by The BlackSummit Team | Jan 10, 2023 | 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. This...
by The BlackSummit Team | Jan 7, 2023 | Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Rise Global equities rose on the week after encouraging jobs data from the Department of Labor. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones rose 1.81% and 1.49% respectively, while the Nasdaq rose 1.57%. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury...
by The BlackSummit Team | Jan 6, 2023 | Geopolitics & the Day After
For this week’s look at the forces shaping the world in this new year, we explore the linkages between the multivariate systems of economics and politics. To begin, we explore the so-called “New Cold War” between the US and China, an increasingly...
by The BlackSummit Team | Dec 22, 2022 | Geopolitics & the Day After
In observance of the holidays, there will not be a Geopolitics & the Day After circulated next week. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! As we round out 2022, economic instability continues and promises to create new challenges in the new year. America and...
by The BlackSummit Team | Dec 15, 2022 | Geopolitics & the Day After
Central banks, investors, and policymakers are coming to terms with the end of a “golden era” characterized by near-zero interest rates, low inflation, and economic growth. The global economy has been shaken up by geopolitical conflict, commodities shocks,...