The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team. They are not revised assessments and circumstances may have changed in the market from the time of original publication. We also include older commentaries our editors have determined of interest to our audience. Your feedback is always welcome.
SUMMARY OF TRADES
MARKET COMMENTARY
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Markets & Cognitive Epistemology
David R. Kotok 10/19/2018 -
Federal Reserve Independence – Under Attack Again?
Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. 10/18/2018 -
Hurricane Michael and Bond Portfolio Management
Patricia Healy, CFA 10/17/2018 -
Doc Holliday, Jay Powell, Donald Trump & The Piano
David R. Kotok 10/12/2018
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IN THE NEWS
- CNN Money - Dow drops 327 points as market turbulence deepens
Quoted: David R. Kotok 10/19/2018
- The Queensland Times - ASX plunges after US bloodbath
Quoted: David R. Kotok 10/12/2018
- Bloomberg - The Fed Isn’t Crazy, Trump’s Trade War Is: David Kotok (Radio)
Quoted: David R. Kotok 10/12/2018
- USA Today - Dow drops 800 points, led by tech shares, as stock market investors fear higher rates
Quoted: David R. Kotok 10/10/2018
- ThinkAdvisor - The Danger of Rising Bond Yields, and the Opportunities
Quoted: David R. Kotok 10/10/2018
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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Q3 2018 Municipal Credit Commentary
Patricia Healy, CFA 9/28/2018In addition to the SCOTUS rulings, Q2 was notable because all states passed budgets on time or nearly on time – even the states notorious for passing late budgets, such as Illinois, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Common threads for this phenomenon include election-year politics, good revenue growth driven by a generally improved economy, and the acceleration of tax collections in 2017 due to the Tax Cut and Jobs Act.
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The Tale of Two Ratios: Shorter and Longer
John R. Mousseau, CFA 9/28/2018In a year when we have seen commentators talking about the relative flatness of yield curves, we have a conundrum when we look at the US Treasury yield curve & US muni yield curve.
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