UBS became the latest financial firm to go to Asia and the Middle East hat in hand, hoping to raise enough cash to patch the holes in its balance sheet caused by its holdings of subprime mortgages.

瑞士银行成为最新一家到亚洲和中东化缘的金融机构，它希望能筹到足够的现金，填补次级抵押贷款危机留下的黑洞。

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To patch up the hole in its balance sheet the Fed would have to beg Congress or the U.S. Treasury for a bailout.

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