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To: John Hunt who wrote (27557)	2/2/1999 11:29:00 AM
From: George Castilarin	Respond to of 116790

IMO the Y2K bug has received way too much press as of late, which may effect public opinion. A far greater threat to stability is the effect of religious groups with full doomsday predictions for 2000. Either one plays into the hands of gold.

To: John Hunt who wrote (27557)	2/2/1999 12:07:00 PM
From: John Hunt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116790

Brazil Stuns Markets With Central Bank Switch << Crisis-torn Brazil stunned markets Tuesday when it announced a new president of its Central Bank for the second time in three weeks, naming an aide to billionaire speculator George Soros to the top job. Arminio Fraga is a former Central Bank director who joined Soros Fund Management in New York, where he was the powerful investment company's managing director, in 1993. -- cont'd -- >> dailynews.yahoo.com Hmmm ... the saying "A fox in charge of the hen house" comes to mind. :-))