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Fed Balance Sheet Unwinding Expected “Relatively Soon”: Let the Debate Begin

MishTalk

As expected, today’s FOMC meeting came with zero surprises. In addition to its standard boilerplate about inflation, the Fed stated it would begin balance sheet normalization “relatively soon” Here is the full Text of the FOMC Press Release. more…).

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Fed Minutes Show Reliance on Consumer Confidence, Sentiment, Soft Data: Balance Sheet Normalization Schedule Set (It Won’t Be Met)

MishTalk

The Fed released the Minutes of June 13-14 FOMC meeting today. The Fed also firmed up its Balance Sheet Normalization Plans. The minutes show an overreliance on regional report soft data and consumer confidence measures instead of hard data measures. more…).

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Bank Valuation: Understanding Key Ratios and Metrics

Tom Spencer

In the previous article , we looked at how banks make money and how they must meet capital requirements. However, P/B has generally become a measure that is less useful than it was in the past since banks’ balance sheets are not as important as they used to be in determining earnings power. We will examine each in turn.

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The 3 Things to Know Before a Sales Meeting with an Executive

LSA Global

A Sales Meeting with an Executive is Always High Stakes Solution sellers who get a sales meeting with a target company’s executive consistently close more complex deals than those who sell at lower levels. Financials: income statement, balance sheet, and key ratio trends ?

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Rising COVID cases, falling economy

Tom Spencer

Since the start of February this year, the Fed has expanded its balance sheet by more than $2.4 To put that in context, the Fed was created in 1913, and its total balance sheet assets only reached $2.4 trillion in assets, but only 2 months to achieve the same amount of balance sheet expansion this year.

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It’s Not “Time Management.” It’s Lean.

Markovitz Consulting

Unfortunately, companies in the lean community don’t seem to take much note of, or try to copy these experiments, probably because the benefits aren’t reflected on the income statement or balance sheet. Overtime expense isn’t a major concern when many office workers are on salary.

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Equity Research: Understanding the Role of Stock Analysts

Tom Spencer

This includes analyzing a company’s financial statements, such as its income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement. This may include writing research reports, giving presentations, and participating in conference calls or meetings.