#Fed #mexico #equity - Wall Street Week | Inflation Meets Debt, Rerouting Global Trade, Private Equity Tested: Bloomberg Television

15 August 2026

This week, inflation may be edging lower, but as markets push rates higher, the Fed’s 2% inflation target might be a long way off. And, Mexico is building a land-based trade corridor that could give shipping companies more options when traditional channels are disrupted.

Plus, as exits slow and borrowing costs rise, the ability of private equity investments to generate returns that beat public markets is less certain. Later, Cuba is promising its biggest market reforms in decades, but investors remain skeptical that the state will truly give up control.