The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way we perceive and manage workspaces.
Plexiglass dividers and floor decals might not be permanent, but the pandemic will bring lasting change to offices. Experts from the architecture and real-estate industries share how they are getting back to work and what offices will look like in the future. Here is a direct video link.
Canadian law firms are expanding their corporate restructuring partners to prepare for a wave of insolvencies as COVID-19 relief measures dry up and lenders start to lose patience with struggling businesses, as reported by the Globe:
“Firms are acutely aware of the need to have a strong team entering this next phase of COVID.”
This recent Bloomberg special report on bankruptcy examines this insolvency cycle.
In 2020, bankruptcy has gone from a last resort for struggling companies to “the new normal.” Blaming it on the coronavirus alone is too simple. Lisa Abramowicz hosts an in-depth look at the sudden surge in corporate defaults, how it’s affecting investors, and why policymakers are finding it challenging to contain the damage. Here is a direct video link.
As recently discussed in US dollar down, but is it out? and US dollar stalks risk markets everywhere a falling dollar has been the wind at the back of the risk rally since March. Its next move will impact everything. Economist Daniel Lacalle discusses in this clip.
The U.S. Dollar. Collapse or Oversold? Global Recovery Stalls. Here is a direct video link.
