(BLOG) (FORBES) Russia’s Failure To Reopen Nord Stream Pipeline Would Cripple Germany’s Economy

Russia has found alternate demand sources for its oil & gas faster than Europe could find new sources of supply. It may use its leverage to extract additional pain in the West by refusing to reopen the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that is currently shut down for “scheduled maintenance.” Click here to read the entire …

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(BLOG) Week in Pictures: Oct 5, 2020

As we get closer to the election, sector performance and volatility divergence in the equity and credit markets is growing. The post-election macro outlook is likely to be dominated by sector and asset class rotation rather than out-sized moves at the broad index level.

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(BLOG) Week in Pictures: Sep 28, 2020

The Fed would like to see higher inflation. But wanting it more is not a policy. Other than “lower for longer” and more QE, it needs help from fiscal policy and from changes in global trends that are out of its control. This week saw further capitulation of inflation-sensitive assets, such as stocks and precious metals. Election jitters are growing and the market will have a hard time developing a strong trend in either direction before the results are known, which may not be on Nov 3rd.

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