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04/01/2001 09:31 TODAY: 0745 GMT France Dec Consumer sentiment

04/01/2001 09:31 TODAY: 0815 GMT Italy Dec /ADACI Services PMI

04/01/2001 09:32 TODAY: 0830 GMT Germany Dec BME/ Services PMI

04/01/2001 09:33 TODAY: 0900 GMT Dec Services PMI for Euroland

04/01/2001 09:34 TODAY: 0930 GMT U.K. Dec PMI Services, Net reserves, Nov Consumer credit; Nov Final M4

04/01/2001 09:34 TODAY: 1100 GMT U.K. Dec CBI Distributive trades survey

04/01/2001 09:35 TODAY: 1100 GMT EUROSTAT Oct Foreign Trade, Preliminary and September foreign trade, final

04/01/2001 09:35 TODAY: 1245 GMT ECB to announce its rate decision following its Governing Council meeting.

04/01/2001 09:36 TODAY: 1330 GMT U.S. jobless claims for week of December 30

04/01/2001 09:36 TODAY: 1500 GMT U.S. Challenger layoffs and NAPM non-mfg index for December and factory orders for

04/01/2001 09:37 TODAY: na GMT U.S. chain store sales for December

04/01/2001 09:38 TODAY: na GMT San Francisco Federal Bank President Robert Parry to moderate a panel discussion on ec

04/01/2001 09:39 TODAY: 2130 GMT U.S. M2 money supply for week of December 25

04/01/2001 09:40 TODAY: 2200 GMT U.S. API crude oil stocks for week of Dec. 29

04/01/2001 10:01 Nasdaq surges record 14% after Fed rate cut, Dow up 2.81%

04/01/2001 10:02 Japan stocks end 0.7% lower despite Fed interest rate cut

04/01/2001 10:14 Fed cuts short-term interest rates in surprise move

04/01/2001 10:23 Euro recovers moderately against yen and dollar

04/01/2001 10:27 U.S. STOCKS

04/01/2001 10:32 GERMANY ECON.INST:EMU UPSWING DUE EXPORTS/LOW TAXES/ECB RATES

04/01/2001 10:33 GERMANY ECON.INST: EUROLAND AT BEGINNING OF ECONOMIC UPSWING

04/01/2001 10:48 FRENCH DATA: Consumer confidence reached a new record high level

04/01/2001 10:49 FRANCE SA DEC CONSUMER SENTIMENT +3; NOV -3 (UNREVISED)

04/01/2001 11:17 INSEE: FRANCE FUTURE STANDARD OF LIVING AT +9 FROM -4 IN NOV

04/01/2001 11:17 ITALY /ADACI DEC. SA SERVICES INDEX 56.3 VS NOV 57.3

04/01/2001 11:18 ITALY /ADACI DEC SERVICES INPUT PRICES 59.7 VS NOV 59.9

04/01/2001 11:18 ITALY /ADACI DEC SERVICES PRICES CHARGED 50.4; NOV 51.8

04/01/2001 11:18 DAX OPENS 8.91 POINTS HIGHER AT 6,443.87

04/01/2001 11:19 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 133.28 PTS HIGHER AT 5,817.33

04/01/2001 11:20 US Press: Corporate profits seen falling for 1st time since '98

04/01/2001 11:21 ITALY DATA: The /ADACI seasonally adjusted services index

04/01/2001 11:36 GERMANY: DEC SA SERVICES ACTIVITY INDEX 54.0; NOV 53.8

04/01/2001 11:36 GERMAN DATA: German services activity index for December

04/01/2001 11:37 GERMANY DEC SERVICE INPUT PRICES 55.1; NOV 60.3

04/01/2001 11:37 GERMANY DEC SERVICE PRICES CHARGED 51.0; NOV 55.1

04/01/2001 12:01 EMU DEC SA SERVICES ACTIVITY INDEX 56.2, NOV 56.4

04/01/2001 12:02 EMU DEC SERVICE INPUT PRICES 59.3; NOV 62.0

04/01/2001 12:03 EMU DEC SERVICE OUTPUT PRICES 53.4; NOV 54.8

04/01/2001 12:03 US rate cut won't impact ECB decision; ECB rates seen unchanged

04/01/2001 12:37 UK NOV NET MORTGAGE LENDING UP STG4.069 BN VS STG2.919 BN OCT

04/01/2001 12:37 UK NOV M4 LENDING ROSE SA STG7.1 BILLION M/M

04/01/2001 12:38 : UK DEC CIPS SVCES PMI INDEX 57.6 VS NOV 57.0

04/01/2001 12:39 : UK DEC CIPS PRICES CHARGED INDEX 53.8 VS NOV 55.0

04/01/2001 12:39 UK TSY: NO FX INTERVENTION CONDUCTED IN DECEMBER

04/01/2001 12:41 BOE final UK adj Nov M4 money supply-STATS and OVERVIEW

04/01/2001 12:48 UK end-Dec net official reserves up 452 mln usd at 13.702 bln

04/01/2001 13:29 EURUSD: SUP - 0.9240-0.9125-0.9030, RES - 0.9340-0.9380-0.9445/50 - COBA

04/01/2001 13:44 USDCHF: SUP - 1.6250-1.6190-1.6155-1.6070, RES - 1.6415-1.6485-1.6575-1.6765 - COBA

04/01/2001 13:45 GBPUSD: SUP - 1.4865-1.4810-1.4670-1.4640, RES - 1.4980-1.5090-1.5140 - COBA

04/01/2001 13:46 USDJPY: SUP - 112.70-111.90-110.50-110.10, RES - 114.20-114.45-115.05-115.70-116.20 - COBA

04/01/2001 14:01 UK CBI DIST TRADES: DEC SALES VOL BALANCE 16% VS 13% IN NOV

04/01/2001 14:01 EMU-11 OCT TRADE SURPLUS E3.7 BN VS OCT99 SURPLUS E7.0 BN

04/01/2001 14:01 EMU-11 OCT TRADE SURPLUS AT LOW END OF FORECASTS IN MNI SURVEY

04/01/2001 14:02 EMU JAN-OCT TRADE SURPLUS E11.3 BN; JAN-OCT99 SURPLUS E44.7 BN

04/01/2001 14:02 UK CBI: JANUARY EXPECTED SALES BALANCE: 11%

04/01/2001 14:03 UK CBI: DEC VOL OF UNDERLYING SALES BALANCE 10% VS 9% IN NOV

04/01/2001 14:03 UK CBI: DEC ORDERS VOLUME BALANCE 6% VS 11% IN NOV

04/01/2001 14:03 UK CBI: DEC VOL OF STOCKS BALANCE 19% VS 11% IN NOV

04/01/2001 14:04 UK CBI: SURVEY SIGNALS RETURN TO STEADY SALES GROWTH

04/01/2001 14:08 EMU DATA: October 2000 preliminary whole world trade showed a surplus

04/01/2001 14:09 UK DATA: Dec. CBI distributive trades survey: strong

04/01/2001 14:21 EUROPE: Main reported data items from the European morning session

04/01/2001 14:40 UK Dec growth in retail sales volumes improve but below expectations - CBI

04/01/2001 15:01 Euro zone Oct trade surplus 3.7 bln euros vs Sep deficit 0.4 bln

04/01/2001 15:43 Forex: Euro firms midday London trade as market expects ECB to hold rates

04/01/2001 15:44 ECB LEAVES VARIABLE REFI MINIMUM BID RATE UNCHANGED AT 4.75%

04/01/2001 15:44 ECB LEAVES DEPOSIT AND MARGINAL LENDING RATES UNCHANGE

04/01/2001 15:49 Fabius says euro-dollar parity could be reached or passed "fairly quickly"

04/01/2001 15:49 ECB rates unchanged

04/01/2001 15:59 J.C. PENNEY U.S. SAME-STORE SALES DOWN 1.6% IN DEC VS YR AGO

04/01/2001 15:59 JC PENNEY DEPT. STORE SALES $4.660B IN DEC VS $4.733B YR AGO

04/01/2001 16:00 ECB to allot 20 bln eur/refi-operation for long-term refinancing in 2001

04/01/2001 16:11 US FX Daily Outlook: Dlr/yen, euro/dlr recoup losses tied to rate .

