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Cash-Flow Forecasting remains KING

Simply Treasury

“If you have to forecast, forecast often” (Edgar R. Need for reliable forecasts. Nobody could deny the importance of having accurate and reliable Cash-Flow Forecasts (CFF). Treasury management is “anticipation”. Managing cash is easier than forecasting cash. Managing cash is easier than forecasting cash.

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U.S. Treasury Yields Climb After Strong Jobs Report

CFO News Room

Shorter-term Treasury notes led the yield gains following the jobs report. The Treasury Department building in Washington. Treasury note was 1.883%, according to Tradeweb, compared with 1.825% Thursday. That was well above forecasts from economists who had expected a larger drag from the latest wave of Covid-19 cases.

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Treasury in the new “normal”… the day after

Simply Treasury

It is quite legitimate to ask the question: "After such a huge financial crisis, what will become my treasury department?" Each treasurer must think how to "sell" how treasury could have done better and how to strengthen the structure in future. Treasury must provide more support to operations (e.g. Back to the office.

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Navigating treasury trends in 2024: challenges, strategies, and the role of technology

Future CFO

Delving into the key trends shaping the treasury landscape in 2024, the focus is on themes such as staffing challenges, macroeconomic risks, technology adoption, and strategic financial management. Staffing challenges and technology adoption Staffing emerges as a central theme for corporate treasurers.

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The Treasury Function Gets Strategic

Global Finance

Today, the corporate treasury team plays a critical role helping companies navigate a business environment rife with economic uncertainty, geopolitical risks, regulatory change, trade tensions and supply chain disruptions. Not anymore. Treasurers need to optimize as much as possible and be more agile,” Carrere says.

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“Nobody Knows Anything,” Wall Street Strategist Edition

Barry Ritholtz

This is true about equity and bond markets, specific company stocks, and economic data series. It is especially true for strategists and forecasters at large brokers and banks. As the Federal Reserve shifted to cutting interest rates, Treasuries were seen as ripe to give equities a run for their money.”

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3%: Great Depression, GFC, 1970s & 2020s?

Barry Ritholtz

At least if you do forecasts for market returns over the next decade (lol), you may see incredible similarities. ICYMI: David Kostin and his team of strategists see a 72% chance the S&P 500 underperforms Treasuries, and a 33% possibility equities return less than inflation. If you are a strategist at Goldman Sachs , then a lot.