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In this podcast, John & Sam exchange perspectives on current events that are impacting our economy and influencing investment strategies. Trading Perspectives is hosted by Oakworth Capital Bank's Chief Economist, John Norris along with Associate Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Sam Clement. 

 

 

 

 

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Jul 29, 2019

Last week, the European Central Bank decided to keep interest rates below zero and president Mario Draghi hinted at cutting the rate even more.  This week, John and Sam explain negative interest rates. How do they work and who would buy a security that is guaranteed to lose money?  How will it affect the U.S?


Jul 22, 2019

Last week, Netflix announced its most recent quarterly earnings and needless to say, the markets aren’t happy. Earnings per share was down, user growth was less than expected and the number of US subscribers decreased by over 100,000 users.  In this week’s episode of Trading Perspectives, John and Sam talk about how...


Jul 15, 2019

This week, John and Sam talk about the recent rise in the price of Bitcoin.  Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are back in the spotlight since Facebook announced the launch of the Libra, it’s own form of cryptocurrency.  Why are cryptocurrencies back on the rise after what happened in 2018?  Where is the value in...


Jul 8, 2019

Last week, President Trump named Judy Shelton, a long-time advocate of the gold standard, as his latest pick for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board.  The US abandoned the gold standard in 1971 under the Nixon administration and many feel bringing it back would be devastating to the US economy.  On the flip side, some...


Jul 1, 2019

Student loan forgiveness could very well become a major part of the democratic platform in 2020. This week, John and Sam explain the scope of the problem behind student loan debt and how it came about.  Before we make a decision to eliminate student loan debt, we need to understand where we started and who is at...