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12/02/2003 08:13 Good morning!

12/02/2003 08:14 Japan dec private machinery orders up 5.2 pct from nov

12/02/2003 08:19 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES MORNING UP 34.06 PTS AT 9,228.97

12/02/2003 08:21 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES MORNING UP 139.84 PST AT 8,624.77

12/02/2003 09:42 Greenspan warns on war dangers

12/02/2003 09:47 U.S. Economy: Greenspan Sees Faster Growth After Iraq

12/02/2003 09:51 Japan's December Machinery Orders Rose 5.2% From Nov.

12/02/2003 09:56 Bin Laden Tells Iraq the U.S. `Devil' Will Be Beaten

12/02/2003 10:03 UK Analysis: BOE Feb. Inflation Report

12/02/2003 10:17 GERMANY SCHROEDER MUST SEE 35 DEFICIT GOAL AS FLEXIBLE

12/02/2003 10:17 GERMANY SCHROEDER MUST SEE 3% DEFICIT GOAL AS FLEXIBLE

12/02/2003 10:18 GERMANY SCHROEDER 3% DEFICIT ACHIEVABLE IF NO IRAQ-RELATED ECO. SLUMP

12/02/2003 10:19 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: JAN CLAIMANT COUNT UNEMPLOYMENT -2.750

12/02/2003 10:19 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: DEC HEADLINE AVERAGE EARNING +3.9%

12/02/2003 10:43 Median Forecast: France Mfg Output Seen Down 0.4% in December

12/02/2003 10:50 FRANCE DEC MFG OUTPUT -1.8% MM; NOV REVISED +0.9% MM (+1.1%)

12/02/2003 10:50 FRANCE 4Q MFG OUTPUT -0.2% Q/Q; 3Q +0.1% Q/Q

12/02/2003 10:51 FRANCE DEC IND OUTPUT EX-CONST -1.7% MM; NOV REV. -0.9% (+1.2%)

12/02/2003 10:51 FRANCE DECAUTO OUTPUT -2.5% MM; CONSUMER GOODS -3.7% MM

12/02/2003 10:52 FRANCE DEC SEMI-FINISHED GOODS -1.2% MM; CAPITAL GOODS -1.3%

12/02/2003 10:52 FRANCE DEC CONSTR. OUTPUT -2.3% MM; FOOD -0.9%, ENERGY -1.1%

12/02/2003 10:52 SPAIN MEDIAN FORECAST JAN HICP -0.3% MM, +3.9% YY

12/02/2003 11:04 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 35.62 PTS LOWER AT 2806.22

12/02/2003 11:07 DAX OPENS DOWN 5.55 POINTS AT 2621.45

12/02/2003 11:32 EU PRODI: CONVINCED IRAQ WAR NOT INEVITABLE; MUST USE UN

12/02/2003 11:33 EU PRODI: GEOPOL BACKDROP NOT ENCOURAGING FOR ECON RECOVERY

12/02/2003 12:35 UK JAN CLAIMANT COUNT UNEMPL. DN 3500 M/M; RATE 3.1%

12/02/2003 12:36 UK DEC HEADLINE AVERAGE EARNINGS UP 3.7% Y/Y VS NOV 3.8%

12/02/2003 12:36 UK OCT-DEC UNEMPL. DN 36.000 Q/Q; RATES 5.1%

12/02/2003 12:37 UK DEC UNIT WAGE COSTS +0.6% 3-MONTH Y/Y VS +0.7% IN NOV

12/02/2003 12:37 UK DEC HEADLINE PRIVATE SECTOR AVERAGE EARNINGS +3.5% Y/Y

12/02/2003 12:38 UK DEC HEADLINE PUBLIC SECTOR AVERAGE EARNINGS +4.6% Y/Y

12/02/2003 12:38 UK DEC HEADLINE SERVICE SECTOR AVERAGE EARNINGS +3.6% Y/Y

12/02/2003 12:38 UK DEC HEADLINE MANUF. AVERAGE EARNINGS +4.1% Y/Y

12/02/2003 12:52 British Pound May Decline; BOE Seen Lowering Growth Forecast

12/02/2003 13:38 BOE: INFL. TO RISE IN SHORT-TERM; FALL TO 2.5% IN 2 YRS

12/02/2003 13:38 BOE: INFL. PROFILE 'A LITTLE STRONGER' THAN NOV REPORT

12/02/2003 13:39 BOE: RISKS TO INFL. FORECAST SLIGHTLY ON UPSIDE

12/02/2003 13:40 BOE: GROWTH FCAST WEAKER THAN NOV DUE WEAKER GLOBAL DEMAND

12/02/2003 13:40 BOE: RISKS TO GROWTH 'MARGINALLY' ON THE DOWNSIDE

12/02/2003 13:40 BOE: GLOBAL RECOVERY REMAINS PATCHY

12/02/2003 13:41 BOE: EUROZONE CONFIDENCE WEAK; PROSPECTS MUTED

12/02/2003 13:41 KING: CONSUMER CONFIDENCE HAS FALLEN MARKEDLY IN RECENT MONTH

12/02/2003 13:42 KING: HOUSE PRICE INFL. TO SLOW FROM 25% YY TO ZERO OVR 2YRS

12/02/2003 14:03 EMU 3Q TOTAL HOURLY LABOUR COSTS REVISED TO +3.6% U/U (+3.7%)

