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To: Southack

I don't see any good reason for raising rates other than Greenspan needs a reason for being. He admitted (after the fact) it was raising rates w/o real inflation that started the recession of 2001.


6 posted on 11/10/2004 11:49:36 AM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Arizona Carolyn

They should stay flat for a while IMHO, but Greenspan wouldn't feel like he has a purpose if he did that.


7 posted on 11/10/2004 11:55:43 AM PST by RockinRight (I think, therefore I am a conservative.)
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To: Arizona Carolyn
I don't see any good reason for raising rates

The dollar has been weakening for months. If rates aren't raised it will continue to lose value. Great if you loved the inflationary Carter years, I suppose. If anything Greenspan has been guilty of adding fuel to financial bubbles for several years with his loose credit policy. The housing/mortgage bubble will be next to explode, a situation made far worse by too many years of cheap credit.

20 posted on 11/10/2004 11:06:23 PM PST by Pelham
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