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03/02/2003 08:06 Good morning!

03/02/2003 08:09 Global Calendar for Monday, Feb. 3

03/02/2003 08:18 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning up 102.91 pts at 8.442.85

03/02/2003 08:30 Dollar Up, Tokyo Stocks Gain

03/02/2003 08:34 Koizumi Denies Report on Choice of Bank of Japan Head

03/02/2003 08:35 Australian December Retail Sales Probably Fell 0.2%

03/02/2003 08:38 U.S. Immigrants Add to Employment as Japan, Germany Grow Older

03/02/2003 08:43 Australia Building Approvals Rise 2.2% in December

03/02/2003 08:47 Forex - Dollar falls back mid afternoon Tokyo as Koizumi denies BoJ speculation

03/02/2003 10:00 IFO 4Q W. GERMANY MFG CAPACITY UTILISATION EX. FOOD 83.4; 3Q 84.1

03/02/2003 10:01 IFO JAN W. GERMANY MFG EXPECTATION INDEX +0.2; DEC +2.3

03/02/2003 10:01 IFO JAN W. GERMANY MFG CURRENT CONDITIONS -21.6; DEC -20.9

03/02/2003 10:01 IFO JAN W. GERMANY MFG SENTIMENT INDEX -11.0; DEC -9.7

03/02/2003 10:02 GERMANY 2002 REAL RETAIL SALES -2.3%

03/02/2003 10:03 GERMANY DEC REAL RETAIL SALES SA -0.7% M/M, NSA -3.2$ Y/Y

03/02/2003 10:03 GERMANY 4Q RAEL SA RETAIL SALES -1.9% Q/Q, 3Q +1.0%

03/02/2003 10:33 US spending rises 0.9pc in December

03/02/2003 10:34 US consumer confidence slides in Jan

03/02/2003 10:36 British Pound May Decline Versus Dollar as Stocks Advance

03/02/2003 10:40 SWEDEN JAN MFG PMI ADJ 58.8 VS 54.9 IN DEC

03/02/2003 11:05 ŅĀŅ-40 INDEX OPENS 36.05 PTS HIGHER AT 2973.93

03/02/2003 11:06 DAX OPENS 15.75 PTS HIGHER AT 2763.58

03/02/2003 11:31 SPAIN JAN MFG PMI 48.1 PCT VS 47.3 IN DEC

03/02/2003 11:32 DUTCH JAN MFG PMI 46.9 PCT VS 46.7 IN DEC

03/02/2003 11:44 ITALY SA MFG PMI 51.4 IN JAN VS 51.1 IN DEC

03/02/2003 11:45 ITALY MFG PMI PRICES 54.9 IN JAN VS 52.2 IN DEC

03/02/2003 11:50 FRANCE MFG PMI 50.0 IN JAN VS 48.7 IN DEC

03/02/2003 11:54 GERMANY MFG PMI 48.3 IN JAN VS 47.0 IN DEC

03/02/2003 11:59 EU MFG PMI 49.3 IN JAN VS 48.4 IN DEC

03/02/2003 12:10 BBK GERMANY DEC TOTAL REAL RETAIL SLS -1.1% M/M; -3.0% Y/Y

03/02/2003 12:11 BBK GERMANY DEC RETAIL SLS EX AUTO/PETROL -1.0% M/M; -3.1% Y/Y

03/02/2003 12:12 BBK GERMANY 4Q TOTAL RETAIL SLS -1.0% Q/Q;3Q +0.5% Y/Y

03/02/2003 12:32 UK JAN CIPS PMI MANUF. MAIN INDEX 48.6 VS DEC 49.3

03/02/2003 12:32 UK JAN PROV M0 UP ADJ. 0.5 PCT FROM DEC; UP 5.0 PCT Y/Y

03/02/2003 12:34 UK JAN CIPS PMI NEW ORDERS INDEX 48.7 VS DEC 49.7

03/02/2003 12:34 UK JAN CIPS PMI OUTPUT INDEX 50.3

03/02/2003 12:36 German retail sales decline in 2002

03/02/2003 12:37 Euro weakens, drops 1.0pc against dollar

03/02/2003 13:02 FINNISH NOV TRADE SURPLUS 1907 BLN EUR VS 1283 BLN YR EARLIER

03/02/2003 14:07 UK CBI DIST TRADES: JAN SALES VOL BALANCE +7% VS -3% IN DEC

