Publications
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: Thierry Malleret | On: June 3, 2014 |
A Review of the Most Important Global Events in May by Monthly Barometer
If hard evidence is needed that the global economy is in a “muddle through” situation, the latest data on global trade provides it. In the first quarter of this year, […]
By: The BlackSummit Team | On: May 31, 2014 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action US equity markets closed the month of May posting gains. It marks the fourth month in the year that stocks have posted gains. The S&P 500 and Dow […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: May 28, 2014 |
Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Michael Spence, “Labor’s Digital Displacement” (Project Syndicate, May 22, 2014) The Nobel laureate in economics explains why digital […]
By: The BlackSummit Team | On: May 25, 2014 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Stock markets in the US posted their first gains in three weeks. The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Friday despite little in the way of […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: May 24, 2014 |
Anything Goes: Lessons Learned from Market Sages
One of the greatest privileges in my life is to sit down with people I admire and be taught important lessons. I had that honor again last Thursday in London, […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: May 18, 2014 |
Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Martin Wolf, “Time for Draghi to Open the Sluice” (Financial Times, May 13, 2014 – metered paywall) The […]
By: The BlackSummit Team | On: May 17, 2014 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action A positive start to equities this week quickly reversed course by the time markets opened on Wednesday. Low US Retail Sales prefaced poor data from China and Australia […]
By: The BlackSummit Team | On: May 11, 2014 |
Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Room for Debate: “How to Regulate Disruption” (The New York Times, May 6, 2014 – metered paywall) As […]
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 […]