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03/03/2003 08:12 Good morning!

03/03/2003 08:14 Global Calendar for Monday, March 3

03/03/2003 08:21 Forex - US dollar firmer in midday Sydney; trade rangebound

03/03/2003 08:23 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning up 57.43 pts at 8.420.47

03/03/2003 08:24 HANG SENG index closes morning up 189.6 pts at 9.312.26

03/03/2003 08:25 GOLD at 345.75-346.25 USD at HONG KONG morning close

03/03/2003 08:59 Forex - Major currencies stable midafternoon Tokyo ahead of UN report on Iraq

03/03/2003 09:02 Investors take advantage of dollar's swoon

03/03/2003 09:05 BOJ Unlikely to Buy More Bonds at Hayami's Final Meet

03/03/2003 09:49 IFO FEB W. GERMANY MFG SENTIMENT INDEX -9.1; JAN -11.0

03/03/2003 09:50 IFO FEB W. GERMANY MFG EXPECTATION INDEX +0.6; JAN +0.2

03/03/2003 09:50 IFO FEB W. GERMANY MFG EXPORT EXPECTATION INDEX +7.1; JAN +7.7

03/03/2003 09:50 IFO FEB W. GERMANY MFG CURRENT CONDITIONS -18.4; JAN -21.6

03/03/2003 09:51 IFO FEB MFG ORDERS VS PRIOR MONTH INDEX -9.5; JAN -3.2

03/03/2003 09:51 IFO FEB MFG PRODUCTION VS PRIOR MONTH INDEX -10.6; JAN -5.9

03/03/2003 10:04 US economy better than expected in Q4

03/03/2003 10:06 US Feb consumer confidence at 9-yr low

03/03/2003 10:07 US manufacturing growth slows in February

03/03/2003 10:11 BOJ Unlikely to Buy More Bonds at Hayami's Final Meet

03/03/2003 10:19 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: JAN CONSUMER CREDIT +STG1.56 BN VS +STG1.9 BN

03/03/2003 10:19 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: JAN MORTAGE LENDING +STG7.65 BN VS +STG7.5 BN

