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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (1043)	9/20/2003 11:35:56 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1379

<<<"M2 fell $4.1B for the week end 9/8, but M3 rose $11.5B (Fed and central bank debt buying?). The M2 chart shows the biggest decline since just after 9/11. There is no comparable decline in the past 12 years. "It's only one week, but Fed 'free reserves' for the 2 weeks ended 9/17 fell to a meager $790m. We cannot recall the last time Easy Al allowed free reserves to fall under $1B! The previous 5 reports for 'free reserves' are: $2.051B (9/3), $5.148B (8/20), $2.012B (8/6) and $2.098B (7/9). The monetary base fell $3.547B (9/17). Is Easy Al quietly tightening? The summer bond collapse is a seminal event, a revolt against Fed largesse.>>> frontlinethoughts.com A Considerable Predicament Where is that Crystal Ball When You Need It? Is Greenspan Secretly Tightening? My Personal Business Guru New Orleans, Chicago, New York By John Mauldin September 19, 2003