Finance Updates – Page 8 – Finance Updates

China’s Zombie Firms Threaten Growth: Rising Debt, SOE Risks & Reform Imperatives

Asia Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

China’s rapid debt buildup has pushed total l...

The share of assets held by zombie firms has ...

Zombie firms distort capital and labor alloca...

Beijing faces a trade-off between restructuri...

AI Infrastructure Drives Surge in U.S. Investment-Grade Corporate Bond Issuance

Americas Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

U.S. investment-grade corporate bond issuance...

AI infrastructure build-outs by Big Tech now ...

Heavy AI-linked issuance has pushed credit sp...

Banks forecast record bond supply in 2026 as ...

Fed Outlines Community Bank Reforms: CBLR Flexibility & Mutual Bank Support

Americas Policy Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Mi...

She advocates indexing regulatory thresholds ...

Bowman urges clearer, faster, and more transp...

Parallel initiatives at the Fed, OCC, and FDI...

Rising Consumer Debt & Delinquencies: Why BAC, WFC & USB Offer Relative Safety

Americas Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

U.S. household debt has climbed to about $18....

Zacks highlights Bank of America, Wells Fargo...

Key risks for these banks include higher loan...

Strategic opportunities center on fee-income ...

How Steven Nigro’s Boxing Mindset Drives Trust and Leadership in Insurance M&A

Americas M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Veteran banker Steven Nigro, 65, leads TAG Fi...

Nigro’s daily boxing practice shapes his bank...

His edge in insurance M&A comes from understa...

He is focused on legacy through mentorship, v...

China Nears 2025 Growth Goal, Eyes Stimulus-Led Recovery in 2026: Key Risks & Opportunities

Asia Forecast Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

China is set to meet its 2025 ~5% GDP target,...

Beijing is front-loading more proactive 2026 ...

Chinese banks face sustained margin compressi...

Investors should tilt away from real estate–l...

Fed Signals Cooling Inflation but Challenges Remain: Rate Cuts, Labor & Credibility in Focus

Americas Policy Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

The Fed is cautiously cutting rates while sig...

Quantitative tightening has effectively ended...

FOMC members are split over the pace and scal...

The central bank faces rising political press...

Why Hedge Funds Missed 2025’s Top Stocks Despite Strong Returns

Global Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Many of 2025’s biggest stock winners, includi...

Big hedge funds clustered into a narrow set o...

Smaller and more nimble hedge funds were more...

The pattern highlights the opportunity cost o...

Private Equity Faces Pressure in 2026: Legacy Assets, Exits & Tightening Rules

Americas M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private equity enters 2026 with a backlog of ...

Dry powder has declined but remains sizable a...

Deal and exit values have rebounded while vol...

Rising LP scrutiny, growing use of continuati...

Balancing Wall Street and the Slopes: Haiti’s Ralf Etienne Blazes a Trail at the Winter Paralympics

Global Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Bank of America associate Ralf Etienne is tra...

He lost a leg in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, r...

Balancing a demanding finance job with intens...

His journey highlights how diaspora athletes,...