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  • Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez — Fireside Chat at Leen's Lodge
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sun August 28, 2022

    Miami-Mayor-Francis-X.-Suarez-—-Fireside-Chat-at-Leen's-Lodge-by-David-R.-Kotok


    Readers, as promised, we have a longer video featuring Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami. If you are intrigued by what is involved in leading a fast-growing gateway city that has become an international hub for business and finance, you will want to watch Mayor Suarez’s fireside chat from week two…


  • Fishing With Alejandra Grindal
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Fri August 26, 2022

    Camp Kotok - Fishing With Alejandra Grindal


    My friend and fellow Sarasotan Alejandra Grindal, Chief Economist at Ned Davis Research, was a first-time guest at Camp Kotok this year. This was her first time fishing, too, by the way, and she did well. But that’s her fish story to tell.

     


  • Don’t Fight the Fed
     Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Wed August 24, 2022

    Don’t Fight the Fed


    The rally in financial markets the past few weeks was rooted in the widely publicized beliefs that inflation had peaked and that the Fed would, in response, start cutting rates next year as inflation declined.


  • Ukraine 5
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Mon August 22, 2022

    The fifth program in the Ukraine: What’s Next? series


    The fifth program in the Ukraine: What’s Next? series was held at USF Sarasota-Manatee on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Part 5, focused on disinformation, is titled “Hearts and Minds.”  


  • Fishing With Mayor Francis Suarez
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sun August 21, 2022

    Fishing With Mayor Francis Suarez


    Dear Readers, have you wondered what it is like to be the mayor of an international gateway city in these unusual and politically fraught times? Francis Suarez, the Mayor of Miami, was my special guest at Leen’s Lodge in Maine. He agreed to a short interview with me at lunch on Long Lake near…


  • Cumberland Advisors Week in Review July 25, 2022 - July 29, 2022
     Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sat July 30, 2022

    Cumberland Advisors Week in Review



  • Grain & Ukraine: Guest Commentary from Teucrium
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Thu July 28, 2022

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - Grain & Ukraine- Guest Commentary from Teucrium (Kotok)


    We thank Jake Hanley and his company colleagues at Teucrium for permission to share this excellent commentary with our readers. Teucrium (https://teucrium.com) is in the ETF business and specializes in grains.


  • Dashu & Markets
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Wed July 27, 2022

    v6


    “The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms.[1] Dàshǔ (大暑), Taisho, Daeseo, or Đại thử (Chinese and Japanese:


  • Q2 2022 Credit: How the World Changes
     Author(s): Patricia M. Healy, CFA | Tue July 26, 2022

    Patricia-Healy-Q2-2022-Municipal-Credit-Commentary-–-How the World Changes


    The pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and pressures and challenges arising from response to those shocks include shutdowns, substantial stimulus, an accommodative Fed, an uptick in virtual work and shopping, supply chain disruptions, relocations, social concerns such as rent affordability, hiring…


  • The FOMC Meeting
     Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Mon July 25, 2022

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - The FOMC Meeting (July 2022) by Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D


    On the heels of a surprise 50-basis-point increase in the ECB’s target rate — despite evidence of a slowing of economic activity — the FOMC will likely make good on another 75-basis-point increase in its target federal funds range.


 

 

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