Tariffs Push More Companies Closer to Default

Jul 17, 2025 | Markets

The number of companies at the greatest risk of defaulting are at an 11-month high, thanks to continued uncertainty around Donald Trump’s global trade war and how it has worsened credit conditions, according to a Moody’s Ratings report. In the second quarter, 16...

Iron Ore Falls as China Data Shows Steel, Property Sector Woes

Jul 15, 2025 | Markets

Iron ore dropped after data showed China’s crude steel output has plummeted as the nation’s property sector struggles under a prolonged downturn. Futures of the steel-making ingredient fell as much as 1.6% after traders weighed a slew of key economic prints from the...

Private Markets Can Withstand Shocks, Blue Owl’s Clarke Says

Jul 15, 2025 | Markets, Private Markets

Private markets can withstand geopolitical shocks and individual investors want to benefit from this, just as institutional ones do, according to Blue Owl Capital Inc.’s James Clarke. The alternative assets industry is democratizing to allow individuals to take part...

BofA Poll Shows Investors Are Taking Risk at a Record Pace

Jul 15, 2025 | Markets

Fund managers are rushing back into risky assets at a record pace on optimism over economic growth and strong corporate profits, according to a monthly survey by Bank of America Corp. The share of investors taking a higher-than-normal risk level in their portfolios...

Europe’s VCs Are On Pace for Lowest Fundraising Year in a Decade

Jul 14, 2025 | Markets, Private Markets

Venture capital-backed firms in Europe are on track for their worst year of fundraising since 2015, as investors avoid putting money in an industry that’s struggled with returns. Venture funds based in Europe raised €5.2 billion ($6.1 billion) in the first half of...