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23/10/2002 08:13 Global Calendar for Wednesday Oct. 23

23/10/2002 08:26 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES MORNING DOWN 25.57 PTS AT 8,663.82

23/10/2002 08:39 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES MORNING UP 191.77 PTS AT 9,740.71

23/10/2002 08:47 Dollar steady vs yen, Japan bank report delay ignored

23/10/2002 08:49 Australia Aug. Leading Economic Index Rises 0.4%, Westpac Says

23/10/2002 08:51 U.S. Economy: Government Deficit Presages Bigger Gaps

23/10/2002 08:53 Australia Consumer Prices Rise 0.7%; Rates on Hold

23/10/2002 08:54 Japan Govt May Spend More to Offset Bad-Loan Plan

23/10/2002 08:56 Takenaka Says He'll Maintain Stance on Loan Cleanup

23/10/2002 08:56 Forex - Dollar/yen top-heavy in late morning Tokyo on reaching 4-mth high

23/10/2002 09:54 Forex - Yen firmer vs dollar in midafternoon Tokyo on dollar profit-taking

23/10/2002 10:03 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES UP 25.13 PTS AT 8,714.52

23/10/2002 10:16 S&P/ASX 200 CLOSES UP 28.9 PTS AT 3,031.9

23/10/2002 10:17 ALL ORDS CLOSES UP 26.5 PTS AT 2,987.2

23/10/2002 11:01 DAX OPENS 8.61 POINTS HIGHER AT 3,164.58

23/10/2002 11:04 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 26.18 PTS HIGHER AT 3,147.19

23/10/2002 11:27 BBK STARK:GOVTS MUST ADAPT TO EMU REALITY,NOT OTHER WAY AROUND

23/10/2002 11:29 BBK'S STARK: EMU CONSENSUS FOR FISCAL STABILITY 'ENDANGERED'

23/10/2002 11:30 BBK STARK:ECB SHLD REACT ONLY IF DEFICITS RISK PRICE STABILITY

23/10/2002 11:32 STARK: EUROPE ECO. PROBLEM IS LACK OF CONSUMER/BUS. CONFIDENCE

23/10/2002 11:33 BBK STARK: CALL FOR FLEXIBILITY DISGUISES STAB PACT WEAKENING

23/10/2002 11:34 STARK: MONETARY/FISCAL/WAGE POLICIES VERY EXPANSIVE IN GERMANY

23/10/2002 11:36 Danish Oct Consumer Confidence Index +1 Vs +3 In Sep

23/10/2002 12:04 Forex - Yen broadly higher in early London trade as Nikkei closes up, Nissan

23/10/2002 12:20 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES UP 255.71 PTS AT 9,804.65

23/10/2002 12:30 BOE MINS: MPC AGREED RATE CUT DECISION 'FINELY BALANCED'

23/10/2002 12:31 BOE: ONE MEMBER SAW RATE CUT CASE LESS DUE TO STRONG CONSUMP'N

23/10/2002 12:32 BOE: BUT LONGER-TERM INFLATION POSSIBLY A LITTLE LOWER

23/10/2002 12:34 BOE: RECENT EQUITY PRICE FALLS CITED AS REASON TO CUT RATES

23/10/2002 13:39 FOREX-Yen climbs as Tokyo policy turmoil wrong-foots bears

23/10/2002 13:41 Euro quiet as market awaits key data

23/10/2002 14:00 UK CBI TRENDS: Q3 BUSINESS OPTIMISM BALANCE -19% VS +4% Q2

23/10/2002 14:01 UK CBI: OCT AVERAGE PRICES BALANCE -8% VS -13% SEP

23/10/2002 14:02 UK CBI: OCT EXPORT ORDERS BALANCE -34% VS -31% SEP

23/10/2002 14:04 UK CBI: OCT TOTAL ORDERS BALANCE -33% VS -29% SEP

23/10/2002 14:04 UK CBI TRENDS: OCT VOL OF OUTPUT BALANCE +8% VS +7% SEP

23/10/2002 14:06 UK CBI SAYS MANUFACTURING SECTOR CONFIDENCE FELL FOR FIRST TIME SINCE JANUARY

23/10/2002 15:00 MORTGAGE BANKERS US SA REFI INDEX -17.7% TO 5588.7 OCT 18 WK

23/10/2002 15:00 MORTGAGE BANKERS US PURCH INDEX +5.7% TO 361.5 OCT 18 WK

23/10/2002 15:01 MORTGAGE BANKERS US MARKET INDEX -12.4% TO 1128.3 OCT 18 WK

23/10/2002 15:02 CAN SEPTEMBER TRANSPORT CPI -0.1% NSA; +2.9% YR/YR

23/10/2002 15:03 CANADA SEPTEMBER CPI UNCH NSA VS +0.4% IN AUGUST; +2.3% YR/YR

23/10/2002 15:03 CANADA SEPTEMBER ENERGY CPI +0.9 NSA; -1.8% YR/YR

23/10/2002 15:08 Forex - Major currencies range bound in midday London trade, usd, yen well bid

