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03/10/2001 07:59 GOOD MORNING !

03/10/2001 08:23 Calendar for October 3 -4

03/10/2001 09:25 Koizumi aims to cut bank NPLs to 3.5-4.0 pct of all loans in yr to March 2005

03/10/2001 09:31 Forex - Dollar top-heavy against yen in midafternoon Tokyo on profit-taking

03/10/2001 09:55 RBA Cuts Rates To 4.50%

03/10/2001 10:09 UK SEPT HOUSE PRICES UNCHANGED; UP 8.3 PCT YR-ON-YR - HALIFAX

03/10/2001 10:09 UK CBI DIST TRADES: SEP SALES VOL BALANCE +54% VS +49% IN AUG

03/10/2001 10:09 UK CBI: 70% OF COMPANIES RESPONDED TO SURVEY AFTER SEP 11

03/10/2001 10:10 UK CBI: SEP ORDERS VOLUME BALANCE +36% VS +40% IN AUG

03/10/2001 10:10 UK CBI: SEP VOL OF STOCKS BALANCE +17% VS +18% IN AUG

03/10/2001 10:19 Yen Gives Up Ground To FX Majors

03/10/2001 10:21 FOCUS - RBA seen cutting interest rates by another 25 basis points by year-end

03/10/2001 10:21 FOCUS - RBA seen cutting interest rates by another 25 basis points by year-end

03/10/2001 10:22 Strong Australian Data As RBA Cuts

03/10/2001 10:27 Economists: Fed rate cuts just shoring up economy for now

03/10/2001 10:38 USD/JPY: trend resistance line was broken at 120.30 yesterday

03/10/2001 11:00 ITALY SEPTEMBER NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS -10.89% Y/Y

03/10/2001 11:00 LDP'S AIZAWA - TAX PANEL LEADERS APPROVE DRAFT STOCK STIMULUS PLAN

03/10/2001 11:02 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 9.84 PTS LOWER AT 4,034.82

03/10/2001 11:04 DAX OPENS 0.19 POINTS LOWER AT 4,304.01

03/10/2001 11:45 ITALY /ADACI SEP SA SERVICES INDEX 52.9 VS AUG 56.2

03/10/2001 11:49 FRANCE /CDAF SEP SA SERVICES INDEX 52.3 VS AUG 55.1

03/10/2001 11:49 FRANCE /CDAF SEP SERVICES INPUT PRICES 58.2 VS AUG 59.5

03/10/2001 11:49 FRANCE /CDAF SEP SERVICE PRICES CHARGED 53.5; AUG 54.0

03/10/2001 11:52 ITALY SEPT SERVICES PMI 52.9 VS 56.2 IN AUG - SOURCES

03/10/2001 11:55 GERMANY: SEP SA SERVICES ACTIVITY INDEX 44.9; SEP 47.7

03/10/2001 11:55 GERMANY SEP SERVICE INPUT PRICES 54.5; AUG 53.1

03/10/2001 11:56 GERMANY SEP SERVICE PRICES CHARGED 45.9; AUG 46.2

03/10/2001 11:58 ECB'S WELTEKE: EMU 2002 GDP GROWTH LIKELY BELOW POTENTIAL

03/10/2001 11:59 EMU SEP SA SERVICES ACTIVITY INDEX 49.0, AUG 51.7

03/10/2001 11:59 EMU SEP SERVICE INPUT PRICES 55.9; AUG 55.7

03/10/2001 12:01 Buba's Welteke says ECB back to normal after 'exceptional' Sept 11 events

03/10/2001 12:28 UK CBI says Sept retail sales volumes rose at fastest pace for five years

03/10/2001 12:28 UK SEP CIPS SVCES BUS. ACTIVITY INDEX 48.1 V AUG 50.9-

03/10/2001 12:28 SHIOKAWA - MOF TO URGE BOJ TO KEEP CURRENT-ACCOUNTS BALANCE OVER 8 TRLN YEN

03/10/2001 12:51 UK CIPS Sept service sector index 48.1 vs unrevised 50.9 in Aug - sources

