Publications

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 23, 2024 |

Market Paradoxes, Risks, and the Ming Dynasty: Technophilic Trends Meet Unpredictability and the Fear of Shocks

Last Friday, the S&P 500 reached an all-time high. However, the equal-weighted index of the S&P 500 is still below the old record (as shown in the graph to the […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: January 19, 2024 |

Carbon Market News Roundup

January 19, 2023 | Volume 1, Issue 3 | The BlackSummit Team Welcome to the third issue of our monthly newsletter, Carbon Market News Roundup, the goal of which is to […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: January 18, 2024 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

In this weeks edition of Geopolitics & the Day After, we examine a myriad of developments that may prove to be consequential for 2024. First, we discuss China’s reaction to Taiwan’s […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: January 16, 2024 |

CROSSROADS

At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics January 16, 2024 | Volume 7, Issue 1 | The BlackSummit Team Here is a summary of important events that unfolded over the last month, […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: January 13, 2024 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities rise Global equities rose this week. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 grew 0.34% and 1.84% on the week, respectively, while the Nasdaq grew 3.09%. The […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: January 11, 2024 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

For 2024’s first edition of Geopolitics & the Day After, we discuss the prospects for what the new year may hold. We begin with an examination of the record number […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: January 9, 2024 |

The Wooden Nickel

The Wooden Nickel is a collection of roughly a handful of recent topics that have caught our attention. Here you’ll find current, open-ended thoughts. We wish to use this piece […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: January 6, 2024 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities fall Global equities fell in the first week of the year. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 declined 0.59% and 1.52% on the week, respectively, […]

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 […]