All Dates are in Eastern Time.

Friday, October 19, 2001
ET/GMT
0245/0645 France Preliminary July Current Account Data
0400/0800 Germany September Ifo Business Climate (seen 88.3, last 89.8)
0500/0900 Germany Bundesbank's Welteke at university event, Regensburg
0530/0930 U.K. T-bill Auction
0630/1030 U.K. Bank of England's Clementi speaks in London
0830/1230 Canada August Merchandising Exports, seasonally adjusted (seen -0.8% MM, last -0.4% MM)
0830/1230 Canada August Merchandising Imports, seasonally adjusted (seen -0.1% MM, last unch MM)
0830/1230 Canada August Merchandising Trade Surplus (seen 5.2 Bln, last 5.4 Bln)
0830/1230 U.S. August Trade Deficit (seen $29.0 Bln, last $28.83 Bln)
0830/1230 Canada August Wholesale Inventories (seen unch MM, last -0.4% MM)
0830/1230 Canada August Wholesale Trade, seasonally adjusted (seen -0.2% MM, last -0.4% MM)
0830/1230 U.S. September Consumer Price Index (seen +0.3%, last +0.1%)
0830/1230 U.S. September Consumer Price Index, ex-food & energy (seen +0.2%, last +0.2%) 1300/1700 U.S. Fed Chairman Greenspan speaks at National Italian American Foundation luncheon in Washington N/A E.U. European Union heads of government meet in Ghent, Belgium

Sunday, October 21, 2001
ET/GMT
1950/2350 Japan August Tertiary Activity Index (last -0.9%MM)

Monday, October 22, 2001
ET/GMT
0400/0800 Italy August Industry Sales And Orders Data
0830/1230 Canada August Retail Sales (seen -0.3% MM, last -0.5% MM)
0830/1230 Canada August Retail Sales, ex-auto (seen -0.5% MM, last -0.6% MM)
0900/1300 France Weekly T-bill Auction results
0930/1330 Germany European Central Bank calls for bids on main refinancing operation
1000/1400 U.S. September Leading Indicators (last -0.3%)
1815/2215 U.S. New York Fed President McDonough speaks at Georgetown University Wall Street Alliance reception in New York
1930/2330 Japan 10-year Bond Auction
N/A E.U. European Union Parliament meets in Strasbourg

Tuesday, October 23, 2001
ET/GMT 0030/0430 Japan 10-year Bond Auction results 0245/0645 France September Consumer Spending 0515/0915 Germany European Central Bank allocates bids on main refinancing operation 0800/1200 U.S. Fed Chairman Greespan addresses the American Bankers Association virtual convention on post-Sept. 11 situation via Web site
0900/1300 Canada Bank of Canada interest rate announcement
0900/1300 U.S. BTM-UBS Warburg Chain-Store Sales Index for Oct. 20 Week (last unch)
0900/1300 France Government answering questions in parliament
0900/1300 U.S. Redbook Retail Sales for Oct. 20 Week (last +0.6%)
0930/1330 Germany European Central Bank calls for bids on long-term refinancing operation
1130/1530 U.S. Fed Governor Gramlich addresses Community Reinvestment Act & Fair Lending colloquium in Boston
1950/2350 Japan September Corporate Service Price Index (last -1.3%YY)
N/A E.U. European Union Parliament meets in Strasbourg N/A Germany Leading institutes' bi-annual growth forecast released

Wednesday, October 24, 2001
ET/GMT
0100/0500 Japan September Chain Store Sales (last -5.2%YY) 0130/0530 Japan September Nationwide Dept Store Sales (last -0.3% YY) 0245/0645 France Final September Consumer Price Index 0400/0800 France Weekly cabinet meeting 0515/0915 Germany European Central Bank allocates bids on long-term refinancing operation
0600/1000 U.K. CBI Industrial Trends Survey
0700/1100 U.S. MBA Refinancing Index (last +22%)
0830/1230 Canada August International Canadian Dollar Securities Transactions (seen -C$1.0 Bln, last -C$45.1 Bln)
0830/1230 Canada September Leading Indicator (seen -0.2%, last 0.0%)
0900/1300 France Government answering questions in parliament
1400/1800 U.S. Federal Reserve Beige Book
1845/2245 U.S. Fed Chairman Greenspan addresses Institute for
International Economics on globalization, Washington
1950/2350 Japan Weekly Portfolio Flows Data
2130/0130 Japan 2-year Bond Auction
N/A E.U. European Union Parliament meets in Strasbourg

Thursday, October 25, 2001
ET/GMT
0030/0430 Japan 2-year Bond Auction results
0330/0730 Germany European Central Bank Governing Council meeting, Frankfurt
0430/0830 U.K. September BBA Consumer Credit
0430/0830 U.K. September BBA Mortgage Lending
0745/1145 Germany European Central Bank interest rate decision, Frankfurt
0830/1230 U.S. Initial Jobless Claims for Oct. 20 Week (last +6k)
0830/1230 U.S. September Durable Goods (last unch)
0830/1230 U.S. Third-Quarter Employment Cost Index (last +0.9%)
0930/1330 E.U. European Union's Monti, Liikanen speak at small business financing conference
1000/1400 U.S. September Conference Board Help-Wanted Index (last 53)
1000/1400 U.S. September Existing Home Sales (last +5.8%)
1630/2030 U.S. Money Supply
1700/2100 U.S. Chicago Fed President Moskow speaks at Chicago Bankers' Association for Finance and Trade conference in Chicago
1900/2300 Japan October Tokyo Consumer Price Index (seen -1.1% YY, last -1.2% YY)
1950/2350 Japan September Retail Sales (last -3.6% YY)
N/A E.U. European Union Parliament meets in Strasbourg

Friday, October 26, 2001
ET/GMT
0030/0430 Japan September Oil Imports (last -3.7% YY)
0315/0715 Germany Bundesbank's Welteke speaks at seminar, Eltville
0430/0830 U.K. Third-Quarter Gross Domestic Product (last +0.4% QQ, +2.3% YY) 0930/1330 U.S. September New Home Sales (last +0.6%) 1000/1400 U.S. End October University of Michigan Consumer