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  • Ukraine: What's Next? - Part 1
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sun May 15, 2022

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - Ukraine What's Next Part 1, by David R. Kotok


    Manatee Educational Television (METV) and the University of South Florida are in the process of airing a five-part series, “Ukraine: What’s Next?” Cumberland Advisors is a sponsor and supporter, and the Global Interdependence Center is a program partner.


  • GIC Long Covid Conference Virtual & In-person
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Thu May 12, 2022

    GIC - Solve Long Covid


    On Thursday, May 19, 2022, the Global Interdependence Center and the Solve Long Covid Initiative will offer a one-day conference, “Long Covid: Research, Policy and Economic Impact.” This signature event offers attendees the opportunity to learn about the latest scientific research on Long Covid…


  • Two Links & a Rant: Tax-Free Munis, Quantitative Tightening, & Trolls in the Media
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Wed May 11, 2022

    Market Commentary - Two Links & a Ran- Tax-Free Munis, Quantitative Tightening, & Trolls in the Media by David R. Kotok


    We’re talking bonds and the Fed today. Here are two links and a rant.  


  • A Bond Metric for Stock Markets?
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Mon May 9, 2022

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - A Bond Metric for Stock Markets by David R. Kotok


    Today we are going to look at the credit spread of a Bloomberg intermediate-term BBB-rated bond cohort which is determined and priced AFTER removing the bonds of energy, metals, and mining. The series from Bloomberg is “BBB 5–10yr ex Energy, Metals, and Mining (H33730US Index).”


  • Life Expectancy Falls Two Years in a Row
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sun May 8, 2022

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    In an important new study, “Changes in Life Expectancy Between 2019 and 2021: United States and 19 Peer Countries,” the authors have set forth an alarming result of the Covid pandemic, which may have deep implications for US economic growth.  


  • The May 2022 FOMC
     Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Thu May 5, 2022

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    Equity markets breathed a sigh of relief that the FOMC raised its target federal funds rate range by only 50 basis points, to 0.75%–1.0%, instead of the 75 basis points that some had feared. The Dow Jones surged 932 points after the meeting, the largest increase since 2020.


  • Then and Now: Is This Time Different?
     Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Tue May 3, 2022

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - Then and Now Is This Time Different by Robert Eisenbeis, Ph. D.


    Prior to 2022, the US experienced three periods of significant inflation since 1960. The first was from about mid-1964 to fall 1970, when CPI inflation had peaked at 6.54%. The second was the short period from 1972–1975, when inflation peaked at 12.2%. The third was shortly after, from 1977 to…


  • MAATMAN
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Thu April 28, 2022

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - MAATMAN by David R. Kotok


    We’ve received permission from AMG Funds to share a chart they have created. We thank Ben Stevens for granting permission.

     


  • Russia Default? Let's Ask Norbert Gaillard.
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Tue April 26, 2022

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - Russia Default - Let's Ask Norbert Gaillard by David R. Kotok


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  • Zika, Polio, Covid!
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sun April 24, 2022

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary Sunday 2022 Zika, Polio, Covid by David R. Kotok


    This Sunday, we are combining three elements into one commentary. Readers will see why we at Cumberland still favor the healthcare sector in our US Equity ETF portfolio. That sector is destined to stay very busy.

     


 

 

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