by The BlackSummit Team | May 30, 2023 | Commentaries
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
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...
by The BlackSummit Team | May 20, 2023 | Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities make gains Global equities made gains this week, despite the US debt ceiling issue remaining unresolved. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones closed up 1.65% and 0.38%, respectively, while the Nasdaq gained 3.04%. The US 10-year Treasury...
by The BlackSummit Team | May 18, 2023 | Geopolitics & the Day After
May 18, 2023 The US debt ceiling standoff continues to make headlines, perhaps bringing more fear than is actually warranted, as we explore in this week’s first entry. In other financial market news, we take a look at the concept of a digital euro which the ECB...
by The BlackSummit Team | May 16, 2023 | Crossroads
Here is a summary of important events that unfolded over the last month, and which may affect economic, financial, and geopolitical issues in the months ahead: North America Following the Republican-led House of Representatives passing of a bill to raise the US...