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To: John Hunt who wrote (13626)	2/1/1998 11:25:00 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18056

Trading curbs: cbs.marketwatch.com Tom

To: John Hunt who wrote (13626)	2/2/1998 6:06:00 AM
From: John Hunt	Respond to of 18056

Keep Your Eyes On A Rising Yen And A Falling Peso nypostonline.com << Speculators can borrow money at 2 percent in Japan. They can then convert that yen into dollars and use the dollars to buy U.S. Treasury securities paying up to 6 percent. >> << In the last few weeks, the Mexican peso has been weakening, and the stock market there has been declining in dollar terms. >> Undercurrents. :-)) John

To: John Hunt who wrote (13626)	2/2/1998 6:15:00 AM
From: John Hunt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18056

Nuke-Toting U.S. Gives Iraq Last Chance To Back Down nypostonline.com << Albright did not spell out the threat, but U.S. officials noted that the Clinton administration has changed American nuclear-weapons policy to permit targeting Iraq with tactical atomic warheads. In November, they said, President Clinton signed a top-secret directive allowing the United States to drop atomic bombs on Iraqi weapons sites if Saddam launches a major biological attack on Israel or neighboring countries. >> Scary stuff. :-(( John