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The Debt You Cannot See: Why Corporate Leverage Can Be Higher Than It Looks

July 23, 2026 Finance World 0

A new Federal Reserve paper shows how leases and borrowing between reporting dates can make corporate leverage look lower than it really is. Here is what investors should check.

Fed Rate Cuts or Hikes? Why Investors Should Prepare for Both

The Fed is caught between sticky inflation and a softer labor market. Here is why cuts are becoming more likely, hikes remain a risk, and investors should prepare for both.
The U.S.–China Trade War Is Becoming a Permanent Investment Regime

The U.S.–China trade war is evolving into a long-term contest over AI hardware, energy technology and critical materials. Here is how investors should assess the risks and opportunities.
China’s Renewable-Energy Boom Enters Its Harder, More Valuable Phase

Beijing’s new five-year plan confirms that capacity growth will remain formidable. The next investment cycle, however, will be defined by pricing reform, storage, transmission and dependable output.
South Korea’s AI Stock-Market Boom Meets Its Concentration Risk

Korea’s semiconductor-led rally rests on strong exports and earnings, but extreme concentration, leverage and elevated expectations have made the KOSPI unusually vulnerable to sharp reversals.
Japanese Equities at a Turning Point: Reform, AI and the Yen

Japan’s equity story remains supported by corporate reform and AI demand, but a weak yen, higher rates and elevated expectations are making the market more selective.

Fed Rate Cuts or Hikes? Why Investors Should Prepare for Both

The U.S.–China Trade War Is Becoming a Permanent Investment Regime

China’s Renewable-Energy Boom Enters Its Harder, More Valuable Phase

South Korea’s AI Stock-Market Boom Meets Its Concentration Risk

Japanese Equities at a Turning Point: Reform, AI and the Yen