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To: Rational who wrote (8135)	11/16/1997 4:23:00 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18056

Sankar, if the Japanese unload U.S. bonds next week, what effects do you see on rates and the yield curve? Do the Japanese mainly hold 30-year bonds? Do you view next week as a buying opportunity for American investors in U.S. bonds? Thanks, Greg

To: Rational who wrote (8135)	11/16/1997 4:24:00 PM
From: Zeev Hed	Respond to of 18056

Sankar, Friday (actually Thursday late at night our time) the Japanese Finance Minister did make a statement and he was very short of addressing their real problems. $0% of their export goes to the rim, and a competitive currency devaluation process is still in full force in the rim, Japan has not addressed this problem. They will sell treasuries alright, but do it in such a fashion as not to strengthen the yen too much, chinese torture like. Zeev

To: Rational who wrote (8135)	11/16/1997 4:32:00 PM
From: Defrocked	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18056

Sankar, welcome to this Tread and I appreciate your posts. Can you help me out with a simple Fed question? We used to refer to the NY Fed currency intervention report as the Cross Report (after Samuel Cross who ran that section). What is the official name of this report and is it available on FRED, the St.Louis DB??? Thanks for your help on this as I am still doing my homework on the further direction of this market. Additionally, what do you think of John Makin's read on current economic situation? I'd be glad to compare notes later this week. aei.org Thanks in advance. BTW nice picture in your Web site. :^)