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To: Timelord who wrote (49191)	8/11/1999 11:25:00 AM
From: Wowzer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 95453

Wouldn't your scenario be positive for the OSX?

To: Timelord who wrote (49191)	8/11/1999 11:30:00 AM
From: ItsAllCyclical	Respond to of 95453

Timelord - Good points. I've often had some of the same thoughts myself. However, I can't imagine Greenspan raising rates solely because of oil and gas inflation spurred by OPEC - wages, yes. Higher prices in these commodities would slow down certain aspects of the economy down making a rate increase a little less likely. It's a really tough call because any hard landing would force Greenspan to immediately lower rates - especially with elections coming up. Raising and lowering rates is always political, but I imagine he'd have more pressure put on him if things started to sour.