CROSSROADS: Middle East, Asia, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa
At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics Middle East/North Africa Amidst the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant due to disagreements over the war's management, replacing him with...
Regional Market Watch
Welcome to our new bi-weekly newsletter which covers key developments in non-US markets. With this newsletter, we highlight corporate, debt, and monetary policy news in European, Asian, and Latin American markets. We end our newsletter with a spotlight on commodities....
Geopolitics & the Day After
With the confirmation of Donald Trump's election win, the world is assessing what a second Trump administration will bring. In this week's newsletter, we take a look at what economists and foreign policy analysts believe the future holds for both the US and the world...
CROSSROADS: US, Europe, China & India
At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics North America In the 2024 US elections, Donald Trump surprised many by winning swing states decisively, outperforming expectations despite polls predicting a tight race. His success was largely driven by...
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Make Gains Global equities were substantially higher on the week following Donald Trump's election win as investors anticipate pro-growth policies in a second Trump administration. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 rose 4.61% and 4.66%,...
Geopolitics & the Day After
We begin this week’s newsletter by examining the outcome of the US election, which saw the victory of Donald Trump, who will be the first president in over a century to serve two non-consecutive terms. Next, we turn our focus to the election's impact on markets, which...
The Wooden Nickel: Sell-Side Shortcomings
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. In...
US Elections and a Market Allegory through the Eyes of Homer and Palestrina
I was about to fill out my ballot at an early voting station last Friday when Homer nudged me: “Do you recall the island of Ismarus?” “Of course, I do”, I replied. It was after leaving Troy. “Didn’t the troops sack the city in Ismarus and take the spoils for...
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Decline Global equities declined on the week, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 losing 0.15% and 1.37%, respectively, while the Nasdaq dropped 1.50%. The US 10-year Treasury note continued its climb, ending the week at 4.38%. The...
Regional Market Watch
Welcome to our new bi-weekly newsletter which covers key developments in non-US markets. With this newsletter, we highlight corporate, debt, and monetary policy news in European, Asian, and Latin American markets. We end our newsletter with a spotlight on commodities....
