by John E. Charalambakis | Apr 18, 2023 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Are the financial tremors over? Based on the latest data published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (see graph below), it seems that we are returning to some normalcy. However, if the commercial real estate sector in the US and/or Europe starts its own series...
by John E. Charalambakis | Apr 11, 2023 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
In the first part of this series, we emphasized China’s ambition to replace (if needed by force) the liberal balance of power with an illiberal autocracy (consequently, limiting the role of the US dollar as the international reserve currency) where useful idiots...
by John E. Charalambakis | Mar 27, 2023 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
What’s wrong with the banks? How did we reach the point where three banks failed within a few days, and a couple more are on life support? How did we come to the point where close to $250 billion was wiped from the market value of US banks in about ten days, while one...
by John E. Charalambakis | Mar 7, 2023 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Since our last commentary in this series, several things have taken place. Let’s recall some of them: Jobs growth (based on January’s number) was much stronger than expected; inflationary pressures exhibited elevated numbers; the economy’s resilience became more...
by John E. Charalambakis | Mar 1, 2023 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Over the course of the next few weeks, we will be discussing the changes we are undergoing on a global scale as well as the forthcoming changes that are affecting all markets and portfolios. Those changes are marked by solid foundations laid below ground level which,...