by The BlackSummit Team | Mar 27, 2025 | Geopolitics & the Day After
This week in Geopolitical Concerns, we examine Europe’s dramatic economic shift with the €800 billion “ReArm Europe” initiative, Turkey’s accelerating autocratization following the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, the collapse of the Gaza ceasefire, and Russia’s expanding...
by The BlackSummit Team | Mar 24, 2025 | Bi-Weekly Market Update
US Equity Markets The S&P 500 temporarily entered correction territory as investors assessed economic risks and the Fed’s response to potential inflation and slowing growth. Growth concerns and increasing recession fears were amplified by comments from President...
by The BlackSummit Team | Mar 22, 2025 | Regional Market Watch
European Markets Corporate and Business News Eurozone investor morale improved significantly in March, with the Sentix index rising to -2.9 from -12.7 in February, exceeding expectations of -8.4. European markets closed lower on Friday led by declines in the travel...
by The BlackSummit Team | Mar 20, 2025 | Geopolitics & the Day After
This week in Geopolitical Concerns, we examine the growing alignment among China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia—the so-called “axis of upheaval”—and its implications for global security, alongside escalating U.S.-Iran tensions as the JCPOA nears expiration. In...
by The BlackSummit Team | Mar 19, 2025 | Crossroads
Middle East/North Africa Syria’s government reached a deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to integrate the group into the national army, recognizing Kurdish rights and placing the north-east region under government control for the first time since...