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The article discusses the impact of high inflation on financial markets and investments and suggests need of relative repricing of asset classes. Topics discussed includ aim of central bankers to return inflation to their targets, discussion over factors that push prices up such as global supply chain disruption and increased defense spending, and investment returns affected by increased inflation.

The article focuses on the rising bond yields in the financial markets. It discusses how bond yields has increased significantly in recent weeks, particularly in the U.S., and the potential implications of this trend. It explores the factors contributing to rising yields, including expectations of future Fed policy, term premium, and supply and demand dynamics.

The article discusses the updated strategies of private equity (PE) firms, particularly their shift to the mainstream markets. According to Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, PE companies are reinventing the asset class. Also cited are the request by investors to secure competitive return across private equity, real estate, lending and infrastructure, and the major sources of PE income, namely, management and performance fees.

The article discusses the importance of a college education in social mobility and growth of personal wealth. Also cited are the result of the 2023 poll showing that 56% of Americans think that a college degree is not worth the money and time spent on it, the challenges in getting a degree like high tuition fees, and the study by Jaison Abel and Richard Deitz of the New York Federal Reserve showing that the average rate of return for a bachelor's degree stood at about 14%.

The article discusses the growing trend of financial firms expanding into wealth management services, driven by the potential for substantial profits as global wealth continues to grow. Younger customers and Asian markets are contributing significantly to this wealth expansion. While some may view the wealth management fees skeptically, it is noted that wealth managers generally act as fiduciaries, striving to act in their clients' best interests, which can lead to enhanced returns.

The article focuses on the current state of the American stock market, which is experiencing its highest valuations in decades. Topics include historical returns on stocks compared to bonds; the concept of equity risk premium; and the factors affecting the stock market's outlook, such as earnings, Treasury yields and share prices.

The article examines the growth of private investments as more and more investors are coming to private equity markets. Topics covered include factors that made investors less willing to invest in public markets, distinction of how private-debt markets operate from public ones, and things that managers of investment markets should be worried about such as how the increase in capital in the private markets would undermine returns.

The article reports on updates in the private equity (PE) market, particularly the expected decline despite the solid returns and major deals being completed. Also cited are the increase in PE funds from pension funds, endowments and insurance firms for investment to 4.6 trillion dollars as of July 2022, and how the stockmarket crash could be used to analyze the PE market.

The article discusses the decrease in multinational business enterprises' finances from the 1990s through 2017, including decreases in foreign investments and return on equity (ROE) in multinational firms and the American fast food company McDonald's decrease in profits. An overview of multinational firms in China, including their exports and industrial output, is provided.

The article reports that Investors who have ignored the 'don't fight the Fed' rule and bet against central banks have enjoyed strong returns, despite multiple interest rate hikes. It mentions that the Betting against central banks can be beneficial in refining their guidance and preventing the need for rate changes and moderation in rate of interest of monetary polic.

The article discusses the merger and acquisition (M&A) activities of U.S. companies in 2019. Investors have become cautious about M&A deals as acquirer returns dropped since 2017. According to statistics, the share prices of acquirers have outperformed the stockmarket since 2008. Antitrust regulators have been regarded as another impediment to M&A deals.

The article explores the dismal state of the European banking industry and how banks can meet the demand of shareholders for an average return on equity (ROE) of 10 percent. Topics covered include the weighted average ROE of the 190 banks in the European Union (EU), performance of banks in the U.S., factors that contributed to the low profitability of European banks and steps that banks can take to become more profitable as illustrated by Europe's most successful banks.

The article focuses on business magnate Masayoshi Son's venture capital technology fund Vision Fund and plans to raise 100 billion dollars for a second technology fund. It states that internet and telecommunication firm SoftBank is operated by Son and has started the process of developing Vision Fund 2. It comments on returns of Vision Fund 1 and talks about how Son and SoftBank Investment Advisors chief executive Rajeev Misra are the fund's only top decision makers.

The article reports on the economic policy in the European Union (EU) to counter the adverse affects of the coronavirus pandemic and the potential effects of said policy to bond yields in Italy. Also cited are the decision by the European Central Bank (ECB) to end its bond-buying program, the expected fast economic recovery by Italy, and the effects of the war in Ukraine and the increase in energy prices on economic recovery.

The article considers the improvement in the financial performance of Deutsche Bank under the leadership of chief executive Christian Sewing. The contract of the executive was extended to 2026 amid the financial stability of the lender in 2021. It describes the pillars of the restructured bank including its retail arm, investment bank, and corporate bank. Among the challenges facing Sewing are preparing for Basel 4 regulations and reaching his goal of a return on tangible equity of 8%.

