Publications
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: June 9, 2014 |
The Romantic Economic Landscape: And They All Shall Have Prizes
The past two weeks have been quite historical. Let’s review some facts and ponder about the direction of the markets in the foreseeable future. Euroskeptics won major battles in several […]
By: The BlackSummit Team | On: June 7, 2014 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Equities in the US closed at all time highs as the nation continues a slow but steady recovery. The jobs report published on Friday slightly beat expectations and […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: June 5, 2014 |
Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Nouriel Roubini, “The Great Backlash” (Project Syndicate, May 31, 2014) In this short column, the economist / pundit […]
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 […]