Crossroads: At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics
Here are some critical issues to watch around the globe over the coming month: North America The United States has announced it will impose tariffs on Mexico to pressure them to curb migration. Starting in June, there will be a 5% tariff on all goods from...
Weekly Market Update
Market Action The euro, and European markets at large, are relatively stable as the fear of a wave of anti-EU and nationalist parties being elected to the European Parliament did not come to pass. These groups did, however, manage to secure 23% of the seats in...
EU Elections and Other Unfolding Stories: What Can we Decipher?
The EU elections held last weekend throughout the EU provided us with some important lessons that could prove to be pivotal in the unfolding drama in the land where Eurocrats, traditionalists, Eurosceptics, nationalists, and populists are embracing the certainty of...
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities were little changed from a week ago, though trading throughout the week was choppy. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note fell 8 basis points to 2.32% on growing concerns the current trade war will be protracted and on evidence of...
The Bigger Picture: Reverberations and Echoes from Mapsidios Practices
Whether we look at the Pacific region or at US markets we observe elevated anxiety regarding the evolution of the trade disputes. Mutual trust has been undermined, harsher steps are taken, miscalculations abound, and the consequences of all these have implications for...
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities recouped some of the ground lost last week amid the breakdown in US-China trade talks. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note continued to decline, falling to 2.40% from 2.44% a week ago. The price of a barrel of West Texas...
Market Trajectory: Pieter Bruegel Tweeting from Purgatory
It seems that in the midst of the markets’ significant drop yesterday, I had not paid attention to the tweet by Bruegel. Have you seen the tweet by Pieter Bruegel? He seems to be disturbed by what he calls a rebellion against the natural order of things. He seems to...
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities fell on the week amid a setback in US-China trade talks. The US 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.44% from 2.53% last week, while the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil remained flat at around $61.90 a barrel. Volatility, as...
An Omen in the Making? The Argentinian and Turkish Developments
The president’s threat to increase tariffs on Chinese products from 10% to 25%, sent volatility way high yesterday (see chart below). Moreover, the president’s threat via two tweets caused the Chinese Shanghai market to tumble by 5.6% while also contributed to a sea...
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities were little changed on the week. The same held true for interest rates, with the yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rising two basis points to 2.52%. The price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell $1.50 to $62.00 while...
