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20/03/2003 08:08 Good morning!
20/03/2003 08:10 Global Calendar for Thursday, March 20
20/03/2003 08:18 HANG SENG index closes morning up 67.17 pts at 9.225.76
20/03/2003 08:19 Gold at 334.00-335.00 USD at HONG KONG morning close
20/03/2003 08:24 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning up 175.26 pts at 8.226.30
20/03/2003 09:02 Oil prices up today as war looms closer
20/03/2003 09:03 Dollar slips despite hope of short war
20/03/2003 09:05 Japan's February Trade Surplus Probably Widened as Imports Fell
20/03/2003 09:08 U.S. Attacks Iraq, Beginning War to Disarm Hussein
20/03/2003 09:28 JAPAN GOVT SAYS WILL MONITOR CONDITIONS IN OIL, FINANCIAL AND SECURITIES MKTS
20/03/2003 09:29 JAPAN GOVT SAYS WILL COOPERATE WITH OTHER NATIONS, TAKE NECESSARY STEPS ON OIL SUPPLY
20/03/2003 09:29 JAPAN GOVT SAYS WILL ENSURE STABILITY IN FOREX MKT AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM
20/03/2003 10:20 FRANCE 'DEEPLY CONCERNED' BY IRAQ STRIKES - FOREGN MINISTRY
20/03/2003 10:20 FRANCE URGES IRAQ CONFLICT TO BE FINISHED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
20/03/2003 10:22 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: FEB PSNCR -STG0.6 BN
20/03/2003 10:22 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: FEB RETAIL SALES +0.2% M/M; +3.6% Y/Y
20/03/2003 10:38 JAPAN SHIOKAWA SAYA WILL TAKE DECISIVE ACTION ON FX TO COUNTER RAPID MOVES
20/03/2003 10:38 JAPAN SHIOKAWA SAYS CLOSELY WATCHING MOVES IN FX MKT
20/03/2003 10:39 JAPAN SHIOKAWA SAYS WILL KEEP IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH OTHER AUTHORITIES ON FX IF NEEDED
20/03/2003 10:39 JAPAN SHIOKAWA SAYS WILL KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH BOJ TO ENSURE LIQUIDITY IN MONEY MKT
20/03/2003 10:53 SHIOKAWA SAYS YEN'S RECENT CORRECTION ONLY A PHASE IN ITS NORMALISATION
20/03/2003 10:54 SHIOKAWA: JAPAN TO WORK WITH OTHER G7 NATIONS IF MAJOR DISRUPTION IN GLOBAL ECON ORDER
20/03/2003 10:55 SHIOKAWA SAYS RECENT YEN CORRECTION DUE TO CHANGE IN DLR/EURO RELATIONSHIP
20/03/2003 10:58 Solbes says war "exceptional" under EU fiscal pact
20/03/2003 11:01 Japan to Take `Appropriate Action' on Currency, Shiokawa Says
20/03/2003 11:02 DAX OPENS 7.46 POINTS LOWER AT 2,607.76
20/03/2003 11:03 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 22.83 PTS LOWER AT 2,814.85
20/03/2003 11:06 SPAIN'S AVERAGE LABOUR COSTS +4.6 PCT IN Q4
20/03/2003 11:13 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES +35,97 PTS AT 9194,56
20/03/2003 11:34 ITALY ISAE MAR SA CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX 106.8; FEB 107.7
20/03/2003 11:35 ITALY ISAE MAR CONSUMER OUTLOOK FIOR ECON -27 VS -21 IN FEB
20/03/2003 11:35 ITALY ISAE 42% CONSUMERS IN MAR SEE UNEMP. RISING; FEB 40%
