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To: yard_man who wrote (245321)	6/12/2003 11:44:04 AM
From: Giordano Bruno	Respond to of 436258

I think Bob was.

To: yard_man who wrote (245321)	6/12/2003 11:50:11 AM
From: reaper	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

come on; you know the answer to that question... Cheers

To: yard_man who wrote (245321)	6/12/2003 11:52:13 AM
From: reaper	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

i thought the decline in the dollar was supposed to INCREASE the prices of imported goods.... that's two months in a row now. government is lying, i guess? Reuters Import Prices Fall for 2nd Straight Month Thursday June 12, 8:31 am ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. import prices fell in May for the second consecutive month as costs declined for a variety of goods, the government said on Thursday in a report unlikely to soothe deflation fears. Import prices dropped 0.3 percent in May, the Labor Department said, after a revised 3.0 percent fall in April. The decrease was slightly more than the 0.2 percent expected by analysts. The cost of food, industrial supplies, petroleum and capital goods imports all tumbled, while car prices rose 0.1 percent and consumer goods prices excluding autos were unchanged. Non-fuel imports fell 0.3 percent, the largest monthly decline since the series began in December 2001. Export prices rose 0.1 percent, the fourth increase in the past five month. Cheers

To: yard_man who wrote (245321)	6/12/2003 12:04:24 PM
From: Bid Buster	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

yes fnm no fre -ng-

To: yard_man who wrote (245321)	6/12/2003 12:24:08 PM
From: No Mo Mo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Holding Jan 04, 60's for months. Was underwater till now. Phew...

To: yard_man who wrote (245321)	6/12/2003 12:32:04 PM
From: J. P.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Message 18575637 Coulda, woulda, shoulda

To: yard_man who wrote (245321)	6/12/2003 12:53:39 PM
From: ild	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

I'm short FNM and have short calls on FRE. The problem is that they went up so much in the last month. Last fall FNM was down a lot when bonds surged, and it made a lot of sense because refinancings hurt them. This time the all negative news is bullish. I just completed another zero cost refinancing. Mortgage broker was credited over 5 grand of which 2 grand were closing costs and the rest were his commissions. I guess FNM or FRE will eventually pay the full amount. I heard a weird story about one person who obtained mortgage broker license and has been refinancing her own house a few times a year every time earning 3K in commissions.