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25/02/2003 08:14 Good morning!
25/02/2003 08:25 Global Calendar for Tuesday, Feb. 25
25/02/2003 08:26 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning down 187.20 pts at 8.377.75
25/02/2003 08:28 BoJ`s Hayami - Dollar/yen buying by govt threatens to hurt govt bond prices
25/02/2003 08:29 HANG SENG index closes morning down 113.04 pts at 9.126.43
25/02/2003 08:32 GOLD at 359.30-80 USD at HONG KONG morning close
25/02/2003 08:51 Dollar soars to 2?-year high of 67.03 cents US
25/02/2003 08:53 Yen recovers as security fears over missile recede
25/02/2003 09:32 Australian Dollar Rises to Highest Since June 2000; Gold Gains
25/02/2003 09:36 German Ifo Business Confidence Fell in February, Analysts Say
25/02/2003 10:08 Germany Jan import prices about as expected; median +0.4% m/m
25/02/2003 10:09 Germany Jan exmport price index +0.1% m/m, +0.56% y/y; dec +0.6%
25/02/2003 10:09 Germany Jan import prices +0.6% m/m, +0.5% y/y; dec +0.5%
25/02/2003 10:10 Germany Jan import consumer goods prices -0.4% m/m, -2.4% y/y
25/02/2003 10:11 Germany ex-oil import prices -0.1% m/m, -2.4% y/y; dec -1.9% y/y
25/02/2003 10:11 Germany Jan import energy goods prices +5.9% m/m, +24.1% y/y
25/02/2003 10:11 Germany Jan import prices +0.6% m/m, +0.5% y/y
25/02/2003 10:12 Germany Jan import capital goods prices -0.6% m/m, -2.6% y/y
25/02/2003 10:44 Spain Median forecast Jan PPI +0.4% m/m; +1.8% y/y
25/02/2003 10:52 FRANCE FINAL JAN SA CPI +0.6% M/M, +2.0% Y/Y; DEC +2.3% Y/Y
25/02/2003 10:53 FRANCE FINAL JAN HICP +0.3% M/M, +1.9% Y/Y; DEC +2.2% Y/Y
25/02/2003 10:53 FRANCE FINAL CORE JAN CPI +0.1% M/M, +1.4% Y/Y; DEC +1.8% Y/Y
25/02/2003 10:54 FRANCE FINAL JAN NSA CPI +0.2% M/M, +2.0% Y/Y; DEC +2.3% Y/Y
25/02/2003 11:02 Spain Jan PPI +1.2% m/m, +2.6% y/y; dec +2.0% y/y
25/02/2003 11:02 DAX OPENS 7.98 POINTS LOWER AT 2563.37
25/02/2003 11:05 ŅĀŅ-40 INDEX OPENS 28.10 PTS LOWER AT 2757.51
25/02/2003 11:12 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES DOWN 90.99 PTS AT 9148.48
25/02/2003 11:16 ECB allays fears of German bank crisis
25/02/2003 11:38 ITALY FEB SA EXPORT ORDERS CURRENT LEVEL -14 VS JAN -14
25/02/2003 11:39 ITALY ISAE FEB NSA 3-MONTH OUTLOOK FOR ECONOMY -16 VS JAN -8
25/02/2003 11:39 ITALY ISAE FEB SA BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX 94.2 VS JAN 93.8
25/02/2003 11:40 ITALY ISAE FEB SA MFG PRODUCTION 3-MTH OUTLOOK -19 VS JAN +13
25/02/2003 11:40 ITALY ISAE FEB SA MFG ORDERS CURRENT LEVEL -16 VS JAN -14
25/02/2003 11:42 DUTCH FEB CONSUMER CONFIDENCE MINUS 36 VS MINUS 34 IN JAN
25/02/2003 11:43 DUTCH FEB BUSINESS CONFIDENCE MINUS 6.8 VS REVISED MINUS 3.8 IN JAN
25/02/2003 11:44 SWISS Q4 EMPLOYMENT DN 0.8 PCT Y/Y AT 3.59 MLN
25/02/2003 11:47 W. GERMANY MEDIAN FORECAST IFO FEB BUS. SENTIMENT DOWN TO 87.2
25/02/2003 12:02 IFO FEB W. GERMANY BUS. SENT. ROSE TO 88.9 VS 87.4 JAN
25/02/2003 12:02 IFO FEB W. GERMANY EXPECTATION ROSE TO 98.4 VS 98.1 JAN
25/02/2003 12:03 IFO FEB W. GERMANY CURRENT CONDITIONS ROSE TO 79.6 VS 77.1 JAN
25/02/2003 12:03 IFO FEB E. GERMANY CURRENT CONDITIONS ROSE TO 101.9 VS 97.5 JAN
25/02/2003 12:05 NORWAY DEC CURRENT ACOOUNT SURPLUS 17.1 BLN NKR VS 17.4 IN NOV
25/02/2003 12:06 SWEDISH JAN TRADE SURPLUS 11.2 SKR VA 12 BLN
25/02/2003 12:33 UK Q4 PROVISIONAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT -1.1% Q/Q; -9.2% Y/Y
25/02/2003 12:34 UK NOV-JAN CAR PRODUCTION -15.7% VS PREVIOUS 3 MONTHS
25/02/2003 12:37 BOE GEORGE: SLOWER GROWTH IN ECONOMY KEY BEHIND FEB RATE CUT
25/02/2003 12:37 BOE GEORGE: HAD TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO EXACERBATE HOUSE MKT BOOM
