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.

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 15, 2023

If you do assume that markets will price away this excess profit, you then have the basis for the models that are used to value options and other derivative assets. The most obvious reason is economic, where a crisis and collapse in government revenues, from taxes and other sources, causes a government to be unable meet its obligations.

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Barry Ritholtz

JUNE 13, 2023

During COVID, rather than just a monetary response, we saw a massive fiscal response, which seemed to have really helped across the entire economic strata, especially the middle class. So what do our experiences, post-financial crisis, post-COVID, tell us about the need for balance between monetary and fiscal stimulus?

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