Recession and political fears make ECM execution difficult

Aidan Gregory,

Sam Kerr

August 22, 2019 05:00 PM

Trmp_stocks_market_NYSE — (170427) -- NEW YORK, April 27, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on April 26, 2017. U.S. stocks closed down Wednesday after the Trump administration announced the much anticipated tax plan. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 21.03 points, or 0.10 percent, to 20975.09. The S&P 500 erased 1.16 points, or 0.05 percent, to 2,387.45. The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 0.27 points, or less than 0.01 percent, to 6,025.23. (Xinhua/Wang Ying) (jmmn) (Photo by Xinhua/Sipa USA) | Xinhua/SIPA USA/PA Images

The return of heightened market volatility this summer has cast a shadow over final few months of 2019 for equity capital markets. Investors are weighing up whether to buy new deals in at a time of heightened geopolitical risk and deteriorating macroeconomic conditions.

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