Publications
By: Thierry Malleret | On: July 3, 2014 |
Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Heather Timmons, “China’s growing food demands stoke fears of a global factory farming boom” (Quartz, June 25, 2014) […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: July 1, 2014 |
A Review of the Most Important Global Events in June by Monthly Barometer
The fate of the Eurozone lies to a considerable degree in the hands of the European Central Bank (ECB). But can it do enough? Earlier this month, the ECB announced […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 29, 2014 |
Wholesale Funding, Rehypothecation, Precious Metals and Pricing: Are We Counting the Cost?
In a recent article Bloomberg reported the following pertaining to the gold market in China: “China’s chief auditor discovered 94.4 billion yuan ($15.2 billion) of loans backed by falsified gold […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: June 27, 2014 |
Weekly Market Update
Data out of the US was mild at best this week. Regardless the Dow and S&P 500 posted small losses while the Nasdaq gained. Q1 GDP was revised down to […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: June 26, 2014 |
Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Yao Yang, “China’s Real-Estate Wrongs” (Project Syndicate, June 20, 2014) Chinese property prices are one of today’s most […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: June 20, 2014 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Equities in the US returned to posting gains this week despite data that continues to portray a mixed recovery. Fed Chairwoman Yellen indicated a growing consensus in the […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: June 18, 2014 |
Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Nauro Campos, “Football in the Time of Protest” (VOX, June 13, 2014) The FIFA World Cup has just […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 15, 2014 |
Energy Assets, and the Redrawing of Maps: Shifting Strategies & the Markets’ Reaction
How could ISIS, a group of few thousand radical Islamists (a.k.a. Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham) be able to gain control of such vital areas and threaten energy, geopolitical, […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: June 13, 2014 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Stocks in the US ended their positive run with a down week. Data such as retail sales and consumer confidence were disappointing relative to expectations. Escalated turmoil in […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: June 11, 2014 |
Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Adair Turner, “The Great Credit Impediment” (Project Syndicate, June 7, 2014) Lord Turner – a powerful voice on […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: July 3, 2014 |
The Devolutionary Disease of Conceit: Two Hundred and Thirty Eight Years Later
According to the latest employment data the average pace of job gains in the US has accelerated and now stands at the highest level in the last few years, as […]