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24/10/2001 08:14 GOOD MORNING!

24/10/2001 08:28 Calendar for October 24-25

24/10/2001 08:29 O'Neill says US economy beginning to see recovery

24/10/2001 08:29 DJ O'Neill/Airlines -2: US Going Through A Correction Period

24/10/2001 08:30 Australia Q3 CPI up 0.3 pct from Q2, up 2.5 pct yr-on-yr

24/10/2001 08:31 Gov't may inject funds into troubled banks if needed: Koizumi

24/10/2001 08:33 Dollar little changed against yen in Tokyo morning deals

24/10/2001 09:01 JAPAN SEPT SUPERMARKET SALES DOWN 3.9 PCT YR-ON-YR VS DOWN 5.2 IN AUG

24/10/2001 09:21 Forex - Dollar top-heavy at midafternoon in Tokyo as biowarfare fears spread

24/10/2001 09:31 JAPAN SEPT DEPT STORE SALES UP 3.9 PCT YR-ON-YR VS DOWN 0.3 PCT IN AUG

24/10/2001 09:37 FOREX-Dollar well-supported, but anthrax jitters weigh

24/10/2001 09:38 TECHNICALS-Forex market views and key levels

24/10/2001 09:44 BBK:PAN-GERMANY AUG IND OUTPUT REVISED TO +2.2% M/M VS +2.0%

24/10/2001 09:44 WEST GERMANY AUG IND. PRODUCTION REVISED TO 2.0% M/M VS +1.7%

24/10/2001 09:44 EAST GERMAN AUG IND. PRODUCTION REVISED TO +4.9% M/M VS +4.7%

24/10/2001 09:44 PAN-GERMANY AUG IND. OUTPUT INDEX REVISED TO 114.2 VS 113.9

24/10/2001 09:45 W. GERMANY AUG IND. OUTPUT INDEX REVISED TO 113.2 VS. 112.9

24/10/2001 09:45 E. GERMANY AUG IND. OUTPUT INDEX REVISED 125.2 VS. 125.0

24/10/2001 10:00 PAN-GERMANY SEP IMPORT PRICES -0.5% M/M, -3.6% Y/Y;AUG -0.9%

24/10/2001 10:00 GERMANY SEP IMPORT PRICE DROP IN LINE WITH MNI SURVEY MEDIAN

24/10/2001 10:00 GERMANY EX-OIL SEP IMPORT PRICES -0.5% M/M,-1.0% Y/Y;AUG +0.4%

24/10/2001 10:01 GERMANY SEP EXPORT PRICE INDEX -0.1% M/M, -0.3% Y/Y; AUG +0.4%

24/10/2001 10:01 GERMANY SEP IMPORT CAPITAL GOODS PRICES -0.2% M/M; -0.4% Y/Y

24/10/2001 10:01 GERMANY SEP IMPORT ENERGY GOODS PRICES -1.7% M/M; -15.4% Y/Y

24/10/2001 10:08 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES DOWN 59.41 PTS AT 10,802.15

24/10/2001 10:48 FRANCE FINAL SEP HICP +0.2% M/M, +1.6% Y/Y; UNREVISED

24/10/2001 10:48 FRANCE FINAL SEP NSA CPI +0.2% M/M, +1.5% Y/Y; UNREVISED

24/10/2001 10:48 FRANCE SEP SA CPI REVISED TO UNCH. M/M,+1.5% Y/Y (+0.1%,+1.6%)

24/10/2001 10:49 FRANCE FINAL SEP CORE CPI +0.1% M/M, +1.8% Y/Y; UNREVISED

24/10/2001 11:06 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 34.96 PTS LOWER AT 4,420.80

