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04/03/2003 08:11 Good morning!

04/03/2003 08:15 Global Calendar for Tuesday, March 4 & Wednesday, March 5

04/03/2003 08:23 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning down 27.24 pts at 8.463.16

04/03/2003 08:25 HANG SENG index closes morning down 60.96 pts at 9.207.81

04/03/2003 08:47 Tokyo stocks weaker at midday, dollar slides against yen

04/03/2003 08:54 Iraq War Threat to Slow U.S., EU Economies, UN Report Says

04/03/2003 09:07 UK FEB NATIONALWIDE HOUSE PRICES +0.4% M/M; +24.8% Y/Y

04/03/2003 09:15 US spending declines unexpectedly

04/03/2003 09:16 US business expansion slows in Feb

04/03/2003 09:16 Euro gains as poor ISM data drags dollar

04/03/2003 09:19 Australian Dollar Rises to 3-Year High; Interest Rates on Hold

04/03/2003 09:21 White House Dismisses Iraqi Arms Cooperation With UN

04/03/2003 10:01 GERMANY JAN NSA REAL RETAIL SALES +1.3% Y/Y, NOM +0.6% Y/Y

04/03/2003 10:02 GERMANY JAN NSA REAL RETAIL SALES +4.2% M/M, NOM +3.9% M/M

04/03/2003 10:02 GERMANY DEC REAL RETAIL SALES -1.0% M/M, -3.6% Y/Y (-0.7%, -3.2%)

04/03/2003 10:47 FRANCE SA FEB CONSUMER SENTIMENT -26; JAN UNREVISED -22

04/03/2003 10:48 FRANCE FEB JOBLESS WORRIES UP TO +81 VS +64 IN JAN

04/03/2003 10:48 FRANCE FEB FUTURE INFLATION WORRIES UP TO -27 VS -44 IN JAN

04/03/2003 11:03 DAX OPENS 7,84 POINT LOWER AT 2541,81

04/03/2003 11:04 ŅĀŅ-40 INDEX OPENS 29.83 PTS LOWER AT 2,732.42

04/03/2003 11:10 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES DOWN 86.88 PTS AT 9,181.99

04/03/2003 11:17 UK house prices rise again in February

04/03/2003 11:19 French February Consumer Confidence Falls Close to 6-Year Low

04/03/2003 12:12 BBK GERMANY JAN TOTAL REAL RETAIL SLS +2.2% M/M; +1.4% Y/Y

04/03/2003 12:12 BBK GERMANY JAN TOTAL REAL RETAIL SLS EX AUTO/PETROL +3.3% M/M; +1.2% Y/Y

04/03/2003 12:13 BBK GERMANY JAN TOTAL RETAIL SLS +0.3% VS 4Q AVERAGE

04/03/2003 12:16 BOE GEORGE: EASY TO EXAGGERATE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ECB AND BOE

04/03/2003 12:17 BOE GEORGE: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ECB AND BOE NOT FUNDAMENTAL

04/03/2003 12:35 Bank of England Governor George Comments on Euro and ECB

04/03/2003 13:33 UK EEF: SA Q1 TOTAL OUTPUT BALANCE -12 VS -6 IN Q4

04/03/2003 13:33 UK EEF: SA Q1 DOMESTIC ORDERS BALANCE -16 VS -9 IN Q4

04/03/2003 13:34 UK EEF: SA Q1 EMPLOYMENT BALANCE -21 VS -20 IN Q4

04/03/2003 13:34 UK EEF: SA Q1 TOTAL ORDERS BALANCE -12 VS -7 IN Q4

04/03/2003 13:34 UK EEF: SA Q1 TOTAL INVESTMENT BALANCE -12 VS -14 IN Q4

04/03/2003 13:35 UK EEF: SA Q1 EXPORT ORDERS BALANCE -14 VS -13 IN Q4

04/03/2003 14:05 UK CBI TRADES: FEB SALES VOL BALANCE +2% VS +7% IN JAN

04/03/2003 14:05 UK CBI: EXPECTED SALES BALANCE +14% VS +5% IN FEB

04/03/2003 14:06 UK CBI: FEB ORDERS VOLUME BALANCE -4% VS -11% IN JAN

04/03/2003 14:06 EMU DEC REAL ADJ. RETAIL SALES -1.1% M/M? -1.9% Y/Y

04/03/2003 14:07 EMU 4Q REAL SA RETAIL SALES -0.5% Q/Q, 3Q +0.5% Q/Q

04/03/2003 14:07 EMU NOV RETAIL SALES REVISED -0.7% M/M, -0.5% Y/Y (-0.5%, -0.4%)

04/03/2003 14:08 EMU JAN SA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 8.6%; DEC UNREVISED 8.5%

04/03/2003 15:29 SOURCES UBSW-BTM WEEKLY STORES SALES +0,2% WK ENDED FEB28

04/03/2003 15:35 UK retail sales growth slows sharply

04/03/2003 15:48 US BTM-UBSW WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX +0.2% W/W WK ENDED MAR 1

04/03/2003 15:48 US BTM-UBSW WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX -1.0% Y/Y WK ENDED MAR 1

04/03/2003 16:56 US Redbook: FEB STORE SALES -2.0 VS JAN THRU WEEK ENDED MAR 1

04/03/2003 16:56 US Redbook: FEB STORE SALES -0.2% IN WEEK ENDED MAR 1 VS YR AGO WK

04/03/2003 16:57 US Redbook: FEB 2003 STORE SALES -0.6% VS FEB 2002

04/03/2003 17:02 ECB: FPREX RESERVES VIRTUALLY UNCH AT E224.3 BN WK ENDED FEB 28

04/03/2003 17:04 BANC OF CANADA RAISES KEY OVERNIGHT RATE 25BP TO 3.00%