Category: capital markets

Capital Markets Freeze Up as Market Volatility Persists

It’s been a hard year for companies that want to raise capital. The initial public offering (IPO) market, which allows a company to raise money by selling shares to the public investors, has witnessed a sharp decline this year, following a record-breaking year in 2021. Public offerings in the United States are on track for…


How to Prepare for the Recession

Commentary  The United States is in recession. While two consecutive negative GDP prints is a raw (technical) measure of a recession, there’s no escaping from it anymore. Essentially, many are wondering, how deep will the recession be? As I have detailed in my previous columns, the coming economic downturn is likely to be very deep…


Trump Speeds Ban on Chinese Stocks in Final Weeks

WASHINGTON—In his final weeks in office, President Donald Trump and his Cabinet members took swift actions to ban investments in large Chinese companies, a major step in curbing Beijing’s access to lucrative U.S. capital markets. The administration has banned investing in 44 companies identified by the U.S. Department of Defense as “Communist Chinese military companies.” U.S. investors will have to…


Trump Speeds Up Ban on Chinese Stocks in Final Weeks

WASHINGTON—In his final weeks in office, President Donald Trump and his Cabinet members took swift actions to ban investments in large Chinese companies, a major step in curbing Beijing’s access to lucrative U.S. capital markets. The administration has banned investing in 44 companies identified by the U.S. Department of Defense as “Communist Chinese military companies.” U.S. investors will have to…