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Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sat May 8, 2021
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 may include older commentaries that our editors have determined may be…
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Fri May 7, 2021
Marvelous innovations in vaccine design and production by patent-protected American companies have afforded us powerful weapons to beat COVID-19, save lives, and accelerate the economic recovery. Here’s the latest thoroughly encouraging good news.
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Thu May 6, 2021
India’s health minister jumped the gun in a big way back in December. Veronica Hackethal, MD, writing for MedPage Today, explains:
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Tue May 4, 2021
The COVID Tracking Project (https://covidtracking.com) is a volunteer effort that began at The Atlantic but quickly expanded to become the ongoing work of hundreds of “volunteer data-gatherers, developers, scientists, reporters, designers, editors, and other dedicated contributors.” The COVID…
Author(s): Patricia M. Healy, CFA | Mon May 3, 2021
On Wednesday night (April 27), the president formally unveiled the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan (AFP), which provides $1 trillion in direct aid and $800 billion in tax credits to fund childcare, healthcare, and education initiatives. The AFP is another installment of Biden’s Build…
Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Fri April 30, 2021
One wonders how different the FOMC’s policy statement and press conference would have been had the FOMC met next week after the first release of real GDP growth for the first quarter of 2021. CNBC’s most recent survey of economists, released April 27, showed that they now expect 6…
Author(s): William H. Witherell, Ph.D. | Fri April 30, 2021
As the fourth month after the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) comes to an end, this note discusses the developments thus far. Brexit followed lengthy and difficult negotiations that resulted in a separation agreement stipulating that the UK would leave the…
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Tue April 27, 2021
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sun April 25, 2021
The Climate Adaptation Center in Sarasota, FL, headed by Bob Bunting, assembles and presents information obtained from curated sources. We support the CAC because it is focused on the response and not on the blame game.
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Thu April 22, 2021