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29/10/2002 08:28 Good morning!

29/10/2002 08:30 Global Calendar fo Tuesday, Oct. 29 and Wednesday Oct. 30

29/10/2002 08:37 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES MORNING DOWN 101.00 PTS AT 9,752.74

29/10/2002 08:42 Forex - Dollar steady in Tokyo afternoon trade ahead of govt policy news

29/10/2002 08:42 S&P/ASX 200 CLOSES DOWN 24.3 PTS AT 3,011.3

29/10/2002 08:42 ALL ORDS CLOSES DOWN 22.4 PTS AT 2,967.4

29/10/2002 09:21 BOJ Likely to Boost Bond Buying to Back Bad-Loan Plan

29/10/2002 09:22 Japan Sept. Production Falls 0.3% as Exports Decline

29/10/2002 09:24 European September Money Growth Accelerates to 7.4%

29/10/2002 09:26 European Economies: German Business Confidence Drops

29/10/2002 09:29 Japan Sept. Jobless Rate Near Record; Production Down

29/10/2002 09:32 Fed's Moskow Says Low Rates to Help Economy Grow

29/10/2002 10:05 GERMANY PRESS: IMF CUTS GERMAN 2003 GDP AGAIN TO 1.75%

29/10/2002 10:06 GERMANY PRESS: IMF SEES GERMAN 2002 DEFICIT NEAR 3.5%/GDP

29/10/2002 10:14 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: SEP NET CONSUMER CREDIT +STG2.0BN

29/10/2002 10:40 Forex - Dollar steady in Tokyo afternoon trade ahead of govt policy news

29/10/2002 10:49 FRANCE SEP PPI +0.4% M/M, +0.3% Y/Y

29/10/2002 10:50 FRANCE SEP PPI EX ENERGY/AG UNCH. M/M, +0.4% Y/Y

29/10/2002 10:51 FRANCE SEP PPI ENERGY PRICES +2.3% M/M; AGRICULTURE +0.2% M/M

29/10/2002 10:56 ITALY MEDIAN FORECAST: SEPTEMBER PPI +0.3% M/M, +0.4% Y/Y

29/10/2002 10:59 ITALY SEPTEMBER PPI +0.4% M/M, +0.5% Y/Y

29/10/2002 11:00 ITALY SEP PPI CAPITAL GOODS +0.2% M/M, +1.0% Y/Y

29/10/2002 11:00 ITALY SEP PPI INTERMEDIATE GOODS +0.5% M/M, -0.4% Y/Y

29/10/2002 11:01 ITALY SEP PPI CONSUMER GOODS +0.2% M/M, +1.5% Y/Y

29/10/2002 11:02 DAX OPENS 10.24 POINTS LOWER AT 3,188.72

29/10/2002 11:03 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 28.95 PTS LOWER AT 3,091.90

29/10/2002 11:54 UK's euro cost set at 1pc of GDP

29/10/2002 11:56 Trichet set for the stand in January

29/10/2002 12:00 GERMANY SCHROEDER: LITTLE HOPE FOR NEAR-TERM WORLD RECOVERY

29/10/2002 12:01 GERMANY SCHROEDER CONFIRMS COMMITMENT TO 2004-5 INCOME TAX CUT

29/10/2002 12:02 GERMANY SCHROEDER: LABOR MKT REFORMS TOP PRIORITY NEXT 4 YEARS

29/10/2002 12:04 GERMANY SCHROEDER CITES WEAK MKTS, SUBDUED CONSUMERS/INVESTORS

29/10/2002 12:05 GERMANY SCHROEDER REPEATS TO BALANCE FEDERAL BUDGET IN 2006

29/10/2002 12:06 SCHROEDER REPEATS GERMANY WON'T PARTICIPATE IN ANY IRAQ WAR

29/10/2002 12:07 GERMANY SCHROEDER:NOT QUESTIONING STAB PACT BUT NEED FLEXIBLTY

29/10/2002 12:08 GERMANY SCHROEDER SEES CHANCE IRAQ CONFLICT CAN BE AVOIDED

29/10/2002 12:10 NORWAY AUG CURRENT ACCOUNTS SURPLUS 16.6 BLN NKR VS 14.4 IN JULY

29/10/2002 12:14 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: SEP NET CONSUMER CREDIT +STG2.0BN

29/10/2002 12:18 SWEDEN SEPT PPI UP 0.1 PCT FROM AUG, UP 1.5 PCT YR-ON-YR

29/10/2002 12:29 UK SEP NET CONSUMER CREDIT UP STG2.035 BN VS STG2.062 BN AUG

29/10/2002 12:30 UK SEP SA NET MORTG. LENDING UP STG6.875 BN VS STG6.73 BN AUG

29/10/2002 12:31 UK SEP FINAL M4 UNREVISED AT UP 0.6% M/M; UP 5.4% Y/Y

29/10/2002 12:33 UK SEP NET MORTAGE LENDING UP 1.1% M/M; UP 12.4% Y/Y

29/10/2002 12:34 UK SEPT NET NEW CONSUMER CREDIT ADJ 2.034 BLN STG VS REVISED 2.062 BLN AUGUST

29/10/2002 12:35 UK SEP NET TOTAL PERSONAL LENDING Y/Y RATE HIGHEST ON RECORD

29/10/2002 12:36 UK SEP FINAL M4 LENDING REVISED TO +STG18.3 BILLION M/M

29/10/2002 12:37 CORRECTION SWEDEN SEPT PPI DOWN 0.2 PCT FROM AUG, DOWN 0.7 PCT YR-ON-YR

29/10/2002 13:17 ECB: VARIABLE REFI MARGINAL RATE 3.29% VS 3.29% LAST REFI

29/10/2002 13:45 IMF cuts German GDP forecasts for 2003

29/10/2002 13:46 UK Sept consumer credit slips slightly

29/10/2002 14:50 DJIA DEC FUTURES CONTRACT DOWN 48.00 AT 8,330.00 AT 6.51 AM

29/10/2002 14:51 NASDAQ 100 DEC FUTURES CONTRACT DOWN 6.00 AT 981.00 AT 6.51 AM

29/10/2002 15:01 FOREX-Sluggish dollar plays data waiting game

29/10/2002 15:01 Forex - Major currencies continue range bound in midday London trade

