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...International lending statistics show the extent to which Russians have been bingeing on borrowed funds. The total volume of international financing of the private sector, including bonds, equities and loans, has more than tripled in the past three years to over $76 billion. Indeed, Russia has raised more on international bond markets alone than the whole of Latin America...
...proposed $700-billion bailout package for no fee. El-Erian—who managed Harvard’s now-$36.9 billion endowment from 2006 until late last year—currently serves as chief executive of California-based PIMCO, one of the world’s largest bond funds. The offer comes as Congress debates a plan to purchase up to $700 billion of difficult-to-sell securities in an effort to cleanse the country’s ailing financial system. The unprecedented government intervention in the market follows a series of financial shocks in recent weeks, including the largest...
Though Harvard’s endowment has posted strong returns amid the global financial crisis, the University’s finances may still be affected by the frozen credit markets. Harvard had issued more than $1.5 billion in variable-rate bonds as of the end of the 2007 fiscal year, according to the University’s annual financial report. These bonds have the potential to become costly for the University because of their volatility in the current turmoil. Interest rates on variable-rate bonds have soared as investors demand higher rates of return on these securities in the face...
...strings of pearly beaches, heavenly climate and sensual bossa nova culture, Brazilians regard themselves as uniquely blessed. So last fall, when massive oil reserves were discovered off the coast near Rio de Janeiro, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva saw it as further proof of a celestial bond. "God," he gushed, "is Brazilian...
...that tailgating and watching sports is fun, why can’t Harvard play copycat? The act of watching sports together is nothing short of a religious rite at other schools. Come Monday, conversation-starved students can re-hash the game over their cereal in the dining hall and bond with their housemates over the events of the Friday before. Why was the night game was so much fun? It’s simple: because it didn’t feel like Harvard at all. For all the things Harvard does well, cultivating spirit isn’t usually...