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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): Chris Whalen & David R. Kotok | Thu February 11, 2021
My friend Chris Whalen opened his Feb. 9 missive with profound words: “Don't Fight the Fed – Yet” (https://www.theinstitutionalriskanalyst.com/post/don-t-fight-the-fed-yet).
Here’s why we fully concur. Bullets follow.
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Wed February 10, 2021
So now we’ve seen an asset-market reaction to the social media trolling regarding silver. Like GameStop, silver became the flavor of the week.
Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Tue February 9, 2021
Progress in 2021 on one leg of the FOMC’s dual mandate, the jobs situation, has started to be revealed with the release of 5 weeks of data on new unemployment claims for January and the BLS January CES jobs numbers.
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Mon February 8, 2021
Remembering Captain Sir Tom Moore
A cancer survivor recovering from a broken hip, Tom Moore looked for a way to say thanks to his National Health Service (NHS) caregivers in England. In the midst of a pandemic, he pondered the enormity of the need and considered what a 99 year old…
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sun February 7, 2021
The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team.
Author(s): Leo Chen Ph.D., David R. Kotok, & Matthew McAleer | Tue February 2, 2021
There were two unusual events last week. One made massive headlines; the other flew under the radar.
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Mon February 1, 2021
We do not expect financial markets to be influenced by the coming Senate impeachment trial. It appears that most market agents expect the outcome to be a repeat of history, where the two-thirds threshold of a Senate conviction vote is not reached. If it is reached, there may be some market…
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sun January 31, 2021
The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team.
Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Sat January 30, 2021
To no one’s surprise, the FOMC kept its target range for the federal funds rate at 0–.25% and reaffirmed that it will continue adding to its portfolio at the rate of $120 billion per month, in a mix of at least $80 billion in US Treasuries and $40 billion in agency MBS. The Committee’s statement…
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sat January 30, 2021
The tall man eats dinner every Tuesday at the same restaurant on 58th St. in NY. He loosens his bowtie after working late on Tuesday nights; he sits at his usual table; he orders the usual meal from the same waiter who has served him for the last 14 years. The waiter, Demetrius, brings the…