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The price of certain bond ETFs recently traded significantly lower than the value of their underlying assets – spooking jittery investors. But the newer ETFs are less the problem than the opaque bond market. Its old-fashioned structure needs a fix, says Anna Szymanski.
Posted: March 27, 2020, 7:06 pm
After weeks, perhaps months, of lockdown, layoffs and lower net worth, our views about what sort of leaders are needed won’t be the same as they are today. Rob Cox discusses the ramifications this will have across society, including the selection of the next U.S. president.
Posted: March 27, 2020, 2:44 pm
Xerox's hostile $35 bln bid for HP has hit a roadblock. It's hard to convince investors to back a risky, debt-fuelled and unfriendly takeover in a time of global fear and uncertainty. Still, deals that made sense before Covid-19 should still make sense after, John Foley argues.
Posted: March 26, 2020, 6:24 pm
Governments are spending freely to fight the economic damage caused by the coronavirus. Public debt will rise relative to gross domestic product, but that will matter less than in the past. Swaha Pattanaik explains why when it comes to debt-to-GDP ratios, 150% is the new 100%.
Posted: March 26, 2020, 1:51 pm
Notions of national security will broaden as companies are expected to do their bit to keep stricken economies afloat. Expect that kind of thinking to take hold globally, with dismal implications for cross-border mergers, says Lauren Silva Laughlin.
Posted: March 25, 2020, 7:47 pm
Mark Zuckerberg’s social network is eyeing a 10% stake in Reliance Industries’ telecom operator. That could help tycoon Mukesh Ambani keep a promise to pay down debt. And the pair would make a strong partnership in India’s fast-evolving consumer tech market, says Una Galani
Posted: March 25, 2020, 11:47 am
Congress is dragging its heels in approving a $2 trln virus bailout. The lesson of the financial crisis is that lawmakers should get the short-term essentials taken care of first, and worry about broader fixes later, says Antony Currie.
Posted: March 24, 2020, 7:04 pm
Spain’s $39 bln Santander may pause shareholder payouts for 2020, freeing up capital to support lending amid the pandemic. As Liam Proud explains, a more radical move would be for banks to all cut 2019 dividends as well. Doing so could help save the world economy.
Posted: March 24, 2020, 1:50 pm
The U.S. Federal Reserve took unprecedented action to combat the damage being done to the economy by the coronavirus. Robert Cyran explains why the Fed had to act to prevent deflation and unemployment.
Posted: March 23, 2020, 7:01 pm
The financially strapped country could be forced to confront Covid-19 on a shoestring. India lacks the authoritarian system that helped China cope and Italy’s advanced healthcare system. It may provide a glimpse of the struggle ahead for poor nations, says Una Galani.
Posted: March 23, 2020, 12:30 pm