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16/04/2002 08:16 GOOD MORNING !

16/04/2002 08:43 Calendar for April 16-17

16/04/2002 09:22 Forex - Yen higher in midafternoon trade on exporter demand, Nikkei rise

16/04/2002 10:05 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES UP 209.36 PTS AT 11,346.66

16/04/2002 10:06 ACEA: W.EUROPE PROV MAR NEW CAR REGIS. -7.4% Y/Y; EU -7.2%

16/04/2002 10:06 ACEA: W.EUROPE JAN-MAR NEW CAR REGIS. -4.0% Y/Y; EU -3.8%

16/04/2002 10:48 FRANCE FEB SA TRADE SURPLUS E433 MN VS JAN SURPLUS E1.29 BN

16/04/2002 10:48 FRANCE FEB TRADE SURPLUS BELOW ALL MNI SURVEY FORECASTS

16/04/2002 10:48 FRENCH FEB TRADE SURPLUS 433 MLN EUR VS REVISED SURPLUS 1.291 BLN IN JAN

16/04/2002 11:30 European Forex Trading Preview by Jes Black

16/04/2002 12:29 Forex - Major currencies rangebound in early London on lack of leads

16/04/2002 12:31 UK MAR RPIX UP 0.4% M/M; UP 2.3% Y/Y (VS FEB 2.2% Y/Y)

16/04/2002 12:31 UK MAR RPI UP 0.4% M/M; UP 1.3% Y/Y (VS FEB 1.0% Y/Y)

16/04/2002 12:31 UK MAR RPIX IN LINE WITH MNI MEDIAN OF +0.4% M/M; +2.3% Y/Y

16/04/2002 16:30 US MAR HOUSING STRTS -7.8% TO 1.646M;PERMIT -9.9% TO 1.599M

16/04/2002 16:31 US FEB STARTS REVISED TO +4.2% TO 1.785 MLN (PREV 1.769 MLN)

16/04/2002 16:31 US MAR STARTS DROP LARGEST IN 2YR;PERMITS DROP LARGEST IN 12YR

16/04/2002 16:31 US MAR CPI +0.3%, CORE +0.1%; CPI Y/Y +1.5%, CORE Y/Y +2.4%

16/04/2002 16:32 US MAR CPI ENERGY PRICES +3.8%; TOTAL CPI EX-ENERGY +0.1%

16/04/2002 16:32 US BLS: MARCH CPI SEASONAL FACTOR UNUSUALLY LARGE

16/04/2002 16:33 US BLS: ENERGY PRICES MAY BE BIGGER BOOST IN APR THAN MAR

16/04/2002 16:55 US REDBOOK APRIL STORE SALES -0.6% VS MARCH THRU APRIL 13 WK

16/04/2002 16:56 REDBOOK: US STORE SALES +1.3% IN WEEK ENDED APRIL 13 VS YR-AGO

16/04/2002 17:00 ZEW: APR. GERMANY EXPECTATIONS INDEX FALLS 0.6 POINT TO +70.6

16/04/2002 17:00 ZEW: APRIL GERMANY EXPECTATIONS INDEX STABILISED AT HIGH LEVEL

16/04/2002 17:01 ZEW:APR. GERMANY CURRENT CONDITIONS RISE 3.3 POINTS TO -76.7

16/04/2002 17:01 ZEW:APR. EMU EXPECTATIONS INDEX FALLS 1.4 POINTS TO +74.3

16/04/2002 17:01 US BTM-UBSW SAME-STORE SALES -0.7% IN 4/13 WEEK VS +0.3% 4/6

16/04/2002 17:02 BANK OF CANADA RAISES KEY OVERNIGHT RATE TO 2.25%

16/04/2002 17:02 ECB: FX RESERVES FELL E0.2 BN TO E259.4 BLN IN WK ENDED APR12

16/04/2002 17:16 US MARCH INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT UP 0.7 PCT FROM FEB

16/04/2002 17:16 US FEB INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT REVISED TO 0.3 PCT RISE FROM RISE 0.4

16/04/2002 17:18 ODJ U.S. Industrial Production-OVERVIEW

16/04/2002 18:29 EU'S SOLBES: EMU 2002 GDP TO BE AROUND 1.5%

16/04/2002 18:29 EU'S SOLBES: CAN'T GUARANTEE AVGE 02 EMU HICP BELOW 2%

16/04/2002 18:54 GREENSPAN,TSY'S FISHER TO TESTIFY APR23 ON FDIC,BANKING ISSUES

16/04/2002 20:56 US OMB DIR DANIELS:DAY'S DATA REFLECTS RECOVERY 'REAL'

16/04/2002 20:56 US'S DANIELS: DATA SHOWS RECESSION 'SHORT AND SHALLOW'

