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08/11/2001 08:07 GOOD MORNING !

08/11/2001 08:14 JAPAN SEPT PRIVATE MACHINERY ORDERS DOWN 13.2 PCT FROM AUG

08/11/2001 08:14 JAPAN SEPT PRIVATE MACHINERY ORDERS DOWN 11.8 PCT YR-ON-YR

08/11/2001 08:15 JAPAN Q3 PRIVATE MACHINERY ORDERS DOWN 5.7 PCT FROM Q2

08/11/2001 08:15 JAPAN Q4 PRIVATE MACHINERY ORDERS SEEN DOWN 0.5 PCT FROM Q3

08/11/2001 08:30 Calendar for November 8-9

08/11/2001 08:38 Bloomberg: Yen Falls as Japan Bank Stocks Sink, Fanning Confidence Concern

08/11/2001 08:39 Japan Oct M2+CDs up 3.6 pct yr-on-yr vs 3.7 pct rise in Sept

08/11/2001 08:39 Japan Oct domestic WPI down 0.4 pct mth-on-mth, down 1.1 pct yr-on-yr

08/11/2001 08:40 Japan Oct bank lending down 4.1 pct yr-on-yr vs 4.2 fall in Sept

08/11/2001 08:40 AUSTRALIA OCT UNEMPLOYMENT ADJ 7.1 PCT VS 6.7 IN SEPT

08/11/2001 08:40 JAPAN MOF'S MIZOGUCHI - MINISTRY WATCHING DOLLAR/YEN MOVES CLOSELY

08/11/2001 08:41 MIZOGUCHI - MOF TO TAKE PROPER ACTION IF SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE YEN STRENGTH

08/11/2001 08:41 Mizoguchi - Japan MoF to take proper action if signs of excessive yen strength

08/11/2001 08:41 Forex - Australian dollar lower, bond prices mixed after Oct employment data

08/11/2001 08:41 Forex - Yen weaker in midmorning Tokyo on intervention concern/fading momentum

08/11/2001 08:42 Yanagisawa sees no immediate fund injection for banks, except in crisis

08/11/2001 08:43 OUTLOOK ECB should cut rates today as inflation worries evaporate

08/11/2001 08:43 Japan Q4 private machinery orders seen down 0.5 pct from Q3 - Cabinet

08/11/2001 08:43 Forex - Dollar easier in midafternoon Tokyo on lack of follow-through buying

08/11/2001 08:44 STOCKWATCH - Japan banks mixed as Asahi plans more NPL disposals

08/11/2001 08:57 : Euro under pressure

08/11/2001 09:07 UK Analysis: BOE Likely To Cut By 25 bps Despite Fed Move

08/11/2001 09:14 SNB sets Lombard rate at 4.375 pct, unchanged

08/11/2001 09:21 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES UP 146.81 PTS AT 10,431.79

08/11/2001 09:21 Bloomberg: Euro May Rise; Speculation ECB May Cut Rates More Than Expected

08/11/2001 09:32 UK Indicators

08/11/2001 09:42 MktNews: BOE Rate Survey - 1: MPC Set To Cut Rates On Plunging Confidence

08/11/2001 09:56 MktNews: Economicsts See 25bps Repo Rate Cut

08/11/2001 10:00 GERMANY FINAL OCT CPI UNREVISED AT -0.3% M/M; +2.0% Y/Y

08/11/2001 10:01 GERMAN FINAL OCT CPI DOWN 0.3 PCT FROM SEPT; UP 2.0 PCT YR-ON-YR

08/11/2001 10:04 Germany: OCT HICP Revised to -0.4% m/m; +2.0% y/y (-0.3%, +2.1%)

08/11/2001 10:24 : TECHNICALS-Forex market views and key levels (JIM CHOREK)

08/11/2001 10:41 Swiss Q3 consumer confidence down 29 at minus 17 vs Q2

08/11/2001 10:52 BBK:GERMANY FINAL OCT SA CPI ANNUALIZED 6M RATE 0.9%; SEP 1.7%

08/11/2001 10:52 BBK: GERMANY FINAL OCT SA CPI UNCH M/M; +2.0% Y/Y

08/11/2001 11:03 DAX OPENS 9.28 POINTS LOWER AT 4,851.38

08/11/2001 11:06 CAC-40 INDEX OPENS 1.67 PTS HIGHER AT 4,494.94

08/11/2001 11:32 Bloomberg: Euro Little Changed vs Dollar Before ECB Interest-Rate Decision

08/11/2001 11:41 SPAIN SEP WORKDAY ADJ. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION -0.7% Y/Y

08/11/2001 12:08 EUR/JPY on major support : Commerzbank AG , November 8

08/11/2001 12:14 KUEHBACHER: WON'T BE LONG BEFORE ECB CONCLUDES CAN CUT RATES

08/11/2001 12:48 : Weakening Swiss economy fuels rate cut talk

08/11/2001 13:07 FX Technical Strategist - JPMorgan Securities Ltd. November 8

08/11/2001 13:33 : Snapshot of euro's performance as ECB meets-Nov 8

08/11/2001 14:00 GERMANY SEP INDUSTRY PRODUCTION -2.0% M/M; AUG +2.2%

08/11/2001 14:01 GERMANY SEP INDUSTRY PRODUCTION -2.0% M/M; AUG +2.2%

08/11/2001 14:02 GERMANY FINMIN EXPECTS SMALL UPWARD REVISION TO SEP IND. PROD.

