Word: dollars
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...surprisingly, these huge dollar holdings are a source of considerable anxiety for capital markets. Any hint that Asian countries in general-and China in particular-are going to sell their dollars causes the greenback to sink and sends treasury rates higher. There is evidence that governments are worried about the size of their caches. Foreign holdings of dollar-based assets doubled from $1 trillion to $2 trillion from the end of 2001 through to the spring of 2005, but since have increased less than 10%. China, which must continue to buy dollar assets if it wishes to keep its currency...
...government purchases of treasuries have slowed, private investors have been stepping up to the plate and buying more dollar-based assets. Why? Because they see real value in U.S. stocks and bonds at current exchange rates. This might seem wrongheaded, because there are plenty of reasons to be bearish on the dollar (and on dollar assets like U.S. stocks). The massive U.S. current-account deficit, which consists of the trade deficit and other transfers, shows no signs of disappearing. So investors know that they will have to contend with an increasing supply of dollars for years to come...
...There is some nice language on this topic in the DPIR, but virtually no dollar signs attached to any of it,” said Whelan, garnering applause from the audience. “I am very concerned about Harvard going forward with this project with very rhetorical commitments regarding community benefits...
Faust announced another interim appointment on Monday—Robert B. Cashion ’81, who will serve as acting vice president for alumni affairs and development. Faust acknowledged that planning for the multi-billion-dollar capital campaign can only go so far before she selects a permanent head of fundraising...
...William Jefferson of New Orleans on bribery and corruption charges and the guilty plea of a former Orleans Parish School Board president, Ellenese Brooks-Simms, who admitted in June to taking more than $100,000 in bribes in exchange for her support of a multi-million dollar public school system contract...