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19/12/2002 08:08 Good morning!

19/12/2002 08:13 Global Calendar for Thursday, Dec. 19

19/12/2002 08:15 HANG SENG closes morning down 66.34 pts at 9.482.31

19/12/2002 08:16 NIKKEI 225 closes morning down 37.73 pts at 8.306.28

19/12/2002 08:17 Gold at 348.00-350.00 USD at HONG KONG mornin close

19/12/2002 08:26 Forex - Major currencies mixed late morning Tokyo on caution due to Iraq

19/12/2002 08:28 Tokyo stocks close morning lower, dollar weaker against yen

19/12/2002 08:48 Japan's Bond Sales May Rise to Record Next Year

19/12/2002 08:50 U.S. Economy: October Trade Gap Narrows to 35.1 Bln

19/12/2002 11:09 SPAIN 3Q02 HOURLY WAGES +3.7% Y/Y; HOURLY LABOUR COSTS +4.2%

19/12/2002 11:17 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES UP 9,21 PTS AT 9557,86

19/12/2002 11:18 ITALY NOV NON-EU TRADE SURPLUS 1710 BLN EUR VS 2276 BLR YR EARLIER

19/12/2002 11:27 ITALY MEDIAN FCAST: DEC ISAE SA CONSUMER CONFID INDEX 109.7

19/12/2002 11:36 ITALY DEC SA CONSUMER OUTLOOK FOR ECON. -28 VS -18 IN NOV

19/12/2002 11:36 ITALY ISAE: 57% CONSUMERS IN DEC SEE UNEMP. RISING; NOV 51%

19/12/2002 11:37 ITALY ISAE: 16% CONSUMERS IN DEC SEE INFL. RISING; NOV 14%

19/12/2002 11:37 ITALY ISAE DEC: SA CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX 106.7; NOV 109.7

19/12/2002 11:38 DUTCH NOV BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX MINUS 1.9 VS MINUS 0.6 IN OCT

19/12/2002 11:38 DUTCH DEC CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX MINUS 30 VS MINUS 32 IN OCT

19/12/2002 11:55 UK house prices seen rising 10pc next yr

19/12/2002 11:56 Italian Consumer Confidence Falls to Lowest in at Least 6 Years

19/12/2002 12:00 JAPAN GOVT SETS YR TO MARCH 2004 GDP GROWTH TARGET 0.6 PCT

19/12/2002 12:00 JAPAN GOVT RAISES YR TO MARCH 2003 GDP GROWTH TARGET TO 0.9 PCT FROM FLAT

19/12/2002 12:01 JAPAN GOVT SEES YR TO MARCH 2004 CPI DOWN 0.4 PCT

19/12/2002 12:48 UK NOV RETAIL SALES VOLUMES UP 0.1% M/M; UP 4.0% Y/Y

19/12/2002 12:48 IFO CUTS GERMANY 2002 GDP FORECAST TO +0.2%, 2003 TO +1.1%

19/12/2002 12:49 UK OCT RETAIL SALES VOLUMES REV TO +0.7% M/M VS +0.8% M/M

19/12/2002 12:52 IFO SEES GERMANY 2002 DEFICIT 3.6% OF GDP, 2003 AT 2.8%

19/12/2002 12:55 IFO CUTS GERMANY CPI F'CAST TO +1.3% IN 2002 AND 2003

19/12/2002 12:56 UK SEP RETAIL SALES VOLUMES REV TO +0.2% M/M VS +0.3% M/M

19/12/2002 12:58 UK NOV PSNCR STG6.331BLN VA -STG2.45 BLN OCT

19/12/2002 12:59 IFO SEES GERMANY 4Q GDP +0.7%

19/12/2002 13:00 UK SEP-NOV SA RETAIL SALES VOLUMES UP 1.5% Q/Q; UP 4.8% Y/Y

19/12/2002 13:01 IFO LEAVES EMU 2002 GDP F'CAST AT +0.8%, CUTS 2003 TO +1.4%

19/12/2002 13:01 IFO KEEPS EMU 2002 HICP F'CAST AT +2.2%, LIFTS 2003 TO +1.9%

19/12/2002 13:02 UK NOV PROV M4 UP ADJ 0.6 PCT FROM OCT; UP 5.8 YR-ON-YR

19/12/2002 13:03 UK NOV PROV M4 LENDING UP ADJ 10.1 BLN STG FROM OCT; UP 0.8 PCT

19/12/2002 13:22 Takenaka Comments on Monetary Policy and Deflation

19/12/2002 13:46 IFO: PUBLIC SEC. WAGE HIKE SHLD BE IN LINE WITH INFL, +1.5%

19/12/2002 13:46 IFO: CAN'T RULE OUT DOUBLE-DIP RECESSION IN GERMANY

19/12/2002 13:47 IFO: DEFLATION IS A RISK IN GERMANY, MUST WATCH CAREFULLY

19/12/2002 13:47 IFO: CRITICISES GERMANY GOVT TAX PLANS; SHLD CUT SPENDING

19/12/2002 14:02 EMU OCT ADJ. INDUSTRY OUYPUT -0.2% M/M, +0.3% Y/Y

19/12/2002 14:03 EMU SEP INDUSTRY OUYPUT REVISED UNCH M/M, -0.3% Y/Y (-0.2%, -0.6%)

19/12/2002 14:04 EMU 3Q INDUSTRY OUYPUT -0.1% Q/Q, UNREVISED

19/12/2002 14:09 GERMANY SA OCT MFG ORDERS UNREVISED +1.1% M/M, INDEX 123.2

19/12/2002 14:10 GERMANY SA OCT DOMESTIC MFG ORDERS REVISED TO +1.2% M/M (+1.5%)

19/12/2002 14:12 GERMANY SA OCT FOREIGHN MFG ORDERS REVISED TO +1.0% M/M (+0.6%)

19/12/2002 14:22 IFO: DON'T SEE ECB RATE CUT EARLY 2003

19/12/2002 14:42 UK retail sales growth eases in November

19/12/2002 14:55 NASDAQ 100 DEC FUTURES CONTRACT DOWN 8.00 AT 1016.00 AT 6.55 AM

19/12/2002 14:56 DJIA DEC FUTURES CONTRACT DOWN 40 AT 8395.00 AT 6.56 AM

19/12/2002 16:40 US: jobless claims - 11 000 to 433 000, expected 410 000

19/12/2002 18:03 US NOV LEADING INDEX +0.7%; OCT REV TO +0.1% (PREV UNCH)

19/12/2002 18:03 US NOV COINCIDENT INDEX +0.1%; LAGGING INDEX -0.2%

19/12/2002 20:00 PHILA. FED BUSINESS ACTIVITY INDEX 7.2 DEC VS 6.1 NOV

19/12/2002 20:03 PHILA. FED PRICES PAID INDEX 15.1 DEC VS 13.0 NOV

19/12/2002 20:03 PHILA. FED NEW ORDERS INDEX 9.3 DEC VS 11.0 NOV

19/12/2002 20:05 PHILA. FED EMPLOYMENT INDEX -5.7 DEC VS -0.2 NOV

19/12/2002 20:06 PHILA. FED INVENTORIES INDEX 13.9 DEC VS -6.1 NOV