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Strategies & Market Trends : The coming US dollar crisis -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: the navigator who wrote (1301)	10/4/2007 8:33:35 PM
From: Real Man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71407

Expect some volativity (sharp moves) tomorrow, for both currencies and stocks. My guess is a strong payroll number, which should bounce the dollar further and reduce the chance of further cuts. The market needs a strong number (+100K), and the BLS has the tools (the birth/death model) to give the market what it desires. They are not afraid to use that tool -g-

To: the navigator who wrote (1301)	10/4/2007 9:21:13 PM
From: stockycd	Respond to of 71407

It will surely be a snowball effect driven by sentiment and interest rates. No CB will want to be the last one holding the bag. There will need to be a trigger though. A point in time when everyone realizes..."uh-oh" I need to get out. Other currencies and asset classes will explode higher while the dollar will sink. Heck, we could see a sharp rise in US equities due to this. cd