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17/02/2004 04:50 Australia's NAB Jan business confidence index 18.6 pts vs 12.1 in Dec

17/02/2004 09:25 Nikkei ends at 2-week high, techs back in favour

17/02/2004 10:01 GERMANY FINAL JAN HICP UNREVISED +0.1% M/M; +1.3% Y/Y

17/02/2004 10:01 GERMANY JAN CPI EX-OIL UNCH. M/M, +1.4% Y/Y; DEC +1.0% Y/Y

17/02/2004 10:02 GERMANY FINAL JAN CPI UNREVISED +0.1% M/M, +1.2% Y/Y

17/02/2004 10:02 GERMANY JAN CPI EX-HEALTH CARE +0.6% Y/Y; HLTH CARE +16.9% M/M

17/02/2004 10:15 Dollar pushes up vs yen on BOJ jitters

17/02/2004 10:17 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: JAN RPI -0.1% M/M; +2.7% Y/Y

17/02/2004 10:17 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: JAN CPI -0.5% M/M; +1.4% Y/Y

17/02/2004 10:17 UK MEDIAN FORECAST: JAN RPIX -0.2% M/M; +2.5% Y/Y

17/02/2004 10:40 German Jan CPI confirmed at +1.2% y/y

17/02/2004 11:58 Sterling hits 11-year high vs dollar

17/02/2004 12:03 GERMANY GOVT SOURCE:SURPRISED HOW WELL FIRMS COPING W/ EURO

17/02/2004 12:03 GEMRANY SOURCE:CONTINUOUSLY REVISING UP EURO PAIN THRESHOLD

17/02/2004 12:03 GERMANY SOURCE: U.S. NOT HELPFUL IN G7 STMT BUT DIDN'T HINDER

17/02/2004 12:03 GERMANY SOURCE:US SHLDN'T WANT EMU UPTURN HURT BY EURO RISE

17/02/2004 12:14 Sterling extends gains vs dlr, rises above $1.90

17/02/2004 12:40 UK JAN CPI DN 0.5% M/M; +1.4% Y/Y VS DEC +1.3% Y/Y

17/02/2004 12:40 UK JAN RPI DN 0.2% M/M; UP 2.6% Y/Y VS DEC +2.8% Y/Y

17/02/2004 12:40 UK JAN RPIY -0.2% M/M; UP 2.0% Y/Y VS DEC 2.2%

17/02/2004 12:40 UK JAN RPIX -0.2% M/M; UP 2.4% Y/Y VS DEC +2.6% Y/Y

17/02/2004 12:40 UK JAN CPI: CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR -3.1% M/M; -2.5% Y/Y

17/02/2004 12:40 UK JAN CPI ALL GOODS UNCH. Y/Y; ALL SERVICES UP 3.1% Y/Y

17/02/2004 12:40 GERMANY DIHK BALANCE OF EXPECTATIONS: JAN/FEB +10, SEP/OCT +4

17/02/2004 12:40 GERMANY DIHK:STRONG FOREIGN DEMAND OFFSETS NEG EURO FX EFFECTS

17/02/2004 12:41 GERMANY DIHK EXPORT EXPECT. BALANCE: JAN/FEB +32, SEP/OCT +29

17/02/2004 12:41 GERMANY DIHK CURRENT CONDITIONS BAL: JAN/FEB -8, SEP/OCT -18

17/02/2004 12:41 GERMANY DIHK HIRING INTENTIONS BAL: JAN/FEB -20, SEP/OCT -23

17/02/2004 12:41 GERMANY DIHK EXPECTS DOMESTIC DEMAND TO RISE ONLY SLOWLY

17/02/2004 12:41 GERMANY DIHK:HIGH UNEMP. CONTINUES TO WEIGH ON CONSUMER DEMAND

17/02/2004 12:41 UK JAN CPI: FOOD, NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -0.4% M, +2.6% Y/Y

