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18/05/2001 08:29 BoJ votes to maintain existing policy guidelines

18/05/2001 08:29 BOJ VOTES TO MAINTAIN EXISTING POLICY GUIDELINES

18/05/2001 08:50 Today - n/a BOJ monetary policy meeting.

18/05/2001 08:50 Today - n/a Germany ICON consumer confidence for April.

18/05/2001 08:50 Today - 0645GMT France 1Q Non-farm payrolls

18/05/2001 08:50 Today - 0930GMT Japan Mar Industrial Prod. (rev.)

18/05/2001 08:51 Today - 1000GMT Eurostat Mar Industrial Production

18/05/2001 08:51 Today - 1230GMT U.S. March International Trade

18/05/2001 08:51 Today - 1520GMT ECB President Wim Duisenberg and ECB Governing

18/05/2001 09:02 European stocks gain as techs lead the way

18/05/2001 09:03 US stocks end higher, extending recent gains; Hewlett-Packard soars

18/05/2001 09:03 Nikkei ends AM up 0.4% on Wall Street gains

18/05/2001 09:13 Japan March industrial output unchanged at 2.1 pct fall mth-on-mth

18/05/2001 10:06 US Stocks Up Again, But Modestly

18/05/2001 10:07 U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Better Than Expected

18/05/2001 10:52 FRANCE PREL 1Q EMPLOYMENT +0.8% Q/Q VS +0.9% IN 4Q

18/05/2001 10:52 FRANCE PREL 1Q EMPLOYMENT JUST ABOVE MNI SURVEY MEDIAN

18/05/2001 10:52 FRANCE 1Q MONTHLY BASED SALARIES +0.9% Q/Q; +2.4% Y/Y

18/05/2001 10:52 FRANCE 1Q SALARY GAIN ABOVE EXPECTED, SHARPEST IN YEARS

18/05/2001 10:53 FRANCE 1Q HRLY BASED WAGES +1.4% Q/Q; +4.1% Y/Y

18/05/2001 11:47 HSBC's Oppenheimer sees U.S. slowdown continuing, CAC-40 at 6,500 by yr-end

18/05/2001 11:47 Italy Feb big industry employment down 2.0 pct yr-on-yr

18/05/2001 11:48 French prov Q1 employment up 0.8 pct vs 0.9 pct rise in Q4

18/05/2001 12:15 JOHN LEWIS WEEK TO MAY 12 DEPT STORE SALES DOWN 3.3 PCT, FOOD UP 7.7

18/05/2001 12:26 Forex: Euro drifts lower in early London trade on ECB concerns, MSCI fears

