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15/03/2002 08:06 GOOD MORNING !

15/03/2002 08:21 Calendar for March 15

15/03/2002 08:28 Forex - Dollar firm in midafternoon Tokyo as Nikkei eases; trade rangebound

15/03/2002 08:44 Japan Jan industrial output revised to 1.5 pct fall mth-on-mth vs down 1.0

15/03/2002 09:28 TOKYO-AREA FEB DEPT STORE SALES DOWN 5.7 PCT YR-ON-YR VS DOWN 1.6 IN JAN

15/03/2002 09:28 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES UP 79.19 PTS AT 11,648.01

15/03/2002 10:00 ÐAN-GERMANY JAN REAL RETAIL SALES -1.8% Y/Y, NOM. UNCH. Y/Y

15/03/2002 10:00 GERAMNY RETAIL SALES: BOTH JAN02 AND JAN01 HAD 26 SALES DAYS

15/03/2002 10:00 GERMANY JAN REAL SA RETAIL SALES +1.4% M/M, NOM. +1.6% M/M

15/03/2002 10:01 GERMANY FEB WPI +0.2% M/M, -0.5% Y/Y; JAN +0.2% Y/Y

15/03/2002 10:01 GERMANY FEB WPI EX-OIL +0.1% M/M, +0.6% Y/Y; JAN +0.8% Y/Y

15/03/2002 10:45 FRANCE JAN SA TRADE SURPLUS E1.305 BN VS DEC +E414 MN

15/03/2002 10:45 FRANCE JAN TRADE SURPLUS AT HIGH END OF FORECASTS IN MNI SURVEY

15/03/2002 11:00 ITALY ISTAT FEBRUARY HICP -0.3% M/M, +2.6% Y/Y

15/03/2002 11:00 ITALY ISTAT: FEBRUARY HICP Y/Y RATE HIGHEST SINCE SEPT. 2001

15/03/2002 11:00 ITALY ISTAT FINAL FEB NIC CPI UNREVISED AT +0.4% M/M,+2.5% Y/Y

15/03/2002 11:19 The Dow Jones Industrial Average Closed Up 15.29 Points

15/03/2002 12:31 UK NOV-JAN MACHINE TOOLS TURNOVER -19.6% Q/Q; -24.8% Y/Y

15/03/2002 13:28 German Metals Employers May Offer Workers Wage Increase Today

15/03/2002 13:28 Dollar Struggles Against Euro

15/03/2002 13:44 French January Trade Surplus More Than Triples

15/03/2002 14:58 NOYER:ECB WON'T CHANGE PRICE STAB. VIEW DUE TO NEW EU ENTRANTS

15/03/2002 14:58 NOYER:MKS SHLDNT EXPECT ECB TO ALTER POLICIES DUE TO ENTRANTS

15/03/2002 14:58 ECB NOYER: CURRENCY BOARD NO SUBSTITUTE FOR ERM2 MEMBERSHIP

15/03/2002 15:40 Forex - Euro meets resistance vs dollar in midday trade, Swiss franc back up

15/03/2002 16:30 FEB US PPI +0.2%, CORE FLAT; PPI Y/Y -2.6%; CORE Y/Y +0.5%

15/03/2002 16:31 FEB US PPI PPI EXCLUDING ENERGY +0.3%; EX-FOOD FLAT

15/03/2002 16:31 FEB US PPI: ENERGY +0.4% (NSA +0.1%); GASOLINE +4.5%

15/03/2002 16:31 FEB US PPI: CARS -0.2% (NSA -0.7%); LIGHT TRUCKS +0.6%

15/03/2002 16:32 US BLS: PPI Y/Y -2.6% STILL LOWEST SINCE FEBRUARY 1950

15/03/2002 16:33 US FEB PPI UP 0.2 PCT FROM JAN; DOWN 2.6 YR-ON-YR

15/03/2002 16:36 US Feb PPI up 0.2 pct from Jan; core rate unchanged

15/03/2002 17:07 ECB'S WELTEKE: CURRENT ECB RATE LEVEL APPROPRIATE

15/03/2002 17:17 US FEB INDUSTRIAL PROD +0.4%; CAP UTIL +0.3 TO 74.8%

15/03/2002 17:18 US FEB INDUSTRIAL PROD EX MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS +0.4%

15/03/2002 17:19 US JAN IP REV TO +0.2% (PRV -0.1%); CAPU REV TO 74.5%(74.2%)

15/03/2002 17:21 GERMANY METAL EMPLOYRS OFFER 2.0% WAGE HIKE FROM MARCH 1

15/03/2002 17:22 GERMANY METAL EMPLOYRS OFFER 2.0% WAGE HIKE FROM MARCH 1

15/03/2002 17:23 FED'S MEYER:IMPRESSED WITH RESILIENCY OF US ECONOMY

15/03/2002 17:27 FED'S MEYER: REBOUNDING INVENTORY INVESTMENT LEADING RECOVERY

15/03/2002 17:28 FED'S MEYER: US BUSINESS INVESTMENT TO "BUILD GRADUALLY'

15/03/2002 17:28 EX-FED'S MEYER:NON-DEFENSE CAP SPENDING 'LOOKING GOOD'

15/03/2002 17:28 EX-FED'S MEYER: ECON REBOUND MUCH QUICKER THAN I EXPECTED

15/03/2002 17:28 EX-FED'S MEYER: US LEADING GLOBAL RECOVERY

15/03/2002 17:30 EX-FED'S MEYER: FED TO TIGHTEN MORE QUICKLY THAN OTHER CENBNKS

15/03/2002 17:30 EX-FED'S MEYER:HIGH-TECH INVESTMENT KEY INDICATOR TO WATCH

15/03/2002 17:31 EX-FED'S MEYER: AGGRESSIVE FED EASE OFFSET POST-9/11 RISK

15/03/2002 17:57 Univ of Michigan March consumer sentiment index 95.0 vs 90.7 in Feb