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06/06/2001 08:11 Today - 0645GMT France central government budget deficit for April.

06/06/2001 08:11 Today - 0730GMT Germany BME/ Services PMI for May.

06/06/2001 08:11 Today - 1000GMT Eurostat to release unemployment for April

06/06/2001 08:11 Today - 1000GMT Eurostat to release EMU business climate indicator for May.

06/06/2001 08:12 Today - 1100GMT Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee announces policy decision.

06/06/2001 08:12 Today - 1645GMT Federal Reserve Governor Laurence Meyer to speak about the new economy

06/06/2001 09:24 Fed's Broaddus says 'far from clear' U.S. economy is bottoming out

06/06/2001 09:25 Fed's Broaddus/U.S. economy -- 2 (tax cuts to have positive impact)

06/06/2001 09:26 Shiokawa says wants to see dollar at 121 yen

06/06/2001 09:28 Australia Q1 GDP up 1.1 pct from Q4; up 2.1 pct yr-on-yr

06/06/2001 09:28 European stocks mostly higher on firm tech, oil stocks

06/06/2001 09:29 US stocks end broadly higher; Nasdaq gains 3.6%

06/06/2001 09:30 Yanagisawa: FSA to issue new standard for measuring progress in NPL disposals

06/06/2001 09:31 OUTLOOK BoE's MPC to keep rates at 5.25 pct today, but may ease in July

06/06/2001 09:32 Japan's MOF Shiokawa sticks foot in mouth with yen comment

06/06/2001 09:41 U.S. equities ended the day on a positive note

06/06/2001 09:44 Asia FX Midday: Dollar/yen and euro/yen firmer on US demand

06/06/2001 10:46 FRANCE GOVT JAN-APR BUDGET DEFICIT +E4.0 BN Y/Y TO -E26.1 BN

06/06/2001 10:46 FRANCE GOVT JAN-APR REVENUES +1.1% Y/Y; OUTLAYS +5.3% Y/Y

06/06/2001 10:46 FRENCH END-APRIL BUDGET DEFICIT 171.2 BLN FFR

06/06/2001 10:47 FRANCE MAY SA SERVICES ACTIVITY INDEX 53.6; APR 54.0

06/06/2001 10:47 FRANCE SA MAY SERVICES IMPUT PRICES 62.0; APR 59.2

06/06/2001 11:24 Asia FX Review: JPY offered against USD and EUR by US names

06/06/2001 11:30 GERMANY UNION ASSOC. SEES 2001 JOBLESS AVG. DECLINE TO 3.8 MLN ,

06/06/2001 11:32 GERMANY: MAY SA SERVICES ACTIVITY INDEX 49.8; APR 51.5

06/06/2001 13:13 EURUSD: SUP - 0.8480-0.8420-0.8370-0.8300, RES - 0.8530-0.8555-0.8585-0.8630 - JPMORGAN

06/06/2001 13:14 USDCHF: SUP - 1.7740-1.7710-1.7640-1.7550, RES - 1.7860-1.8060-1.8115-1.8175 - JPMORGAN

06/06/2001 13:15 USDJPY: SUP - 119.80-118.80-118.35-117.15, RES - 120.65-121.30-122.90-124.05 - JPMORGAN

06/06/2001 13:37 GBPUSD: SUP - 1.4090-1.4075-1.4060-1.4000, RES - 1.4215-1.4275-1.4335-1.4350 - JPMORGAN

06/06/2001 13:38 EURGBP: SUP - 0.6015-0.5970-0.5955-0.5840, RES - 0.6040-0.6055-0.6095-0.6120 - JPMORGAN

06/06/2001 13:39 EURJPY: SUP - 102.00-101.50-100.50-99.85, RES - 103.40-104.50-106.60-109.00 - JPMORGAN

06/06/2001 14:04 EMU-12 APR SA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 8.3%, LOWEST SINCE JUNE 1991

06/06/2001 14:05 EMU-12 MAR SA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNREVISED AT 8.4%

06/06/2001 14:05 EMU-12 APR UNEMP. RATE MATCHES LOW FORECAST IN MNI SURVEY

06/06/2001 14:06 EMU MAY BUSINESS CLIMATE INDICATORS DROPS TO 0.06; APR 0.36

06/06/2001 14:06 EMU MAY BUSINESS CLIMATE INDICATOR LOWEST SINCE AUG. 1999

06/06/2001 14:06 EMU MAY INDICATOR SHOWS INDUST OUTPUT SLOWING TO 1986-2000 AVG

06/06/2001 14:07 Euro Zone April unemployment 8.3 pct vs 8.4 in March, 9.0 yr-earlier

06/06/2001 14:08 Euro Zone May business climate indicator 0.06 vs 0.36 in April

06/06/2001 15:03 BANK OF ENGLAND LEAVES REPO RATE UNCHANGED AT 5.25%

06/06/2001 15:03 BANK OF ENGLAND OFFERS NO EXPLANATION FOR RATE DECISION

06/06/2001 15:04 BOE leaves key UK interest rate unchanged at 5.25%

06/06/2001 15:21 UK IoD says BoE decision to hold rates 'sensible', sees cuts

06/06/2001 15:21 UK BCC welcomes BoE rate hold decision

06/06/2001 15:48 GERMANY EICHEL: WILL NOT REVISE DOWN NOW 2001 GDP FORECAST

06/06/2001 15:51 UK CBI accepts BoE decision to hold rates but sees scope for further cuts

