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30/10/2001 08:10 GOOD MORNING !

30/10/2001 08:12 Japan economy may contract in FY 2002: Takenaka

30/10/2001 08:13 LEAD: U.S. warns more terrorist attacks possible

30/10/2001 08:14 Yanagisawa to discuss liquidation rules with Shiokawa

30/10/2001 08:15 2ND LD: Japan calls record 5.3% jobless rate 'emergency'

30/10/2001 08:17 Forex - Australian dollar slightly higher after strong Sept trade surplus

30/10/2001 08:17 SHIOKAWA - ACCEPTABLE FOR BANKS TO USE BOJ LIQUIDITY TO BUY JGBS

30/10/2001 08:38 Calendar for October 30-31

30/10/2001 08:49 LDP's Kyuma - Japan should focus on extra spending to boost economy

30/10/2001 09:16 Japan's April-Sept. auto exports down 7.8% on year

30/10/2001 09:29 The dollar continued under pressure vs most majors

30/10/2001 10:09 Shiokawa hints at currency intervention

30/10/2001 10:12 Shiokawa prefers CPI stabilizing at around 0%

30/10/2001 10:49 SNB sets Lombard rate at 4.250 pct, unchanged

30/10/2001 11:04 ITALY SEP PRODUCER PRICE INDEX +0.1% M/M, +0.4% Y/Y

30/10/2001 11:05 ITALY SEP PPI ABOVE MNI MEDIAN SURVEY

30/10/2001 11:05 ITALY SEP PPI LOWEST Y/Y RATE SINCE AUGUST 1999

30/10/2001 11:05 ITALY SEP PPI NET OF ENERGY UNCH M/M, +1.1% Y/Y

30/10/2001 11:05 ITALY SEP PPI CAPITAL GOODS GOODS +0.1% M/M, +1.2% Y/Y

30/10/2001 11:09 DAX OPENS 1.83 POINTS LOWER AT 4,658.52

30/10/2001 11:09 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 68.05 PTS LOWER AT 4,315.19

30/10/2001 11:12 Japan's Personal Consumption Continues Lower

30/10/2001 11:40 PAN-GERMANY REAL SEP PLANT & EQUIP ORDERS -15% Y/Y: VDMA

30/10/2001 11:40 PAN-GERMANY JUL-SEP TOTAL MACHINERY ORDERS -14% Y/Y: VDMA

30/10/2001 11:41 Dollar locked in upper half of 121 yen level

30/10/2001 12:18 Forex - Dollar slightly higher in early trade ahead of US confidence data

30/10/2001 12:23 Firm pound hits three-week peaks against dollar

30/10/2001 12:24 French Oct business confidence stabilises

30/10/2001 12:37 GERMANY INDUSTRY ASSOC.: 2001 IMPORT GROWTH ABOUT 3%, 2002 +3%

30/10/2001 13:22 -ECB: VARIABLE REFI MARGINAL RATE 3.75% VS 3.75% LAST REFI

30/10/2001 13:30 -GERMANY INDUSTRY ASSOC. SEES 2001 GERMAN GDP +1% AT BEST

30/10/2001 13:41 GERMANY INDUSTRY ASSOC. SEES NO MAJOR EURO FX RISE IN 2002

30/10/2001 13:51 UK Housing Mkt Slowing

30/10/2001 14:25 Germany BDI Cuts 2001 GDP Forecast To +1% At Most; 2002 +1.5%

30/10/2001 14:57 LDN FX: DLR LOSES FURTHER GROUND VS EURO, SWISS, YEN PRE US DAY

30/10/2001 15:00 Лондонский Форекс: Доллар падает по отношению к евро, швейцарскому франку и йене.

30/10/2001 16:56 US REDBOOK STORE SALES +1.0% OCT 2001 VS SEPT THRU OCT 27 WK

30/10/2001 16:57 REDBOOK: US STORE SALES +1.0% OCTOBER 2001 VS OCT 2000

30/10/2001 17:01 BTM-UBSW:US SAME-STORE SALES -1.6% OCT27 WK VS +0.5% OCT20

30/10/2001 17:01 BTM-UBSW:US SAME-STORE SALES +1.2% WK ENDED OCT27 VS YR-AGO WK

30/10/2001 17:01 BTM-UBSW: SALES ON-TO-BELOW PLAN FOR RETAILERS IN OCT27 WK

30/10/2001 17:01 ECB:FOREX RESERVES FELL DUE TO EMU CBANK E1 MN GOLD SALE

30/10/2001 17:02 ECB: FOREX RESERVES FELL E0.6 BN TO E257.5 BN WK ENDED OCT26

30/10/2001 17:40 US TSY'S MALVEY: $31.5 BLN NET MKT BORROWING REMAINING IN 4Q

30/10/2001 17:41 US TSY'S HENDERSHOT: ECONOMIC RISKS 'MAY STILL LIE AHEAD'

30/10/2001 17:41 US'S MALVEY: SLGS, FOREIGN SERIES TO RAISE NEW CASH IN 4Q

30/10/2001 17:41 US'S HENDERSHOT:INVESTMENT CUTBACKS MAY CONTINUE NEXT FEW MOS.

