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18/10/2001 08:15 GOOD MORNING!

18/10/2001 09:11 SNB Lombard rate 4.250 pct, unchanged

18/10/2001 09:23 Calendar for October 18-19

18/10/2001 09:30 Yen weakness not the answer to Japan's econ woes-Rubin

18/10/2001 10:00 Shiokawa says economy may contract in FY 2001

18/10/2001 10:01 Japan's key economic gauge stays at 0% in Aug. after revision

18/10/2001 10:11 Japanese Forex Trading Preview by Darko Pavlovic

18/10/2001 10:14 ERMANY EICHEL: GERMAN 2002 GDP BETWEEN 1% AND 1.5%

18/10/2001 10:14 GERMANY EICHEL: GERMAN 2001 GDP 'CLEARLY BELOW' 1%

18/10/2001 10:15 GERMANY EICHEL: GERMAN 2001 GDP GROWTH MAY BE ABOUT 0.75%

18/10/2001 10:18 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: SEPT RETAIL SALES +0.4% M/M; +5.9% Y/Y

18/10/2001 10:19 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: SEPTEMBER PSNCR STG1.8 BLN

18/10/2001 10:19 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: AUGUST GLOBAL TRADE DEFICIT STG3.1 BLN

18/10/2001 10:40 Обзор состояния валютного рынка на 18.10.2001

18/10/2001 11:20 US Stock prices rapidly faded Wednesday

18/10/2001 11:21 Greenspan Says Econ Not as Weak as Feared

18/10/2001 12:43 UK SEPT RETAIL SALES VOLUME UP ADJ 0.2 PCT FROM AUG; UP 5.9 YR-ON-YR

18/10/2001 12:44 UK BUILDING SOCIETY SEP NEW APPROVALS ADJ 2.012 BLN STG: BSA

18/10/2001 12:44 UK 3 MTHS TO SEPTEMBER RETAIL SALES VOLUME UP ADJ 1.5 PCT FROM 3 MTHS TO JUNE

18/10/2001 12:44 UK SEPT NON-EU TRADE IN GOODS DEFICIT 1.688 BLN STG VS REVISED 2.967 BLN AUG

18/10/2001 12:45 UK AUG GLOBAL TRADE IN GOODS DEFICIT 3.331 BLN STG VS REVISED 2.46 BLN JULY

18/10/2001 12:45 UK SEPT PRIVATE BANK LENDING UP 9.717 BLN STG VS 11.553 BLN RISE IN AUG - BBA

18/10/2001 12:46 UK Sept retail sales volumes up 0.2 pct from Aug; up 5.9 pct yr-on-yr

18/10/2001 13:02 UK SEPT PUBLIC SECTOR NET BORROWING 668 MLN STG VS REVISED -188 MLN AUG

18/10/2001 13:03 UK SEP PROV M4 LENDING UP ADJ 5.9 BLN STG FROM AUG; UP 0.5 PCT

18/10/2001 13:10 UK Sept PSNCR 3.87 bln stg deficit vs revised 226 mln Aug surplus

18/10/2001 13:11 UK Aug global trade in goods deficit 3.331 bln stg; Sept non-EU 1.688 bln

18/10/2001 13:12 UK Sept prov M4 up adj 1.1 pct from Aug; up 8.0 yr-on-yr

18/10/2001 13:12 UK Sept private bank lending up 9.717 bln stg vs 11.553 bln rise in Aug - BBA

18/10/2001 13:12 Welteke rejects sale of Bundesbank foreign reserves to revamp public finances

18/10/2001 13:12 UK Sept building society new approvals adj 2.05 bln stg vs 1.99 bln Aug - BSA

18/10/2001 13:16 BUBA'S REMSPERGER SEES 'MEAGRE' 2002 GERMAN GDP GROWTH

18/10/2001 14:08 EU SEP 11 REPORT: SCOPE FOR MOVEMENT ON RATES IF INFLA FALLS

18/10/2001 14:09 EU SEP 11 RPT: FISCAL POLICY ALREADY HELPING STABILISE ECON

18/10/2001 14:09 EU COMMISSION SEES EU 2001 GDP GROWTH 'AROUND 1.5 PCT'