20/03/2003 11:36 ITALY ISAE 9% CONSUMERS IN MAR SEE INFL. RISING; FEB 6%
20/03/2003 11:36 ITALY ISAE MAR NSA CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX 105.8; FEB 107.3
20/03/2003 11:37 ECB WELLINK: TOO SOON TO SAY RATE STANCE GIVEN WAR UNCERTAIN
20/03/2003 11:37 ECB WELLINK: LONG IRAQ WAR COULD CAUSE WORLD RACESSION
20/03/2003 11:37 ECB WELLINK: 3-6 MONTH WAR COULD CUT WORLD GDP 1-2 PCT PTS
20/03/2003 11:43 EU'S SOLBES: TOO EARLY TO SAY WHEN WILL BE ABLE TO JUDGE IMPACT OF WAR ON BUDGETS
20/03/2003 11:44 EU'S SOLBES: BUDGET DISCIPLINE MUST BE MAINTAINED, BUT NO DOUBT WAR EXCEPTIONAL FACTOR
20/03/2003 11:44 GERMAN ECON MINISTER CLEMENT SAYS ECONOMIC IMPACT OF WAR CANNOT YET BE CALCULATED
20/03/2003 12:05 IFO'S SINN: RESSIMISTIC WAR SCENARIO FOR GERMAN ECON. UNLIKELY
20/03/2003 12:05 IFO'S SINN: IF WAR SHORT, ECO. UNCERTAINTY COULD DISSIPATE RAPIDLY
20/03/2003 12:06 IFO'S SINN: IF SHORT IRAQ WAR, EMU 2003 GDP +1.1%
20/03/2003 12:06 IFO'S SINN:PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO: LONG WAR, GERMANY 03 GDP +0.2%
20/03/2003 12:07 IFO'S SINN: IF SHORT IRAQ WAR, AS EXPECTED, GERMANY 03 GDP +0.9%
20/03/2003 12:11 Stocks fall as markets worry about war's length
20/03/2003 12:18 Oil prices slump as war on Iraq begins
20/03/2003 12:18 Euro bank on alert as war begins
20/03/2003 12:20 Japan to Take `Appropriate Action' on Currency, Shiokawa Says
20/03/2003 12:26 New BOJ Governor to Face Old Request for Bank Support
20/03/2003 12:34 UK FEB RETAIL SALES VOLUMES -0.1% M/M; +3.2% Y/Y
20/03/2003 12:34 UK FEB PSNCR -STG293 MN VS -STG 2.112 BN IN FEB 2002
20/03/2003 12:35 UK DEC-FEB SA RETAIL SALES VOLUMES +0.6% Q/Q; +4.6% Y/Y
20/03/2003 12:35 UK JAN RETAIL SALES VOLUMES UNREV. -1.0% M/M
20/03/2003 12:36 UK JAN SALES: CLOTJING +1.7% M/M; HOUSEHOLD GOODS +0.5% M/M
20/03/2003 12:36 UK JAN SALES: FOOD -0.8% M/M; NON-FOOD +0.75 M/M
20/03/2003 13:06 IFO, SINN: DEMAND FOR EURO CASH OUTSIDE EMU TO KEEP EURO STRONG
20/03/2003 13:07 IFO, SINN: GERMANY GOVT STIMULUS PLAN TO PUSH 03 DEFICIT OVER 3%
20/03/2003 13:27 FRANCE CHIRAC RAGRETS IRAQ WAR, HOPES ENDS FAST WITHOUT HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE
20/03/2003 13:27 FRANCE CHIRAC SAYS IRAQ WAR WILL HAVE 'SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR THE FUTURE'
20/03/2003 13:30 Chirac regrets Iraq war
20/03/2003 13:43 OPEC CHIEF SAYS NO PLANS NOW TO HIKE OPEC OUTPUT TO COVER IRAQI OUTAGE
20/03/2003 13:44 OPEC PRESIDENT SAYS OIL MARKET HAS MORE SUPPLY THAN CAN ABSORB
20/03/2003 14:02 UK CBI TRENDS: MAR EXPECTED OUTPUT BALANCE -5% VS -1% FEB
20/03/2003 14:02 UK CBI TRENDS: MAR TOTAL ORDERS BALANCE -30% VS -31% FEB
20/03/2003 14:03 UK CBI TRENDS: MAR EXPORT ORDERS BALANCE -37% VS -34% FEB