25/02/2003 12:38 BOE GEORGE: NO HIDDEN BAD NEWS BEHIND FEB RATE CUT
25/02/2003 12:42 BOE KING: NOT EASY DECISION TO VOTE FOR RATE CUT IN FEB
25/02/2003 12:43 BOE KING: RATE CUT WAS DONE FOR PRE-EMPTIVE REASONS
25/02/2003 12:43 BOE TUCKER: NOT CLEAR CONSUMPTION SLOWING ENOUGH FOR RATE CUT
25/02/2003 12:44 BOE TUCKER: TIME TO SEE IF CONSUMPTION WAS GOING TO SLOW
25/02/2003 12:44 BOE TUCKER: SAW EASIER MONEY MARKET CONDITIONS AHEAD OF FEB
25/02/2003 12:45 BOE TUCKER: GOOD REASONS HOUSEHOLDS CAN SUSTAIN HIGHER DEBT
25/02/2003 12:45 BOE TUCKER: MPC DIDNT UNDERSTAND WHY MKTS NOT READY FOR CUT
25/02/2003 13:02 BOE BEAN: SEE ECONOMY A LITTLE BELOW POTENTIAL AT PRESENT
25/02/2003 13:02 BOE BEAN: TREND GROWTH OF 2.75% NOT UNREASONABLE VIEW
25/02/2003 13:10 BOE KING: SIGNS OF CORRECTION IN HOUSEHOLD SECTOR IN NOV-FEB
25/02/2003 13:10 BOE KING: SIGNS CONSUMER SPENDING HAS STARTED TO SLOW
25/02/2003 13:11 BOE KING: SIGNS HOUSE PRICE INFLATION IS PAST ITS PEAK
25/02/2003 13:22 ECB: VARIABLE REFI MARGINAL RATE 2.75% VS 2.77% LAST REFI
25/02/2003 13:22 ECB: AVERAGE REFI RATE 2.76%
25/02/2003 13:34 BOE GEORGE: DON'T WANT OVER STIMULATE CONSUMER DEMAND
25/02/2003 13:34 BOE GEORGE: FEB RATE CUT ALONE WON'T RESTORE BUS. CONFIDENCE
25/02/2003 13:35 FINNISH FINANCE MINISTRY CUTS 2003 GDP GROWTH FORECAST TO 2.3 PCT FROM 2.8
25/02/2003 13:59 Ifo posts surprise rise for second month
25/02/2003 14:00 Bank of England's George Says Rate Cut Prompted by Growth, Iraq
25/02/2003 14:24 RAFFARIN SAYS 'PROBABLE' FRENCH DEFICIT WILL EXCEED 3 PCT OF GDP IN 2002
25/02/2003 14:30 BOE BEAN: STERLING MAY HAVE WEAKEND ON FEARS OF MIDEAST WAR
25/02/2003 14:30 BOE BEAN: STG FALL WILL TEND TO PUSH GDP GROWTH ABV BOE FCAST
25/02/2003 14:31 BOE BEAN: UNSURE WHAT HAS BEEN DRIVING FX RATES RECENTLY
25/02/2003 14:58 EU COMM: TO REACT TO FRANCE FINAL 02 BUDGET FIGURES POST MAR01
25/02/2003 14:59 EU COMM: EXCESSIVE DEF PROCESS FOR STATES WITH DEF OVER 3%/GDP
25/02/2003 15:12 Recession looms if war erupts with Iraq
25/02/2003 15:15 EU WILL ACT AGAINST FRENCH GOVT IF 2002 DEFICIT BREACHED 3 PCT OF GDP
25/02/2003 15:29 Source: UBSW/BTM Store Sales Index -0.8% w/w in wk to Feb 22
25/02/2003 15:47 US BTM-UBSW WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX -0.8% W/W WK ENDED FEB 22
25/02/2003 15:47 US BTM-UBSW WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX -1.5% Y/Y WK ENDED FEB 22
25/02/2003 16:14 ATTENTION!!! Since March 01 2003 accounts in IMTB will be closed.
25/02/2003 16:56 US REDBOOK: FEB STORE SALES -2.1% VS JAN THRU WEEK ENDED FEB 22
25/02/2003 16:57 US REDBOOK: STORE SALES -2.6% IN WEEK ENDED FEB 22 VS YR AGO WK
25/02/2003 16:57 US REDBOOK: FEBRUARY 2003 STORE SALES -0.8% VS FEBRUARY 2002
25/02/2003 17:02 ECB: FPREX RESERVES FELL E0.4 BN TO E224.2 BN WK ENDED FEB21
25/02/2003 17:53 WHT HSE: STILL HOPE FOR PEACEFUL SOLUTION; CHANCES SLIM
25/02/2003 17:53 WHT HSE: THERE REMAINS AN'OFF RAMP'FOR US BEFORE IRAQ WAR
25/02/2003 17:54 BOE GEORGE: RISK OF SHARP CORRECTION IN ECONOMIC IMBALANCES
25/02/2003 17:54 WHT HSE: REPEATS, IRAQ TO BE DISARMED 'ONE WAY OR ANOTHER'
25/02/2003 17:55 WHT HSE: CONFIDENT NEW RESOLUTION TO PASS, WON'T BE UNANIMOUS
25/02/2003 18:01 US JAN EXISTING-HOME SALES 6.09 MN VS DEC 5.91 MN
25/02/2003 18:01 US JAN EXISTING-HOME SALES UP 3.0% FROM DEC
25/02/2003 18:03 FEB US CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 64.0 V JAN 78.8 (PREV 79.0)
25/02/2003 18:48 Yen Rises; Shiokawa Says Japan, U.S. to Let Market Decide Rates
25/02/2003 18:50 U.S. Jan. Home Resales Rise to Record 6.09 Mln Rate
25/02/2003 18:56 U.S. Economy: February Consumer Confidence Falls to 9-Year Low