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16/12/2002 08:07 Good morning!

16/12/2002 08:19 Global Calendar for Monday, Dec. 16

16/12/2002 08:21 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES MORNING DOWN 88.65 PTS AT 9.639.78

16/12/2002 08:24 Dollar and Asia stocks weaken on Iraq fears, but oil jumps

16/12/2002 08:26 Forex - Dollar/yen eases in late morning Tokyo on US economy, policy worries

16/12/2002 09:13 GLOBAL CALENDAR FOR 16.12.2002 - 20.12.2002

16/12/2002 10:08 GERMANY, RWI INXT.: GERMAN 2002 GDP +0.2%, 2003 +1.1%

16/12/2002 10:08 GERMANY, RWI INST.: EMU 2002 GDP +0.8%, 2003 +1.7%

16/12/2002 10:09 GERMANY, RWI INST.: GERMAN 2002 CPI +1.3%, 2003 +1.5%

16/12/2002 10:09 GERMANY, RWI INST.: EMU 2002 CPI +2.2%, 2003 +1.8%

16/12/2002 10:09 GERMANY, RWI INST.: GERMAN 2002 DEFICIT-TO-GDP 3.6%, 2003 -2.8%

16/12/2002 10:46 Oct US inventories higher than expected

16/12/2002 10:47 US pipeline inflation falls in November

16/12/2002 10:49 German Business Confidence May Drop for Seventh Month

16/12/2002 10:56 ITALY MEDIAN FPRECAST OCT ADJ. INDUSTRY OUTPUT -0.1% M/M

16/12/2002 11:02 ITALY OCT SA WORKDAY ADJ INDUST OUTPUT -0.9% M/M: SEP -0.5%

16/12/2002 11:03 ITALY OCT WORKDAY ADJ INDUST OUTPUT -2.0% Y/Y: SEP -2.6%

16/12/2002 11:03 ITALY OCT NSA, NON-WORKDAY ADJ INDUST OUTPUT -2.1% Y/Y: SEP +1.3%

16/12/2002 11:03 ITALY ISTAT: 23 WORKING DAYS IN OCT AS IN OCT 2001

16/12/2002 11:05 ITALY OCT SA WORDAY ADJ. CONSUMER GOODS OUTPUT -3.0% M/M

16/12/2002 11:05 ITALY OCT SA WORDAY ADJ. INTERMADIATE GOODS OUTPUT -0.5% M/M

16/12/2002 11:18 HANG SENG DEC CONTRACT CLOSES AT 9634 PTS

16/12/2002 11:37 DUTCH OCT TRADE SURPLUS 2.4 BLN EUR VS 3.1 BLN IN SEPT

16/12/2002 12:05 NORWAY NOV TRADE DEFICIT 6.0 BLN NKR VS 7.4 IN OCT

16/12/2002 13:13 ECB to review eurozone inflation target

16/12/2002 13:15 UK House Prices Rise At Slower Rate In December

16/12/2002 13:50 EMU Median Forecast: 3Q 2002 Labour Costs +3.5% Y/Y

16/12/2002 13:58 Yen Weakens vs Dollar on View Bank of Japan May Sell Currency

16/12/2002 14:03 EMU 3Q TTL HOURLY LABOUR COSTS +3.5% Y/Y, 2Q UNREVISED +3.6%

16/12/2002 14:04 OECD 3Q OECD GDP IMPROVES TO +0.8% Q/Q AFTER +0.5% IN 2Q

16/12/2002 14:15 WELTKE: WORLD ECONOMY GREW IN 3Q, BUT NOT DYNAMIC

16/12/2002 14:16 WELTKE: GERMANY 3Q GROWTH DUE IN LARGE PART EXPORTS, ESP CARS

16/12/2002 14:16 WELTKE: GERMANY CONSTRUCTION SECTOR REMAINS WEAK

16/12/2002 14:16 WELTKE: MONETARY CONDITIONS ARE STILL FAVOURABLE FOR UPSWING

16/12/2002 14:17 WELTKE: SEES 2002 GERMANY GROWTH FROM ZERO TO +0.5%

16/12/2002 14:17 WELTEKE: EXPECTS GERMANY INFLATION TO REMAIN TAME IN 2003

16/12/2002 14:18 WELTEKE: NOW FAR REMOVED FROM DEFLATIONARY DSNGER IN GERMANY

16/12/2002 14:19 WELTEKE: ECB STILL HAS MONETARY POLICY LEEWAY

