Charles Wallace

The rising value of the US dollar is affecting companies and economies globally—for better and worse.

Labor and material prices seem to be rising for the long-term.

Corporate borrowing continues to reach new highs.

G7 proposal could stem the tax-rate race to the bottom and shift focus away from digital.

Capital expenditure continues to see an acceleration from 2020 into 2021, thanks to consumer spending.

In 2021, the world’s companies will back off bond buying in favor of paying down debt and making strategic acquisitions.

As investors and other stakeholders apply pressure for sustainable policies on the environment and society, companies are changing their ways, somewhat—and also pushing back.

Wirecard’s scandalous collapse exposes the weakness of a single EU financial market that leaves regulatory supervision to the member states.

China is leading as the world attempts to get back to business. It won’t be simple—even if the Covid-19 virus does not come roaring back.

Banks are rushing to mitigate the economic impact of Covid-19. Some systems are better prepared than others.

As the virus continues to spread and Chinese factories close, the world’s economy is taking the hit.  

At the World Economic Forum meeting, governments altered the way their companies are taxed.

Companies around the world are increasingly concerned about how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting their supply chains.

Multinationals are scrambling to avoid losses in a volatile foreign exchange environment. With the Trump administration talking down the dollar, their job is getting more complicated.

Trade wars, tech disruption and structural shifts in investment all bear some of the blame. What will it take to bring capital spending back?

The public cloud is convenient but risky. So companies are turning to hybrid and multicloud arrangements—or even bringing their data back onto private-cloud networks.