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05/02/2002 08:54 Japan Dec leading index 30.0 vs revised 9.1 in Nov

05/02/2002 09:06 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES DOWN 156.33 PTS AT 9,475.60

05/02/2002 09:09 Good morning!

05/02/2002 09:10 Calendar for 5-6th of February

05/02/2002 09:28 Takenaka - Rise in long-term rates shows market wants fiscal improvement

05/02/2002 09:29 Shiokawa - Unsure if G7 to discuss forex; market should set currency rates

05/02/2002 09:29 OUTLOOK BoE MPC to leave interest rates on hold at Feb 6-7 meeting

05/02/2002 09:30 Japan leaves Dec leading index assessment steady; inventories improve

05/02/2002 09:30 Forex - Dollar rebounds vs yen in Tokyo midafternoon amid weak Japan equities

05/02/2002 10:57 French Jan demand indicator -9 vs -18 in Oct - Insee

05/02/2002 10:59 SPAIN DEC WORKDAY ADJ. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION -6.4% Y/Y

05/02/2002 11:00 SPAIN DEC INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT DOWN 4.5 PCT YR-ON-YR VS 4.7 PCT FALL IN NOV

05/02/2002 11:02 ITALY JAN. NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS -8.76% Y/Y; DEC. +7.03% Y/Y

05/02/2002 11:46 ITALY /ADACI JAN PMI SERVICES INDEX 52.2 VS DEC 50.8

05/02/2002 11:47 ITALY /ADACI JAN SERVICES INPUT PRICES 56.3 VS DEC 54.3

05/02/2002 11:52 FRANCE /CDAF JAN PMI SERVICES INDEX 52.5 VS DEC 50.1

05/02/2002 11:53 FRANCE /CDAF JAN SERVICES INPUT PRICES 58.3 VS DEC 54.2

05/02/2002 11:54 ITALY JAN SERVICES PMI 52.2 VS 50.8 IN DEC - SOURCES

05/02/2002 12:01 EMU JAN. PMI SERVICES ACTIVITY INDEX 51.0, DEC. 49.2

05/02/2002 12:01 EMU JAN. SERVICE INPUT PRICE INDEX 57.7; DEC. 52.3

05/02/2002 12:02 EMU JAN. SERVICE PRICES CHARGED 52.0; DEC. 49.8

05/02/2002 12:31 UK CIPS JAN PMI SVCES ACTIVITY INDEX 51.4 VS DEC 49.4-

05/02/2002 12:37 UK CIPS JAN NEW BUSINESS INDEX 51.9 VS DEC 50.5 -

05/02/2002 12:37 UK CIPS JAN SERVICE SECTOR INDEX 51.4 VS UNREVISED 49.4 IN DEC - SOURCES

05/02/2002 12:39 UK CIPS Jan service sector index 51.4 vs unrevised 49.4 in Dec - sources

05/02/2002 13:45 FRANCE'S FABIUS: EURO FX TO RISE AS EMU PRODUCTIVITY GROWS

05/02/2002 13:53 FABIUS: BUT MKTS SEE US ECON. AS MORE DYNAMIC IN SHORT-TERM

05/02/2002 13:54 FABIUS: EMU INFLATION UNDER CONTROL BUT MUST REMAIN VIGILANT

05/02/2002 13:54 EIB: WILL ISSUE E38 BLN IN 2002; LENGTHEN PORTFOLIO MATURITY

05/02/2002 14:00 EMU-12 DEC SA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 8.5%; NOV 8.5% (UNREVISED)