The article focuses on parsing the bond market's judgment of the British government. Topics include examines Britain five-year borrowing costs were higher than those of ltaly and Greece, two countries that have difficult relationships with their lenders and considered although the markets are now calmer, the country sovereign bonds, or still trade at much higher yields than they did before the self-inflicted blow.

The article offers investment suggestions to investors. It mentions innovative disruptive firms will eventually provide returns that make any number of temporary setbacks eminently bearable. It also mentions investors who have spent the past few decades betting on long-term, world changing disruption were similarly fortunate.

The article explores the systemic risks from Chinese housing firms in light of the financial crisis facing property developer Evergrande in 2021. According to Evergrande, an agreement was made with bondholders on a coupon payment on an onshore bond. One of the effects of the financial distress on markets around the world is the increase in yields on the dollar bonds of Chinese borrowers outside the sector. Also noted is the implication of the deleveraging campaign of the government.

The article looks at the increasing uncertainty over global economic recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Topics discussed include the role of the decline in the ten-year U.S. Treasury yield in the decline in the Standard & Poor 500 stock index and price of Brent crude oil, mixed messages sent by the outlook of economists for gross domestic product (GDP) growth, and concerns on the impact of increasing Delta coronavirus infections on economic growth.

The article reports on updates in the U.S. capital markets, particularly the challenges facing the credit market. Also cited are the decline in the total returns of investment-grade bonds in the U.S., the challenges facing firms like car retailer Carvana and supermarket chain Morrisons in issuing debt, and the positive news of a low risk of corporate defaults.

The article informs that activism lifts returns for activists and long-term value for other shareholders. It mentions although the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is making it easier for investors to elect their candidates to corporate boards, in other ways the stockmarket watchdog is making activism harder.

The article looks at the problem of higher pension costs in the U.S. Topics covered include the amount of public sector pension deficits, according to Moody's, factors influencing the decision of many private sector companies to halt the offering of defined benefit (DB) pensions to employees, and the danger of optimistic projections on rate of return of pensions and the generous benefit increases for workers based in these projections.

In the article, the author discusses the economic changes due to factors like inflation and the reversal of ultra-easy monetary policies by central banks. Other topics include the decline in the number of negative-yielding corporate bonds, the drop in the real yields of long-dated government bonds in the euro zone, and the performance of high-yield corporate bonds in the U.S. and emerging-market corporate debt.

The article focuses on the U.S. Federal Reserve is busy in fighting inflation and three-year Treasury yield has risen by more than a percentage point, the biggest absolute change since yields collapsed in January 2008 during the global financial crisis. It mentions Fed will increase interest rates by another two percentage points this year, having already raised them by a quarter of a point on March 16, 2022. It also mentions monetary policy is pressing on neither the accelerator nor the brake.

The article offers global business news brief as of April 2022. Topics discussed include yields on short-term American bonds rose significantly, an indicator that markets are expecting hefty interest-rate rises from the Federal Reserve; Carlsberg and Heineken were among the latest companies to announce that they are leaving Russia and Germany's annual inflation rate is expected to come in at 7.3 percent for March 2021 according to the country's statistics office.

The article focuses on the possible emergence of China as a high-income country in 2023. Among the challenges facing countries at the intermediate stage of development are declining returns to capital and investment needs in education. It mentions concern about the stock of human capital of China in light of the lower average of years of schooling of the adult population in 2020 compared with high-income countries. The significance of the Chinese investment in new human capital is cited.

This article reports on utility banking and financial risks of investment banking. The article discusses banking risk in relation to property busts, high capital ratios, and falling returns. Information is provided on bank regulations; fixed income, currency, and commodities (FICC), proprietary trading, and the global banking system.

The article discusses the financial risks to investors in China's capital and stock markets, including the risks surrounding investment returns. An overview of the bond market in China, including increases in the worth of bond insurance, is provided.

The article offers information on the condition of banking industry in Brazil following the recession in the country in 2015. Topics discussed include the use of images of Olympic athlete Usain Bolt on the posters of Banco Original, the financial performance of banking sector such as net profit, return on equity, and gross domestic product (GDP), and the increase of average price of credit in October 2015.

