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A Commercial Real Estate Reckoning in the Making
Delinquencies are soaring past 12%, yet loan originations are up 50%. Inside the starkly divided reality of the 2026 commercial real estate market.
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AI’s Delicate Banking Balancing Act
Banks face AI disruption after years of recovery; Efficiency gains and higher returns are in sight, but adoption is slow, costly—and risky.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Trade Didn’t Crack—It Shifted
The world braced for a Washington-made rupture last year. Trade held up, while China flooded many regions with its exports.
Banking
Banks At The Crossroads
Strengthened by recent profits, global banks enter a new phase defined by falling rates, political volatility, and the disruptive promise of AI.
Banking
Emerging Market Private Credit Steps Up
Expanding economies and bank regulatory hurdles prompt emerging-market companies to tap the private credit market.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Investing In Lawsuits
Think that the class action plaintiffs' attorney has a good case? Now you can invest in it, says James Koutoulas, CEO of JurisTrade, which he calls "the first secondary marketplace for litigation assets."
Sustainable Finance
The Green Investment Puzzle
Investors are eager to spend trillions on energy transition, but too much money is piling into mature projects, while high-risk...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Syria’s Finance Minister: Country Ready For Return To Normalcy
Some have greatness thrust upon them. Syria and its well-wishers worldwide hope that acting finance minister Riad Abd El Raouf...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Can Trump Fulfill Promise On Bank Deregulation?
Trump’s day-one deregulation vow thrills bankers, but legal constraints and crypto shifts loom large. Donald Trump hates government regulation of...
Banking
Banks Weather Rising Interest Rates And Recession Fears
An improving economic environment and subdued inflation allow banks to search for new growth avenues. The post-pandemic inflation that...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
SPACs Try For A Comeback
Is the SPAC back? Maybe, a little. As a group, special purpose acquisition companies have crashed and burned spectacularly. Some...
Banking
Challenging The Banks
Nonbanks have eaten into traditional banks’ marketplace. Can the older banks retake lost ground by simply becoming more agile? Once...