05/02/2002 14:00 EMU-12 DEC UNEMP. RATE IN LINE WITH MNI SURVEY MEDIAN

05/02/2002 14:00 EMU JAN BUSINESS CLIMATE INDICATOR RISES TO -1.03; DEC -1.21

05/02/2002 14:01 EMU JAN BUSINESS CLIMATE UP FIRST TIME SINCE DEC00

05/02/2002 14:01 EU COMM: DEC BUS. CLIM. DRIVEN BY POSITIVE PROD. EXPECTATIONS

05/02/2002 14:02 French Nov retail sales flat vs 0.5 pct fall in Oct

05/02/2002 15:01 GERMANY WISE MEN CHAIR DONGES: ECB SHOULDN'T CUT RATES NOW

05/02/2002 15:02 DONGES: BUT ECB SHOULD CONSIDER FURTHER CUT ONCE HICP RECE

05/02/2002 15:02 DONGES: ECB MAY SHIFT FOCUS TO ANOTHER AGGREGATE IN FUTURE

05/02/2002 15:03 **DONGES: EMU FUNDAMENTALS BACK EURO FX OF AT LEAST DLR PARITY

05/02/2002 15:03 DONGES:EURO WEAK BECAUSE MKT SEES US OUTLOOK BETTER THAN EMU'S

05/02/2002 15:03 DONGES: INVESTORS BELIEVE EMU ECONOMIC REFORMS STILL TOO SLOW

05/02/2002 15:04 Germany Wise Man Donges:Current ECB Policy Stance Appropriate

05/02/2002 15:05 Germany Wise Man Donges Sees German Econ Upswing In 2H 2002

05/02/2002 15:05 EU PARLIAMENT APPROVES LAMFALUSSY PLAN FOR STOCK MKT REFORMS

05/02/2002 15:06 EU'S PRODI: PARLIAMENT VOTE 'VERY POSITIVE SIGNAL' FOR EU ECON

05/02/2002 16:58 US REDBOOK STORE SALES +3.9% JAN 2002 VS DEC'01 THRU 2/2 WK

05/02/2002 16:58 REDBOOK: US STORE SALES +1.3% IN FEB 2 WEEK VS YEAR AGO WEEK

05/02/2002 17:01 BTM-UBSW: US SAME-STORE SALES -0.7% FEB02 WK VS +0.2% JAN26

05/02/2002 18:00 DEC US FACTORY ORDERS +1.2%; EX-DEFENSE +1.0%; I/S 1.37

05/02/2002 18:01 DEC US DURABLES ORDERS REV TO +1.7% (PRV +2.0%), NONDUR +0.6%

05/02/2002 18:02 CHALLENGER:US LAYOFFS 212,704 JAN,UP 32% OVER 161,584 DEC

05/02/2002 18:02 CHALLENGER: 998,699 JOB CUT ANNOUNCEMENTS SINCE SEPT. 11

05/02/2002 18:03 CHALLENGER: JAN JOB CUTS 3RD HIGHEST MONTH SINCE '93

05/02/2002 18:03 US TSY'S O'NEILL:OPTIMISM UNCHANGED RE ECON FUNDAMENTALS

05/02/2002 18:04 US CEA'S HUBBARD: DON'T SEE 'DOUBLE-DIP' RECESSION

05/02/2002 18:05 US ISM: DATA SHOW 'CONTINUED STRUGGLE FOR GROWTH'

05/02/2002 18:05 US NAPM JAN NON-MANUFACTURING INDEX 49.4 VS REVISED 51.5 IN DEC

05/02/2002 18:10 CORRECTION - US ISM JAN NON-MANUFACTURING INDEX 49.6 VS REVISED 50.1 DEC

05/02/2002 18:25 MNI SURVEY: ONLY ONE OF 30 ANALYSTS SEES ECB RATE CUT FEB. 7

05/02/2002 18:27 MNI SURVEY: ONLY ONE OF 30 ANALYSTS SEES ECB RATE CUT FEB. 7

05/02/2002 18:28 MNI SURVEY: 10 OF 33 ANALYSTS SEE NEXT ECB RATE MOVE AS A HIKE

05/02/2002 18:28 MNI SURVEY: 25 OF 50 TRADERS SEE ANOTHER ECB CUT, 25 DON'T