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 as a way to think out loud in public rather than formal proclamations or projections....

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...

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....

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...