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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): Leo Chen, Ph.D. | Thu June 20, 2019
The US stock market experienced some rising volatility caused by the tariff war during the second quarter of 2019. While the S&P 500 didn’t drop by double digits in May, the volatility index, VIX, briefly touched above 20 last month. As a general rule of thumb, investors can expect a 10%…
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Wed June 19, 2019
A half century in the investment advisory business is a long time. As the late Jack Benny would say, “It is really tough to do when you are only 39 years old.”
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Tue June 18, 2019
Market volatility in Q2 of 2019 was driven by three distinct elements: (1) trade war and tariffs with China, on and off with Mexico, deferred temporarily with Europe, and festering with others; (2) economic indicators like details in the employment report pointing to a slowdown in growth; and (3…
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Tue June 18, 2019
The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team. These are not revised assessments, and circumstances may have changed in the market from the time of original publication. We also include older commentaries that our editors have determined may be…
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Fri June 14, 2019
Giacomo Puccini set China as the venue for his famous opera Turandot. Opera buffs will know it well.
Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Thu June 13, 2019
Markets and pundits were hyperventilating this past week over the prospect that the FOMC might cut the fed funds rate at its June or perhaps at its July meeting, driven by concerns that the economy might be slowing, as reflected in the disappointing employment report and the prospects for the…
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Tue June 11, 2019
The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team. These are not revised assessments, and circumstances may have changed in the market from the time of original publication. We also include older commentaries that our editors have determined may be…
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Tue June 11, 2019
The bond market is currently a puzzle derived from an enigma influenced by an anomaly. Or is it? Here are some bullets.
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sat June 8, 2019
“We’ve told Mexico the tariffs go on, and I mean it too. And I’m very happy with it. And a lot of people, senators included, they have no idea what they’re talking about when it comes to tariffs. They have absolutely no idea. When you have the money, when you have the product, when you have the…
Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Fri June 7, 2019
Assessing the impact of the series of US tariff changes in 2018 and 2019 is difficult. The tariffs have been revised and updated over time. Indeed, MarketsInsider lists about 27 tariff-related events and announcements between March 2018, when President Trump announced tariffs on steel and…