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30/10/2002 08:20 Good morning!

30/10/2002 08:20 Global Calendar for Wednesday, Oct. 30 and Thursday Oct. 31

30/10/2002 08:28 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES MORNING UP 48.91 PTS AT 8,757.67

30/10/2002 08:30 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES MORNING DOWN 74.82 PTS AT 9,559.85

30/10/2002 08:32 S&P/ASX 200 CLOSES DOWN 5.1 PTS AT 3,006.2

30/10/2002 08:32 Forex - Dollar slightly easier in Tokyo afternoon trade ahead of policy news

30/10/2002 08:32 ALL ORDS CLOSES DOWN 7.4 PTS AT 2,960.0

30/10/2002 09:08 FINNISH AUG GDP UP 0.2 PCT FROM JULY, UP 0.9 PCT YR-ON-YR

30/10/2002 09:13 US consumer confidence plummets in Oct

30/10/2002 09:17 Bank of Japan to Increase Bond Purchases to Aid Bad-Loan Plan

30/10/2002 09:46 Forex - Dollar slightly easier in Tokyo afternoon trade ahead of policy news

30/10/2002 10:03 ECB PADOA-SCHIOPPA: EMU RECOVERY STILL NOT ARRIVED AFTER A YR

30/10/2002 10:04 ECB PADOA-SCHIOPPA:EMU HICP FALL DUE WEAK ECO. 'NOT AUTOMATIC'

30/10/2002 10:05 ECB PADOA-SCHIOPPA: ECB POLICY CAN'T IGNORE PRICE RISKS

30/10/2002 10:06 ECB PADOA-SCHIOPPA CITES WAGES,GOVT FINANCE,OIL AS PRICE RISKS

30/10/2002 10:07 ECB PADOA-SCHIOPPA: EMU RECOVERY 'A BIT LIKE A MIRAGE'

30/10/2002 10:08 ECB PADOA-SCHIOPPA: EMU PRICE RISKS HAVEN'T DISAPPEARED

30/10/2002 10:38 BOJ BOARD SEES YR TO MARCH 2004 GDP PLUS 0.4 PCT/PLUS 1.0

30/10/2002 10:39 BOJ BOARD SEES YR TO MARCH 2004 CPI MINUS 0.6 PCT/MINUS 0.4

30/10/2002 10:44 FRANCE:OCT OVERALL MFG SENTIMENT INDEX 94;SEP REVISED 97 (96)

30/10/2002 10:45 FRANCE MFG EXECS OCT GENERAL PRODUCTION OUTLOOK -38; SEP -26

30/10/2002 10:46 PRESS: BBK STARK: SEES NO DEFLATION RISK IN GERMANY

30/10/2002 10:47 BBK STARK: GERMANY ECON SITUATION MARKED BY STABLE PRICES

30/10/2002 10:48 BBK STARK: PRESSURE ON ECB USUALLY HAS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE EFFECT

30/10/2002 10:50 BBK STARK: WEAKENING OF STAB PACT IS RISK TO STABILITY OF EURO

30/10/2002 10:59 ITALY ISTAT PRELIMINARY OCT. HICP +0.5% M/M, +2.8% Y/Y

30/10/2002 11:00 ITALY PREL OCT NIC Y/Y CPI RATE WOULD BE HIGHEST SINCE AUG '01

30/10/2002 11:01 ITALY OCT PRELIMINARY NIC CPI UP 0.3 PCT FROM SEPT; UP 2.7 PCT YR-ON-YR

30/10/2002 11:02 DAX OPENS 2.89 POINTS HIGHER AT 3,024.90

30/10/2002 11:02 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 50.54 PTS HIGHER AT 3,015.65

30/10/2002 11:08 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES DOWN 74.21 PTS AT 9,560.46

30/10/2002 11:33 GERMANY ECOMIN SEES 2003 GERMAN GDP BETWEEN 1.4% AND 1.7%

30/10/2002 11:34 GERMANY ECOMIN: GERMAN 2003 RECOVERY TO BE 'FRAGILE'

30/10/2002 11:59 GERMANY REAL SEP PLANT & EQUIP ORDERS +22% Y/Y: VDMA

30/10/2002 12:00 GERMANY JUL-SEP TOTAL MACHINERY ORDERS +6% Y/Y: VDMA

30/10/2002 12:01 GERMANY SEP DOM. MACHINERY ORDERS +12% Y/Y, FOREIGN +27%

30/10/2002 12:07 IMF backs eurozone stability pact

30/10/2002 12:28 Forex - Yen higher in early London pending Japan's NPL, anti-deflation plans

