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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): David R. Kotok | Fri May 8, 2020
A reader of our “Information Is Beautiful (And Useful)” missive replied promptly with another Florida COVID-19 cover-up story. Here’s what we’ve learned so far.
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Thu May 7, 2020
Hat tip to Barry Ritholtz for including in his daily reading list a link to a compelling and enlightening set of coronavirus infographics from Information Is Beautiful. Here is that link: https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/covid-19-coronavirus-infographic-datapack/.
Author(s): Leo Chen, Ph.D. | Wed May 6, 2020
The term black swan refers to rare events that are unpredictable in nature. These events are mathematically difficult to compute and statistically insignificant. Black Monday on October 19, 1987, is a typical example. One may consider the COVID-19 pandemic a black swan as well.
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Author(s): David R. Kotok | Tue May 5, 2020
Dear Readers,
We would like to open our Sunday morning missive with this two minute message introduced by a prominent COVID19 survivor.
We thank Christian Calgie for bringing this video to our attention:
Geoffrey Cox reading Jerusalem accompanied by the…
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sun May 3, 2020
Thank you for joining Cumberland Advisors for this end-of-week update on market conditions, bonds & equities with Matt McAleer and John Mousseau.
Author(s): Leo Chen Ph.D. | Sat May 2, 2020
As the equity markets rally from the March 24th bottom gains steam, the VIX volatility index has more than halved since its all-time high on March 16th. VIX hit the 80 level for the first time during the financial crisis. Unlike a decade ago, it only took a month for the VIX to drop below 40…
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Fri May 1, 2020
As the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, spread throughout China (as millions of Wuhan residents fled their city), and then found its way overseas to cause a global pandemic, pressure mounted on governments to justify their actions in response, and a blame game soon ensued, with the…
Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Wed April 29, 2020
Congress and the Trump administration have embarked upon a massive federal stimulus program to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on the US economy.
Author(s): David R. Kotok | Mon April 27, 2020
Philippa Dunne and Doug Henwood provide a terrific daily research service, TLR Analytics, that focuses mostly on the component details of the American labor force. They report high-frequency information and offer dissection of details. In times like the present, these “nuggets” are helpful for…
Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sun April 26, 2020
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