08/11/2001 14:02 GERMANY SEP INDUSTRY OUTPUT SLIGHTLY BELOW MNI SURVEY MEDIAN

08/11/2001 14:02 GERMANY SEP MANUFACTURING OUTPUT -2.1% M/M; AUG +2.4%

08/11/2001 14:03 GERMANY SEP CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT -2.0% M/M; AUG +1.6%

08/11/2001 14:03 **GERMANY 3Q INDUSTRY OUTPUT -0.4% Q/Q; 2Q -2.0%: MNI CALC.

08/11/2001 14:03 GERMANY SEP SA IND. PROD. EX CONSTRUCTION -1.9% M/M;AUG +2.3%

08/11/2001 14:05 GERMAN SEPT INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT DOWN 2.0 PCT VS AUG

08/11/2001 14:06 EMU 2Q01 REAL GDP UNREVISED +0.1% Q/Q, +1.7% Y/Y

08/11/2001 14:28 UK OCT SHOP PRICES DN 0.09 PCT FROM SEPT; UP 0.5 YR-ON-YR - BRC

08/11/2001 14:40 UK 3 months to Sept housing starts up adj 3 pct from 3 months to June

08/11/2001 15:01 *BOE CUTS REPO RATE TO 4.00 PCT FROM 4.50

08/11/2001 15:04 BOE MPC SEES GLOBAL SLOWDOWN SOMEWHAT DEEPER, LONGER

08/11/2001 15:05 BOE MPC SAYS UK COST PRICE PRESSURES 'SOMEWHAT MORE SUBDUED'

08/11/2001 15:06 BOE MPC SAYS WORLD ECONOMY WEAKENED IN 3 MONTHS SINCE AUG INFLATION REPORT

08/11/2001 15:06 BOE MPC SAYS 50 BP CUT WAS NEEDED TO MEET INFLATION TARGET

08/11/2001 15:07 BOE MPC SAYS WORLD INFLATIONARY PRESSURES NOW WEAKER

08/11/2001 15:07 BOE MPC NOTES UK CONFIDENCE, BUSINESS ACTIVITY SURVEYS WEAKER, PRICES SUBDUED

08/11/2001 15:46 ECB CUTS REFI RATE 50 BPS TO 3.25%

08/11/2001 15:49 ECB cuts marginal lending rate to 4.25% from 4.75%

08/11/2001 15:49 ECB cuts deposit rate to 2.25% from 2.75%

08/11/2001 15:52 ECB: no immediate comment on 50bp cut; press conf. at 1330 GMT

08/11/2001 15:53 LND FX: Euro lifted by ECB move but reaction muted

08/11/2001 15:54 Swiss natl bank leaves 3m libor tgt unchanged at 1.75%-2.75%

08/11/2001 15:56 SNB: monetary conditions have eased significantly since sept.

08/11/2001 16:02 : EURO RISES TO DAY'S HIGHS VS DOLLAR AFTER ECB CUTS RATES 50 BPS

08/11/2001 16:08 : GLOBAL ECONOMY-Central banks cut rates again as recession looms

08/11/2001 16:13 Federated U.S. Same Storage Sales DWN 8.7% m/m

08/11/2001 16:15 Federated Total U.S. Sales Oct $1.117B/$1.292B m/m

08/11/2001 16:36 Oct US Import prices - 2.4%; Ex-petro - 0.4%; petroleum - 15.7%

08/11/2001 16:37 US jobless claims - 46,000 to 450,000 in nov 03 week

08/11/2001 16:38 Oct US import prices Ex-petro -3.1% y/y, total IMP - 7.4% y/y

08/11/2001 16:39 Oct US Export prices -0.7%; non-ag - 0.7%; agriculture - 1.7%

08/11/2001 16:41 OCT US export prices Ex-AG - 2.3% y/y, total Exports -2.1% y/y

08/11/2001 16:43 Duisenberg: infl. pressures have further diminished

08/11/2001 16:43 Duisenberg: 2nd policy pillar gave main sign of infl. decline

08/11/2001 16:45 Duisenberg: ECB expects view to be confirmed by new data

08/11/2001 16:46 Duisenberg: M3 Rise a liquidity preference; reaction to sept 11

08/11/2001 16:48 Duisenberg: private sector growth has also continued to decline

08/11/2001 16:49 Duisenberg: but will continue to closely watch m3 dynamics

08/11/2001 16:50 Duisenberg: EMU real GDP Grouth will be wek in h2 2001

08/11/2001 16:51 Duisenberg: Further decline in demand price pressures in EMU

08/11/2001 16:51 Duisenberg: investment likely to be delayed, cunsumtion cut

08/11/2001 16:52 Duisenberg: real GDP growth to stay below potential part of 02

08/11/2001 16:52 Duisenberg: real GDP growth to stay below potential part of 02

08/11/2001 16:53 Duisenberg: no major economic imbalances in the euro area

08/11/2001 16:54 Duisenberg: EMU policies remain geared toward price stability

08/11/2001 16:55 Duisenberg: EMU policies remain geared toward price stability

08/11/2001 16:56 EMU financing conditions are favourable

08/11/2001 16:57 Duisenberg: continue to expect gradual decline in inflation