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24/01/2002 07:53 Good Morning!

24/01/2002 07:53 Calendar for 24th-25th of January

24/01/2002 08:06 JAPAN DEC SUPERMARKET SALES DOWN 5.0 PCT YR-ON-YR VS DOWN 4.5 IN NOV

24/01/2002 08:08 AUSTRALIA RATINGS AFFIRMED BY S&P

24/01/2002 08:13 Koizumi - MONETARY, FISCAL POLICY NEAR LIMITS OF EFFECTIVENESS

24/01/2002 09:17 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES UP 33.14 PTS AT 10,074.05

24/01/2002 09:37 Today events

24/01/2002 09:41 Repeat: Germany Eichel Sees Jan Inflation At About 2.0% Y/Y

24/01/2002 11:27 ITALY MEDIAN FORECAST: ISAE DEC. SA BUSINESS CONFID. INDEX: 86

24/01/2002 11:33 ITALY ISAE: DEC S.A. BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX 88 VS NOV 83

24/01/2002 11:33 ITALY DEC S.A. BUSINESS CONFID AT HIGH END OF MNI SURVEY RANGE

24/01/2002 11:33 ITALY ISAE: DEC S.A. MFG ORDERS CURRENT LEVEL -27 VS NOV -26

24/01/2002 11:34 ITALY ISAE: DEC SA EXPORT ORDERS CURRENT LEVEL -24 VS NOV -24

24/01/2002 11:34 ITALY ISAE: DEC S.A. CURRENT STOCKS LEVELS 0 VS NOV +7

24/01/2002 11:34 ITALY ISAE: DEC S.A. PRODUCER PRICE OUTLOOK +9 VS NOV +5

24/01/2002 11:54 Dollar Holds Recent Gains On Yen, Euro

24/01/2002 11:55 Japan's Trade Surplus Fall Largest Since 1970

24/01/2002 12:29 ECB's monthly report for January

24/01/2002 13:46 *UK BCC SAYS MANUFACTURERS CUTTING INVESTMENT TO RECORD LOWS, JOB CUTS SEEN

24/01/2002 13:48 UK BCC: Q4 MANUF. HOME SALES 5 VS -3 Q3

24/01/2002 13:48 UK BCC: Q4 MANUF. HOME ORDERS -6 VS -12 IN Q3

24/01/2002 13:48 UK BCC: Q4 SERVICES EXPORT SALES -7 VS +1 IN Q3

24/01/2002 13:49 UK BCC: MPC MUST BE READY TO CUT RATES IF CONDITIONS WORSEN

24/01/2002 13:49 UK BCC SAYS SERVICE SECTOR EXPORT SALES, ORDERS HIT ROCK BOTTOM IN Q4

24/01/2002 13:49 UK BCC SAYS MANUFACTURING CONDITIONS REMAINS DIRE BUT ACTIVITY STEADIED IN Q4

24/01/2002 13:56 ECB: EMU Inflation to Remain on Downtrend; Erratic in Near Term

24/01/2002 15:59 Forex - Dollar strengthens in midday trade ahead of Greenspan testimony

24/01/2002 16:31 US JOBLESS CLAIMS -15,000 TO 376,000 IN JAN 19 WEEK, 6MO LOW

24/01/2002 16:32 US INITIAL CLAIMS 4-WK AVG -8,750 TO 404,250 JAN 19 WK

24/01/2002 16:32 US NSA JOBLESS CLAIMS -208,683 TO 582,909 IN JAN 19 WEEK

24/01/2002 16:32 US CLAIMS REV TO -8,000 TO 391,000 IN JAN 12 WEEK (PREV 384K)

24/01/2002 16:33 US weekly jobless claims down 15,000 to 376,000

24/01/2002 16:57 Japan's Capital Flows Show Net Repatriation

24/01/2002 18:05 GREENSPAN: FORCES RESTRAINING ECON 'STARTING TO DIMINISH'