03/10/2001 12:51 Dollar steady against yen in Tokyo

03/10/2001 12:52 UK treasury says nothing new in Blair's comments on euro entry

03/10/2001 13:34 EURUSD: SUP - 0.9160-0.9120-0.9065-0.9030, RES - 0.9225-0.9250-0.9335-0.9380 - COBA

03/10/2001 13:34 USDCHF: SUP - 1.6090-1.6015-1.5925-1.5830, RES - 1.6225-1.6275-1.6350-1.6400-1.6450-1.6545 - COBA

03/10/2001 13:35 GBPUSD: SUP - 1.4665-1.4605-1.4485, RES - 1.4835-1.4915-1.4965-1.5020-1.5100 - COBA

03/10/2001 13:35 USDJPY: SUP - 120.05-119.50-118.65-118.45-117.40, RES - 121.10-122.05-122.30-123.20-123.95 - COBA

03/10/2001 13:37 Brent crude lower after bigger-than-expected rise in US oil stocks

03/10/2001 13:58 EMU JUL REAL SA, CAL. ADJ. RETAIL SALES +0.3% M/M; JUN +0.1%

03/10/2001 13:59 EMU SEP BUSINESS CLIMATE INDICATOR DROPS TO -0.57; AUG -0.46

03/10/2001 13:59 EMU JUL REAL, CAL ADJ RETAIL SALES +1.3% Y/Y;JUN +1.5%(+2.1%)

03/10/2001 14:00 EMU-12 JULY PPI REVISED TO -0.5% M/M; +2.1% Y/Y% (-0.4%;2.3%)

03/10/2001 14:00 EMU-12 AUG. PPI M/M FALL IN LINE WITH MNI SURVEY MEDIAN

03/10/2001 14:00 Euro zone July retail sales up 1.3 pct vs June, up 0.3 yr-on-yr

03/10/2001 14:17 Shiokawa wants BOJ to keep at least 8 tril. yen cash balance

03/10/2001 14:20 FT-SE 4788.40 (-43.90/-0.91%), CAC 3977.35 (-67.31/-1.66%), DAX 4223.69 ( -80.51/-1.87%) at 1010GMT

03/10/2001 14:29 FOCUS - UK economy holding its own in light of weaker global demand

03/10/2001 14:58 MORTGAGE BANKERS US SA MARKET INDEX +20.5% TO 771.1 SEP28 WK

03/10/2001 14:58 MORTGAGE BANKERS US HOME PURCH INDEX +8.9% TO 308.8 SEP 28 WK

03/10/2001 14:58 MORTGAGE BANKERS US REFI INDEX +27.5% TO 3459.8 SEP 28 WK

03/10/2001 17:00 ECB: FOREX RESERVES FELL E13.7 BN TO E258.7 BN WK ENDED SEP28

03/10/2001 17:01 DOE US crude oil stocks +1.6 mln bbls in latest week

03/10/2001 17:05 ITALY FIN VICE MINISTER: EXPECT ECB TO FOLLOW US FED OCT02 CUT

03/10/2001 17:38 EU's Solbes says growth of budget deficits reduces scope for ECB rate cuts

03/10/2001 18:01 US TSY'S O'NEILL:'AGGRESSIVE HUNT FOR TERROR. FUNDS UNDERWAY'