30/10/2001 17:41 US'S HENDERSHOT:MONETARY,FISCAL STIMULUS OFFER FURTHER SUPPORT

30/10/2001 17:42 US'S HENDERSHOT:OCT VEHICLE SALES 'COULD BE STRONGEST OF YEAR'

30/10/2001 17:42 US'S HENDERSHOT:CONSUMER SECTOR NEWS SINCE SEPT 'PROMISING'

30/10/2001 17:42 US'S HENDERSHOT:'POSSIBLE' SOME DATA EXAGGERATING DECLINES

30/10/2001 17:42 US'S HENDERSHOT: SEPT. 11 'WATERSHED IN CHANGE OF OPINION'

30/10/2001 18:08 OCT US CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 85.5 V SEP 97.0(PREV 97.6)

30/10/2001 18:08 CONF BOARD US PRESENT CONDITIONS OCT 107.6 VS SEP 125.4

30/10/2001 18:08 CONF BOARD US CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS OCT 70.8 VS SEP 78.1

30/10/2001 18:08 CONF BOARD: LAYOFFS,RISING UNEMP DO NOT SIGNAL RECOVERY SOON

30/10/2001 18:09 CONF BOARD: OCT CONS CONF LOWEST READING SINCE FEB 1994

30/10/2001 20:36 SNB OFFERS NO NEW COMMENTS ON SWISS FRANC STRENGTHENING

30/10/2001 20:36 SNB REITERATES STILL NOT TARGETING MIDDLE OF 1.75%-2.75% LIBOR

30/10/2001 21:00 SNB GEHRIG: LESS CONCERN ABOUT EMU CONSUMER CONFIDENCE THAN US

30/10/2001 21:00 SNB GEHRIG: EXPECTS NEGATIVE US GROWTH IN 4TH QTR

30/10/2001 21:00 SNB GEHRIG: EXPECTS GRADUAL US GDP IMPROVEMENT, BUT NOT IN 1Q

30/10/2001 21:00 GEHRIG: SWISSAIR CRISIS WON'T HAVE MAJOR IMPACT ON SWISS ECON.

30/10/2001 21:01 ECB ISSING:GOOD REASONS TO EXPECT HICP TO FALL BELOW 2% IN 02

30/10/2001 21:01 ISSING: EMU HICP DROP TAKING LONGER THAN ECB WOULD HAVE LIKED

30/10/2001 21:01 ISSING:ECB HAS 'DEAF EARS' TO CALLS TO NEGLECT PRICE STABILITY

30/10/2001 21:01 ISSING: ECB SOOTHED MKT NERVES AFTER SEP11 WITHOUT PRICE RISK

30/10/2001 21:08 SNB'S GEHRIG SEES NO SWISS RECESSION IN 2002

30/10/2001 21:08 SNB'S GEHRIG SEES SWISS GROWTH ABOUT 1% IN 2002

30/10/2001 22:28 US SEN GRASSLEY:NEED'BOOSTER SHOT' FOR US ECONOMY

30/10/2001 22:44 ISSING: ECB CAN ACT SWIFTLY, DECISIVELY ON RATES, IF NEEDED

30/10/2001 22:44 ISSING: ECB, FED HAVING TROUBLE ASSESSING CURRENT SITUATION

30/10/2001 22:45 ISSING: GLOBAL ECONOMY NOW SEEING EXTRAORDINARY UNCERTAINTY

30/10/2001 22:45 ISSING: NOT EVEN SURE ABOUT PRE-SEP11 EMU ECONOMIC TREND

30/10/2001 22:45 ISSING NOTES ECB DOESN'T HAVE 3Q EMU GDP DATA YET

30/10/2001 22:45 ISSING: DON'T EXPECT GOOD EMU 3Q GDP, 4Q TO BE NO BETTER

30/10/2001 22:47 ISSING:EMU ECONOMY IN 2ND HALF 2001 TO BE EXTRAORDINARILY WEAK

30/10/2001 22:47 ISSING: BUT EXPECT EMU RECOVERY IN THE COURSE OF 2002

30/10/2001 22:48 ISSING:ECB POLICY ISN'T ACTIVISM, BUT RATHER FORWARD LOOKING

30/10/2001 22:48 ISSING ALSO NOTED THAT MONETARY POLICY ACTS WITH TIME LAG