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How global treasurers and CFOs should approach an erratic economy

Future CFO

Faced with ongoing market volatility, the enterprise C-suite is leaning on its treasury teams like never before to protect company assets and to (ideally) also capitalise on competitive opportunities emerging from an unstable macroeconomic climate. Treasurers should leverage cash forecasts to achieve better cash conversion.

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Russia in Ukraine: Let Loose the Dogs of War!

CFO News Room

As the world’s attention is focused on the war in the Ukraine, it is the human toll, in death and injury, that should get our immediate attention, and you may find a focus on economics and markets to be callous. Ukraine, a part of the Soviet Union, has had its shares of ups and downs, and its economic footprint is even smaller.

Economics 130
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Market Bipolarity: Exuberance versus Exhaustion!

Musings on Markets

While the rise in treasury rates has been less dramatic this year, rates have continued to rise across the term structure: US Treasury While short term rates rose sharply in the first half of the year, and long term rates stabilized, the third quarter has sen a reversal, with short term rates now stabilizing and long term rates rising.

Marketing 104
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Russia in Ukraine: Let Loose the Dogs of War!

Musings on Markets

As the world's attention is focused on the war in the Ukraine, it is the human toll, in death and injury, that should get our immediate attention, and you may find a focus on economics and markets to be callous. Ukraine, a part of the Soviet Union, has had its shares of ups and downs, and its economic footprint is even smaller.

Economics 100
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Are You Bullish or Bearish in 2024?

Barry Ritholtz

Long and Variable Lags : The recessionistas who are convinced a recession scenario is likely for 2024 are basing their forecasts a simple fact: Monetary policy impacts the economy on a delay (aka “long and variable lags”). Market Concentration : What happens when the Magnificent 7 is no longer so magnificent? November 29, 2023) _ 1.

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

Musings on Markets

During 2022, the US treasury did not default, but an investor in a 10-year US treasury bond would have earned a return of -18% on his or her investment, as bond prices dropped. and how much to hold in investments with guaranteed returns over their time horizon (cash, treasury bill and treasury bonds).

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Market Resilience or Investors In Denial? A Mid-year Assessment for 2023!

Musings on Markets

In my third post at the start of 2023, I looked at US treasuries, the long-touted haven of safety for investors. In 2022, they were in the eye on the storm, with the ten-year US treasury bond depreciating in price by more than 19% during the year, the worst year for US treasury returns in a century.