Merger and Acquisition took a break when the Federal Reserve and EU began aggressively raising interest rates from their zero and negative levels back in March and July 2022 respectively.
Category: TRENDS ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC FRONT – Mar 19 2024
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SPOTLIGHT: CHINA’S ECONOMIC STRUGGLE
Several key economic indicators were positive in China during the first two months of this year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on 11 March.
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PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS UNABLE TO SELL 28,000 COMPANIES
Private equity firms buy businesses, wait for them to appreciate, then cash out and distribute the profits among their investors.
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CORPORATE DEFAULTS AT HIGHEST SINCE GREAT RECESSION, S&P SAYS
So far this year, 29 corporations have defaulted on their debts, more than in any similar period since 2009 during the Great Recession when 36 corporations failed to pay. Inflation, high interest rates, rising wages, and sluggish consumer demand are to blame, according to S&P.
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COVID WAR SLASHED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES’ ABILITY TO INVEST, UN SAYS
The chasm separating the world’s most- and least-developed nations has widened to its largest in nearly 10 years, the United Nations’ Human Development Index has found.
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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
In recent times, the economic landscape has presented an array of challenges that have profoundly affected the business community. Some of the most significant challenges include soaring inflation rates, escalating interest rates, looming fears of a recession, and a tangible decrease in revenues for many sectors…
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WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS JOBS GO WITH IT
It’s global. The numbers are there for all to see. From developed to underdeveloped nations, economies are slowing down and/or contracting.
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TOP TREND 2023: OFFICE BUILDING BUST
Nationwide, office properties have lost about 20 percent in value since the COVID War made remote work the new normal. However, in some key markets, the plunge has been far more severe.