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...predict when a bottom might be reached. Even if the U.S. Congress passes a bailout, that could be just the beginning of what looks to be a long and painful economic unwinding for Asia. That's because exports to the U.S. are crucial for economic growth in many Asian countries. A bailout "does not address the decimation of the wealth effect of the U.S. consumer," says Kirby Daley, senior strategist at Newedge Group, a financial services firm based in Hong Kong. Nor can a bailout replace all the liquidity that has evaporated from global financial markets, which made it cheaper...
...Indeed, falling U.S. consumer spending and the drying up of credit create big problems for Asian companies that may not be reflected in their current stock prices. "We have not yet seen the impact in the corporate sector yet," says Irene Cheung, a corporate director in ABN Amro's Asian markets trading business in Singapore. "That's the scary part." Cheung expects a further decline of 20% to 30% in Asian equity markets...
...Asia, for example. Even if the U.S. government can pass a plan to pump money into the financial system by buying bad mortgages - thus freeing up banks to lend money elsewhere - it won't "address the decimation of the wealth effect of the U.S. consumer," which many export-led Asian economies rely on, says Kirby Daley, senior strategist at Newedge Group, a financial services firm based in Hong Kong...
That drop in U.S. consumer spending along with the drying up of credit could well create a huge problem for Asian companies yet to be reflected in their stock prices. "We have not yet seen the impact in the corporate sector yet," says Irene Chung, a corporate director in ABN Amro's Asian markets trading business in Singapore. 'That's the scary part.' Chung expects a further decline of 20% to 30% in Asian equity markets. Not everyone is so bearish; Kowalcyzk predicts a further decline this year of 5%. But with most Asian markets already down 30%, or close...
...Joyce Y. Zhang ’09. The eight senior Marshals were chosen from an original pool of 61 candidates in an election organized by the Harvard Alumni Association. For the first time in history, all eight of the Marshals are racial minorities, as the winners include four Asian-Americans, three black students, and one Latino student, according to an HAA official. Marshals responded to the news of the results with a mixture of shock, excitement, and gratitude. “There was no way to gauge the support I would get from my classmates, so to get this positive...