As monetary authorities around the world race to make things “easier” and provide almost unlimited liquidity in the face of decelerating growth, they are getting very little help from government bureaucrats. Many, like the International Monetary Fund, have gone so far as to suggest that it is massively irresponsible to rely so heavily on monetary policy alone.
Italian Bonds – Now a Safe Haven?
Italian bonds traded significantly higher earlier in the week as the Italian coalition government pledged to meet a lower budget deficit target in 2019. Despite the debate over whether or not this actually represented financial discipline or a series of one-time revenue windfalls, the market reacted positively.
Gold: After many years in obscurity, finally playing a role as a safe haven asset
Since the end of May, gold has been on a run unlike we have seen in over five years – up 10.5%. The last time gold reached $1,400 per oz. was back in 2013. While silver (the other precious metal) is up 6.4% during that time as well, it continues to lag. Presently, the gold/silver […]
Is Value Investing Dead?
In their own way, Alliance Bernstein and Goldman Sachs seem to think so. Both published articles this week on CNBC. As we pointed out over a week ago, it is a fact that “Value” has tended to substantially underperform “Growth” over the last 10 years. Will there be a reversion to the mean, or is […]
Negative Yields – A Global Phenomenon
Earlier last week, on the heels of the ECB’s “hint” that it would start easing again (or even more), an additional $714 billion of bonds achieved negative yields, sending the global total to a new record. It may be hard to believe, but around the world (mostly in Europe and Japan), roughly $12.5 trillion of […]
Beyond Meat – the lure of TAM
It’s been hard to ignore the excitement surrounding the Beyond Meat IPO. The IPO priced at $25/share on May 1st, closed up 163% on the first day and as of June 12th was up 468% since the IPO. Currently, the stock trades at 24x 2020 sales. For some perspective, Amazon trades at 2.8x 2020 sales. […]
Five things to consider this week
Our 5 Things To Consider – a weekly highlight of articles that we believe provide insight into the markets and context with respect to our investment process. Hope you find some of them interesting and informative.
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