Monetary Policy and Economic Inequality in the United States

March 26, 2012

Does Central Bank Independence Frustrate the Optimal Fiscal-Monetary Policy Mix in a Liquidity Trap?

March 26, 2012

Poland, the EU Growth Leader

March 21, 2012

By Bill Witherell, Cumberland Advisors Chief Global Economist   The title of this commentary may come as a surprise. Over the past year and a half, the sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone has dominated European issues in the financial press. There has been little mention of the Central and Eastern Europe members of the [...]

One Year After the Tsunami, Japan Is Back

March 9, 2012

by Bill Witherell, Chief Global Economist, Cumberland Advisors One year ago the Japanese economy was dealt a devastating blow by a major earthquake and the resulting tsunami and nuclear crisis. In 2011 Japanese economic growth, as measured by real (constant-price) GDP, is estimated to have declined by almost 1%. There are indications the economy is [...]

Return of the BRIC Equity Markets

February 29, 2012

This commentary was written by Bill Witherell, Cumberland’s Chief Global Economist. He joined Cumberland after years of experience at he OECD in Paris.  his bio is found on Cumberland’s homepage, www.cumber.com. He can be reached at Bill.Witherell@cumber.com. Last year’s series of disturbing shocks to the global economy and the willingness of global investors to take [...]