by John E. Charalambakis | Jan 21, 2015 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
As it is widely expected, the ECB will unveil today its own version of QE. Welcome to a dead-end where central banks may resemble Prometheus bound by chains made by his own hands! As I wrote late last year we may be entering a historical year where the greenback and...
by John E. Charalambakis | Jan 11, 2015 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
The Euro – the epitome of what is known as a dysfunctional currency- is shaking. It seems that the Fed no longer needs to support it at those irrational levels, given that the price of oil has dropped so dramatically. Given the tremors of the EU debt crisis between...
by John E. Charalambakis | Dec 28, 2014 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
I boarded the nonstop flight from Miami to Buenos Aires. As in the previous years during this time, it was destined to be an exciting flight. My fellow co-passengers in that specially-designed section of the plane were Montesquieu, Tolstoy, Mordechai, Callias II,...
by John E. Charalambakis | Dec 23, 2014 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
The purpose of this commentary is not to convey our outlook for 2015. That will be forthcoming in two parts in the next couple of weeks. Rather its purpose is to express some concerns regarding clouds that are gathering in the investment horizon and which are molded...
by John E. Charalambakis | Dec 8, 2014 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
We live in a delusion. We face a sea of risks and we contemplate if we need more debt. This is like asking a diabetic if he needs more sugar. The global economic system faces a good chance of collapse in the foreseeable future and we are wondering if Draghi’s moral...