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To: Real Man who wrote (14118)	2/14/1998 9:37:00 PM
From: Bonnie Bear	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 18056

I don't think the worst is over. Somebody has to take a hit for the 30% of world debt gone bad, maybe the big banks. Or many more bankruptcies. I don't know, I don't want to get stuck in cash that only yields 2% because the superpowers all got together and decided to drop interest rates to allow longer repayment terms. I'm starting to panic and am finding bond funds that I can hedge with shorts if interest rates go up. I didn't see the bond market rally coming at me last summer. If somebody has some really compelling reason why interest rates will be going up, not down, please post. On the flip side, many countries will start prospering from lower interest rates and cheap Asian goods, there is a part of this that could be the beginning of the mother of all bull rallies in international small businesses. My friend from Hong Kong says only the big corporations are suffering but small businesses are still doing well.