18/05/2001 12:27 PAN-GERMANY SA MAR MFG ORDERS REVISED TO -3.0% M/M VS -4.4%

18/05/2001 12:33 W. GERMANY SA MAR MFG ORDERS REVISED TO -3.0% M/M VS -4.2%

18/05/2001 12:33 GERMANY 1Q MFG ORDERS REVISED TO -2.8% Q/Q FROM -3.5% Q/Q

18/05/2001 12:34 E. GERMANY SA FEB MFG ORDERS REVISED TO +0.7% M/M VS -6.5%

18/05/2001 12:34 W. GERMANY SA MAR MFG ORDERS INDEX REVISED TO 124.4 VS 120.0

18/05/2001 12:35 E. GERMANY SA MAR MFG ORDERS INDEX REVISED TO 160.7 VS 156.0

18/05/2001 12:35 E. GERMANY SA MAR MFG ORDERS INDEX REVISED TO 160.7 VS 156.0

18/05/2001 12:35 CORRECT:W-GERMANY MAR MFG ORDERS REVISED -2.6% M/M VS.-4.2%

18/05/2001 12:38 CORRECT:W-GERMANY MAR MFG ORDERS REVISED 121.9 VS. 120.0

18/05/2001 12:38 CORRECT:E-GERMANY MAR MFG ORDERS REVISED 156.4 VS. 156.0

18/05/2001 13:16 BBK revises German Mar factory orders heavily upward

18/05/2001 13:49 EURUSD: SUP - 0.8795-0.8765, RES - 0.8830-0.8865 - BAXR/S/T

18/05/2001 13:49 GBPUSD: SUP - 1.4250-1.4210, RES - 1.4335-1.4360 - BAXR/S/T

18/05/2001 13:50 USDJPY: SUP - 122.95-122.45, RES - 123.65-124.00 - BAXR/S/T

18/05/2001 13:51 EURJPY: SUP - 108.00-107.55, RES - 108.80-109.20 - BAXR/S/T

18/05/2001 13:51 EURGBP: SUP - 0.6155-0.6125, RES - 0.6175-0.6190 - BAXR/S/T

18/05/2001 14:01 Åâðîçîíà: ïðîì. ïðîèçâîäñòâî çà ôåâðàëü ïåðåñìîòðåíî äî +0,5%ì/ì, +4,2%ã/ã ïðîòèâ +0,4%ì/ì, +3,8%ã/ã

18/05/2001 14:13 EMU MAR ADJ. INDUSTRY OUTPUT -0.2% M/M, +3.0% Y/Y

18/05/2001 14:14 EMU FEB IND. OUTPUT REVISED +0.5% M/M, +4.2% Y/Y (+0.4%,+3.8%)

18/05/2001 14:15 EMU 1Q SA IND. PRODUCTION -0.1% Q/Q VS 4Q +1.6% (INC. GREECE)

18/05/2001 14:16 Euro zone March industry output down 0.2 pct from Feb, up 3.0 pct yr-on-yr

18/05/2001 14:49 British Pound Falls vs Dollar; May Track Euro in Coming Weeks

18/05/2001 15:38 OUTLOOK: 27 economists all see ECB rates unchanged on May 23; cut seen in Q3

18/05/2001 16:05 Rabobank's Lee Ferridge on Outlook for Dollar, Euro: Comment

18/05/2001 16:08 Yen Falls on Prospect BOJ May Buy More Bonds, Increasing Supply

18/05/2001 16:32 US Trade Data-OVERVIEW

18/05/2001 16:55 SOURCE:GERMANY MAR EMU-METHOD IND OUTPUT REVISED TO -0.5% M/M

18/05/2001 17:04 BBK:PAN-GERMANY MAR IND OUTPUT REVISED TO -2.8% M/M VS -3.7%

18/05/2001 17:07 W. GERMANY MAR IND. PROD. REVISED TO -2.5% M/M VS -3.4%

18/05/2001 17:08 E. GERMAN MAR INDUST. OUTPUT REVISED TO -4.8% M/M VS -5.7%

18/05/2001 17:08 BBK:PAN-GERMANY 1Q IND OUTPUT REVISED TO +1.4% Q/Q VS +1.0%

18/05/2001 17:09 ECB says council aware of both M3 distortions at time of rate cut

18/05/2001 17:19 US Mar trade gap seen as minor drag on first-quarter GDP

18/05/2001 18:22 EFFECTIVE FED FUNDS RATE 4.04% THURS, RANGE 3 3/4% - 4 1/8%

18/05/2001 19:06 Canada extends 1-3 pct inflation target for 5 yrs; changes core index

18/05/2001 19:24 Fed weekend repos total $3.0 billion

18/05/2001 22:05 GREENSPAN:BANK RISK MGMT TO LESSEN CYCLICAL CREDIT RESTRAINT

18/05/2001 22:06 GREENSPAN: AS ECONOMY SLOWS BANKS, REGULATORS TIGHTEN CREDIT

18/05/2001 22:06 GREENSPAN:CREDIT TIGHTENED BEFORE SLOWDOWN W/LOAN QUALITY FALL

18/05/2001 22:06 GREENSPAN:REGULATORS CAN'T ELIMINATE BANK FAILURES,RISK-TAKING

18/05/2001 23:41 US FX Review: Dollar ends week on strong note