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To: Lucretius who wrote (43768)	10/25/1999 8:01:00 AM
From: lorne	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 117023

JAPAN'S SEP PRELIM COPPER, ALUMINUM, GOLD IMPORTS UP ON YR Tokyo--Oct 25--Japan's customs-cleared imports of non-monetary gold jumped 247.6% on year in September to a preliminary 19.4 tonnes, the Ministry of Finance announced today. Imports of copper and its alloys rose by 12.6% on year in September to a preliminary 21,718 tonnes, while imports of aluminum and its alloys also rose 33.1% to 256,371 tonnes, the ministry said. (Story .2207) GHANA'S GOVERNMENT EVALUATING LONMIN, ASHANTI MERGER PROPOSALS Accra, Ghana--Oct 22--The Ghanaian government, fresh from talks with Lonmin, say it is evaluating proposals from the London-based company on a merger with the beleaguered Ashanti Goldfields Company. A statement signed by Communications Minister John Mahama said both sides agreed a necessary pre-condition to any solution to Ashanti's current difficulties, is for Ashanti's hedgebook counterparties to extend the prevailing stand-still agreement. (Story .14941) crbindex.com

To: Lucretius who wrote (43768)	10/25/1999 11:18:00 AM
From: Rarebird	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 117023

DOLLAR'S WOES TO CONTINUE INTO 2000 NEW YORK -- The U.S. dollar, which has slumped in recent months amid economic recoveries in Asia and Europe, is expected to weaken further in the year ahead against other major currencies. In a quarterly Reuters poll, U.S. economists revised their forecasts sharply lower for the dollar's exchange rate against the Japanese yen and the European single currency. ''The downward momentum is so strong in the dollar that it will be very hard to change it,'' said Chris Rupkey, senior financial economist at Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi. unam.netgate.net