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09/01/2003 08:09 Good morning!

09/01/2003 08:16 Global Calendar for Thursday, Jan. 9 and Friday, Jan. 10

09/01/2003 08:35 Tokyo stocks lower, dollar tumbles against yen

09/01/2003 08:38 ECB Will Probably Keep Rate at 2.75 Percent Today, Analysts Say

09/01/2003 08:40 Bush Faces Political Risks With $670 Billion Proposal

09/01/2003 08:43 HANG SENG index closes morning down 57.95 pts at 9.630.26

09/01/2003 08:55 S&P/ASX 200 closes down9.8 pts at 3.064.9

09/01/2003 08:56 ALL ORDS closes down 6.8 pts at 3.035.6

09/01/2003 10:21 Germany says it will meet EU timetable

09/01/2003 10:56 U.S. Economy: Bush Deficits May Raise Borrowing Costs

09/01/2003 11:01 DAX OPENS 7.24 POINTS HIGHER AT 3000.24

09/01/2003 11:02 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 3.87 POINTS HIGHER AT 3097.96

09/01/2003 11:08 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSE DOWN 12,80 PTS AT 9675,41

09/01/2003 11:18 GERMAN DEC ADJ JOBLESS UP 28000 VS NOV

09/01/2003 11:18 WEST GERMAN DEC ADJ JOBLESS UP 20000 VS NOV

09/01/2003 11:18 EAST GERMAN DEC ADJ JOBLESS UP 8000 VS NOV

09/01/2003 11:23 GERMAN DEC UNADJ JPBLESS RATE 10.1% VS 9.7% NOV

09/01/2003 11:34 DUTCH OCT CONSUMER SPENDING UP 1.9 PCT Y/Y

09/01/2003 11:41 GERMAN 2002 AVERAGE JOBLESS TOTAL 4.06 MLN, UP 208700

09/01/2003 11:41 GERMAN 2002 AVERAGE JOBLESS RATE 9.8 PCT, UP 0.4 PCT POINTS

09/01/2003 11:55 GERMANY UNADJ. DEC UNEMPLOYMENT 4.225 MLN; NOV. 4.026 MLN

09/01/2003 11:56 GERMANY OCT SA PAYROLL JOBS -26000; SEP. -44000 (-47000)

09/01/2003 11:57 PAN-GERMANY DEC SA JOB VACANCIES -9000; NOV -10000 (-10000)

09/01/2003 11:57 PAN-GERMANY DEC UNADJ. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 10.1% VS NOV. 9.7%

09/01/2003 11:57 WEST GERMANY DEC UNADJ. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 8.2% VS NOV. 7.8%

09/01/2003 11:58 EAST GERMANY DEC UNADJ. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 18.4% VS NOV. 17.6%

09/01/2003 12:18 BBK: PAN-GERMANY DEC UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 10.1%; NOV 10.0%

09/01/2003 12:18 BBK: E. GERMANY DEC UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 18.5%; NOV 18.4%

09/01/2003 12:19 BBK: GERMANY DEC JOB VACANCIES 394000; NOV 403000

09/01/2003 12:19 BBK: W. GERMANY DEC UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 8.1%; NOV 8.1%

09/01/2003 12:41 Dollar tumbles 1pc against the euro

09/01/2003 12:53 Japan Ready to Take 'Decisive Action' on Yen, Muto Says

09/01/2003 13:18 UK DEC SHOP PRICES UNCHANGED FROM NOV; UP 0.99 PCT Y/Y

09/01/2003 13:28 GERMANY ECONMIN: EXPECTS 2003 BUDG DEFICIT TO BE BELOW 3% GDP

09/01/2003 13:28 GERMANY ECONMIN:HIGH OIL PRICES A BIG PROBLEM FOR WORLD ECON

09/01/2003 13:29 GERMANY ECONMIN: GOVT CURRENTLY REVIEWING 2003 GDP FORECAST

09/01/2003 14:03 EMU 3Q REAL GDP +0.3% Q/Q, +0.8% Y/Y (UNREV. FROM 1ST READING)

