Publications

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: October 5, 2023 |

Fundamentals of Commodities and Their Trajectories

Below is a summary of last month’s commentaries from BlackSummit’s sister company, Fundamental Analytics. The following describes the factors affecting the energy and agricultural commodities that power and feed the […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: October 3, 2023 |

Market Reality, Historical Transitions, & Portfolio Rebalancing

There are two distinct but inseparable parts in today’s commentary: First, we discuss epochs of transition and relate those transitions to the developments we are witnessing nowadays. Second, we ask […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: September 30, 2023 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities decline Global equities extended losses this week. The Dow Jones declined 1.34%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.74%. On the other hand, the Nasdaq was […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: September 28, 2023 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

As we approach the fourth quarter, we begin this week’s newsletter by looking at the global economic outlook and assessing the current year’s emerging winners and losers in economic growth. […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: September 26, 2023 |

Statecraft & Market Outlook, Part II: The Irony of the Market’s Trajectory, Insights from Reinhold Niebuhr

Are we experiencing a tragic market filled with pathos and crowned by ironies? Are there objective patterns in the flow of history (and for that matter of market cycles/waves) related […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: September 22, 2023 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities decline Global equities were down on the week as Treasury yields surged to new highs. The Dow Jones lost 1.89%, while the S&P 500 fell […]

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

Geopolitics & the Day After

To begin our weekly newsletter, we take a look at Ukraine’s future and the debate surrounding US aid to the country. Moving on, we consider the future of artificial intelligence […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: September 20, 2023 |

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: September 16, 2023 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities are mixed Global equities had mixed results this week. The Dow Jones rose only 0.12%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.16%. The Nasdaq also fell […]

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

Geopolitics & the Day After

This week we are giving emphasis to important actors that are emerging on the global stage, namely India and the Middle East’s Gulf states. India is leveraging both its relationship […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: September 12, 2023 |

CROSSROADS

At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics September 12, 2023 | Volume 6, Issue 8 | The BlackSummit Team Here is a summary of important events that unfolded over the […]