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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (297449)	3/21/2009 10:58:45 AM
From: rich evans	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793939

Yes, a lot of that money is sitting in bank reserves against losses, on corporate balance sheets for protection, used by the government to buy preferred stock in all the banks, AIG , auto co, auto suppliers, used by FED to replace privated lending for asset backed securities, commercial paper etc.( Their facilities). So that is why the FED thinks no inflation in foreseeable future. Money is not out there chasing goods. No wage increases. Oil, houses, clothing prices way down etc. But Lindy thinks inflation is coming and he may be right. Recent commodity prices starting back up. And Fed talks about ability to take money back when private sector steps up. But mostly money supply increase not used for demand stimulus although some is. We shall see. Rich

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (297449)	3/21/2009 11:07:07 AM
From: FJB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793939

Iran demands change in US policy news.bbc.co.uk Page last updated at 10:59 GMT, Saturday, 21 March 2009 Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has demanded concrete policy changes from the US as the price for new relations between the two states. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he had seen no change in America's attitude or policy, singling out US support for Israel and sanctions against Iran. But he also said that if President Barack Obama altered the US position, Iran was prepared to follow suit. President Obama on Thursday offered "a new beginning" in relations with Iran. He made the offer in a video message to Iran's leaders and people seen as a dramatic break with the approach of George W Bush's administration. Relations between Iran and the US have been strained over Tehran's nuclear activities. BBC Iranian affairs analyst Sadeq Saba says that a minimum requirement for Iran would be a move by Washington to ease US sanctions. 'Words not enough' Speaking to a large crowd in the holy city of Mashhad, Ayatollah Khamenei said Iran had "no experience with the new American government and the new American president". "We will observe them and we will judge," he said. "If you change your attitude, we will change our attitude." In the speech, which was carried live by Iranian television, he said Iran was yet to see such a change. "What is the change in your policy?" he asked. "Did you remove the sanctions? Did you stop supporting the Zionist regime? Tell us what you have changed. Change only in words is not enough." The BBC's Sadeq Saba says the Iranian supreme leader may be acting to prevent any internal division between moderates and hardliners over how to react to President Obama's offer. The demand for the US to withdraw support for Israel is clearly unrealistic, he says. But any easing of bilateral sanctions or a freeze on Iranian assets could signal to Iran that the US is serious, he adds. 'Mutual respect' Mr Obama's offer came in a direct video address to mark the Iranian New Year. In the message, Mr Obama said he was seeking engagement with Iran that was "honest and based on mutual respect". "My administration is now committed to diplomacy that addresses the full range of issues before us," he said. The address was distributed to news outlets in Iran with subtitles in Farsi, and posted on the White House website. Mr Obama's approach - prefigured in his inauguration speech - was seen as a clear departure from the approach of the Bush administration, which described Iran as part of the "axis of evil". In another possible move towards engagement, the state department is said to be considering an overture in the form of a letter to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei before the Iranian elections this summer. Even so, a week ago Mr Obama extended sanctions against Iran for one year, saying it continued to pose a threat to US national security. The US fears Iran's uranium enrichment programme is a cover to build atomic weapons, a charge Iranian officials deny.