03/10/2001 18:01 US TSY'S O'NEILL: VOWS TO SHUT DOWN TERRORISM FUNDING

03/10/2001 18:02 US NAPM NON-MFG BUS. INDEX 50.2 SEP VS 45.5 AUG, SEAS ADJ

03/10/2001 18:02 US NAPM NON-MFG PRICES 49.0 SEP VS 48.0 AUG, 60.5 SEP00

03/10/2001 18:03 US NAPM NON-MFG NEW ORDERS 49.8 SEP VS 45.9 AUG, SEAS ADJ

03/10/2001 18:03 US NAPM NON-MFG SUPPL. DEL. 51.0 SEP VS 48.0 AUG, 53.0 SEP00

03/10/2001 18:04 US NAPM NON-MFG BACKLOG 48.5 SEP VS 41.5 AUG, 56.5 SEP00

03/10/2001 18:04 US NAPM NON-MFG EXP ORDER 53.5 SEP VS 47.5 AUG, 51.5 SEP00

03/10/2001 18:04 US NAPM NON-MFG IMPORTS INDX 55.0 SEP VS 53.8 AUG, SEAS ADJ

03/10/2001 18:04 US NAPM NON-MFG INVNT. SENT. 64.0 SEP VS 65.5 AUG, 65.0 SEP00

03/10/2001 18:05 US NON-MFG NAPM: DATA INDICATES ALMOST NO CHANGE IN ACTIVITY

03/10/2001 18:05 NON-MFG NAPM: FIRMS POLLED EXPRESS INCREASE IN UNCERTAINTY

03/10/2001 18:14 NAPM'S KAUFFMAN: DATA INDICATE 'VERY LITTLE' CHANGE IN SEPT

03/10/2001 18:16 NAPM'S KAUFFMAN: STRESSES THAT MAIN INDEX IS NOT A COMPOSITE

03/10/2001 18:19 NAPM'S KAUFFMAN: INDEX CLOSER TO A MEASURE OF PRODUCTION

03/10/2001 18:58 US'S O'NEILL:3Q LIKELY SMALL BUT STILL POSITIVE GROWTH RATE

03/10/2001 18:58 US TSY'S O'NEILL: FOUNDATIONS OF US ECON'UNSHAKABLY STRONG'

03/10/2001 19:00 US TSY'S O'NEILL: SEPT 11 EVENTS CREATED DISRUPTIONS IN ECON

03/10/2001 19:00 US' O'NEILL: 'SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED' IF JOBLESS NUMBERS BAD

03/10/2001 19:00 US'S O'NEILL:STILL TOO EARLY FOR DATA TO REFLECT 9/11 EFFECT

03/10/2001 19:00 US' O'NEILL: KEY TO US RECOVERY IS CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

03/10/2001 19:00 US' O'NEILL: 'SUBSTANTIAL' FISCAL STIMULUS IN PIPELINE

03/10/2001 19:02 US' O'NEILL: ADMIN WANTS $60-$70 BLN FISCAL STIMULUS IN 2002

03/10/2001 19:02 US' O'NEILL:NEW STIMULUS MUSTN'T'PUT UPWARD PRESSURE'ON LT RTS

03/10/2001 19:02 US'S O'NEILL: 'COMPONENTS' OF STIMULUS AS IMPORTANT AS SIZE

03/10/2001 19:04 US' O'NEILL: CONFIDENT STIMULUS CAN 'RESTORE CONFIDENCE'IN US

03/10/2001 19:17 CORRECT O'NEILL:'CERTAIN'3Q WILL SHOW 'NEGATIVE REAL GROWTH'

03/10/2001 19:23 BUSH:WANTS STIMULUS PACKAGE TO BE PASSED 'QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE'

03/10/2001 19:23 BUSH:GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO BE'AGGRESSIVE'W/FISCAL 'KICK START'

03/10/2001 19:25 BUSH:HAVE'FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY' TO INVIGORATE US ECONOMY

03/10/2001 19:27 BUSH:ALREADY PLENTY OF STIMULUS IN PIPELINE,BUT COULD USE MORE

03/10/2001 19:27 BUSH:DON'T WANT STIMULUS TO HAVE NEG. EFFECT ON LNG TERM RATES

03/10/2001 19:29 BUSH:AMERICANS 'BEGINNING TO GO ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS' AGAIN

03/10/2001 19:37 US'S O'NEILL Q&A:MUST BE'SAFE'TO FLY TO REVIVE ECON CONFIDENCE

03/10/2001 19:40 US'S O'NEILL:UP FRONT TAX REBATES MADE ECON 'BETTER OFF TODAY'