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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): Patricia Healy, CFA | Fri October 25, 2019
Municipal bond credit quality remains relatively strong, as indications are still that upgrades are outpacing downgrades. S&P and Moody’s have both recently issued comments that corporate credit quality is weakening.
Author(s): William Witherell, Ph.D. | Tue October 22, 2019
The exceptional Saturday session of the United Kingdom’s Parliament, the first in 37 years, was expected to produce a decisive yes or no vote on the new Brexit deal Prime Minister Boris Johnson had negotiated with the European Union (EU).
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sun October 20, 2019
Here is an updated report from Al Jazeera on the Turkey ceasefire and related developments. While it reflects network leanings, they are much different from the CNN-Fox distortions, and more facts may often be gleaned.
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sun October 20, 2019
The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team.
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Thu October 17, 2019
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Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Wed October 16, 2019
As a follow-up to David Kotok’s piece last week on taxing wealth (https://www.cumber.com/cumberland-advisors-market-commentary-wealth-tax/), it may be useful to remind readers what the potential incentive effects might be when it comes to the implications of wealth tax proposals to tax wealth…
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Tue October 15, 2019
Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren)
“On my first day as president, I will sign an executive order that puts a total moratorium on all new fossil fuel leases for drilling offshore and on public lands. And I will ban fracking—everywhere.” (Twitter, 4:26 PM, Sep 6, 2019)
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sun October 13, 2019
The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team.
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sat October 12, 2019
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Thu October 10, 2019
Democratic presidential candidates Castro, Sanders, and Warren have explicitly sponsored wealth taxation.
Readers may view the candidates’ proposals at their campaign websites: