Tag: Interest Rate
Middle East Debt Deals Hang in Limbo as Washington Sets the Clock
Kurt L. Davis Jr. October 16, 2025
Gulf stock markets rallied in September, following the Federal Reserve’s rate cut and renewed optimism that further rate cuts were to come. Behind the cheer lies a more complicated reality: debt issuance across the Middle East — sovereign, corporate and family-owned — is being delayed, restructured or burdened by high U.S.-imported borrowing costs…
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The Fed, Investment Firms, And Rising Interest Rates
Kurt L. Davis Jr. June 5, 2023
There are some simple life lessons in business: It is hard to be liked by all people and it is hard to be liked all the time. Leaders at central banks and investment firms know this very well… today’s economic crisis will likely end with a simple reminder of these lessons…


