by The BlackSummit Team | Jun 7, 2024 | Commentaries
Below is a summary of last month’s commentaries from BlackSummit’s sister company, Fundamental Analytics. The following describes the highlights of those commentaries, which showcase the factors affecting the energy, agricultural, and other commodities that power and...
by The BlackSummit Team | Jun 6, 2024 | Geopolitics & the Day After
To begin this week’s newsletter, we look at the results of recent elections in Mexico, South Africa, and India, and look ahead to the upcoming election in the US. Then, we examine the signals of a potential slowdown in the US economy alongside currencies that...
by The BlackSummit Team | Jun 4, 2024 | 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 as a way to think out loud in public rather than formal proclamations or projections....
by The BlackSummit Team | Jun 1, 2024 | Weekly Market Update
Global Equities Decline Global equities declined on the week. The S&P 500 lost 0.51% while the Dow Jones dropped 0.98%. Likewise, the Nasdaq decreased 1.10%. The US 10-year Treasury note increased slightly to 4.50%. Meanwhile, the price of a barrel of West Texas...
by The BlackSummit Team | May 30, 2024 | Geopolitics & the Day After
To begin this week’s newsletter, we look at the economic issues that China faces and the issues in Taiwanese domestic politics that will challenge its new president. Then, we examine the record highs that global financial markets have recently been hitting in...