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To: goldsnow who wrote (4978)	12/31/1997 10:10:00 AM
From: Bobby Yellin	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116861

good morning..do you think the new dog in whitehouse is to help endear us to Bill.. dog owner(both stocks and sweetie pies)

To: goldsnow who wrote (4978)	1/1/1998 8:30:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 116861

Consolidated Nevada misses gold payment biz.yahoo.com

To: goldsnow who wrote (4978)	1/1/1998 8:38:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116861

ÿFull story Japan PM vows to stave off global financial crisis 12:34 p.m. Jan 01, 1998 Eastern TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto made a New Year pledge on Thursday to put the faltering economy back on track, stabilize the financial system and prevent Japan from triggering a global economic crisis. In a New Year's address to the nation, Hashimoto urged the nation's 123 million people not to worry about the future of Japan's economy. ''I am firmly determined to stabilize the financial system, put the economy back on a recovery track and regain confidence in the future of the economy,'' Hashimoto said. He said Japan's financial system has lost confidence at home and abroad following a string of failures last year among the nation's financial institutions, including Yamaichi Securities Co. Ltd., one of the country's biggest brokerages. He said Japan's economy would not falter because the nation was armed with 1,200 trillion yen ($9.23 trillion) in private financial assets, $800 billion in net foreign assets and the world's largest foreign reserves, totaling over $200 billion. ''Therefore, you need not worry at all. ... I don't agree to pessimistic arguments that there is no future for Japan,'' he said. ''Japan will never cause (global) economic and financial crises,'' he said. He said he would press ahead with a package of economic and financial measures including a one-time income tax cut of 2 trillion yen ($15.3 billion) and the use of public funds worth 30 trillion yen ($230 billion) to stabilize the financial system. ''I feel certain that the package of measures will bring strong economic recovery to our country,'' Hashimoto said. A rise in the nation's sales tax in April, recent failures of Japanese financial institutions and the economic woes of other Asian nations have been blamed for the Japanese slowdown. Economists say the effects will plague Japan's economy for the next few months. They also believe that a possible increase in unemployment after the large number of corporate bankruptcies could cast a dark shadow over the economy. ''We must decisively protect Japan's financial system now. ... I will do my best to protect the life of general public,'' Hashimoto said. Copyright 1997 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.