03/02/2003 14:08 UK CBI FEB EXPECTED SALES BALANCE +5% VS +12% IN JAN

03/02/2003 14:08 EMU DEC ENERGY GDS PPI +1.2% MM; +4.0% YY

03/02/2003 14:10 EMU DEC NON-DURABLES CONSUMER GDS PPI +0.3% MM; +1.4% YY

03/02/2003 14:10 UK CBI JAN ORDERS VOLUME BALANCE -11% VS +1% IN DEC

03/02/2003 14:11 EMU DEC IND. PPI +0.3% MM, +1.5% YY; NOV +1.1% YY

03/02/2003 14:12 EMU DEC INTERMEDIATE GDS PPI UNCH MM, +0.9% YY

03/02/2003 14:12 EMU DEC DURABLE CONSUMER GDS PPI UNCH MM, +1.1% YY

03/02/2003 14:12 FRANCE JAN NEW CAR REGS -8.8% YY

03/02/2003 14:13 EMU DEC EX-ENERGY PPI +0.1% MM; +1.1% YY; NOV +1.0% YY

03/02/2003 15:13 SPAIN JAN NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS 90.612 VS 95.946 YR-EARLIER

03/02/2003 15:20 NASDAQ 100 MARCH FUTURES CONTRACT UP 7.50 AT 992.00 AT 7.19 AM

03/02/2003 15:21 DJIA MARCH FUTURES CONTRACT UP 52.00 AT 8099.00 AT 7.18 AM

03/02/2003 15:42 Eurozone manufacturing improves in Jan

03/02/2003 15:43 UK manufacturing downturn continues

03/02/2003 16:51 GERMANY SCHROEDER SAYS REMAINS COMMITTED TO EMU STABILITY PACT

03/02/2003 16:52 GERMANY SCHROEDER POSITION ON IRAQ UNCHANGED, TO REMAIN SO

03/02/2003 16:54 GERMANY SCHROEDER SAYS HE IS NOT CONSIDERING RESIGNATION

03/02/2003 17:09 US BUDGET SEES $304.2B DEFICIT FOR FY'03, $307.4B FOR FY '04

03/02/2003 17:10 US BUDGET: FY 2004 DEFICIT 'SMALL BY HISTORICAL STANDARDS'

03/02/2003 17:11 US BUDGET: ECON ASSUMPTION '04 BUDGET 'REVISED SIGNIFICANTLY'

03/02/2003 17:12 US BUDGET: 2003 REAL GDP GROWTH SEEN +2.9% YY, +3.4% Q4/Q4

03/02/2003 17:12 US BUDGET: 2003 CPI +2.2% YY, +2.1% '04, '05; +2.2% '06, '07

03/02/2003 17:13 US BUDGET: DEPT REDUCTION IMPORTANT, BUT NOT 'TOP PRIORITY'

03/02/2003 17:13 US BUDGET: YY GDP SEEN +3.6% IN 2004, +3.5% '05, +3.3% '06

03/02/2003 17:14 US WHITE HOUSES RAISES FY 2003 DEFICIT FORECAST TO 304 BLN VS 109 BLN PREV EST

03/02/2003 17:14 US WHITE HOUSES RAISES FY 2004 DEFICIT FORECAST TO 307 BLN VS 48 BLN PREV EST

03/02/2003 17:15 US WHITE HOUSE SEES NO RETURN TO ANNUAL BUDGET SURPLUS THOUGH FY 2008

03/02/2003 17:15 US WHITE HOUSE CUTS 2003 GDP FORECAST TO RISE 2.9 PCT VS 3.7 PREV EST

03/02/2003 17:16 US WHITE HOUSE SEES 2004 GDP FORECAST TO RISE 3.6 PCT

03/02/2003 17:16 US WHITE HOUSE CUTS 2003 CPI FORECAST TO RISE 2.2 PCT VS 2.5 PREV EST

03/02/2003 17:17 US WHITE HOUSE RAISES 2003 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TO AVERAGE 5.7 PCT VS 5.6 PREV EST

03/02/2003 18:04 US DEC CONSTRUCTION SPENDING +1.2%; NOV +0.9%

03/02/2003 18:04 US ISM PURCHAISING MANAGERS INDEX 53.9 JAN VS 55.2 DEC

03/02/2003 18:05 US ISM NEW EXPORT ORDERS INDEX 55.6 JAN VS 52.5 DEC

03/02/2003 18:05 US ISM NEW IMPORT ORDERS INDEX 59.0 JAN VS 54.8 DEC

03/02/2003 18:06 US ISM NEW ORDERS INDEX 59.7 JAN VS 62.9 DEC