DATE GMT/EST EVENT
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19-Mar 0745/0245 France January Current account data released.
19-Mar 0930/0430 U.K. Feb Claimant Count UnemploFyment data released.
19-Mar 0930/0430 Bank of England publishes the minutes from its Mar 5-6 Monetary Policy Committee meeting.
19-Mar 1100/0600 EMU 4Q Labor Costs (1st read) data Freleased.
19-Mar 1100/0600 EMU Q4 Construction Production data released.
19-Mar 1200/0700 U.S. MBA applications survey for March 14 week.
19-Mar 1230/0730 Riksbank First Deputy Governor Eva Srejber will F speak in Gaevle, Sweden.
19-Mar 1500/1000 Ecofin meeting of EU-15 finance ministers on EU tax package.
19-Mar n/a ABC/Money Magazine weekly survey of U.S. consu- mer seFntiment.
19-Mar n/a Extra Ecofin meeting of EU-15 finance ministers in Brussels.
19-Mar n/a U.S. Fannie Mae to sell $4 to $8 billion in 3-month bills and $1.5 to $4 billFion in 6-month bills.
19-Mar 2030/1530 Mexico retail and wholesale sales for January.
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20-Mar 2350/1850* Japan all industries and tertiary activity index for January and capitaFl flows for Mar. 14 week.
20-Mar 0830/0330 Italy Mar ISAE SA Consumer Confid Index release
20-Mar n/a France to sell E4.8 billion in 3.50% coupon BTAN debt maturing Jan 2005 anFd E5.3 billion in 3.50% coupon BTAN debt maturing Jan 2008.
20-Mar 0930/0430 U.K. Feb PSNCR data released.
20-Mar 0930/0430 U.K. Feb Retail sales data released.
20-Mar 0930/0430 U.FK. Feb CML mortgage lending data released.
20-Mar 1100/0600 U.K. Mar CBI monthly trends data released.
20-Mar 1130/0630 Italy March city CPI data released.
20-Mar 1300/0800 Swiss National Bank publishes its quarteFrly monetary policy assessment, announces interest rate decision.
20-Mar 1330/0830 European Central Bank Governing Council meets. No monetary policy announcement eFxpected.
20-Mar 1330/0830 U.S. jobless claims for week ended March 15.
20-Mar 1330/0830 Canada wholesale sales and inventories for Jan.
20-Mar 1400/0900 Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Cathy FMinehan to speak at a financial technology con- vention in Dallas, Texas.
20-Mar 1430/0930 New York Federal Reserve Bank President William McDonough to address the New York Bankers Asso- F ciation in New York.
20-Mar 1430/0930 IMF spokesman to hold regular press briefing in Washington.
20-Mar 1500/1000 U.S. leading indicators for February.
20-Mar 1700/1200 U.S. PhFiladelphia Fed survey for March.
20-Mar 1715/1215 Treasury Assistant Secretary for Financial In- stitutions Wayne Abernathy to speak at the Bond Market Association risk-linked securities con- F ference in New York.
20-Mar 1900/1400 Federal Reserve to release minutes from Jan. 28 and Jan. 29 FOMC meeting, in Washington.
20-Mar n/a Mexico open unemployment for February.
F 20-Mar 2130/1630 U.S. M2 money supply for March 10 week.