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19/03/2003 08:12 Good morning!

19/03/2003 08:15 Global Calendar for Wednesday, March 19 and Thursday, March 20

19/03/2003 08:20 Forex - US dollar mixed on midday Sydney amid tight trading range

19/03/2003 08:23 HANG SENG index closes morning down 57.81 points at 8.983.7

19/03/2003 08:25 NIKKEI 225 closes morning - 92.77 pts at 7,861,69

19/03/2003 09:00 Forex - Dollar stable midafternoon Tokyo ahead of imminent war in Iraq

19/03/2003 09:13 Fed Holds Bank Rate at 1.25%, Offers No Outlook

19/03/2003 09:15 U.S. Economy: Iraq War May Remove Drag on Growth, Investment

19/03/2003 10:17 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: FEB CLAIMANT COUNT UNEMPLOYMENT UNCH. M/M

19/03/2003 10:17 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: JAN HEADLINE AVERAGE EARNINGS +3.6%

19/03/2003 10:46 FRANCE JAN SA C/A SURPLUS E541 MLN; DEC SURPLUS E3.804 BN

19/03/2003 10:54 Oil prices plunge as Iraqi war looms

19/03/2003 10:56 British Pound May Fall on U.K. Political Woes as Iraq War Looms

19/03/2003 11:06 DAX OPENS 7.65 POINTS LOWER AT 2,576.96

19/03/2003 11:07 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 13.06 PTS HIGHER AT 2,807.95

19/03/2003 11:13 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES UP 117.08 PTS AT 9158.59

19/03/2003 12:39 UK FEB CLAIMANT COUNT UNEMPLOYMENT +2.600 M/M; RATE 3.1%

19/03/2003 12:40 UK JAN HEADLINE AVERAGE EARNINGS +3.6% Y/Y VS DEC 3.7%

19/03/2003 12:40 UK NOV-JAN UNEMPLOYMENT -73.000 Q/Q; RATE 5.0%

19/03/2003 12:41 UK JAN CLAIMANT COUNT UNEMPL. REVISED TO +700 VS -3.500

19/03/2003 12:41 UK JAN UNIT WAGE COSTS -0.1% 3-MONTH Y/Y VS +0.7% IN DEC

19/03/2003 12:42 UK JAN HEADLINE PRIVATE SECTOR AVERAGE EARNINGS +3.2% Y/Y

19/03/2003 12:42 UK JAN HEADLINE PUBLIC SECTOR AVERAGE EARNINGS +5.0% Y/Y

19/03/2003 12:42 UK JAN HEADLINE SERVICE SECTOR AVERAGE EARNINGS +3.4% Y/Y

19/03/2003 12:42 UK JAN HEADLINE MANUFACTURING AVERAGE EARNINGS +4.0% Y/Y

19/03/2003 12:46 BOE MINS: MPC VOTED 8-1 FOR UNCHANGED REPO RATE MAR 6

19/03/2003 13:00 Iraq's Hussein Rejects Bush Ultimatum to Avert War (Update1)

19/03/2003 13:43 Dollar May Decline; Fed Says Prospect of War Clouds Risk View

19/03/2003 14:04 EMU 4Q TOTAL HRLY LABOR COSTS ABOVE MNI SURVEY MEDIAN (+3.6%)

19/03/2003 14:05 EMU 4Q ADJ. CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTION -0.8% Q/Q, -2.7% Y/Y

19/03/2003 14:05 EMU 3Q CONSTR PROD REVISED UNCH Q/Q (-0.8%), -0.9% Y/Y (-2.9%)

19/03/2003 15:02 MORTAGE BANKERS US MARKET INDEX +4.4% AT 1673.4 MAR 14 WK

19/03/2003 15:03 MORTAGE BANKERS US SA REFI INDEX +5.2% TO 9387.0 MAR 14 WK

19/03/2003 15:03 MORTAGE BANKERS US PURCH INDEX +0.7% TO 347.3 MAR 14 WK

19/03/2003 15:41 EU PRESIDENCY: DESPITE WAR, ECON GROWTH/LISBON STILL PRIORITY

19/03/2003 15:42 ECOFIN CHAIR: EU IS TAKING STEPS NEEDED FOR GROWTH, JOBS

19/03/2003 16:15 Germany Schroeder Wants EU Stab Pact Rewiew If War Hits Econ.

19/03/2003 16:36 Dollar Gains Versus Euro, Yen; Stock Futures Rise on Iraq View

19/03/2003 17:30 EU PRESIDENCY: IRAQ TO DOMINATE EU ECON. SUMMIT AGENDA THIS WEEK

19/03/2003 18:11 Countdown to War Enters Final Hours; Hussein Defiant