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10/10/2002 08:27 Global Calendar for Thursday Oct. 10 and Friday Oct. 11

10/10/2002 08:38 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES MORNING DOWN 149.47 PTS AT 8,827.88

10/10/2002 09:20 Japan's September Bank Lending Falls 4.7%, Choking Money Supply

10/10/2002 09:23 ECB, Bank of England May Keep Rates Unchanged, Investors Say

10/10/2002 09:28 Bank of Japan Seen Keeping Policy Steady Tomorrow

10/10/2002 09:31 Japan's August Current Account Surplus Shrinks

10/10/2002 09:40 Australian Economy Sheds 30,700 Jobs in September

10/10/2002 09:40 Forex - Yen eases midafternoon Tokyo on weak stocks, tempered by Wall St fears

10/10/2002 09:59 GERMANY FINAL SEP HICP REVISED UNCH M/M;+1.0% Y/Y(+0.1,+1.1%)

10/10/2002 10:00 GERMANY FINAL SEP CPI EX-OIL +1.0% Y/Y; AUG +1.1% Y/Y

10/10/2002 10:01 GERMANY AUG C/A SURPLUS E4.5 BN; AUG01 SURPLUS E3.1 BN

10/10/2002 10:03 GERMANY FINAL SEP CPI REVISED -0.1% M/M; +1.0% Y/Y (UNCH;+1.1%)

10/10/2002 10:04 GERMANY AUG EXPORTS E52.2 BN +1.0% Y/Y;IMPORTS E41.6 BN -2.7%

10/10/2002 10:05 GERMANY AUG TRADE SURPLUS E10.5 BN; AUG01 SURPLUS E8.8 BN

10/10/2002 10:10 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES DOWN 99.72 PTS AT 8,439.62

10/10/2002 10:16 S&P/ASX 200 CLOSES DOWN 16.1 PTS AT 2,896.6

10/10/2002 10:16 ALL ORDS CLOSES DOWN 14.0 PTS AT 2,855.5

10/10/2002 10:44 GERMANY BBK FINAL SEP SA CPI AN'LZD 6M RATE +0.2%; AUG +0.4%

10/10/2002 10:57 SPAIN NOMINAL AUG RETAIL SALES -12.2% M/M; +3.9% Y/Y

10/10/2002 11:01 DAX OPENS 4.62 POINTS LOWER AT 2,593.26

10/10/2002 11:03 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 44.40 PTS LOWER AT 2,612.05

10/10/2002 11:10 Forex - Yen lower in late morning Tokyo on slump in stockmarket

10/10/2002 11:30 DANISH SEPT CPI UP 0.6 PCT FROM AUG; UP 2.4 YR-ON-YR

10/10/2002 11:38 DUTCH JULY-AUGUST INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT DOWN 3 PCT YR-ON-YR

10/10/2002 12:11 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES DOWN 118.66 PTS AT 8,858.69

10/10/2002 12:15 SWEDISH AUG RETAIL SALES UP 2.1 PCT YEAR-ON-YEAR

10/10/2002 12:20 HANG SENG OCT CONTRACT CLOSES AT 8,837 PTS

10/10/2002 12:55 UK JUN-AUG CONSTRUCTION NEW ORDERS UNCH Q/Q; +1% Y/Y

10/10/2002 13:50 ECB meeting

10/10/2002 13:56 ECB, Bank of England to hold rates today

10/10/2002 13:58 Euro Rises vs Dollar to One-Month High Before ECB Meeting

10/10/2002 13:59 EU CUTS 4Q EMU GDP FCAST TO +0.2-0.5% Q/Q (REV VS +0.3-0.6%)

10/10/2002 14:01 EMU 2Q GDP REVISED UP TO +0.7% Y/Y VS +0.6% Y/Y

10/10/2002 14:02 EMU 2Q EXTERNAL BALANCE REVISED TO +3.1% OF GDP FROM +3.0%

10/10/2002 14:03 EMU 2Q DOMESTIC DEMAND UNREVISED AT +0.2% Q/Q

10/10/2002 14:04 EMU 2Q NET EXPORT CONTRIBUTION +0.2 PCT PT (NOT +0.3)

