The Wooden Nickel: DeepSink

The Wooden Nickel is a collection of roughly a handful of recent topics that have caught our attention. Here you’ll find current, open-ended thoughts. We wish to use this piece as a way to think out loud in public rather than formal proclamations or projections. Eight...

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global Equities Down Global equities were down on the week amid volatility, primarily in tech stocks, fueled by Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s unveiling of its AI model that costs 95% less to develop than others (see details below). The...

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global Equities Make Gains Global equities made gains this week. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 rose 2.15% and 1.74%, respectively, while the Nasdaq gained 1.65%. The US 10-year Treasury note was relatively unchanged on the week, closing Friday at...

Regional Market Watch

European Markets Corporate and Business News German investor morale fell more than expected in January. The ZEW economic research institute reported that the economic sentiment index dropped to 10.3 points from 15.7 points in December. German exporters expect a 2.7%...