Covid-19 and the Day After

by | Jul 16, 2020 | Geopolitics & the Day After

Coronavirus Spending Pushes U.S. Budget Deficit to $3 Trillion for 12 Months Through June Kate Davidson, Wall Street JournalRead the full article here The US budget deficit has soared in the months since the pandemic began, and is projected to reach $3.7 trillion...

Weekly Market Update

by | Jul 11, 2020 | Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities little changedGlobal equities were little changed on the week. Market fluctuations this week displayed the heightened fear that the US economic recovery will lose progress as the number of Covid-19 cases surges. Reflecting such...

Covid-19 and the Day After

by | Jul 10, 2020 | Geopolitics & the Day After

World Economy That Took Elevator Down Faces Steep Stairs Back Up Enda Curran, BloombergRead the full article here In the wake of what the IMF has called “The Great Lockdown,” the world has suffered from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. While...

Weekly Market Update

by | Jul 4, 2020 | Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities improveGlobal equities were much improved this week in part thanks to promising news of a vaccine and a much-improved US labor report. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note increased just slightly, hitting 0.67%. The price of a...

Covid-19 and the Day After

by | Jul 3, 2020 | Geopolitics & the Day After

Pandemic Causes ‘unprecedented’ fall in global trade Valentina Romei, Financial TimesRead the full article here April data reveal that world trade has experienced an “unprecedented” decline as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The volume of global trade in...