By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 12, 2013 |
All signs – as initially discussed below – point to a good year for equities in 2014. Of course, we are not deaf to the voices that talk about a […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 6, 2013 |
Next Tuesday U.S. regulators are expected to approve a stricter version of the Volcker rule. The latter prohibits banks from proprietary trading which was at the heart of the financial […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 27, 2013 |
Last Saturday night the P5+1 nations (US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, and China) signed a limited agreement with Iran that paves the way for something which potentially would be very […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 14, 2013 |
Two days ago the third plenum of the Chinese eighteenth central committee meeting ended and all indications point to an historic event. Third plenums tend to consolidate power for the […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 10, 2013 |
Goethe’s insights into the seriousness of the problem of historical epistemology reminds us that in human history some have chosen to reject the notion of historical truth by diverting their […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 2, 2013 |
The essence of this commentary is twofold: First, to explain how and why the rising levels of financial lubrication are expected to generate and support a rally in equities and […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: October 24, 2013 |
In a interview on CNBC Mario Draghi (the head of the European Central Bank, ECB) told us yesterday that he is concerned about capital insufficiencies, balance sheet holes, and backstops […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: October 15, 2013 |
In Shakespeare’s play titled “Othello” we discover an acrimonious manipulative protagonist in the person of Iago who envisions the downfall of Othello. Iago’s plans are not just convoluted. They are […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: October 8, 2013 |
It’s a pity that the market participants’ focus is on the childish political theater in Washington D.C. which is nothing but a symptom of a greater problem. Nations like families […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: October 1, 2013 |
The headlines of this past weekend edition of the European edition of the Wall Street Journal read: “Debt Targets for Greece Questioned”. In the article Klaus Regling, the managing director […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 21, 2013 |
A Prelude to the Historical Inevitability of Price Waves and Rhythms: Part II of Assessing Economic Prospects for 2014 and Handel’s Call for a Rebirth
Numbers reveal conceptual relationships. Price movements become powerful sources of inferential knowledge regarding changing historical conditions. The rhythms of price movements signify an historical inevitability as has been shown over […]