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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Jun 30, 2020
Many states have recently announced an increase in Coronavirus cases. Some states have already started shutting down businesses again. In a consumer driven economy, shutting down establishments that employ people essentially takes consumers out of the equation one by one. Could this be the 2nd wave of COVID-19 or an...
Jun 23, 2020
What happens to the economy if & when all the relief packages expire this summer? Will the economy stay afloat or will it have to learn how to swim again? There has been some good economic news recently. The economy created a lot of jobs in May and US consumers spent a lot of money last month. But, on Monday, an often...
Jun 16, 2020
The economic data has improved, but how good is it really? Is it too early to call for a V-shaped recovery? Or are the recent economic reports signs of good times to come? In this week’s podcast, Sam and John delve into some surprisingly strong data to try to determine the truth. After all, no one has ever seen...
Jun 9, 2020
With the recent riots and protests happening across the country, many people are pushing to defund police forces. Some want to transform police forces whereas others want to completely disband them. Dismantling law enforcement agencies will greatly impact the driving factors of a successful economy and it seems that...
Jun 3, 2020
It’s no doubt that we’ve seen some absolutely terrible economic data since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and now we are seeing riots and protests across the country. Yet somehow the markets keep going up. This is a very weird time for the US Economy as well as the Global Economy and it seems that these recent...