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26/09/2002 08:08 Global Calendar for Thursday, Sept. 26

26/09/2002 08:59 GOLD AT 322.20-70 USD AT HONG KONG MORNING CLOSE

26/09/2002 08:59 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES MORNING UP 105.21 PTS AT 9,230.12

26/09/2002 09:10 Forex - Dollar top-heavy in midafternoon Tokyo on Japan policy hopes

26/09/2002 09:28 Tokyo stocks higher midday, dollar up against yen

26/09/2002 09:41 Japan: Aug vehicle output up 2.3 pct yr-on-yr vs up 5.1 in July

26/09/2002 09:43 Japan: Aug motorcycle output down 16.5 pct yr-on-yr vs down 11.5 in July

26/09/2002 09:44 2001 avg annual gross pay for private sector workers down 1.5 pct

26/09/2002 09:44 Japan banks cannot be revived only through capital injections - S&P

26/09/2002 10:03 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES UP 155.51 PTS AT 9,320.92

26/09/2002 10:23 S&P/ASX 200 CLOSES DOWN 2.4 PTS AT 2,988.7

26/09/2002 10:25 ALL ORDS CLOSES DOWN 0.8 PTS AT 2,945.8

26/09/2002 10:27 GERMANY FINMIN: JAN-AUG TOTAL PUBLIC SECTOR TAX REV. -3.9% Y/Y

26/09/2002 10:29 GERMANY FINMIN: JAN-AUG FED. GOVT. TAX REVENUES -4.7% Y/Y

26/09/2002 10:36 GERMANY FINMIN:NO DOMESTIC INFL. PRESSURE, BUT IRAQ POSES RISK

26/09/2002 10:54 Greenspan says uncertainty greater risk to economy than war

26/09/2002 10:55 FRENCH SEPT BUSINESS CLIMATE INDICATOR 96 VS 98 IN JULY

26/09/2002 11:00 ITALY SA JUL IND. TURNOVER -0.4% M/M; DOM. +0.4%, FRGN -2.2%

26/09/2002 11:02 ITALY JUL UNADJUSTED IND. ORDERS +9.4% Y/Y; JUN -4.8%

26/09/2002 11:02 ITALY NSA JUL IND TURNOVER +2.8% Y/Y; DOM. +3.8%, FRGN +0.5%

26/09/2002 11:04 ITALY JUL UNADJ. IND. DOMESTIC ORDERS +8.5% Y/Y; FRGN +10.9%

26/09/2002 11:05 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 61.06 PTS HIGHER AT 2,846.44

26/09/2002 11:06 ITALY JULY INDUSTRIAL SALES UP 2.8 PCT YR-ON-YR

26/09/2002 11:17 US'S HUBBARD: 'DON'T BUY' BOJ CLAIM IT CAN'T END DEFLATION

26/09/2002 11:18 US'S HUBBARD: BOJ COULD END DEFLATION 'IF IT WANTED TO'

26/09/2002 11:20 US'S HUBBARD:NO'SENSE OF URGENCY'BY JAPAN TO DEAL W/PROBLEMS

26/09/2002 12:00 ECB: AUG. FULLY ADJ. EMU M3 +7.0% Y/Y; JULY +7.1% (+7.1%)

26/09/2002 12:01 ECB: JUNE-AUG SA AVG. M3 +7.1% Y/Y; MAY-JULY +7.3% (+7.3%)

26/09/2002 12:02 ECB: AUG. EMU NSA PRIVATE CREDIT GROWTH +5.2% Y/Y; JULY +5.0%

26/09/2002 12:03 ECB: AUG. EMU TOTAL NSA CREDIT GROWTH +4.2% Y/Y; JULY +4.1%

26/09/2002 12:04 EMU AUG Y/Y, 3-MO. AVG. M3 BOTH ABOVE MNI SURVEY MEDIAN

26/09/2002 12:08 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES UP 145.80 PTS AT 9,270.71

26/09/2002 12:12 European Forex Trading Preview

26/09/2002 12:19 Forex - Euro firms in early London ahead of US data

26/09/2002 12:30 UK BBA: AUG NSA MORTGAGE APPROVALS STG6.748BN V JUL STG8.5BN

26/09/2002 12:31 UK BBA: AUG NSA NUMBER OF LOANS APPROVED 77,007 VS JUL 95,245

26/09/2002 12:32 UK BBA: AUG SA NET MORTG LEND +STG4.851 BN VS JUL STG4.731 BN

26/09/2002 12:33 UK AUGUST GROSS MORTGAGE LENDING 14.3 BLN STG VS JULY'S 14.5 BLN

26/09/2002 14:19 British Pound Near 8-Day High vs Euro Amid View of U.K. Growth

26/09/2002 14:25 EU COMMISSION PROPOSES FURTHER DELAY IN STEEL SANCTIONS VS. US

26/09/2002 14:52 LDN: COMMONWEALTH FINMINS: GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS FRAGILE

