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30/01/2003 08:14 Good morning!

30/01/2003 08:19 Global Calendar for Thursday, Jan. 30

30/01/2003 08:26 NIKKEI 225 closes morning up 46.96 pts 8.387.04

30/01/2003 08:27 HANG SENG closes morning down 13.64 pts 9.227.15

30/01/2003 08:29 Forex - Dollar firm late morning Tokyo after Welteke comments over euro

30/01/2003 09:54 Dollar stuck between war fears and Fed

30/01/2003 09:55 Oil rallies on Iraq's response to Bush

30/01/2003 09:57 Japan's Consumers Grew More Pessimistic in 4th Qtr

30/01/2003 09:59 U.K, Spain, Six European Leaders Urge Unity on Iraq

30/01/2003 10:19 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: DEC NET CONSUMER CREDIT +STG1.7BN

30/01/2003 10:28 UK JAN NATIONWIDE HOUSE PRICES UP 1.7% MM; 26.5% YY

30/01/2003 10:47 FRENCH JAN GENERAL PRODUCTION OUTLOOK INDICATOR -31 VS -24

30/01/2003 10:47 FRENCH JAN BUSINESS CLIMATE INDICATOR 98 VS 99 IN DEC

30/01/2003 10:49 FRANCE DEC PPI +0.5% MM, +1.7% YY; NOV +0.9% YY

30/01/2003 10:50 FRANCE DEC PPI EX ENERGY/AGR UNCH MM, +0.4% YY

30/01/2003 10:55 ITALY MEDIAN FORECAST: DEC PPI +0.2% MM; +1.5% YY

30/01/2003 11:01 ITALY DEC PRODUCER PRICES +0.3% MM, +1.5% YY

30/01/2003 11:01 ITALY DEC PPI NET OF ENERGY +0.1% MM, +1.2% YY

30/01/2003 11:02 ITALY DEC PPI CONSUMER GOODS +0.3% MM, +1.9% YY

30/01/2003 11:02 ITALY 2002 AVG PPI RATE -0.2% VS 2001

30/01/2003 11:02 ITALY DEC PPI INTERMEDIATE GOODS +0.4% MM, +1.6% YY

30/01/2003 11:03 ITALY DEC PPI CAPITALS GOODS FLAT MM, +0.8% YY

30/01/2003 11:04 DAX OPENS 5.27 POINTS HIGHER AT 2711,84

30/01/2003 11:05 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 26.46 POINTS HIGHER AT 2866.51

30/01/2003 11:06 Japanese stocks end session in the red

30/01/2003 11:32 SWEDISH JAN CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX NEG 1.5 VS 0.0 IN DEC

30/01/2003 11:32 DUTCH NOV CONSUMER SPENDING UP 0.5 PCT YY

30/01/2003 11:51 GERMANY HDE RETAIL ASSOC: 2002 FULL-YEAR SALES -3.5% VS 2001

30/01/2003 11:51 GERMANY HDE RETAIL ASSOC: NOV SALES -4.7% Y/Y; DEC -5.8% Y/Y

30/01/2003 11:57 UK house prices up 1.7pc in Jan

30/01/2003 12:00 ITALY AVG 2002 WAGES +2.6% VS 2001

30/01/2003 12:31 UK DEC NET CONSUMER CREDIT UP STG1.917 BN VS STG1.426 BN NOV

30/01/2003 12:32 UK DEC NET MORTG. LENDING UP STG7.474 BN VS STG7.34 BN NOV

30/01/2003 12:32 UK DEC NET CONSUMER CREDIT UP 1.2% M/M; UP 15.1% Y/Y

30/01/2003 12:33 UK DEC NET MORTAGE LENDING UP 1.1% M/M; UP 13.3% Y/Y

30/01/2003 12:33 UK DEC FINAL M4 UP 0.9% M/M; UP 7.0% Y/Y

30/01/2003 12:33 UK DEC FINAL M4 LENDING +STG8.7 BN M/M

30/01/2003 13:31 UK JAN CONSUMER CONFIDENCE -3 VS -4 IN DEC

30/01/2003 14:08 EU's Solbes: euro now better reflects econ. fungamentals

30/01/2003 14:08 EU's Solbes: can't yet say is France will face excess deficit

30/01/2003 14:10 EU's Solbes: can't yet say is France will face excess deficit procedure vs France

