by John E. Charalambakis | May 7, 2019 | Commentaries
The president’s threat to increase tariffs on Chinese products from 10% to 25%, sent volatility way high yesterday (see chart below). Moreover, the president’s threat via two tweets caused the Chinese Shanghai market to tumble by 5.6% while also contributed to a sea...
by John E. Charalambakis | May 3, 2019 | Commentaries
We invite our readers to watch this video which is wonderfully done. Euro Banknotes – Made to Last And now our simple and humble questions: How about fire? Would ever anyone offer €110 for €100 bill? If the answer to those questions is problematic, then what is...
by John E. Charalambakis | Apr 25, 2019 | Commentaries
The S&P 500 as well as the Nasdaq hit record highs on Tuesday. What’s next? Can we answer that question without considering the surrounding context and especially the stage of the credit cycle? Cicero used to say that context shapes decorum and the latter,...
by John E. Charalambakis | Apr 17, 2019 | Commentaries
“China is in deep trouble”; “China is recovering” “All hell is breaking loose with the trade war”; “We are very close to a trade deal” “Brexit on March 29th”; “Brexit is postponed” “Modi’s chances of reelection have been reduced significantly”; “Modi is expected to...
by John E. Charalambakis | Apr 4, 2019 | Commentaries
On March 28, the 10-year Treasury’s yield dropped to 2.34% due to exaggerated fears of an imminent recession. The drop in rates in the first quarter of this year (see graph below) and the inversion of the yield curve has created opportunities in both equities and...