Insights
Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary offers insights and analysis on upcoming, important economic issues that potentially impact global financial markets. Our team shares their thinking on global economic developments, market news and other factors that often influence investment opportunities and strategies. Our readers appreciate its timeliness, depth of analysis, and quality of research.
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Wed March 4, 2020
We invite thoughts from readers about this somewhat technical commentary. But first, please consider what it means when the narrative is controlled by and censored by politicians whether in China, in United States or elsewhere. For many history students, me included, censorship in America is a…
Author(s): Patricia Healy, CFA | Tue March 3, 2020
Until recently it was unclear if the new coronavirus would reach the United states. Now we have 88 reported cases in the US, at least two without a clear connection to travel to China, and as of Sunday night two deaths; so we feel it is time to comment on the ability of US municipalities to…
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sun March 1, 2020
The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team.
Author(s): Jay Simkin & David R. Kotok | Sat February 29, 2020
Jay Simkin is a skilled global observer who consults privately on global risks. We have exchanged information for many years.
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Thu February 27, 2020
Without a vaccine, the best medicine for an epidemic is the truth. Lies and cover-ups make matters worse; we all know it. We recently saw it in Wilmington, North Carolina, where a fake news report of coronavirus cases triggered disruption in the regional medical system. It is hard to catch a…
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Tue February 25, 2020
The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team.
Author(s): Nick Colas and Jessica Rabe | Tue February 25, 2020
Nick Colas and Jessica Rabe of DataTrek Research publish a terrific daily market analysis. They have kindly agreed to let us send their full Coronavirus survey note to our list. We thank them. The full February 23rd letter follows.
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Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sat February 22, 2020
Many market agents have invoked SARS as a model for assessing market strategy and reaction functions to COVID-19.
They’re wrong.
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Fri February 21, 2020
“Global equity markets have been able to look through the bearish threat from the spreading Covid-19 with nearly all indexes, excluding the CSI and the Shanghai Comp, higher on the month.
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Wed February 19, 2020
Coronavirus Impact on Shipping
It did not take long for the coronavirus outbreak to seriously impact global shipping. In late January, industry leader FreightWaves, in an American Shipper interview with economist Paul Bingham, director of transportation consulting at IHS Markit, expressed…