Wall Street Currents

The effects of export credit guarantees on firm performance - Export credit guarantees turned 100 this year, yet they have been sparsely studied. This column examines the causal effects of export credit guarantees on ...

Small Business Carrying Its Weight - According to the November release of the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index, small businesses have a favorable view on economic growth. The index rose 2.3 ...

Art Week - 361 Capital Market Commentary | December 9th, 2019 A banana duct-taped to a wall for $120,000? There is clearly too much money in this world. With market...

Commodity Performance Over the Decade (2009-2019) - Just 22 days left in the decade, and we’re going to use a good portion of those to look back on some of the top performing markets, asset classes, and alte...

India's Ill-Advised Pursuit of Data Localization - As the second largest digitally oriented country in the world, India should rightfully be competing with the duopoly of the United States and China as a le...

Inflationary Angst - According to the dictionary, the word angst refers to “a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the stat...

TalkingPoints: Introducing the S&P/TSX SmallCap Select Index - Improve risk-adjusted returns in Canadian small caps by excluding companies without a track record of positive earnings.

Nine Nuggets of Rock-Solid Advice for Retirement-Age Clients - For a secure retirement, clients need more than a large-enough nest egg.

Who Pays the Tax on Imports from China? - Tariffs are a form of taxation. Indeed, before the 1920s, tariffs (or customs duties) were typically the largest source of funding for the U.S. government....

Regime Change and Value: A Follow up Post on Aramco - In my post from a couple of days ago, I valued Aramco at about $1.65 trillion, but I qualified that valuation by noting that this was the value before adju...

Bear Camp Can’t Be Happy | Dow Joins The Party But… | Is Sentiment A Factor? | Time To Take A Break? | Breaking For The Border | A Duck Is Still A Duck | Watch List Full of Low P/E Stocks | High End of the Range - NAAIM Speaks is bi-monthly newsletter containing market insights and analysis from NAAIM member firms. “Speaks” is designed to provide a... [ Read More ]

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...