Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

As policymakers fear a deflation spiral reminiscent of the Great Depression, contrarians wonder if ultra-loose monetary policies can inspire growth.

Citadel Securities is humming at record pace as the coronavirus upends finance, moving dozens of employees and their families to a work-from-resort bubble.

Renewed friction between Washington and Beijing threatens to undermine a trade deal signed only months ago, further jeopardizing global economic prospects.

Brokers and fund managers are turning to innovation to remain competitive and capture new customers.

The purchase comes as active asset managers feel intensifying pressure to bulk up as they face stiff competition from passive and index-tracking funds.

Crush of inflows to money-market funds has come even as the funds’ own yields approach zero.

Economic damage wrought by the coronavirus has not stopped investors from piling into the companies able to churn out profits in the stay-at-home world.

“The world has become more digital, less global and more local,” says Amy Lo, co-head of the firm’s Asia Pacific wealth division.

The pandemic has sealed the fate of small, niche offerings that have failed to gain traction.

With return targets growing ever more elusive, many investors are willing to take their chances with private debt and equity.