While steep tariffs and current account deficits of late have sent emerging market (EM) currencies and equity markets into a tail spin, longer-term demographic trends may have larger consequences for asset prices in developing markets.  

Strong GDP growth and unremarkable Q2 corporate profits have imbued investors with confidence for the time being while a slightly weaker dollar is welcomed news for vulnerable emerging market economies; will a new trade deal with Mexico and a hypothetical dollarized Venezuela keep Latin America out of EM turmoil?    

Following Fed Chair Powell’s speech, content editor Matt O'Brien takes a look at how rising rates could dampen investment and risk defaults across EMs.

We were joined by some of the leading voices in the industry at the annual Mid-Market forum, here's what they had to say.

Debtwire, an Acuris company, transformed the global leveraged credit market and quickly became the leading provider of expert news, data and analysis. Our end-to-end coverage goes behind the scenes from primary issuance to the first sign of stress through restructuring and beyond across geographies, companies and asset classes.

• The perfect storm and how to survive it

With so any expert views arising at the Italian Restructuring Forum, we've put together the presentations from the event panels. 

• Navigating turbulent waters