20/03/2003 14:03 UK CBI TRENDS: MAR AVERAGE PRICES BALANCE -19% VS -14% FEB
20/03/2003 14:03 UK CBI TRENDS: MAR STOCKS BALANCE -19% VS +15% IN FEB
20/03/2003 14:11 GERMANY'S CLEMENT: STAB PACT ALLOWS RAECTION TO ECON CRISIS
20/03/2003 14:12 GERMANY'S CLEMENT: WARN WEAKENING STAB PACT WOULD UNDERMINE EURO
20/03/2003 14:12 GERMANY'S CLEMENT: G7 SHOULD ACT IN A COORDINATED MANNER
20/03/2003 14:18 German Ifo's Sinn not pessimistic on war impact
20/03/2003 14:24 ITALY MEDIAN FORECAST: MARCH RPEL CITY CPI +0.2% M/M, +2.6% Y/Y
20/03/2003 14:34 ITALY ANALYSTS SEE MAR CPI +0.3% M/M, +2.7% Y/Y ON 11 CITIES
20/03/2003 15:14 EU president sees crisis with U.S. over Iraq war
20/03/2003 15:31 BOJ's Fukui Sees No Reason to Buy Foreign Bonds Now
20/03/2003 15:51 UK house prices fall first time in 2 yrs
20/03/2003 16:02 SWISS NATIONAL BANK LEAVES INTEREST RATE UNCHANGED
20/03/2003 16:27 Median Forecast Foe Weekly Jobless Claims: Unch At 420.000
20/03/2003 16:32 US JOBLESS CLAIMS -4.000 TO 421.000 MAR 15 WK; 420 EXPECTED
20/03/2003 16:32 US INIT CLAIMS SURV WEEK COMP: 421K MAR 15 VS 406K FEB 15; +15K
20/03/2003 16:33 US CONTINUING CLAIMS +66.000 TO 3.548M IN MAR 8 WK; -73K NSA
20/03/2003 16:33 US INITIAL CLAIMS 4-WK AVG +3750 TO 424750 IN MAR 15 WEEK
20/03/2003 16:34 US NSA JOBLESS CLAIMS -30104 TO 383844 IN MAR 15 WEEK
20/03/2003 16:35 US INITAIL CLAIMS REV. TO -10K TO 425K IN MAR 8 WK (PREV 420K)
20/03/2003 16:37 Canada: Wholesale Sales +1.8% in Jan
20/03/2003 16:49 Markets Hold Back, Worried About War's Length
20/03/2003 17:09 ECB: STAND READY TO ACT IF IT NECESSARY
20/03/2003 17:10 ECB: FIN. MKTS CAN RELY ON PROVISIONAL OF SUFFICIENT LIQUIDITY
20/03/2003 17:10 ECB: NOT POSSIBLE NOW TO ASSESS EMU ECO IMPACT OF IRAQ WAR
20/03/2003 17:11 ECB: IMPORTANT POLICYMAKERS NOT LOSE SIGHT OF PRIME RESPONSBL
20/03/2003 17:11 ECB: TO MONITOR ON-GOING DEVELOPMENTS 'VERY CAREFULLY'
20/03/2003 17:33 FED: US ECON 'IN EARLY STAGES OF RECOVERY PROCESS'
20/03/2003 17:33 FED: US ECON EXPANDING BELOW ITS POTENTIAL GROWTH RATI
20/03/2003 17:34 FED: US RECOV CONSTAINED BY GEOPOL, INVESTOR CAUTION
20/03/2003 17:34 FED: LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY HIT BY POST -9/11 SECURITY COSTS
20/03/2003 17:58 WHITE HOUSE: REACHED NO CONCLUSION ON SADDAM TV APPEARANCE
20/03/2003 17:58 WHITE HOUSE: DECLINES COMMENT ON WHETHER SADDAM DEAD OR ALIVE
20/03/2003 17:59 WHITE HOUSE: REFERS ALL OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS TO PENTAGON
20/03/2003 18:03 US FEB LEADING INDEX -0.4%; JAN تسج TO +0.2% (PREV -0.1%)
20/03/2003 18:03 IMF'S DAWSON: ECON IMPACT OF WAR NOT FOCUSED ON ANY ONE REGION
20/03/2003 18:04 IMF'S DAWSON: SPRING MEETINGS STILL TO GO AHEAD AS SCHEDULED
20/03/2003 18:04 US FEB COINCIDENT INDEX UNCHANGED; LAGGING INDEX -0.1%