Technology AI’s Capital-Spending Boom: Sustainable Investment or Emerging Bubble? by internationalbanker August 6, 2026 Investors are all too familiar with devastating tech bubbles. Debate is ongoing about whether commercial realities justify the recent surge … Continue Reading August 6, 2026 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Brokerage Dealmakers Are Gearing Up for an M&A Resurgence Under Trump 2.0 by internationalbanker January 27, 2025 Returning US President Donald Trump has made the art of the deal his trademark. The immediate future looks promising for … Continue Reading January 27, 2025 2 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Banking Credit-Rating Downgrades Suggest Problems for the US Banking Sector Are Far from Over by internationalbanker October 17, 2023 The US banking sector had a bad month in August, with several banks receiving downgrades from credit-rating agencies, capping off … Continue Reading October 17, 2023 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Banking Can Wall Street Prevent a Painful Round of Expected Job Cuts? by internationalbanker December 9, 2022 With the pandemic’s capital market and dealmaking frenzy a memory, the banking industry is undergoing belt-tightening amid rising interest rates. … Continue Reading December 9, 2022 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Finance Is an Impending US Recession Now All but Guaranteed? by internationalbanker July 26, 2022 In mid-July, economists at Bank of America (BoA) forecast that the US would experience a “mild recession” before the end … Continue Reading July 26, 2022 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Banking Western Banks Willing to Accept the Short-Term Pain of Russian Exodus by internationalbanker June 27, 2022 Russia’s encroachment into Ukraine was met with a swift, mainly financial rebuke from the West, including its major banks, which … Continue Reading June 27, 2022 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Brokerage The Market Outlook for REITs by internationalbanker June 2, 2022 Last year, real estate investment trusts benefited from a sizzling US real-estate market fuelled by low mortgage rates and short … Continue Reading June 2, 2022 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Brokerage Have Netflix Subscriber Numbers Peaked? by internationalbanker May 31, 2022 The words Netflix and streaming are virtually synonymous, with the company defining the space since 1997. The streaming service has … Continue Reading May 31, 2022 2 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Banking Quantum Computing: An Imminent Gamechanger for the Banking Industry? by internationalbanker April 12, 2022 A bank can never have too much computing power. The financial industry is regarding quantum computing, which promises to outperform … Continue Reading April 12, 2022 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Banking Can the Bad Experiences of Junior Bankers Prompt Permanent Cultural Change Within Investment Banks? by internationalbanker March 22, 2022 On the face of it, junior bankers seem well compensated, at least financially. But surveys and testimonies tell a different … Continue Reading March 22, 2022 2 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail