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Jun 15
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Zach Abraham Featured by Business Insider

By | Geopolitical Affairs, Market Risk

Zach Abraham was one of the industry experts quoted in the recent Business Insider story, “The European Union’s $826 billion stimulus plan to battle the coronavirus is ‘too small and too late.’”

Zach Abraham told Business Insider that the EU fund is a mere “stop gap” plan of action.

“While the EU relief package will certainly help things in Europe, it appears to be more of a stop gap measure and pales in comparison to actions taken by the US government,” said Zach Abraham, chief investment officer at Bulwark Capital Management.

In its current structure, Abraham said, the EU cannot survive. What will likely happen is that Germany will back down on European Central Bank guidelines that restrict quantitative easing and other forms of monetary stimulus, and countries such as Italy and Spain will be forced to leave, he said.

Other comments from the article

While analysts at Bank of America believe the EU fund is a decent starting point to negotiations, they say it is “too small and too late” for urgent economic needs. Compared to the Franco-German proposal, Bank of America analysts called the EU’s latest recovery fund “tentative good news.”

Goldman Sachs analysts praised the plan as more “ambitious” than the Franco-German proposal valued at €500 billion. Analysts said that it was “close to the Franco-German proposal, but somewhat more ambitious on the loan-based mechanisms for investment.”

Read the whole article here:

https://www.businessinsider.com/what-eu-826-billion-covid-19-stimulus-package-means-2020-5

The story was also republished by MSN Spain and Libertatea, a top-tier publication in Romania:

https://www.msn.com/es-es/dinero/economia/el-plan-de-est%C3%ADmulo-de-750000-millones-de-euros-de-la-uni%C3%B3n-europea-contra-el-coronavirus-es-demasiado-peque%C3%B1o-y-llega-demasiado-tarde-dicen-los-analistas/ar-BB14Oh1r

https://www.libertatea.ro/stiri/ce-se-intampla-lume-era-covid-3019159

 

 

Apr 28
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Zach Abraham On April 17: ‘We’re Seeing a Bear Market Rally’

By | In The Headlines, Market Risk, News, Stock Market

Zach Abraham, Chief Investment Officer and Principal at Bulwark Capital Management, appeared on Cheddar.com again on Friday, April 17, live from the New York Stock Exchange, to discuss the effect that the coronavirus outbreak was having on stock markets. At that time, markets were at their highest point since March 10.

“Right now, the market is trading based on coronavirus news, which we think is a mistake. We equate it to focusing on a hurricane—nobody’s obsessed about when the hurricane will be over, the question is, what damage is left will be left in its wake?”

Zach went on to make the point that the market being up is, of course, a good thing, as is news of a potential vaccine being announced by Gideon, “We’re all cheering for that.” Also, he doesn’t have a crystal ball—no one does. But he urges caution since a vaccine could take 11 months or longer, and he encourages investors to start looking more closely at underlying market fundamentals being exacerbated by the coronavirus. “They’re bad, they’re really bad. You’ve got the S&P at a 22 price-to-earnings (PE) ratio going into the most severe economic shock in history. I’m just going to bet that doesn’t last; it’s not warranted.” Zach said he expects some potentially shocking earnings reports in the upcoming year from companies who simply cannot forecast sales accurately at this time, or what may happen with some of their divisions due to unpredictable future economic fallout.

Watch the full episode here: https://cheddar.com/media/stocks-close-higher-dow-hits-for-first-time-since-march

 

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ABOUT CHEDDAR.COM

Cheddar is a streaming digital video service that broadcasts live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) daily. Focused on business-minded millennials, the service highlights tech and consumer stocks while also covering the intersection of tech, media, news and culture.

 

Follow this link to the Cheddar.com web page: https://cheddar.com/media/stocks-close-higher-dow-hits-for-first-time-since-march

Apr 28
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Zach Abraham: Coronavirus’ Effect on Cryptocurrency ‘Unpredictable’

By | Investments, Market Risk, News, Stock Market

Zach Abraham was recently quoted by Decrypt Debrief in their article, “Coronavirus, Bitcoin and the economy: what can we expect?”

Zach Abraham, Chief Investment Officer of financial services firm Bulwark Capital Management, agreed that the current economic situation is “incredibly unique,” and hard to predict.

“This is a different situation than 2008 but in some ways it’s much more unpredictable as the problems caused by excess are in every market,” he said. “The variables are endless and most of them aren’t looking too hot at the moment.”

You can read the full article HERE.

 

 

Mar 20
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Zach Abraham Discusses the Coronavirus Outbreak’s Impact on Markets

By | In The Headlines, Market Risk, Stock Market

Zach Abraham again appeared on Cheddar.com, a show broadcasting live from the New York Stock Exchange, to discuss the effect that the coronavirus outbreak is having on stock markets.

As the coronavirus spreads around the globe, it continues to drag down markets. Zach says one of the biggest misconceptions out there is that the coronavirus outbreak might be a transient threat. The central banks may not be able to stop the losses by “juicing” markets with more cash, because both the supply chain from China and the demand side from consumers are being hit.

There are anomalies all over the market when you examine the data; it’s not just the Treasurys we should be looking at. Corporations are at record levels of debt, which has tripled since 2007. And this debt is at its lowest quality in history, with over 50% of it rated lower than BBB. The spread between debt and earnings, as well as negative cash flows, are also of concern.

Watch the full episode here: 


 

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ABOUT CHEDDAR.COM

Cheddar is a streaming digital video service that broadcasts live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) daily. Focused on business-minded millennials, the service highlights tech and consumer stocks while also covering the intersection of tech, media, news and culture.

 

Follow this link to the Cheddar.com web page: https://cheddar.com/media/coronavirus-crushes-markets-outlook-for