26/09/2002 14:54 LDN: COMMONWEALTH FINMINS BACK CALLS FOR MORE REFORMS IN EU

26/09/2002 15:04 EU COMMISSION: 'WORRIED' BY NEW FRENCH BUDGET TARGETS

26/09/2002 15:06 EU SOLBES REGRETS LACK OF IMPROVEMENT IN FRENCH 03 ADJ BUDGET

26/09/2002 15:07 EU SOLBES: NEW FRENCH BUDGET NOT IN LINE WITH PREVIOUS PLEDGES

26/09/2002 15:09 EU SOLBES: FRANCE POSTPONING CONSOLIDATION PROCESS

26/09/2002 15:10 EU SOLBES: CONCERNED FRANCE WON'T REACH BAL. BUDGET BY 2006

26/09/2002 15:11 EU SOLBES:CONCERNED FRANCE 2003 DEFICIT DANGEROUSLY CLOSE 3%

26/09/2002 15:12 EU SOLBES: FRANCE BUDGET SHOWS NEED TO BOLSTER FISCAL COORD.

26/09/2002 15:18 UK'S BROWN: MONETARY ACTIVISM SHOULD BE BACKED BY REFORMS

26/09/2002 15:36 DJIA DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UP 25 PTS AT 7,872.0 AT 7.35 AM

26/09/2002 15:37 NASDAQ 100 DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UP 8.50 PTS AT 891.0 AT 7.37 AM

26/09/2002 16:02 Euro drifts lower in midday London

26/09/2002 16:15 Durable Goods to Give Direction in USD and Dow

26/09/2002 16:15 US'S HUBBARD DISPUTES IMF WARNING ABOUT ABRUPT DOLLAR DROP

26/09/2002 16:18 US'S HUBBARD: QUESTION IS EFFECT OF WAR UNCERT'TY ON ECON

26/09/2002 16:18 US'S HUBBARD: FED AWARE OF NEED TO AVOID DEFLATION; NOT WORRY

26/09/2002 16:20 US'S HUBBARD: 'U.S. CAN EASILY AFFORD' WAR AGAINST IRAQ

26/09/2002 16:21 US'S HUBBARD: CONSUMERS TO SUSTAIN RECOVERY DESPITE SLOW JOBS

26/09/2002 16:29 ECB MAKES NO MONETARY POLICY STATEMENT FOLLOWING COUNCIL MTG

26/09/2002 16:30 US AUG DURABLE NEW ORDERS -0.6%; EX-TRANSPORTATION -0.9%

26/09/2002 16:31 US AUG DURABLE ORDERS EX-DEFENSE +0.6%; DEFENSE +28.9%

26/09/2002 16:32 US JULY DURABLE GDS NEW ORDERS REVISED TO +8.6% (PREV +9.2%)

26/09/2002 16:33 US NSA JOBLESS CLAIMS -23,902 TO 313,469 IN SEP 21 WEEK

26/09/2002 16:33 US INITIAL CLAIMS 4-WK AVG -1,000 TO 419,000 IN SEP 21 WEEK

26/09/2002 16:34 US JOBLESS CLAIMS -24,000 TO 406,000 IN SEP 21 WEEK

26/09/2002 16:36 US AUG COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPT NEW ORDERS -4.0%,COMPUTERS -1.4%

26/09/2002 16:37 US INITIAL CLAIMS REV TO -3K TO 430K IN SEP 14 WK (PREV 424K)

26/09/2002 16:38 US WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS DOWN 24,000 TO 406,000

26/09/2002 16:39 DJIA DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UP 53.00 AT 7,900.00 AFTER ECONOMIC DATA

