP REVISED UP TO +0.2% Q/Q FROM +0.1% Q/Q

30/09/2003 12:39 UK Q2 GDP growth revised sharply higher to 0.6%

30/09/2003 12:41 Euro soars to three month high on dollar

30/09/2003 14:25 Eurpzone recovery appearing, euro key for exports -EU

30/09/2003 14:26 Eurozone Sept inflation steady at 2.1%

30/09/2003 15:21 EU'S REGLING: WITHIN LIMITS,EURO STRENGTHENING NOT BAD FOR EMU

30/09/2003 15:47 US BTM-UBS WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX -0.4% W/W WK ENDED SEP 27

30/09/2003 15:47 US BTM-UBS WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX +4.4% Y/Y WK ENDED SEP 27

30/09/2003 15:50 US chain store sales fall for 3-d week

30/09/2003 16:09 US stocks poised to slip on weak dollar, Sun

30/09/2003 17:18 Europe outlook brightens but hard data disappoints

30/09/2003 17:58 Dollar bruised vs yen, euro; US data beckons

30/09/2003 18:04 US SEP CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 76.8 VS AUG 81.7 (PREV 81.3)

30/09/2003 18:05 US CONF BOARD PRESENT CONDITIONS SEP 59.5 VS AUG 62.0

30/09/2003 18:05 CHICAGO PURCHASERS INDEX 51.2 SEPT. VS. 58.9 AUG., SEAS ADJ

30/09/2003 18:05 CHICAGO PURCHASERS PRICES PAID INDEX 51.8 SEPT. VS 52.4 AUG.

30/09/2003 18:05 CHICAGO PURCHASERS INVENTORIES INDEX 52.8 SEPT. VS. 49.8 AUG.

30/09/2003 18:06 CHICAGO PURCHASERS NEW ORDERS INDEX 53.2 SEPT. VS. 60.5 AUG.

30/09/2003 18:06 CHICAGO PURCHASERS EMPLOYMENT INDEX 45.3 SEPT. VS. 51.2 AUG.