US SLOWDOWN MAYBE LESS ABRUPT THAN FEARED
BUT TOO SOON TO DECLARE VICTORY ON US, STILL RISKS
ENCOURAGED BY STABILISATION OF US INDICES
'CAN'T IGNORE WEAK US CONSUMER CONFIDENCE DATA'
HAD EXPECTED WEAKER US/WORLD DATA IN EARLY 2001
G10'S GEORGE:JAPAN ECONOMY LOSING MOMENTUM, NEED POLICY STEPS
EXPECT JAPAN EXPANSION TO CONTINUE, MODEST PACE
CLEAR SENSE JAPAN ECON. REMAINS 'PRETTY SLUGGISH'
JAPAN ECONOMY NOT AS STRONG AS WOULD LIKE
IKE TO SEE STABLE OIL PRICES AT CURRENT LEVELS
SEE EMU INFLATION PRESSURE MODERATING THIS YEAR
G10'S GEORGE ON OVERALL GLOBAL ECONOMY: 'SO FAR, SO GOOD'