Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Make Gains Global equities made gains this week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones gained 1.47% and 0.55%, respectively, while the Nasdaq increased 2.58%. Despite spiking to 4.65% on Wednesday after the release of strong US inflation...
Carbon Market News Roundup
Challenges to the Green Transition The World's Best Hope to Beat Climate Change Is Vanishing Hayley Warren, David Stringer, Julia Janicki, & Aaron Clark, Bloomberg Wild Cards for the Green Transition Aaron Clark, Bloomberg By 2030, the world must meet a...
Geopolitics & the Day After
This week's newsletter dives into intensifying geopolitical developments across the globe. China’s aggressive diplomatic campaign to isolate Taiwan gains traction in the Global South, while Ukraine’s mineral wealth has become a strategic prize for the US, EU, and...
On Sentiments, Expectations, and the Vitality of Institutions: The Role of Gold
In the commentary we published two weeks ago, we described Mr. Market as an entity that from time-to-time suffers from a manic-depressive syndrome. Yesterday, Bloomberg reported that the stock market sentiment was approaching manic level by late January, as shown...
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Down Global equities were down on the week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones lost 0.24% and 0.54%, respectively, while the Nasdaq decreased 0.53%. The US 10-year Treasury note continued its decline to close Friday at 4.49%. The price of...
Geopolitics & the Day After
Geopolitical Concerns See How Russia Is Winning the Race to Dominate the Arctic Daniel Kiss, Thomas Grove, Vipal Monga, Austin Ramzy, Roque Ruiz, Wall Street Journal A US Takeover of an Emptied Gaza? Why Trump’s Proposals Are Shocking Ethan...