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To: Arik T.G. who wrote (24120)12/23/2002 2:45:03 PM
From: Jim Willie CB  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 36161
 
CRB might offer hint on US$ direction, up over 238 again

quotes.ino.com

higher commodity prices works together with higher import prices to hurt corporate profits and the dollar

actually imports are holding price rather surprisingly
they were flat during the last two months
that will not continue though

the list of European imports is not long
I can think of wine, cheese, arrogance from France
of construction equipment, electonic gear from Siemens, cars, maybe some optical gear also from Germany
of crude oil and nuclear weapons from Russia (closer to Euro-based than anything else)
of pharma products, Ricoli gumdrops from Swiss

I think gold and CRB lead the dollar now
they indicate the buck heads down
the dollar is hanging onto 104 by its nuts
technical damage done in the last week on accumulative basis
we will see
/ jim