Regional Market Watch
Welcome to our monthly newsletter which covers key developments in major non-US markets. With this newsletter, we highlight corporate, debt, and monetary policy news in European, Asian, and Latin American markets. We end this piece with a spotlight on commodities....
Geopolitics & the Day After
Geopolitical Concerns spotlight the erosion of coherent global leadership as China's ambitions clash with its limitations, and longstanding alliances strain under transactional U.S. diplomacy. From Trump’s abrupt hardline turn against Putin to Japan’s tense...
Sofocles at the Trading Pit: Stablecoins and Market Oxidation, Part III
I looked to my left, and Aeschylus was pointing to the following graph while asking what the implications would be as Japanese rates are rising. Could the upswing in the Japanese interest rates imply a market dislocation as traders sell US assets to buy Japanese bonds...
Geopolitics & the Day After
Geopolitical Concerns spotlights the unraveling of American global leadership as NATO allies recalibrate military posture and Russia weaponizes nuclear energy dominance to extend its diplomatic reach. Meanwhile, President Trump’s strategic unpredictability has created...
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 as a way to think out loud in public rather than formal proclamations or projections. 1....
Geopolitics & the Day After
In Geopolitical Concerns, we examine Israel’s strikes on Iran and how they have reshaped Middle East diplomacy, hardening Gulf demands for a Palestinian state, while NATO warns a potential war with Russia could cost $1.5 trillion in its first year. Strategic...
Carbon Market News Roundup
Welcome to our monthly newsletter, Carbon Market News Roundup, the goal of which is to introduce our audience to a new asset class market in the making: the carbon market. Our previous issues, along with the rest of our commentaries, may be read here. EU ETS Updates...
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Make Gains Global equities made gains this week as geopolitical tensions eased. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended the week up 3.44% and 4.25%, respectively, and the Dow Jones rose 3.82% on the week. The U.S. 10-year Treasury note...
Geopolitics & the Day After
In Geopolitical Concerns, Israel’s recent strikes crippled Iran’s deterrent capabilities and killed senior commanders, marking a historic reversal in Middle East power dynamics. As Iran’s ideological ambitions unravel, reformist factions push for economic...
Iran and the Day After: Peace, Covert Martyrdom Scenarios, and Potential Market Outcomes
It seems that now America owns Israel’s war. Will it also own the grounds for peace for a two-state solution that will satisfy the Arab nations? And could this endeavor represent a strategic misfiring by the US, taking its focus away from the long-term strategic pivot...
