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24/03/2003 08:11 Good morning!

24/03/2003 08:17 Global Calendar for Monday, March 24

24/03/2003 08:19 Forex - US dollar weaker in morning Sydney on negative news from war front

24/03/2003 08:20 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning up 240.89 pts at 8.435.94

24/03/2003 08:21 HANG SENG index closes morning up 14.20 pts at 9.193.39

24/03/2003 08:22 Forex - Dollar easier in afternoon Tokyo trade on surprise Iraqi resistance

24/03/2003 08:37 Currency: Decisive attack brings two-month high

24/03/2003 08:45 US stocks move higher for eighth day

24/03/2003 08:47 Consumer Spending Slips, Confidence Wanes: U.S. Economy Preview

24/03/2003 08:48 Japan's Feb. Trade Surplus Rises 22.8% to 847 Bln Yen

24/03/2003 09:54 OPEC chief sees possible oil price crash after war

24/03/2003 10:01 GERMAN MARCH IMPORT PRICES +0.6% M/M, +0.6% Y/Y (VS +0.6% M/M, +0.5% Y/Y)

24/03/2003 10:01 GERMAN MARCH IMPORT PRICES EX-OIL +0.1% M/M, -2.3% Y/Y (VS -0.1% M/M, -2.4% Y/Y)

24/03/2003 10:10 GERMANY JAN UNADJ. CONSTRUCTION ORDERS -9.7% Y/Y

24/03/2003 10:15 Dollar drops as Iraqi forces fight back

24/03/2003 10:16 British Pound Gains vs Dollar; Coalition Meets Heavy Resistance

24/03/2003 12:09 Japan's Jan. All-Industry Index Rises 1.7% From Dec.

24/03/2003 12:14 German February Import Prices Rise, Paced by Oil Gain

24/03/2003 12:15 U.S. Economic Growth Set to Rebound in Late 2003: BN Survey

24/03/2003 12:18 Japan's Feb. Trade Surplus Rises 22.8% to 847 Bln Yen (Update8)

24/03/2003 12:38 German March CPI Seen +0.2% m/m, +1.3% y/y

24/03/2003 12:45 Tokyo stocks rise as Dow rally continues

24/03/2003 13:24 ECB VATIABLE REFI MARGINAL RATE 2.53% VS 2.58% LAST REFI

24/03/2003 13:24 ECB VATIABLE REFI RATE 2.55% VS 2.53% LAST REFI

24/03/2003 14:45 Eurozone records E1.5bn trade gap

24/03/2003 15:02 Japan economy makes positive start to new year

24/03/2003 15:26 DJIA JUNE FUTURES CONTRACT DOWN 142.00 AT 8338.00

24/03/2003 15:26 NASDAQ 100 JUNE FUTURES CONTRACT DOWN 25.00 AT 1069.50

24/03/2003 15:32 GERMANY BAVARIA MAR CPI +0.1% M/M, +1.4% Y/Y; FEB +1.5% Y/Y

24/03/2003 16:26 Dollar Falls As Quick Iraq War Hopes Recede

24/03/2003 16:31 Canada Jan Retail Sales +0.7% vs +0.1% in Dec

24/03/2003 16:32 Canada Jan Retail Sales ex-Autos +1.5% vs -0.3% in Dec

24/03/2003 17:10 US GEN. FRANKS: PROGRESS TOWARD OBJECTIVE 'RAPID, DRAMATIC'

24/03/2003 17:11 US GEN. FRANKS: WILL BEGIN SENDING HUMANITARIOAN AID IN FEW DAYS

24/03/2003 17:18 US SNOW: 'GENUINE QUESTIONS' ABOUT PACE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH

24/03/2003 17:19 US SNOW: BIG BUSINESS FEELS RECOVERY IS STILL 'FRAGILE'

24/03/2003 17:19 US SNOW: TAX PLAN WOULD CREATE JOBS, TAKE US TO 'VIRTUAL UNEMP.'

24/03/2003 17:20 US SNOW: 'VIRTUAL UNEMP.' WOULD BE IN LOW 5% RANGE

24/03/2003 17:29 ECB ISSING: IN TENSE TIMES, ECB MUST MAINTAIN PRICE STAB FOCUS

24/03/2003 17:29 ECB ISSING: CAN'T CONCLUDE NOW ECONOMIC IMPACT OF IRAQ WAR

24/03/2003 17:30 ECB ISSING: WITH MAR06 CUT, ECB RATES REACHED 'VERY LOW LEVEL'

24/03/2003 17:31 ECB ISSING: ECB RATES SOME COUNTERBALANCE TO WEAK ECO FACTORS

24/03/2003 17:31 ECB ISSING: NOW EXPECT ONLY 'VERY MODEST' EMU GROWTH IN 2003

24/03/2003 17:32 ECB ISSING: IF OIL PRICES NORMALISE, HICP BELOW 2% IN COURSE 2003

24/03/2003 17:32 ECB ISSING: BUT IRAQ WAR MAKES PUTLOOK 'HIGHLY UNCERTAIN'

24/03/2003 17:32 ECB ISSING: REPEATS CALL FOR FASTER STRUCTURAL REFORMS

24/03/2003 17:35 ISSING WARNS AGAINST 'EXAGGERATE EXPECTATIONS' OF ECB DURING IRAQ WAR

24/03/2003 18:04 Euro Higher As ECB's Issing Talks Of Euro's Role

24/03/2003 18:10 ISSING: DON'T EXPECT LIQUIDITY CRISIS DUE WAR, BUT ECB READY

24/03/2003 18:10 ISSING: MAR6 RATE CUT NO BASED ON EXPECTATIONS OF WAR IMPACT

24/03/2003 18:12 ISSING: KEY QUESTIONS OF THE WAR IS WHAT OIL PRICES TO DO

24/03/2003 18:13 ISSING: IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE ANY JUDGMENT OF FINAL IMPACT OF WAR

24/03/2003 18:23 GERMAN MARCH STATE CPI SHOWS INFLATION WANING