Wall Street Currents

"Whatever it takes." Getting into the specifics of fiscal policy to fight COVID-19 - The motto for fiscal policy these days is: “Whatever it takes,” and it is indeed the right motto. But what does it mean? What about the specifics? And can ...

Monitoring Real Activity in Real Time: The Weekly Economic Index - New Weekly Economic Index sheds light on the high-frequency evolution of the economy in real time.

New CEPR ‘Review’: Covid Economics, Vetted and Real-Time Papers - Since the onset of the Covid outbreak, the economics profession has been extraordinarily reactive on traditional and social media. This column introduces “...

Dispelling the Misperceptions: Three Ways ETFs Benefit Financial Markets - Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have increased market access for millions of investors, a development that most have cheered. Yet there are lingering concerns...

Individual Investor Bullish Sentiment Surprisingly Not So Low - One factor we track on a periodic basis falls into the investor sentiment category. There are a number of sentiment measures one can evaluate on the instit...

Postcards from the Frontline - Unprecedented events are happening so fast, I barely know where to start. But let’s begin with a small one, noticeable perhaps only to me.

S&P Down, VIX Down – what gives? - If anyone doesn’t know yet based off this month, and VIXmageddon in 2018, and the 2008 financial crisis – the VIX, or fear index as it’s known to have been...

Shelter in Place - 361 Capital Market Commentary | March 23rd, 2020 While kids are enjoying the longest weekend ever, adults are looking for leadership out of Washington D....

A Viral Market Meltdown IV: Investing for a post-virus Economy - At the end of each of the weeks leading into the last one, I have done a market update, reflecting the changes that occurred in the week, not just to marke...

TalkingPoints: Finding Resilience amid Uncertainty: A Low Volatility High Dividend Approach for the A-Share Market - The S&P China A-Share LargeCap Low Volatility High Dividend 50 Index is designed to offer liquid and tradable exposure to dividends and low volatility, two...

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What People Say About the Economy Can Set Off a Recession - When will the next recession arrive? Economists are evaluating such factors as President Trump’s endlessly shifting tariff policy, the monetary policy of t...

The Case for Avoiding U.S. Stocks and Buying Asia Instead - CLSA strategist Christopher Woods lays out his views on Asian emerging markets and the potential Trump trade deal with China—and says why the U.S. is his l...

Elevate your discovery process to help win great clients - As an advisor, honing your skills in asking the deep discovery questions sets the tone for a superior client experience. These simple steps may help you bu...

Company Notes Digest 11.05.18 - Each week we read dozens of transcripts from earnings calls and presentations as part of our investment process. Below is a weekly post which contains some...

Brackets and Defense – LOVOL and VXTH Indexes (that Bought VIX Calls) Had Lower Volatility - Over the past two months, there has been increased interest in (1) portfolio protection strategies (2) learning more about prudent uses of VIX® futures and...

Trump Plays with Fire on Trade - Our weekly commentaries provide Euro Pacific Capital's latest thinking on developments in the global marketplace. Opinions expressed are those of the writ...

Home Equity Wealth at New High - The latest flow-of-funds data from the Federal Reserve confirmed that home-equity wealth reached a new nominal high this year: $13.9 trillion at mid-2017,...

Former Morgan Stanley Executive to Expand Rockefeller Capital Management - Gregory Fleming, formerly with Morgan Stanley, will expand Rockefeller Capital Management’s asset and wealth management businesses.

A New Challenge to the Dollar - Our weekly commentaries provide Euro Pacific Capital's latest thinking on developments in the global marketplace. Opinions expressed are those of the writ...

Econophysics of Business Cycles: Aggregate Economic Fluctuations, Mean Risks and Mean Square Risks (arxiv.org) -

Robots Expose Firms to Compliance Risks - Pressure to cut costs by replacing humans with robots may end up hurting firms if they’re not careful, PwC says.

MSCI Risk Monitor: RiskMetrics Europe - October 2015 - Under a standard RiskMetrics forecasting model, this monthly Risk Monitor reports on the evolution of risk forecasts for 12 key risk factors chosen for t...