09/01/2003 14:04 EU UPS 1Q03 EMU GDP FCAST: -0.1% TO +0.3% Q/Q (-0.2 TO +0.2)

09/01/2003 14:04 EMU 2Q GDP REVISED TO +0.3% Q/Q, +0.7% Y/Y (+0.3%, +0.6%)

09/01/2003 14:05 EURO ZONE Q4 GDP GROWTH FORECAST CUT TO 0.1-0.4 PCT VS 0.2-0.5

09/01/2003 15:01 BANK OF ENGLAND LEAVES REPO RATE UNCHANGED AT 4.00%

09/01/2003 15:01 BANK OF ENGLAND GIVES NO EXPLANATION FOR INTEREST RATE DECISION

09/01/2003 15:26 German jobless rises again in December

09/01/2003 15:26 UK house prices rose 26.4pc last year

09/01/2003 15:27 Eurozone grew by just 0.3pc in Q3 2002

09/01/2003 15:27 Bank of England holds rates yet again

09/01/2003 15:45 ECB RATES UNCHANGED

09/01/2003 16:00 Euro Remains Near Three-Year High; ECB Leaves Key Rate at 2.75%

09/01/2003 16:26 WAL-MART US SAME-STORE SALES +2.3% IN DEC VS YR AGO

09/01/2003 16:27 US WAL-MART TOTAL STORE SALES $31.6B IN DEC VS $28.8B YR AGO

09/01/2003 16:33 US JOBLESS CLAIMS -19,000 TO 389,000 JAN 4 WK; 395K EXPECTED

09/01/2003 16:33 US NSA JOBLESS CLAIMS -5,875 TO 614,778 IN JAN 4 WK

09/01/2003 16:34 US INITIAL CLAIMS REV TO +19K TO 408K IN DEC 28 WK (PREV 403K)

09/01/2003 16:47 DUISENBERG: LIQUIDITY IN EUROZONE IS AMPLE

09/01/2003 16:48 DUISENBERG: BUT EXCESS LIQUID. UNLIKELY TO TRANLATE INTO INFL

09/01/2003 16:49 DUISENBERG: OUTLOOK IN EMU ECON. HAS REMAINED BROADLY UNCH.

09/01/2003 16:49 DUISENBERG: ECON GROWTH LIKELY TO HAVE REMAINED SUBDUED END 02

09/01/2003 16:50 DUISENBERG: SEE GRADUAL RISE IN GDP IN 2003 TO CLOSE TO POTEN.

09/01/2003 16:50 DUISENBERG: GDP RISE PROVIDED UNCERTAINTIES UNWIND

09/01/2003 16:51 DUISENBERG: SAYS ECB STILL SEE GROWTH CLOSE TO 2.0-2.5 PCT RATE LATER IN YEAR

09/01/2003 16:51 DUISENBERG: OIL PRICE RISE WLD HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON GROWTH

