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03/04/2003 08:11 Good morning!

03/04/2003 08:13 Global Calendar for Thursday, April 3 and Friday, April 4

03/04/2003 08:24 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning up 35.04 pts at 8.104.89

03/04/2003 08:34 Tokyo stocks higher, dollar lower against yen late morning

03/04/2003 08:38 Yearlong Decline in Dollar Is Little Help on Trade Gap

03/04/2003 08:52 HANG SENG index closes morning down 35.24 pts at 8.670.95

03/04/2003 09:06 UK MAR NATIONAL HOUSE PRICES +1.9% M/M,26.2% Y/Y

03/04/2003 09:17 Factory Orders in U.S. Fall 1.5 Percent; Ex-Transportation Drop 2 Percent

03/04/2003 09:25 France Exceeds EU Budget Deficit Limits

03/04/2003 10:32 ECB Likely to Delay Rate Cut, Await War clarity

03/04/2003 10:34 SPANISH JOBLESS RATE 9.3 PCT IN MAR VS 9.38 PCT IN FEB

03/04/2003 11:04 FRENCH Q4 CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS 8.5 BLN EUROS

03/04/2003 11:05 SWISS NATIONAL BANK SETS REPO RATE AT 0.11 PCT VS 0.11 PCT

03/04/2003 11:06 GERMANY'S SCHROEDER: UN MUST PLAY CENTRAL ROLE IN POST-WAR

03/04/2003 11:06 GERMANY'S SCHROEDER: UN SHOULD REMAIN SOLE BODY TO AUTHORISE USE OF FORCE

03/04/2003 11:07 GERMANY'S SCHROEDER: OIL OUTPUT MUST REMAIN UNDER IRAQI CONTROL

03/04/2003 11:08 DAX OPENS 6.40 POINTS HIGHER AT 2582.95

03/04/2003 11:09 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 15.36 PTS HIGHER AT 2759.24

03/04/2003 11:10 GERMAN MARCH SEASONALLY ADJUSTED JOBLESS TOTAL +52.000 - SOURCE

03/04/2003 11:11 W. GERMAN MARCH SEASONALLY ADJUSTED JOBLESS TOTAL +41.000, E. GERMAN +11.000 - SOURCE

03/04/2003 11:12 GERMAN MARCH UNADJ. JOBLESS TOTAL DOWN 98.300 LJ 4608 MLN, RATE 11.1 PCT VS 11.3 - SOURCE

03/04/2003 11:14 Italy March Car Registyration +27.4% y/y; Feb +8.1%

03/04/2003 11:14 Italy March Car Registyration 269800 units, +27.38%

03/04/2003 11:18 Oil Drops as Ballooning U.S. Fuel Stocks Surprise

03/04/2003 11:30 SPAIN MARCH SERVICES PMI 49.1 VS 49.5 IN FEB

03/04/2003 11:47 Italy Mar PMI Services Index 52.2 vs 53.1 in Feb

03/04/2003 11:49 Italy Mar PMI Services Input Prices 58.7 vs Feb 57.9

03/04/2003 11:49 Italy Mar PMI Services Input Prices Charged 50.3; Feb 49.3

03/04/2003 11:54 France Mar PMI Services Index 50.9 vs 53.8 in Feb

03/04/2003 11:54 France Mar PMI Services Input Prices 59.7 vs 60.5 in Feb

03/04/2003 11:55 France Mar PMI Services Prices Charged 49.5 vs 52.7 in Feb

03/04/2003 11:57 Germany Mar PMI Services Index 43.3 vs 43.6 in Feb

03/04/2003 11:58 Germany Mar PMI Services Input Prices 54.7 vs 54.4 in Feb

03/04/2003 11:59 Germany Mar PMI Services Input Charged 46.3 vs 46.5 in Feb

03/04/2003 12:03 EMU Mar PMI Services Index 47.7 vs 48.9 in Feb

03/04/2003 12:03 EMU Mar PMI ServicesInput Prices Index 57.2 vs 57.3 in Feb

03/04/2003 12:03 Dollar closes lower

03/04/2003 12:04 EMU Mar PMI ServicesInput Prices Charged 48.2 vs 49.2 in Feb

03/04/2003 12:04 W. GERMANY MAR SA UNEMPL. +41.000 M/M

03/04/2003 12:04 GERMANY MAR SA UNEMPL. +52.000 M/M

03/04/2003 12:04 E. GERMANY MAR SA UNEMPL. +11.000 M/M

03/04/2003 12:05 GERMANY MAR SA UNEMPL. 4414 MLN, FEB 4362 MLN

03/04/2003 12:05 GERMANY MAR UNADJ. UNEMPL. 4608 MLN, FEB 4706 MLN

03/04/2003 12:06 GERMANY JAN PAYROLL JOBS -55.000; DEC -34.000 (-29.000)

03/04/2003 12:06 GERMANY MAR SA JOB VACANCIES -5.000; FEB -10.000 (-10.000)

03/04/2003 12:07 GERMANY MAR UNADJ. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 11.1% VS FEB 11.3%