29/10/2002 15:12 SOURCES: UBSW-BTM US STORE SALES WK TO OCT 26 -1.9% ON WK

29/10/2002 15:46 US BTM-UBSW SAME-STORE SALES -1.9% IN OCT26 WK VS PRIOR WK

29/10/2002 15:47 US BTM-UBSW SAME-STORE SALES +2.6% IN OCT26 WK VS YR-AGO

29/10/2002 16:32 Japan's Koizumi says compromise near in late talks on bank reform, deflation

29/10/2002 17:00 Redbook: US Retail Sales Third Week Oct Up 1.4% Vs Sep

29/10/2002 17:00 ECB: FOREX RESERVES FELL E0.1 BN TO E240.6 BN WK ENDED OCT25

29/10/2002 17:35 US TSY'S MALVEY: $52.6 BILLION MORE TO BORROW IN Q4 2002

29/10/2002 17:35 US'S MALVEY: CASH BALANCES LESS VOLATILE, PERHAPS ON 4-WK BILL

29/10/2002 17:35 US TSY'S WARSHAWSKY:US ECON'WELL-POSITIONED'FOR 3% GROWTH 2H02

29/10/2002 17:35 US'S MALVEY:BUDGET DETERIORATED,BUT TSY LOOKS $17B SLGS IN Q4

29/10/2002 17:36 US TSY'S WARSHAWSKY: EXPECTS FURTHER US PRODUCTIVITY GAINS

29/10/2002 17:36 US'S MALVEY: FOREIGN HOLDINGS OF TSYS STILL CLIMBING

29/10/2002 17:36 US'S WARSHAWSKY: SEES RETURN TO 'STRONGER GROWTH' IN 2003

29/10/2002 17:36 US TSY'S WARSHAWSKY:SEES US BDGET TO SURPLUS'WITHIN FEW YEARS'

29/10/2002 18:00 US OCT CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 79.4 V SEP 93.7 (PREV 93.3)

29/10/2002 18:01 US CONF BOARD CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS OCT 80.7 VS SEP 97.2

29/10/2002 18:02 US CONF BOARD:CONFID HIT BY WEAK LBR MKT,IRAQ THREAT,FIN MKTS

29/10/2002 18:02 US CONF BOARD PRESENT CONDITIONS OCT 77.5 VS SEP 88.5

29/10/2002 18:02 US CONF BOARD:OCT CONS CONFIDENCE LOWEST SINCE NOV 1993 (71.9)

29/10/2002 18:02 US CONF BOARD: JOBS PLENTIFUL IN OCT 14.8% VS SEP 15.9%

29/10/2002 18:13 GERMANY GOVT TO CUT 2003 GDP FORECAST TO 1.5% VS 2.5%

29/10/2002 18:14 DJIA DOWN 80.73 PTS AT 8,287.31 AT 10.07 AM AFTER WEAK CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

29/10/2002 18:15 NASDAQ COMPOSITE DOWN 16.64 PTS AT 1,299.19 AT 10.07 AM

29/10/2002 18:29 DJIA DOWN 115.13 PTS AT 8,252.91 AT 10.29 AM

29/10/2002 18:30 IMF REPORT URGES ECB TO ADOPT 'CLEAR EASING BIAS' ON RATES

29/10/2002 18:32 ECB REITERATES IT SEES PRICE RISKS AS 'BALANCED'

29/10/2002 18:32 IMF WARNS STRONG DOWNSIDE RISK TO NEW 2003 EMU GDP FORECAST

29/10/2002 18:33 ECB SAYS 'DIFFERS SLIGHTLY' WITH IMF ON CORRECT RATE STANCE

29/10/2002 18:34 ECB, FINMINS AGREE EURO STILL UNDERVALUED IN EFFECTIVE TERMS

29/10/2002 18:35 IMF REPORT, ECB RESPONSE BOTH DRAWN UP OCT. 18

29/10/2002 18:36 IMF CUTS EMU 2002 GDP FCAST TO 0.7% FROM 0.9% FORECAST IN SEP

29/10/2002 18:37 IMF, ECB DIFFER ON VALUE OF M3 TO GAUGE MED-TERM INFL PRESSURE

29/10/2002 18:39 IMF WARNS EMU STABILITY PACT RISKS LOSING CREDIBILITY

29/10/2002 18:40 IMF SAYS EURO AREA STABILITY PACT SOUND; NOW BEING 'WRONGLY UNDERMINED'

29/10/2002 18:40 SOME IMF DIRECTORS SEE 'CASE FORE EARLY RATE CUT' BY ECB

29/10/2002 18:42 IMF CUTS EURO AREA 2003 GDP FORECAST TO 2.0 PCT FROM 2.3 PCT PREVIOUSLY

29/10/2002 18:43 IMF SAYS EURO AREA STRUCTURAL REFORMS 'INCREASINGLY URGENT' TO BOOST GROWTH

29/10/2002 18:56 DJIA DOWN 159.11 AT 8,209.93 AT 10.50 AM; TRADING CURBS TRIGGERED

29/10/2002 18:56 NASDAQ COMPOSITE DOWN 32.17 AT 1,283.66 AT 10.51 AM

29/10/2002 18:57 Forex - Dollar lower in late London trade after weak US data