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15/04/2003 08:15 Good morning!

15/04/2003 08:18 Global Calendar for Tuesday, April 15

15/04/2003 08:21 Forex - US dollar recovers in morning Sydney; bearish sentiment remains

15/04/2003 08:24 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning up 72.63 pts at 7.824.73

15/04/2003 08:40 Dollar surrenders overnight gains

15/04/2003 08:41 Japanese stocks rise, dollar lower in morning trading

15/04/2003 09:08 HANG SENG index closes morning up 48.49 pts at 8.582.04

15/04/2003 09:13 US Feb stocks surprise with 0.6pc rise

15/04/2003 09:37 Japan industry revival body sees 2 years of losses

15/04/2003 10:19 German institutes to cut GDP, urge reforms-papers

15/04/2003 10:21 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: MAR RPI +0.4% M/M; +3.2% Y/Y

15/04/2003 10:21 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: MAR RPIX +0.4% M/M; +3.0% Y/Y

15/04/2003 10:53 FRANCE FEB MFG OUTPUT +0.3% M/M; JAN REV. +0.7% M/M (+0.6%)

15/04/2003 10:54 FRANCE FEB IND OUTPUT EX-CONST +0.6% M/M; JAN REV. +1.6% (+1.5%)

15/04/2003 10:55 FRANCE FEB SEMI-FINISHED GDS +0.5% M/M; CAPITAL GDS UNCH

15/04/2003 10:55 FRANCE JAN - FEB MFG OUTPUT -0.1% VS 4Q AVG; 4Q -0.2% Q/Q

15/04/2003 10:56 FRANCE FEB CONSTR. OUTPUT +2.6% M/M; FOOD -0.8%; ENERGY +3.0%

15/04/2003 10:56 FRANCE FEB AUTO OUTPUT -1.1% M/M; CONSUMER GDS +1.1% M/M

15/04/2003 11:02 French Feb industry output rises

15/04/2003 12:36 UK MAR RPIX +0.4% M/M; +3.0% Y/Y VS FEB +3.0% Y/Y

15/04/2003 12:37 UK MAR RPIY +0.5% M/M; +3.2% Y/Y VS FEB +3.1% Y/Y

15/04/2003 12:37 UK MAR RPI +0.3% M/M; +3.1% Y/Y VS FEB +3.2% Y/Y

15/04/2003 12:37 UK MAR RPI HOUSING -0.4% M/M; +7.9% Y/Y

15/04/2003 12:38 UK MAR RPI HOUSÓ GDS +2.1% M/M; +0.3% Y/Y

15/04/2003 12:38 UK MAR HICP +1.6% Y/Y VS +1.6% Y/Y IN FEB

15/04/2003 12:39 UK MAR RPI ALL GDS +0.3% Y/Y; ALL SERVICES +4.5% Y/Y

15/04/2003 12:40 UK MAR RPI FOOD +0.45 M/M, -0.3% Y/Y; SEAS. FOOD +0.4% M/M; -5.5% Y/Y

15/04/2003 12:43 French Manufacturing Barely Grew in February

15/04/2003 12:48 SPAIN JAN CURRENT DEFICIT 2.199 BLN EUR VS 1.075 BLN YR EARLIER

15/04/2003 12:56 GERMANY MEDIAN FORECAST ZEW APR. BUS. EXPECTATIONS UP TO +20.2

15/04/2003 13:15 ZEW GERMAN APRIL ECONOMIC EXPECTATIONS INDEX +0.7 TO +18.4; CONSENSUS +17.7

15/04/2003 13:16 ZEW: APR EMU EXPECTATIONS INDEX FALLS 0.1 POINT TO +29.5

15/04/2003 13:16 ZEW: APR EMU CURRENT CONDITIONS UNCHANGED AT -82.6

15/04/2003 13:18 GERMANY SIX INSTITUTES SEE GERMAN 2004 GDP GROWTH +1.8%

15/04/2003 13:19 GERMANY SIX INSTITUTES SEE GERMAN 2003 HICP +1.3%; 2004 +1.2%

15/04/2003 13:19 GERMANY SIX INSTITUTES CUT EMU 2003 GDP TO +0.9% VS +1.8%

15/04/2003 13:20 GERMANY SIX INSTITUTES 2003 EMU HICP +2.0%; 2004 +1.8%

15/04/2003 13:20 GERMANY SIX INSTITUTES SEE ECB CUTTING RATES BY 25 BP IN SPRING

15/04/2003 13:21 GERMANY SIX INSTITUTES SEE GERMAN 2003 DEFICIT 3.4% GDP; 2004 2.9%

15/04/2003 13:21 GERMANY SIX INSTITUTES SEE EMU 2004 GDP GROWTH +2.3%

15/04/2003 13:24 ECB: VARIABLE REFI MARGINAL RATE 2.53% VS 2.53% LAST REFI

15/04/2003 14:43 German institutes gloomy on growth, govt reforms

15/04/2003 15:25 Oil ticks lower, awaits OPEC but eyes low stocks

15/04/2003 15:33 UK APR HOUSE PRICES +0.5% M/M; +17.8% Y/Y

15/04/2003 15:49 US BTM-UBSW WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX +1.3% W/W WK ENDED APR 12

15/04/2003 15:49 US BTM-UBSW WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX +1.7% Y/Y WK ENDED APR 12

15/04/2003 15:51 Gold dips slightly, holds in range

15/04/2003 16:00 German institutes slash GDP forecasts

15/04/2003 16:29 Forex - Dollar lower midday London on persistent concerns on post war Iraq

15/04/2003 16:58 US REDBOOK APR ATORE SALES +4.4% VS MAR THRU WK ENDED APR 12

15/04/2003 16:58 US REDBOOK APR 2003 STORE SALES +2.0% VS APR 2002

15/04/2003 16:59 US REDBOOK STORE SALES +2.0% IN WK ENDED APR 12 VS YR AGO WK

15/04/2003 17:02 US REDBOOK: SHARP RISE DUE TO INFLUENCE OF EASTER SALES

15/04/2003 17:04 ECB Forex RESERVES FELL E0,3 BN TO E211 BN WK ENDED APR11

15/04/2003 17:20 MAR US INDUSTRIAL PROD -0.5%; CAP UTIL -0.5 TO 74.8%

15/04/2003 17:21 FEB US IP REV TO -0.1% (PREV +0.1%); CAPU 75.3% (PREV 75.6%)

15/04/2003 17:22 US Q1 IP +0.4% VS Q4 -3.4%; CAPU 75.2% VS 75.3%