17/02/2004 12:41 GERMANY DIHK SURVEY:BUSINESS EXPECTATIONS IMPROVE FROM AUTUMN

17/02/2004 12:42 GERMANY DIHK:STRONG EURO TO WEIGH ON EXPORTS ONLY LATER IN '04

17/02/2004 12:42 GERMANY DIHK INVEST INTENTIONS BAL: JAN/FEB -12, SEP/OCT -19

17/02/2004 12:42 GERMANY DIHK SEES NO RECOVERY IN LABOR MARKET BEFORE END 2004

17/02/2004 12:42 GERMANY DIHK: 2004 GDP FORECAST ASSUMES DLR WON'T FALL FURTHER

17/02/2004 12:42 GERMANY DIHK SURVEY: EXPORT OUTLOOK IMPROVED DESPITE EURO

17/02/2004 12:42 GERMANY DIHK: FIRMS WORRIED ABOUT IMBALANCES, FURTHER DLR DROP

17/02/2004 12:43 UK JAN CPI; FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLD EQUIP. -2.9% M/M; -0.2% Y/Y

17/02/2004 12:43 GERMANY DIHK SEES POSSIBLE GERMAN 2004 GDP COULD RISE 2%

17/02/2004 12:43 GERMANY DIHK:CURRENT CONDITIONS CLEARLY IMPROVE, STILL SUBDUED

17/02/2004 12:58 France to keep spending under control - Finmin Mer

17/02/2004 13:14 German ZEW investor confidence gauge falls to 69.9

17/02/2004 13:21 ECB: VARIABLE REFI MARGINAL RATE 2.00% VS 2.00% LAST REFI

17/02/2004 13:21 ECB: WEIGHTED AVG RATE OF ALLOTTED REFIS 2.01% VS 2.01% LAST

17/02/2004 13:51 EMU Median Forecast:Dec Ind. Prod SA +0.3% M/M;Wdadj +2.4% Y/Y

17/02/2004 14:03 EMU DEC ADJ. INDUSTRY OUTPUT +0.2% M/M, +2.3% Y/Y

17/02/2004 14:03 EMU NOV IND. OUTPUT REVISED -0.1% M/M, +1.1% Y/Y (+0.1%,+1.2%)

17/02/2004 14:03 EMU 4Q ADJ INDUSTRY OUTPUT +1.0% Q/Q; 3Q +0.6% Q/Q; MNI CALC

17/02/2004 15:28 Oil clings to OPEC - fuelled gains

17/02/2004 16:33 US NY FED EMPIRE STATE MFG INDEX 42.05 FEB VS 38.85 JAN

17/02/2004 16:33 US NY FED EMPIRE MFG EMPLOYMENT INDEX 16.54 FEB VS 24.51 JAN

17/02/2004 16:33 US NY FED EMPIRE MFG NEW ORDERS 34.94 FEB VS 34.82 JAN

17/02/2004 16:33 US NY FED EMPIRE MFG 6-MO OUTLOOK INDEX 53.93 FEB VS 62.49 JAN

17/02/2004 16:33 US NY FED EMPIRE MFG PRICES PAID 33.62 FEB VS 27.88 JAN

17/02/2004 17:10 NY State factories see further improvement in Feb

17/02/2004 17:18 US JAN INDUSTRIAL PROD +0.8%; CAP UTIL +0.6 TO 76.2%

17/02/2004 17:18 US JAN UTILITIES CAPACITY UTILIZATION UP 4.0 TO 86.1%

17/02/2004 17:19 US JAN INDUST PROD EX MTR VEHICLES AND HI-TECH +0.7%,MFG +0.1%

17/02/2004 17:19 US JAN MFG EX-MTR VEH +0.3%;MOTOR VEHICLE & PARTS OUTPUT +0.9%

17/02/2004 17:19 US JAN INDUSTRIAL PROD EX MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS +0.8%

17/02/2004 17:19 US JAN MFG CAPACITY UTILIZATION UP 0.2 TO 74.6%

17/02/2004 17:19 US DEC IP REVISED TO UNCH(+0.1%);CAPU REV TO 75.6% (75.8%)