by The BlackSummit Team | Aug 17, 2024 | Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Make Gains Global equities made significant gains this week amid receding recession fears. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 gained 2.94% and 3.93% on the week, respectively, while the Nasdaq climbed 5.29%. The US 10-year Treasury note...
by The BlackSummit Team | Aug 15, 2024 | Geopolitics & the Day After
To begin this week’s newsletter, we examine the future of war and geopolitics, highlighting both advancements in autonomous weapons and theories of geopolitical blocs. Then, we touch on the threats that the US economy currently faces, from fears of recession to...
by The BlackSummit Team | Aug 13, 2024 | Wooden Nickel
The Wooden Nickel is a collection of roughly a handful of recent topics that have caught our attention. Here you’ll find current, open-ended thoughts. We wish to use this piece as a way to think out loud in public rather than formal proclamations or projections. 1....
by The BlackSummit Team | Aug 10, 2024 | Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Continue to Decline Global equities were only slightly lower on the week after gaining ground from Monday’s sharp drop following fresh US economic data that calmed fears of a recession. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 lost 0.60%...
by The BlackSummit Team | Aug 8, 2024 | Geopolitics & the Day After
To begin this week’s newsletter, we examine the factors that triggered the global equity selloff that occurred earlier this week. Then, we touch on the recent election in Venezuela, which has been marred by accusations of widespread fraud. We then move on to a...