by John E. Charalambakis | Jul 6, 2017 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
According to most valuation metrics, European stocks trade at a discount relative to those in the US. Consequently, fund managers are on a shopping spree for EU-based equities. As a result the Euro has been strengthening against the dollar. Certainly, the...
by John E. Charalambakis | Jun 28, 2017 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
In the last few weeks two developments – related to key issues for the health of the global economy – have been unfolding. The first deals with European banks, and the second with the trajectory of oil prices. Last month two major Spanish banks (Santander and Intensa...
by John E. Charalambakis | Jun 22, 2017 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Current financial and economic conditions in the US as well as in the EU are conducive to higher growth in the second half of the year. In addition, the shaping up of similar conditions in Asia and some other emerging and frontier markets point to a coordinated upward...
by John E. Charalambakis | Jun 15, 2017 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Last Friday we observed a divergence among major indexes. The DJIA and the NASDAQ moved in significantly opposite directions. The main reason for the drop in the NASDAQ (which continued on Monday) was said to be the inability of the main tech-related shares to reflect...
by John E. Charalambakis | Jun 8, 2017 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
It seems that we are on the verge of a new reality that could resemble the developments of the early 1970s. The global rules and order that were established in July 1944 at the Bretton Woods Conference came apart between summer of 1971 (abandonment of the gold...