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Higher for longer

The prospect of interest rates staying higher for longer is having powerful ripple effects across the economy; companies large and small are struggling to refinance debt, while governments are seeing the cost of their pandemic-era borrowings rise. This series examines the impact across businesses, governments and economies around the globe

Stock investors face up to tough reality of higher rates
Fund managers turn to new data sources to woo clients as flows into equity funds dry up
US interest rates add to ‘silent debt crisis’ in developing countries
World Bank warns some high-debt, low-income nations face ‘nightmare’ rolling over their bonds
Can corporate America cope with its vast debt pile?
Rapid increases in borrowing costs prompt concerns about more defaults on $13tn of debt, but companies are finding new ways to survive
Governments brace for fiscal reckoning from bond markets
Investors say countries will have to get used to higher interest bills as borrowing costs soar
Private equity: higher rates start to pummel dealmakers
The firms that used the era of cheap money to become the new financial titans are wrestling with rising interest costs