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Data Update 1 for 2025: The Draw (and Danger) of Data

Musings on Markets

In corporate finance and investing, which are areas that I work in, I find myself doing double takes as I listen to politicians, market experts and economists making statements about company and market behavior that are fairy tales, and data is often my weapon for discerning the truth. Financing Flows 5.

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Data Update 6 for 2025: From Macro to Micro - The Hurdle Rate Question!

Musings on Markets

I spend most of my time in the far less rarefied air of corporate finance and valuation, where businesses try to decide what projects to invest in, and investors attempt to estimate business value.

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Managing tariff shock: How treasury is rebalancing the risk playbook

Future CFO

Yet, as treasury leaders from across the region gathered at the roundtable to dissect these challenges, their responses revealed not panic but a sophisticated recalibration of risk management strategies that may define the next decade of corporate finance. The indirect effects prove more complex and pervasive.

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US-China Tariff Truce Triggers Transpacific Rush—But Uncertainty Lingers

Global Finance

The scenario looks less bleak compared to last month when Fitch Ratings downgraded its 2025 global GDP forecast to 1.9% US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insists the US-China talks are part of a broader strategy of economic decoupling for strategic necessities. amid concerns about Trumps escalating tariff policy. level seen in 2024.

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US-China Tariff Truce Triggers Transpacific Rush—But Uncertainty Lingers

Global Finance

The scenario looks less bleak compared to last month when Fitch Ratings downgraded its 2025 global GDP forecast to 1.9% US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insists the US-China talks are part of a broader strategy of economic decoupling for strategic necessities. amid concerns about Trumps escalating tariff policy. level seen in 2024.

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The Treasury Function Gets Strategic

Global Finance

Today, the corporate treasury team plays a critical role helping companies navigate a business environment rife with economic uncertainty, geopolitical risks, regulatory change, trade tensions and supply chain disruptions. Not anymore. Treasurers need to optimize as much as possible and be more agile,” Carrere says.

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Navigating treasury trends in 2024: challenges, strategies, and the role of technology

Future CFO

The year 2024 brings a landscape of unprecedented challenges and opportunities for corporate treasurers. From the ongoing global conflicts to the lingering effects of high inflation, corporate finance professionals are gearing up to navigate an environment marked by volatility and uncertainty.

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