The Wooden Nickel

by The BlackSummit Team | Feb 6, 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 1....

Weekly Market Update

by The BlackSummit Team | Feb 3, 2024 | Weekly Market Update

Global Market News  Global equities make gains   Global equities made gains this week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones increased 1.38% and 1.43% on the week respectively, while the Nasdaq grew 1.12%. The US 10-year Treasury note dropped several basis points,...

Geopolitics & the Day After

by The BlackSummit Team | Feb 1, 2024 | Geopolitics & the Day After

This week, we explore the financial, economic, and geopolitical state of the world. First, we discuss the ways that global finance, large companies, and energy commodities are changing in our new age of geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Then we move to an...

Weekly Market Update

by The BlackSummit Team | Jan 27, 2024 | Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities make gains Global equities made gains this week. The S&P 500 notched record highs this week before lowering on Friday, but still posting a weekly gain of 1.06%. The Dow Jones increased 0.65% on the week, while the Nasdaq grew...

Geopolitics & the Day After

by The BlackSummit Team | Jan 25, 2024 | Geopolitics & the Day After

This week, we are examining several global and regional developments that lend insight into the state of world affairs. First, we discuss the takeaways from Davos, the gathering of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Then we move to an analysis of the expanding...