The Hall-Yoder Daily Assessment for Wednesday, November 7, 2001

Monday      +1
Tuesday      -1
Wednesday -2

Several positive and negative variables cancelled each other out and evidence of a general tightening of counterparty credit policies lay exposed on the vacant landscape, tipping us down a step from yesterday.  Early this morning, a large group of crows flew purposefully  northward along the river in a heavy fog, heading toward where two rivers converge; several hours later they reappeared flocking around the top of two distant towers, as bright sunshine lit up the red maples below.  ----cgy