by The BlackSummit Team | Mar 4, 2025 | 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 | Mar 1, 2025 | Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Down Global equities were down on the week amidst uncertainty surrounding economic policies and geopolitical tensions, with tech stocks being hampered by the concern that a slowdown in AI infrastructure could harm profits. The...
by The BlackSummit Team | Feb 27, 2025 | Geopolitics & the Day After
In this week’s newsletter, the Geopolitical Concerns section explores how Trump’s rapprochement with Russia is upending decades of U.S. foreign policy, Europe’s urgent reassessment of defense spending, China’s bid for a new global order, and the...
by The BlackSummit Team | Feb 22, 2025 | Regional Market Watch
European Markets Corporate and Business News German commercial property prices fell 5.4% in 2024, a fourth consecutive year of declines, but showed some signs of stabilization as the country’s real estate sector tries to shake off its worst crisis in decades....
by The BlackSummit Team | Feb 20, 2025 | Geopolitics & the Day After
In this week’s newsletter, in Geopolitical Concerns we highlight Trump’s shifting foreign policy, signaling potential U.S. disengagement from Ukraine and Europe while strengthening ties with Russia, sparking European concerns. In Geoeconomics, we examine the pressures...