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Real quick here as I want to highlight two other analysts' thinking. This morning, I saw two novel ways of conceptualizing what's happening during this pandemic that I wanted to run by you because I think they add value. It's not…

In yesterday's post, I was mostly upbeat about near-term economic outcomes. The overall gist was that we are going to see a snapback recovery soon that makes this the shortest recession on record. But, the snapback won't get us to anywhere…

We are now entering the insolvency phase of this recession, where, despite government's best efforts, the weakest companies go under and unemployment rises. This shakeout will take months. But the economy will rebound out of recession well…

Although the title of this post focuses on Sweden, I intend it to mostly be a links post with various sub-themes. The idea is to share the news flow I am seeing across different countries. Since this is the first links post in a while,…

Last week, a friend from business school who I met up with in New York in early March told me she had taken an antibody test for coronavirus and came back positive. Her first thought was about donating blood, whereas my first thought was…

Today's newsletter is going to be more of a potpourri from the international economic and market news flow than a theme-specific post. Before I proceed, let me say a few words about the dire sentiment associated with this pandemic. Negative…

Providing a more global context A couple of weeks ago, I promised you an 'internationalization' of my content filter. I haven't really delivered on that promise as yet. But, I am going to try and ramp that effort up now. The goal is to give…

I woke up in the middle of last night. And I checked my phone really quickly. I know I shouldn't do it. Studies say it's bad sleep hygiene. But I couldn't help myself. I was on edge about all of the market volatility and I needed to know…

This post title may not seem relevant right now. But, let me explain it first. I was looking through my post drafts folder this morning, deleting ones that never made it to publication. And this post title popped up as having been…

Markets As I write this, futures for the US market show another 3% rally in the offing at today's open. This follows a 7% move yesterday and belies the pain in the real economy. And so, increasingly, I am seeing comments from market…