Publications

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: October 4, 2012 |

A Note on China and India: The Pacific and the 21st Century Dilemma of “Buddenbrooks”

Thomas Mann was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929. His novel titled Buddenbrooks has been credited for such success. The novel chronicles the decline of a […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: September 24, 2012 |

The Dislocation of Risk and the Mispricing of Assets: The Koilogastor Market

What is a koilogastor market? One interpretation could be a market characterized by gluttony and voracity. Another could be a market whose womb is empty while declaring that a baby […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: September 18, 2012 |

The Economy and the Necropolis of Troy: On Mobs, the Arab Spring, and QEs

The events that shaped last week – and potentially the weeks and months, if not years to come – had both geoeconomics and geopolitical dimensions. In situations like these, the […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: September 12, 2012 |

The ECB Chants In Paradisum: Seeking Safe Collateral in the Midst of Delusion

Last Thursday, Mario Draghi the President of the ECB indicated willingness to start again his “asset purchases program”, baptized this time with the title of OMT (outright monetary transactions) a.k.a. […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 26, 2012 |

The Great Bailout of Germany

It has been almost three years now since the rumors started that something was rotten with the Greek public finances. Excesses have been documented. Wasteful expenditures, inefficiencies, and corrupt practices […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 22, 2012 |

On Risk Premiums, Earnings Growth Potential, and Monetization Routes: Diminishing Returns and the Liquidity Tree

Over the last few weeks, we have argued that we are entering a watershed moment in economic and financial history, when significant decisions have to be made, since kicking the […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 14, 2012 |

European Disintegration and the Mystery of Institutional Hangover: Living in the Times of Capital Flight

There are good chances that the EU – as we know it – may be headed towards its last tango, made in Berlin. It seems that the EU has lost […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 7, 2012 |

On the Road to Damascus: Amplifying Spillover and Applying Sick Prescriptions to Dying Markets

It seems that the regime in Syria is going through its last phase. The emerging civil war may wrap up the first phase of the face-lift in the Middle East. […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: July 19, 2012 |

Socrates Meets QE3: Welcome to the Ether of Financial Purgatory

I am of the opinion that one of the many things we should always remember from the great teacher is that the “unexamined life is not worth living”. It seems […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: July 12, 2012 |

From Dreaming to Screaming: Strategic Disintegration Part V

People are wondering these days: “Where is the stock market going?” Analysts look at charts, at P/E ratios, at profit margins and several other figures and try to make pronouncements […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: July 6, 2012 |

Capital Structure, Dollar Shortages, and Malinvestments: Implications for Portfolio Holdings

A general perception that the global economy is slowing down seems to prevail. At the same time the Euro zone crisis – in spite of the measures taken – will […]