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18/04/2002 08:08 GOOD MORNING !

18/04/2002 08:39 Calendar for April 18-19

18/04/2002 09:06 Forex - Dollar lower in midmorning Tokyo on Greenspan, Middle East

18/04/2002 09:07 Shiokawa - govt does not see further rating downgrade to A

18/04/2002 09:12 UK RICS: JAN-MAR HOUSE PRICE RISE HIGHEST IN 2 YRS

18/04/2002 10:44 The U.S. February trade balance widened to -$31.5 billion

18/04/2002 12:11 European Opening Summary

18/04/2002 12:22 GERMANY GOVT SOURCES: IMF'S WEO POINTS TO OVERVALUED DOLLAR

18/04/2002 12:23 GERMANY GOVT SOURCES: IMF WEO POINTS TO UNDERVALUED EURO

18/04/2002 12:23 GERMANY GOVT SOURCES: IMF SEES SOME YEN DEVALU. ACCEPTABLE

18/04/2002 12:32 GERMANY GOVT SOURCES: IMF SEES STRONG SIGNS OF GLOBAL RECOVERY

18/04/2002 12:59 UK DEC-FEB MACHINE TOOLS TURNOVER -17.6% Q/Q; -22.9% Y/Y

18/04/2002 12:59 Forex - Dollar remains weak in early London on Greenspan comments

18/04/2002 13:37 Yen, Euro Consolidate Gains On Dollar

18/04/2002 13:39 Japan Capital Flows Showed Yen Outflow In Latest Period

18/04/2002 14:00 UK BCC: Q1 MANUF. TURNOVER OPTIMISM BALANCE +47 VS +26 IN Q4

18/04/2002 14:01 UK BCC: Q1 MANUF. HOME ORDERS +12 VS -6 IN Q4

18/04/2002 14:02 UK BCC: Q1 MANUF. EXPORT ORDERS +1 VS -20 IN Q4

18/04/2002 14:03 UK BCC: Q1 SERVICES TURNOVER OPTIMISM BALANCE +57 VS +44 IN Q4

18/04/2002 14:03 EMU FEB. OUTPUT NEAR LOW END OF EXPECTATIONS IN MNI SURVEY

18/04/2002 14:04 EMU JAN. IND. OUTPUT REVISED UNCH M/M, -3.1% Y/Y (UNCH, -3.2%)

18/04/2002 14:04 UK BCC: Q1 SERVICES HOME SALES +26 VS +17 IN Q4

18/04/2002 14:05 UK BCC: Q1 SERVICES EXPORT SALES +3 VS -7 IN Q4

18/04/2002 14:05 EURO ZONE FEB INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT UP 0.2 PCT VS JAN, DOWN 3.3 PCT YR-ON-YR

18/04/2002 14:07 Euro zone Feb industrial output up 0.2 pct vs Jan, down 3.3 pct yr-on-yr

18/04/2002 15:59 Forex - Euro weaker at midday on profit-taking, industrial output figures

18/04/2002 16:13 Dollar Steadies After Losses But Remains on the Defensive by Jes Black

18/04/2002 16:54 US LBR DEPT: 'STILL SOME EVIDENCE' OF EFFECT FROM REFILINGS

18/04/2002 16:54 US NSA JOBLESS CLAIMS -14,299 TO 420,190 IN APR 13 WEEK

18/04/2002 16:55 US CONT. CLAIMS +82,000 TO 3.839 MLN IN APR06 WK; 19Y HIGH

18/04/2002 17:02 ECB MAKES NO COMMENT ON MONETARY POLICY FOLLOWING COUNCIL MTG

18/04/2002 17:06 GERMANY CHEMICAL WORKERS, EMPLOYERS REACH WAGE DEAL

18/04/2002 17:52 GERMANY DIW INSTITUTE: CHEMICAL WAGE DEAL NOT GDP/INFL. RISK

18/04/2002 18:02 MAR US LEADING INDEX +0.1%;FEB UNREVISED AT UNCH

18/04/2002 18:02 MAR US COINCIDENT INDEX +0.2%; LAGGING INDEX -0.4%

18/04/2002 18:04 US CONF BRD:LRGST ADDS MFG HOURS, STOCKS, RATE SPREAD

18/04/2002 18:05 CONF BOARD:MAR LEAD INDEX SUGGESTS US ECON 'POISED FOR GROWTH'

18/04/2002 18:19 EU'S PRODI PRAISES DUISENBERG'S CONTRIBUTION TO ECB

18/04/2002 18:19 EU'S PRODI: PRICE STABILITY 'FIRMLY ESTABLISHED' IN EUROLAND

18/04/2002 18:19 EU'S PRODI: EUROPE'S ECON FUNDAMENTALS IN 'GOOD SHAPE'

18/04/2002 18:21 EU'S PRODI: WILL PUSH FOR GREATER ECON POLICY COORDINATION

18/04/2002 19:00 IMF'S ROGOFF: WEAKER YEN PREFERABLE TO WEAKER JAPANESE ECON

18/04/2002 19:00 ROGOFF: WON'T WORRY IF BOJ STIMULUS LEADS TO YEN DEPRECIATION

18/04/2002 19:01 ROGOFF: JAPAN REFORMS COULD LEAD TO 'SHARP YEN APPRECIATION'

18/04/2002 19:01 IMF'S ROGOFF:FED 'VIGILANT'ABOUT AVOIDING DOUBLE-DIP RECESSION

18/04/2002 19:01 ROGOFF:FED MUST EVENTUALLY REVERSE EASING;CURRENT STANCE RIGHT

18/04/2002 19:01 ROGOFF: ECB APT TO HIKE RATES IF GROWTH PICKS UP LATER THIS YR

18/04/2002 19:01 IMF'S ROGOFF: CURRENT ACCT GAP A VULNERABILITY FOR US ECONOMY

18/04/2002 19:02 ROGOFF:BOJ MUST'PRESS AHEAD'TO END DEFLATION'SOON AS POSSIBLE'

