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21/11/2002 08:06 Good morning!

21/11/2002 08:13 Global Calendar for Thusday Nov. 21 and Friday Nov. 22

21/11/2002 08:17 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES MORNING UP 172.08 PTS AT 8,631.70

21/11/2002 08:17 Tokyo shares close morning higher led by banks on receding crisis fears

21/11/2002 08:17 Forex - Dollar/yen slides on Japan bank-stock rebound, exporters; euro weak

21/11/2002 08:18 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES MORNING UP 61.3 PTS AT 10,032.45

21/11/2002 08:21 S&P/ASX 200 CLOSES UP 14.1 PTS AT 3,021.9

21/11/2002 08:22 ALL ORDS CLOSES UP 15.8 PTS AT 2,984.8

21/11/2002 08:34 Forex - Dollar/yen stable at lower levels in afternoon Tokyo; euro near parity

21/11/2002 08:55 JAPAN MOF'S HAYASHI - GOVT ABANDONS EXTRA BUDGET TALKS WITH PARTIES

21/11/2002 09:48 BOJ'S HAYAMI HOPES GOVT TO TAKE FISCAL/TAX POLICY ACTION

21/11/2002 09:50 German 3Q GDP At 0700 GMT;Seen +0.4%QQ,+1.0%YY

21/11/2002 09:59 GERMANY 3Q02 REAL SA GDP +0.3% Q/Q; NSA +0.9% Y/Y

21/11/2002 10:00 GERMANY 2Q GDP REVISED +0.2% Q/Q (+0.3%),NSA +0.4% Y/Y (+0.5%)

21/11/2002 10:00 GERMANY REAL SA 3Q02 GOV'T EXPENDITURES +0.1% Q/Q; 2Q +0.7%

21/11/2002 10:02 GERMANY 3Q REAL CALENDAR-ADJUSTED GDP +0.4% Y/Y; 2Q -0.1% Y/Y

21/11/2002 10:03 GERMANY REAL SA 3Q02 TOTAL INVESTMENT -0.5% Q/Q; 2Q -3.0%

21/11/2002 10:04 GERMANY NET EXPORTS CONTRIBUTED +0.1 PT TO 3Q GDP; 2Q -0.1 PT

21/11/2002 10:05 GERMANY REAL SA 3Q02 CONSTRUCTION INVESTMT -0.4% Q/Q; 2Q -5.1%

21/11/2002 10:13 BBK: GERMANY REAL SA 3Q02 GDP E497.70 BN; 2Q E496.37 BN

21/11/2002 10:35 US housing starts tumble in October

21/11/2002 10:37 Hayami Says BOJ Tried to Stop Prices From Falling

21/11/2002 10:42 Median Forecast: France Oct Consumer Spending Seen +0.5% m/m

21/11/2002 10:47 FRANCE OCT SPENDING ON OTHER MFG PRODUCTS +2.0% M/M; SEP -0.8%

21/11/2002 10:51 FRANCE OCT SA HOUSEHOLD DURABLES UNCH. M/M; SEP -1.9% M/M

21/11/2002 10:52 FRENCH OCT HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION UP 1.0 PCT FROM SEPT

21/11/2002 11:02 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 79.53 PTS HIGHER AT 3,233.03

21/11/2002 11:02 DAX OPENS 3.55 POINTS HIGHER AT 3,216.54

21/11/2002 11:07 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES UP 32.39 PTS AT 10,003.54

21/11/2002 11:26 ITALY MEDIAN FORECAST: ISAE SA NOV. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 108.9

21/11/2002 11:31 ITALY ISAE: 58% CONSUMERS IN NOV SEE INFL. FALLING; OCT 50%

21/11/2002 11:32 ITALY ISAE: NOV CONSUMER OUTLOOK FOR ECON. -18 VS -20 IN OCT

21/11/2002 11:32 ITALY ISAE NOV NSA CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX 107.5; OCT 107.0