23/10/2002 17:14 BELGIAN CBANK OCT INDUSTRY INDICATOR -8.1 VS -8.2 IN SEP

23/10/2002 17:18 BELGIAN OCT MFG CAPACITY UTILIZATION 79.9% VS JULY 80.4%

23/10/2002 17:20 BELGIAN CBANK OCT CONSTRUCTION INDICATOR -5.1 VS -9.9 IN SEP

23/10/2002 17:21 BELGIAN CBANK OCT RETAIL/WHLSALE INDICATOR +0.2 VS +1.2 SEP

23/10/2002 17:22 BELGIAN CBANK OCT SERVICES INDICATOR -1.9 VS -3.3 IN SEP

23/10/2002 17:24 British manufacturers lose hope in recovery

23/10/2002 17:30 NASDAQ COMPOSITE DOWN 4.56 AT 1,288.24 AT 9.30 AM

23/10/2002 17:30 DJIA DOWN 18.52 AT 8,431.64 AT 9.30 AM

23/10/2002 17:48 NASDAQ COMPOSITE UP 5.40 AT 1,298.20 AT 9.46 AM

23/10/2002 17:49 DJIA UP 4.09 AT 8,454.25 AT 9.48 AM

23/10/2002 18:32 BANK OF CANADA:SEES SLIGHT 0.25% DIP IN GDP NEXT 3 QTRS

23/10/2002 18:32 BANK OF CANADA:CANADA GDP GROWTH 5.2% 1ST HALF '02;4.0% Q3 '02

23/10/2002 18:32 BANK OF CANADA:EXPECTS CANADA AVG GROWTH 3.5%'02;3.25% IN 2003

23/10/2002 18:32 BANK OF CANADA:SLIGHT DIP AHEAD FROM'ADVERSE HEADWINDS'IN US

23/10/2002 18:32 BANK OF CANADA:EXPECTS US GDP GROWTH CLOSE TO 3% NEXT 3 QRTRS

23/10/2002 18:33 BANK OF CANADA:CANADA INFL NOW 2.3%, TO PEAK AT 3.0% BY YREND

23/10/2002 18:33 BANK OF CANADA:INFL COULD SPIKE TO 4.0% IF OIL PRICES SOAR

23/10/2002 18:33 BANK OF CANADA:INTEREST RATE HIKES REQUIRED BUT TIMING UNCLEAR

23/10/2002 18:44 FED'S POOLE: ECON 'RECOVERING ALL TOO SLOWLY' FROM RECESSION

23/10/2002 18:45 FED'S POOLE: HOUSING SECTOR 'EXTREMELY STRONG AT PRESENT'

23/10/2002 18:45 FED'S POOLE:MON POL WRONG TOOL TO TARGET SPECIFIC ECON SECTORS

23/10/2002 18:45 FED'S POOLE: TODAY, OVERALL ECONOMY 'IS GROWING MODESTLY'

23/10/2002 18:45 FED'S POOLE: AIRLINE INDUSTRY 'IS IN CONSIDERABLE TROUBLE'

23/10/2002 18:57 US CEA'S HUBBARD:JAPAN NEEDS TO GET ON BETTER PRODUCTVTY TREND

23/10/2002 18:58 US'S HUBBARD:US DEFLATION NOT SEEN TO BE A PROBLEM

23/10/2002 18:58 US'S HUBBARD:DESPITE LEADING INDICATORS DON'T SEE DOUBLE DIP

23/10/2002 18:58 US'S HUBBARD:FED ALERT FOR BOTH DEFLATION AND INFLATION

23/10/2002 18:58 US'S HUBBARD:JAPAN STILL FACING CHANCE OF'LOST GENERATION'

23/10/2002 19:03 US'S HUBBARD:AGREES W/TSY'S TAYLOR RE JPN'DEFLATNRY HEADWINDS'

23/10/2002 19:04 US'S HUBBARD:US HAS ONLY'MILD GOODS PRICE DEFLATION'

23/10/2002 19:04 US'S HUBBARD:KEY RISK FOR US REMAINS TIMING OF INVEST RECOVERY

23/10/2002 19:04 US'S HUBBARD:STILL SEE INVESTMENT BOOST YEAREND,START OF 2003

23/10/2002 19:04 US'S HUBBARD:DESPITE SURVEYS,CONSUMERS'STILL QUITE POSITIVE'

