By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 6, 2011 |
Στην παρούσα περίοδο, δύο δυναμικές διαμορφώνονται στο μέτωπο του πληθωρισμού. Η πρώτη έχει να κάνει με τις πληθωριστικές πιέσεις στα βασικά είδη διατροφής και ενέργειας. Βέβαια και οι δύο αυτές […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 1, 2011 |
For the second part of our series on global hot spots, it should be pretty obvious where the news waves would have us cover: the Middle East, which might be […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 26, 2011 |
A few weeks ago we wrote that we are optimistic that another deep crisis will be avoided and that the Euro will survive. Recent developments and scenarios are unfolding that […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 17, 2011 |
We’ve mentioned on several occasions in previous newsletters and commentaries our positive growth outlook for numerous emerging economies in the near future and the growing interconnectedness among them. This isn’t […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 5, 2011 |
We have written briefly before (July 2010 commentary) on the dangers of the municipal bond market. In this commentary we make the claim that the housing sector leaves a mark of hysteresis […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 3, 2011 |
Yesterday we ran performance reports for our portfolios1. Our composite return across all portfolios was 18.11%. For comparison, our aggressive portfolio’s aggregate return was 35.95%. Annualized, these figures would exceed […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 30, 2010 |
Tα σημεία των καιρών υποδεικνύουν ότι οδηγούμεθα σε μία ιστορική περίοδο αλλαγών. Οι διαγραφόμενες αλλαγές αγγίζουν τον οικονομικό, πολιτικό, κοινωνικό, αλλά και διανοητικό χώρο. Ζει άραγε ο άνθρωπος μόνο με […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 22, 2010 |
On Logos, Retooling Growth, and Contagion Fears: Conventional and Non-Conventional Thoughts on the Occasion of the Days at the Dawn of 2011 A few months ago on this part of […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 20, 2010 |
The late Kenneth Lay of Enron renamed his company from Enteron to Enron and moved the headquarters to Houston, Texas, ready to become the global trading conglomerate of energy, with […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 7, 2011 |
On Exchange & Interest Rates: Liquidity Concerns in the Midst of Unrest and the Construction of the New Silk Road
On August 9th of last year, we published on this website a commentary on what amounted to be a prelude to our September newsletter, regarding the Chinese bubble. A few […]