Publications

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 3, 2024 |

Looking Forward to 2024: Optimistically Cautious While Assessing Possible Choking Points of Disruption

The actual data for 2023 turned out to be better than the projections. If those trends continue in 2024, then optimism should underline the New Year. Despite fighting a pandemic […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 28, 2023 |

Exceptionalism and The Pillars of Society

The invitation for the end-of-the-year flight was a bit unusual. It had an image that looked familiar, as I have a copy of the painting in my office. Obviously, I […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: December 23, 2023 |

Weekly Market Update

The BlackSummit Team | December 23, 2023 Global Market News Global equities make gains Global equities made modest gains. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 increased 0.22% and 0.75% on […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: December 21, 2023 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

As we reach the last Geopolitics & the Day After newsletter of the year, we examine some of the larger trends and recent news items that we believe warrant consideration […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: December 19, 2023 |

CROSSROADS

At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics December 19, 2023 | Volume 6, Issue 11 | The BlackSummit Team Here is a summary of important events that unfolded over the […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: December 18, 2023 |

Carbon Market News Roundup

December 18, 2023 | Volume 1, Issue 2 | The BlackSummit Team Welcome to the second issue of our new monthly newsletter, Carbon Market News Roundup, the goal of which […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: December 16, 2023 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities make gains Global equities made gains this week with several indices rising and the 10-year Treasury note falling as the Fed signaled rate cuts in […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: December 14, 2023 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

As the year comes to a close, we are reviewing some of the geopolitical and geoeconomic highlights that have dominated the news cycle over the last few weeks. We begin […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 12, 2023 |

Assessing the Outlook for 2024

John E. Charalambakis & Mohamed Ramzi Roshdi We all remember, not with the fondest memories, the market performance in 2022. The S&P 500 lost 19.4%, and even long-term government bonds […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: December 9, 2023 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities cool Global equities cooled this week after a strong US jobs report pushed back the expected timeline on when the Federal Reserve would begin cutting […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: December 7, 2023 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

As we enter the last month of 2023, we take a look at recent news items that have appeared in this year’s final few weeks. We begin with the notable […]