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24/09/2002 08:18 Global Calendar for Tuesday, 24 Sept.

24/09/2002 09:05 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES MORNING DOWN 117.04 PTS AT 9,197.83

24/09/2002 09:07 GOLD AT 323.50-324.00 USD AT HONG KONG MORNING CLOSE

24/09/2002 09:22 Forex - Dollar lower vs yen in midafternoon Tokyo ahead of FOMC meeting

24/09/2002 09:26 Forex - Dollar lower vs yen in midafternoon Tokyo ahead of FOMC meeting

24/09/2002 10:01 RIKSBANK'S BACKSTROM: HARD TO FORM CLEAR PICTURE ON INFLATION

24/09/2002 10:02 RIKSBANK BACKSTROM: STILL WATCHING WAGE DEVELOPMENTS

24/09/2002 10:04 RIKSBANK BACKSTROM: SLOWDOWN IN SWEDEN RELATIVELY MILD

24/09/2002 10:05 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES DOWN 159.44 PTS AT 9,321.64

24/09/2002 10:11 S&P/ASX 200 CLOSES DOWN 13.4 PTS AT 3,033.3

24/09/2002 10:11 ALL ORDS CLOSES DOWN 12.9 PTS AT 2,988.1

24/09/2002 10:16 ECB'S PAPADEMOS:AFTER 2002, HICP TO DROP TO SLIGHTLY UNDER 2%

24/09/2002 10:19 ECB'S PAPADEMOS: EMU DEFLATION RISK AT MOMENT 'NEGLIGIBLE'

24/09/2002 10:45 France June-Aug Housing Permits -2.6% y/y; Starts +5.3% y/y

24/09/2002 10:47 Median Forecast: France July Cons. Spending +0.2%; Aug +0.1%

24/09/2002 10:49 FRANCE JLY SA CONSUMER SPEND ON MFG GDS +1.3% M/M, AUG. -0.1%

24/09/2002 10:51 FRANCE JLY SA HOUSEHOLD DURABLES +1.9% M/M; AUG +1.3% M/M

24/09/2002 10:52 FRANCE JUN CONSUMER SPEND. REVISED UP TO +1.1% M/M VS +1.0%

24/09/2002 10:53 FRANCE JLY SA AUTO SALES -0.3% M/M; AUG -6.2% M/M

24/09/2002 11:02 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 2.69 PTS HIGHER AT 2,797.00

24/09/2002 11:06 DAX OPENS DOWN 1.09 POINTS AT 2,913.16

24/09/2002 11:23 PRESS:ECB'S WELTEKE:ECB RATES APPROPRIATE, DON'T HINDER GROWTH

24/09/2002 11:25 WELTEKE:GERMANY MAY NOT MEET BAL. BUDG GOAL WITHOUT SPEND CUTS

24/09/2002 11:26 ECB WELTEKE URGES NEW GERMANY GOVT TO UNDERTAKE URGENT REFORMS

24/09/2002 11:32 DUTCH AUG BUSINESS CONFIDENCE MINUS 0.3 VS PLUS 1.5 IN JULY

24/09/2002 11:34 BBK: GERMANY JUL IND OUTPUT REVISED TO -0.9% M/M VS -1.0%

24/09/2002 11:35 GERMANY JUL IND. PROD EX CONSTR. REVISED TO -1.0% M/M (-1.1%)

24/09/2002 11:36 BANK OF FINLAND CUTS 2002 FINNISH GDP FORECAST TO 1.4 PCT VS 1.5 PCT EARLIER

24/09/2002 11:41 European Forex Trading Preview

24/09/2002 11:58 Forex - Dollar little changed against euro in early trade ahead of FOMC

24/09/2002 12:00 Euro-12 July Unadj Curr Acct +EUR2.6B Vs -EUR0.2B Yr Ago

24/09/2002 12:18 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES DOWN 117.19 PTS AT 9,197.68