04/01/2001 16:30 US JOBLESS CLAIMS +16K TO 375,000 IN DEC 30 WK;HI SINCE 7/98

04/01/2001 16:30 US JOBLESS CLAIMS +16K TO 375,000 IN DEC 30 WK;HI SINCE 7/98

04/01/2001 16:30 US LBR DEPT:NO SIGN RISE LINKED TO PARTICULAR SECTOR OR REGION

04/01/2001 16:30 US CLAIMS 4-WK AVG +5,250 TO 352,250 DEC 30 WK;HIGH SINCE 7/98

04/01/2001 16:31 US JOBLESS CLAIMS NSA +96,256 TO 564,896 IN WEEK ENDED DEC 30

04/01/2001 16:31 US CLAIMS REVISED TO +4,000 TO 359,000 DEC 23 WK (333K PREV)

04/01/2001 16:33 US Jobless claims +16K to 375K in Dec. 30 wk

04/01/2001 16:33 US Jobless Claims-OVERVIEW

04/01/2001 16:37 MAY DEPT STORES US SAME-STORE SALES UP 1.0% IN DEC VS YRAGO

04/01/2001 16:39 WRAP: French consumer confidence hits record high in December

04/01/2001 16:44 SEARS U.S. SAME-STORE SALES DOWN 1.1% IN DEC VS YR AGO

04/01/2001 16:46 GAP TOTAL US SALES $2.36B IN DEC VS $2.07B YR AGO

04/01/2001 16:46 GAP U.S. SAME-STORE SALES DOWN 6% IN DEC VS YR AGO

04/01/2001 17:10 US Press: Corporate profits seen falling for 1st time since '98

04/01/2001 17:11 US DOE Weekly Oil Data: Crude/Prods Stocks for wk ended Dec. 29

04/01/2001 17:13 FOCUS Fed rate cut to boost investor sentiment; Fed funds seen at 5 pct mid-yr

04/01/2001 17:16 ECB: FOREX RESERVES FELL E13.7 BN TO E254.5 BN WK ENDED DEC.29

04/01/2001 17:17 ECB FOREX RESERVES DECLINE MAINLY DUE TO QUARTERLY REVALUATION

04/01/2001 17:21 US FX Daily Outlook: Dlr/yen, euro/dlr recoup losses tied to rate

04/01/2001 17:26 US FX Daily Outlook: Dlr/yen, euro/dlr recoup losses tied to rate - part 2

04/01/2001 17:33 US FX Daily Outlook: Dlr/yen, euro/dlr recoup losses tied to rate - part 3

04/01/2001 17:37 DJIA DOWN 4.17 PTS AT 10,949.9 AT 9.34 AM

04/01/2001 17:37 NASDAQ COMPOSITE DOWN 28.25 PTS AT 2,588.44 AT 9.34 AM

04/01/2001 17:43 Greenspan's Rocket

04/01/2001 18:00 NOV US FACTORY ORDERS +1.7%; EX-DEFENSE +1.3%; I/S 1.32

04/01/2001 18:00 NOV US FACTORY ORDERS EX-TRANS +0.7%; TRANSPORTATION +8.8%

04/01/2001 18:01 NOV US NONDURABLES +0.7%; DUR ORDERS REV TO +2.5%(PREV +2.3%)

04/01/2001 18:02 US NAPM NON-MFG BUS. INDEX 53.0 DEC VS 58.5 NOV, 55.5 DEC99

04/01/2001 18:02 US NAPM NON-MFG PRICES 58.0 DEC VS 57.0 NOV, 56.0 DEC99

04/01/2001 18:03 US NAPM NON-MFG EMPLOY INDEX 51.0 DEC VS 54.5 NOV, 51.5 DEC99

04/01/2001 18:03 US NAPM NON-MFG NEW ORDERS 51.0 DEC VS 56.5 NOV, 56.0 DEC99

04/01/2001 18:03 US NAPM NON-MFG SUPPL. DEL. 51.0 DEC VS 54.0 NOV, 53.0 DEC99

04/01/2001 18:04 US NAPM NON-MFG ORDER BACK. 50.5 DEC VS 49.5 NOV, 49.0 DEC99

04/01/2001 18:04 US NAPM NON-MFG INV CHANGE 48.5 DEC VS 49.5 NOV, 50.0 DEC99

04/01/2001 18:04 US NONNAPM: INDICES INDICATED CONT'D SLOWER GROWTH

04/01/2001 18:05 US NONNAPM: PRICES INDEX IN OVERALL DOWNWARD TREND IN DEC

04/01/2001 18:06 US Factory Orders-OVERVIEW

04/01/2001 21:30 France: summary of key economic indicators

04/01/2001 22:53 BUSH:HIGH-TECH INVESTORS SHOULD REALIZE GOOD GAINS LONG-TERM