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To: John Vosilla who wrote (24129)	1/6/2005 2:46:15 PM
From: Crimson Ghost	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 110194

Cost of living adjustments and TIPS payments on treasury bonds are tied to the CPI. So the powers that be have a vested interest in making the CPI as low as possible quite aside from inflation expectations. And this incentive will escalate exponentially if the Bushies succeed in tying future social security benefits to "inflation" instead of wages.

To: John Vosilla who wrote (24129)	1/7/2005 9:47:19 AM
From: russwinter	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110194

The somewhat weak, USD unfriendly job report puts the Fed in a pickle on their money printing activities. A coupon pass today might really get the USD momentum heading south in a hurry, yet the stock/bonds market needs heroin fixes and manipulation. There is a $5 billion temp expiring today. If I had to guess, they add $9 billion temps, and stay out of the coupons passes. That may not be enough at this point, as the druggie is pretty wired up right now.