Thursday at 11:59 pm is the deadline for professional soccer clubs in Spain to sign new players. That means it’s a good time to ask ourselves whether we, as investors, could learn something from athletic directors and vice versa.
Results for: Markets research
Taking advantage despite the earthquake in the US stock market
After a ~21% decline in the S&P 500 during the first half of 2022, the P/E multiple of the index has declined from 21.2x to ~15.9x (slightly less than the 25-year forward average of 16.9x).
Spin offs are popular, but they can also be dangerous
For investors, spinoffs—turning a division into a publicly traded company by issuing newly created stock—can unlock value.
¿Re-powerEU? Yes, please
REPowerEU is a way to accelerate and reshape the EU’s energy transition towards self-sufficiency, phasing out energy dependence on Russia and accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels in the medium term.
What are the new safe-haven assets?
The outlook is more uncertain than investors expected a few months ago. The war started by Russia in Eastern Europe has upended analysts’ forecasts regarding the pace of recovery, inflation, and monetary policy put in place to control the price level.
Less liquidity, a new cause for investor concern?
A few months ago, back in October, experts asserted that liquidity was to account for the strong performance of the markets, using the Nasdaq technology index as a reference.
From risk to opportunity: the importance of financial advice
Bad news travels fast. The events of the past week are not giving investors much to be cheerful about: from sky-high inflation (breaking records in the USA and the Eurozone), to expected interest rate hikes in Europe.
Europe and the strategic compass, a historic change of mindset
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted the European Union to rethink its military spending policies, which have taken a rather passive approach in recent years.
US inflation lays the path for monetary policy
The analysts’ forecasts turned out to be right. The latest US inflation rate (8.3% in April, a 0.2% decrease from the previous month, which saw the highest rate recorded in four decades), has moderated slightly, which was projected by some experts.