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22/10/2002 08:13 Global Calendar for Tuesday October 22

22/10/2002 08:36 Tokyo stocks open down, dollar up against yen

22/10/2002 08:39 Takenaka's Bad-Loan Plan May Not Match Tough Talk

22/10/2002 08:41 Japan Seeks Safety Net for Bad-Debt Victims; BOJ Vows to Help

22/10/2002 08:42 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES MORNING UP 12.69 PTS AT 9,583.05

22/10/2002 08:49 U.S. Recovery, Fueled by Productivity, Adds Few Jobs

22/10/2002 08:51 U.S. Economy: Leading Indicators Fell in September

22/10/2002 09:05 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES MORNING DOWN 147.58 PTS AT 8,830.83

22/10/2002 09:09 FINNISH SEPT UNEMPLOYMENT 8.1 PCT VS 8.7 PCT YR-EARLIER

22/10/2002 09:44 Forex - Dollar/yen held in tight range midafternoon Tokyo ahead of NPL report

22/10/2002 10:02 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES DOWN 289.02 PTS AT 8,689.39

22/10/2002 10:13 S&P/ASX 200 CLOSES UP 12.8 PTS AT 3,003.0

22/10/2002 10:14 ALL ORDS CLOSES UP 12.9 PTS AT 2,960.7

22/10/2002 10:42 Median Forecast: France Cons. Spending Down 0.2% m/m in Sept

22/10/2002 10:44 FRANCE SEP SA CONSUMER SPEND ON MFG GDS -1.2% M/M, +1.5% Y/Y

22/10/2002 10:45 FRANCE 3Q CONSUMER SPENDING +0.9% Q/Q AFTER 2Q +0.8% Q/Q

22/10/2002 10:46 FRANCE SEP SA TEXTILE SALES -5.0% M/M; AUG +3.2% M/M

22/10/2002 10:47 FRANCE SEP SA HOUSEHOLD DURABLES -1.6% M/M; AUG +1.4% M/M

22/10/2002 10:49 FRANCE 3Q EX-AUTO/PART/DRUG CONSUMER SPEND +1.7% Q/Q; 2Q +0.7%

22/10/2002 10:50 FRANCE JLY CONSUMER SPEND. REVISED DN TO +0.9% M/M VS +1.3%

22/10/2002 10:52 FRANCE SEP SA AUTO SALES +5.1% M/M; AUG -5.1% M/M

22/10/2002 11:01 DAX OPENS 12.87 POINTS LOWER AT 3,269.80

22/10/2002 11:04 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 5.7 PTS HIGHER AT 3,162.64

22/10/2002 11:20 Bush Trying Iraq Diplomacy 'One More Time'

22/10/2002 11:23 German deficit to be 3.2pc this year

22/10/2002 11:25 Yen Weakens After Kuroda Says Japan's Currency Was Too Strong

22/10/2002 11:31 DUTCH OCT CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX MINUS 33 VS MINUS 31 IN SEPTEMBER

22/10/2002 11:45 Forex - Yen struggles in early London ahead of government banking initiative

22/10/2002 12:09 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES DOWN 21.42 PTS AT 9,548.94