09/01/2003 16:52 DUISENBERG: GEOPOLITICAL TENSIONS CONTINUE TO HIT CINFIDENCE

09/01/2003 16:52 DUISENBERG: STILL DOWNSIDE RISKS TO GROWTH

09/01/2003 16:58 DUISENBERG: BUT LOW INT. RATES SHLD COUNTERBALANCE DOWN RISKS

09/01/2003 16:59 DUISENBERG: SAYS LOW INTEREST RATES SHD COUNTER DOWNSIDE RISKS TO GROWTH

09/01/2003 16:59 DUISENBERG: BASE EFFECTS WILL HELP TO EASE HICP IN EARLY 2003

09/01/2003 17:00 DUISENBERG: OIL PRICE RISES MAY HAVE PUT PRESSURE ON CPI END 2002

09/01/2003 17:01 DUISENBERG: EURO FX RISE SHD HELP DAMPEN HICP INFLATION

09/01/2003 17:01 DUISENBERG: MOST LIKELY OUTCOME IS INFL. STABILIZING BELOW 2%

09/01/2003 17:02 DUISENBERG: MODERATE WAGE DEVELOPMENTS CENTRAL TO INFL. CONTROL

09/01/2003 17:02 DUISENBERG: NOT YET CLEAR WHETHER WAGE UPTREND HAS HALTED

09/01/2003 17:03 DUISENBERG: WAGE MODERATION CRUCIAL FOR MAINTAINING PRICE STAB

09/01/2003 17:04 DUISENBERG: FISCAL, STRUCTURAL REFORMS NEEDED TO BOOST GROWTH

09/01/2003 17:04 DUISENBERG: SEES INFLATION STABILISING BELOW 2 PCT IN 2003, BUT DEPENDS ON OIL

09/01/2003 17:05 DUISENBERG: ECB SUPPORTS EU COMM. STEPS TO PRESRVE SGP RULES

09/01/2003 17:05 DUISENBERG: ESSENTIAL GOVTS INTENSIFY EFFORTS ON STRUCT. REFORM

09/01/2003 17:06 DUISENBERG: SUPPORT EARLY WARNING, EXCESSIVE DEFICIT PROCEDURE

09/01/2003 17:06 DUISENBERG: EXPECT SLOW RESUMPTION IN GROWTH IN 2003, INC. IN 1Q

09/01/2003 17:07 DUISENBERG: SAYS DOES NOT EXPECT GDP DECLINE IN Q1, BUT SEES MODEST GROWTH

09/01/2003 17:08 DUISENBERG: ECB STRONGLY SUPPORTS EU COMMISSION ON STAB. PACT

09/01/2003 17:09 DUISENBERG: DON'T KNOW IF EURO NOW APPROPRIATELY VALUED

09/01/2003 17:10 DUISENBERG: RECENT EURO APPRECIATION NOT HURTING COMPETITIVENESS

09/01/2003 17:10 DUISENBERG: WELCOME RECENT EURO RISE AS HELPS CONTROL INFLATION

09/01/2003 17:11 DUISENBERG: RISKS TO DOWNSIDE INCREASED DUE TO UNCERTAINTY

09/01/2003 17:12 DUISENBERG: MEDIUM-TERM ECON NOT CHANGED DESPITE NEW WEAK DATA

09/01/2003 17:12 DUISENBERG: DISAPPOINTED IN PACE OF REFORM IN EUROZONE

09/01/2003 17:13 DUISENBERG: STRATEGY REVIEW EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED BEFORE JULY

09/01/2003 17:14 DUISENBERG: REPEATS INTEND TO RETIRE JULY9

09/01/2003 17:14 DUISENBERG: BUT WILLING TO SAY BIT LONGER FOR SMOOTH CHANGE

09/01/2003 17:15 DUISENBERG: SAYS HAS ASKED EU'SOLANA TO START PROCESS OF SEEKING SUCCESOR

09/01/2003 17:15 DUISENBERG: MORE SURE NOW THAN IN DEC RATES APPROPRIATE

09/01/2003 17:16 DUISENBERG: 'WAIT ON SEE' ON MON. POLICY FUTURE

09/01/2003 17:16 DUISENBERG: NO COMMENT ON WHO TO BE NEXT ECB PRESIDENT

09/01/2003 17:32 DJIA UP 30.37 AT 8625.68 AT 9.30 AM

09/01/2003 17:32 NASDAQ COMPOSITE UP 1.40 AT 1414.47 AT 9.30 AM

09/01/2003 17:38 ECB holds interest rates steady at 2.75pc

09/01/2003 18:00 US NOV WHLESLE INVENTORIES +0.2%; OCT REV TO -0.5% (PRV -0.3%)

09/01/2003 18:01 US NOV WHOLESALE SLS +1.2%, DURABLES +0.7%, NONDURABLES +1.6%

09/01/2003 18:02 US NOV WHLESLE AUTO INV +2.3%; SALES +3.4%; I/S 1.40 V OCT 1.42

09/01/2003 18:02 US NOV WHOLESALE DURABLES INVENTORIES +0.3%; NONDURABLES +0.1%

09/01/2003 18:03 DJIA UP 104.50 LJ 8699.81 AFTER NOV WHOLESALE INVENTORIES

09/01/2003 18:04 NASDAQ COMPOSITE UP 30.69 AT 1,431.76 AFTER NOV WHOLESALE INVENTORIES