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): William Witherell, Ph.D. | Sat January 12, 2019
The Shanghai Stock Exchange was the worst performing major stock market in 2018, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index falling 25% over the course of the year. Concerns about a slowing economy deepened in the second half as current indicators surprised on the downside. While many…
Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Fri January 11, 2019
The question has arisen, does the president have the ability to fire the chairman of the Federal Reserve. The short answer appears to be no. But few understand the structure of the Federal Reserve and how, by design, that structure both compartmentalizes and is designed to insulate policy making…
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Thu January 10, 2019
On December 30, as 2018 drew to an end, NBC’s Meet the Press aired an entire program on the climate change crisis, well worth watching (https://www.nbc.com/meet-the-press/video/meet-the-p
Author(s): Patricia Healy, CFA | Wed January 9, 2019
Has The Municipal Credit Cycle Plateaued?
Author(s): Michael McNiven, Ph.D. | Tue January 8, 2019
We have written with some regularity about the consequences of trade wars.
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Tue January 8, 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): Matthew McAleer | Sat January 5, 2019
Author(s): Shaun Burgess | Fri January 4, 2019
Author(s): Daniel Himelberger | Thu January 3, 2019
Author(s): John R. Mousseau, CFA | Sun December 30, 2018