IVSC
JUNE 12, 2023
In 2011, Carla completed a one-year rotation in Kroll's London office, where she promoted the firm's IFRS education efforts and marketing initiatives, and dealt with IFRS implementation issues. She was also a contributing author to the chapter "Risk-Free Rate" in the fifth edition.
Musings on Markets
OCTOBER 4, 2023
As we enter the last quarter of 2023, it has been a roller coaster of a year. In the first half of the year, we had positive surprises on both fronts, as inflation dropped after than expected and the economy stayed resilient, allowing for a comeback on stocks, which I wrote about in a post in July 2023.
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Musings on Markets
JANUARY 24, 2024
In my last post, I looked at equities in 2023, and argued that while they did well during 2023, the bounce back were uneven, with a few big winning companies and sectors, and a significant number of companies not partaking in the recovery.
Musings on Markets
JANUARY 30, 2023
If 2022 was an unsettling year for equities, as I noted in my second data post, it was an even more tumultuous year for the bond market. The rise in rates transmitted to corporate bond market rates, with a concurrent rise in default spreads exacerbating the damage to investors.
Musings on Markets
FEBRUARY 11, 2023
A few weeks ago, I posted my first data update pulling together what I had learned from looking at the data in 2023, and promised many more on the topic. In the month since, I have added two more data updates, one on US equities and one on interest rates , but my attention was drawn away by other interesting stories.
Musings on Markets
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
billion in gross profit in the last twelve months leading into 2023, but operating income drops off to $6.4 Finally, I look at the aggregated values across all companies on all three income measures, across all global companies, again broken down by sector: Collectively, global companies reported $16.9 billion and need income is only $4.3
Musings on Markets
JANUARY 19, 2022
In a post at the start of 2021 , I argued that while stocks entered the year at elevated levels, especially on historic metrics (such as PE ratios), they were priced to deliver reasonable returns, relative to very low risk free rates (with the treasury bond rate at 0.93% at the start of 2021). The year that was.
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