Search

The article offers information on the challenges faced by American finance and banks in the current economic climate. It further discusses about the impact of higher interest rates has led to failures of some financial institutions; cooling of the economy; and reduced activity in capital markets, with Goldman Sachs being particularly affected, reporting its worst quarterly profits in three years and facing challenges in its consumer lending ventures.

The article discusses the mounting debt crisis faced by African countries and role of China and private creditors in restructuring the debt. Topics discussed include closer cooperation between Western creditors, China and multilateral financial institutions, financing sought by African countries beyond aid and multilateral loans borrowing from global capital markets in China, and challenges possessed by foreign investors holding Ghanian bonds to debt restructuring.

The article offers information on America's leading investment banks, barring Morgan Stanley that were absent from the big casualties. Topics include considered that American economic activity is funded through capital markets, in contrast to Asia and Europe where bank lending reigns supreme; and reports that several regulators forced them to raise capital as they culled American assets and jobs.

The article focuses on the resilience of credit-rating agencies despite their tumultuous history, with the "big three" agencies like Moody's thriving in recent years. Topics include their continued relevance in providing information about borrowers; their role as a certification stamp on assets; the impact of credit ratings on emerging-market government debt and their significance in the functioning of capital markets.

The article discusses developments in the U.S. capital market as of July 2020, particularly the move by the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) to underwrite the financial markets. Also cited are the innovations in the capital markets leading to more financial firms other than banks offering direct lending, the stagnation of corporate lending by banks, and the effects of laws like the Dodd-Frank Act on the operations of banks.

The article discusses the economic situation in South Korea and its membership to the Emerging Market Index of Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI). Topics explored include the capitalisation of the South Korean stock market, the capital market reforms announced by the South Korean government to support the possible elevation of the country to the MSCI Developed Market Index, and the valuation of South Korean companies compared to foreign businesses.

The article informs on the impact of declining value of the U.S. Dollar on investors. It mentions that even an American recession may not dent the dollar, the greenback tends to do well both when America's economy is motoring ahead and when it falls into a downturn. It also mentions the impact of global economy towards recession on investments.

The article reveals that China is facing the prospect of current-account deficits that could remake the country's financial system. Topics discussed include warning sign of a big current-account deficits in emerging markets, ways China has controlled access to its capital markets, and elements of China's approach to managing a deficit.

The article informs that debate has been reignited by a new "event contract" exchange-a market where traders can buy and sell contracts tied to event outcomes-run by Kalshi. It mentions firm has made headlines because it earned approval to run America's first such exchange without regulatory limits on the scale of activity.

The article focuses on the country of political instability, low growth and subordination to the bond markets. Topics include considered in 2012 Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng, two of the authors of a pamphlet called "Britannia Unchained" used Italy as a warning and considered bloated public services, low growth, poor productivity is the problems of Italy and other southern European countries were also present in Britain.

The article focuses on ruling of U.S. in global technology industry accounting for market value of listed firms and mentions profitable home market sealed against international competition. Topics discussed include tech crackdown of China President Xi Jinping, aim of conglomerate firms Tata and Reliance to promote super-apps, and unforgiving capital markets condition.

The article focuses on defaulted debt of Sri Lanka in May 2022 with residents suffering shortage of food, medicine and fuel and mentions government announcement to supply fuel to vehicles delivering essential needs. Topics discussed include soared oil prices caused by invasion of Ukraine by Russia, infrastructure projects ran by Lao People's Revolutionary Party since 1975 and loss of access to international capital market by the country.

The article informs that China seems intent on decoupling its companies from Western capital markets. It mentions that two days after Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global raised initial public offering at New York listing the regulator ordered Didi's mobile app to be pulled from app stores in China, halting new customers from joining the service.

The article focuses on readiness and management of U.S. states for economic crises caused due to COVID-19 pandemic in the year 2020. It highlights the role of federal aid, diversified economies and progressive tax systems in high revenues of U.S. states. It presents views of Jared Walczak of the think-tank Tax Foundation on early action taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve to improve capital markets during the pandemic, as of April 2021.

The author reflects on the challenges facing startup companies in Great Britain despite the country's high share of global venture-capital (VC) funding. Topics include the factors affecting startups' growth like poor productivity, Brexit, and shortage of capital for expansion, and the poor performance of the country's stockmarket in raising equity capital.

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 informs on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on credit markets. It mentions central banks are pumping new funds into the markets through quantitative easing and keeping interest rates at rock bottom, and governments offered unprecedented fiscal support for businesses to stop them going bust.

In the article, the author discusses updates in the global capital markets, particularly the performance of the Japanese currency yen. Also cited are the devaluation of the currency since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Japan's role as a global creditor, its assets like fixed investments like factories and office buildings, and the government's efforts to address deflation through radical monetary policy.

