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09/05/2002 07:54 Good morning!

09/05/2002 08:14 AUSTRALIA APRIL ADJ UNEMPLOYMENT RATE PCT 6.3 VS 6.3 MARCH, CONSENS

09/05/2002 08:16 AUSTRALIA APRIL ADJ EMPLOYMENT DOWN 43,500 VS MARCH, CONSENSUS RISE 8,000

09/05/2002 08:18 NIKKEI 225 CLOSES MORNING UP 164.23 PTS AT 11,684.98

09/05/2002 08:51 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES MORNING UP 99.65 PTS 11,867.96

09/05/2002 09:35 Today events

09/05/2002 09:50 Japan Govt: Expect Leading Index Above 50 In April

09/05/2002 10:06 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES UP 112.55 PTS AT 11,633.30

09/05/2002 11:05 DAX OPENS 4.61 POINTS LOWER AT 5,023.98

09/05/2002 11:06 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 22.43 PTS HIGHER AT 4,426.45

09/05/2002 11:10 Yen, Euro Regain A Little Poise In Asia

09/05/2002 11:11 Japan Indicators Signal Upturn For Economy

09/05/2002 11:16 ITALY FEB BIG INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT DOWN 4.1 PCT YR ON YR

09/05/2002 11:25 U.S. Equity Prices Surged Wednesday

09/05/2002 12:01 ECB SAYS INFLATION STILL EXPECTED TO FALL IN COMING MTHS

09/05/2002 12:02 ECB REPORT: ONLY ADDITIONS ARE FOLLOWING TWO HEADLINES

09/05/2002 12:02 ECB:EARLY SIGNS DECLINE IN LOAN GROWTH MAY HAVE COME TO AN END

09/05/2002 12:02 ECB:MON. DEVELOPMENTS CONTINUE TO DESERVE PARTICULAR ATTENTION

09/05/2002 12:02 ECB:HAS BEEN 'SOME NORMALISATION' OF M3 GROWTH IN EARLY 2002

09/05/2002 12:02 ECB:SO FAR, BUILT-UP LIQUIDITY REVERSAL PROCEEDING ONLY SLOWLY

09/05/2002 12:03 ECB:DOM. DEMAND RISE CONDITIONS IN PLACE, INCL. GOOD FINANCING

09/05/2002 12:03 ECB: MORE POSITIVE INTL ENVIRONMENT SHOULD HELP EMU EXPORTS

09/05/2002 12:03 ECB:DOM. DEMAND RISE CONDITIONS IN PLACE, INCL. GOOD FINANCING

09/05/2002 12:03 ECB:STILL SEE HICP BELOW 2% IN COMING MNTHS,BUT DEPENDS ON OIL

09/05/2002 12:04 ECB:ESSENTIAL PAST UPWARD PRICE TRENDS DON'T BECOME ENTRENCHED

09/05/2002 12:04 ECB:EMU 2003 INFL. OUTLOOK 'DEPENDS LARGELY' ON MODERATE WAGES

09/05/2002 12:04 ECB:OUTCOME OF SOME WAGE TALKS COULD BECOME MATTER OF CONCERN

09/05/2002 12:04 ECB:EMU HICP SEEN FALLING 'NEXT FEW MONTHS', FOOD BASE EFFECTS

09/05/2002 12:04 ECB:IF OIL STEADY, HICP FALL NOT AS FAST AS PREVIOUSLY FCAST

09/05/2002 12:05 ECB SAYS SLOWDOWN IN GROWTH IN PRIVATE SECTOR LOANS MAY HAVE ENDED

09/05/2002 12:05 ECB REPORT REMOVES REFERENCE IN DUISENBERG TEXT TO 2% LIMIT

09/05/2002 12:09 HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES DOWN 67.55 PTS AT 11,700.76

09/05/2002 15:08 BANK OF ENGLAND LEAVES REPO RATE UNCHANGED AT 4.00%

09/05/2002 15:08 BOE GIVES NO EXPLANATION FOR INTEREST RATE DECISION

09/05/2002 16:36 US WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS DOWN 11,000 TO 411,000

09/05/2002 16:37 APR US IMPORT PRICES +1.4%; EX-PETRO +0.4%; PETROLEUM +12.1%

09/05/2002 18:42 US CHAIN STORE SLS +1.6% IN APRIL VS. YEAR-AGO: BTM'S NIEMIRA

09/05/2002 19:42 BUSH: ECONOMIC FREEDOM NECESSARY FOR 'FREEDOM IN OUR LIVES'

09/05/2002 19:42 BUSH:'FREE MARKETS ARE THE ENGINES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT'

09/05/2002 20:01 FED:SOME TRACES OF ANTHRAX ON MAIL RECEIVED AT FED THIS WEEK

09/05/2002 20:01 FED: ABOUT 20 PIECES OF COMMERCIAL MAIL SHOWED ANTHRAX TRACES

09/05/2002 20:01 FED: NONE OF THE PIECES OTHERWISE SUSPICIOUS, NO POWDER

09/05/2002 20:01 FED: SUSPECT MAIL FOUND DURING ROUTINE SCANNING PROCEDURES

09/05/2002 20:02 FED:ANTHRAX MAIL ADDRESSED TO VARIOUS FED STAFF,INCL GREENSPAN

09/05/2002 20:02 FED: TESTS ON MAIL FACILITIES IN MAIN FED BLDGS WERE NEGATIVE

09/05/2002 22:00 FOMC NOTES:NEUTRAL STANCE AT MAR 19 MEET NOT RULING OUT HIKE

09/05/2002 22:00 FOMC: NOTED 'ACCOMMODATIVE STANCE' IN RELEASE TO ALERT PUBLIC

09/05/2002 22:01 FOMC: NOTE CURRENT STANCE TO ALERT NEED FOR HIKE AT SOME POINT

09/05/2002 22:01 FOMC:AT 3/19, NEARLY ALL FELT NEUTRAL REFLECTED ECON OUTLOOK

09/05/2002 22:01 FOMC: FELT PRICE PRESSURES CONTAINED 'NEXT SEVERAL QUARTERS'

09/05/2002 22:01 FOMC: WAGE PRESSURES COULD RISE WITH LABOR MKT STRENGTHENING

09/05/2002 22:01 FOMC:DATA SINCE JAN 29-30 MEET SHOWED RECOVERY 'NOW UNDER WAY'

09/05/2002 22:01 FOMC: ECONOMY WAS EXPANDING AT 'VIGOROUS PACE' ON INVENTORIES

09/05/2002 22:02 FOMC: 'SIGNIFICANT DOWNWARD RISKS REMAINED' AT 3/19 MEET

09/05/2002 22:02 FOMC:'SUBSTANTIAL UNCERTAINTY' ABOUT ECON OUTLOOK AT 3/19 MEET

09/05/2002 22:02 FOMC: FURTHER INVENTORY INVESTMENT STRENGTH TO BOOST GROWTH

09/05/2002 22:02 FOMC: NOT SURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN ONCE INVENTORY CORRECTION DONE

09/05/2002 22:03 FOMC: KEPT RATES UNCH AT 3/19 MEET;WANTED MORE INFO MAY 7 MEET

09/05/2002 22:03 FOMC:'SPECIAL CHALLENGE'TO TIME POLICY CHANGES DURING RECOVERY

09/05/2002 22:03 FOMC: VOTED TO RELEASE VOTE POST-MEET TO AVOID'MISLEADING'INFO