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23/04/2002 08:19 GOOD MORNING !

23/04/2002 08:31 Calendar for April 23-24

23/04/2002 10:24 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES UP 15.19 PTS AT 11,736.83

23/04/2002 11:00 ITALY MARCH NON-EU TRADE SURPLUS E1.44BN (MAR01 E601MN SURP)

23/04/2002 11:00 ITALY MARCH NON-EU EXPORTS -5.0% Y/Y TO E10.612 BLN

23/04/2002 11:02 GERMANY: BAVARIA APR CPI +0.1% M/M, +1.7% Y/Y; MAR +2.0% Y/Y

23/04/2002 11:35 Shiokawa Comments Aid Yen

23/04/2002 11:53 Mizoguchi: No Change In Medium-Term Yen Outlook

23/04/2002 12:33 GERMANY: NRW APR CPI +0.1% M/M, +1.4% Y/Y; MAR +1.6% Y/Y

23/04/2002 12:33 GERMANY:NRW APR SEASONAL FOOD +0.6% M/M

23/04/2002 12:34 Forex - Euro lower in early London on French political concerns

23/04/2002 12:37 UK JAN-MAR MOTOR VEHICLE OUTPUT +5.3% Q/Q; +12.3% Y/Y, SA

23/04/2002 12:45 Greenspan says imbalances that triggered US downturn 'did not fester' - UPDATE

23/04/2002 12:45 Shiokawa - Govt may cut corp taxes this fiscal yr if emergency arises

23/04/2002 12:46 Takenaka - new targets for bad-debt write-offs to be discussed

23/04/2002 12:47 BoJ has room for more aggressive easing - IMF researcher

23/04/2002 12:54 ECB'S NOYER:RECENT M3 EASING MAY BE 1ST SIGNS OF NORMALISATION

23/04/2002 12:54 NOYER:BUT STILL 'A LOT' ON LIQUIDITY IN EMU ECONOMY

23/04/2002 12:58 NOYER:AT MOMENT, STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON EMU RECOVERY

23/04/2002 13:00 GERMANY: HESSE APR CPI UNCH M/M, +1.6% Y/Y; MAR +1.8% Y/Y

23/04/2002 13:01 GERMANY INSTITUTES:ECB TO HIKE RATES 50 BP LATE 2002/EARLY 03

23/04/2002 13:01 GERMANY INSTITUTES: ECB RATES THEN TO BE ON HOLD THROUGH 2003

23/04/2002 13:01 GERMANY INSTITUTES: CURRENT ECB MONETARY POLICY IS EXPANSIVE

23/04/2002 13:02 GERMAN SIX INSTITUTES CUT 2002 GROWTH FORECAST TO 0.9 PCT VS PREVIOUS 1.3

23/04/2002 13:02 GERMANY INSTITUTES SEE 2003 REAL GERMAN GDP AT +2.4%

23/04/2002 13:02 GERMANY INSTITUTES CUT 2002 REAL EMU GDP T0 +1.4% VS +1.8%

23/04/2002 13:02 GERMANY INSTITUTES LIFT 2002 EMU HICP F'CAST TO +2.0% VS +1.8%

23/04/2002 13:03 GERMANY INSTITUTES SEE EMU HICP FALLING TO +1.8% IN 2003

23/04/2002 14:03 UK CBI: Q2 QTRLY BUSINESS OPTIMISM BALANCE +21% VS -31% IN Q1

23/04/2002 14:06 UK CBI: Q2 QTRLY EXPORT OPTIMISM +11% VS -26% IN Q1

23/04/2002 14:06 UK CBI: APR EXPORT ORDERS BALANCE -34% VS -39% MAR

23/04/2002 14:06 UK CBI: APR AVERAGE PRICES BALANCE -10% VS -16% MAR

23/04/2002 14:22 U.S. Share Prices Ended in Negative Territory Monday

23/04/2002 14:39 JAPAN LDP FACTION TO PROPOSE EARLY EXTRA BUDGET FOR CURRENT FISCAL YR

23/04/2002 14:43 UK's CBI says rates should stay on hold for 'good time to come'

23/04/2002 15:42 ITALY ISAE:APR SA BUS CONF TO SHOW "QUITE BIG" RISE FROM MAR

23/04/2002 16:59 US REDBOOK APRIL STORE SALES +0.4% VS MARCH THRU APRIL 20 WK

23/04/2002 17:01 US BTM-UBSW SAME-STORE SALES +6.0% WEEK ENDED APR 20 VS YR-AGO

23/04/2002 17:02 ECB: FOREX RESERVES ROSE E0.6 BN TO E260.0 BN WK ENDED APR19

23/04/2002 17:18 EU 2002 BEPG DRAFT: EU GDP CLOSE TO/ABOVE POTENTIAL H2 02-03

23/04/2002 17:19 EU 2002 BEPG DRAFT: POTENTIAL GROWTH TOO MODEST, NEED REFORMS

23/04/2002 17:20 EU SOURCES: COMMISSION LIKELY TO FORECAST 1.4% EMU GDP 2002

23/04/2002 17:20 EU 2002 BEPG DRAFT: EMU INFLATION WILL FALL THIS YEAR SUB 2%

23/04/2002 17:21 EU 2002 BEPG DRAFT: EMU BALANCED BUDGETS 'AT THE LATEST' 2004

23/04/2002 17:21 EU 2002 BEPG DRAFT: DEFICIT CUTS HELP ACCOMMODATIVE MON. POL.

