If Fed has to choose, markets could get much uglier
If the US Federal Reserve were to take its political cue at face value and focus solely on putting inflation back in its box, already battered financial markets could get…
With capital markets jittery, private equity pounces to finance tech buyouts
When buyout firm Thoma Bravo LLC was seeking lenders to finance its acquisition of business software company Anaplan Inc last month, it skipped banks and went directly to private equity…
Swiss ‘real money’ fallout would ripple across markets
The Swiss central bank (SNB) has built up a $750 billion war chest after years of currency interventions but a referendum to limit money creation, if passed, could end such…
Coronavirus and global financial crisis
From the start of 2020, coronavirus (COVID-19) confirmed cases are rapidly growing around the globe. This pandemic started in China and in the last seventy days the total number of…
Central banks hint at pandemic stimulus exit, markets aren’t buying it
As strict coronavirus lockdowns end, some central bankers have started hinting at another kind of exit — from emergency stimulus they launched just three months ago. Markets so far appear…
Complexities of electricity markets
Sugar, cement and flour scandals have shaken the confidence of people in markets. Regulations and government controls have not delivered either. In Karachi, people are suffering under the poor performance…
Weak dollar no boon for emerging markets this time
Typically a boon for emerging markets, this year’s plunge in the U.S. dollar may fail to boost the developing world’s prospects as the raging pandemic hits economic activity, increases poverty…
It’s not the economy, stupid: stock markets soar to record highs
The record highs attained by Wall Street last week might come as welcome news for US President Donald Trump. But the booming stock markets will offer little solace to the…
Banks in bonus balancing act as economies shrink but markets boom
Major international banks may still pay out big bonuses to high flyers this year even as the pandemic saps the global economy, as fears of losing talent to rivals during…
Who has more in the tank? Currency markets sharpen focus on debt and deficits
Bond markets have taken in their stride the trillions of dollars in pandemic spending by governments, but investors in currency markets are getting nervous about countries’ remaining fiscal firepower. With…
