Publications
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: July 17, 2015 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action With an agreement between Greece and its creditors secured over the past weekend major averages around the world rallied and renewed optimism for equity investors. The Technology and […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: July 12, 2015 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action The major U.S. averages stayed relatively flat throughout the week. The emphatic “No” vote in Greece weighed down markets early on in the week before a new proposal […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: July 6, 2015 |
Contemplating the Grexit Scenarios
Most of us at some point were exposed to a great teacher. Joel Fingerman was that teacher for me. Joel taught me in one of his quantitative classes (Business & […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: July 4, 2015 |
The Return of the Son of Nothing: Greece and the EU after Wandering the Wasteland
Let me state it from the beginning: This Greek referendum is absurd simply because the government has failed its people, and also because the troika’s boneheaded mentality did not allow […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: July 3, 2015 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Markets started the week in the red across the world thanks to Greece’s abandonment of negotiations and surprise call for a referendum. Equities in the U.S. recovered some […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: July 2, 2015 |
Monthly Barometer’s Forward-Looking Monthly Review: An Interdisciplinary View of our Complex Global Economy
The macro backdrop for the rest of the year is the following: (1) lower global growth (around 3%) than expected; (2) higher headline inflation prompted by oil base effects, but […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 28, 2015 |
Financial Steroids: Greece, China and the Lopsided Approach to Unnatural Policies
Theories are not extracted from history. On the contrary, theories are needed in order to interpret history. Economic phenomena are ordered in accordance to definite laws. Understanding the relationships among […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: June 26, 2015 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action The major U.S. equity indices posted small losses on the week despite some pockets of strength within the market. The managed care and athletic apparel industries provided strong […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: June 20, 2015 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action After a few weeks of disappointing returns the major averages in the U.S. posted solid gains led by the Healthcare and Consumer sectors. European markets continue to be […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: June 18, 2015 |
Separating Sense from Nonsense in the Liquidity Debate
The choir of voices sounding the alarm on market liquidity got a new member last week in the Wall Street Journal’s Op-Ed pages: Stephen Schwarzman of Blackstone, one of the […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: July 22, 2015 |
Market Fragility and the Business Cycle: The Tales of Blowing Winds
The tale of the last two-three weeks seems to have given room to a market upswing that is softening due to some rising concerns. Chinese government’s stock market intervention subsided […]