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To: Road Walker who wrote (130111)	3/16/2001 8:47:50 AM
From: GVTucker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Good news, indeed, John. It doesn't necessarily reverse a trend that began more than two years ago, but it's a pretty good start.

To: Road Walker who wrote (130111)	3/16/2001 9:08:50 AM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

John, Stripping out volatile food and energy costs, the ``core'' PPI fell 0.3 percent, the steepest decline since a 1.2 percent drop in August 1993. This could make market forget last night news from CPQ. Joe

To: Road Walker who wrote (130111)	3/16/2001 11:37:16 AM
From: fingolfen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Still worried about inflation? Maybe we should worry about deflation... It's amazing how quickly the numbers turn around. A couple of months ago everyone was worried about stagflation, now they're worried about deflation. Actually, if you read between the lines enough this is actually fairly good news. When people were worried about stagflation, the economy had slowed, but prices were still rising. Now, the economy is still slow, but prices are more stable (and may be moving downward). I agree that deflation is absolutely intolerable for equity owners, but it does leave the Federal Reserve free to lower rates as there is no inflationary pressure on the economy. Interest rates are becoming exceptionally attractive for buyers at this point...