18/04/2002 19:02 IMF'S BAYOUMI: FURTHER WORSENING OF JAPAN BANKING SIT POSSIBLE

18/04/2002 19:02 IMF'S WEO: DOLLAR OVERVALUED; BOJ SHOULD LET YEN DEPRECIATE

18/04/2002 19:02 IMF TO BOJ: EASE AGGRESSIVELY EVEN IF IT MEANS YEN DEPRECIATON

18/04/2002 19:03 WEO REPORT: STOCKS 'RICHLY VALUED,' SUBJECT TO CORRECTION

18/04/2002 19:03 WEO: FED MUST RAISE RATES EVENTUALLY, BUT STILL DOWNSIDE RISKS

18/04/2002 19:03 WEO: ECB POLICY'APPROPRIATE,'LESS STIMULUS IN PIPELINE THAN US

18/04/2002 19:03 WEO: EVEN WITH ZERO NOMINAL RATES, JAPAN REAL RATES RISING

18/04/2002 19:03 WEO: HIGHER PRICED OIL POSES 'SIGNIFICANT RISK TO RECOVERY'

18/04/2002 19:04 IMF SEES 2002 US GDP UP 2.3 PCT VS 0.7 PREVIOUS ESTIMATE; 2003 GDP UP 3.4

18/04/2002 19:04 IMF SEES 2002 EURO AREA GDP UP 1.4 PCT VS 1.2 PREV ESTIMATE; 2003 GDP UP 2.9

18/04/2002 19:04 IMF SEES 2002 UK GDP UP 2.0 PCT VS 1.8 PREVIOUS ESTIMATE; 2003 GDP UP 2.8

18/04/2002 19:04 IMF SEES 2002 JAPAN GDP DOWN 1.0 PCT, UNREVISED FROM PREVIOUS ESTIMATE

18/04/2002 19:21 FABIUS: US MUST CUT EXTERNAL DEFICIT WITHOUT PROTECTIONISM

18/04/2002 19:21 FABIUS: JAPAN MUST COMBAT DEFLATION

18/04/2002 19:21 FABIUS: MUST ACHIEVE MORE OIL PRICE STABILITY

18/04/2002 19:21 FABIUS REPEATS CALL FOR DIALOG BETWEEN OIL PRODUCERS/CONSUMERS

18/04/2002 20:00 PHILA. FED BUSINESS ACTIVITY INDEX 12.3 APR VS 11.4 MAR

18/04/2002 20:01 PHILA. FED CURRENT PRICES PAID INDEX 7.5 APR VS 3.0 MAR

18/04/2002 20:01 PHILADELPHIA FED NEW ORDERS INDEX 12.8 APR VS. 7.3 MAR

18/04/2002 20:01 PHILA. FED CURRENT PRICES RECEIVED 2.1 APR VS 0.7 MAR

18/04/2002 20:01 PHILADELPHIA FED DELIVERY TIME INDEX -5.6 APR VS 0.8 MAR

18/04/2002 20:06 PHILADELPHIA FED INVENTORIES INDEX -10.4 APR VS -7.1 MAR

18/04/2002 20:06 PHILADELPHIA FED SHIPMENTS INDEX 16.4 APR VS. 7.7 MAR

18/04/2002 20:06 PHILADELPHIA FED 6-MO OUTLOOK INDEX 48.3 APR VS 55.7 MAR

18/04/2002 20:07 PHILA FED: LABOR DEMANDS STILL WEAK,BUT INDEX HIGHEST IN 18MOS

18/04/2002 20:07 ITALY TV: TOP FLOORS OF MILAN OFFICE BUILDING IN FLAMES

18/04/2002 20:07 PHIL FED'S TREBBING: OVERALL INDICES POSITIVE IN LAST 4 MONTHS

18/04/2002 20:12 TREBING: SEES IMPROVEMENT IN FIRMS' HIRING PLANS

18/04/2002 20:13 ITALY SENATE LEADER:MILAN PLANE CRASH PROBABLE TERROR ACT

18/04/2002 20:19 DJIA DOWN 128.21 PTS AT 10,091.80 AT 12.18 PM

18/04/2002 20:19 NASDAQ COMPOSITE DOWN 28.72 PTS AT 1,781.95 AT 12.20 PM

18/04/2002 20:21 DAX 30 DOWN 2.15 PCT AT 5,204.00 AT 6.20 PM ON REPORTS OF MILAN PLANE CRASH

18/04/2002 20:22 MILAN CRASH FOLLOWED SOS CALL FROM PILOT - REPORT

18/04/2002 20:25 ITALY ANSA AGENCY: MILAN PLANE REPORTED TROUBLE PRIOR TO CRASH

18/04/2002 23:01 US TSY'S O'NEILL: HOPES SENATE WILL PASS TPA FOR BUSH NEXT WK

18/04/2002 23:01 US'S O'NEILL:NEED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE IMF'S TRANSPARENCY

18/04/2002 23:01 US'S O'NEILL:SHOULD AVOID LARGE SCALE OFFL FINANCING PACKAGES

18/04/2002 23:02 US'S O'NEILL: PREFER DECENTRALIZED DEBT RESTRUCTURING APPROACH

18/04/2002 23:02 O'NEILL:IMF DEBT RESTRUCTURE PLAN SHOULDN'T DELAY MKT APPROACH

18/04/2002 23:02 US'S O'NEILL:REPEATS FAVORS GRANTS VS LOANS IN DEVELOPMENT AID