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In Search of Safe Havens: The Trust Deficit and Risk-free Investments!

Musings on Markets

AUGUST 15, 2023

I was reminded of that paper a few weeks ago, when Fitch downgraded the US, from AAA to AA+, a relatively minor shift, but one with significant psychological consequences for investors in the largest economy in the world, whose currency still dominates global transactions. What is a risk free investment? Why does the risk-free rate matter?

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

While the universe of companies is diverse, with approximately half of all firms from emerging markets, it is more concentrated in market capitalization, with the US accounting for 40% of global market capitalization at the start of the year. Macro Data I do not report much macroeconomic data for two reasons.

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In Search of Safe Havens: The Trust Deficit and Risk-free Investments!

Data Update 1 for 2021: A (Data) Look Back at a Most Forgettable Year (2020)!

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