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To: DD™ who wrote (7706)	9/6/1998 7:52:00 AM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42834

>>3. china is putting out the devaluation trial balloon. 4. latin america will most likely devalue soon. 5. japan will sell bonds as the dollar weakens b/c they will lose money due to a weakening dollar. upward pressure on rates. 6. reducing rates may stimulate production in a global glut environment. talk about potentially throwing gas on a fire..." Global deflationary forces may be more powerful than these inflationary factors. Time will tell.<< dd, i see these as deflationary. cheaper goods being made in foreign lands can't cause inflationary pressure, imho. there may be a quick uptick in orders if rates are lowered but that won't last as they can barely sell what they make now. the end result is greater supply and a corresponding increase in deflation pressure. btw, i meant cci, not cvi. the banks are a mess...