24/10/2001 11:06 DAX OPENS 15.18 POINTS LOWER AT 4,689.04

24/10/2001 11:49 EU'S PRODI: NOT OPTIMISTIC BUT 'CALM' ON EU ECON OUTLOOK

24/10/2001 12:00 GERMANY:BRANDENBURG OCT CPI -0.4% M/M, +2.6% Y/Y; SEP +2.8%

24/10/2001 12:01 Forex - Major currencies rangebound in early London trade

24/10/2001 13:00 GERMANY: HESSE OCT CPI -0.5% M/M, +1.4% Y/Y; SEP +1.9% Y/Y

24/10/2001 13:00 HESSE OCT M/M DROP AT LOW END OF MNI FORECAST

24/10/2001 13:01 HESSE OCT CPI DOWN 0.5 PCT VS SEPT; UP 1.7 PCT YR-ON-YR

24/10/2001 13:01 HESSE OCT M/M DROP LOWEST SINCE 1968; STATS OFFICE

24/10/2001 13:02 GERMANY PRESS:GERMANY GOVT TO CUT 2002 GDP FORECAST TO 1.25%

24/10/2001 14:00 UK CBI: OCT QTRLY BUSINESS OPTIMISM BALANCE -54% VS JUL'S -22

24/10/2001 14:01 UK CBI: OCT QTRLY TOTAL ORDERS BALANCE -14% VS JUL'S -6

24/10/2001 14:01 UK CBI: OCT QTRLY EXPORT OPTIMISM -53% VS -25% IN JUL

24/10/2001 14:02 UK CBI CALLS FOR 50 BPS CUT IN BANK OF ENGLAND REPO

24/10/2001 14:02 UK CBI SAYS QTRLY EXPORT OPTIMISM WORST SINCE JULY 1980

24/10/2001 14:08 UK CBI CALLS FOR HALF POINT RATE CUT AS EXPORT PROSPECTS HIT 21 YEAR LOW

24/10/2001 14:08 UK CBI SAYS IMBALANCES IN 2 SPEED ECONOMY LIKELY TO WORSEN OVER WINTER

24/10/2001 14:09 FOCUS Euro cash changeover mildly positive for Q4 GDP; main benefits long-term

24/10/2001 14:17 GERMANY DIW INSTITUTE'S HORN: DON'T SEE ECB RATE CUT THIS WEEK

24/10/2001 14:18 GERMANY'S HESSE CORRECTS: OCT CPI +1.7% Y/Y (NOT +1.4%)

24/10/2001 14:18 GERMANY DIW: BUT REALLY NEED 75-100 BPS ECB RATE CUT THIS WEEK

24/10/2001 14:19 GERMANY DIW: ECB SHOULD CUT KEY INT. RATE TO 2.5% BY END OF 01

24/10/2001 14:35 Forex - Sterling weaker in midday London on CBI report; euro recovers slightly

24/10/2001 14:40 NABE : Poll of Econs Show Weakest Economy in 22 Yrs

24/10/2001 15:05 MORTGAGE BANKERS US SA MARKET INDX -11.6% TO 897.3 OCT19 WK

24/10/2001 15:05 MORTGAGE BANKERS US HOME PURCH INDEX -7.9% TO 264.1 OCT 19 WK

24/10/2001 15:06 MORTGAGE BANKERS US REFI INDEX -12.8% TO 4580.3 OCT 19 WK

24/10/2001 16:00 GERMANY: SAXONY OCT CPI -0.3% M/M, +2.4% Y/Y; SEP +2.5% Y/Y

24/10/2001 16:01 GERMANY:SAXONY OCT M/M CPI DROP IN LINE WITH MNI SURVEY MEDIAN

24/10/2001 16:29 USD Rally Tires and FX Market Steadies Before ECB Meeting by Jes Black

24/10/2001 17:06 BELGIAN SEPT ECONOMIC SENTIMENT INDEX MINUS 17 VS MINUS 12.1 IN AUG

24/10/2001 17:14 German preliminary Oct CPI down 0.3 pct vs Sept; up 2.0 pct yr-on-yr

24/10/2001 17:15 US WEEK TO OCT 19 CRUDE STOCKS UP 2.8 MLN BARRELS TO 305.8 MLN - DoE

24/10/2001 17:32 DJIA UP 8.51 POINTS AT 9,348.59 AT 9.31 AM

24/10/2001 17:33 NASDAQ COMPOSITE UP 2.67 PTS AT 1,707.11 AT 9.31 AM

24/10/2001 17:48 BBK:GERMANY PREL OCT SA CPI ANNUALIZED 6M RATE 0.9%; SEP 1.7%

24/10/2001 17:57 Koizumi suggests bombing mistakes inevitable

24/10/2001 18:00 US TSY'S O'NEILL: SEPT. 11 CAUSED 'WIDESPREAD UNCERTAINTY'

24/10/2001 18:01 US'S O'NEILL: 'OVERRIDING CONCERN' TO KEEP 'ECONOMY MOVING'

24/10/2001 18:02 US'S O'NEILL: GOVT MUST 'ENSURE' ECONOMIC STABILITY

24/10/2001 18:02 US'S O'NEILL: ATTACKS CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS FOR INSUR COS

24/10/2001 18:02 US'S O'NEILL: AIRLINES TO PAY NEARLY $1 BLN IN PREMIUM HIKES

24/10/2001 18:12 US REP HASTERT:LONG-TERM PROSPECTS FOR US ECONOMY'STILL GOOD'

