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Trump Says China Is Manipulating Its Currency. What Can He Do About It? - No stranger to empty threats, President Donald Trump designated China as a “currency manipulator” earlier this month and has complained about the strong US...

Lessons in economics from Algeria’s victory in the Africa Cup of Nations - Algeria’s recent victory in the Africa Cup of Nations has united a country whose development model has frustrated its young and educated workforce. This co...

How Painful Can Factor Investing Get? - More commentary from Nicolas Rabener is available at Factor Research. Sign up for a free email subscription and have the latest research delivered to your ...

Compensation Growth Supporting Strong Retail Sales Environment - The market lost ground for the third consecutive week last week, down 2.93%. In spite of the recent weakness, equities continue to show respectable returns...

What I Learned at Camp Kotok - I am back from my 14th annual Maine fishing camp and the mood was decidedly different this year. The private event at Leen’s Lodge is generally called Camp...

Are U.S. Tariffs Turning Vietnam into an Export Powerhouse? - The imposition of Section 301 tariffs on about half of China’s exports to the United States has coincided with a fall in imports from China and gains for o...

Country Risk: A Mid-year 2019 Update - One of the consequences of globalization is that investors, analysts and companies can no longer stay focused on just their domestic markets, but have to a...

Incorporando critérios ESG no núcleo das carteiras de investimento em todo o mundo: o S&P 500 ESG Index e mais - Os índices ESG da S&P Dow Jones Indices foram desenvolvidos para investidores que desejam integrar os fatores ESG em suas principais estratégias de investi...

Cracks Forming… - 361 Capital Market Commentary | August 12th, 2019 The September 1st tariffs on the rest of China’s imports are looming large and causing the U.S. Economy...

Here We Go Again | Fear Induced Trading Mistakes | I’ll Let The Models Do The Talking | The Message From the NAAIM Indicator Wall: The Fundies Are Solid | Keep An Eye On The Bounce | Market Risk Is Elevated | Trade Winds Gusting | Volatility Tells A Story - NAAIM Speaks is bi-monthly newsletter containing market insights and analysis from NAAIM member firms. “Speaks” is designed to provide a... [ Read More ]

Modern Monetary Theory Makes Sense, Up to a Point - The term “modern monetary theory” has been talked about so much lately that we mainstream economists need to try to understand it. We’re having trouble, th...

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...

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...

VIX + Quants - The perception out there is that VIX traders are typically cowboys—swinging for the fences a la Mr. 50 cent or turning a small stake into millions like the...

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...

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