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To: Les H who wrote (19391)	7/5/1999 1:03:00 AM
From: Michael Watkins	Respond to of 99985

Nikkei Gains On Survey TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo stocks rallied solidly Monday after the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) much awaited quarterly ''tankan'' survey showed an improvement in business sentiment. The benchmark Nikkei 225 average ended the morning up 282.13 points or 1.57 percent at 18,214.60. But Japanese government bonds (JGB) were also firmer as the data was not strong enough to fuel speculation of an early end to the central bank's zero interest policy. The key September 10-year JGB futures contract was up 0.05 at 131.40 by midday, but off its earlier high of 131.85 ... dailynews.yahoo.com

To: Les H who wrote (19391)	7/5/1999 1:20:00 AM
From: TimbaBear	Respond to of 99985

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To: Les H who wrote (19391)	7/5/1999 7:46:00 AM
From: NickSE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99985

Rubin Grabbed in Sendoff Spoof dailynews.yahoo.com .....The premise was that retired Japanese bureaucrats took Rubin hostage in Tokyo and refused to let him go unless he would say something - ANYTHING - positive about the Japanese economy. The CIA reports to Clinton that, aware of the U.S. military's ''name, rank, serial number'' limits to cooperation with captors, Rubin held out against his. He gave them nothing more than a lesson in basic capitalism: ''My name is Bob Rubin. I am a U.S. citizen. Markets go up and markets go down. I have nothing more to say.''..... .....Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan gives his report. ''Greenspan's comments were straight up,'' an official who saw the film said, ''but in the context, you had to laugh.''.....