Jun 02, 2023

With a debt/EBITDA ratio of 3.8x on average, US firms are more leveraged than European ones (3.3x). But Europe has a higher proportion of total debt maturing in one year (20% vs 14% for the US).

Jun 01, 2023

In our 2023 Allianz Trade Global Survey, we decided to check the pulse of companies in seven countries – the US, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Poland. Over three weeks to mid-April, we surveyed a sample of high-level executives in around 3,000 companies that have export activities and suppliers and production sites located in foreign countries.

May 25, 2023

All that glitters is not gold in the Q1 earnings season, with US earnings already in recession.

May 25, 2023

The commercial real estate sector is getting squeezed by tightening financing conditions but prime assets have remained resilient. After attracting considerable investment in the era of low interest rates, the sector is now battling a storm of cyclical headwinds.

May 17, 2023

As the G7 gathers in Japan this weekend, the US is championing outbound investment curbs on potentially sensitive technologies or the outsourcing of critical production as the next step to de-risk supply chains and reduce dependence on China.

May 17, 2023

Total global insurance premium income amounted to almost EUR5.6trn in 2022. Life remains the largest segment (EUR2.6trn), ahead of p&c (EUR1.8trn) and health (EUR1.1trn). In 2022, the premium pool grew by EUR259bn or +4.9% – against the backdrop of a global inflation rate of 8.6%.