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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (37353)	9/16/2005 9:25:20 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

KT how do you explain the extraordinary demand for US debt ? What do they know that we do not? Foreign Holdings of U.S. Assets Rose in July to $87.4 Bln Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- International investors increased their net holdings of U.S. assets by $87.4 billion in July, suggesting that high current-account and budget deficits haven't dimmed their view of the world's largest economy. The increase in net holdings of Treasury notes, corporate bonds, stocks and other financial assets was the fourth straight, the first time that's happened since 1985. July's figure compares with a net purchase of $80.9 billion in June. The median estimate of three economists surveyed by Bloomberg News was for a net purchase of $60 billion. bloomberg.com Pesonally I bought some GE 5 3/4 5 years bonds in AUD on Aug 2, maturing Jan, 18 2010 - and sold some 55,000 EUR's to diversify. No complains to date. Up $1,800 or so