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07/12/2001 08:14 GOOD MORNING !

07/12/2001 08:50 Japan Q3 GDP down 0.5 pct vs revised fall 1.2 pct in Q2; down 2.2 annualised

07/12/2001 09:02 NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSES DOWN 60.39 PTS AT 10,796.89

07/12/2001 09:10 Calendar for 7th of December

07/12/2001 09:30 Japan Oct household spending up 0.4 pct yr-on-yr

07/12/2001 09:33 SHIOKAWA - AOKI COLLAPSE WON'T AFFECT FINANCIAL SYSTEM

07/12/2001 09:41 Shiokawa - Govt may buy "war-bonds" if issued by the US

07/12/2001 09:47 TAKENAKA SEES RISK OF ECONOMY FALLING INTO DEFLATION SPIRAL

07/12/2001 09:53 SWISS NOV UNEMPLOYMENT 2.1 PCT VS 1.9 PCT IN OCT

07/12/2001 09:57 Forex - Major currencies unmoved in midmorning Tokyo after Japan Q3 GDP data

07/12/2001 09:58 ROUNDUP - Japan's Q3 GDP in line; real deterioration only just begun

07/12/2001 09:58 Forex - Australian dollar higher on improved global outlook

07/12/2001 09:59 FOCUS ECB in no hurry to cut rates due to growth optimism, M3 worries

07/12/2001 09:59 OUTLOOK SNB to cut rates between 25-50 basis points

07/12/2001 10:00 Forex - Yen weaker in midafternoon Tokyo on foreign bond-purchase speculation

07/12/2001 10:00 GERMANY FINAL NOV HICP REVISED UP TO -0.2% M/M; +1.5% Y/Y

07/12/2001 10:00 GERMANY PRELIM. NOV HICP WAS -0.3% M/M, +1.4% Y/Y

07/12/2001 10:01 GERMANY FINAL NOV CPI UNREVISED -0.2% M/M; +1.7% Y/Y

07/12/2001 10:01 GERMANY FINAL NOV CPI EX-OIL -0.1% M/M, +2.4% Y/Y

07/12/2001 11:06 Ñurrencytalk: EUR/USD bids at 0.8930 continue to support

07/12/2001 11:28 Swiss Central Bank May Lower Rates to Spur Growth, Analysts Say

07/12/2001 11:46 SWISS NATIONAL BANK CUTS OFFICIAL INTEREST RATES 50 BP

07/12/2001 11:47 SWISS NATL BANK TO KEEP LIBOR IN MIDDLE OF NEW RANGE

07/12/2001 11:50 Currencytalk: EUR/USD on the slide, stops below 0.8900

07/12/2001 12:05 EU'S PRODI: EURO STILL WEAK, SITUATION SHOULD IMPROVE

07/12/2001 12:06 EU'S PRODI: EU ECONOMY IN SLIGHTLY BETTER SHAPE THAN US

07/12/2001 12:21 SOLBES SAYS EURO CASH WON'T HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON INFLATION

07/12/2001 12:23 SOLBES SEES EURO ZONE SLOWDOWN LESS SEVERE THAN IN US

07/12/2001 12:42 SOLBES SEES EURO ZONE INFLATION FALLING BELOW 2 PCT IN COMING MONTHS

07/12/2001 13:49 Sterling steady, takes advantage of yen misery

07/12/2001 13:50 UK's IoD sees no euro entry 'for foreseeable future'

07/12/2001 14:02 PAN-GERMANY OCT SA INDUSTRY PRODUCTION -2.1% M/M; SEP -1.8%

07/12/2001 14:03 GERMANY OCT IND. PRODUCTION -4.0% Y/Y; SEP -2.4% Y/Y: MNI CALC

07/12/2001 14:03 GERMANY FINMIN: OCT IND. OUTPUT TO BE REVISED UP SLIGHTLY

07/12/2001 14:03 GERMANY OCT MANUFACTURING OUTPUT -2.5% M/M; SEP -1.7%

07/12/2001 14:04 GERMANY OCT CAPITAL GOODS OUTPUT -4.0% M/M; SEP -0.8%

07/12/2001 14:04 GERMANY OCT DURABLE CONSUMER GOODS OUTPUT -5.2% M/M; SEP -8.1%

07/12/2001 14:12 OECD: US/EMU LEADING INDICATORS DROP AGAIN IN OCT.

07/12/2001 14:13 OECD OCT. US LEADING INDICATOR -1.6 PTS M/M, 4TH DROP IN ROW

07/12/2001 14:29 German Oct industrial output down 2.1 pct vs Sept

07/12/2001 15:04 US TSY'S TAYLOR: EMU ECONOMIES ARE RECOVERYING, INCL. GERMANY

07/12/2001 15:51 FABIUS: 'NO RISK OF RECESSION' IN FRANCE

07/12/2001 15:52 FABIUS: 'DEMAND REMAINS VERY STRONG' IN FRANCE

07/12/2001 15:52 ABIUS: FRENCH INVESTMENT 'UNFORTUNATELY GOING DOWN'

