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To: TobagoJack who wrote (63968)	5/19/2005 1:17:16 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Hey J, that's not a butterfly. That looks more like an F16 fighter bomber thingie. Somebody could get hurt with that roaring around: < News that the authority was taking action against speculators sent the Hong Kong dollar down sharply to 7.8123 to the US dollar from around 7.7985 before the announcement, and triggered an outflow of funds. The currency plunged to 7.7789 in the 12-month forwards market. > In fact, I'd say plenty of people are already counting their losses. This is so much fun. Interest rates going up up up, financial relativity theory kicking into gear, tsunamis of money swooshing around the world, debt pumped up to high pressure to turbo-charge the hyper-drive thrusters. F16s taking to the sky. <The immediate result of the change will be an end to the long interest-rate holiday enjoyed by Hong Kong borrowers, and a jump in home-loan repayments - though depositors will also benefit from higher savings rates. > Competitive pixelation processes, with interest rate competitions too - oh what fun. The no-brainer revaluation of the yuan is, I believe, going to be a hot-money sucker punch. Once they are all in, which it seems they might be given these latest shenanigans, they will suddenly find that, surprise, surprise, it's not a revaluation, but a devaluation coming down the intergalactic turnpike, clearing the neighbourhood for another highway to the future. Speaking of which, I must go and see "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", now showing at a theatre near me. Let's roll! Or, as they'll say in Beijing, "Let the Games Begin". Mqurice

To: TobagoJack who wrote (63968)	5/20/2005 11:29:11 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

How 2005 according to Elmat is going quarterly review. Let's see how much off or on the mark I was so far: Oil will climb up to USD60 on India’s scramble to guarantee oil for its upcoming economic boom. It went to 58 and now back to 48 Pensions will be the word ‘du jour’ as Bush start trying to revamp the system in the US. Note that senior editors of the popular press are most likely above 50 and will be publish against it. no need to comment Talks of Eurosclerosis will dominate the year. This time is for real. Europe is going back to irrelevance. Germany and Italy. next will come the UK Scramble to get out of the grey areas. If companies want to survive this 2005 they have to increase rapidly the scramble for where the consumers are. In short do an Am Bev. no need to comment Japan gazers will look to Japan as how it is managing it is return to irrelevance as world’s bankers. I goofed on this one ‘Muck throwing’ will be the sport of the year as the popular press tries to downplay developing countries progress. no need to comment Wireless deployment hot region is Eastern Europe. Bulgaria, Romenia, Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech Republic… no need to comment Coffee price will skyrocket. Get ready to pay more for your coffeine shot. no need to comment Commodities? More –much more of the same. no need to comment Within the year, US declares victory US pull out of Iraq. Europeans –desperate for markets- will accommodate the factions and starting doing business. I goofed on this one Automakers will suffer dearly. GM Ford UK Rover