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24/10/2002 08:00 Good morning!

24/10/2002 08:04 NIKKEI 225 CLOSES MORNING DOWN 54.81 PTS AT 8,659.71

24/10/2002 08:06 BOJ'S HAYAMI - INAPPROPRIATE TO INTRODUCE INFLATION TARGETING

24/10/2002 08:10 BOJ'S HAYAMI - BOLD AMPLE-LIQUIDITY PROVISION MORE EFFECTIVE THAN TARGET

24/10/2002 08:14 Global Calendar for Thursday, Oct. 24

24/10/2002 09:01 Forex - Yen higher late morning Tokyo on Japan hedging; Takenaka rumours seen

24/10/2002 09:04 U.K. Retail Sales Growth Slowed in September, Analysts Say

24/10/2002 09:05 Slower Inflation, Retail Sales Cut Rate-Increase Odds

24/10/2002 09:15 U.S. Economy: Fed Says Economy, Retail Sales Weak

24/10/2002 09:32 JAPAN SEPT DEPT STORE SALES DOWN 1.2 PCT YR-ON-YR VS DOWN 0.3 PCT IN AUG

24/10/2002 09:39 Forex - Yen rises midafternoon Tokyo on short unwinding, policy uncertainty

24/10/2002 09:44 Germany Median Forecast: Sep PPI +0.2% M/M; -0.9% Y/Y

24/10/2002 09:47 Forex - Yen higher late morning Tokyo on Japan hedging; Takenaka rumours seen

24/10/2002 09:59 GERMANY SEP PPI ENERGY PRICES +0.7% M/M, -5.7% YY;AUG -5.6% YY

24/10/2002 10:00 GERMANY SEP PPI CONSUMER GOODS PRICES -0.1% M/M; +0.4% Y/Y

24/10/2002 10:01 GERMANY SEP PPI +0.2% M/M, -0.9% Y/Y; AUG -1.0% Y/Y

24/10/2002 10:02 GERMANY SEP PPI EX-ENERGY -0.1% M/M, +0.4% Y/Y; AUG +0.5% Y/Y

24/10/2002 10:03 GERMANY SEP PPI FOOD/ALCOHOL/BEVERAGES +0.1% M/M; -0.6% Y/Y

24/10/2002 10:04 GERMANY SEP PPI BASIC GOODS PRICES EX ENERGY UNCH M/M;+0.1% Y/Y

24/10/2002 10:05 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES DOWN 100.22 PTS AT 8,614.30

24/10/2002 10:07 PRESS: GERMANY IFO'S SINN: 'TIME FOR ECB TO CUT RATES'

24/10/2002 10:08 IFO'S SINN: EMU ECONOMY HAS MORE PROBLEMS THAN US ECONOMY

24/10/2002 10:09 IFO'S SINN: 'GERMANY SHOULD CUT SPENDING, NOT RAISE TAXES'

24/10/2002 10:10 IFO'S SINN CRITICISES GERMANY GOVT TAX HIKES TO CUT DEFICIT

24/10/2002 10:12 IFO'S SINN: EMU STAB PACT 'KILLED' BY SCHROEDER, CHIRAC, PRODI

24/10/2002 10:14 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: SEP RETAIL SALES UP 0.3% M/M; UP 4.7% Y/Y

24/10/2002 10:16 S&P/ASX 200 CLOSES DOWN 8.3 PTS AT 3,023.6

24/10/2002 10:17 ALL ORDS CLOSES DOWN 8.4 PTS AT 2,978.8

24/10/2002 10:19 Hayami rejects idea of adopting inflation target

24/10/2002 10:21 No clues on interest rates from Greenspan

24/10/2002 10:23 Dollar Falls vs Yen; U.S. Economic Recovery Seen Losing Steam

24/10/2002 10:44 FRENCH SEPT FINAL CPI UP 1.8 PCT YR-ON-YR VS 2.0 PROVISIONAL

24/10/2002 10:45 FRANCE FINAL SEP NSA CPI +0.2% M/M, +1.8% Y/Y; UNREVISED

24/10/2002 10:47 FRANCE FINAL SEP SA CPI UNCH M/M, +1.9% Y/Y; UNREVISED

24/10/2002 11:24 Italy Aug retail sales up 1.0 pct yr-on-yr

24/10/2002 12:14 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: SEP RETAIL SALES UP 0.3% M/M; UP 4.7% Y/Y

24/10/2002 12:17 Forex - Dollar well-bid in early London trade as rate cut hopes rise