30/01/2003 14:10 Italy ISAE think-tank cuts Italy 03 GDP fcast to +1.5% (+1.8%)

30/01/2003 14:11 Italy ISAE hikes Italy '03 deficit-GDP fcast to 2.0% from 1.8%

30/01/2003 14:11 Italy ISAE hikes Italy '03 CPI fcast to 2.2% from 2.0%

30/01/2003 14:12 Italy ISAE sees 50 bp ECB rate cut in feb. or mar. 2003

30/01/2003 15:10 NASDAQ 100 MARCH FUTURES CONTRACT UP 2.50 AT 1016.00 AT 7.05 AM

30/01/2003 15:10 DJIA MARCH FUTURES CONTRACT UP 28.00 AT 8102.00 AT 7.05 AM

30/01/2003 15:12 GERMANY DEC MACHINERY ORDERS -10% YY; DOM +7%, FRGN -19%

30/01/2003 16:03 UK consumer credit surges in Dec

30/01/2003 16:04 UK consumer confidence perks up in Jan

30/01/2003 16:05 German consumer confidence slides in Jan

30/01/2003 16:10 VDA: Germany 2003 News Car Reg Seen Flat Y/Y, Risks to Forecast

30/01/2003 16:41 US 4Q ADV GDP +0.7% (3Q +4.0%); FINAL SALES +1.3% (+3.4%)

30/01/2003 16:42 US 4Q ADV PCE +1.0% VS 3Q +4.2%; GOVT +4.6% VS 3Q +2.9%

30/01/2003 16:42 US 4Q EMPL COST INDEX +0.7% VS 3Q +0.8%; 4Q YY +3.4%

30/01/2003 16:43 US JOBLESS CLAIMS +14.000 TO 397.000 JAN 25 WK; 385K EXPECTED

30/01/2003 16:44 US 4Q ADV CHAIN PCE DEFLATOR +1.9% VS 3Q +1.7%

30/01/2003 16:44 US 2002 4Q/4Q RAEL GDP +2.8% VS 2001 +0.1%

30/01/2003 16:45 US INITIAL CLAIMS 4-WK AVG -3.000 TO 384.000 IN JAN 25 WK

30/01/2003 16:46 US INITIAL CLAIMS REV TO +20 TO 383K IN JAN 18 WK (PREV 381K)

30/01/2003 16:46 US 4Q FINAL SALES +1.3% VS +3.4% IN 3Q

30/01/2003 16:46 US 2002 REAL GDP +2.4% VS 2001 +0.3%, FINAL SALES +1.8% VS +1.5%

30/01/2003 17:10 U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Rose to 397,000 Last Week

30/01/2003 17:12 U.S. Economy Expanded at a 0.7% Annual Rate in Fourth Quarter

30/01/2003 18:03 Chgo Fed Natl Activity Index -0.49 in dec vs -0.55 in nov

30/01/2003 18:04 US Conf Bd: dec help ad volume up in 47% of mkts vs nov 43%

30/01/2003 18:05 US Hubburd: 4q gdp shows risks recovery currently faces

30/01/2003 18:05 US Hubbard: fundamental strengths of us econ still in place

30/01/2003 18:06 US Conf Bd help-wanted ad index 39 in dec vs 40 in nov

30/01/2003 18:09 US ISM REVISED DEC02 NEW ORDERS TO 62.9 FROM 63.3

30/01/2003 18:09 US ISM REVISED DEC02 EMPLOYMENT TO 48.2 FROM 47.4