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To: Alex who wrote (51393)	4/13/2000 8:54:00 AM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116759

While growth in the U.S. and a recovery in Asian economies were the ``motors' of a 4.5 percent increase in world trade last year, a widening U.S. current account deficit and an erosion of investor confidence in the world's largest economy may lead to ``lower capital inflows' and ``trigger a correction in the dollar rate and stock markets,' the WTO warned in a report. ``A major factor behind the excellent performance of the U.S. economy has been the high level of investment in information- technology,' the WTO said. ``But the question arises for how long high output and demand growth can be sustained without inflationary pressures.' quote.bloomberg.com