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GDXJ 109.23

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Nov 28 4:00 PM EST

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To: Baba 2 who wrote (48753)	2/11/2000 9:18:00 AM
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Big dip worse in silver kitco.com also: Household Financial Conditions Household financial indicators show little change compared to previous months. Personal bankruptcy filings declined slightly, dropping 21,014 to 314,564, while credit card loss rates increased somewhat to 4.38%. Consumer delinquencies on bank credit cards and installment loans scarcely increased. Late payments on mortgage loans showed no change from previous figures.(cont) clev.frb.org The Current-Account Deficit The U.S. current-account deficit has increased sharply since 1997 and is likely to top $360 billion (approximately 3.5% of GDP) when final data for 1999 become available. Most economists expect the deficit to rise further this year and next. For the most part, the deficit in the U.S. current account moves in tandem with the deficit in our country?s goods and services trade, but a growing shortfall in our net investment income could quickly become another important element. This shortfall results from the financing of trade deficits. The U.S. has been importing more than it exports and has been paying for the surfeit by issuing securities, such as bonds and stocks, that give foreigners a claim on our future income. The process requires an inflow of foreign capital to the U.S. Since 1997, private?rather than official?capital inflows have risen dramatically. In 1988, foreign claims on the U.S. exceeded clev.frb.org All, also see inflation...

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