16/04/2002 20:56 US'S DANIELS: INFLATION 'PRETTY MUCH UNDER CONTROL'

16/04/2002 20:56 US'S DANIELS:BUSH WATCHING ECON;NOT TAKING ANYTHING FOR GRANTD

16/04/2002 20:57 US'S DANIELS:REPEATS, BUDGET 'CAN' RETURN TO BALANCE IN '04

16/04/2002 20:57 US'S DANIELS: FISCAL EVENTS 'BREAKING OUR WAY'

16/04/2002 22:20 MINN FED'S STERN: FIRST QUARTER GROWTH QUITE STRONG, 4%+

16/04/2002 22:21 MINN FED'S STERN/CNBC:WOULDN'T BE SURPRISE IF 2Q SLOWER

16/04/2002 22:21 FED'S STERN:NO SPECIFIC TRIGGER FOR POLICY;LOOK AT ALL DATA

16/04/2002 22:21 FED'S STERN:NO MAGIC UNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL GOVERNING INFLATION

16/04/2002 22:21 FED'S STERN:'NOT TERRIBLY CONCERNED' WITH WHAT SEES IN ENERGY

16/04/2002 22:21 FED'S STERN:'02 GROWTH TO BE FULLY SATISFACTORY BUT MODERATE

16/04/2002 22:21 FED'S STERN:FED MUST BE PREPARED TO BE 'FLEXIBLE'

16/04/2002 22:22 FED'S STERN:'RIGHT NOW NEWS LOOKS INCREASINGLY,QUITE POSITIVE'

16/04/2002 22:27 FED'S STERN:HOUSING STARTS STILL AT A HIGH LEVEL,QUITE HEALTHY

16/04/2002 22:28 FED'S STERN:US ECONOMY IS VERY RESILIENT

16/04/2002 22:28 FED'S STERN:ECON HAS BOUNCED BACK MORE QUICKLY THAN I GUESSED

16/04/2002 22:30 FED'S STERN:WILL TAKE TIME TO REBUILD CAPITAL SPENDING

16/04/2002 22:30 FED'S STERN:BROADBASED IMPROVE IN CAP SPEND'SEVERAL QTRS OFF'

16/04/2002 22:30 FED'S STERN: STILL PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH CONSUMER SIDE

16/04/2002 22:30 FED'S STERN: CONSUMER BALANCE SHEETS OVERALL IN GOOD SHAPE

16/04/2002 22:31 FED'S STERN: CORP BALANCE SHEETS 'A MIXED BAG'

16/04/2002 22:31 FED'S STERN: CAN'T SAY WHAT GREENSPAN TO SAY TO JNT ECON COMTE

16/04/2002 22:31 STERN:FEDS GREATEST CHALLENGE'NOT TO OVERSTEER OR OVERREACT'

16/04/2002 22:31 STERN:NEED'AT LEAST A COUPLE OF QUARTERS'TO BE SURE OF TREND

16/04/2002 22:31 STERN: HASN'T MADE DETERMINATION HOW TO VOTE AT MAY FOMC

16/04/2002 22:31 IMF WEO SEES EUROZONE 2002 GDP 1.4%, 2.9% IN 2003-HANDELSBLATT

16/04/2002 22:35 STERN: INFLATION HAS BEEN QUITE SUBDUED,AS SHOWN BY CPI

16/04/2002 22:35 IMF WEO SEES JAPAN 2002 GROWTH -1.0%; +0.8% 2003 -HANDELSBLATT

16/04/2002 22:37 IMF WEO SEES GERMANY 2002 GROWTH 0.9%; 2.7% 2003 -HANDELSBLATT

16/04/2002 22:37 IMF WEO SEES GERMANY 2002 CPI 1.5%; 1.2% IN 2003 -HANDELSBLATT

16/04/2002 22:39 IMF WEO SEES GERMAN'02 DEBT-TO-GDP 2.7%;2.0% 2003-HANDELSBLATT

16/04/2002 22:42 IMF WEO SEES EUROZONE INFLATION 1.9% 2002;1.6% 2003-HANDELSBLT

16/04/2002 23:21 US TSY'S TAYLOR:'IMPERATIVE'SEN OK TRADE PROMO BILL BY APR 22

16/04/2002 23:21 US'S TAYLOR:CAP HILL'S OK OF ANDEAN TRADE'OF PARTICULAR IMPORT

16/04/2002 23:21 US'S TAYLOR: URGES ANDEAN PASSAGE BY MAY 15 TO AVOID PENALTIES

16/04/2002 23:21 US'S TAYLOR:CAP HILL TPA OK WOULD BUILD GLOBAL ECON CONFIDENCE