by John E. Charalambakis | May 14, 2015 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Over the course of the last two weeks, we have been observing a twist in the bond markets. Yields are rising and consequently bond prices dropping. More than $420 billion worth of paper wealth has been wiped out in the bond markets across the globe. The rooster of...
by John E. Charalambakis | Apr 28, 2015 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
This past Monday we posted an article by Chairman Paul Volcker on the need for radical financial reform (see http://stage.blacksummitfg.com/2978). Chairman Volcker wrote “it is too clear that the federal financial regulatory structure is simply inadequate to head...
by John E. Charalambakis | Apr 22, 2015 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
In its recent World Economic Outlook, the IMF questioned the sustainability of the current growth trajectory around the globe. This should not have been a surprise given the levels of unsustainable debts and liabilities around the world, as well as the fact that the...
by John E. Charalambakis | Apr 8, 2015 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Around the globe fundamentals are being ignored. Unsustainable debt keeps rising, the equity markets of dysfunctional economic unions seem to “thrive”, unprecedented monetary measures are implemented and a Leviathan state is emerging where “white knights,” in the form...
by John E. Charalambakis | Mar 29, 2015 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Could the markets suddenly unravel? Of course they could. The fiat monetary system is like a mirage, it can tumble because of underestimated circumstances. Imagine for example Greece abruptly leaving the Eurozone, defaulting on its EFSF loans of €240 billion, its...