Signal-to-noise ratio in the markets

Signal-to-noise ratio in the markets

There is a lot of background noise in the markets—a cacophonous hum of information from a plethora of sources, but seemingly less of the desired signals that can help investors make their money grow.

It's a tough job to be an investment counselor.

But in our story, "2024 World Economic Forum Highlights: 5 things that stood out", we list some of the signals that we think should guide you in your strategy this year. That's what we're here for, despite the ominous murmur of events from various parts of the globe—to guide you in your wealth journey.

In our second story, "Policy Rate Updates: US Fed’s easing likely to be slower than expected", we give you our outlook for policy rates in the US and in the Philippines. In some way, they are inextricably linked.

The third story, "Metrobank UITFs top list of best-performing funds among local large banks",?is about some unit investment trust funds (UITFs) you may want to check out. It's not just because they are from Metrobank. They actually had the highest returns in 2023, according to the latest reports from the funds themselves.

That's all for this week. May we all learn to amplify the signal-to-noise ratio in our investment strategy.

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2024 World Economic Forum Highlights: 5 things that stood out

World leaders, businessmen, thought leaders, and changemakers flocked to Davos, Switzerland, recently to help steer the world to a better place.

According to the World Economic Forum website, the 54th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting from January 15 to 19 was held “to rebuild trust, generate new ideas, and create partnerships to advance solutions to the challenges we face.”

Read more: 2024 World Economic Forum Highlights: 5 things that stood out


Policy Rate Updates: US Fed’s easing likely to be slower than expected

The first Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting yesterday, January 31, matched market expectations as the US Federal Reserve maintained the Federal Funds Target Rate (FFR) at 5.25% – 5.50%.

This was the fourth consecutive meeting?that the FOMC decided to hold policy rates steady, following a string of 11 rate hikes, including four in 2023.

Read more: Policy Rate Updates: US Fed’s easing likely to be slower than expected


Metrobank UITFs top similar funds of large local banks

For 2023, five Unit Investment Trust Funds (UITFs) of Metrobank ranked number 1 in the Philippines among funds offered by the country’s biggest banks.

These are the Peso-denominated Metro Money Market Fund, Metro Max-3 Bond Fund, Metro Max-5 Bond Fund, US-Dollar-denominated Metro$ Money Market Fund, and Metro$ Max-5 Bond Fund.

Read more: Metrobank UITFs top similar funds of large local banks


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Renie Fibra

Business Owner @ Rece | Political Science, Communication, Teamwork

10 个月

Thanks for sharing

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Gopabandhu Satapathy

Chartered Accountant at G.Satapathy and Company, Chartered Accountants

1 年

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