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29/04/2003 08:07 Good morning!

29/04/2003 08:13 Global Calendar for Tuesday, April 29

29/04/2003 08:18 Forex - US dollar mixed in morning Sydney; equity gains fail to hold momentum

29/04/2003 08:19 Forex - US dollar rangebound in quiet Singapore trade

29/04/2003 08:39 US consumers spending and earning more

29/04/2003 08:42 HANG SENG index closes morning up 270.16 pts at 8.705.20

29/04/2003 08:44 OECD Trade Ministers Must Play Key Role to Boost World Economy

29/04/2003 10:03 GERMANY MAR REAL WHOLESALES -1.7% Y/Y; NOMINAL -0.4% Y/Y

29/04/2003 10:03 GERMANY JAN-MAR REAL WHOLESALES +0.5% Y/Y; NOMINAL +2.0% Y/Y

29/04/2003 10:04 GERMANY MAR REAL WHOLESALES -3.9% M/M; NOMINAL -4.0% M/M

29/04/2003 10:12 Dollar supported but euro not giving up

29/04/2003 10:13 ALL ORDS CLOSES UP 36.5 PTS AT 2971.2

29/04/2003 10:20 ECB: IRAQ WAR END NOT END OF GEOPOL UNCERTAINITY

29/04/2003 10:20 ECB: US ECONOMY NOT POISED FOR STRONG REBOUND

29/04/2003 10:21 ECB: ECB POLICY HAS BEEN, WILL BE, PRAGMATIC

29/04/2003 10:21 ECB: ECB POLICY CONSIDERS GROWTH AS WELL AS INFL.

29/04/2003 10:22 ECB: ECB CAN DO LITTLE TO HELP EMU L-T GDP PROBLEM

29/04/2003 10:32 ECB members sees slow econ growth lasting long time

29/04/2003 10:44 FRANCE APR MFG SENTIMENT INDEX BELOW EXPECTED

29/04/2003 10:45 FRANCE APR OVERALL MFG SENTIMENT INDEX 92; MAR REVISED 95 (94)

29/04/2003 10:45 FRANCE MFG EXECS APR GENERAL PRODUCTION OUTLOOK -59 VS MAR -53

29/04/2003 10:51 FRANCE FINAL 4Q GDP REV. DOWN TO -0.1% Q/Q VS +0.2%

29/04/2003 10:51 FRANCE FINAL 4Q CAP INVESTMENT REV. TO -1.2% Q/Q VS -0.7%

29/04/2003 10:53 FRANCE GOV'T SPENDING REV. TO +0.7% Q/Q FROM +1.1%

29/04/2003 10:54 FRANCE FINAL 4Q IMPORTS REV. TO -0.7% Q/Q (-0.4%)

29/04/2003 10:54 FRANCE 2002 GDP UNREV. AT +1.2%

29/04/2003 10:55 FRANCE FINAL 4Q EXPORTS REV. TO -0.5% Q/Q (-0.3%)

29/04/2003 10:55 FRANCE 4Q TOTAL DOMESTIC DEMAND REV. AT -0.1% Q/Q VS +0.2%

29/04/2003 10:56 FRANCE MAR PPI +0.4% M/M; +2.5% Y/Y; FEB +2.8% Y/Y

29/04/2003 10:56 FRANCE MAR PPI EX ENERGY/AGR +0.3% M/M/ +0.9% Y/Y

29/04/2003 10:57 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: MAR RETAIL SALES UNCH M/M; +3.2% Y/Y

