Financial
Is the BLS Grossly Underestimating Our Unemployment Rate?
During the decade-long Great Depression, friends often greeted each other by asking, “Are you working?” After all, anywhere from ten to twenty-five percent of the…
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Read MoreStanphyl Capital May 2020 Commentary: The COVID-19 Hit
Stanphyl Capital commentary for the month ended May 31, 2020, discussing the stocks hit by the COVID-19 Pandemic and its affect on the Q1 earnings….
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Read MoreReturn to gold standard could value gold at $7,000/oz.
Central banks have been printing so much money lately that one firm suggests a possible return to the gold standard. In fact, based on the…
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Read MorePersonal loan during coronavirus: how to get a low-interest rate
Coronavirus has frozen the income sources of many. With almost no income, people are finding it hard to pay for necessities. Though stimulus checks offered…
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Read MoreInvestors Could Be Hit By Uneven Stock Markets
Investors could be hit by uneven global stock markets, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organizations. Q1 2020 hedge…
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Read MoreCoronavirus compounds hurricane season challenges in 2020: Fitch
The continuation of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic into the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is set to compound challenges for insurance, reinsurance and ILS capacity providers this year, according to Fitch Ratings. The coronavirus outbreak and resulting lockdown, then slow shift back towards a new normal, is set to exacerbate the challenges posed by any major…
Read MoreVolatility And Risk Mitigation In The 2020 Financial Climate
While big businesses always have an option of faux Keynesian economics and the government to bail them out when they make mistakes, individuals and mom&pop…
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Read MoreRenRe looks to raise around $1bn to capitalise on “significant” opportunities
RenaissanceRe, the Bermuda-headquartered reinsurance company and third-party capital manager, sees itself as well positioned to deploy more capital to take advantage of “significant” opportunities in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, so is raising around $1 billion of capital through a new share issuance. The company has launched an offering of its common shares and…
Read MoreArtemis Live: Interview with Matt Jones, Anthemis
Matt Jones, Principal at financial technology (fintech), insurance or reinsurance technology (insurtech) venture capital investment firm Anthemis joined us for the latest in our series of video interviews. All of our Artemis Live video interviews can be accessed directly from our YouTube Channel and we have more interesting discussions with leaders of the ILS and…
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