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BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 78 WIDTH="590"><div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B>Dow Jones Europe</B><B> Composite</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B> Index (</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B>weekly),</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B> </B></FONT><B>20 week exponential average in</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003399" FACE="Courier New" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#336600" FACE="Courier New" ><B>green</B></FONT><B>, 5 week exponential average in</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003399" FACE="Courier New" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Courier New" ><B>red,</B></FONT><B> 52 week ROC (rate of change) in</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003399" FACE="Courier New" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9900" FACE="Courier New" ><B>yellow,</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Courier New" ><B> </B></FONT><B>MACD (moving average convergence divergence) in </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Courier New" ><B>green.</B></FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="19"><div> <B> <A NAME="denmark_weekly"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="590"> <IMG SRC="../../images/de/world/doweurop.gif" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="19"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="38" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="19" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 60 WIDTH="590"><div> <B>Dow Jones Europe</B><B> Stock Index (</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B>daily),</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B>20 day exponential average in</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003399" FACE="Courier New" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#336600" FACE="Courier New" ><B>green</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B>, 5 day exponential average in</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003399" FACE="Courier New" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Courier New" ><B>red,</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B> MACD (moving average convergence divergence) in </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Courier New" ><B>green.</B></FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="19"><div> <B> <A NAME="daily"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="590"> <IMG SRC="../../images/de/reg/dowEurope.gif" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="19"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="38" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="19" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 25 WIDTH="590"><div> <B><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a801180099ff00.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Europe Notes & Links:</U></B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="19"><div> <B> <A NAME="notes_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 3807 WIDTH="590"><bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">5/7/08 Retail sales volume in the Euro area fell 0.4% in March.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4/30/08 Consumer prices in the Euro area rose 3.3% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4/23/08 Industrial new orders for the Euro zone rose 0.6% in February.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Euro zone index of services rose from 51.6 to 51.8 in March.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4/22/08 A member of the European Central Bank said “again” interest rates might need to be raised to fight inflationary pressures.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4/16/08 Consumer prices in the Euro area rose 3.6%YoY</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4/9/08 4/9/08 GDP in the Euro area rose 2.6% in 2007.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">2/14/08 GDP in the Euro zone rose 0.4% QoQ and 2.3% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">2/13/08 Industrial production in the Euro area fell 0.2%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">2/6/08 Index of services in the Euro area dropped from 53.1 to 50.6.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">2/5/08 Retail sales volume in the Euro area fell 0.1% in December.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">2/4/08 Producer prices in the Euro area rose 0.1% in December and 4.3% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1/8/07 The unemployment rate in the Euro area unchanged at 7.2% in November.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">EU Producer prices rose 0.8% in November and up 4.1% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1/3/08 Euro-Zone M3 monetary total showed November YoY growth of 12.3%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/6/07 The European Central Bank kept its interest rate unchanged at 4.0%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/3/07 EU 13 unemployment fell to 7.2 % in October.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/30/07 GDP in the euro zone rose 2.7% YoY</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/10/07 The European Commission reduced its estimate of GDP growth for the Euro area from 2.5% to 2.2% in 2008, they expect 2.1% growth in 2009.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/10/07 Europe's central banks sold 50 tons of gold in October.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10/31/07 Unemployment rate in the Euro area dropped from 7.4% to 7.3%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10/12/07 Industrial production in the Euro area rose 1.2% and 4.3% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10/3/07 Retail sales volume in the Euro area rose 0.1% in August, and 1.0% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">9/6/07 The European Central Bank kept its interest rate unchanged at 4.0%, as expected.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">8/26/07 An index of manufacturing and services in Europe fell from 57.5 to 57.2 in August.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4/24/07 Industrial new orders in the Euro area were down 0.7% MoM, and up 4.7% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4/4/07 Eurostat said that retail trade volume in the Euro area was up 1.2% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4/1/07 Inflation in the euro 13 region will probably reach 1.9 percent in March, the European Union said Friday.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The unemployment rate in the Euro area fell from 7.4% to 7.3% in February.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Business sentiment in the Euro area rose from 109.7 to 111.2 MoM.