26/09/2002 16:40 US AUG DURABLE GOODS ORDERS DOWN 0.6 PCT VS REVISED 8.6 RISE IN JULY

26/09/2002 16:41 NASDAQ 100 DEC FUTURES CONTRACT UP 14.50 AT 897.00 AFTER ECONOMIC DATA

26/09/2002 17:02 EU'S PRODI: FRANCE AGREES WITH NEW EC BUDGET BALANCE STRATEGY

26/09/2002 17:08 IMF'S KOEHLER: WORLD ECON FACES SOME DIFFICULT ISSUES

26/09/2002 17:10 IMF'S KOEHLER: IMPORTANT TO LOOK FOR COMMON SOLUTIONS TO ECON

26/09/2002 17:11 IMF'S KOEHLER: SINCE SPRING PROSPECS FOR GLOBAL ECON WEAKENED

26/09/2002 17:12 IMF'S KOEHLER: NO NEED FOR DOOM & GLOOM, ECON SHOWN RESILIENCE

26/09/2002 17:14 IMF'S KOEHLER: STIL GOOD REASON TO EXPECT RECOVERY TO CONT

26/09/2002 17:16 IMF'S KOEHLER: NEED VIGILANCE ON GLOBAL ECON

26/09/2002 17:17 IMF'S KOEHLER TO PROTESTORS:NEED BETTER GLOBALIZATION,NOT LESS

26/09/2002 17:19 IMF'S KOEHLER:STILL LOT OF WORK TO DO TO REDUCE POVERTY

26/09/2002 17:20 IMF'S KOEHLER: REPEATS, EUROPE,JAPAN SHLD ACCELERATE GROWTH

26/09/2002 17:22 IMF'S KOEHLER: URGES EUROPE TO STICK TO STABILITY PACT

26/09/2002 17:31 KOEHLER: POSSIBLE WAR WON'T IMPACT EXPECTED RECOVERY

26/09/2002 17:32 NASDAQ COMPOSITE UP 9.56 PTS AT 1,231.85 AT 9.30 AM

26/09/2002 18:00 US CONF BD: AUG HELP AD VOLUME UP IN 18% OF MKTS VS JUL 22%

26/09/2002 18:01 US CONF BOARD HELP-WANTED AD INDEX 41 IN AUG VS 44 IN JUL

26/09/2002 18:02 AUG US MEDIAN NEW HOME PRICE +1.6% TO $175,300; +0.9% YR/YR

26/09/2002 18:03 AUG US UNADJUSTED NEW HOME SALES 86K VS. 85K IN JULY

26/09/2002 18:04 US JULY NEW HOME SALES REVISED TO 1.9 PCT RISE FROM RISE 6.7

26/09/2002 18:05 US AUG NEW HOME SALES UP 1.9 PCT TO RECORD 996,000 ANNUALIZED FROM JULY

26/09/2002 19:30 SNB'S GEHRIG: WOULD ACT DECISIVELY IF SHARP RISE IN CHFR FX

26/09/2002 19:30 GEHRIG: CAN'T RULE OUT THAT GEOPOLIT TENSIONS COULD BOOST CHFR

26/09/2002 19:30 GEHRIG: SWISS GDP TO STAGNATE IN 2002, PICK UP SLOWLY IN 2003

26/09/2002 19:30 GEHRIG: CONDITIONS FOR GLOBAL UPSWING GENERALLY STILL INTACT

26/09/2002 19:30 GEHRIG:EXCEPTIONAL FX SHOCK COULD REQUIRE EXCEPTIONAL RESPONSE

26/09/2002 19:30 GEHRIG: STILL TIME TO TIGHTEN,IF RECOVERY FASTER THAN EXPECTED

26/09/2002 19:31 GEHRIG: SEE US GROWTH GRADUALLY NEARING POTENTIAL DURING 2003

26/09/2002 19:31 GEHRIG: MUST EYE EVENTS CLOSELY,ACT QUICKLY ON RATES IF NEEDED

26/09/2002 19:31 GEHRIG: BALANCE OF ECON RISKS POINTS TO WEAKNESS IN US, EMU

26/09/2002 22:00 FOMC MINUTES: MOST MEMBERS PREFERRED SHIFT TO EASE BIAS 8/13

26/09/2002 22:00 FOMC: FURTHER ECON PROSPECTS WEAKENING MAY CALL FOR RESPONSE

26/09/2002 22:00 FOMC: MEMBERS NOTED ECONOMIC DATA AT 8/13 MEET 'DISAPPOINTING'

26/09/2002 22:00 FOMC MINUTES: ALL MEMBERS FAVORED UNCH RATES AT 8/13 MEETING

26/09/2002 22:00 FOMC MINUTES: SOME MEMBERS WANTED TO KEEP NEUTRAL STANCE

26/09/2002 22:01 FOMC: BUSINESS FIXED INVESTMENT WEAKNESS STILL DEPRESSING ECON

26/09/2002 22:01 FOMC:ECON PROSPECTS WEAKNING MAY INCLUDE FIN MKT DETERIORATION

26/09/2002 22:01 FOMC:DESPITE SOME DETERIORATION,STILL SAW'FAVORABLE PROSPECTS'

26/09/2002 22:01 FOMC: SOME MEMBERS CITED UNCERTAINTY AHEAD AS NEED FOR NEUTRAL

26/09/2002 22:01 FOMC: LOW MORTGAGE RATES 'KEY FACTOR' TO HOUSING STRENGTH

26/09/2002 22:01 US'S O'NEILL:TO DISCUSS'MUTUAL PROSPERITY'WITH HEMIS FINMINS

26/09/2002 22:27 US'S O'NEILL:WILL ASK JAPAN FINMIN WHAT INTERVENTION IS DOING

26/09/2002 22:27 US'S O'NEILL:WANTS MORE CLARITY FROM JAPANESE ON ECON PLAN

26/09/2002 22:28 US'S O'NEILL:CONCERNED ABOUT WELL-BEING OF ARGENTINES

26/09/2002 22:30 US'S O'NEILL:US ECON NOT BEING HURT BY PRESENT OIL PRICE LEVEL