18/10/2001 14:09 EU SEP 11 RPT: KEEP BUDGETS BALANCED CRUCIAL IN DOWNTURN

18/10/2001 14:20 Fukuda confirms Shiokawa's view economy may shrink in FY 2001

18/10/2001 15:03 CANADA SEPT CPI +0.3% NSA VS UNCH IN AUG; +2.6% YR/YR

18/10/2001 15:03 CANADA SEPT CORE CPI +0.1% NSA VS +0.2% IN AUG; +2.1% YR/YR

18/10/2001 15:04 BANK OF CANADA SEPT CORE +0.2% NSA VS +0.1% IN AUG; +2.3% Y/Y

18/10/2001 15:04 CANADA SEPT ENERGY CPI +2.7% VS +0.2% IN AUG; +3.2% YR/YR

18/10/2001 15:04 CANADA SEPT FOOD CPI -0.7% NSA VS -0.8% IN AUG; +4.2% YR/YR

18/10/2001 15:04 BANK OF CANADA CPI CONTRAL TARGET RANGE 1-3%

18/10/2001 16:31 US JOBLESS CLAIMS +6,000 TO 490,000 IN OCT 13 WEEK

18/10/2001 16:31 US INITIAL CLAIMS 4-WK AVG +24,250 TO 491,250 OCT13; 10-YR HI

18/10/2001 16:31 US INITIAL CLAIMS SURV WK COMP; 490K 10/13 VS 393K 9/15; +97K

18/10/2001 16:53 EUROGROUP REYNDERS: FULL RESPECT FOR ECB INDENPENDENCE

18/10/2001 16:53 REYNDERS: ECB IN POSITION TO ACT "IN NEXT WEEKS, MONTHS"

18/10/2001 16:54 REYNDERS:DUISENBERG INCREASINGLY ATTENTIVE TO EUROGROUP

18/10/2001 16:54 REYNDERS:STILL AWAIT CONFIRMATION OF FALLING EMU INFL. TREND

18/10/2001 16:55 REYNDERS:ALL AGREE FISCAL STIMULUS ROOM VERY LIMITED

18/10/2001 16:55 REYNDERS:EMU NOT IN RECESSION, ALL SEE REBOUND IN 2002

18/10/2001 16:59 REYNDERS:EURO FX RATE VS DLR "NOT A PROBLEM NOW"

18/10/2001 16:59 FED ACCEPTS $3 BLN IN 28-DAY REPOS, $2.30 BLN IN MBS

18/10/2001 16:59 REYNDERS:DON'T WANT FIRMER EURO IF DUE TO WEAK US ECON.

18/10/2001 17:00 REYNDERS:EXPECT INCREASING USE OF EURO IN INTL FX RESERVES

18/10/2001 17:02 REYNDERS:REPEATS CALL FOR DIRECT FINANCING OF EU BUDGET

18/10/2001 17:02 REYNDERS:DUISENBERG TO ATTEND FRIDAY EU LEADERS MTG IN GHENT

18/10/2001 17:03 REYNDERS:NEED TO FLANK EURO WITH EU POLITICAL INTEGRATION SOON

18/10/2001 19:14 NOYER: BIG STIMULUS PROGRAMS HAVE NOT WORKED WELL IN PAST

18/10/2001 19:15 NOYER: PAST RATE CUTS TO BOOST GROWTH HAVE BACKFIRED LONG-TERM

18/10/2001 19:15 NOYER: MONETARY POLICY MUST FOCUS ON THE MEDIUM TERM

18/10/2001 20:01 PHILA. FED BUSINESS ACTIVITY INDEX -27.4 OCT VS -7.3 SEP

18/10/2001 20:01 PHILA. FED CURRENT PRICES PAID INDEX -22.1 OCT VS -13.2 SEP

18/10/2001 20:01 PHILADELPHIA FED NEW ORDERS INDEX -17.1 OCT VS. 0.7 SEP

18/10/2001 20:02 PHILADELPHIA FED SHIPMENTS INDEX -16.9 OCT VS. -3.9 SEP

18/10/2001 20:02 PHILADELPHIA FED 6-MO OUTLOOK INDEX 52.3 OCT VS 51.3 SEP

18/10/2001 20:02 PHIL FED: MFG SECTOR DETERIORATED AFTER SEPT 11 ATTACKS

18/10/2001 20:02 PHIL FED: OVERALL MFG INDEX IN OCT. LOWEST SINCE FEB. 2001

18/10/2001 22:12 FED'S BROADDUS Q&A:BIZ SPDG WON'T PICK UP UNTIL CONSUMERS DO

18/10/2001 22:14 BROADDUS:HOUSING ACTIVITY SHOULD BE VIEWED AS LEADING INDICATR

18/10/2001 22:18 BROADDUS:ON STIMULUS,FED AND MON POL FASTER THAN FISCAL POLICY

18/10/2001 22:19 BROADDUS:REPEATS ENCOURAGED BY LOWER ENERGY PRICES

18/10/2001 22:20 BROADDUS:WOULD LIKE TO SEE BUDGET RETURN TO PRE-9/11 STATUS

18/10/2001 22:21 BROADDUS:US DEFLATION NOT A DANGER, BUT ON THE 'RADAR SCREEN'

18/10/2001 22:21 BROADDUS:NEW ECONOMY'S ENTHUSIASM WAS OVERDONE

18/10/2001 22:22 BROADDUS:G-SPAN TO BE REMEMBERED AS ONE OF THE GREAT CHAIRMEN