Interest Rates

December 24, 2025

Why Markets Are Growing Comfortable With Higher-For-Longer Rates

Investor behavior suggests restrictive policy is no longer seen as an immediate threat to growth or assets. Financial markets are sending a clear message: elevated interest rates, once viewed as a looming

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Opinion

December 25, 2025

Why Narrow Market Leadership Is an Underestimated Risk

Equity indexes look resilient, but concentrated gains leave investors exposed if sentiment shifts. U.S. equity markets continue to project calm, with headline indexes hovering near highs and volatility subdued. Yet beneath that

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Opinion

January 1, 2026

Markets Are Adjusting to a World of Fewer Rate Cuts

Investors are recalibrating expectations as resilient growth and sticky inflation push monetary easing further into the future. For much of the past year, global markets have traded on the assumption that interest

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The Market’s Calm Is Getting Expensive

Investors are right to respect the rally, but wrong to assume strong earnings have erased the risks building beneath high valuations, sticky rates, and geopolitical stress. The most dangerous phrase in markets

May 4, 2026

Opinion

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Global M&A Rebounds as Corporations Pursue Strategic Scale Amid Lower Rate Expectations

A pickup in dealmaking reflects renewed corporate confidence as easing financial conditions reshape strategic priorities. Global merger and acquisition activity is showing early signs of revival in 2026, as companies recalibrate growth

April 29, 2026

Business

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Markets Are Betting on Rate Cuts Too Soon Again

Investor optimism on easing inflation and central bank pivots may be overlooking structural risks that could keep policy tighter for longer. Financial markets have returned to a familiar pattern: pricing in an

April 24, 2026

Opinion

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Global Stocks Drift as Rate Uncertainty Weighs on Investor Sentiment

Equity markets traded in a narrow range as investors balanced resilient earnings against lingering uncertainty over the path of interest rates. Global equity markets struggled for direction on Thursday, with major indices

April 23, 2026

Markets

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Global M&A Activity Rebounds as Corporates Pursue Growth Amid Rate Uncertainty

Dealmakers are cautiously returning to large transactions as stabilizing financing conditions and strategic pressures revive cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Global mergers and acquisitions activity is showing early signs of recovery in 2026,

April 21, 2026

Business

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Markets Are Betting on Stability That May Not Last

Investor optimism is rising, but underlying risks in policy, earnings, and geopolitics remain underpriced. Financial markets have entered a phase that feels deceptively calm. Equity indices hover near highs, credit spreads remain

April 16, 2026

Opinion

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Stocks Drift as Rate Uncertainty Clouds Earnings Outlook

Equity markets traded in a narrow range as investors balanced resilient corporate earnings against persistent uncertainty over the path of interest rates. Global equity markets moved cautiously through the latest session, with

April 15, 2026

Markets

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Global M&A Activity Rebounds as Corporates Bet on Rate Stability

A pickup in cross-border dealmaking signals renewed corporate confidence as interest rate expectations stabilize and financing conditions improve. Global merger and acquisition activity is showing early signs of recovery in 2026, with

April 13, 2026

Business

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Markets Are Betting on Perfection in an Imperfect Cycle

Investor optimism around growth, AI, and rate cuts risks overlooking structural fragilities beneath the surface. Financial markets are once again exhibiting a familiar pattern: pricing in an unusually smooth economic trajectory at

April 8, 2026

Opinion

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Global Stocks Steady as Rate Uncertainty Keeps Investors on Edge

Equities hold near recent highs while bond yields and central bank signals continue to shape investor positioning. Global equity markets traded in a narrow range on Tuesday, reflecting a cautious equilibrium between

April 7, 2026

Markets

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Why Markets Are Growing Comfortable With Higher-For-Longer Rates

Why Narrow Market Leadership Is an Underestimated Risk

Markets Are Adjusting to a World of Fewer Rate Cuts

The Market’s Calm Is Getting Expensive

Global M&A Rebounds as Corporations Pursue Strategic Scale Amid Lower Rate Expectations

Markets Are Betting on Rate Cuts Too Soon Again

Global Stocks Drift as Rate Uncertainty Weighs on Investor Sentiment

Global M&A Activity Rebounds as Corporates Pursue Growth Amid Rate Uncertainty

Markets Are Betting on Stability That May Not Last

Stocks Drift as Rate Uncertainty Clouds Earnings Outlook

Global M&A Activity Rebounds as Corporates Bet on Rate Stability

Markets Are Betting on Perfection in an Imperfect Cycle

Global Stocks Steady as Rate Uncertainty Keeps Investors on Edge

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