30/10/2002 13:02 RIKSBANK OCT 16 MINUTES: PERSSON WANTED 25 BP REPO RATE CUT

30/10/2002 13:03 RIKSBANK MINS: OTHER MEMBERS AGREED TO LEAVE RATES UNCHANGED

30/10/2002 13:05 RIKSBANK MINS: HEIKENSTEN SAID RATE CUT COULD BE WARRANTED

30/10/2002 13:07 RIKSBANK MINS: BUT HEIKENSTEN ALSO SAW CYCLICAL RECOVERY AHEAD

30/10/2002 13:31 UK OCT GFK CONSUMER CONFIDENCE +1 VS +4 IN SEP

30/10/2002 14:59 MORTGAGE BANKERS US SA REFI INDEX -24.1% TO 4240.4 OCT 25 WK

30/10/2002 15:00 MORTGAGE BANKERS US MARKET INDEX -19.3% TO 911.0 OCT 25 WK

30/10/2002 15:01 MORTGAGE BANKERS US PURCH INDEX -6.3% TO 338.6 OCT 25 WK

30/10/2002 15:33 Forex - Yen pares some gains in midday London pending Japan's NPL details

30/10/2002 15:58 DJIA DEC FUTURES CONTRACT DOWN 6.00 AT 8,340 AT 7.57 AM

30/10/2002 15:58 NASDAQ 100 DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UNCHANGED AT 963.50 AT 7.57 AM

30/10/2002 15:59 NORWAY CENTRAL BANK LEAVES DEPOSIT/OVERNITE RATES UNCHANGED

30/10/2002 16:30 DJIA DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UP 23.00 AT 8,369.00 AT 8.28 AM

30/10/2002 16:31 NASDAQ 100 DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UP 4.50 AT 968.00 AT 8.29 AM

30/10/2002 16:37 UK consumer confidence falls to 2002 low

30/10/2002 17:00 US TSY: NO NEED TO ALTER CURRENT MIX OF MATURITIES

30/10/2002 17:02 US BMA REPORT: SUGGESTS INCREASED ISSUANCE NEEDED IN 2003

30/10/2002 17:19 ECB'S WELLINK: FOR RATE CUT ONLY IF SURE PRICE STAB. SECURED

30/10/2002 17:21 WELLINK: OIL PRICE SHOCK COULD RISK MILD STAGFLATION IN EMU

30/10/2002 17:24 WELLINK:DON'T LIKE BUT CAN LIVE WITH DELAY ON BAL. BUDGET DATE

30/10/2002 17:25 WELLINK: DON'T SEE ANY REASON TO CHANGE RATES AT THIS MOMENT

30/10/2002 17:26 WELLINK: MONETARY POLICY'S ABILITY TO BOOST ECON. VERY LIMITED

30/10/2002 17:27 ECB WELLINK: STILL CONCERNED BY STICKINESS OF HIGH EMU INFL.

30/10/2002 17:29 WELLINK:BUT PRICE STAB RISKS MAY HAVE RISEN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS

30/10/2002 17:30 ECB WELLINK: RATE CUT CAN LIFT CONFIDENCE IN SOME SITUATIONS

30/10/2002 17:30 WELLINK: PRODI'S STAB. PACT REMARK WAS STUPID, NOT PACT ITSELF

30/10/2002 17:31 NASDAQ COMPOSITE UP 6.95 AT 1,307.49 AT 9.30 AM

30/10/2002 17:32 DJIA UP 2.15 AT 8,371.09 AT 9.30 AM

30/10/2002 18:31 Forex - Major currencies rangebound in late London trade

30/10/2002 19:06 ABC/MONEY STATE OF ECON INDEX -44 OCT 27 WEEK VS -48 PREV WEEK

30/10/2002 19:07 ABC/MONEY US CONS COMFORT INDEX -21 OCT 27 WK VS -23 PREV WEEK

30/10/2002 19:07 ABC/MONEY US BUY CLIMATE INDEX -26 OCT 27 WEEK VS -28 PREV WK

30/10/2002 19:07 ABC/US MONEY PERS FIN INDEX 6 OCT 27 WEEK VS 6 IN PREV WEEK