The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team.
These are not revised assessments, and circumstances may have changed in the market from the time of original publication. We also include older commentaries that our editors have determined may be of interest to our audience. Your feedback is always welcome.
CUMBERLAND ADVISORS' WEEKLY RECAP
As part of Cumberland Advisors' continuous effort to maintain strong customer relationships, we offer this week's short video discussing current market conditions and how we are positioning portfolios.
Dear Clients & Friends,
Thank you for joining Cumberland Advisors for this end-of-week update on market conditions, bonds & equities with Matt McAleer and John Mousseau, CFA.
Matt McAleer on ETFs & Equities
- Next, he offers insight for the International Markets
John Mousseau's Update on the Fixed Income Market
- John give us various rates for a big picture view of muniland
- He also discusses government relief for industries and local/state governments
Please reach out with any questions/comments you may have about this update; we appreciate your calls, comments, and emails. Watch in the player above or at this link: https://youtu.be/L0ahbGPDjZE
Stay safe, healthy, and have a great weekend.
-Matt McAleer & Cumberland Advisors
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IN THE NEWS
The U.S. election is getting ugly – and investors are getting nervous
Quoted: David R. Kotok | Posted on: 07/31/2020 read more
Favor Asia Economies That Are Managing Pandemic: Kotok (Radio)
Quoted: David R. Kotok | Posted on: 07/30/2020 read more
BondBuyer – Largest municipal bond deals coming from Texas, Colo. and Calif.
Quoted: Shaun Burgess | Posted on: 07/24/2020 read more
TREASURIES-Yields fall ahead of TIPS auction
Quoted: John R. Mousseau, CFA | Posted on: 07/23/2020 read more
BondBuyer – Confidence high among muni investors
Quoted: John R. Mousseau, CFA | Posted on: 07/16/2020 read more
Tech Xplore – Wall Street’s Big Tech enthusiasm getting stronger
Quoted: David R. Kotok | Posted on: 07/12/2020 read more
BondBuyer – Puerto Rico General Fund collections lag projections
Quoted: Shaun Burgess | Posted on: 07/08/2020 read more
Barron’s – The Unemployment Rate Is “Grossly” Understated. Here’s Why
Quoted: John R. Mousseau, CFA | Posted on: 07/01/2020 read more

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Markets, Election, Axios Poll
Author: David R. Kotok, Post Date: July 31, 2020
For the next 100 days or so, the growing focus on the US election may drive news flows and alter markets. Remember, though, there is a chasm between what polls are saying now and what markets are pricing as expectations for tomorrow. Most market agents are looking at 2021 and are now focused on a […]
US Stock Market Sectors & Gainesville, Florida
Author: David R. Kotok, Post Date: July 29, 2020
We were about to publish this commentary on the American stock market sectors when a news item about the healthcare sector crossed our screen. So we have decided to lead with it and then go to the stock market. Here is a fresh report about behavior and its consequences at a medical school in Gainesville, […]
A Modest Proposal
Author: Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D., Post Date: July 28, 2020
“In practice, the Fed has never adopted operating procedures designed to control reserves in order to use the money multiplier relationship to control deposits.” (Goodfriend and Hargraves, “A Historical Assessment of the Rationales and Functions of Reserve Requirements,” Source: https://www.richmondfed.org) In response to the pandemic crisis, the Federal Reserve has cut the federal funds rate […]
Update on Fed Repo and Reverse Repo Facility
Author: Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D., Post Date: July 27, 2020
Details on offerings and takedowns are interesting and provide clues as to the state of liquidity, even given the large volume of Treasuries coming to market.
Rebekah Jones
Author: David R. Kotok, Post Date: July 26, 2020
A Duel Over Data (Or, Three Cheers for Rebekah Jones) On April 20, 2020, Dr. Deborah Birx, response coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, praised the Florida Department of Health website for its useful detail: “The Florida Department of Health’s website is extraordinary, and this is what every department of health should have…. […]
Inflation coming? Maybe, maybe not?
Author: David R. Kotok, Post Date: July 23, 2020
There are many prescriptions and forecast models for a coming inflation or the lack of it. They range widely. Some forecasts include deflation. Inflation adjusted bonds (like TIPS) are currently priced for very low inflation. Nominal bond markets are saying that little to no inflation is expected. That is why high grade bonds are pricing […]
The Fed & Nonprofits
Author: David R. Kotok, Post Date: July 21, 2020
The extraordinary and massive COVID-19 economic shock has triggered another first-time action by our nation’s central bank. The Fed now has expanded a facility directed at lending to nonprofits. Among those nonprofits targeted are “educational institutions, hospitals, and social service organizations.” Here’s the link to the July 17 press release announcing the modification of the […]
Chinese Economy: Global Locomotive but Significant Risks
Author: William Witherell, Ph.D., Post Date: July 20, 2020
China’s economy, the second largest in the world after that of the United States, is recovering from a sharp slowdown in the first quarter of the year. The first estimate of the annualized second-quarter GDP growth rate is +3.2% versus 2.4% expected, a strong reversal from -6.8% in the first quarter. The advance indicates that […]
The Room Where It Happened Responses
Author: David R. Kotok, Post Date: July 19, 2020
Last Sunday morning we offered readers “The Room Where It Happened” (https://www.cumber.com/cumberland-advisors-market-commentary-the-room-where-it-happened/). We thank many readers for their kind replies. Here are just a few. Harvey wrote: “All I can say is, patience is a virtue, along with not wanting to spend hundreds to see a play, no matter how well done, when we knew […]
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