24/09/2002 12:19 HANG SENG SEPT CONTRACT CLOSES AT 9,156 PTS

24/09/2002 12:32 UK JUN-AUG CAR PRODUCTION +2.7% VS PREV 3 MTHS

24/09/2002 13:00 JPY vulnerable

24/09/2002 13:03 Fed Seen Keeping U.S. Rates Steady

24/09/2002 13:12 ECB'S WELTEKE: EMU RECOVERY TO CONTINUE BUT AT SLOWER PACE

24/09/2002 13:14 ECB'S WELTEKE: DATA DO NOT POINT TO EMU ECONOMIC DOWNTURN

24/09/2002 13:15 ECB'S WELTEKE: OIL PRICES, BUDGETS POSE INFLATION RISKS

24/09/2002 13:16 ECB'S WELTEKE:EMU LIQUIDITY AMPLE, REAL RATES HISTORICALLY LOW

24/09/2002 13:24 ECB: VARIABLE REFI MARGINAL RATE 3.28% VS 3.28% LAST REFI

24/09/2002 13:46 WELTEKE SAYS MONETARY POLICY MUST BE 'STABILISING' DURING UNCERTAINTY PERIOD

24/09/2002 14:46 ECB WELTEKE:EMU GDP LOW BUT GROWING, BETTER THAN 2H LAST YEAR

24/09/2002 14:48 ECB WELTEKE:GERMANY MORE AFFECTED BY US GDP THAN EMU AS WHOLE

24/09/2002 14:49 ECB WELTEKE:WHEN SEE US UPSWING, WILL SEE EMU UPSWING

24/09/2002 16:55 US REDBOOK SEPT STORE SALES UNCH VS AUG THROUGH SEPT 21 WEEK

24/09/2002 16:56 US REDBOOK: SEPTEMBER 2002 STORE SALES +1.6% VS SEPTEMBER 2001

24/09/2002 16:57 US REDBOOK:STORE SALES +0.6% IN WK ENDED SEPT 21 VS YR-AGO WK

24/09/2002 17:06 ECB: FOREX RESERVES rose E0.1 BN TO E235.3 BN WK ENDED sep20

24/09/2002 17:50 GERMANY PREL. SEP HICP +0.1% M/M, +1.1% Y/Y; AUG +1.0% Y/Y

24/09/2002 17:51 GERMANY PREL. SEP CPI IN LINE WITH MNI MEDIAN FORECAST

24/09/2002 17:52 GERMANY PREL. SEP CPI UNCH M/M, +1.1% Y/Y; AUG +1.1% Y/Y

24/09/2002 17:57 EU COMMISSION PAPER: GERMANY 2002 DEFICIT MAY TOP 3% GDP

24/09/2002 18:00 US CONF BOARD PRESENT CONDITIONS SEP 88.5 VS AUG 93.1

24/09/2002 18:01 US CONF BOARD: WEAK LABOR MKTS ERODING CONFIDENCE

24/09/2002 18:02 US CONF BOARD:SEP BUYING PLANS DOWN FOR CARS,HOMES,APPLIANCES

24/09/2002 18:03 US CONF BOARD: JOBS PLENTIFUL IN SEP 15.9% VS AUG 17.4%

24/09/2002 19:38 US PIMCO'S MCCULLEY ON CNBC:'DIFFICULT TIME FOR THE FED'

24/09/2002 19:39 US PIMCO'S MCCULLEY:THINKS FED 'WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TODAY'

24/09/2002 19:39 US PIMCO'S MCCULLEY:EXPECTS FED TO BE BIASED TOWARD WEAKNESS

24/09/2002 19:42 US PIMCO'S MCCULLEY:COULD HAVE 3-4% US GDP IN 3RD QUARTER

24/09/2002 20:45 US REP SARBANES:'GUESS'FED WON'T CUT RATES TODAY

24/09/2002 20:47 US REP SARBANES: WEAK ECON MAKES FED DECISION 'TOUGH CALL'

24/09/2002 22:13 FED FUNDS RATE AT 1.75%, DISCOUNT RATE AT 1.25%

24/09/2002 22:14 FED: FOMC VOTED 10-2; GRAMLICH AND MCTEER WANTED A CUT

24/09/2002 22:14 FED: AGGREGATE DEMAND GROWING 'AT A MODERATE PACE'

24/09/2002 22:14 FED: UNCERTAINTY DUE HEIGHTENED GLOBAL POLITICAL RISKS