This has not been such a good year in the markets for us ARU longs so far. I expect that to change shortly.

It obviously has been a very good year in the markets for the Equadorian government.

QUITO -(Dow Jones)- Ecuador's government proposed a $15.04 billion 2009 budget, a 45% increase from the $10.36 billion budget approved for 2008, Finance Minister Wilma Salgado told Dow Jones Newswires Tuesday.

"The global total of the pro forma budget is $15.04 billion, in which we have allotted public debt servicing," Salgado said in an interview.

I just wonder how the Equadorian governement has managed to come up with almost 5 billion dollars for there new budget and pay down the national debt.

Lets see what the choices are:

A) sell a trillion more banana's hahahahahaha

B) North american stock market and bond manipulation

Everyone here should know the answer to this question by now. I explained it a week or so ago and this is the confirmation.

Everything is going along according to plan. With this big new spending, Correa will get elected easily.

Viva El Presidente hahahahahahaha

Regards,

F.F.