24/10/2002 12:25 VDA Sees 2002 German Car Registrations Rising 2%

24/10/2002 12:29 UK SEP RETAIL SALES VOLUMES UP 0.4% M/M; UP 4.6% Y/Y, SA

24/10/2002 12:30 UK AUG RETAIL SALES VOLUMES REV UP TO +0.7% M/M VS +0.6% M/M

24/10/2002 12:31 UK JUL-SEP SA RETAIL SALES VOLUMES UP 0.7% Q/Q; +4.8% Y/Y

24/10/2002 12:32 UK SEP RETAIL SALES IMPLIED DEFLATOR -0.9% Y/Y VS AUG -1.2%

24/10/2002 12:33 UK SEP SALES: CLOTHING -1.1% M/M; HOUSEHOLD GOODS +0.6% M/M

24/10/2002 12:50 GERMANY CONSTR ASSN CUTS 2002 SALES FCAST TO -7% VS -4%

24/10/2002 12:52 GERMANY CONSTR ASSN EXPECTS SALES TO DECREASE BY 3.5% IN 2003

24/10/2002 12:53 GERMANY CONSTR ASSN CUTS 02 CONSTR SPENDING FCAST TO -4% VS-2%

24/10/2002 12:54 GERMANY CONSTR ASSN SEES CONSTR SPENDING TO FALL BY 2% IN 2003

24/10/2002 15:00 GERMANY PREL. OCT HICP -0.2% M/M, +1.2% Y/Y; SEP +1.0% Y/Y

24/10/2002 15:01 GERMANY PREL. OCT CPI -0.1% M/M, +1.2% Y/Y; SEP +1.0% Y/Y

24/10/2002 15:29 DJIA DEC FUTURES CONTRACT DOWN 37.00 AT 8,455.00 AT 7.29 AM

24/10/2002 15:30 NASDAQ 100 DEC FUTURES CONTRACT DOWN 5.50 AT 987.00 AT 7.29 AM

24/10/2002 16:29 US JOBLESS CLAIMS -25K TO 389K IN OCT 19 WEEK; 405K EXPECTED

24/10/2002 16:31 US INITIAL CLAIMS 4-WK AVG -5,500 TO 404,000 IN OCT 19 WEEK

24/10/2002 16:33 US WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS DOWN 25,000 TO 389,000

24/10/2002 16:34 DJIA DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UP 18.00 AT 8,510.00 AFTER JOB DATA

24/10/2002 16:35 NASDAQ 100 DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UP 1.50 AT 994.00 AFTER JOB DATA

24/10/2002 16:54 Takenaka eyes separating out bad loans at banks

24/10/2002 16:56 German consumer prices ease in October

24/10/2002 17:07 ECB: STAB PACT FACILITATES PRICE STABILITY, FOSTERS CONFIDENCE

24/10/2002 17:09 ECB: FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF STAB PACT 'FUNDAMENTAL' TO EMU

24/10/2002 17:11 ECB URGES RAPID, DECISIVE ACTION BY EMU STATES WITH DEFICITS

24/10/2002 17:14 ECB: FISCAL POLICIES OF SOME EMU STATES 'VERY DISAPPOINTING'

24/10/2002 17:15 ECB: BUDGET DISCIPLINE SEEN IN STAB PACT INDISPENSIBLE FOR EMU

24/10/2002 17:18 ECB SAYS STABILITY PACT PROVIDES 'SUFFICIENT FLEXIBILITY' FOR GOVTS

24/10/2002 17:27 GERMANY BBK PREL OCT SA CPI +0.2% M/M; +1.2% Y/Y

24/10/2002 17:30 NASDAQ COMPOSITE UP 4.06 AT 1,324.29 AT 9.30 AM

24/10/2002 17:31 DJIA UP 23.03 AT 8,517.30 AT 9.30 AM

24/10/2002 18:09 EU SOLBES: NO PENALTY FOR GERMANY IF 2003 DEFICIT BELOW 3%

24/10/2002 18:09 EU SOLBES: GERMANY GROWTH A CAUSE OF 'CONCERN FOR ALL OF US'

24/10/2002 18:27 ITALY ISAE: OCT SA BUS. CONFIDENCE LIKELY TO SHOW DROP VS SEP

24/10/2002 18:27 ITALY ISAE SEES 25 BP ECB RATE CUT IN EARLY '03; HIKES IN 2H03

24/10/2002 18:27 ITALY ISAE: LIKELY OCT BUS. CONFID. DROP MOSTLY DUE CAR SECTOR

24/10/2002 21:59 FED'S FERGUSON:CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC'ABOUT US PRODUCTIVITY

24/10/2002 22:00 FERGUSON:HIGH-TECH PROSPECTS STILL POSITIVE'OVER THE LONG RUN'

24/10/2002 22:00 FERGUSON: TECHNOLOGY,DEREGULATION BEHIND PRODUCTIVITY SURGE

24/10/2002 22:00 FERGUSON: PROFITS TO RECOVER ONCE SECTOR IMBALANCES ELIMINATED

24/10/2002 22:00 FERGUSON: HIGH-TECH BOOM/BUST STILL NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD

24/10/2002 22:01 FERGUSON: PESSIMISTIC BUSINESS SENTIMENT CYCLICAL,'WILL PASS'

24/10/2002 23:09 FED'S FERGUSON/LON:US DEFLATION NOT CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER

24/10/2002 23:09 FED'S FERGUSON/LON:NOT ANXIOUS ABOUT DEFLATION AT PRESENT

24/10/2002 23:09 FED'S FERGUSON/LON:HARD TO RECOGNIZE ASSET BUBBLES AS EMERGING

24/10/2002 23:09 FED'S FERGUSON/LON:HARD TO TACKLE ASSET BUBBLES VIA INT RATES