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12/10/2001 08:11 GOOD MORNING !

12/10/2001 08:22 BoJ votes to maintain current monetary policy stance

12/10/2001 08:44 Calendar for October 12 , Friday

12/10/2001 09:04 FOCUS ECB decision to hold rates steady merely postpones cut to future meeting

12/10/2001 09:05 Japan LDP's Ohara to meet Koizumi to propose public-fund injection for banks

12/10/2001 09:55 PAN-GERMANY AUG REAL RETAIL SALES +0.4% Y/Y, NOM. +2.4% Y/Y

12/10/2001 09:55 GERMANY AUG REAL RETAIL SALES Y/Y SLIGHTLY BELOW MNI MEDIAN

12/10/2001 09:55 GERMANY AUG REAL SA RETAIL SALES +1.8% M/M, NOM. +1.5% M/M

12/10/2001 10:00 SNB raises Lombard rate to 4.250 pct from 4.125

12/10/2001 10:02 Shiokawa calls for returning prices to their 1997 levels

12/10/2001 10:02 Finance Minister Shiokawa calls for weaker yen

12/10/2001 10:08 WEST EUROPE SEPT NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS UP 3.1 PCT YR-ON-YR

12/10/2001 10:08 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES UP 285.34 PTS AT 10,632.35

12/10/2001 10:15 BOJ Leaves Rates On Hold

12/10/2001 10:30 Japanese Stocks Climb Again

12/10/2001 10:38 European Forex Trading Preview by Jes Black

12/10/2001 10:45 FRANCE 2Q 2001 REAL GDP UNREVISED AT +0.3% Q/Q; +2.3% Y/Y

12/10/2001 10:45 FRANCE 2Q HOUSEHOLD SPENDING UNREVISED AT +0.3% Q/Q

12/10/2001 10:46 FRANCE 2Q DOM DEMAND EX-STOCKS CONTRIB. CUT TO +0.2 PT (+0.3)

12/10/2001 10:46 FRANCE 2Q INVENTORY CHG GDP CONTRIBUTION UNREVISED AT +0.2 PT

12/10/2001 10:47 FRANCE 2Q NET EXPORT GDP CONTRIB. REVISED UP TO -0.1 PT (-0.2)

12/10/2001 10:50 FRANCE SEP PRELIM. HICP +0.2% M/M, +1.6% Y/Y; AUG +2.0% Y/Y

12/10/2001 10:50 FRANCE PRELIM SEP NSA CPI +0.2% M/M, +1.5% Y/Y; AUG +1.9% Y/Y

12/10/2001 10:50 FRANCE PREL. SEP SA CPI +0.1% M/M, +1.6% Y/Y; AUG +1.9% Y/Y

12/10/2001 10:51 FRANCE PREL SA CORE SEP CPI +0.1% M/M; +1.8% Y/Y;AUG +1.8% Y/Y

12/10/2001 10:51 BBK:GERMANY AUG TOTAL REAL SA RETAIL SLS +0.5% M/M; +0.3% Y/Y

12/10/2001 10:53 BBK:GERMANY AUG RETAIL SLS EX AUTO/PETROL +0.1% M/M;+0.7% Y/Y

12/10/2001 10:57 WESTERN EUROPEAN SEP. NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS +3.1% Y/Y: ACEA

12/10/2001 10:57 BUT W. EUROPE SEP. NEW CAR REGIS. -5.6% EX-UK: MNI CALCULATION

12/10/2001 10:59 ACEA: UK SEP. NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS +25.4% ON BUOYANT DEMAND

12/10/2001 11:00 ACEA: SEP NEW CAR REGIS. DOWN IN 16 OF 18 W. EUROPEAN NATIONS

12/10/2001 11:04 DAX OPENS 3.15 POINTS HIGHER AT 4,720.61

12/10/2001 11:29 FOREX-Dollar supported by firm U.S. stocks, Shiokawa

12/10/2001 11:46 U.S. shares were sharply higher in late trade Thursday

12/10/2001 11:48 Swiss franc off lows but still weak in early trade

12/10/2001 12:00 IEA CUTS 4Q OIL DEMAND FCST 1.1 MBD;2002 DEMAND FCST -600K BD

12/10/2001 12:01 IEA: NEAR-TERM OIL MKT OUTLOOK VULNERABLE, HIGHLY UNCERTAIN

12/10/2001 12:06 IEA: GLOBAL SUPPLY INTACT; NO DISRUPTIONS FROM AFGHAN STRIKES

12/10/2001 12:08 European Economies: ECB Keeps Interest Rate at 3.75%

12/10/2001 12:16 Greenspan Says Price Target Wouldn't Help Fed Policy

12/10/2001 12:35 JOHN LEWIS WEEK TO OCT 6 DEPT STORE SALES UP 1.8 PCT, FOOD UP 7.7 PCT

12/10/2001 12:35 ITALY PROMETEIA THINK TANK: ITALY 3Q GDP +0.2% Q/Q, 4Q -0.3%

12/10/2001 12:36 ITALY PROMETEIA CUTS ITALY 20O2 GDP FORECAST TO 1.2% FROM 2.5%

12/10/2001 12:37 ITALY PROMETEIA CUTS ITALY 2001 GDP FORECAST TO 1.8% FROM 2.3%

12/10/2001 12:38 ITALY PROMETIEA: SEP11 TO CUT EMU 2002 GDP BY 0.8 PCT POINT

12/10/2001 13:04 Dollar firm against yen in Tokyo, hijacking reports dismissed

12/10/2001 13:19 Japan end-Sept mutual fund net assets 51.6 trln yen vs 52.3 end-August

