Excerpt from LNWM Economic Commentary: As practitioners of behavioral finance, we realize that now and into next year there will be peak temptation to duck and take cover, mea
Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning meeting: — First-time claims for US unemployment benefits have been over 800,000 a week since mid-March, a trend that
Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing: — The Federal Reserve set limits on how much large US banks could pay in dividends and share buybacks, based
Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing: — Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the Fed is days away from making direct loans to small and mid-size US busine
Among recent news: US unemployment is at nearly 15%, with over 20 million Americans out of work. Numerous pessimistic corporate earnings reports for 1st quarter 2020, many of
Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing: — The gradual lifting of coronovarius quarantines is starting in Europe, as well as a handful of less-impact
Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing: — China’s economy contracted 6.8% in 1st quarter 2020, the first drop in its GDP since at least 1992,
Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing: — Coronavirus cases seem to be peaking in hard-hit countries, with growth in daily new coronavirus cases in
Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing: — The Fed said it will buy assets “in the amounts needed” to support the smooth functioning of U