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27/09/2002 08:10 Global Calendar for Friday, Sept. 27 and Sat., Sept. 28

27/09/2002 09:04 HANG SENG INDEX UP 75.11 PTS AT 9,345.82

27/09/2002 09:07 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES MORNING UP 175.71 PTS AT 9,496.63

27/09/2002 09:10 Japan Aug. Jobless Rate Held at 5.4% on Bankruptcies

27/09/2002 09:13 Stocks open higher, dollar down against yen

27/09/2002 09:16 FINNISH JULY GDP UP 0.4 PCT FROM JUNE, UP 3.1 PCT YR-ON-YR

27/09/2002 09:16 Forex - Yen top-heavy in midafdternoon Tokyo ahead of G7, cabinet reshuffle

27/09/2002 09:40 Japan: Aug retail sales up 0.1 pct yr-on-yr vs fall 5.7 in July

27/09/2002 09:42 Japan: Aug salaried household spending down 0.3 pct yr-on-yr

27/09/2002 09:43 Japan: Aug nationwide CPI up 0.3 pct mth-on-mth; down 0.9 pct yr-on-yr

27/09/2002 09:48 German Sept jobless 3.97 mln vs 4.018 mln

27/09/2002 10:02 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES UP 209.52 PTS AT 9,530.44

27/09/2002 10:14 S&P/ASX 200 CLOSES UP 20.2 PTS AT 3,008.9

27/09/2002 10:15 ALL ORDS CLOSES UP 19.8 PTS AT 2,965.6

27/09/2002 10:47 FRENCH AUG UNEMPLOYMENT 9 PCT; UNCHANGED FROM JULY; JOBLESS UP 4,200

27/09/2002 10:48 FRANCE AUG SA ILO JOBLESS -1,000 M/M; RATE 9.0%; JUL 9.0%

27/09/2002 10:48 FRANCE AUG ILO JOBLESS DROP AT LOW END OF MNI FORECASTS

27/09/2002 10:49 Median Forecast: France July PPI Seen Flat; Aug +0.2% m/m

27/09/2002 10:50 FRANCE JUL PPI +0.3% M/M; AUG +0.2% M/M, -0.2% Y/Y

27/09/2002 10:51 FRANCE JUL PPI EX ENERGY/AGR +0.2% M/M;AUG +0.1% M/M, +0.3% Y/Y

27/09/2002 10:52 FRENCH AUG PPI UP 0.2 PCT FROM JULY, DOWN 0.2 YR-ON-YR

27/09/2002 11:00 ITALY PRELIM. SEP Y/Y HICP RATE ABOVE ALL MNI SURVEY FORECASTS

27/09/2002 11:02 DAX OPENS POINTS 10.15 POINTS HIGHER AT 3,030.75

27/09/2002 11:02 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 16.80 PTS LOWER AT 2,944.66

27/09/2002 11:04 Italy Sept preliminary NIC CPI up 0.2 pct from Aug; up 2.6 pct yr-on-yr

27/09/2002 11:52 European Forex Trading Preview

27/09/2002 11:57 TAIWAN AUG LEADING INDICATORS DOWN 1.1 PCT FROM JULY

27/09/2002 12:01 GERMANY AUG DOM. MACHINERY ORDERS -9% Y/Y, FOREIGN UNCH

27/09/2002 12:03 PAN-GERMANY REAL AUG PLANT & EQUIP ORDERS -3% Y/Y: VDMA

27/09/2002 12:04 PAN-GERMANY JUN-AUG TOTAL MACHINERY ORDERS +2% Y/Y: VDMA

27/09/2002 12:05 GERMAN AUGUST MACHINERY, PLANT NEW ORDERS DOWN 3 PCT YR-ON-YR - VDMA

27/09/2002 12:06 SWEDISH AUG PPI UP 0.3 PCT FROM JULY; DOWN 0.3 PCT FROM YR EARLIER

27/09/2002 12:09 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES UP 23.75 PTS AT 9,294.46

27/09/2002 12:15 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: Q2 GDP (2ND REVISION) +0.6% M/M; +1.2% Y/Y

27/09/2002 12:16 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: Q2 CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT STG4.6 BILLION

27/09/2002 12:18 Forex - Major currencies rangebound in early London trade, Dollar well bid

27/09/2002 12:18 HANG SENG SEPT CONTRACT CLOSES AT 9,293 PTS

27/09/2002 12:30 UK Q2 HOUSEHOLD SPENDING REVSD TO UP 1.4% Q/Q FROM +1.2% Q/Q

27/09/2002 12:31 UK Q2 GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE DN 2.7% Q/Q; UP 4.6% Y/Y

27/09/2002 12:32 UK Q2 CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT STG3.996 BN VS STG3.813 BN

27/09/2002 12:33 UK Final 2Q GDP Unrevised At +0.6% QQ

27/09/2002 12:34 UK Q2 IMPLIED GDP MKT PRICE DEFLATOR -0.1% Q/Q; UP 2.6% Y/Y

27/09/2002 12:35 UK Q2 GROSS FINAL EXPENDITURE UP 0.6% Q/Q; UP 0.9% Y/Y

27/09/2002 13:32 SWISS AUG LEADING INDICATORS -0.46 VS -0.43 IN JULY

27/09/2002 13:40 UK AUGUST CONSUMER CONFIDENCE RISES IN SEPTEMBER

27/09/2002 16:30 US 2Q FINAL GDP +1.3% V PREL +1.1%;FIN SALES -0.1%(-0.3%)

