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  • Watch Cumberland Advisors' "Understanding Global Markets and Finance: Financial Literacy Day 2020"
     Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sat February 15, 2020



    Watch Cumberland Advisors' "Understanding Global Markets and Finance: Financial Literacy Day" at the link below (Requires Adobe Flash Player).

    Also, see Bloomberg's website for Mike McKee's interview with Loretta Mester, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Loretta was…


  • The Virus and Cruise Ships
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Thu February 13, 2020



    Virus news continues to erupt worldwide and financial markets seem divided, with bonds saying lower interest rates for longer, slower global growth, and a downward inflation outlook. Stock markets, on the other hand, like the low interest rates more than they fear the virus.


  • Wuhan, Hubei, Beijing, Washington: Case Studies in Gov't Failure under Viral Conditions
     Author(s): | Wed February 12, 2020



    Let’s summarize the Wuhan, Hubei, Beijing cover-up and aftermath: October and November – flu-like symptoms, sickness and deaths attributed to flu. December – whistleblower doctor joins other doctors in alerting colleagues of novel coronavirus. Whistle-blower and other doctors punished by China…


  • The Fed — What Next?
     Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Tue February 11, 2020



    With the no-change decision by the FOMC, rendered as the impeachment finale was playing out, and with the next FOMC meeting about a month away, the most important upcoming event for the Fed is Chairman Powell’s semiannual testimony before Congress this week. The Board’s report is already out,…


  • Cumberland Advisors Week in Review (Feb 03, 2020 - Feb 07, 2020)
     Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sun February 9, 2020



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


  • Wuhan Coverup and Trade. An Update.
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Fri February 7, 2020



    “Chinese officials are hoping the US will agree to some flexibility on pledges in their phase-one trade deal, people familiar with the situation said, as Beijing tries to contain a health crisis that threatens to slow domestic growth with repercussions around the world.


  • China, Asian Stocks, and Coronavirus Risk
     Author(s): William Witherell, Ph.D. | Thu February 6, 2020



    Beginning in late 2019 through the first half of January, stocks in Asia (excluding Japan), led by the Chinese market, rallied, outperforming most other equity markets. However, the region is now challenged by the spread of a new coronavirus originating in China.


  • A Wuhan Coverup and the Trade Deal?
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Tue February 4, 2020

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    We now know that the first person who contracted a mysterious pneumonia in Wuhan actually fell ill on December 1, almost two weeks earlier than Chinese authorities initially claimed.


  • Cumberland Advisors Week in Review (Jan 27, 2020 - Jan 31, 2020)
     Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sun February 2, 2020



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


  • Impeachment, Markets & 2 Dead Men
     Author(s): | Sat February 1, 2020



    Our strategic, market-oriented view of the impeachment proceedings sets aside the personal views of those in our company. Among our 45 people we are as diverse in our opinions as you would expect. We have Democrats and Republicans, conservatives and liberals, and we have civil discussions among…


 

 

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