Actually  ,, they are raising it for 
  borrowers,
  but for me the depositor,, they lowered 
  it
  just add up my interest income for  last 
  year
  and compared it to 2006
  got less,, for a bigger deposit
  Ben
  
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    Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 7:47 
    PM
    Subject: Re: [RT] m2 monet supply
    
    
    
    
The Fed is lowering interest rates and the 
    lending institutions are raising rates. 
    
    
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      Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 3:40 
      PM
      Subject: RE: [RT] m2 monet 
      supply
      
      
      I'm not expert on money supply but my understanding is that M2 is 
      being
driven by relentless flow of funds into money market. A strong 
      argument can
be made that we are undergoing the greatest credit and 
      lending contraction
since the great depression. Banks are in constant 
      fear of violating reserve
requirements as their assets become impaired 
      so they minimize lending.
Investment banks are in similar situation. 
      Consumers are now reducing debt,
not adding. Fed is pushing on a string 
      lowering rates trying to get everyone
to borrow again but it is not 
      working because of asset quality issues. This
is not going to change 
      anytime soon.
Inflation is being driven by food, energy, declining 
      dollar, and inflation
in China, not by expansion of the money 
      supply.
Earl
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      On
Behalf Of Ben
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 3:41 PM
To: realtraders@yahoogroups.com
Cc: 
      TimeandCycles@yahoogroups.com; 
      vincenn
Subject: [RT] m2 monet supply
I gues fed is REALLY 
      afraid here
look at last 8 weeks or m2
Money Supply
The chart 
      below has bee provided by Gordon Harms.
M2 has moved above its 
      already elevated growth rate of the past year
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