Closing Bell

We keep harping on about the resilience of emerging market (EM) economies during these troubled times for developed states. Whilst of course they are not immune from the ongoing economic... 2008-04-11

The first quarter has seen almost US$200bn in emerging markets focussed M&As. Dealogic estimates an increase of 20% in the first quarter, compared to the same period last year.... 2008-04-07

A quintupling of the offer for Bear Stearns by JP Morgan , with continued backing from the Fed to the tune of US$29bn, was a brief positive for the Dow Jones equity index last week.... 2008-03-28

Volatility is again the watchword for the US equity markets. Last week saw 400 point gains followed by 300 point losses for the Dow Jones index, as investors initially took comfort... 2008-03-20

There's no doubt, emerging markets (EM) is where its happening. We at CFW are convinced that M&A activity will explode over the coming years across the developing world. Only... 2008-03-14

It's been another week of pain for US equities. Our sister publication Emerging Markets Monitor (EMM) has been bearish global equities since November 2007, and the fundamentals and... 2008-03-07

Have some pity for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

More bad economic data out of the US last week, and another shaky series of sessions on Wall Street, has some investors looking to more fertile ground overseas. There is very little... 2008-02-22

Another week, another schizophrenic performance by the equity markets. After a few days of strong gains, the party thudded to a halt following Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's... 2008-02-18

William Hunt may have won the race to be the new year’s first subprime victim after State Street announced his departure as head of asset management, together with a $279 million... 2008-01-07