by The BlackSummit Team | Jun 13, 2024 | Geopolitics & the Day After
To begin this week’s newsletter, we look at the recent EU parliamentarian elections, which saw some gains for the far right, despite the center holding. Then, we examine some concerning trends in financial markets, from the slowdown in consumer spending to...
by The BlackSummit Team | Jun 8, 2024 | Weekly Market Update
Global Equities Make Gains Global equities made gains this week, closing Friday right below the record highs set earlier in the week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones gained 1.32% and 0.29% respectively, while the Nasdaq increased 2.38%. The US 10-year Treasury note...
by The BlackSummit Team | Jun 7, 2024 | Commentaries
Below is a summary of last month’s commentaries from BlackSummit’s sister company, Fundamental Analytics. The following describes the highlights of those commentaries, which showcase the factors affecting the energy, agricultural, and other commodities that power and...
by The BlackSummit Team | Jun 6, 2024 | Geopolitics & the Day After
To begin this week’s newsletter, we look at the results of recent elections in Mexico, South Africa, and India, and look ahead to the upcoming election in the US. Then, we examine the signals of a potential slowdown in the US economy alongside currencies that...
by The BlackSummit Team | Jun 4, 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....