12/02/2003 14:03 EMU 2Q TOTAL HOURLY LABOUR COSTS REVISED TO +3.5% U/U (+3.6%)

12/02/2003 14:03 EMU 1Q TOTAL HOURLY LABOUR COSTS REVISED TO +3.9% U/U (+4.0%)

12/02/2003 14:26 SCHROEDER DEFENDS GERMANY INT'L ENGAGEMENT, NOTES AFGHAN ROLE

12/02/2003 14:27 SCHROEDER SPAIN, GERMANY VIEWS STILL DIFFER ON IRAQ CONFLICT

12/02/2003 14:27 SCHROEDER REPEATS GERMANY'S GOAL IS TO DISARM IRAQ PEACFULLY

12/02/2003 14:30 SCHROEDER HOPES EU CAN AGREE COMMON IRAQ STANCE AT MON. SUMMIT

12/02/2003 14:40 KING: UNCERTAINTY NOT A REASON FOR LEAVING INT RATES UNCHANGED

12/02/2003 15:02 MORTAGE BANKERS US SA REFI INDEX -2.7% TO 5470.3 FEB 7 WK

12/02/2003 15:03 MORTAGE BANKERS US MARKET INDEX -5.1% TO 1083.1 FEB 7 WK

12/02/2003 15:03 MORTAGE BANKERS US PURCH INDEX -11.4% TO 328.8 FEB 7 WK

12/02/2003 16:16 Euro up as Greenspan speech hits dollar

12/02/2003 16:18 UK jobless falls to 27-yr low in Jan

12/02/2003 16:36 US YUBBARD: ADMIN SEES' PRONOUNCED DOWNSIDE RISKS'TO ECON

12/02/2003 16:37 US YUBBARD: US ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS UNDERWAY THOUGH

12/02/2003 16:37 US YUBBARD: EXPECT CONTINUED RECOVERY THIS YEAR

12/02/2003 16:44 US HUBBARD: BUSH PROPOSAL ADDS 1% TO GDP EACH NEXT 2 YEARS

12/02/2003 19:13 US` Powell: NOBODY WANTS WAR, BUT SOMETIMES NECESSARY

12/02/2003 19:17 Greenspan: US DEFENSE SPENDING NOT PRESSURING OTHER RESOURCES

12/02/2003 19:19 Greenspan: LEVEL OF US DEFENSE SPENDING TO GDP ~QUITE LOW`

12/02/2003 19:24 Greenspan: PRODUCTIVITY CAN ACCELERATE FURTHER, BUT LIMITED

12/02/2003 19:27 Greenspan: PMUST BE SURE ~FISCAL VEHICLE DOESNT RUN OFF THE ROAD

12/02/2003 20:26 Greenspan: AFTER 2010 UNDER BUSH PLAN DEBT/GDP TO RISE; UNSTABLE

12/02/2003 20:33 Greenspan: TOO LATE FOR FED GOVT TO HELP STATE BDGTS THIS YEAR

12/02/2003 20:36 Greenspan: HIGHER MORTGAGE RATES WOULD HURT REFIS, CASHOUTS

12/02/2003 20:55 Greenspan: HARD TO GET `IDEAL MODEL` FOR BUDGET DYNAMIC SCORING

12/02/2003 20:56 WHITE HOUSE: ATTACK ON US WOULD BE WORST THING FOR ECONOMY

12/02/2003 21:01 WHITE HOUSE: PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO SEE ECONOMY RECOVERING

12/02/2003 21:02 WHITE HOUSE: DECLINES COMMENT ON ENCREASED SECURITY MEASURES

12/02/2003 21:05 Greenspan: IMMIGRATION LIMITS SHOULD BE LESS THAN THEY ARE

12/02/2003 21:06 White house: INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES THINK BIN LADEN TAPE REAL

12/02/2003 21:10 Greenspan: TESTIMONY ENDED

12/02/2003 23:22 Bush: WANT TAX RELIEF TO HAVE IMMEDIATE EFFECT ON ECONOMY