24/01/2002 18:05 GREENSPAN: LOW INVENTORIES TO UP OUTPUT IF DEMAND STABLE

24/01/2002 18:05 GREENSPAN: INVENTORY REBUILD COULD HAVE SIGNIF SPENDING EFFECT

24/01/2002 18:05 GREENSPAN: POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIF RISE OF CONSUMPTION 'LIMITED'

24/01/2002 18:06 GREENSPAN: MTGE RATES STILL LOW; SHOULD HELP HOUSING SECTOR

24/01/2002 18:06 GREENSPAN: CAR SALES HAVE REMAINED 'SURPRISINGLY RESILIENT

24/01/2002 18:06 GREENSPAN: NON-AUTO SALES HAVE BEEN 'MODERATE'

24/01/2002 18:06 GREENSPAN: NEGATIVE STKS WEALTH EFFECT'NOT FULLY PLAYED OUT'

24/01/2002 18:06 GREENSPAN:FUTURE WEALTH EFFECTS DEPEND ON PATH OF EARNINGS

24/01/2002 18:07 GREENSPAN:CLAIMS DROP SUGGESTS'SOME ABATEMENT' OF JOBS LOSS

24/01/2002 18:07 GREENSPAN: UNEMP MAY RISE MORE, DAMPENING SPENDING

24/01/2002 18:07 GREENSPAN: BUSINESS STILL HAS 'VIRTUAL ABSENCE'OF PRICE POWER

24/01/2002 18:07 GREENSPAN: CAP SPEND TO RECOVER IF PROFITS,CASH FLOW IMPROVE

24/01/2002 18:08 GREENSPAN: STILL FORMIDABLE L-T BUDGET SURPLUS DESPITE ECON

24/01/2002 18:08 GREENSPAN: BUDGET OUTLOOK 'STILL QUITE POSITIVE'

24/01/2002 18:09 GREENSPAN: US ECON ACTIVITY 'IS BEGINNING TO FIRM'

24/01/2002 18:09 GREENSPAN: '01 ECON WENT THRU SIGNIFICANT CYCLICAL ADJUSTMENT

24/01/2002 18:09 GREENSPAN: CONSUMER SPENDING GOT 'CONSIDERABLE LIFT'FROM AUTOS

24/01/2002 18:10 GREENSPAN: HAS BEEN 'EROSION' IN US FISCAL OUTLOOK IN PAST YR

24/01/2002 18:10 GREENSPAN: BASIC FISCAL SITUATION MUCH STRONGER THAN 10YRS AGO

24/01/2002 18:10 GREENSPAN:BUDGET BONANZA DUE TO'EXTRAORDINARY'RISE IN RECEIPTS

24/01/2002 18:10 GREENSPAN:FISCAL OUTLOOK'STILL QUITE POSITIVE,'BUT NOT LIKE'01

24/01/2002 18:10 GREENSPAN: ACKNOWLEDGES $4 TRLN REDUCTION IN 10-YR SURPLUS EST

24/01/2002 18:11 GREENSPAN:$2.4 TLN CUT IN 10-YR SURPLS DUE TO TAXCUTS,SPENDING

24/01/2002 18:11 GREENSPAN: FISCAL PRESSURES AFTER 2010'WILL BE FORMIDABLE'

24/01/2002 18:11 GREENSPAN: FUTURE FISCAL POL STEPS COULD BE LINKED TO SURPLUS

24/01/2002 18:57 GREENSPAN:'SURPRISED'AT INTEREST IN ENRON;A 'GOOD SIGN'

24/01/2002 18:59 GREENSPAN: 'PLUSSES AND MINUSES' TO ADDITIONAL STIMULUS PKG

24/01/2002 19:09 GREENSPAN:ALLOWING BUSINESS EXPENSING WOULD SPEED HI-TECH INV

24/01/2002 19:10 GREENSPAN:EXPENSING PREFERABLE TO CHANGE IN DEPRECIATION SKEDS

24/01/2002 19:10 GREENSPAN:EXPENSING NOT A LONG-TERM STIMULUS MEASURE

24/01/2002 19:11 GREENSPAN: PERMANENT TAX CHANGES WON'T PROVIDE SHORT TERM STIM

24/01/2002 19:18 GREENSPAN: AMERICAN ECONOMY HAS BEEN 'BATTERED VERY BRUTALLY'

