Japan’s flagship equity gauge has reclaimed territory last seen in 1986. A rapidly depreciating yen lifted exporters’ earnings, driving the Nikkei 225 above 40,000 in early June 2025. The move caps a 19 % year-to-date gain and underscores how currency…
The data center M&A wave arrived in force this spring. Private‐equity buyers and infrastructure funds have announced more than $22 billion in takeovers year-to-date, the strongest first-half total on record. Deal activity has pulled data-center real estate investment trusts (REITs)…
M&A deals reshape the listed real-estate space A fresh round of takeovers has turned the spotlight on data-center landlords, reflecting a significant data center REIT boom. In late May, Digital Core REIT accepted a $14 billion cash-and-stock offer from a…
A hotter-than-expected U.S. consumer-price report sent bond yields flying. That treasury yield spike triggered the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Index’s worst day of 2025. The sharp move has bond investors asking how much duration risk they should hold. CPI shock sets…
COP28 pledges spark ESG fund inflows World leaders in Dubai agreed to triple renewable power by 2030. The pledge arrived with clear national action plans. Asset managers reacted fast. They pumped $6 billion into ESG equity funds during the two…
WTI crude pushed above ninety dollars per barrel after OPEC+ agreed to extend supply cuts through early 2026. The move sparked a swift rally in the S&P Oil & Gas Select Industry Index, even though U.S. shale output is cooling.…