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  • Cumberland Advisors Week in Review (Apr 20, 2020 - Apr 24, 2020)
     Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sun April 26, 2020



    The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team.


  • The UK Economy Falls Off the Cliff; Brexit Negotiations Resume
     Author(s): William Witherell, Ph.D. | Sat April 25, 2020



    The economic situation in the UK has worsened dramatically in just the month and a half since our March 4th commentary on the subject. Last week, the Bank of England’s (BOE) governor, Andrew Bailey, told journalists that he did not disagree with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast of…


  • McConnell as Meredith Whitney
     Author(s): John R. Mousseau, CFA | Fri April 24, 2020



    Senate Majority Leader McConnell yesterday was reported by Bloomberg News as saying that he "would certainly be in favor of allowing states to use the bankruptcy route” rather than giving them a Federal bailout. This reminded us of 2010 when Meredith Whitney, a noted bank analyst, predicted that…


  • About Masks - (Plus a personal note)
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Thu April 23, 2020



    Straight Talk on Masks from Anthony Fauci


  • COVID - 19: Health Recovery and Economic Recovery Go Hand in Hand
     Author(s): Peter A. Gold, Esquire & Jeffrey P. Gold, MD | Tue April 21, 2020



    There is a lot of competing information in circulation relating to the current coronavirus pandemic and there is now a rush to offer opinion on how to best reopen economies and communities in a safe manner. It is our honor and privilege to introduce you to the following authors who also happen…


  • Sturm und Drang & Beethoven’s Pastoral
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Mon April 20, 2020



    Surprisingly, the German term Sturm und Drang originated with the American Revolution in 1776.


  • Cumberland Advisors Week in Review (Apr 13, 2020 - Apr 17, 2020)
     Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sun April 19, 2020



    The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team.


  • Narrow Banks
     Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Sat April 18, 2020



    In a move largely overlooked due to the virus pandemic, on March 25, Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr., of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a case filed by principals of The Narrow Bank (TNB) against the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (https://www.…


  • Fed Goes to War
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Fri April 17, 2020



    The April 12, 2020, posting on the Money, Banking and Financial Markets site, entitled “The Fed Goes to War: Part 3,” expands on the discussion of the extraordinary measures taken recently by the Federal Reserve. You can read the posting and learn more about this superb site and its authors here…


  • A Very British Affair — Living with COVID-19 in the UK
     Author(s): Kevin Humphreys | Thu April 16, 2020



    Kevin Humphreys is a long-time commentary subscriber from the other side of the pond. He is a London-based independent financial market analyst and commentator with 23 years of trading and management in tier 1 UK banks followed by another 10 years in broking, management and market analysis roles…


 

 

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