24/01/2002 19:19 GREENSPAN: 9-11 DID NOT BREACH CONFIDENCE AS FEARED

24/01/2002 19:19 GREENSPAN:MKTS BEEN ASSUMING MORE RAPID SNAPBACK THAN LIKELY

24/01/2002 19:19 GREENSPAN:TRIED TO RECTIFY IMPRESSION OF PESSIMISM TODAY

24/01/2002 19:24 GREENSPAN: TO REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT MUST INCREASE OUTPUT

24/01/2002 19:24 GREENSPAN:ONLY ONE VOICE, TSY'S O'NEILL,ON FOREX POLICY

24/01/2002 19:24 GREENSPAN:DISCRETIONARY SPEND CAPS DIDN'T WORK WELL W/SURPLUS

24/01/2002 19:24 GREENSPAN:HOPES CONGRESS TO EXTEND DISCRTIONARY SPEND CAPS

24/01/2002 19:27 GREENSPAN:GIVEN LONG-RUN FISCAL BAL,SHOULD CUT TAX DURING SURP

24/01/2002 19:27 GREENSPAN:CAP GAINS TAX BAD WAY TO RAISE REVENUES

24/01/2002 19:31 GREENSPAN:FAVOR EXTENDING UNEMP BENEFITS DURING RISING UNEMP

24/01/2002 19:32 GREENSPAN: BROAD CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IMPORTANT TO RECOVERY

24/01/2002 19:39 GREENSPAN:TAX CUT LIKELY SHORTENING DURATION OF RECESSION

24/01/2002 19:39 GREENSPAN:'VERY DIFFICULT TO JUDGE'IF MORE STIMULUS NEEDED

24/01/2002 19:40 GREENSPAN:LATER IN YEAR ADD'TL STIMULUS'PROBABLY ... USEFUL'

24/01/2002 19:41 GREENSPAN:INVENTORY LIQUIDATION MUST SLOW,PRODUCTION MUST RISE

24/01/2002 19:57 GREENSPAN: BEEN WORRYING ABOUT TRADE DEFICIT FOR MANY YEARS

24/01/2002 19:57 GREENSPAN:TRADE GAP HASN'T BEEN PROB BECAUSE OF INVEST IN US

24/01/2002 19:57 GREENSPAN:IMPRESSED WITH 'ENDLESS' US INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

24/01/2002 20:00 GREENSPAN:PRODUCTIVITY GAINS TO CONTINUE ABOVE PRE'95 PACE

24/01/2002 20:06 GREENSPAN: TAX BURDENS HIGHER THAN WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE

24/01/2002 20:08 GREENSPAN:AMERICAN ECONOMY'QUITE STRONG, RESILIENT'

24/01/2002 20:24 GREENSPAN: DON'T FORESEE NEGATIVE MACROECON EFFECTS FROM ENRON

24/01/2002 20:24 GREENSPAN: RESPONSE TO ENRON SHOWS HIGH US STANDARDS

24/01/2002 20:28 GREENSPAN: ENRON AFFILLIATE STRUCTURE 'EGREGIOUS'

24/01/2002 20:28 GREENSPAN: ENRON TO LEAD TO 'COMPETING FOR REPUTATION'

24/01/2002 20:31 GREENSPAN:FAVORED TAXCUT, DIDN'T WANT FED ACCUM OF PRIV ASSETS

24/01/2002 20:32 GREENSPAN: DON'T FACE SAME THREAT OF FED/PRIV ASSETS TODAY

24/01/2002 20:44 GREENSPAN:BUDG DEFICIT PROSPECTS CONTRIBUTE TO HIGHER LT RATES