29/04/2003 11:00 SPAIN MEDIAN FORECAST 1Q UNEPLOYMENT RATE 11.8%

29/04/2003 11:03 ITALY MARCH HOURLY CONTRACT WAGES UNCH. M/M, +1.7% Y/Y

29/04/2003 11:11 SPAIN Q1 UNEPLOYMENT 11.73 PCT VS 11.45 IN Q4

29/04/2003 11:52 French business confidence declines

29/04/2003 11:58 EMU MEDIAN FORECAST MAR ADJ M3 +8.1% Y/Y; 3-Mo AVG. +7.8%

29/04/2003 12:08 ECB: EMU FEB DIRECT+PORTOFOLIO INFLOW E11.4B; JAN OUTFLOW E16.5B

29/04/2003 12:09 ECB: EMU FEB MONEY MKT INVEST INFLOW E13.9B; JAN OUTFLOW E13.0B

29/04/2003 12:09 ECB: EMU FEB GOODS TRADE SURPLUS E9.5B; FEB02 GDS SURPLUS E10.1B

29/04/2003 12:10 ECB: EMU FEB CURRENT ACCT SURPLUS E3.2 BN; FEB02 SURPL. E4.7B

29/04/2003 12:10 ECB: MARCH FULLY ADJ. EMU M3 +7.9% Y/Y

29/04/2003 12:11 ECB: JAN-MAR M3 +7.7% Y/Y; DEC-FEB +7.3% (+7.4%)

29/04/2003 12:12 ECB: MAR EMU NSA PRIVATE CREDIT GROWTH +4.6% Y/Y; FEB +4.9% Y/Y

29/04/2003 12:12 ECB: MAR EMU TOYAL NSA CREDIT GROWTH % Y/Y; FEB % Y/Y

29/04/2003 12:17 French Business Confidence Declined in April, Tracking Germany and Italy

29/04/2003 13:53 JAPAN TAKENAKA: MORE AGGRESSIVE ECB POLICY WOULD BE WELLCOME

29/04/2003 13:54 PAPADEMOS: EMU STATES NAER 3% DEF. NEED CONSOLIDATION STEPS

29/04/2003 13:54 PAPADEMOS: PACE OF EMU REFORM DISAPPOINTINGLY ALOW IN SOME EMU

29/04/2003 13:55 PAPADEMOS: REPEATS ECB RATES ON APR03 CONSISTENT WITH PRICE STAB

29/04/2003 13:55 PAPADEMOS: EXPECT MODERATE GROWTH IN 1H 2003

29/04/2003 13:55 PAPADEMOS: EMU INFL. DROPS BELOW 2%. STAY THERE, COURSE OF 2003

29/04/2003 13:56 PAPADEMOS: ECB MONETARY STANCE FAVOURABLE TO EMU GROWTH

29/04/2003 13:56 PAPADEMOS: S-T INFL. OUTLOOK HINGES ON OIL PRICES

29/04/2003 13:59 Dollar holds Wall St bounce vs euro, yen recovers

29/04/2003 14:03 EMU FEB REAL ADJ. RETAIL SALES -0.8% M/M, +0.7% Y/Y

29/04/2003 14:04 EMU JAN+FEB REAL SA RETAIL SALES +1.3% VS Q4 AVG; 4Q -0.4% Q/Q

29/04/2003 14:04 EMU JAN RETAIL SALES REV. +2.3% M/M; +2.6% Y/Y (+2.5%, +2,7%)

29/04/2003 14:05 SPAIN Q1 BUDGET SURPLUS 3642 BN EUR, 0.5% OF GDP

29/04/2003 14:12 Japan's Takenaka more aggressive ECB policy welcome

29/04/2003 15:03 ECB`S PAPADEMOS SAYS SOME RISKS TO EURO ZONE GROWTH OUTLOOK HAVE DIMINISHED

29/04/2003 15:48 Forex - Major currencies unmoved in midday trade; data fail to boost sterling

29/04/2003 16:34 US Q1 EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX +1.3% VS Q4 +0.7% (PREV +0.7%)

29/04/2003 16:34 US Q1 WAGES AND SALARIES +1.0% VS UNREV. Q4 +0.5%

29/04/2003 16:35 US Q1 BENEFIT COSTS +2.2%, HIGHEST GAIN SINCE 1Q '88 (+2.3%); Q4 +1.3%

29/04/2003 16:44 Eurozone retails decline in February

29/04/2003 16:45 Eurozone Feb current a/c surplus falls

29/04/2003 16:58 US REDBOOK: APR STORE +4.1% VERSUS MAR THRU WK ENDED APR 26

29/04/2003 18:13 APR US CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 81.0 V MAR 61.4 (PREV. 62.5)