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There’s a critical decision you have to make if you want (or already have) exposure to private equity as a part of your portfolio — does your chosen manager deploy capital through a fund structure...
A Looming Uranium Shortage?
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Same Line, Different Speaker
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A Kindler Gentler Fed?
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Trick or Treat? Hard or Soft Landing?
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WEEK ENDING 10/27/2023 Market focus shifting away from the Federal Reserve A primer on the tension between monetary and fiscal policies Return of the soft landing v. hard landing debate
Now's the Time for Risk Tolerant Investors
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Geopolitical Risk Increases
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Is it Time to Take Risks?
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Congress Kicks the Can
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The House is on Fire
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WEEK ENDING 9/22/2023 Fed reinforces “higher for longer.” Out with the new normal, in with the old. The House is burning.
Fed Passes on Rate Rise Question
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WEEK ENDING 9/15/2023 A Fed meeting this Wednesday, but all eyes are on 2024. Brent crude prices could make for a scary Halloween. Is the US economy on a path to a soft landing?
We Remember
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WEEK ENDING 9/8/2023 Today is the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks; here are a few things we are thinking about today: This was the deadliest attack on U.S. soil in our nation’s...
The Rodeo Came to Jackson Hole
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WEEK ENDING 8/25/2023 Highlights of the week: The rodeo came to Jackson Hole last week. Important economic data is hitting this week. China's stimulus fails to get investors excited.
A Snake in Country Garden
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WEEK ENDING 8/18/2023 Highlights of the week: Treasury continues to bring big supply to the market. China has another real estate problem: a snake in Country Garden. This time, maybe it will be...