23/04/2002 17:22 EU 2002 BEPG DRAFT: GERMANY RECOVERY BY MID YR; 02 GDP SUB 1%

23/04/2002 17:40 NASDAQ COMPOSITE UP 1.39 AT 1,760.07 AT 9.32 AM

23/04/2002 17:40 DJIA DOWN 0.62 AT 10,135.82 AT 9.32 AM

23/04/2002 18:00 GREENSPAN:'NO CLEAR PUBLIC BENEFIT'TO RAISING BNK DEPSIT CAP

23/04/2002 18:01 GREENSPAN:FED SEES 'NO REASON' TO INCREASE SCOPE OF SAFETY NET

23/04/2002 18:01 GSPAN:MUST BE'EXCEPTIONALLY DELIBERATE'WHEN BOOSTING GUARNTEES

23/04/2002 18:02 GREENSPAN:DEPOSITORS, FIN INST NOT 'DISADVANTAGED' BY CURR CAP

23/04/2002 18:03 US'S FISHER: MORE BANKS,THRIFTS SHOULD PAY INS PREMIUMS

23/04/2002 18:03 US'S FISHER: WOULD ALLOW CREDITS FOR PAST INSURANCE PREMIUMS

23/04/2002 18:54 ECB MERSCH CONFIDENT HICP TO REACH TARGET BY SUMMER

23/04/2002 18:55 MERSCH: ECB HAS TO BE ESPECIALLY VIGILANT ON WAGES, ENERGY

23/04/2002 18:55 ECB MERSCH CONFIDENT CORE INFLATION TO FALL LATER IN YEAR

23/04/2002 18:55 MERSCH: BUT ECB MAY NEED TO ACT IF HICP PERSISTS OVER 2%

23/04/2002 19:30 FED'S PARRY: FED 'CAN BE DELIBERATIVE' IN RAISING INT RATES

23/04/2002 19:31 PARRY:AT SOME POINT RATES MUST RISE'OR WE'LL IGNITE'INFL PRESS

23/04/2002 19:31 PARRY:NOW HAVE'QUITE A BIT OF EXCESS CAPACITY LEFT IN ECONOMY'

23/04/2002 19:31 PARRY:STILL'UNCERTAINTY ABOUT STRENGTH,DURABILITY OF RECOVERY'

23/04/2002 19:31 PARRY:'MAYBE SEEING EARLY SIGNS OF TURNAROUND'IN HITECH INVEST

23/04/2002 19:31 PARRY: STOCKS MAY BE GROWTH'TEMPERING FACTOR'GIVEN ACCT DOUBTS

23/04/2002 19:31 PARRY: 'LOT OF UNCERTAINTY' ON OIL FRONT; NO BIG EFFECT YET

23/04/2002 19:32 PARRY:Q1 PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TO HAVE 'VERY STRONG PERFORMANCE'

23/04/2002 19:32 PARRY: CONSUMER SPENDING 'GREW AT RESPECTABLE RATE' IN 1ST QTR

23/04/2002 19:32 PARRY: AUTO SALES 'HELD UP WELL IN RECENT MONTHS'

23/04/2002 19:32 PARRY:'FLICKER OF GOOD NEWS'IN BUSINESS INV. IN EQUIP,SOFTWARE

23/04/2002 19:32 PARRY:ECON TO GET 'SIGNIFICANT BOOST' FROM MON/FISCAL STIMULUS

23/04/2002 19:45 JAPAN'S KURODA: POSITIVE GROWTH IN JAPANESE ECON SEEN IN 2H02

23/04/2002 19:45 KURODA: SIGNS OF BOTTOMING OUT SEEN 'IN CYCLICAL SENSE'

23/04/2002 19:45 KURODA: EXPECTS JAPANESE ECON TO GROW 1% TO 2% IN FI 2003

23/04/2002 19:45 KURODA: JAPAN NEEDS STRUC REFORM TO SUSTAIN MED TERM GROWTH

23/04/2002 19:46 KURODA: FISCAL DEFICIT AROUND 6% OF GDP IN FI 2002

23/04/2002 19:49 KURODA: MED TERM GDP GRWTH EXPECTATIONS BETWEEN 2% TO 3%

23/04/2002 20:50 KURODA TO REPORTERS: FX POLICY HAS NOT CHANGED

23/04/2002 20:50 KURODA: FX RATES SLD REFLECT ECON FUNDAMENTALS

23/04/2002 20:50 KURODA: DOES NOT THINK YEN SLD APPRECIATE AGAINST US DOLLAR

23/04/2002 20:51 KURODA: NO COMMENT ON SPECIFIC YEN RANGES