06/06/2001 15:51 UK TUC says disappointed by BoE decision to hold rates

06/06/2001 18:01 FRANCE'S FABIUS: FRANCE 2001 GDP GROWTH CLOSER TO 2.7% THAN 3%

06/06/2001 18:01 FABIUS: MUST KEEP PUBLIC/HEALTH CARE SPENDING UNDER CONTROL

06/06/2001 18:12 UK VOTE Blair pledges independent scrutiny of euro referendum question

06/06/2001 19:00 MNI SURVEY: ONLY 3 OF 32 ANALYSTS EXPECT ECB RATE CUT THIS WK

06/06/2001 19:01 SURVEY: 24 OF 32 ANALYSTS SEE ECB CUT BEFORE AUG. SUMMER BREAK

06/06/2001 19:01 SURVEY:25 OF 32 ANALYSTS SEE ECB RATES BOTTOMING OUT BEFORE Q4

06/06/2001 19:01 MNI SURVEY MEDIAN: ECB REFI RATE TO BOTTOM OUT AT 4.00%

06/06/2001 19:23 US OTS: 1Q 2001 THRIFT EARNINGS $2.16B VS $1.93B IN 4Q 2000

06/06/2001 19:23 US OTS: NON-CURRENT LOANS $5.0B IN 1Q VS $4.7B IN 4Q

06/06/2001 19:24 US OTS: LOANS 30-89 DAYS PAST DUE $6.6B 1Q VS $6.9B IN 4Q

06/06/2001 19:24 US OTS: THRIFT ROA 0.92% IN 1Q VS 0.84% IN 4Q

06/06/2001 19:25 US OTS: 1Q SINGLE-FAMILY MORTGAGE ORIGINATIONS $74B VS $55B 4Q

06/06/2001 19:26 US OTS'S SEIDMAN:MRTG ORIGIN RISE DUE TO 'DECLINING' INT RATES

06/06/2001 19:26 US OTS: THRIFT LOAN GROWTH 2.04% IN 1Q VS 1.42% IN 4Q

06/06/2001 19:26 US OTS: THRIFT TROUBLED ASSETS $6.0B IN 1Q VS $5.6B IN 4Q

06/06/2001 19:26 US OTS: NO THRIFT FAILURES, ONE THRIFT CLOSING IN 1Q

06/06/2001 19:27 US OTS'S SEIDMAN: FAS 133 HAD LITTLE EFFECT ON THRIFTS IN 1Q

06/06/2001 19:43 GERMANY EICHEL CONFIRMS 2001 DEFICT TARGET 1.5% GDP ATTAINABLE

06/06/2001 20:10 GERMANY EICHEL REPEATS FED GOVT TO BALANCE FEDERAL BDGT BY '06

06/06/2001 20:11 GERMANY PRESS: MAY UNADJ. UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN 147,000 TO 3.72 MN

06/06/2001 20:12 GERMANY PRESS: MAY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 9%

06/06/2001 20:12 GERMAN MAY JOBLESS DOWN 147,000 VS APRIL - SOURCES

06/06/2001 20:45 MEYER:'NO SIGNS' ECON 'STRENGTHENING' RELATIVE TO FIRST QTR

06/06/2001 20:46 MEYER: SO FAR,FED EASING HAS HAD'LITTLE EFFECT ON AGG DEMAND

06/06/2001 20:46 MEYER:HAVE TO BE CONCERNED MONPOL DOES NOT LEAD TO HIGHER INFL

06/06/2001 20:47 MEYER: FED'S JOB TO MAKE SURE ECON ADJUST 'NOT TOO JARRING'

06/06/2001 20:47 MEYER:GROWTH IN CONSUMER SPEND'LIKELY TO REMAIN BELOW'INCOME

06/06/2001 20:47 MEYER: 'CONSENSUS FORECAST REMAINS QUITE OPTIMISTIC'

06/06/2001 20:47 MEYER: MANY FIRMS HAVE GONE BANKRUPT 'AND OTHERS WILL'

06/06/2001 20:49 MEYER:NO GUARANTEE HI-GRWTH ECON'LESS VULNERABLE TO RECESSIONS

06/06/2001 20:49 NEYER: NASDAQ REVERSE'PERFECT EXAMPLE' OF UNWINDING IMBALANCE

06/06/2001 20:49 MEYER: ECONOMY EXPERIENCING 'FLIRTATION WITH RECESSION'

06/06/2001 20:49 MEYER: SUGGESTS HIGH,LOW PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AVE 24-YR CYCLES

06/06/2001 20:50 MEYER:HIGH PRODUCT'TY MAY BE'HAPPY COINCIDENCE OF INNOVATIONS'

06/06/2001 20:50 MEYER:'NEW ECON DEVELOMENTS' MIGHT MAKE ECON 'MORE VOLATILE

06/06/2001 22:09 FED'S MEYER SAYS PRODUCTIVITY DATA SHOW TEMPORARY CORRECTION IN GROWTH PERIOD

06/06/2001 22:11 FED'S MEYER SAYS YIELD CURVE UNRELIABLE MEASURE OF ECONOMIC STRENGTH

06/06/2001 22:12 FED'S MEYER: US PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH CYCLE 'STILL ALIVE'

06/06/2001 22:12 FED'S MEYER SAYS CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT NOT A PROBLEM IN MEDIUM TERM

06/06/2001 22:12 FED'S MEYER: NEVER EXPECTED RATE CUTS TO AFFECT 1H GROWTH

06/06/2001 22:12 FED'S MEYER: SEES RATE CUTS HELPING GROWTH LATE '01 THRU 2002

06/06/2001 22:14 FED'S MEYER SAYS INTEREST RATE CUTS WILL NOT IMPACT U.S. ECONOMY UNTIL Q4