16/12/2002 14:20 WELTEKE: GERMANY 2002 WAGE HIKE STRONGER THAN WOULD HAVE LIKED

16/12/2002 14:20 WELTEKE: NO ALTRNATIVE TO GERMAN SUDGET CONSOLIDATION COURSE

16/12/2002 14:21 WELTEKE: MUST STICK TO STAB PACT, OTHERWIAE ADDED UNCERTAINTY

16/12/2002 14:22 BBK'S STARK: EXPECT WORLD ECONOMY TO PICK UP IN 2ND HALF 2003

16/12/2002 14:27 HALLE INST. CUTS GERMANY 2003 GDP FCAST TO 1.1% VS 1.4%

16/12/2002 14:28 HALLE INST. CUTS GERMANY 2002 GDP FCAST TO 0,2% VS 0.4%

16/12/2002 14:28 HALLE INST. SEES GERMANY GDP GROWING 2.3% IN 2004

16/12/2002 14:29 HALLE INST. SEES EMU GDP +0.8% IN 2002, +1.8% IN 2003, +2.5% IN 2004

16/12/2002 14:29 HALLE INST. SEES GERMANE DEFICIT AT 3.5% GDP IN 2002, 2.9% IN 2003

16/12/2002 14:32 WELTEKE: ECB STRATEGY REVIEW DOESN'T MEAN IT WILL BE CHANGED

16/12/2002 14:32 WELTEKE: BUT ONE CAN DISCUSSS IF 2% INFL. TARGET TOO AMBITIOUS

16/12/2002 14:37 WELTEKE: STRONGER EURO MAKES IT EASIER ECB TO CONTOL INFL.

16/12/2002 14:42 WELTEKE: NEW ECB ECO. FORECAST BASED ON 3.25% ECB REFI RATE

16/12/2002 14:47 WELTEKE: ECB HAS HAD NO DISCUSSION OVER FURTHER RATE CUT

16/12/2002 14:54 WELTEKE: NOT CONVINCED OF NEED TO CHANGE ECB STRATEGY

16/12/2002 14:54 WELTEKE: WOULD NEED GOOD REASONS TO CHANGE ECB POLICY STRATEGY

16/12/2002 15:32 DJIA DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UP 55.00 AT 8455.00 AT 7.32 AM

16/12/2002 15:34 S&P 500 DEC FUTURES CONTRUCT UP 5.90 AT 892.40 AT 7.32 AM

16/12/2002 15:34 S&P 500 DEC FUTURES CONTRUCT UP 7.50 AT 1018.00 AT 7.33 AM

16/12/2002 15:37 US leads recovery among OECD countries

16/12/2002 15:39 Italian October Production Drops Most in Four Months

16/12/2002 15:58 SPAIN, ANFAC: 2003 NEW CAR REGISTRATION SEEN AT 1,32 MLN., DOWN 0,1 PCT

16/12/2002 16:04 NEW YORK FED EMPIRE STATE MFG INDEX 10.60 DEC VS 9.70 NOV

16/12/2002 16:04 NEW YORK FED PRICES PAID 7.80 DEC VS 9.50 NOV

16/12/2002 16:04 NEW YORK FED NEW ORDERS 21.90 DEC VS 9.80 NOV

16/12/2002 16:05 NEW YORK FED PRICES RECEIVED -12.00 DEC VS -15.20 NOV

16/12/2002 16:05 NEW YORK FED DELIVERY TIME INDEX -5.20 DEC VS -9.90 NOV

16/12/2002 16:05 NEW YORK FED EMPLOYMENT INDEX -6.30 DEC VS -1.70 NOV

16/12/2002 16:06 NEW YORK FED INVENTORIES INDEX -12.30 DEC VS -11.70 NOV

16/12/2002 16:06 NEW YORK FED INSHIPMENT INDEX 18.60 DEC VS 9.20 NOV

16/12/2002 16:06 NEW YORK FEDUNFILLED ORDERS 5.60 DEC VS -3.00 NOV

16/12/2002 16:08 Germany Shroeder Confirms To Propose Flat 25% Savings Tax

16/12/2002 16:13 GERMANY NOV CAR REGISTRATION DOWN 8.7% VS OCT

16/12/2002 17:13 ECB inflation review supports euro

16/12/2002 17:30 NASDAQ COMPOSITE UP 5.32 AT 1367.74 AT 9.30 AM

16/12/2002 17:31 DJIA UP 10.49 AT 8444.20 AT 9.30 AM

16/12/2002 17:50 UK BLAIR REITTERARES STUDY OF IRAQ DOSSEIER NOT COMPLETE

16/12/2002 18:44 German think-tank cuts GDP forecasts

16/12/2002 18:45 UK house market heading for crash