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...
by The BlackSummit Team | Mar 18, 2025 | Crossroads
North America The S&P 500 officially entered a correction after plunging 10% in just 16 days, marking the seventh-fastest decline since 1929, with similar rapid selloffs occurring under President Trump in 2018 and 2020. Last week the index fell again,...