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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.

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  • Inflation Running Hot
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Fri February 11, 2022

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - Inflation Running Hot by David R. Kotok


    Using the most recent report of the Consumer Price Index monthly change, the inflation rate in the US is now over 7%. Some commentary calls this “running hot.”

     


  • Credit Spreads Update
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Wed February 9, 2022

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - Credit Spreads Update by David R. Kotok


    On December 2, we examined the credit spread with high-grade corporate bonds. Here’s the link to that short commentary, titled “Credit Spreads Widening”: 


  • Semi Signals – Cumberland Advisors Special Update
     Author(s): Matthew C. McAleer | Wed February 9, 2022

    Semi Signals – Cumberland Advisors Special Update


    Dear Clients & Friends,


  • January Jobs Part 2
     Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Tue February 8, 2022

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - January Jobs Part 2 by Robert Eisenbeis, Ph. D.


    The press painted an extremely positive picture about the January jobs numbers, but digging deeper into the jobs data for January from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reveals some cautions as well as additional positives and interesting facts about the impact o


  • January Jobs
     Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Mon February 7, 2022

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - January Jobs by Robert Eisenbeis, Ph. D.


    The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the economy created 467,000 jobs in the month of January, while the unemployment rate remained constant at 4%, as did the participation rate (62.2%). This number was about twice the 207,000 predicted by some economists and notably different from…


  • Wastewater & Omicron
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sun February 6, 2022

    Cumberland-Advisors-Market-Commentary-Sunday-Wastewater-&-Omicron-by-David-R.-Kotok


    Since this comment was queued for today, CDC has announced a vigorous campaign to use wastewater data; more information will be forthcoming. -Kotok

     


  • Cumberland Advisors Week in Review (Jan 31, 2022 - Feb 04, 2022)
     Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sat February 5, 2022

    Cumberland Advisors Week in Review (Jan 31, 2022 - Feb 04, 2022)


    Cumberland Advisors Week in Review


  • Phillips Curves & the Fed
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Thu February 3, 2022

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - Phillips Curves & the Fed by David R. Kotok


    We previously offered readers a 36-chart series on Beveridge curves (https://www.cumber.com/market-commentary/sunday-beveridge-curves).


  • The Varying Performance of Eurozone Economies and Equity Markets
     Author(s): William H. Witherell, Ph.D. | Tue February 1, 2022

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - The Varying Performance of Eurozone Economies & Equity Markets by William H. Witherell, Ph.D.


    As the first month of 2022 ends, the performances of the Eurozone’s individual national economies and equity markets vary widely, reflecting differences in the timing and extent of the waves of Covid, in the measures taken to combat the pandemic, in the structures of the economies, and in…


  • Ukraine & China Reader Responses
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Mon January 31, 2022

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - Ukraine & China Reader Responses by David R. Kotok


    We recently published two geopolitical discussions, on Ukraine (https://www.cumber.com/market-commentary/ukraine) and China (


 

 

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