Global capital flows
Trump’s trade deals may support the S&P 500, offering nervous investors an opportunity to sell
The president’s tariffs could put the Fed’s dual-mandate goals of maximum employment and stable prices in conflict with each other
Capital flows to emerging markets to net US$903 billion in 2024, IIF says
The 32% net increase is expected to be mostly driven by a strong recovery in foreign direct investment and by cash directed at equity portfolios
The great sovereign debt conundrum
THE exponential growth of international capital flows, predominantly in the form of debt, has been one of the great development successes of the past 50 years. But while foreign lending has played a p...
Asian nations to debate Japan’s bid to beef up market safeguards
ASIAN finance leaders gathering in South Korea next week will likely debate ways to beef up safeguards against market turbulence, as global banking sector woes and fears of recession in advanced econo...
Corporate access to capital worsens after bank turmoil: Janus Henderson
Corporates’ access to capital deteriorated after turmoil in the banks sector in March, while cash flow and earnings are under increasing pressure from potential recession, asset manager Janus Henderso...
ESG funds in Asia ex-Japan record US$660m in outflows in Q3, says Morningstar
ENVIRONMENTAL, social and governance (ESG) funds in Asia (ex-Japan) recorded outflows of about US$660 million in the third quarter of 2022, financial services company Morningstar has announced.
Global capital markets overprice risks and overreact to shocks: Tharman
THE tendency of global capital markets to overprice risks in emerging economies, as well as to overreact to shocks, have not only prevented gaps in climate finance from being filled, but also widened ...
Mighty Asian financial institutions are reshaping global capital flows
The response to rising American interest rates is becoming less predictable
