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Amid weak global economic conditions and higher demand for safe haven assets, high-yield (HY) debt issuers have become increasingly cautious when it comes to market participation. Of late, issuers in...

A sovereign debt crisis emerges when a nation’s ability to pay back its sovereign debt is severely reduced. High government debt, combined with the prospect of continued fiscal deficits, raises...

Key takeaways Saudi Arabia and the UAE have raised USD11.5bn through initial public offerings (IPOs) in the first six months of 2022 (1H22), while Europe has managed USD4.9bn. Companies in the...

An introduction to rare-earth elementsRare-earth elements (REE) are a group of 17 chemical elements known for their conductive and magnetic properties. They are cerium, dysprosium, erbium, europium,...

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) continues to hike rates as inflation seems far from cooling off (8.5% in July) and labour data suggests more resilient domestic demand as the unemployment rate falls to...

The US housing market, believed to be bigger than the US stock market, recovered during the past decade of low interest rates and is now coming under pressure, with the Federal Reserve (Fed) raising...

As the world is grappling with concerns of a global recession led by European energy crisis and inflationary pressures, there are doubts emerging over sustainability of strength of Dubai’s red...

With economies across the globe still struggling to recover from the effects of the pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has dealt another blow. The leading economic powers – the EU, the US,...

China’s 1H22 global exports touched USD1,732.28bn, up 14.2% y/y. Exports to the euro zone, the US and the ASEAN came in at USD277bn (+19.1% y/y), USD292.65bn (+15.8% y/y) and USD263.24bn...

The pandemic delivered the most severe blow to the global economy since the Great Depression, making global central banks act decisively and focus on economic growth. The Federal Open Market Committee...

“Net zero” refers to a situation where greenhouse gases (GHGs) discharged into the atmosphere are removed from it. The Conference of the Parties (COP) 15 Paris Agreement and the COP 26...

The global economy had just set itself on track for recovery from the pandemic; however, bigger concerns seem to be impeding its path – a spike in crude prices amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict,...

BackgroundFree-float shares refer to shares of a corporation in the hands of public investors and available for trade. Free float is an important metric that influences the price of a security. It is...

The Russia-Ukraine crisis has led to a major shock in the energy sector, with significant pressure on the world to impose as many sanctions on Russia as possible. The US has already banned Russian oil...

The stringent sanctions imposed on Russia have resulted in a large void in the energy market – a gap other suppliers will likely struggle to fill. Irrespective of the outcome of the war, these...

“I view diversification not only as a survival strategy but as an aggressive strategy, because the next windfall might come from a surprising place” – Peter Bernstein, economist and...