Global Finance

MARCH 2, 2025

Now, we know from the academic literature that three years before the fraud, they tend to beat earnings benchmarks. Its going to change your equity, your retained earnings, your profits, your earnings per share, your EBIT, your EBITDAall these numbers would change. And its incredibly difficult.

Forecasting 112

Forecasting Auditing Accounting Profit and Loss 112

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.

Investments 98

Investments Currencies Treasury Hurdle Rate 98

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 16, 2022

If you’re all interested in macro investing, trend following, commodities, currencies, fixed income, various types of quantitative strategies, and most important of all, risk management, you’re going to find this conversation to be absolutely fascinating. But on a relative basis, it was easier. RITHOLTZ: Right. TROPIN: Yeah.

Profit and Loss 122

Profit and Loss Foreign Exchange Valuation Marketing 122

PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2018

Howe Institute, the Canadian dollar’s connection to commodity exports like oil means its volatility isn’t surprising, with some analysts expecting the currency to regain its strength this year. jobs data are all affecting the currency, but that strong economic performance in the country is a good sign.

Marketing 40

Marketing Profit and Loss Currencies Benchmarking 40

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

They understand currencies. RITHOLTZ: Complacent ROE because the dollar is the reserve currency of the world, we don’t think about currencies, we don’t usually think about inflation except since the pandemic and thought about it in 40 years. BITTERLY MICHELL: … this isn’t a generalization, but they have a higher risk tolerance.

Investments 119

Investments Marketing Profit and Loss Banking 119

Global Finance

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The local currency, the Kwanza, has lost about 37% of its value in the past 12 months as the consumer price index marched steadily to a record level in August. With the local currency pegged to the dollar, the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) aligns its monetary policy to the US Federal Reserve’s. Public debt increased to 73.9%

Benchmarking 75

Benchmarking Economics Currencies Banking 75

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

But when you look at emerging markets and when you look at value, the opportunity for alpha is much, much greater than it is in traditional large cap growth stocks in the US And a lot of managers in that space actually beat their benchmark. So value, growth and core has outperformed the benchmark or passive strategies over the last decade.

Investments 59

Investments Economics Marketing Benchmarking 59