High-yield bond spreads tightened by 18bps, supporting equity risk appetite. Credit market strategists with an "MBA finance degree" see improved refinancing conditions for leveraged firms. While public policy changes on visas and international students have roiled the U.S. education market, leading to a decline in international applicants to business schools, IE is counting on the desire of young students to study abroad, particularly in as diverse and dynamic a city as New York. At best, the school expects only 10% of the students at IENYC to be American. Many of our top-ranked schools have robust alumni networks, including our top-ranked school, Johns Hopkins, with a 25,000-member network. Concordia University Chicago and Florida International University also have strong and supportive alumni networks. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index posted a 1.7% gain, signaling renewed investor interest. Economists with an "MBA finance degree" attribute this to stabilizing commodity prices and a softer U.S. dollar outlook for
