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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Trading Up

ANALYSIS — ASIA'S EXPORTERS By Thomas Clouse Asia’s exporters are all benefiting as China’s manufacturers begin to move up the value chain. The Asian economic miracle is hardly a new story, but every once in a while, ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DR Trading Sets Record In First Half

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS — GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS By Gordon Platt Depositary receipt trading worldwide rose 8.3% to more than 78 billion DRs in the first half of this year and was valued at a record $1.84 trillion, according to ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Economic Focus: Brazil

PLAY ON By Antonio Guerrero Brazil is betting that its huge investment in infrastructure projects for the 2014 Soccer World Cup and the 2016 Olympics will provide long-term benefits to the country. Just six weeks after Rio ...

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Emerging Market Deals Boost M&A

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS - MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt Emerging markets accounted for nearly one-third of global mergers and acquisitions in the first half of 2010, according to an analysis by Thomson Reuters. M&A; activity involving companies ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: China

ROUNDUP By Thomas Clouse Power hungry: China’s energy use climbs China overtook the United States to become the world’s largest energy consumer, according to figures released in July by the International Energy Agency. China used energy equivalent to ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

High-Yield Debt Has Record Half

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS — CORPORATE DEBT By Gordon Platt The volume of global corporate high-yield debt issues in the first half of 2010 set an all-time record for any six-month period, according to Thomson Reuters. The total of ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Lower Volatility Spurs Carry Trade

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS - FOREIGN EXCHANGE By Gordon Platt The Federal Reserve is likely to keep US interest rates at record lows well into next year, enabling global investors to borrow dollars for a song and invest in ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Treasury & Cash Management Guide 2010

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Merrill DataSite White Paper – August 2010

Trends in Mergers and Acquisitions: A special report on the state of the M&A; market As the economic recovery continues,...

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Aftershock: Protect Yourself and Profit in the Next Global Financial Meltdown

Amazon Editorial reviews Product Description A practical guide to preparing for the next phase of the financial meltdown From the...

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Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy

Amazon Editorial reviews Product Description Raghuram Rajan was one of the few economists who warned of the global financial crisis...

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The Holy Grail of Macroeconomics, Revised Edition: Lessons from Japans Great Recession

Amazon Editorial reviews Product Description The revised edition of this highly acclaimed work presents crucial lessons from Japan’s recession that...