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">3/17/03 Industrial production in the Euro area was down 0.2% in January and up 3.7% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">3/6/07 Eurostat changed its estimate of 2006 real GDP growth in the Euro zone from 2.7% to 2.6%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">2/28/07 The unemployment rate in the Euro area improved from 7.5% to 7.4% in January.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The inflation rate in the Euro area improved from 1.9% to 1.8% in January</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1/23/07 The Conference Board leading indicators figure for December came in +0.3%, which was better than expected.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1/17/07 YoY Consumer prices in the Euro zone were up 1.9% in December.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/15/06 YoY Consumer prices in the EU-12 were up 1.9% in November</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/14/06 EU-12 Labor costs up 2.0% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/12/06 Euro Zone Economic Sentiment at -3.0 vs. -8.5 expected.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/30/06 Real GDP in the EU-12 was up 0.5% QoQ and up 2.7% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/22/06 Industrial orders in the EU-12 were down 1.3% in September.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/3/06 The unemployment rate in the EU-12 remained unchanged at 7.8% in September.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/2/06 Manufacturing in Europe increased from 56.6 to 57.0. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10/18/06 The Euro zone trade deficit with China rose to a record 47.6 bln Euros ($59.7 bln) in the year through July, up 24% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10/17/06 YoY consumer prices in the Euro-12 were up 1.7% in September.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10/5/06 The European Central Bank increased its interest rate from 3.00% to 3.25%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10/4/06 YoY Retail sales volume in the EU-12 up 2.4% in August.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10/3/06 The European Aug unemployment rate rose to 7.9% from 7.8% in July, which was the first rise in the unemployment rate in nearly 3 years.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">9/15/06 In the EU-12 consumer prices were up 2.3% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">9/6/06 The European Commission raised its economic growth and inflation forecasts for the Euro zone for this year, and said it may also revise up 2007 growth projections in November. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">8/30/06 The European Central Bank kept interest rate unchanged at 3.0%,</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">8/1/06 The unemployment rate in the Euro-12 improved from 7.9% to 7.8% in June while unemployment in the EU-25 improved from 8.2% to 8.1%. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">7/31/06 Euro zone confidence rose to a 5-year high in July.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">7/5/06 YoY retail sales in the Euro zone increased 0.8% in May.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">7/3/06 The unemployment rate in the Euro zone improved from 8.0% to 7.9% in May. In the EU-25.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">7/3/06 Manufacturing in the Euro zone increased from 57.0 to 57.7 in June, the highest score in six years.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">6/6/06 Index of services in the Euro zone increased from 58.3 to 58.7 in May, the highest in five years.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">5/17/06 YoY Consumer prices in the Euro zone were up 2.4% in April</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">5/8/06 The European Commission increased its estimate of 2006 GDP growth from 1.9% to 2.1% for the Euro zone, but reduced its 2007 estimate from 2.1% to 1.8%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">5/4/06 EU Euro-Zone MoM retail sales for March out at -0.8% vs. 0.1% expected.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">EU ECB leaves rate at 2.50% as expected.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">5/3/06 The unemployment rate in the Euro zone improved from 8.2% to 8.1% in March</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4/28/06 YoY the Euro zone consumer prices increased 2.4% in April .</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4/20/06 The Euro zone’s consumer price was up 2.2% in March</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4/12/06 European 2005 GDP was up 1.3% in the Eurozone and up 1.6% in the EU-25.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">04/05/06 An index of services in Europe stayed at 58.2 in March, the highest in five years.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4/3/06 Europe's manufacturing index rose from 54.5 to 56.1 in March, the best in over five.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">3/16/06 YoY consumer prices in the Euro zone were up 2.3% in February </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">3/6/06 Retail sales volumes in the Euro zone were up 0.9% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">3/1/06 The unemployment rate in the Euro zone remained at 8.3% in January. For the EU-25, the unemployment rate was 8.5%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">YoY consumer prices in the Euro zone have increased 2.3% in February.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1/19/06 YoY Consumer prices in the Euro zone were up 2.2% in December.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1/3/06 An index of manufacturing in Europe increased from 52.8 to 53.6 in December.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/1/05 The unemployment rate in the Euro-zone was 8.3% in October. The unemployment rate for the EU-25 was 8.5%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/17/05 The European Commission said that the Euro-zone will grow by 1.3% this year, 1.9% in 2006, and 2.1% in 2007.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/16/05 EuroZone CPI for October at 0.3% as expected.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/15/05 GDP in the Euro zone was up 0.6% in the third quarter and up 1.5% YoY. For the EU-25, GDP was up 0.6% in the third quarter and up 1.6% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/14/05 European Central Bank policymakers issued warnings on inflationary dangers in the euro zone on Monday with two central bankers saying the ECB should raise interest rates before prices surge.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/14/05 YoY Retail sales in the Euro zone were up 0.9% in September.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10/13/05 GDP in the Euro zone was up 0.3% in the second quarter and up 1.1% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10/5/05 An index of services in the Euro zone increased from 53.4 to 54.7 in September, stronger than expected</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">08/04/05 The European Central Bank kept its interest rate unchanged at 2.0%. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">08/03/05 An index of services in the Euro zone increased from 53.1 to 53.5 in July.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">08/01/05 An index of manufacturing in the Euro zone improved from 49.9 to 50.8 in July, the highest in five months. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">07/05/05 An index of retail sales in the Euro zone dropped from 50.1 to 49.2 in June.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">06/20/05 Members of the European Union failed to agree on a new seven-year budget over the weekend. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">06/01/05 The purchasing managers  index for the eurozone, fell from 49.2 in April to a 22-month low of 48.7 in May. A figure below 50 represents contraction.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">05/24/05 The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reduced its 2005 growth forecast for the Euro zone from 1.9% to 1.2% .</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">05/04/05 The European Central Bank kept its interest rate unchanged at 2.0%, as expected. The rate has not moved for almost two years.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">04/13/05 The IMF said that they expect real economic growth in 2005 and 2006 for the Euro area to be 1.6% and 2.3%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">03/04/04 The  EU-25  unemployment rate dropped from 8.9% to 8.8%. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">03/03/05 An index of services in the Euro-zone dropped from 53.4 to 53.0 in February. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">02/28/05 Consumer prices in the Euro-zone were up 1.9% in January from a year ago, the lowest increase in ten months. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">02/15/05 GDP in the Euro-zone was up 0.2% in the fourth quarter and up 1.6% YoY, less than expected. For all of 2004, GDP was up 2.0% in the Euro-zone and up 2.3% in the EU-25.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">02/03/05 The unemployment rate in the Euro zone increased from 8.8% to 8.9% in December. For the EU-25, the unemployment rate remained at 8.9%. The European Central Bank met and kept the interest rate at 2.00% for the 20th consecutive month.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">01/31/05 An index of business confidence in Europe dropped from -4 to -5 in January.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">01/14/05 Car sales in western Europe were up 2.1% in 2004 to 14.2 million vehicles, the first annual increase in three years.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">01/11/05 President Trichet of the European Central Bank said that he expects the world economy to grow 4% in 2005. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">01/11/05 An index of investor confidence in Germany increased from 14.4 to 26.9 in January, stronger than expected.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">01/06/05 An index of business confidence in the Euro-zone dropped from -3 to -4 in December, weaker than expected.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">01/05/05 An index of services in the Euro-zone was unchanged in December at 52.6.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">01/04/05 Eurostat said that YoY inflation in the Euro-zone was up 2.3% in December. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">01/03/05 An index of manufacturing in the Euro zone increased from 50.4 to 51.4 in December.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/22/04 Industrial orders in the Euro-zone were up 0.2% in October and up 0.6% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/06/04 An index of retail sales in the Euro-zone fell from 48.3 to 48.0 in November.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/03/04 An index of services in the Euro-zone dropped from 53.5 to 52.6 in November, the slowest rate of expansion in over a year. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/01/04 The European Central Bank reduced its growth estimate for 2005 from 2.3% to 1.9%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/01/04 GDP in the Euro-zone was up 0.3% in the third quarter and up 1.8% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/01/04 YoY Consumer prices in the Euro-zone are up 2.2% in November. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/01/04 The unemployment rate in the Euro-zone remained at 8.9% in October.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/23/04 The euro rose to a record against the US dollar for the sixth time this month after Russia’s central bank said it is looking to increase its single currency reserves. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/17/04 Consumer prices in the Euro-zone were up  2.1% in September and  up 2.4% year over year. Industrial production was up 0.5%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/12/04 The GDP in the Euro zone was up .3% in the third quarter and up 1.9% from a year ago.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10/18/04 Consumer prices in the Euro zone were up 2.1% in September from a year ago, down from the 2.3% increase in August.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10/14/04 The European Union reduced its 2005 growth forecast from 2.3% to 2.1%, due to high oil prices having a negative impact on the economy.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10/01/04 Index of purchasing managers in Europe fell from 53.9 to 53.1 in September. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">09/30/04 Year over year Consumer prices in the Euro zone were up 2.2% in September.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">09/22/04 European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said that he expects GDP in the Euro zone to be up 1.9% this year and 2.8% in 2005.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">09/21/04 The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 2004 forecast growth for the Euro zone up from 1.6% to 2.0%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">09/07/04 GDP in the Euro zone was up .5% in the second quarter and up 2.0% year over year.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">05/26/04 Axel Weber, the new president of Germany's Bundesbank said that the Euro zone's current 2.0% interest rate is not standing in the way of economic growth.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="19"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="3807" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="19" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>   <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://fry.webtistic.com/philip.php?id=71"></script> <noscript> <a href="http://www.webtistic.com/"> <img SRC="http://fry.webtistic.com/hit.php?a=71" border="0" alt="Webtistic - Traffic Analysis"> </a></noscript>   </div> </td> </tr></table></body>