Posted earlier: Thoughts on the economic/financial challenges facing President Joe Biden's Administration, including ensuring that the NECESSARY condition of appropriate policy design is part of a broader set of responses that are also SUFFICIENT to curtail cascading crises. https://lnkd.in/ga_MVqp Financial Times #economy #financeandeconomy #policy #markets #inequality #covid19economy #covid__19 #covid19 #covide19 …see more

While on the media reporting today on the economic/market impact of the Covid shock, The Wall Street Journal on how "Millennials Slammed by Second Financial Crisis Fall Even Further Behind" ... hitting their income harder and worsening their already-high indebtedness. https://lnkd.in/gWJYQwf #economy #millennials #wsj …see more

While it's early on a Monday morning, already looks like more of the same in terms of stocks' volatility (see below for S&P Futures' evolution, including post market open). As I discussed here, comes down to markets' lack of propellers and anchors: https://lnkd.in/gSmVz_u #economy #markets #bopinion #stocks #bonds Bloomberg LP #bloomberg #bloombergopinion #bopinion …see more

Stronger market confidence in the "Fed Put" has been a strong driver of the disconnect between the economy and stocks--fueled by Federal Reserve purchases of high yield corporate bond ETFs which expose the central bank to more default risk. Some details from the Wall Street Journal: https://lnkd.in/gFtq2uH #bonds #markets #markets #interestrates #economy #fed #centralbanks #federalreserve …see more

From Rana Foroohar's article in the Financial Times on how "small-time investing fuels real world consequences .... Non-professionals have increased oil market volatility, and suffered from it too." https://lnkd.in/gtfCPvj #economy #markets #investors #ETFs #ETF #FT Financial Times …see more

The average person works at a job. Fine, you might say, a job is a lot different from slavery, but...

H/T Brad Setser The Wall Street Journal on difficult juggling act many emerging economies face in managing the big CoronaVirus economic shock, particularly between international reserve drawdowns and currency depreciation. Points also to bigger issue of limited policy space. https://lnkd.in/e9ThyZB #economy #em #emergingmarkets #reserves #coronavirus #fx #currency …see more

... and consistent with this -- and notwithstanding the usual qualifications for this time of day: light volume, patchy liquidity, etc. -- Dow futures are indicated 700 points higher. #economy #markets #coronavirus #covid19 #Covid_19 Gilead Sciences #stocks …see more

A good indicator ... but also a challenging one: More people in Europe and the United States are starting to think about how and when to lift mandated social distancing. It is a complicated task without large-scale immunity and/or tracking of individuals. And it goes to the heart of the trade-off between needed health precautions and restoring a viable economy before massive bankruptcies and unemployment create their own even more damaging dynamics. #economy #health #coronavirus #covid19 #economiccrisis …see more

Many heroes on the front lines of this difficult battle against the CoronaVirus -- be they the brave doctors, nurses or other medical staff -- are also small business owners, operators and employees. And what they are facing every day highlights not just critical health policy priorities but also economic and financial ones. https://lnkd.in/e-VfxKA #TheHill #economy #markets #business #smallbusinessmanagement #smallbusinessstrong #doctors #nurses #healthcare #health …see more

GOOD OR BAD: MONOGAMY Having strong opinions are like a disease. You get one, then your friends get the same one (else, according to the rules of groupthink they are no longer friends) and so on. I hate opinions. There always seems to be someone smarter than me who has the opposite opinion. But I'm skeptical. And I like to know things. And think. And learn. And study. AND be entertained. And laugh. I'm launching a new podcast soon with my friend and bestselling author, AJ Jacobs called "GOOD or BAD". We take topics: Dogs, Monogamy, Cars, Government, Billionaires, Tipping, Democracy, Cosmetic surgery, etc and argue: "Is this good or bad?" Sometimes we have a conclusion. Sometimes not. Here is a teaser for one of the episodes: GOOD or BAD: Monogamy. If you have suggestions for "good or bad" topics, please let me know in the comments. Or, if you have opinions on monogamy, leave them in comments and I hope we read out some comments in the episode. Enjoy! #podcast #monogamy #dating #polyamory #podcast #opinions …see more

Snap's big IPO. Unicorn or Bust? Catch me at 1:10 EST on Fox Business - Cavuto. #oncamera #media #tech

[David McCandless: Visual Storytelling: Transforming Data into Stories through Infographics -  http://ow.ly/67jA30iKesb ]  ---- He’s made data ENGAGING. And fun. I was just exploring when I took a look at his #infographics. And the data sparked so many different questions in my head. It’s memorable. And it starts the conversation. David’s created over 600 data visualizations ranging from dogs to politics. He’s created stories from ideas. He used data and visualization and creativity to make sense of the world. I always like to find out how the listener can apply this in their everyday life. …see more

In their latest for Project Syndicate, Javier Solana & Eugenio Bregolat stress the importance of the US and China not becoming staunch enemies—but the piece also avoids some uncomfortable truths about the US-China competition. We broke out #TheRedPen to explain. https://lnkd.in/eTHuzTi …see more

David Malpass is confident the Biden administration will be supportive of The World Bank - especially of its efforts to promote climate-related investments. #Biden #climateaction #worldbank #investinginthefuture Interview on GZERO Media 's #GZEROWorld : https://lnkd.in/dXU-QK8 …see more

#Cyber #security players have been in the news recently following the SolarWinds security breach at several federal agencies. Analysts believe that the hack “will see a seismic increase in spending” in the coming year and could lead to a $200 billion growth opportunity in #cloud security over the next five years. Endpoint security providers and vulnerability management companies like Rapid7 and Tenable are bound to benefit from this growth. #cybersecurity #cloud #stocks …see more

Being bogged down in busy work and looking to ‘busyness’ to demonstrate your value does not work. Focus on your strengths and unique abilities and invest time on activities tied to both. "Get My 3 Simple Email Strategies to Reduce Your Workload & Save Time HERE: https://lnkd.in/eqyepkm " …see more

Lighten it up and lose yourself, even for two minutes, in the joy of play. If you had two minutes to play, what would you do?

For the month of March we are spending time each week focusing on one of the 4 Productivity Styles. This week our focus is on the Productivity Style: Planner. Are you organized, detailed and on time? Have you been known to put something on your to do list that you’ve already completed just so you can mark it off? You might be a Planner. http://bit.ly/2ESf92X …see more

Going to the gym before work is a great way to enjoy health benefits and maximize the day's efficiency all before you arrive at the office. Here's a nice list of all the pros and cons or morning workout.