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

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities unchanged Global equities were relatively unchanged on the week, dropping only slightly. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones closed down 0.10% and 0.23%, respectively, while […]

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

Geopolitics & the Day After

This week we are continuing our analysis of the financial system as we remain wary of the financial stress the latest bout of bank collapses ensued, especially as central banks […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 18, 2023 |

Canceling the Noise, Not by Bread Alone: Part XXII

Are the financial tremors over? Based on the latest data published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (see graph below), it seems that we are returning to some […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: April 15, 2023 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

Though we saw promising reports this week that inflation is slowing down, the IMF is warning that there remain risks to the global financial system that could hamper growth and […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 11, 2023 |

The Anatomy of Underpinning Upheavals: Part II, the Energy Transition

In the first part of this series, we emphasized China’s ambition to replace (if needed by force) the liberal balance of power with an illiberal autocracy (consequently, limiting the role of the […]

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

Geopolitics & the Day After

While market volatility seems to have calmed since the collapse of SVB and other banks, we would be foolish to say we have avoided another financial crisis. As you will […]

By: Tyler Thompson | On: April 4, 2023 |

India’s Two-Headed Tiger

In the coming months, we will be examining the economic prospects and geopolitical implications of several of the world’s growing markets. Let’s play a quick game of “Guess that Country” […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: April 1, 2023 |

Weekly Market Update

The BlackSummit Team | April 1, 2023 Global Market News Global equities make gains Global equities made gains this week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones closed up 3.48% and […]

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

Geopolitics & the Day After

As we continue our analysis of the financial instability in the West, we would be remiss to not highlight the ripple effect it has had on emerging economies that threatens […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 27, 2023 |

Canceling the Noise, Not by Bread Alone: Part XXI

What’s wrong with the banks? How did we reach the point where three banks failed within a few days, and a couple more are on life support? How did we […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: March 25, 2023 |

Weekly Market Update

The BlackSummit Team | March 25, 2023 Global Market News US Equities Rise The S&P 500 was up 1.39% on the week while the Dow Jones closed up 1.18%, with […]