03/03/2003 10:56 ITALY MEDIAN FORECAST FEB PREL. HICP -0.2% M/M; +3.0% Y/Y

03/03/2003 11:01 ITALY ISTAT PREL. FEB HICP -0.5% M/M; +2.6% Y/Y

03/03/2003 11:02 ITALY ISTAT PREL. FEB CPI +0.2% M/M; +2.6% Y/Y

03/03/2003 11:24 SPAIN FEB MANUF. PMI 48.6 PCT VS 48.1 IN JAN

03/03/2003 11:39 DUTCH FEB MANUF. PMI 46.4 VS 46.9 IN JAN

03/03/2003 11:47 ITALY MFG PMI 50.7 FEB VS 51.4 IN JAN

03/03/2003 11:47 ITALY MFG PMI PRICES 57.7 FEB VS 54.9 IN JAN

03/03/2003 11:51 FRANCE MFG PMI 51.5 IN FEB VS 50.0 IN JAN

03/03/2003 11:51 FRANCE MFG PMI PRICES 59.1 IN FEB VS 54.4 IN JAN

03/03/2003 11:56 GERMANY SA MFG PMI 49.9 IN FEB VS 48.3 IN JAN

03/03/2003 11:56 GERMANY SA MFG PMI PRICES 59.4 IN FEB VS 55.0 IN JAN

03/03/2003 12:01 EMU-12 MFG PMI 50.1 IN FEB VS 49.3 IN JAN

03/03/2003 12:01 EMU-12 MFG PMI PRICES 59.3 IN FEB VS 55.2 IN JAN

03/03/2003 12:13 Duisenberg May Struggle to Find Rate Cut Consensus

03/03/2003 12:36 uUK JAN NET CONSUMER CREDIT +STG1.344 BN VS STG1.1818 BN DEC

03/03/2003 12:37 UK JAN NET MORTAG. LENDING +STG7.752 BN VS STG7.453 BN DEC

03/03/2003 12:37 UK FEB PROV. M0 +1.0% M/M: +6.2% Y/Y

03/03/2003 12:38 UK JAN NET CONSUMER CREDIT +0.9% M/M; +14.5% Y/Y

03/03/2003 12:38 UK JAN NET MORTAGE LENDING +1.2% M/M; +13.5% Y/Y

03/03/2003 12:38 UK FEB CIPS PMI MANUF. MAIN INDEX 48.6

03/03/2003 12:39 UK JAN TOTAL PERSONAL LENDING +1.1% M/M; +13.7% Y/Y

03/03/2003 12:39 UK JAN NET CREDIT CARD LENDING +STG619 MN VS STG639 MN DEC

03/03/2003 12:40 UK JAN FINAL M4 UNCH. M/M; +6.5% Y/Y

03/03/2003 12:40 UK JAN FINAL M4 LENDING +STG6.0 BN M/M

03/03/2003 12:40 UK FEB CIPS PMI NEW ORDERS INDEX 49.4 VS JAN 48.7

03/03/2003 12:41 UK FEB CIPS PMI OUTPUT INDEX 50.4 VS JAN 50.4

03/03/2003 12:41 UK FEB CIPS PMI INPUT PRICES INDEX 56.4 VA JAN 51.6

03/03/2003 12:41 UK FEB CIPS PMI IEMPLOYMENT INDEX 43.4 VA JAN 45.9

03/03/2003 12:46 CORRECTION UK NET NEW CONSUMER CREDIT ADJ 1.34 BLN STG VS 1.82 BLN DEC

03/03/2003 13:16 Eurozone manufacturing bounces back

03/03/2003 13:24 ECB AVERAGE REFI RATE 2.75 PCT; MARGINAL RATE 2.75 PCT

03/03/2003 14:01 FRANCE FEB NEW CAR REGS -7.9% Y/Y

03/03/2003 14:01 FRANCE JAN-FEB NEW CAR REGS -8.4% Y/Y

03/03/2003 14:18 UK FEB HALIFAX HOUSE PRICES +1.7% M/M

03/03/2003 14:21 UK manufacturing falls to 13 month low

03/03/2003 14:49 FRANCE'S 2002 PUBLIC DEFICIT 3.0 PCT OF GDP

03/03/2003 15:00 FRANCE 2002 PUBLIC DEBT 59.1 PCT OF GDP

03/03/2003 16:32 US JAN PERS INCOME +0.3%: NOM SPENDING -0.1% , PCE -0.3%

03/03/2003 16:33 US JAN WAGES, SALARIES +0.1%; SAVINGS RATE +4.3% VS DEC +3.9%

03/03/2003 16:34 US JAN PERS INC TRANSFER PAYMENTS +$6.2 B VS +$11.8 B DEC

03/03/2003 16:34 US DEC INCOME REV TO +0.3% (PREV +0.4%); PCE +1.0% (+0.9%)

03/03/2003 17:02 French deficit meets EU guidelines

03/03/2003 18:04 US JAN CONSTR. SPENDING +1.7% ; DEC +1.5% (PREV +1.2%)

03/03/2003 18:05 US JAN PRIVATE CONSTR. +1.9%, PUBLIC CONSTR. +1.0%

03/03/2003 18:06 US ISM PURCHAISING MANAGERS INDEX 50.5 FEB VS 53.9 JAN

03/03/2003 18:06 US ISM NEW ORDERS INDEX 52.3 FEB VS 59.7 JAN

03/03/2003 18:07 US ISM PRICES PAID INDEX 65.5 FEB VS 57.5 JAN

03/03/2003 18:07 US ISM PRODUCTION INDEX 55.4 FEB VS 56.3 JAN

03/03/2003 18:07 US ISM EMPLOYMENT INDEX 42.8 FEB VS 47.6 JAN

03/03/2003 18:08 US ISM IMPORT ORDERS INDEX 55.4 FEB VS 59.0 JAN

03/03/2003 18:08 US ISM NEW EXPORT ORDERS INDEX 55.5 FEB VS 55.6 JAN