The article offers information on how the whalers of New Bedford dominated the industry in Massachusetts. New Bedford-based Gideon Allen & Sons, a whaling syndicate, made 60% per year of returns during much of the 19th century by funding whaling voyages. It mentions that overall returns in the whaling business in New Bedford averaged 14% a year between 1817 and 1892.

The article discusses aspects of the final-salary pension schemes for the public-sector employees wherein the employers have to contribute to the employee's pensions in the U.S. It highlights the increase profits and dividends of the businesses in the country. It also notes that the pension funds or endowments have a high share of yields in the investment returns.

The article examines the problem associated with the proliferation of poor performing firms in developed countries. Topics discussed include the difficulty of eliminating such firms due to the Covid-19 pandemic, several conditions that helped poor performing companies thrive, and various ways to eliminate such firms such as changing investors' willingness to accept mediocre returns.

The article explains the benefit of adding bitcoin to an investment portfolio. According to economist Harry Markowitz, diversification reduces volatility without negatively affecting returns. It mentions the significance of the high average returns of cryptocurrency despite its volatility. It describes the plan of hedge-fund manager Paul Tudor Jones to hold about 5% of his portfolio in bitcoin as sensible.

The article reports on the move by investors as of September 2021 to find strategies to protect their stock and bond portfolios from the effects of potential inflation and the changing economic climate. Also cited are the move by many investors to invest in real assets like property, infrastructure and farmland as these trend upwards as inflation rises, and the BlackRock data showing better returns of private property and infrastructure assets than stocks and bonds.

The article looks at the financial services industry and investment products, reporting that the exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry has grown rapidly since 1999 and has surpassed the hedge fund industry in size. It notes that ETFs are designed for retail investors and that their low fees are one factor making them attractive investments. It also discusses the trend of falling rates of return among hedge funds and outlines some criticisms of ETFs.

The article focuses on efforts by pressure groups to encourage investors to divest holdings in coal, oil, and gas companies. It comments on the divestment campaign against the apartheid regime in South Africa during the 1980s and efforts against the tobacco industry and arms trade. It mentions despite divestment efforts, tobacco firms have yielded high returns. It states ethical investments and corporate social responsibility has not diminished returns and considers the impact of divestment.

The article focuses on the investments of New York-based hedge fund Tiger Global Management in private technology companies in the U.S. in 2021. Topics discussed include the number of firms financed by the hedge fund including the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and video-game manufacturer Roblox, internal rate of return of 26% recorded by Tiger annually, and the approach of Tiger Global to evaluating new business enterprises.

Examines the attention given to the economic development of Third World countries and other emerging economies by the world bank. Background on the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD); Distinction between the IBRD and the International Development Agency (IDA); Elaborate procedures developed to ensure that the projects it supports are good ones; Details of the rates of return on IBRD and IDA projects in the 1980s; Reason for the use of structural adjustment loans (SALS) and sector adjustment loans (SECALS).

The article reports on the revamp of China's interest-rate system. Topics discussed include the introduction of Loan Prime Rate (LPR) for banks pricing corporate loans, the country's attempt to make lending rates more responsive to financial conditions, and the real interest rates for industrial firms.

The article looks at trends in the investment banking industry in the U.S. in 2019. JPMorgan Chase topped the list of the top five global investment banks. The average return on equity (ROE) of U.S. investment banks has doubled the ROE of European banks. It is noted that European banks needs liquidity injections from the Federal Reserve due to their vulnerability of the financial crisis.

The article reports on the merger between German banks Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank. Topics discussed include decline in the average returns on equity (ROE) of German banks in 2016, restructuring undergone by Deutsche Bank since 2015, and reason Germany's government would like to see both banks merge.

The article focuses on asset management has a double agency problem such as separation of ownership and control in large public companies, and shareholders concerns on their investment return.

This article reports on competition and financial conditions for retail and commercial banks in 2011. The article discusses interest rates and investment returns, noting how they are viewed by banking regulators. Information is also provided on emerging markets and banks in India, Malaysia, and the U.S.

The article examines the bonds offering high rates of interest known as junk bonds. The high rate of return delivered by these securities in 2009 and 2010 and an increase in the amount of junk bonds issued by corporations in that period are discussed. Possible causes of a future decline in junk bond prices including rising interest rates due to inflation and a preference among investors for stocks should economic development improve are considered.

The article discusses the complex relationship between inflation and equity returns. It mentions that in principle, equities are a good hedge against inflation and business revenues should track consumer prices; and shares are claims on that revenue. It also mentions that stock investors still need to be mindful of inflation and financial markets reflect the view that inflation will remain low.