21/11/2002 11:33 ITALY ISAE: 14% CONSUMERS IN NOV SEE INFL. RISING; OCT 15%

21/11/2002 11:46 German economy expands 0.3pc in third quarter

21/11/2002 11:51 Schroeder May Struggle to Repair Relations With Bush

21/11/2002 12:21 GERMANY ECONMIN: ECON RECVOERY REMAINS SUBDUED

21/11/2002 12:22 GERMANY ECONMIN: SOME INDICATORS SHOW POSITIVE TENDENCIES

21/11/2002 12:23 GERMANY ECONMIN:DOM DEMAND/EXPORTS TO PICK UP AGAIN IN 2003

21/11/2002 12:29 UK OCT RETAIL SALES VOLUMES UP 0.8% M/M; 6.0% Y/Y, SA

21/11/2002 12:30 UK SEP RETAIL SALES VOLUMES REV TO +0.3% M/M VS +0.4% M/M

21/11/2002 12:31 UK AUG RETAIL SALES VOLUMES REV TO +0.9% M/M VS +0.7% M/M

21/11/2002 12:32 UK OCT SALES: CLOTHING +1.6% M/M; HOUSEHOLD GOODS +1.2% M/M

21/11/2002 12:32 UK OCT NSA WEEKLY RETAIL SALES VALUE UP 5.1% Y/Y

21/11/2002 12:34 UK OCT RETAIL SALES IMPLIED DEFLATOR -1.0% Y/Y VS SEP -0.9%

21/11/2002 12:36 UK 3 MTHS TO OCTOBER RETAIL SALES VOLUME UP ADJ 1.6 PCT FROM PREVIOUS 3 MTHS

21/11/2002 12:59 OECD: GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY 'SLOW AND FRAGILE'

21/11/2002 13:00 OECD ASSUMES AVG OIL PRICE $25.8/BARREL IN 2002-3; 2004 $24.8

21/11/2002 13:01 OECD PROJECTS EUROZONE 2003 AVG. HICP INFL. 2.2%; 2004 AT 2.0%

21/11/2002 13:03 OECD SEES ECB CUTTING INTEREST RATES 50 BPS IN 'NEAR FUTURE'

21/11/2002 13:03 OECD SEES GERMANY 2002 GDP +0.4%, 2003 +1.5%, 2004 +2.5%

21/11/2002 13:04 OECD CUTS EURO ZONE 2003 GROWTH FORECAST TO 1.8 PCT FROM 2.9

21/11/2002 13:05 OECD: BUT RETURN TO RECESSION IN MAJOR ECONOMIES 'IMPROBABLE'

21/11/2002 13:06 OECD:US RECOVERY 'REMAINS FRAGILE' BUT DEFL. ONLY REMOTE RISK

21/11/2002 13:07 OECD SEES US 2002 GDP +2.3%, 2003 +2.6%, 2004 +3.6%

21/11/2002 13:08 OECD SEES US 2004 GROWTH 3.6 PCT

21/11/2002 13:09 OECD SEES FRANCE 2002 GDP +1.0%, 2003 +1.9%, 2004 +2.9%

21/11/2002 13:09 OECD CUTS GERMAN 2002 GROWTH FORECAST TO 0.4 PCT VS 0.7; 2003 1.5 PCT VS 2.5

21/11/2002 13:10 OECD SEES EURO ZONE 2004 GROWTH 2.7 PCT

21/11/2002 13:11 OECD SEES FED HOLDING RATES TO MID-2003, HIKING TO 3.75 PCT BY LATE-2004

21/11/2002 13:12 OECD CUTS UK 2002 GDP GROWTH FORECAST TO 1.5 PCT FROM 1.9; 2003 TO 2.2 VS 2.8

21/11/2002 13:13 OECD SAYS BOE RATE CUT UNLIKELY IN NEAR FUTURE

21/11/2002 13:37 UK retail sales surge past expectations

21/11/2002 13:42 French Spending Climbs 1%, Italians Less Pessimistic

21/11/2002 14:04 OECD'S COTIS SAYS EU STABILITY PACT 'HASN'T WORKED', SHOULD BE IMPROVED

21/11/2002 14:10 Forex - Dollar/yen stable at lower levels in afternoon Tokyo; euro near parity

21/11/2002 15:01 CANADA OCTOBER CPI +0.3% NSA VS +0.4% IN SEPT; +3.2% YR/YR

21/11/2002 15:02 CANADA OCTOBER CORE CPI +0.2% NSA; +3.3% YR/YR

21/11/2002 15:03 CANADA OCTOBER ENERGY CPI +2.8% NSA; +5.6% YR/YR

21/11/2002 15:03 CAN OCTOBER TRANSPORT CPI +0.8% NSA; +5.8% YR/YR

21/11/2002 15:04 BANK CANADA OCTOBER CORE UNCH NSA; +2.5% YR/YR

21/11/2002 15:05 CANADA OCTOBER FOOD CPI -0.6% NSA; +1.5% YR/YR

21/11/2002 16:29 US JOBLESS CLAIMS -25K TO 376K NOV16 WK; 4-MO LOW;395K FCAST

21/11/2002 16:30 US NSA JOBLESS CLAIMS -59,287 TO 367,732 IN NOV 16 WEEK

21/11/2002 16:31 US NSA JOBLESS CLAIMS -59,287 TO 367,732 IN NOV 16 WEEK

21/11/2002 16:31 US INITIAL CLAIMS 4-WK AVG -4,500 TO 395,750 IN NOV 16 WEEK

21/11/2002 16:32 US WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS DOWN 25,000 TO 376,000 - LOWEST LEVEL SINCE JULY 20

