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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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Mar 30, 2022

With higher prices hitting budgets the hardest in some 40 years, how are households adjusting? Is eating out at restaurants on the chopping block? Are the cooks in the kitchen willing to do a little extra work? Maybe giving up the alcohol at dinner? Giving up steaks for hot dogs? In this week’s Trading Perspectives,...


Mar 23, 2022

Last year, it seems the infrastructure bill made all of the headlines. This year, where is it and where is the money? How did we get to a point where we have to borrow massive amounts to do what taxpayers have already been paying to do? In this week’s Trading Perspectives, Courtney, Sam, and John discuss last...


Mar 16, 2022

The price increases at the pump have become impossible to ignore. While it is easy to blame Vladimir Putin for your lighter wallet, is it completely fair? After all, this didn’t happen overnight. So, what has happened? Why has this happened? How much longer will the American consumer have to pay a fortune just to fill...


Mar 9, 2022

Due to the turmoil in eastern Europe, many commodity prices have soared. So much so, the cost of the materials in many US coins is now worth more than their face value. If it costs the government more money to make money, how much longer will it do so? Given the change in US consumer patterns, do consumers even want...


Mar 2, 2022

With the world tightening its sanctions on Russia, how will the average Russian citizen respond? Also, is this mess what Vladimir Putin intended? The resistance from the Ukrainians themselves? The stiffer sanctions than after the 2014 annexation of Crimea? The isolation from the world, and the muted response from...