General Emerging Markets

UNCTAD’s Direct Investment Optimism Optics

The UN Trade and Development Commission expressed FDI “cautious optimism” after it rose almost 10 percent last year to $1.5 ...

Sovereign Debt Rules’ Exasperating Exceptions

As the US Supreme Court upheld the New York holdout payment order for Argentina and Grenada continued negotiations on a ...

Corporate Bonds’ Rattled Ratio Rationale

With public and private research on corporate external debt increasingly warning of fundamental deterioration accompanying its post-crisis doubling to $1.25 ...

The World Bank’s Speed Bump Signal

The World Bank’s half-year Global Economic Prospects update described a “bumpy start” which will keep global growth under 3 percent ...

The IIF’s Guarded Capital Flow Gaming

Despite declaring mutual fund investors “back in the game” as the retail portion in particular remains below the historic average, ...

Corporate Bonds’ Unsung Universal Strains

Corporate bond spreads widened against sovereigns, which dipped below 300 basis points over US Treasuries in May on resumed retail ...

Bank Conditions’ Crude Unrelenting Cry

The IIF’s Q1 bank officer sentiment index drawn from 150 responses showed another point and a half drop to 48 ...

Multinationals’ Mirrored Merger Mania

So-called “Southern” multinational firms in developing and transitional economies have overtaken industrial world competitors in the global M&A sweepstakes and ...

Global Sukuks’ Stretched Stakes

Malaysia’s Islamic Finance Center reported a 15 percent quarterly global bond drop to $30 billion in April although that pace ...

The US’ Global Development Daydreams

Years after its formation and member appointments, the US Global Development Council established as an outside advisory body to the ...

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