Bi-Weekly Market Update

by The BlackSummit Team | Apr 7, 2025 | Bi-Weekly Market Update

US Equity Markets President Trump’s aggressive global tariffs, imposed across virtually all the United States’ major trading partners, have ignited fears of a full-blown trade war and potential global recession. The tariffs could raise prices, invite retaliation, slow...

Weekly Market Update

by The BlackSummit Team | Apr 5, 2025 | Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global Equities Decline Global equities sank this week following US President Donald Trump’s implementation of harsher-than-expected tariffs against U.S. trading partners. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq lost 9.08% and 10.02%,...

Geopolitics & the Day After

by The BlackSummit Team | Apr 3, 2025 | Geopolitics & the Day After

This week in Geopolitical Concerns, we explore the unraveling of the postwar order, including the deepening rift between the U.S. and its European allies, Trump’s aggressive trade policies, and escalating political turmoil in France and Israel. In Geoeconomics, we...

Weekly Market Update

by The BlackSummit Team | Mar 29, 2025 | Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global Equities Tumble Global equities declined this week amid more tariff announcements from the Trump administration. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones tumbled 1.53% and 0.96%, respectively, while the Nasdaq decreased 2.59%. The US 10-year...

Geopolitics & the Day After

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...