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To: John Hunt who wrote (16445)9/18/1998 10:23:00 AM
From: Link Lady  Respond to of 18056
 
Toronto stocks set to dip, expiry may cause swings

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To: John Hunt who wrote (16445)9/18/1998 12:23:00 PM
From: Mike M2  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 18056
 
John, SE Asia illustrates the dangers of dollar denominated debt. Mike



To: John Hunt who wrote (16445)9/20/1998 5:48:00 AM
From: John Hunt  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 18056
 
In Brazil, Fighting a Tide of Turmoil

washingtonpost.com

<< "The Rubicon" is what William R. Rhodes, Citicorp's vice chairman, calls Brazil.

It's a metaphor that dramatizes an intensive effort underway to keep the global financial crisis from inundating the Brazilian economy -- which has suffered an alarming outflow of funds this month -- and rampaging through the rest of Latin America. For officials of the Clinton administration and the International Monetary Fund, who are leading the defensive stand, what's at stake is whether the crisis can finally be beaten back -- or whether it will explode with more destructive fury than ever.

Few stops are being left unpulled by the forces seeking to shield the Latin economies from the selling panics that have overwhelmed stock and currency markets in Asia and Russia. >>