The author reflects on the efforts by countries to help mitigate climate change, particularly in the European Union (EU). Topics include the EU's flawed labelling system or taxonomy that aims to promote environmentally sustainable activities like the installation of heat pumps to the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge, and the main purposes or jobs of capitalism or the capital markets.

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.

This article reports on Great Britain's financial sector, and specifically, London as one of the world's preeminent financial services cities. The city of London handles more of the world's deals in over-the-counter derivatives, global foreign equities, eurobonds and foreign exchange than any other financial center.

The article reports on the state of the financial markets in the European Union countries amidst the COVID-19 pandemic as of July 11, 2020. Topics discussed include decline in the performance of sovereign securities from 2007 to 2018, impact of the pandemic on fiscal deficit and the global capital markets, and the role of the European Central Bank on the debt crisis.

The article reports on business developments in China as of September 2021, particularly the scheduled launching of a new stock exchange to ensure the availability of capital from professional investors to small- and mid-sized companies. Also cited are the high number of microchip businesses launched in the country, the support by President Xi Jinping to the new stock exchange, and the initial public offerings (IPO) by China Telecom and agrochemical firm Syngenta.

The article discusses economic issues in Great Britain as of May 2021, particularly its decline as the first industrial country in the world and its capability for a sharp economic recovery. Other topics include the reasons behind the decline like complacency and amateurism, the underperformance of its stockmarket, its stable politics, and its successful Covid-19 vaccination programme.

The article examines that transition from banking make financial services cheaper and fairer and it will threaten privacy and sovereignty. Topics include considered that they relegate swathes of people in rich countries and entire populations of poor ones to the fringes of society; and reports that capital markets expand it is becoming easier to match sets with liabilities that naturally fund them.

The article discusses developments in the U.S. capital markets as of May 2021, particularly the performance of the private equity (PE) market. Other topics include the record profits posted by PE firm Blackstone in the first quarter, the expected growth of the private credit market, and the appeal of private credits like higher yields than traded corporate bonds.

Looks at the role of governments regarding financial markets. The view that, although they can't affect capital flows directly, they can influence markets indirectly by conveying information; List of countries, their official inflation targets and their most recent inflation rates; Discussion of the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The article discusses how, despite remarkable changes, the world's capital markets are not yet fully integrated. The extraordinary expansion in cross-border flows of capital during the past ten years proves that the barriers separating national capital markets have gone. An integrated market facilitates risk sharing and lenders can protect themselves against local credit risks by spreading their loans around. The extent of this spreading of risk can be used as another test of market integration. In a national economy, there is no presumption that each region will run balanced external accounts with the others. Some run current-account surpluses, others deficits; and capital moves smoothly among the regions to finance the imbalances.

The article focuses on the Chinese banking and capital market system and concerns about a potential financial crisis if Chinese companies start to default on loans. It states that the shadow bank China Credit Trust announced in January 2014 that a product based on loans to Zhenfu Energy (ZE) was on the verge of default and mentions a buyer acquired ZE's assets and allowed the principal to be repaid. It talks about steps Chinese financial regulators are taking to prevent a run on shadow banks.

The author contends that interventions aimed at weakening the U.S. dollar only offer short-term benefits. Topics covered include U.S. President Donald Trump's complaints about the dollar's strength, how weakening the dollar may undermine U.S. open capital markets, and the importance of stronger economic growth outside the U.S. A call for Trump to pursue trade peace in order to improve the world economy is also mentioned.

The article focuses on deal that empowered European Commission in July 2020 to borrow from capital markets in loans and grants and mentions plan emerged from fear that effected from Covid-19 pandemic. Topics discussed include trouble of European countries of absorbing European Union (EU) funds, European Central Bank's ultra- loose monetary policy and demands that could cause deficit across EU to swell Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The article focuses on the U.S. Federal Reserve's plan to decrease and eventually cease the purchasing of bonds using central bank money and the announcement's impact on the currency and bond markets in emerging markets in 2013. Topics include the yield on U.S. ten-year government bonds, emerging market reliance on foreign capital, and currency value fluctuations.

The article focuses on problems that public companies are facing in the 21st century. It states corporate scandals involving public companies Enron, WorldCom and Lehman Brothers have resulted in increased government regulation and discouraged companies from going public. It comments on the increase in state-owned enterprises, family-owned conglomerates, and private equity firms which operate under fewer restrictions and less transparency and talks about the increased power of capital markets.

The article, part of a special section on asset management, discusses the globalization of the fund management industry, as managers have taken advantage of international capital markets. Topics discussed include sovereign wealth funds, emerging markets in developing countries, and the growing importance of retirement or pension investments.