By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 3, 2017 |
The only certain thing about a prognostication is that it will be wrong. Keeping that humble thought in mind, we offer our readers our initial thoughts on the markets’ trajectory […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 19, 2016 |
As I was boarding my usual end-of-the-year overseas flight I could clearly hear the arguments of a heated debate: “Do values matter and are they supposed to create the […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 19, 2016 |
Historically speaking credit markets serve as a reliable signal regarding global economic conditions. Tight spreads between corporate and government bonds have been indicating improving economic conditions, faster growth, higher incomes […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 14, 2016 |
Since the presidential election equity funds have experienced four consecutive weeks of inflows, while bond funds have been experiencing outflows. This makes sense if we consider the anticipated lower tax […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 7, 2016 |
There is rhetoric, and then there is reality. There are expectations, and then there is reality. There is a death valley but also the valley of peace. There are fears, […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 24, 2016 |
While the markets enjoy historic highs and particular sectors experienced rallies (such as financial and healthcare) one of the questions that investors may have is whether value can be found […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 17, 2016 |
In the last two commentaries we focused on asset allocation in times of change and on particular sectors that may benefit from forthcoming policy changes. In this commentary we would […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 9, 2016 |
As the results of the election kept coming in on Tuesday night, the futures markets indicated a turbulent opening for Wednesday. However, as the morning hours were unfolding and as […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 3, 2016 |
Within six days the US election will (probably) be over. Serious statistical models show that the outcome may be more uncertain than pundits predict. Some of the latest polls in […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 12, 2017 |
Investment Outlook 2017: Part II
In last week’s commentary we covered mainly the initial outlook for equities. In today’s post we would like to present an initial outlook for other markets such as bonds, commodities, […]