Bi-Weekly Market Update

by The BlackSummit Team | Apr 21, 2025 | Bi-Weekly Market Update

US Equity Markets President Trump’s aggressive tariff policies and rhetoric, especially towards China and the EU, are major drivers of continued market uncertainty and volatility over the past two weeks. This is evidenced by the elevated VIX (hitting a high of over 53...

Geopolitics & the Day After

by The BlackSummit Team | Apr 17, 2025 | Geopolitics & the Day After

This week in Geopolitical Concerns, we examine how Europe’s strategic identity is being tested as it stands at a crossroads between deeper alignment with a U.S.-led alliance and economic entanglement with China, amid rising tariff battles and an evolving doctrine of...

CROSSROADS: Middle East, Asia, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa

by The BlackSummit Team | Apr 16, 2025 | Crossroads

Middle East/North Africa Last week, Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz declared the seizure of extensive Gaza territory, creating “buffer zones” and effectively isolating Rafah, a city once sheltering over 250,000 Palestinians, with military...

CROSSROADS: US, Europe, China & India

by The BlackSummit Team | Apr 15, 2025 | Crossroads

North America On April 2nd, U.S. President Donald Trump launched his “Liberation Day” tariff plan, imposing 10%–50% tariffs on nearly all foreign imports using a controversial formula based on trade surpluses, only to contradict prior statements over the...

Weekly Market Update

by The BlackSummit Team | Apr 12, 2025 | Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global Equities Rebound Global equities gained this week, attempting to recover some losses from last week’s correction. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq increased 5.70% and 7.29%, respectively, and the Dow Jones rose 4.95% on the week. The...