##  [# Hot Reads: Factors Influencing an Economic Crash](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-factors-influencing-economic-crash) 

 

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**[Is the Economy Going to Crash?](https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2022/08/18/is-the-economy-going-to-crash/ "https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2022/08/18/is-the-economy-going-to-crash/")** (ThinkAdvisor)  
 The key factors influencing the U.S. economic and market situation today.

**[Boosting the ESG Exposure of a Low-Risk Portfolio](https://insight.factset.com/boosting-the-esg-exposure-of-a-low-risk-portfolio "https://insight.factset.com/boosting-the-esg-exposure-of-a-low-risk-portfolio")** (FactSet)  
 A seamless way to introduce an ESG target to the minimum tail risk portfolio construction process.

**[3 Ways to Take Advantage of Volatility in Emerging Markets](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1z8nz5dx5ynfk/3-Ways-Investors-Might-Take-Advantage-of-Volatility-in-Emerging-Markets "https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1z8nz5dx5ynfk/3-Ways-Investors-Might-Take-Advantage-of-Volatility-in-Emerging-Markets")** (Institutional Investor)  
 A focus on monetary policy and regulatory issues can reveal opportunity.

**[Winners &amp; Losers From the Strong Dollar](https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/stocks/605095/stocks-winners-and-losers-from-the-strong-dollar "https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/stocks/605095/stocks-winners-and-losers-from-the-strong-dollar")** (Kiplinger)  
 The greenback's rise may hurt companies with a global footprint, but benefit those that depend on imports.

**[Powell Will Face a Tough Audience in Jackson Hole](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2022/08/18/powell-will-face-a-tough-audience-in-jackson-hole "https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2022/08/18/powell-will-face-a-tough-audience-in-jackson-hole")** (Advisor Perspectives)  
 The Fed Chair surely hopes his speech this year will prove more prescient than last year's.

**[What Retail Earnings Say About the Consumer](https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/stocks/605094/what-retail-earnings-say-about-the-consumer "https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/stocks/605094/what-retail-earnings-say-about-the-consumer")** (Kiplinger)  
 The latest batch of retail earnings points to a resilient consumer in these high-inflation times.

**[3 Tax Strategies for a Bear Market](https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1109540/3-tax-strategies-for-a-bear-market "https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1109540/3-tax-strategies-for-a-bear-market")** (Morningstar)  
 How to lower the taxes due on your portfolio.

**[Does the Fed Need to 'Shock the Market'?](https://nypost.com/2022/08/17/fed-still-needs-to-shock-the-market-economist-henry-kaufman/ "https://nypost.com/2022/08/17/fed-still-needs-to-shock-the-market-economist-henry-kaufman/")** (New York Post)  
 The original "Dr. Doom" economist, Henry Kaufman, formerly of Salomon Brothers, says Powell has been too cautious, as inflation hovers at 8.5%.

**[Overbuilt or Under-Demanded?](https://mrzepczynski.blogspot.com/2022/08/were-not-overbuilt-were-under-demanded.html)** (Disciplined Systematic Global Macro Views)  
 The spike in rates has caused a housing demand shock.



 

 

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