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To: Justa Werkenstiff who wrote (11945)	2/15/2000 9:47:00 AM
From: Wally Mastroly	Respond to of 15132

Industrial production up in January: WASHINGTON -- Industrial production at the nation's factories, utilities and mines surged in January to its highest level since August 1998, with strong showings across the board. The Federal Reserve reported Tuesday that production rose by 1% last month, much stronger than the 0.5% gain many analysts were forecasting. That followed a 0.4% increase in December, the same as originally reported a month ago. Operating capacity was 81.6% in January, up from 81.1% in December. January's capacity was in line with analysts' expectations. Generally, an operating capacity of 84% alarms economists, indicating that factories just can't produce fast enough -- which could lead to price increases.

To: Justa Werkenstiff who wrote (11945)	2/15/2000 2:17:00 PM
From: Wally Mastroly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15132

Justa, Re: Margin Debt/WSJ, etc.; - they must be monitoring your SI posts <bg> Message 12875569

To: Justa Werkenstiff who wrote (11945)	2/15/2000 9:48:00 PM
From: Hank Stamper	Respond to of 15132

Denouement--More on the status of the market and the role expanded margin debt has played in the Naz-Ten boom. "Margin debt now stands at $228.5 billion - 2.41% of GDP - the first time since the Roaring Twenties margin debt has been above 2% of GDP. " "At some point - probably very soon - the supply of money will be too little to support the grossly expanded supply represented by stock market capitalization and a denouement of epic proportions is likely." From: cross-currents.net (I found this gem referenced in the Market Directions thread.) Ciao, David Todtman