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To: yard_man who wrote (167443)	5/22/2002 10:26:55 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

French budget comments risk credibility -Wellink May 22, 2002 07:03 AM ET By Alister Bull AMSTERDAM, May 22 (Reuters) - President Jacques Chirac's suggestion that France might postpone a deadline for eliminating its public deficit strains the credibility of Europe's budgetary policy, the head of the Dutch central bank said. Nout Wellink said that if there was a knock-on effect in the form of a boost to prices in the 12-nation euro zone, the European Central Bank would have to react -- a clear hint that interest rates might be raised. reuters.com