Greetings,
The United States: Companies increasingly consider the US to be the top market for growth prospects.
Bitcoin: Will more crypto exchanges be hacked this year?
Equity Markets: It has been a phenomenal start of the year for stocks globally.
Credit: The volume of unitranche loans hit a new high last quarter.
Emerging Markets: Malaysia will be hit the hardest by the US tariffs on solar panels.
Global Developments: Here is how the IMF’s projections for economic growth in the largest economies compare to the Capital Economics forecasts. The IMF tends to be much too optimistic..
Rates: Inflation expectations are rising globally.
Food for Thought:The uses for cereal globally.
Edited by Joseph N Cohen
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