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The Latest on COVID-19 Infections
June 8, 2020
Worldwide COVID-19 growth is still making new highs. In the United States, Arizona is shaping up as a test case for how to deal with a second wave.
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Quick Comments/What We’re Reading
June 8, 2020
Today's topics include stimulus and stocks, more on Friday's payrolls report, small cap vs. large cap stocks, rate cuts around the world, stocks for the long run?, a peek at Powell's behind-the-scenes stimulus work, OPEC production cuts, questioning China's employment data, U.S. crude production has yet to bounce back, earnings 'going concern' warnings, and NYC opens today.
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June 8, 2020
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Employment in Pictures – Temporary Layoffs and the PPP
June 5, 2020
Nobody expected 2.5 million jobs to be gained in May. The Paycheck Protection Program likely led to the huge decrease in the number of workers temporarily laid off.
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Quick Comments/What We’re Reading
June 5, 2020
Today's topics include the Fed's promise to buy corporate bonds, FOMO and the dash for trash, the ECB's stimulus, reaching for yield in emerging market debt, Wall Street vs. Main Street, more on the wave of new retail traders, and monitoring OPEC production cuts.
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June 5, 2020
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Quick Comments/What We’re Reading
June 4, 2020
Today's topics include your weekly jobless claims update, the Fed allows greater access to muni funds, negotiations begin on extending $600 federal weekly unemployment payments, too little too late for Fed's Main Street Lending Program?, unpaid unemployment benefits, hedge funds bet against stocks, more stimulus in Germany, tracking global GDP, and Kocherlakota calls for yield curve control.
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June 4, 2020
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Quick Comments/What We’re Reading
June 3, 2020
Today's topics include will companies take advantage of the Fed's primary credit facility?, Europe's real unemployment rate, debt vs. equity funding, real house prices in the UK, China's bond market, Main Street vs. Wall Street, measuring the number of jobs lost in the U.S., bond ratings, and fiscal stimulus funds.
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June 3, 2020
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A Political Update: Biden/Democrats Surge Ahead
June 2, 2020
The latest polling and betting results are trending toward Biden/Democrats.