Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Decline Global equities continued to decline this week. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 declined 1.85% and 1.95%, respectively, while the Nasdaq lost 2.34% on the week. The US 10-year Treasury note rose sharply to 4.76% over the week...
Geopolitics & the Day After
In this week's newsletter, we being by examining geopolitical concerns in 2025, given the return of Donald Trump, Europe's fate, and developments in the Middle East. Then, we move on to a discussion of geoeconomics, from the global fiscal debt issue to stock markets....
Rising Uncertainties and Portfolios: How Do We Invest in an Environment of Linguistic Relativism?
A year before the dawn of the new millennium - during the internet fever - Warren Buffett said at an investors conference that “the inescapable fact is that the value of an asset, whatever its character, cannot over the long term grow faster than its earnings do.”...
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Decline Global equities declined this week. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 decreased 0.63% and 0.50%, respectively, while the Nasdaq lost 0.52%. The US 10-year Treasury note rose slightly over the week to 4.60%. Meanwhile, the price...
Oh, That Mistress of Narcissistic Power: A Conversation Among Blaise Pascal, Sojourner Truth, Phocion, and John Steinbeck
The invitation for this end-of-year trip came in early December in a unique envelope. It was sent by Isabella Baumfree, a.k.a. Sojourner Truth. While not revealing the other co-passengers, it described the subject: The pursuit of narcissistic power and the potential...
Regional Market Watch
European Markets Corporate and Business News Business activity in the eurozone continues to weaken as uncertainty around domestic politics and global trade looms in the new year. Germany’s central bank has drastically reduced its economic growth forecast for next...
Geopolitics & the Day After
In this week's newsletter, we first examine the outlook for 2025, given the apparent growing chaos around the world. Then, we move on to potential pitfalls in investing and the global economy, from trade tensions to ever-increasing debt burdens. We then shift our...
CROSSROADS: Middle East, Asia, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East/North Africa Over the past month, Syrian rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) advanced rapidly from Idlib to Damascus, toppling President Bashar al-Assad and marking the end of his 13-year rule on December 8th. HTS now controls most major cities along...
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Decline Global equities were slightly lower on the week. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 declined 1.82% and 0.64%, respectively. On the other hand, the Nasdaq rose 0.34% over the week, notching a record high above the 20,000 mark on...
Carbon Market News Round Up
In the last issue we focused on developments coming out from the COP29 Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, as well as the challenges and glimmers of hope in the fight against climate change. In this issue, we explore developments in climate tech and investment, the...