03/04/2003 12:07 W. GERMANY MAR UNADJ. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 8.8% VS FEB 9.0%

03/04/2003 12:07 E. GERMANY MAR UNADJ. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 19.6% VS FEB 19.9%

03/04/2003 12:34 UK CIPS MAR PMI SVCES ACTIVITY INDEX 49.0

03/04/2003 12:35 UK CIPS MAR PRICES CHARGED INDEX 50.9 VS FEB 50.3

03/04/2003 12:35 UK CIPS MAR INPUT PRICES INDEX 56.6 VS FEB 55.8

03/04/2003 12:35 UK CIPS MAR INCOMING NEW BUSINESS 48.8 VS FEB 49.9

03/04/2003 12:36 UK CIPS MAR OUTSTANDING BUSINESS 45.3 VS FEB 45.4

03/04/2003 12:36 UK CIPS MAR EMPLOYMENT INDEX 46.6 VS FEB 47.7

03/04/2003 12:36 UK CIPS MAR SERVICE SECTOR INDEX 49.0 VS UNREV 50.2 IN FEB

03/04/2003 12:41 Stocks Up, Oil Down After U.S. Gains in Iraq

03/04/2003 13:12 BBK SA PAN-GERMAN MAR UNEMP. RATE 10.6%; FEB 10.5%

03/04/2003 13:13 BBK SA E. GERMAN MAR UNEMP. RATE 18.6%; FEB 18.4%

03/04/2003 13:13 BBK GERMANY MAR JOB VACANCIES 375.000; FEB 380.000

03/04/2003 13:13 BBK W. GERMANY MAR UNEMPL. RATE 8.5%; FEB 8.3%

03/04/2003 14:29 The European Central Bank is expected to keep rates on hold at its meeting in Rome today.

03/04/2003 14:30 Powell meets EU on post-war rebuilding

03/04/2003 14:32 German Mar jobless worse than expected

03/04/2003 14:33 Euro services sector contracts in March

03/04/2003 14:38 Dollar extends Gains vs Euro on US Troop Advance

03/04/2003 15:53 Forex - Dollar up in midday London on claims US troops reach Baghdad airport

03/04/2003 15:54 ECB LEAVES VARIABLE REFI MINIMUM UNCHANGED AT 2.50%

03/04/2003 15:55 ECB LEAVES DEPOSIT AND MARGINAL LENDING RATES UNCHANGED

03/04/2003 16:13 GERMANY SCHROEDER: MARCH UNEMP FIGURES ARE `DEPRESSING`

03/04/2003 16:47 Duisenberg: discussed at some length eco impact of Iraq war

03/04/2003 16:48 Duisenberg: not possible at this juncture to assess war impact

03/04/2003 16:48 Duisenberg: outlook from mar6 ECB mtg remains in place

03/04/2003 16:49 Duisenberg: ECB will provide sufficient liquditu as needed

03/04/2003 16:49 Duisenberg: feb M3 rise due largely to portofolio shifts

03/04/2003 16:50 Duisenberg: data continue to confirm real EMU GDP weak early 03

03/04/2003 16:50 Duisenberg:early 03 credit growth showing stability signs

03/04/2003 16:51 Duisenberg: geopolitical tensions added to GDP dampening

03/04/2003 16:52 Duisenberg: should only expect modest rate of EMU GDP this year

03/04/2003 16:55 Duisenberg: says ECB discussed rates 'witjout any bias in any direction'

03/04/2003 16:56 Duisenberg: ECB not surprise by recent EMU economic data

03/04/2003 16:56 Duisenberg: surprised by volatility in markets, including FX

03/04/2003 16:56 Duisenberg: modest if not very modest rates of growht this year

03/04/2003 16:57 Duisenberg: policy change possible at any point, wae or no war

03/04/2003 16:58 Duisenberg: says ECB can change rates at any moment 'war or not war'

03/04/2003 17:00 Duisenberg: repeats now sees no need for fiscal activism

03/04/2003 17:01 Duisenberg: euro volatility maybe more intense than before war

03/04/2003 17:04 Duisenberg: ECB has no bias, either direction or amount

03/04/2003 17:05 Duisenberg: no secret ECB sees EMU 2003 GDP won't exceed 1%

03/04/2003 17:08 Duisenberg: can't speculate on what will happen after the war

03/04/2003 17:10 Duisenberg: repeats has said willinf to stay longer at ECB

03/04/2003 17:13 Duisenberg: major Cenbanks continue to discuss policies

03/04/2003 17:16 Duisenberg: ECB forecast the same as at the march06 meeting

03/04/2003 17:17 Duisenberg: press conference ends

03/04/2003 17:36 US JOBLESS CLAIMS +38.000 TO 445.000 MAR 29 WK; 410K EXPECTED

03/04/2003 17:36 US NSA JOBLESS CLAIMS +8255 TO 370004 IN MAR 29 WK

03/04/2003 17:37 US INITIAL CLAIMS 4-WK AVG +2500 TO 426250 IN MAR 29 WK

03/04/2003 17:37 US INITIAL CLAIMS تسج TO -20K TO 470K IN MAR 22 WK (PREV 402K)