By: Joel Charalambakis | On: September 19, 2015 |
Market Action The September meeting of the Federal Reserve came and went without a change in monetary policy. Citing the effects on inflation from global weakness Janet Yellen still reiterated […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: September 12, 2015 |
Market Action In the week before a long anticipated Fed meeting markets calm relative to their recent actions over the past month. Data was mixed on the week, with Job […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: September 9, 2015 |
As we noted in our last commentary (http://stage.blacksummitfg.com/3181), we anticipate some volatility during the next few weeks, but we also expect it to subside and for the market to find […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: September 8, 2015 |
The global economic outlook is becoming increasingly deflationary. The dual collapse in commodity prices and EM currencies, combined with and caused by the sharp deceleration in China, exerts strong deflationary […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 30, 2015 |
As we reported in our Weekly Market Update over the weekend (http://stage.blacksummitfg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/BFG-Weekly-Brief-August-29-2015.pdf), the US and the EU equity markets experienced one of their most volatile weeks. Over the course of […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: August 28, 2015 |
Market Action Wall Street saw one of its most dramatic and volatile weeks since the financial crisis. After opening Monday down 1,000 points the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged back […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: August 21, 2015 |
Market Action A devastating week for the markets has left investors searching for answers. More worries about China and the implications for global growth have been blamed, as have concerns […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 17, 2015 |
In the summer months of 1944 World War II had taken a clear trajectory. The deadliest war period in human history was approaching its end. At that time the US […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: August 14, 2015 |
Market Action All three U.S. averages overcame a turbulent week to post slight gains on the week. Energy stocks led the way despite further declines in the price of crude […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 10, 2015 |
If we took a five-minute helicopter view of the global economic landscape, what would we have observe? Starting from the country of the rising sun, we could say that Japan […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: September 17, 2015 |
Spreads and the Business Cycle: Opportunities and Risks
The Fed decided earlier today to postpone the increase in short term rates citing global growth and disinflationary concerns. We believe that such concerns are overstated, at least for developed […]