07/12/2001 15:52 FABIUS: END-2001/START 2002 IN FRANCE TO BE LESS GOOD THAN EXP

07/12/2001 15:52 FABIUS SEES ECONOMIC REBOUND IN FRANCE IN 2002

07/12/2001 15:53 FABIUS: THREATENED FRANCE BANK STRIKE WON'T BE IMPORTANT

07/12/2001 16:05 FABIUS: EURO CURRENTLY 'STABLE' VERSUS DOLLAR

07/12/2001 16:05 FABIUS:EUROZONE HAS NO PROBS. AT PRESENT WITH EURO, INT.RATES

07/12/2001 16:30 NOV US PAYROLLS -331K;UNEMP RATE 5.7%;MFG -163K;SERVICES-70K

07/12/2001 16:38 NOV US AVG HRLY EARNGS +0.3% VS OCT +0.1%; +3.9% Y/Y

07/12/2001 16:38 OCT US JOBS REV TO -468K VS -415K;SEPT -165K VS -213K;NET -5K

07/12/2001 16:39 -NOV US PRIVATE PAYROLLS -325K VS OCT -487K; GOVT -6K

07/12/2001 16:39 NOV US RETAIL PAYROLLS -14K;CONSTR -2K; WHOLESALE -25K

07/12/2001 16:40 NOV US TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC UTILITIES PAYROLLS -58K

07/12/2001 16:40 NOV US MFG PAYROLLS:PRODUCTION WORKERS -126K,INDUSTRIAL -26K

07/12/2001 16:41 NOV US AGGR HRS INDEX -0.1%; AVG WORKWK +0.1 TO 34.1 HRS

07/12/2001 16:41 NOV US MFG AGGR HRS -1.5%; HRS -0.2 TO 40.3; OT -0.1 TO 3.7

07/12/2001 16:42 US PAYROLLS 4Q AVG -400K VS 3Q -67K; PRIVATE -406K VS -118K

07/12/2001 16:42 US BLS: UNEMP RATE AT 5.7% HIGHEST SINCE AUGUST 1995 (5.7%)

07/12/2001 16:43 US BLS: FCTRY WORKWEEK, AT 40.3 HRS, LOWEST SINCE '90-'91

07/12/2001 16:43 US BLS: OVER-YEAR EARNINGS AT 3.9%, LOWEST SINCE JANUARY 2001

07/12/2001 16:44 US BLS: DESPITE NBER, UNEMP MORE COINCIDENT THAN LAGGING

07/12/2001 16:44 US BLS:RETAIL HIRING NOT KEEPING PACE WITH USUAL SEASONAL RISE

07/12/2001 17:41 ECRI US FUTURE INFLATION INDEX 95.0 NOV VS 96.3 OCT

07/12/2001 17:41 ECRI US INFLA. INDEX SMOOTHED RATE -19.0% NOV VS -19.4% OCT

07/12/2001 17:41 ECRI: INDEX AT 26-YEAR LOW; SMOOTHED RATE INDEX AT 20-YEAR LOW

07/12/2001 17:41 ECRI: SHARP DECLINES IN JOB GROWTH NOTED

07/12/2001 17:43 FIBER US LEADING INFL INDEX 88.5 IN NOV VS 89.7 OCT

07/12/2001 17:43 FIBER US INFLATION INDEX ANNUAL RATE -15.6 NOV VS -15.2 OCT

07/12/2001 17:43 FIBER: US INDEX SUGGESTS 'INFLATION WILL REMAIN SUBDUED'

07/12/2001 17:49 U MICH PREL. US EXPECTATIONS 79.3 DEC VS 76.6 NOV: SOURCES

07/12/2001 18:46 US'S BROSNAN:BANKS'NOT OVERLY EXPOSED'TO ENRON'AT THIS TIME'

07/12/2001 18:46 US OCC: 3Q TOP FIVE BANKS TOTALED $44.8 TLN OF NOTIONAL DERIVS

07/12/2001 18:47 US OCC: 3Q DERIVS REVENUES UP $641M TO $3.45 BLN

07/12/2001 18:47 US OCC'S BROSNAN:EXPECTS CHARGE-OFFS TO RISE IN DECLINING ECON

07/12/2001 18:47 US'S BROSNAN:EXPECTS TO SEE MORE CHARGE-OFFS 'NEXT YEAR OR SO'

07/12/2001 18:47 US'S BROSNAN: DERIVS CLIMATE SINCE 9/11 'MORE RISK AVERSE'

07/12/2001 18:48 US OCC: NOTIONAL INT RATE DERIVS +$3.5TN TO $43.1TN IN 3Q

07/12/2001 18:48 US OCC:FX DERIVS -$48B TO $6.6T 3Q;EQUITIES -$12.6B TO $1.4T

07/12/2001 18:48 US OCC: CREDIT DERIVATIVES +$8 BLN TO $360 BLN

07/12/2001 22:43 US TSY'S O'NEILL:LATEST JOBLESS NUMBERS SHOW NEED FOR STIMULUS

07/12/2001 22:43 US'S O'NEILL:SEN DASCHLE HAS CREATED'IMPOSSIBLE HURDLE'ON STIM

07/12/2001 22:45 US'S O'NEILL:SENATOR DASCHLE DELAYING AMERICA'S ECON RECOVERY

07/12/2001 23:00 OCT US CONS CREDIT +$7.0 BN VS SEP +$2.0 BN(PREV +$3.2B)

07/12/2001 23:00 OCT US REVOLVING CREDIT -$3.7 BLN VS SEP -$0.8 BLN

07/12/2001 23:01 FED: OCT INTEREST RATE ON CAR LOANS 2.71% VS. 5.42% IN SEP