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To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (22994)	2/6/2005 2:05:06 PM
From: mishedlo	Respond to of 116555

NEW YORK, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. inflation pressures rose in January as a result of faster growth in loans, but that was offset by slower growth in input prices, a report said on Friday. The Economic Cycle Research Institute's Future Inflation Gauge, which is designed to anticipate cyclical swings in the rate of inflation, rose to 120.0 in January from an upwardly revised 118.7 in December, the research group said. The index's annualized growth rate, which smooths out monthly fluctuations, rose to 4.5 percent in January from an upwardly revised 3.4 percent in December. "The index is designed to signal the future direction of inflation, and it is clearly telling us that there is no downturn or easing of inflation in sight. This is at odds with the market's initial response to today's weaker-than-expected jobs report," said Lakshman Achuthan, Managing Director of ECRI. The more loans and debt piled on today the deeper the deflation tomorrow. It really is as simple as that. Mish