Musings on Markets

JANUARY 27, 2021

In this post, I will take a look at these other markets, starting with a way of dividing investments into assets, commodities, currencies and collectibles that I find useful in thinking about what I can (and cannot) do in those markets, and then reviewing how these markets performed during 2020.

Currencies 52

Currencies Investments Marketing Treasury 52

CFO News Room

JANUARY 9, 2023

In a third post on July 1, 2022 , I pointed to inflation as a key culprit in the retreat of risk capital, i.e., capital invested in the riskiest segments of every market, and presented evidence of the impact on risk premiums (bond default spreads and equity risk premiums) in markets. Louis (FRED).

Treasury 130

Treasury Valuation Currencies Forecasting 130

CFO News Room

JANUARY 24, 2023

This post will be one of a series, where I will put different aspects of financial data under the microscope, to get a sense of how companies are adapting (or not) to a changing world. Not surprisingly, Moneyball has found its way into business and investing as well. Don’t get me wrong!

Marketing 130

Marketing Valuation Corporate Finance Currencies 130

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

The modern hyperinflations and currency collapses of (among others) Germany and Zimbabwe conventionally fall into the same category, even though these undoubtedly had differential effects on exports, imports, and non-tradables. It may persist in the data and headlines for longer, as discussed below. in November 2022.

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Economics Construction Profit and Loss Marketing 100

Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In a third post on July 1, 2022 , I pointed to inflation as a key culprit in the retreat of risk capital, i.e., capital invested in the riskiest segments of every market, and presented evidence of the impact on risk premiums (bond default spreads and equity risk premiums) in markets.

Treasury 74

Treasury Valuation Currencies Forecasting 74

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 8, 2022

This post will be one of a series, where I will put different aspects of financial data under the microscope, to get a sense of how companies are adapting (or not) to a changing world. Not surprisingly, Moneyball has found its way into business and investing as well. Don't get me wrong!

Valuation 91

Valuation Corporate Finance Currencies Finance 91

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

I spent the first week of 2021 in the same way that I have spent the first week of every year since 1995, collecting data on publicly traded companies and analyzing how they navigated the cross currents of the prior year, both in operating and market value terms. So, why bother?

Valuation 52

Valuation Currencies Numbers Corporate Finance 52