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Andrew:
The idea about the billions contributed to the Government was from the Dec.7 issue of Forbes magazine. You may wish to make comments on the following weekly column about world's futures trading that I have writing for a local English press.
WEEKLY FUTURES MARKET
Dec.10 - Dec.17 REVIEW PERIOD
Futures Contract Profit/Loss %*
01/93 Crude Oil +8.67
02/93 Gold +31.58
03/93 Silver +17.19
01/93 Platinum +7.41
01/93 Copper +24.67
03/93 British Pound +38.58
03/93 Canadian Dollar +7.41
03/93 DMark +42.59
03/93 Swiss Franc +15.70
03/93 Yen +47.39
** Taiwan Dollar -0.88
03/93 U.S. Dollar Index -26.25
03/93 Nikkei Stock Index -4.20
03/93 S&P 500 +6.25
** Taiwan Stock Index -13.01
03/93 U.S. Treasury Bond -6.17
03/93 U.S. 10 year Treasury Notes -16.20
03/93 Cocoa -16.67
03/93 Coffee -1.88
03/93 Cotton -115.00
02/93 Pork Bellies +40.74
03/93 Sugar +8.96
01/93 Soybean -12.73
01/93 Soybean Meal +46.29
01/93 Soybean Oil -20.00
03/93 CRB Index +13.75
Source: Paul C. Y. Huang, Taipei. Mr. Huang
specializes in economic-financial consulting, investment
management, and training for professional financial licenses.