Facts at the Dawn of 2026
Let’s start where we left the discussion in the last commentary. Rising Japanese yields are sending a warning signal, especially when we consider the statements of the Japanese central bank regarding forthcoming interest rate increases. The rate differential in...
Weekly Market Update
This Advent, we encourage you to support worthy causes that bring hope and healing to those in need by giving to organizations that we as a firm and as individuals support, such as Mercy Ships, Gifts to Children of Ukraine, and initiatives led...
Geopolitics & the Day After
This Advent, we encourage you to support worthy causes that bring hope and healing to those in need by giving to organizations that we as a firm and as individuals support, such as Mercy Ships, Gifts to Children of Ukraine, and initiatives led by Nicholas Kristof. We...
The 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 make formal proclamations or projections....
Weekly Market Update
This Advent, we encourage you to support worthy causes that bring hope and healing to those in need by giving to organizations that we as a firm and as individuals support, such as Mercy Ships, Gifts to Children of Ukraine, and initiatives led by Nicholas Kristof. We...
Carbon Market News Roundup
December 5, 2025 | Volume II, Issue 11 | The FACS Team Welcome to the December edition of the Carbon Market News Roundup, our monthly briefing on the evolving landscape of global carbon markets and climate-related regulation. Our previous issues, along with the rest...
Geopolitics & the Day After
Welcome to this week’s edition of Geopolitics & the Day After. Each week, we curate and synthesize key developments from global politics, economics, and financial markets, drawing from a wide range of trusted sources. Our goal is to provide you with a clear,...
Paradoxes at the Dinner Table: Rockefeller and Plato Contemplate
When Plato received John D. Rockefeller’s invitation for dinner, he insisted on an average type of restaurant. “Affordability is key,” he insisted, “and I pay my own way.” It happened that my table was behind theirs. Plato asked rhetorically: “Mr. Rockefeller, have...
CROSSROADS: Middle East, Asia, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa
Here is a summary of the most important events that unfolded over the last month in the Middle East/North Africa, Asia (ex-China/India/Japan), Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa, and which may affect economic, financial, and geopolitical issues in the months...
CROSSROADS: At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics
Here is a summary of the most important events that unfolded over the last month in North America, Europe, India, China, and Japan and which may affect economic, financial, and geopolitical issues in the months ahead. Tomorrow, we will be publishing our Crossroads...
