by The BlackSummit Team | Jan 11, 2025 | Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Decline Global equities continued to decline this week. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 declined 1.85% and 1.95%, respectively, while the Nasdaq lost 2.34% on the week. The US 10-year Treasury note rose sharply to 4.76% over the week...
by The BlackSummit Team | Jan 9, 2025 | Geopolitics & the Day After
Geopolitical Concerns Trump Upending Global Politics a Month Before Taking Office Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg Will Europe Fragment Under Trump 2.0? Agathe Demarais, Foreign Policy Russia’s Economic Gamble: The Hidden Costs of War-Driven Growth Alexandra...
by The BlackSummit Team | Dec 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
European Markets Corporate and Business News Business activity in the eurozone continues to weaken as uncertainty around domestic politics and global trade looms in the new year. Germany’s central bank has drastically reduced its economic growth forecast for next...
by The BlackSummit Team | Dec 19, 2024 | Geopolitics & the Day After
In this week’s newsletter, we first examine the outlook for 2025, given the apparent growing chaos around the world. Then, we move on to potential pitfalls in investing and the global economy, from trade tensions to ever-increasing debt burdens. We then shift...
by The BlackSummit Team | Dec 17, 2024 | Crossroads
Middle East/North Africa Over the past month, Syrian rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) advanced rapidly from Idlib to Damascus, toppling President Bashar al-Assad and marking the end of his 13-year rule on December 8th. HTS now controls most major cities along...