22/10/2002 12:58 UK Sept leading indicator 100.07 vs 100.54 in Aug - NTC

22/10/2002 12:59 GERMANY SIX INSTITUTES CUT GERMAN 2002 GDP TO +0.4% VS +0.9%

22/10/2002 13:01 GERMANY INSTITUTES:GOVT TAX PLAN NOT WHAT IS NEEDED FOR GROWTH

22/10/2002 13:02 GERMANY INSTITUTES CUT EMU 2002 GDP TO +0.8% FROM +1.4%

22/10/2002 13:02 GERMANY INSTITUTES SEE GERMAN 2002 HICP +1.4%, 2003 +1.5%

22/10/2002 13:03 GERMANY SIX INSTITUTES CUT GERMAN 2003 GDP TO +1.4% FROM +2.4%

22/10/2002 13:05 GERMANY INSTITUTES:GERMAN '02 UNEMP. 4.050 MN; 2003 4.10 MN

22/10/2002 13:06 GERMANY INSTITUTES CUT EMU 2003 GDP TO +1.8% FROM +2.8%

22/10/2002 13:07 GERMANY INSTITUTES SEE GERMAN 2002 DEFICIT 3.2%/GDP, 2003 1.9%

22/10/2002 13:07 GERMANY INSTITUTES: 2002 EMU HICP +2.2%, FALLING TO 1.8% IN 03

22/10/2002 13:09 GERMANY INSTITUTES: GERMAN AVG 2003 HOURLY WAGES TO RISE 2.9%

22/10/2002 13:15 GERMAN 6 INSTITUTES SEE ECB LIFTING RATES SLIGHTLY BY END-2003

22/10/2002 13:22 ECB: VARIABLE REFI MARGINAL RATE 3.29% VS 3.28% LAST REFI

22/10/2002 13:30 ECB average refi rate 3.30 pct

22/10/2002 14:00 EMU JLY NSA TRADE SURPLUS REVISED UP TO E13.9 BN (VS E12.0 BN)

22/10/2002 14:01 EMU-12 AUG SA TRADE SURPLUS E9.9 BN VS JUL SURPLUS E8.3 BN

22/10/2002 14:02 EMU AUG NSA TRADE SURPLUS E9.6 BN VS AUG01 SURPLUS E5.5 BN

22/10/2002 14:03 EMU-12 AUG EXPORTS UNCH Y/Y, IMPORTS -6% Y/Y

22/10/2002 14:23 ITALY MEDIAN FCAST: OCT PRELIM. CITY CPI +0.2% M/M, +2.6% Y/Y

22/10/2002 14:27 ITALY: FLORENCE PRELIMINARY OCT CPI (NIC) +0.2% M/M

22/10/2002 14:29 ITALY: TURIN PRELIMINARY OCT CPI (NIC) +0.3% M/M

22/10/2002 14:30 ITALY VENICE OCT PRELIMINARY OCT CPI (NIC) +0.3% M/M

22/10/2002 14:31 ITALY: MILAN PRELIMINARY OCT CPI (NIC) +0.2% M/M

22/10/2002 14:32 ITALY ANALYSTS SEE OCT CPI +0.3% M/M, +2.7% Y/Y ON 11 CITIES

22/10/2002 14:59 Eurozone trade surplus widens in August

22/10/2002 15:42 UBS-BTM STORE SALES INDEX +0.6% W/W IN WK TO OCT.12

22/10/2002 15:43 UBS-BTM STORE SALES +0.6% W/W IN WK TO OCT.19

22/10/2002 15:45 US BTM-UBSW SAME-STORE SALES +2.9% IN OCT19 WK VS YR-AGO

22/10/2002 15:58 DJIA DEC FUTURES CONTRACT DOWN 81.00 AT 8,434.00 AT 7.57 AM

22/10/2002 15:59 NASDAQ 100 DEC FUTURES CONTRACT DOWN 22.00 AT 958.00 AT 7.58 AM

22/10/2002 16:49 GERMANY EICHEL: SURPRISED AT INSTITUTES' 03 1.9% DEFICIT FCAST

22/10/2002 16:50 GERMANY EICHEL EXPECTS 2003 GERMAN DEFICIT TO FALL BELOW 3%

22/10/2002 16:54 US REDBOOK OCT STORE SALES +1.5% VS SEPT, THRU OCT 19 WK

22/10/2002 16:55 US REDBOOK: OCTOBER 2002 STORE SALES +0.9% VS OCTOBER 2001

22/10/2002 16:56 US REDBOOK:STORE SALES +1.4% IN WK ENDED OCT 19 VS YR-AGO WK

22/10/2002 16:57 US REDBOOK: COOLER WEATHER STRENGTHENED SALES GROWTH

22/10/2002 17:04 ECB FOREX RESERVES APPROX SAME AT E240.7 BN WK END OCT18

22/10/2002 17:31 NASDAQ COMPOSITE DOWN 24.13 AT 1,285.54 AT 9.30 AM

22/10/2002 17:32 DJIA DOWN 37.80 AT 8,500.44 AT 9.30 AM

22/10/2002 17:34 DJIA DOWN 101.40 AT 8,436.24 AT 9.33 AM

22/10/2002 20:27 US TSY'S O'NEILL: WORST OF CORP SCANDALS BEHIND US

22/10/2002 20:27 US' O'NEILL IN CHICAGO:CORP GOVERNANCE BEGAN IMPROVING IN JAN