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  • January Retail Sales
     Author(s): David W. Berson, Ph.D., CBE | Fri February 14, 2025

    January retail sales drop sharply.


    January retail sales drop sharply. 

     

    The advance report for retail sales plummeted by 0.9 percent for January, offset only modestly by upward revisions to prior months. Data on unit sales for light vehicles had already shown a big decline, leading to expectations for…


  • Hotter January Inflation
     Author(s): David W. Berson, Ph.D. | Wed February 12, 2025

    Hotter January Inflation


    Hotter than expected CPI to start the year.

     

    The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January rose by a stronger than expected 0.5 percent (0.3 percent expected), while the core CPI (removing the volatile food and energy components) increased by 0.4 percent (0.3 percent…


  • January Employment Report
     Author(s): David W. Berson, Ph.D. | Fri February 7, 2025

    January Employment Report


    January employment report -- strong overall despite slower nonfarm payroll gains for the month. 


  • Cumberland Advisors Announces Move To New Office Space
     Author(s): Mark J. Myers | Wed February 5, 2025

    Cumberland Advisors Announces Move To New Office Space


    Dear Clients and Friends,

    We are pleased to announce that Cumberland Advisors has moved to new office space at Kane Plaza in Downtown Sarasota to better serve our clients with upgraded amenities, enhanced meeting spaces and an advanced technological infrastructure.


  • December Consumer Income/Spending and Inflation
     Author(s): David W. Berson, Ph.D. | Fri January 31, 2025

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    Consumers keep spending, while inflation edges higher. 

    Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) grew by a strong 0.7 percent in December, easily outstripping income growth of 0.4 percent and indicating that there were no signs of a slowdown in the biggest part of the US economy as the…


  • Fire Exit
     Author(s): | Fri January 24, 2025

    Fire Exit


    First and foremost, our hearts go out to all who have been impacted by the California wildfires, whether directly or through the experience of loved ones.  

    This week, Cumberland made the decision to eliminate our limited exposure to Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LA DWP)…


  • 2025 Cumberland Advisors Markets Outlook
     Author(s): | Fri January 24, 2025

    2025 Cumberland Advisors Markets Outlook


    This is a brief overview of Cumberland Advisors’ thoughts on financial markets as we head into 2025. It is a particularly important outlook given the fact that we have just gone through a presidential election and have the return of Donald Trump, who is repeating the performance of Glover…


  • December CPI
     Author(s): David W. Berson, Ph.D. | Fri January 17, 2025

    December CPI


    Mixed inflation data for December.


  • Q4 Credit Commentary – More of the Same
     Author(s): Patricia Healy, CFA | Wed January 15, 2025

    Q4 Credit Commentary - More of the Same


    As it turns out, 2024 was not the year credit trends reversed, as we wondered in our Q1 credit commentary (https://www.cumber.com/market-commentary/q1-2024-credit-commentary-will-be-year-credit-trends-reverse.


  • Los Angeles Wildfires 2025
     Author(s): Patricia Healy, CFA | Sat January 11, 2025

    Los Angeles Wildfires 2025


    The Los Angeles wildfires that began Jan. 7th are still raging, and containment is low. Winds have slowed some but are expected to increase towards the end of the weekend, and some fear the fires could spread to San Diego County – so this disaster is not yet over.

 

 

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