Author: John E. Charalambakis
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 9, 2024 |
The Irreversibility of a Faux Reality: Illusions, Spectacles, and Geopolitical Challenges to Portfolios’ Alpha and Beta, Part II
In our previous commentary, we discussed reality as the trajectory of three parallel lines (markets, geopolitics, and Karl Barth’s writings on creation) that eventually intersect. Since then, the market reality […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 12, 2024 |
The Irreversibility of the Unknown Reality: The Markets, Karl Barth, and Nuclear Statecraft, Part I
In this series, we will seek to discuss Reality as the trajectory of three parallel lines that eventually intersect: Market dynamics, geopolitics, and Karl Barth’s writings on creation. In his […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 27, 2024 |
When Statues Come to Dinner Parties: Don Giovanni’s Reflections on Japan and China
In the final act of Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni, the statue of Commendatore – whom Don Giovanni had killed – appears at the dinner. After all, Don Giovanni in his […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 13, 2024 |
Jean Bodin, Valuations, and the Invisible Foundations of the Market
As the old saying goes, good days tend to reward cheap assets, especially when things start on a wave of mysticism and end up as politics. Furthermore, when we look […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 30, 2024 |
The Debt, the Fed, and that Sycophant Iago
Self-deception and evil are the two main characteristics of Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello. Like Otello (in Verdi’s opera) who defended Cyprus against the Ottomans (a pre-incarnation to Lawrence of Arabia) Othello […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 23, 2024 |
Market Paradoxes, Risks, and the Ming Dynasty: Technophilic Trends Meet Unpredictability and the Fear of Shocks
Last Friday, the S&P 500 reached an all-time high. However, the equal-weighted index of the S&P 500 is still below the old record (as shown in the graph to the […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 3, 2024 |
Looking Forward to 2024: Optimistically Cautious While Assessing Possible Choking Points of Disruption
The actual data for 2023 turned out to be better than the projections. If those trends continue in 2024, then optimism should underline the New Year. Despite fighting a pandemic […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 28, 2023 |
Exceptionalism and The Pillars of Society
The invitation for the end-of-the-year flight was a bit unusual. It had an image that looked familiar, as I have a copy of the painting in my office. Obviously, I […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 12, 2023 |
Assessing the Outlook for 2024
John E. Charalambakis & Mohamed Ramzi Roshdi We all remember, not with the fondest memories, the market performance in 2022. The S&P 500 lost 19.4%, and even long-term government bonds […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 15, 2024 |
Market Rhymes, Geopolitical Reality, Importing 19th Century Russian Populism, and the Irreversibility of a Reverse Categorical Imperative: Investment Options, Part III
Several questions are surfacing following the weekend’s geopolitical developments. Here are a few of them: Has the paradigm of the Middle East conflict been shifted, and if yes, can it […]