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By: The BlackSummit Team | On: January 12, 2023 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

With this week’s edition of Geopolitics & the Day After, we are assessing today’s trends to inform our understanding of what may come in 2023. While there are certainly risks, there are […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: January 10, 2023 |

The Wooden Nickel: Payment Edition

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 […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: January 7, 2023 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global Equities Rise Global equities rose on the week after encouraging jobs data from the Department of Labor. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones rose 1.81% and […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: January 6, 2023 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

For this week’s look at the forces shaping the world in this new year, we explore the linkages between the multivariate systems of economics and politics. To begin, we explore […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: December 22, 2022 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

In observance of the holidays, there will not be a Geopolitics & the Day After circulated next week. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! As we round out 2022, […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: December 15, 2022 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

Central banks, investors, and policymakers are coming to terms with the end of a “golden era” characterized by near-zero interest rates, low inflation, and economic growth. The global economy has […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: December 13, 2022 |

The Wooden Nickel

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 […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: December 8, 2022 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

December 8, 2022 A number of risks have emerged in global markets this year as the decades of low interest rates and central bank dominance are now behind us. As […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: December 1, 2022 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

As we enter December, we are looking ahead to see what the world’s current crises have to offer us in 2023. The Chinese people are beginning to protest after two […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: November 17, 2022 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

November 17, 2022 The world is facing a myriad of interconnected challenges, or “megathreats”, that threaten to topple global stability. Geopolitical conflict is exposing and exacerbating the weaknesses in both […]