24/10/2001 18:21 MNI SURVEY: 36 OF 52 TRADERS SEE NO ECB RATE CUT THIS WEEK

24/10/2001 18:21 MNI SURVEY: 15 OF 52 TRADERS SEE NO ECB CUT ON NOV 8 EITHER

24/10/2001 18:22 MNI SURVEY: TRADERS LESS OPTIMISTIC ON ECB CUT THAN ANALYSTS

24/10/2001 18:24 US REP THOMAS:HOUSE STIMULUS PKG'SHAPED APPROPRIATELY'

24/10/2001 18:24 US REP THOMAS:60% OF $100B STIMULUS PKG GOES TO BUSINESSES

24/10/2001 18:26 US REP DELAY:DEMOCRAT STIMULUS PLAN WON'T REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT

24/10/2001 18:48 BANK OF CANADA SEES 0 OR NEGATIVE GROWTH IN 2ND HALF 2001

24/10/2001 18:48 BANK OF CANADA'S DODGE:SEES 'BELOW POTENTIAL' ECON IN 2002

24/10/2001 18:48 BOC'S DODGE: SEES CANADA 2001 AVG GROWTH OF 1.5%

24/10/2001 18:48 BOC'S DODGE:SEES ROBUST REBOUND ONCE CONSUMER/BUS CONF RETURNS

24/10/2001 18:58 US SEN CONRAD:HOUSE PKG TELLS MKTS L-TERM FISCAL HEALTH EBBING

24/10/2001 18:58 US SEN CONRAD:STILL SEES FINAL PKG THAT WILL STIMULATE ECONOMY

24/10/2001 18:58 US SEN CONRAD:SENATE STIMULUS PLAN 'CONSTRUCTIVE CONTRIBUTION'

24/10/2001 18:59 US REP SPRATT:HOUSE STIMULUS PKG DOESN'T PROVIDE ECON RECOVERY

24/10/2001 18:59 US REP SPRATT:HOUSE STIMULUS'BENDS OVER BACKWARDS'FOR CORPS

24/10/2001 18:59 US SEN CONRAD:70% OF LATEST HOUSE TAX CUTS ARE PERMANENT

24/10/2001 19:20 US SEN DASCHLE:SENATE TO TAKE UP ANTI-TERRORISM BILL 'SHORTLY'

24/10/2001 19:21 US SEN DASCHLE:WANT TO BEGIN STOCKPILING ANTIBIOTICS

24/10/2001 21:12 BOE KING:NOW NOT GOOD TIME TO CHANGE RPIX INF TARGET TO HICP

24/10/2001 21:13 BOE KING: UK MON. POL. WON'T NECESSARILY FOLLOW US

24/10/2001 21:55 BUSH:THE BASES FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH 'ARE VERY STRONG'

24/10/2001 21:57 BUSH:WANTS CONSUMERS TO FEEL CONFIDENT, SPEND

24/10/2001 22:01 FED BEIGE BOOK: ECONOMY 'WEAK' IN ALL DISTRICTS THRU MID-OCT

24/10/2001 22:01 BEIGE BOOK: RETAIL SALES SOFTENED IN ALMOST ALL DISTRICTS

24/10/2001 22:01 BEIGE BOOK: WEAKNESS IN MANUFACTURING IS 'BROADLY BASED'

24/10/2001 22:01 BEIGE BOOK:'LAYOFFS IN WIDE VARIETY OF JOBS' IN MANY DISTRICTS

24/10/2001 22:01 BEIGE BOOK: AUTO SALES REBOUNDED THANKS TO ZERO-FINANCING

24/10/2001 22:02 BEIGE BOOK: SHIPMENTS, ORDERS WEAK IN MOST OF THE COUNTRY

24/10/2001 22:02 BEIGE BOOK:'SHORT PERIOD OF SHARPLY REDUCED ACTIVITY'POST-9/11

24/10/2001 22:02 BEIGE BOOK: BIZ RECOVERED QUICKLY FROM SOME ASPECTS OF ATTACK

24/10/2001 22:02 BEIGE BOOK: SOME RETAIL RECOVERY AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER

24/10/2001 22:03 BEIGE BOOK: LONGER RUN EFFECTS OF ATTACK 'DIFFICULT TO ASSESS'

24/10/2001 22:03 BEIGE BOOK: LITTLE WAGE/PRICE PRESSURE;SOME PRICES HAVE FALLEN

24/10/2001 22:03 BEIGE BOOK: ATTACK APT TO HAVE 'LONGER TERM EFFECT ON MFG'

24/10/2001 22:03 BEIGE BOOK: AIRCRAFT GROUNDING CAUSED SOME SUPPLY DELAYS

24/10/2001 22:03 BEIGE BOOK:MOST DISTRICTS RPT TOURISM DECLINE,BUT SOME REBOUND

24/10/2001 22:04 BEIGE BOOK COMPILED BY CLEV. FED USING PRE-OCT. 15 INFORMATION