As the COVID-19 pandemic has suddenly driven unemployment and hobbled or closed many businesses, people have less cash to meet rental and mortgage obligations. Missed lease and mortgage payments across residential and commercial properties could have far-reaching...
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Research and CommentariesInflation, Please | May 11 – 17, 2020
If you are wondering about inflation, you are in good company. With unprecedented government stimulus around the globe being deployed with record speed, it is natural to wonder if such loose monetary policy will lead to higher...
Syntrinsic Announces Jim Brauer as Director, Consultant
Jim will work closely with Syntrinsic’s clientele of community foundations, private foundations, public charities, and other philanthropic entities and families.
The Stock Market vs. the Real Economy | May 4 – 8, 2020
How can the U.S. stock market perform so well when the American economy is doing so badly? Though the S&P 500 declined by 30.43% from January 1, 2020, to the recent low on March 23, it is up 31.25% from March 23 to May 8. Between the crash and subsequent rally,...
High-Frequency U.S. Economic & Virus Tracker | April 27 – May 1, 2020
Tracking the Crisis The Great Financial Crisis gathered like a slowly building storm long before it caught the attention of most of us. Quant models failed in the summer of 2007, LIBOR spiked a few months later, and then the Auction Rate market froze in...