27/09/2002 16:31 US Q1 GDP PRICE INDEX UP 1.2 PCT VS RISE 1.1 PREVIOUS ESTIMATE

27/09/2002 16:32 US Q2 GDP UP 1.3 PCT ANNUALIZED VS 1.1 PREVIOUS ESTIMATE

27/09/2002 16:33 US Q2 CORPORATE PROFITS UP 1.7 PCT, UNCHANGED VS PREVIOUS ESTIMATE

27/09/2002 16:34 US Q2 FINAL SALES DOWN 0.1 PCT VS FALL 0.3 PREVIOUS ESTIMATE

27/09/2002 16:36 US 2Q FINAL CHG IN INVENTORIES +$4.9B VS PREL +$7.3B

27/09/2002 16:39 US 2Q FINAL CHAIN PCE DEFLATOR +2.7% VS PREL +2.5%

27/09/2002 17:01 IMF - BUBA'S WELTEKE SEES 2002 GERMAN GDP GROWTH 'JUST BELOW' 0.75 PCT

27/09/2002 17:02 IMF - BUBA'S WELTEKE SAYS EUROPEAN MONETARY POLICY 'APPROPRIATE'

27/09/2002 17:03 IMF - BUBA'S WELTEKE SAYS JAPAN HINTS AT RECOVERY BUT TREND STILL UNCLEAR

27/09/2002 17:05 IMF - BUBA'S WELTEKE AGREES WITH EXTENDING OF EU BALANCED BUDGET DEADLINE

27/09/2002 17:15 WELTEKE: 3.0% DEBT/GDP LIMIT MUST NOT BE CHANGED

27/09/2002 17:16 WELTEKE: EU GROWTH SLOWED BY LACK OF CONFIDENCE,FLEXIBILITY

27/09/2002 17:18 GERMAN DEP FINMIN KOCH-WESER: GOVT HOLDS TO 2.5% '03 GDP EST

27/09/2002 17:19 WELTEKE: EU STABILITY PACT MUST BE UPHELD

27/09/2002 17:20 WELTEKE: GLOBAL UNCERTAINTIES STILL NOT A TREND

27/09/2002 17:20 CORRECTION US Q2 GDP PRICE INDEX UP 1.2 PCT VS RISE 1.1 PREVIOUS ESTIMATE

27/09/2002 17:32 NASDAQ COMPOSITE DOWN 7.84 PTS AT 1,213.77 AT 9.30 AM

27/09/2002 17:33 DJIA DOWN 37.67 PTS AT 7,959.45 AT 9.31 AM

27/09/2002 17:46 U MICH FINAL US CONS SENT 86.1 SEP VS 87.6 AUG

27/09/2002 17:48 U MICH FINAL US CURR COND 95.8 SEP VS 98.5 AUG

27/09/2002 17:49 U MICH FINAL US EXPECTATIONS 79.9 SEP VS 80.6 AUG

27/09/2002 17:50 U OF MICH FINAL SEPT CONSUMER SENTIMENT FALLS TO 86.1 VS 86.2 PRELIM

27/09/2002 19:10 US BLS: JULY JOB OPENINGS RATE 2.6% VS JUNE 2.4%, JUL01 2.9%

27/09/2002 19:10 US BLS: JULY HIRING RATE 3.6% VS JUNE 3.9%, JUL01 3.6%

27/09/2002 19:11 US BLS: JULY SEPARATIONS RATE 3.4% VS JUNE 3.4%, JUL01 3.9%

27/09/2002 19:11 US BLS: JULY QUIT RATE 2.0% VS JUNE 1.9%, JUL01 2.5%

27/09/2002 19:11 US BLS: JULY LAYOFFS RATE 1.1% VS JUNE 1.2%, JUL01 1.1%

27/09/2002 21:23 EU'S SOLBES:EU ECONOMY 'HAS NOT IMPROVED' MUCH

27/09/2002 21:24 EU'S SOLBES:NOT ALTERING RECENT COMMENTS ON FRANCE FISCAL SIT

27/09/2002 21:26 SOLBES SAID GREENSPAN'QUITE OPTIMISTIC' ON US DURING MEETING

27/09/2002 21:26 SOLBES:'03 TO BE CLEARLY BETTER FOR US. EUROPE

27/09/2002 22:04 CANADA'S MANLEY:NO QUESTION PACE OF US RECOV AFFECTING CANADA

27/09/2002 22:04 MANLEY: EXPECT CANADA TO CONTINUE TO BE G7 GROWTH LEADER

27/09/2002 22:04 MANLEY:THIS PERIOD FIRST TIME CANADA HAS OUTPERFORMED US

27/09/2002 22:05 MANLEY: MAY BE MORE JOB CREATION IN CANADA THAN IN US

27/09/2002 22:52 JAPAN'S SHIOKAWA:AIMING FOR 1.0% GDP GROWTH IN 2003,0.0% 2002

27/09/2002 22:52 JAPAN'S SHIOKAWA/US BILATERAL:DIDN'T DISCUSS NON PERFORM LOANS