23/10/2002 19:04 US'S HUBBARD:NOTES PRIV FORECASTS SEE Q3 GDP STRONGER THAN Q4

23/10/2002 19:18 BOC'S DODGE: CANADA ECON CLOSE TO PRODUCTION CAPACITY

23/10/2002 19:18 BOC'S DODGE: INFL RUNNING HIGHER THAN PROJECTED

23/10/2002 19:20 BOC'S DODGE: WILL NEED RATE HIKES TO REMOVE EXCESS SUPPLY

23/10/2002 19:20 BOC'S DODGE: DOES NOT SPECIFY TIMING OF ANY RATE HIKES

23/10/2002 19:20 BOC'S DODGE:ECON SEEN REACHING FULL CAPACITY 2ND HALF 2003

23/10/2002 19:20 BOC'S DODGE: TO ACCELERATE RATE HIKES IF OIL,OTHER PRICES SOAR

23/10/2002 19:24 BOC'S DODGE: KEEPING CLOSE WATCH ON OIL, MIDDLE EAST

23/10/2002 19:24 BOC'S DODGE:KEY ISSUE NOT PRICES,BUT ECON APPROACHING FULL CAP

23/10/2002 19:24 BOC'S DODGE: RATE HIKES COMING IN 'TIMELY,MEASURED' FASHION

23/10/2002 19:33 BOC'S DODGE: US DOUBLE DIP RECESSION 'WOULD BE SURPRISING'

23/10/2002 19:33 BOC'S DODGE: PROBABILITY OF DOUBLE DIP 'FAIRLY LOW'

23/10/2002 19:33 BOC'S DODGE: US ECON PERFORMING 'REASONABLY WELL'

23/10/2002 19:33 DODGE:CAN.ECON GRWTH EXCEEDS G-7 DUE TO GOOD LUCK,SOME GD MGMT

23/10/2002 19:33 DODGE: BOC ESPECIALLY WATCHING NEW HOME PRICES

23/10/2002 19:46 ABC/MONEY US CONS COMFORT INDEX -23 OCT 19 WK VS -19 PREV:SMRA

23/10/2002 19:46 ABC/US MONEY PERS FIN INDEX 6 OCT 19 WK VS 10 IN PREV WK:SMRA

23/10/2002 19:46 ABC/MONEY STATE OF ECON INDX -48 OCT 19 WK VS -42 PREV WK:SMRA

23/10/2002 19:46 ABC/MONEY US BUY CLIMATE INDX -28 OCT19 WK VS -24 PREV WK:SMRA

23/10/2002 20:15 FED'S POOLE Q&A:NO SUSTAINED GROWTH UNTIL BIZ INVEST PICKS UP

23/10/2002 20:15 FED'S POOLE:NO SIGN BIZ INVEST ON SOLID, SUSTAINED PATH YET

23/10/2002 20:16 FED'S POOLE:STOCK MARKET VOLATILITY HIGHER THAN SEEN BEFORE

23/10/2002 20:16 FED'S POOLE:IN REAL TERMS STOCK DECLINE PARALLELS '70S, '30S

23/10/2002 20:30 GREENSPAN: CONT'D PROD UPTREND 'REMARKABLE AND ENCOURAGING'

23/10/2002 20:31 GREENSPAN: ECONOMY BEEN UNDERGOING 'DIFFICULT ADJUSTMENTS'

23/10/2002 20:31 GREENSPAN:POLICYMAKERS NEED 'CLOSE SURVEILLANCE'OF PROD TRENDS

23/10/2002 20:31 GREENSPAN: CAPITAL INVEST TO PICK UP ONCE COST OF CAP. RECEDES

23/10/2002 20:31 GREENSPAN: SEEN PROD UPSURGE DESPITE 'ONLY MODEST' ECON GROWTH

23/10/2002 20:31 GREENSPAN: CAN'T 'UNENDINGLY' CUT COST W/OUT CURTAILING OUTPUT

23/10/2002 22:01 BEIGE BK:RETAIL SALES 'WEAK ACROSS NATION' VS 'MIXED'EARLIER

23/10/2002 22:01 BEIGE BK PREPARED BY MINNEAPOLIS FED FROM DATA BEFORE OCT 15

23/10/2002 22:01 BEIGE BK: LATEST SURVEY SHOWS CAR SALES JOINING RETAIL SLOWING

23/10/2002 22:01 BEIGE BK: COMMERCIAL LENDING DEMAND STILL WEAK

23/10/2002 22:01 BEIGE BK: MANUFACTURING EITHER DOWN OR GROWING MORE SLOWLY

23/10/2002 22:01 BEIGE BK: 'MANY' DISTRICTS SEE'RELUCTANCE' RE CAPITAL SPENDING