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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): Robert Eisenbeis | Sat January 7, 2017
While the FOMC’s December rate hike was widely anticipated, there are some noteworthy and somewhat surprising revelations in the minutes released on Wednesday. Three critical observations jump out. First, the general tone of the minutes this time was substantially more upbeat than previously.…
Author(s): David Kotok | Fri January 6, 2017
Let’s consider the widening spreads between the spot market price for LIBOR and FRA pricing. We think those widening spreads spell rising risk.
Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Thu July 21, 2011
At the Federal Reserve’s July 13, 2011 hearings before the House Financial Services Committee, Representative Al Green cited evidence that the Fed made a profit on its QE 1 and QE 2 asset acquisitions and that the transfer of those funds back to the Treasury has helped reduce the deficit. …
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Fri January 2, 1970
The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team.
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Fri January 2, 1970
The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team.
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Fri January 2, 1970
The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team.
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Fri January 2, 1970
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Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Fri January 2, 1970
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…
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Fri January 2, 1970
The Military Lending Act caps annual interest on loans to military members at 36% and offers other safeguards. Now, lawmakers are proposing to extend that protection to veterans and others. NPR reports: https://www.npr.org/2019/11/07/776769597/a-ban-on-high-cost-loans-may-be-coming
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Fri January 2, 1970