by The BlackSummit Team | Jun 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
The original iPhone, announced in January of 2007 and released in June of that year, was greeted with plenty of skepticism. Smartphones weren’t entirely brand new, even ones with touch screens, so it wasn’t easily foreseen what an outsider like Apple could provide....
by The BlackSummit Team | Jun 3, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities make gains Global equities made gains this week as Republicans and Democrats came to an agreement to raise the US debt ceiling, staving off default. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones closed up 1.83% and 2.02%, respectively, while the...
by The BlackSummit Team | Jun 1, 2023 | Geopolitics & the Day After, Uncategorized
This week, we begin by discussing the inflated price of financial assets, which may be cause for concern as the era of “cheap money” comes to an end in the face of geopolitical turmoil and financial uncertainty. We then examine some of this geopolitical...
by The BlackSummit Team | May 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
This week, we will be continuing our series on emerging economies with some thoughts on Latin America. In examining Latin America’s prospects this week, we present below four lenses through which one may begin to assemble a picture of the challenges and opportunities...
by The BlackSummit Team | May 25, 2023 | Geopolitics & the Day After, Uncategorized
This week we examine how markets are holding up despite debt ceiling uncertainty and recessionary fears. We then look ahead to China’s prospects in cooperating with established global institutions as well as the risks that China will soon face due to its rapidly...