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  • The Virus and Markets
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Fri February 21, 2020



    “Global equity markets have been able to look through the bearish threat from the spreading Covid-19 with nearly all indexes, excluding the CSI and the Shanghai Comp, higher on the month.


  • Coronavirus and Global Shipping
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Wed February 19, 2020



    Coronavirus Impact on Shipping

    It did not take long for the coronavirus outbreak to seriously impact global shipping. In late January, industry leader FreightWaves, in an American Shipper interview with economist Paul Bingham, director of transportation consulting at IHS Markit, expressed…


  • Cumberland Advisors Week in Review (Feb 10, 2020 - Feb 14, 2020)
     Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sun February 16, 2020

    Week in Review with John Mousseau & Matt McAleer

    The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team.


  • Watch Cumberland Advisors' "Understanding Global Markets and Finance: Financial Literacy Day 2020"
     Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sat February 15, 2020



    Watch Cumberland Advisors' "Understanding Global Markets and Finance: Financial Literacy Day" at the link below (Requires Adobe Flash Player).

    Also, see Bloomberg's website for Mike McKee's interview with Loretta Mester, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Loretta was…


  • Virus Death Count
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sat February 15, 2020



    Markets were dealt a surprise on February 12, when changes to the way coronavirus cases in Hubei Province are counted resulted in a dramatic surge in the number of new cases reported in China (“Coronavirus: Hubei Province reports spike in new confirmed cases and deaths after change in diagnostic…


  • The Virus and Cruise Ships
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Thu February 13, 2020



    Virus news continues to erupt worldwide and financial markets seem divided, with bonds saying lower interest rates for longer, slower global growth, and a downward inflation outlook. Stock markets, on the other hand, like the low interest rates more than they fear the virus.


  • Wuhan, Hubei, Beijing, Washington: Case Studies in Gov't Failure under Viral Conditions
     Author(s): | Wed February 12, 2020



    Let’s summarize the Wuhan, Hubei, Beijing cover-up and aftermath: October and November – flu-like symptoms, sickness and deaths attributed to flu. December – whistleblower doctor joins other doctors in alerting colleagues of novel coronavirus. Whistle-blower and other doctors punished by…


  • The Fed — What Next?
     Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Tue February 11, 2020



    With the no-change decision by the FOMC, rendered as the impeachment finale was playing out, and with the next FOMC meeting about a month away, the most important upcoming event for the Fed is Chairman Powell’s semiannual testimony before Congress this week. The Board’s report is already out,…


  • Cumberland Advisors Week in Review (Feb 03, 2020 - Feb 07, 2020)
     Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sun February 9, 2020



    The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team.


  • Wuhan Coverup and Trade. An Update.
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Fri February 7, 2020



    “Chinese officials are hoping the US will agree to some flexibility on pledges in their phase-one trade deal, people familiar with the situation said, as Beijing tries to contain a health crisis that threatens to slow domestic growth with repercussions around the world.


 

 

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