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To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (71391)	12/3/1999 12:45:00 PM
From: pater tenebrarum	Respond to of 132070

Wayne, here's your 'real' inflation rate: stls.frb.org stls.frb.org regards, hb

To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (71391)	12/3/1999 1:07:00 PM
From: Don Lloyd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Wayne - [[...I think interest rates generally reflect the supply and demand for capital. The inflation component, whether it is measured properly or not, is part of the demand side of the equation...]] Are you sure it's not the reverse? It is the supply side that runs the risk of not securing enough yield to cover the potential loss in the purchasing power of the eventual return of principal. Regards, Don