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To: Bobby Yellin who wrote (40528)	9/21/1999 10:48:00 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116764

Earthquake sends shivers through Taiwan's economy Updated 6:09 AM ET September 21, 1999 A Collapsed Building is Seen Collapsed in Taipei (Reuters) By Michael Kramer TAIPEI, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Economic damage wreaked by an earthquake that killed more than 1,100 people on Tuesday could jolt Taiwan's recovery from Asia's financial crisis, analysts said. "This year, we were walking down the road to recovery, but this earthquake has thrown up an obstacle," said Wu Hui-lin, research fellow at the Chungwha Institute for Economic Research. However, with damage assessments only beginning, it was difficult to estimate the precise impact on Taiwan's hard-earned growth.(cont) news.excite.com DRam(now a commodity) prices are already up 100%+ from lows in a VERY tight market, & estimates are now that one week's to one month's future production has been lost. Only one way to look at this - inflationary! BUT, I posted about this before the quake. What's the bumper sticker say? "Shit Happens".