21/11/2002 16:33 DJIA DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UP 18.00 AT 8,690.00 AFTER WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS

21/11/2002 16:34 NASDAQ 100 DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UP 9.00 AT 1,085.00 AFTER JOBLESS CLAIMS

21/11/2002 17:19 OECD cuts forecasts, calls on ECB to cut rates

21/11/2002 17:22 U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Fell to 376,000 Last Week

21/11/2002 17:31 NASDAQ COMPOSITE UP 11.78 AT 1,431.13 AT 9.30 AM

21/11/2002 17:32 DJIA UP 25.92 AT 8,648.93 AT 9.30 AM

21/11/2002 18:01 OCT US LEADING INDEX UNCH; OCT REV TO -0.4% (PREV -0.2%)

21/11/2002 18:08 SEPT LEADING INDICATORS REVISED TO 0.4 PCT FALL VS 0.2 PREV EST

21/11/2002 18:09 US OCT LEI DROP SHOWS CURRENT FRAGILE STATE OF ECONOMY - CONF BOARD

21/11/2002 18:12 US OCT LEADING INDICATORS UNCHANGED AFTER FOUR STRAIGHT MONTHLY DECLINES

21/11/2002 18:16 DJ-BTM Business Barometer -2: Smoothed Index Down 0.3%

21/11/2002 18:27 DJIA UP 109.84 AT 8,732.85 AT 10.27 AM

21/11/2002 18:28 NASDAQ COMPOSITE UP 28.84 AT 1,448.19 AT 10.28 AM

21/11/2002 20:02 PHILADELPHIA FED NEW ORDERS INDEX 11.0 NOV. VS. -1.3 OCT.

21/11/2002 20:04 PHILADELPHIA FED PRICES PAID INDEX 13.0 NOV. VS 14.3 OCT.

21/11/2002 20:06 PHILADELPHIA FED DELIVERY TIME INDEX -10.6 NOV. VS -12.6 OCT.

21/11/2002 20:07 PHILADELPHIA FED EMPLOYMENT INDEX -0.2 NOV. VS. -5.1 OCT.

21/11/2002 20:08 PHILADELPHIA FED INVENTORIES INDEX -6.1 NOV. VS -2.0 OCT.

21/11/2002 20:10 EURO DIPS THEN RECOVERS ON PHILLY FED IMPROVEMENT IN NOVEMBER

21/11/2002 20:12 OFFICIAL CORRECTION CAC-40 CLOSES DOWN 136.67 AT 3,290.17

21/11/2002 20:30 BERNANKE:'CONFIDENT'FED WOULD DO WHATEVER TO PREVENT DEFLATION

21/11/2002 20:30 BERNANKE:FED SHOULD ANNOUNCE'EXPLICIT CEILINGS'IF BUYING BONDS

21/11/2002 20:30 BERNANKE:FED COULD ALSO BUY FOREIGN GOVT DEBT TO FIGHT DEFLATN

21/11/2002 20:30 BERNANKE: MANIPULATING DLR,'NOT PARTICULARLY DESIRABLE'VS DEFL

21/11/2002 20:30 BERNANKE: COULD STIMULATE BY BUYING BONDS TO LOWER LONG RATES

21/11/2002 20:30 US TSY'S CLARIDA: RPTS,HOPE TO SEE FASTER GROWTH IN EU & JAPAN

21/11/2002 20:31 US TSY'S CLARIDA:SEE SIGNS OF INVEST REBOUND,STABILIZING EMPL

21/11/2002 20:37 FED'S BERNANKE/CNBC:FED HAS TOOLS IN UNLIKELY EVENT OF DEFLAT.

21/11/2002 20:37 FED'S BERNANKE/CNBC:BARRING IRAQ DISRUPTION,2H'03 TO BE BETTER

21/11/2002 21:10 BERNANKE Q&A: JAPAN PROBLEMS POLITICAL, NOT TECHNICAL

21/11/2002 21:11 BERNANKE Q&A:SEES RISKS OF INFLATION, DEFLATION TO BE BALANCED

21/11/2002 21:18 BERNANKE:SOME SIGNS OF UPTICK IN BUSINESS INVESTMENT

21/11/2002 22:01 OCT US BUDGET DEFICIT $54.0 BN VS OCT01 DEFICIT $7.7 BN