12/10/2001 13:43 OPEC COULD DECIDE OUTPUT CUT NEXT WEEK - RODRIGUEZ

12/10/2001 13:55 ECB FAZIO:ITALY 2001 GDP GROWTH OF NEAR 2% 'POSSIBLE'

12/10/2001 13:55 ECB FAZIO SEES ITALY 2001 CPI 'AROUND 2.8%'

12/10/2001 14:11 ITALY'S FAZIO SEES 2001 GDP GROWTH NEAR 2 PCT

12/10/2001 14:41 Italy's Fazio sees 2001 GDP growth near 2 pct

12/10/2001 16:26 'Most Effective' Policy Still Made Behind Closed Doors :Greenspan

12/10/2001 16:28 FOREX-Market caution ahead of key US confidence test

12/10/2001 16:30 SEP US RETAIL SALES & FOOD SVCS -2.4%; EX-AUTOS -1.6%

12/10/2001 16:36 SEP US PPI +0.4%, CORE +0.3%; PPI Y/Y +1.6%; CORE Y/Y +1.4%

12/10/2001 19:27 US'S DASCHLE: BLASTS HOUSE GOP TAX BILL AS 'IRRESPONSIBLE'

12/10/2001 19:27 US'S DASCHLE: HITS GOP 'HARD RIGHT' FOR 'TIRED APPROACHES'

12/10/2001 19:27 US'S DASCHLE: MUST LINK STIMULUS, SECURITY MEASURES

12/10/2001 19:28 US'S DASCHLE: NEED 'FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE' STIMULUS BILL

12/10/2001 19:28 US'S DASCHLE: STIMULUS SHOULD 'BALANCE' SPENDING, TAX CUTS

12/10/2001 19:29 US'S DASCHLE: BACKS BIZ EXPENSING, ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION

12/10/2001 20:30 MSNBC:NY MAYOR GIULIANI NEWS CONF ON ANTHRAX CASE SHORTLY

12/10/2001 20:30 MSNBC:NBC SAYS DOESN'T BELIEVE ANTHRAX SPREAD BEYOND ONE PERSN

12/10/2001 20:31 NY MAYOR GUILIANI W/NBC EXECS:NO SIGNS OF OTHER NY ANTHRAX

12/10/2001 20:31 GUILIANI:TO CLOSE DOWN SOME NBC BUILDINGS FOR ANTHRAX TESTS

12/10/2001 20:31 GUILIANI:NBC EMPLOYEES IN VICINITY TO BE GIVEN ANTIBIOTICS

12/10/2001 20:32 GIULIANI: CDC NOTIFIED NY OF ANTHRAX FINDING EARLIER IN DAY

12/10/2001 20:32 GIULIANI: POSITIVE ANTHRAX ID WAS RESULT OF SKIN TEST

12/10/2001 20:33 NBC'S WRIGHT: LETTER AND POWDER TESTED NEGATIVE

12/10/2001 20:34 GIULIANI:REPORT SUSPICIOUS MAIL TO POLICE/FBI AND LEAVE ROOM

12/10/2001 20:36 GIULIANI:NBC EMPLOYEE UNDERWENT BIOPSY THAT DETECTED ANTHRAX

12/10/2001 20:38 FBI:NY ANTHRAX NOT TIED 'HARD AND FIRM' TO SEPT 11 ATTACKS

12/10/2001 20:39 GIULIANI: NEW YORK TIMES ALSO GOT SUSPICIOUS LETTER

12/10/2001 20:39 GIULIANI: NEW YORK TIMES LETTER BEING TESTED

12/10/2001 20:39 GIULIANI: NBC EMPLOYEE EXHIBITED LOW-GRADE FEVER,SKIN RASH

12/10/2001 21:44 FED'S MEYER: TSY DEBT ELIM. DELAYED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE 9/11

12/10/2001 21:45 FED'S MEYER:'SEEMS PRUDENT' TO CONTINUE PLANS FOR NO TSY DEBT

12/10/2001 21:45 MEYER:POSSIBLE ELIMINATION OF TSY DEBT SHOULDN'T AFFECT MONPOL

12/10/2001 21:45 MEYER:FED COULD BUY AGENCIES,HIGH-GRADE COMMERCIAL PAPER,CORPS

12/10/2001 21:45 MEYER:FED COULD EXPAND REPO COLLATERAL,BOOST DISCOUNT LENDING