10/10/2002 15:00 BANK OF ENGLAND LEAVES REPO RATE UNCHANGED AT 4.00%

10/10/2002 15:01 BOE GIVES NO EXPLANATION FOR INTEREST RATE DECISION

10/10/2002 15:01 EU COMM ANALYSIS CONFIRMS GDP ACCELERATION POSTPONED UNTIL 03

10/10/2002 15:02 EU COMM SAYS DATA CONFIRMS 2002 GDP GROWTH UNLIKELY OVER 1%

10/10/2002 15:04 EU COMM: DATA CONFIRMS 2003 GDP GROWTH TO BE LOWER THAN +2.9%

10/10/2002 15:44 ECB LEAVES VARIABLE REFI MINIMUM BID RATE UNCHANGED AT 3.25%

10/10/2002 15:45 ECB LEAVES DEPOSIT AND MARGINAL LENDING RATES UNCHANGED

10/10/2002 16:14 DJIA DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UP 21.00 AT 7,301.00 AT 8.12 AM

10/10/2002 16:15 S&P 500 DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UP 1.60 AT 779.40 AT 8.13 AM

10/10/2002 16:16 NASDAQ 100 DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UP 5.50 AT 815.00 AT 8.14 AM

10/10/2002 17:06 DUISENBERG REPEATS ECB HATES DEFLATION AS MUCH AS INFLATION

10/10/2002 17:07 DUISENBERG: SEE NO SIGNS OF DEFLATION EMERGING

10/10/2002 17:07 DUISENBERG:NO SIGNS GERMANY,BELGIUM TO DEGENERATE INTO DEFL.

10/10/2002 17:11 DUISENBERG:DON'T ASK ECB POLICY TO DO TRICKS IT CAN'T DELIVER

10/10/2002 17:11 DUISENBERG:ECB SHOULD RE-INSPIRE CONSUMER/INVESTOR CONFIDENCE

10/10/2002 17:12 DUISENBERG:TO DO THAT, MUST DELIVER PRICE STAB.;ECB DOING THAT

10/10/2002 17:12 DUISENBERG:ASKED ABOUT POLICY BIAS, SAYS INFL RISKS BALANCED

10/10/2002 17:12 DUISENBERG ENDS PRESS CONFERENCE

10/10/2002 17:18 MAY DEPT STORES US SAME-STORE SALES -6.2% IN SEPT VS YRAGO

10/10/2002 17:18 MAY DEPT STORES TOTAL US SALES $1.14B IN SEPT VS $1.18B YRAGO

10/10/2002 17:33 US TSY'S DAM: DOES NOT SEE DOUBLE DIP RECESSION

10/10/2002 17:33 US'S DAM: STIMULATIVE IMPACT FROM PAST RATE CUTS STILL PENDING

10/10/2002 18:00 US AUG WHOLESALE INVENTORIES +0.2%; JULY UNREVISED AT +0.6%

10/10/2002 18:00 US AUG WHLSALE INV/SALES RATIO 1.22 VS 1.23 JULY; AUG01 1.31

10/10/2002 18:00 US AUG WHLESLE AUTO INV -2.3%;SALES +4.1%;I/S 1.27 V JULY 1.35

10/10/2002 21:11 US TSY'S O'NEILL: REPEATS, US ON 'BUMPY ROAD TO RECOVERY'

10/10/2002 21:11 US' O'NEILL: RECOVERY 'NOT A ROCKET SHOT,' BUT DIRECTION IS UP

10/10/2002 21:24 US' O'NEILL: NOTES 'SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT' IN HOURS WORKED

10/10/2002 21:24 US' O'NEILL: INCREASED HOURS WORKED PRELUDE TO JOB CREATION

10/10/2002 21:44 GERMANY COALITION SEES 14.2 BLN EURO BUDGET HOLE IN 2003

10/10/2002 21:44 GERMANY COALITION SEES 20 BLN EURO BUDGET HOLE IN 2004

10/10/2002 23:16 US HOUSE APPROVES RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING USE OF FORCE IRAQ