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Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Tue July 16, 2019
Ohio State’s Woody Hayes used to say that his problem with the forward pass was that “Three things can happen, and two of them are bad.” Well, after Chairman Powell’s testimony last week, the FOMC may find itself in a similar position, only maybe worse.
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sun July 14, 2019
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Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Sat July 13, 2019
Johnny Hart, the creator of the comic strip BC, created an economy in which clams served as currency. Clams were plentiful, so no one ran out of currency, except that an occasional clam had cartoon legs and opted for a different career. A currency in the form of a good is of course nothing new…
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Fri July 12, 2019
Much of the discussion at Camp Kotok in June is private and respectful of the Chatham House Rule. Unlike the August hubbub, June is smaller and without press. There are some items of conversation we can make available to readers. Here is a list. My views about the Fed come last.
Author(s): William Witherell, Ph.D. | Thu July 11, 2019
Just days after US President Trump announced a ceasefire and resumption of trade negotiations with China, the US Trade Representative proposed new tariffs on 89 European Union (EU) goods worth $4 billion. These levies are in response to concerns about aircraft subsidies and would be added to the…
Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Wed July 10, 2019
Earlier in the week, before July 4th, ADP released its jobs report for June and predicted that the economy had only created a modest increase of 102K jobs on the heels of May’s 75K. The press picked up that number with headlines like “Job Creation Has Another Rough Month in June as Private…
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Tue July 9, 2019
“You have a platform. Can you write about this issue?” The email from D. triggered this longer commentary, and we hope our remarks will trigger some much-needed discussion about the means our country is employing to protect its national borders, and about the subject of conflict across borders…
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sat July 6, 2019
Happy 4th of July from the Cumberland Advisors family to yours!
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Thu July 4, 2019
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Author(s): Bob Bunting | Wed July 3, 2019
Bob Bunting brings his established credentials, including being a Director of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and a Lead Forecast for NOAA, to this guest commentary. He also mentions the Climate Adaptation & Mitigation Center (CAC), of which he is the CEO and which I…